I Love Your Colors

For a few days the sun peeked it's glorious head out of the clouds and the smog and warmed our little piece of the world up to a point where we couldn't contain ourselves any longer.

We were outside in shorts with balls and picnics and soaking in the warm air.

Of course, while having a picnic in the front yard why settle for just a blanket when you can have the whole table set?  This is what I came home from work to.

a favor

If you happen to have a facebook, whether you're friends with me on there or not, will you please do me a favor?
If you do this, I promise to do the same for you in return, if you're ever in "need" of it.
Please go to this facebook link right HERE
it's going to take you to this picture on the wall of The Dirty Dash:

All I need you to do is "like" it so I can win a Dirty Dash hoodie.

Thanks so much!

what do you love about your state?

I had to chisel my car out of ice this morning.

This is especially fun when the driveway also has a layer of ice on it and I'm wearing heels and slacks for work.

These pictures were taken last week, not this morning.  The Man went out and shoveled and unburied my car for me.  That's true love.

I think when it's close enough to be thinking about Easter dresses and dying eggs that we should have tulips blooming, not snow falling.  Though I guess in Utah you get to have both.

{last year about in MAY}

I make myself feel better by telling myself that there are Medicaid Fraud Control Units in all 50 states so I could reasonably apply for a job with any of them now that I have experience with it.  Reason #57 of why I like my job.

There are a few states that I want to find out about.  The pros and cons of living in them, and mostly how the weather is, what are the downsides of the weather etc.  Like how Utah has snow 9 months out of 12.  I often ask myself, blizzard or hurricane?

Hurricane.

Of course, I say that with out ever having been in one.

Maybe I should return to my 4th grade roots and do state reports.
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Arizona

See a trend here?  I want south east.
I'd be okay with Arizona though.  I can handle 9 months a reasonable temps and 3 of blistering hot.  It just doesn't have ocean front.

And California, I have fun cousins there.  It's just the ocean is cold on that side of the US.

I wish I knew more people who have lived in these states so I could get a better feel for how it is to actually be there.

Anyone out there know someone who can help me?  I'd love to know.  What do you love about the state you live in?  What don't you love?

What's on YOUR menu?

This momma is STUMPED. We're eating the same things week after week. I need new, realistic ideas. Realistic, as in I want it to be hearty and satisfying while somewhat healthy (at least) while only taking a half hour to throw together because I just worked 10 hours and now I'm at home with my circus and we're starving and I don't have that much time in the evening with them to be slaving it all away in front of the stove. (How's that for a run on sentence?) So my question is, what are you having for dinner? And maybe what are some of your favorite recipe or food blogs?