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Eventful weekend

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It was a pretty busy weekend for me, starting on Thursday.  Sara came into town for bridesmaid duty (congrats Jen and Dominic), so I had to pick her up.  While she went to Mizzou for 4 years, she’s had exposure to the city, so we did a mini sightseeing tour: drove around Forest Park, then headed over to the Central West End, where we had lunch, then picked up some cupcakes from The Cupcakery….seriously, if you’ve never been there, you’re missing out.  Best. cupcakes. evar.

Friday was spent hanging out with Jessi at her job.  Ended up having dinner with her as well.  Made plans for Saturday.

Saturday I headed out to the pumpkin patch with Jessi.  Ended up getting 2 huge pumpkins, one medium one (for cooking), and several small weird looking gourds.  Also picked up two mums for the front porch.  We had lunch there too, which consisted of crappy nachos for me (the only thing that was vegetarian), and a beautiful looking chili dog for Jessi.  Then we headed over to the farmer’s market, where I went a little crazy on the produce, but it was ok, because it was super cheap.  Too bad it’s 20 miles away.  I don’t want to have to do that every week.

Sunday, Matt and I headed to Clayton to pick Sara up from the hotel, and had lunch at Blueberry hill.  Stopped by Vintage Vinyl and picked up two cds I’ve been meaning to get for a while- Whiskey on a Sunday by Flogging Molly and The Whole Fam Damnily by The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band.  Rocked out to “Your Cousin’s on Cops,” ate some ice cream at Cold Stone, then dropped Sara off at the airport. 

All in all, a really good weekend.  Except for driving around the airport.  It sucks ass.

New look!

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As you can see, the blog looks a little different.  And it’s about freaking time!  I finally found a template that I liked.  I really didn’t feel like making something on my own.  What can I say- I’m lazy.

I’m still not eating meat.  Matt actually brought up a good point the other day- when exactly am I going to start back up?  Will it be 4 weeks, or will it be 30 days?  I did say a month, so I guess that means 30 days.  So, next Wednesday will be my first day eating meat again.  I guarantee bacon will be involved somehow.

Speaking of bacon, tomorrow I will be ordering the final ingredients needed for the bacon soap.  I still need to figure out what recipe I will be using to make the soap, but apparently demand has grown.  I will also be picking up Mt. Dew scent and possibly beer scent.  I’ve got several projects lined up, but I really need to decide what scents I want to make for Christmas presents.  I need to make those as soon as possible, so they have plenty of time to cure.

Other than that, life is boring.  Oh, I’m working on the Halloween party, but that’s about it. 

My first (cooking) experience with tofu

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So, I finally took the plunge and cooked up some tofu that had I had cooked in vegetarian chicken broth a few days ago.  Got out excess moisture, breaded, and pan-fried it.  It looked kinda good as I was cooking, so the fear wasn’t as bad.

Opinion:  It didn’t suck.  Although the tofu had been marinading for a while, it was still rather bland.  There was a slight chicken flavor to it, and although the texture was off, I didn’t mind. The breading was it’s saving grace.  I think I am going to try this again, but try the “chicken” bouillon instead of the broth- that way I can make the chicken flavor more intense. 

The best part- I even got Matt to try it!  I don’t think he’ll be wanting to put it on our weekly dinner menu in the future, but it was nice to see him be supportive and try new things.  At least he didn’t give me the “I’m going to act like a 5 year old and spit it out” look. 

Update on the no-meat month

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So, I’ve stopped eating meat, and to be perfectly honest, I’m not missing it yet.  The first day was kinda hard- we made pizzas, and Matt had his usual (sausage and bacon).  We all know my love for bacon knows no bounds, so I was kinda hurting.  Besides that, I haven’t been dying for a steak or anything.  The difficulty lies in creating a meal that is actually filling, good, and healthy.  Coming up with dinner ideas is hard….I’m finding myself wanting to eat the same things over and over (pizza and burritos).  I’ve also been taking my vitamins daily and cutting down on the caffeine.  I’m still drinking soda (caffeine free root beer), but one thing at a time people. 

So, tonight my dad wants to take the family out to dinner at Red Lobster.  Crap.  I LOVE seafood, and I don’t get to eat it as often as I’d like, and I get to go and eat salad.  Super.  Matt was sweet and offered to take me to get seafood after this month.  🙂  What a nice husband. 

In other news- I’m finally getting my car back!  Matt was rear ended last week, and it’s taken freaking forever to fix it (they had to replace the bumper).  It’s not that I have a million places to go, but if you’re forced to be at home, then that’s when you desperately want to get outside.  Also, some higher power is telling me to stop doing a bunch of useless junk and get to cleaning.  Seriously- I tried talking to my mom on the house phone, and it kept randomly turning off.  Then my PC started acting up, and THEN AT&T sends me a message saying that my data plan isn’t compatible with the iPhone 3G, which is really weird considering Matt didn’t receive the same message. 

So- God, Allah, or whatever’s up there- message received.