I need recipe ideas!

Hubby is a meat and potatoes guy. But we also like to eat healthy. After much debate we had our chicken, brown rice, broccoli, and carrot(he is the only one that eats those) meal tonight. He said it doesn't fill him up. I love it because it is healthy and is great to put the leftovers in a bowl and take to work for lunch. Do you guys have any recipes that would fill him up, are healthy, and make great reheated leftover lunches?

50 I looked for in a husband Writers Workshop

1. The desire for children- I could never be with a guy that didn’t want a family
2. Loyalty- I am an incredibly loyal person and I expect the same from my husband
3. Driven- I couldn’t be with someone that didn’t have drive
4. Honesty- I’ve been cheated on, not ok with it happening ever again
5. Someone that loves me for me- I know I can be ditzy, forgetful, crazy, lazy, etc. but I never have to pretend to be someone I’m not with Hubby
6. Good listener- I’m a talker
7. Saver- I’m a spender
8. Patient- I’m not
9. Positive- I’m not
10. Motivated to exercise- I’m not
11. Loves his family
12. Loves my family
13. Gets me to try new things
14. Likes chicken
15. Tolerates my tv habit
16. Doesn’t believe in divorce
17. Tolerates country music- Hubby didn’t request non country music until around hour 10 of our trip last weekend.
18. Loves my friends- I think he might even like them more than I do! He listened to my friend S give all the gory details of birth, he snapped pictures at T’s wedding, and chatted it up with N and her parents. Two of my best friends and I started dating our boys all around the same time and now we are all married and both couples were in our wedding party. I love that Hubby is close with the guys too. I just wish we all lived in the same part of the state!
19. He thinks I’m pretty
20. I think he’s a hottie
21. Forgiving- We all mess up from time to time and he has always forgiven me
22. Shoulder to cry on- I cry like a lot! He is always there for me unless it is because of SYTYCD or something. Then he usually says, “Are you crying?”
23. Assertive- I need a man that can call up the bank or cable company and make sure we aren’t getting screwed over
24. Someone that can surprise me but also tell me secrets he isn’t supposed to- Every girl loves a romantic surprise but when my best friend’s boyfriend tells him he is going to propose he knows he better tell me that!
25. Does his own laundry- We all know I just learned about having clean clothes vs a pile of dirty like 7 years ago. I can barely keep up with my own stuff.
26. Smart- I have my ditzy moments but I also have a college degree and need to have intelligent conversations occasionally
27. Maturity- A man that can be mature when he needs to be is important
28. Does nice little things for me- My love language is Acts of Service. I swoon when he does my chores when I am out of town for the weekend. Coming home to a fridge full of groceries? The best!
29. Words of encouragement- I also need little, “Good job babes!” Every one in awhile.
30. Enjoys fur balls- Right now we have Blue and he is amazing with him. We will definitely have more pets in the future. I always gotta have a fur ball around.
31. No drugs!
32. Doesn’t have an addictive personality.
33. Doesn’t get embarrassingly drunk very often.
34. Caring
35. Trusting
36. Outgoing- I need a man that can hold his own at social gatherings and will dance with me at weddings.
37. Eyes I can gaze into
38. Lips I can kiss
39. Short hair
40. No mullet
41. Being nice to servers, etc.- Sometimes things are ridiculous and Hubby isn’t the type (like me) to just eat whatever they give you
42. Good hygiene- showers and brushes teeth often
43. No game playing- When we first started dating Hubby let me know he wanted to date me exclusively and wasn’t playing games
44. Doesn’t text while I’m talking
45. Let’s me steal the covers
46. Likes to cuddle
47. Likes to explore new places- Bugs me that friends of ours that moved to our area don’t care to explore the area
48. Plays music in the car not too loud- I don’t like to scream over music to talk
49. Drives safely- Hubby has gotten better with this
50. THE MOST IMPORTANT- Sense of humor- When you are 80 years old at least you will make each other smile

Post inspired by Writers Workshop by Mama Kat

SYTYCD 6/23 and 6/24

Pasha and Cristina- Paso Doble- Thought it was going to be really good. Cristina was making scary faces. Can you tell in the picture? Didn't see any chemistry. Disagreed with the judges who loved it.

