Missouri Basketball

I'll admit, during college I went to may 10 basketball games in my 4 and 1/2 years at Mizzou. This year it seems that I can't get enough of my Tigers. I've watched most games from our computer, since we don't have cable, and even though the quality sucks I've been happy to catch the games. I'm totally biased of course but I've been really impressed with our team this year. I attribute alot of our play making ability to "Flip" Pressey who has a ridculous sense of being able to see the floor and make incredible passes.

David and I are taking a spring break trip next month and someone suggested that we follow our team through the tournament. I wasn't sure how far we'd get, but now I thinking that it could have been a lot of fun. Especially if they end up playing in STL.

A New Recipe

One one of the many lazy Saturdays I've had in January (before my JLC duties kicked in) David and I would lay around the house and watch tv. Now without cable we have limited options and our options are even more limited because of our finicky antenna.

We stumbled upon the Live Well Network on one of our local stations and tunes into Food for Thought with Claire Thomas. I'd seen her show once before. I'm not one to watch cooking.food shows, so watching this was out of my comfort zone.

She invited a guest chef to show the viewers how to cook gluten free foods. The dish they made was Gnudi. I'd never heard of it, but it looked delicious so I wanted to give it a try even if it was gluten free. The problem was neither David nor I could remember the name of the tv show or the dish name later that afternoon.

I spent about 30 minutes on the web searching with recipes that started with "G". That's all I could remember. After a few misses I finally came upon the name. About two weeks passed between when I remember the named and when we finally tried Gnudi. There are many Gnudi recipes out there, but I was determine to find Claire's. After checking out a few websites I came across someone's blog and they had a link to the recipe I was dying to try.

If you are looking to try this recipe, check out the Kitchy Kitchen blog. I will say the recipe is rich, so I advise serving it as an appetizer instead of an entire meal. The thing I like most about the recipe is the number of variations you can make for the sauce and garnishes.

Here's how my Gnudi turned out.

Top 5 Movies I Want to See in 2012

Four out of the last six movies I saw in theaters last year were based on books I'd read. This year three of my top five must see movies are based on books. In no particular order they are:

1. The Vow




2. Hunger Games




3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II

I couldn't find an actual trailer for the movie.


4. The Great Gatsby

See above.


5. Is a tie between Les Miserable, The Amazing Spiderman (I <3 Emma Stone) and What to Expect When You're Expecting.

Top 10 To Do List for 2012

Two post in one week. Is the world coming to end?? I'm borrowing this idea for a Top 10 list from Lauren Conrad. Yes the LC from Laguna Beach and the Hills. I don't visit her website ever, but when my friend was in town last week she was looking at it and I became interested.

So here's my list. Some of these things are carried over from the 30x30 list which I failed miserably to complete.

1. Move to San Diego and become a CA girl!
2. Go Hunting.
3. Finally finish reading the Bible.
4. Take a trip with my hubby to Costa Rica, a cruise or Vancouver. Our last trip together before he starts working as a liar I mean lawyer.
5. Take surfing lessons.
6. Finally get my Esty store up and running before SOPA shuts it down.
7. Buy a new SUV preferrably a Ford Edge or Nissan Murano
8. Take a yoga class.
9. Love my husband more.
10 ????

What do you hope to accomplish this year?

Hello New Year

As one of my new year's resolution I committed to be a better blogger. January is now half over and I have failed been unsuccessful in my attempt. But, here I go.

This weekend we had visitors in town from DC. Matt and David met working together at the government some 7 years ago. Wow I can't believe it's been that long. His now wife and I became quick friends because of our similiar interests: shopping, reading and tv. She converted me into a Twihard was with me when I bought my first expense purse and introduced me to some beloved tv shows.

This was their second visit to Chicago. They also came to visit us last year at the same time. Last year we hit up the sites: Sears Tower (I refuse to call it Willis), John Hancock, the Bean, Magnificient Mile and local eateries. This year we kept is casual visitng Shed, more eateries and shopping. It was so nice to have a low key visit where we could just hang out. Especially since we haven't seen each other in a year. The visit reminded me how much I miss them.

We almost dressed up for the Golden Globes last night. Instead after a day of shopping we broke out the sweats and indulged on chips/dips/carrots, Garretts popcorn, pizza and humus. The food and company were great the awards show not so much.

Did you watch?

our friends left this morning and I made my way to work. It's a little depressing knowing that most people have the day off and I'm stuck here at my desk.

San Antonio

I've been horrible at bloggin in recent months and I blame it on my work/life balance. Since the end of September I've been to Dallas, STL, Phoenix and San Antonio all for meetings and I still have one last trip to LA before the end of the year. I know some of you may think that is the life, but traveling is getting old for me. I never thought I would say that. I still like to travel for pleasure, just not work.

Anyhow, I returned from a fun trip to San Antonio yestarday and I just had to post some of the picture from the meeting. Somehow we picked meeting dates that overlapped the San Antonio Rock n Roll half marathon and I just had to participate. It wasn't the best choice as I had to be on my feet for the remainder of Sunday afternoon, but it was well worth it for the medal and t-shirt.

Monday evening we had the pleasure of attending an event at Knibbe Ranch, just outside of SA. It is a functioning cattle ranch with event space. I witnessed my first rodeo, played with an armadillo, rode the mechanical bull and danced to the cows came home. It was alot of fun despite the hour long bus ride to get there. Here's a few photos from the night.







Our last night was filled with music by Michael Cavanaugh. He was outstanding! I have a picture of the team from that night, but it's on my phone and I haven't figured out how to upload pictures of it to my blog.

The event was a great success. Even though I am tired I really enjoy working with this group.

Comebacks

I can't believe I've seen the Cardinals go to the World Series 6 times in my life and they have won 4 times. I can only remember the last two wins and I'm constantly reminded of the 1985 loss to the KC Royals.

I can honestly say I didn't follow the Cardinals this year until the post season. I was amazed at the comeback, but didn't have a lot of faith. Living in cities (DC and Chicago) where the home team doesn't win has decreased my desire to keep up with baseball. Call me a fair weather fan, but the Cardinals will always be my number one team. I even listed them as my favorite team on my bridal shower questionnaire. Ok, they tied with my Missouri Tigers.

Since I moved from MO in 2005 I haven't been to the new stadium yet. David and I contemplated going to game 6 or 7, but a work trip prevented my from going. I listened to game 7 on my computer and saw the last inning at the bar. I may or may not have screamed when Craig Allen caught the fly ball to end the game. IMO - Craig Allen and David Freese should have been Co-MVPs.



Congrats Cardinals on a much deserved win!

Oh and a big congrats to my MIZZOU Tigers for defeating Texas A&M at home in overtime. See ya later Aggies.