Takeachike and Allison- Contemporary- Good song! He tried to smile more but wasn't enough. LOVE ALLISON!

I'm glad that all stars stood next to them this week.

Alex and Lauren (LOVE)- Broadway- Going to be good! Very good! He did better keeping his eyes open.

Ashley-Travis-Mark-LOVE! Beautiful! That was supposed to be jazz?

Billy-Krumping? Wow! Wasn't nasty or hard enough!

Robert-Anya- Definitely had the hot chemistry. He was doing some weird counting or breathing. I also think he missed a turn.

Yuck Melinda and Ade- She just looked big and heavy. Very different than Ashely looked in her routine.

Jose and Catherine- Love his smile he needs a new hair do! His arms were lazy.

Lauren and Annoying- New choreographer that I like! I liked the choreography but I don't think he conveyed the whole abuse message.

I can't believe Robert was in the bottom 3! I might actually have to start watching the night that it is on and vote. I don't want to lose Robert!

I was surprised Nigel said he didn't want to keep Melinda. She should be gone by next week.

If you guys are watching this season you should also follow Mrs. Bear at Think Happy Thoughts. She posts her thoughts like the next day, unlike loser me!

Wedding Pics and last week's SYTYCD

The professional bridesmaid aka Me

Me gorg friend T. Tears of joy!

SYTYCD
I loved Billy and Lauren's footloose routine! Can we say perfection?

I was bummed the choreographers weren't sitting by the judges.

I love Mia's critiques! And Adams!

I already saw on Think Happy Thoughts that the judges kept Cristina. Um, she is not a good singer! So I thought she wouldn't be good after reading that Mrs. Bear wasn't happy they kept her. But I love Mark doing a Sonya routine and I think Cristina held her own!

Jose- The break that does yoga? He got lucky he picked hip-hop. He struggled with the choreography and staying in character. He will be gone after he has to do something else.

Katherine doing a Travis routine! Loves it! I think there was a guy in the routine, he was forgettable.

Oh God, Melinda. I have to force myself to watch. Soap actress and guitar player, triple threat! She was anticipating, showing what she is going to do next. When dancers do that it breaks the naturalness/chemistry. I thought she thought Pasha was hot. It wasn't sexy!

Alex- Again, not a good singer. Alex+Allison+Sonya=amazing or should I say Hallelujah! Not being racist or anything, but because Alex is Asian he needs to open his eyes bigger so it doesn't look like his eyes are closed the whole time. I watched this routine twice! How many times has Alex cried? I mean I cried too, but he cries nonstop!

Alexie- Shut up at Adam on star search! Love the Jason Mraz song. Her body movements had chemistry but it wasn't in her eyes.

LAUREN!- She was smiling too much but it was still amazing!

Awww Kent!- 14 other guys and Kent was homecoming king! So cute! Anya is too much woman for him! He opened his mouth too much and was feminine. I kept comparing him to Pasha. Pasha would have done the routine a lot differently. But I still love Kent!

Oh Neil! Ok Ashley did good I wish Lauren picked that routine.


Robert- Kourtney! I could watch them all day! He needed to be a little wilder/animalistic.

I thought Melinda would go home.

I love the new choreographer for the group routine on Thursday!

Bottom three:
I thought Kent and Lauren were both safe!

Melinda-obvs

Billy knew he was safe and needs to whiten his teeth and stop trying to grow a stache!

Alexie- I thought Ashley should have been in bottom three.

Cristina- Didn't deserve to be in bottom three.

I can't tap and I think Melinda is awesome at it, but tappers often don't do other styles well.

Alexie- good solo!

Again, I can't do salsa and I think Cristina is awesome at and showed Wednesday that she could do other stuff.

Justin Bieber! Not a good dancer. 2010's version of Joey Knight from New Kids.

Nigel loves tap. Only reason Melinda stayed.

Tips and Tricks Thursday

Tips and Tricks for having an amazing first wedding anniversary!

Hubby and I are four short months away from our very first wedding anniversary! I can’t believe how quickly the time has flown by!

We went to Santa Barbara for our honeymoon and fell in LOVE! It was seriously the best vacation ever! (Should I do the whole post with exclamation points? You guys know how much I love them! Ok, no more, let’s just imagine them ok?) So obvs, we want to go back. Again, Hubby is trying to surprise me, which I love and adore him for. So I’m thinking we are going there again for our anniversary, but not sure where we will be staying.

He also thinks we should get each other presents. He is so cute, he was researching the traditional gifts to get each other. I told him, it sucks until you have been married a long time huh? He was like yeah, what is it you get the first year? I said, paper. He probably said, “That’s stupid.” I told him we could be like Nick and Jessica and get a new bed which is made of wood which paper is made from. But we want to wait until we get a house to get a new bed. So I’m thinking I’ll get him a card that will count as paper.

These are so funny! Hubby, let's just start with what I do want because that is a shorter list. All diamonds and gems will be accepted. If you get me gold, white gold please! My notes are in pink.
1st Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Paper
Modern Gifts: Clocks No thanks on either of those!

2nd Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Cotton 100% egyptian please
Modern Gifts: China Didn't register for any for our wedding, why do I want it now?

3rd Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Leather why does this creep me out?
Modern Gifts: Crystal Something crystal I don't have to dust please!

4th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Fruit or Flowers four years and you get something that dies or you eat?
Modern Gifts: Appliances 4 years and you get appliances?

5th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Wood
Modern Gifts: Silverware oh how romantic

6th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Candy or Iron probably the most random one
Modern Gifts: Wood

7th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Wool or Copper
Modern Gifts: Desk Sets oh desk set! what is that?

8th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Bronze or Pottery
Modern Gifts: Linens or Lace something lace from Victoria Secret please

9th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Pottery and Willow like a tree?
Modern Gifts: Leather

10th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Tin or Aluminum
Modern Gifts: Diamond Jewelry Hubby said he is going traditional this year

11th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Steel ????
Modern Gifts: Fashion Jewelry he can't match his clothes, he can pick out fashion jewelry?

12th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Silk or Linen
Modern Gifts: Pearls

13th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Lace
Modern Gifts: Textiles or Furs I don't know what textiles are

14th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Ivory
Modern Gifts: Gold Jewelry

15th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Crystal
Modern Gifts: Watches
Here is where traditionally you don't even get gifts, that's nice.
16th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Silver Holloware again what is holloware?

17th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Furniture

18th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Porcelain like a toilet?

19th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Bronze

20th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: China
Modern Gifts: Platinum

21st Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Brass or Nickel like some fixtures to go with my appliances from 20 years ago?

22nd Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Copper

23rd Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Silver Plate and this is my silver plate I got for being married to this shmuck for 23 years (Hubby I don't think you are a shmuck now, but if you get me a silver plate for being a loving and adoring wife for 23 years I might start to change my mind)

24th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Musical Instruments oh boy!

25th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Silver
Modern Gifts: Silver



26th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Original Pictures um as apposed (spellcheck says this is a word not sure if it is the one I meant) to copies?

27th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Sculpture

28th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Orchids


29th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Furniture

30th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Pearl
Modern Gifts: Diamond

41st Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Land love this one, but oh wait until next year!

42nd Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Improved Real Estate upgrade!

43rd Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Travel

44th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Groceries THIS IS THE BEST ONE! 44 FREAKING YEARS AND YOU GET? GROCERIES!!

45th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Sapphire
Modern Gifts: Sapphire that's more like it and apparently the modern people have gotten lazy and just decided to copy traditional when they have provided an idea

46th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Original Poetry 46 years for him to write you a stinking poem!

47th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Books oh a book! great!

48th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Optical Goods ANOTHER CLASSIC we figure you are at least in your 60's you probably need some optical goods

49th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Luxuries luxuries? like optical goods or groceries? maybe he will bless you with the luxury of not farting that day.

50th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Gold
Modern Gifts: Gold
51? I guess you get nothing this year!
52nd Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Ruby

55th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Emerald
Modern Gifts: Emerald

60th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Yellow Diamond
Modern Gifts: Diamond


65th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Star Sapphire, Gray

67th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Star Sapphire, Purple

75th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Diamonds, Diamond Like Stones, Gold
Modern Gifts: Diamond, Gold

80th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Diamond, Pearl

85th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Diamond, Sapphire

90th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Diamond, Emerald

95th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: Diamond, Ruby

100th Wedding Anniversary
Modern Gifts: 10K Diamond This is my favorite one. Who lives this long? I told Hubby if I live to 126 with or without him I am getting a 10k diamond.

What is your Husband's favorite anniversary gift you have given him? What are some tips and tricks to having a great anniversary? If you write a whole post about an anniversary, link up!


I think you all remember that one of my best friends, S, was pregnant. Well this little guy (Ethan David) decided to show up two weeks early!

So instead of watching SYTYCD I was doing this.

No SYTYCD post this week. I will be busy all weekend with Tiffany's Tipsy Troupe getting that girl married off! I'll post when I have taken care of all my besties and their life accomplishments! Ok?

Teeth, Chicken of the Sea, and Chocolate

Some of you may remember my post about the dentist. Or have seen this tweet:
meags7827 Tired of being a grownup. Can I just call my dad and have him take care of it?

Let me update you.

I started looking for dentists on yelp.com because I needed a cleaning and I yelp everything. My dad has worked in insurance (workers comp) my whole life, but I do not understand insurance of any kind. I know when I call a new doctor to ask if they “accept the insurance provider you have”. So when I was calling dentists I asked the same thing. The first dentist I called told me that they were not in network with my insurance but their prices are comparable to what most insurances cover out of network and I should call and find out. I would have had to pay $20 for a cleaning which isn’t bad, but you know Mr. Bargain (aka Hubby) was not about to pay for stuff out of network. So the next place I called said, “yes” when I asked my do you accept my insurance provider question. Since this was different than the last place I stupidly assumed they were in network.



So I made an appointment and headed on over for a cleaning. Well I loved this new dentist office. Everyone was super nice and they had all the latest equipment. A camera that take close up pictures of your teeth. I had never seen those way in the back teeth or zoomed in so close! They had this water pressure cleaning device so they didn’t have to do all that scrapping. I was in love!



In case you didn’t go back and read I will remind you that I had a cavity filled and it was still sensitive to cold and chocolate. No bueno! The suggested I have that filling redone and there was also a tiny hole in a tooth nearby that could be causing a problem. They also showed me with their nifty camera where I had worn away the enamel of my teeth grinding. I had a mouth guard in the past but it was on my bottom teeth and grinding on plastic made my TMJ (jaw that hurts) worse. So I hadn’t been using anything to protect my teeth. The quote for the two fillings and the custom made mouth guard was around $400. I didn’t know this, but for all of you teeth grinders out there, Target (the happiest place on earth) sells some mouth guards for around $30. Obvs, Hubby wanted to go this route. But I obvs wanted to have my teeth repaired (eat mouthfuls of chocolate) so needed to get the fillings done.



Now, you all know I am a member of the Jessica Simpson fan club. Mostly because I could totally relate to her during the Newlywed days and love her shoes and perfume, etc. The cans of fishy smelling chicken and tuna confuse me too, ok? Remember when she bought some bras and panties, paid for them, walked out of the store and then looked at the receipt? Yeah, I don’t pay attention to how much things cost. So when I got my fillings done, she said you owe us this much and I just handed her the credit card. Mr. Bargain obvs asked me how much the fillings were and by that point I had realized that 37+37 didn’t equal $118.



Hubby called them the next day because I was having trouble communicating with them. They worked everything out, I guess the cavities were more since I didn’t meet the deductible with the expensive mouth guard.



So what lessons have we learned? Ask the people if they are “in network”. Don’t just hand over your credit card like JS unless it is for shoes or perfume that says Jessica Simpson on them, then its ok. If it comes in a can and says chicken or tuna or something of that nature, don’t eat it! Unless, of course, it is chocolate, then just make sure you have brushed and flossed and had all cavities filled, then put the whole can in your mouth. But I don’t think they make chicken of the sea tuna chocolate so avoid those mermaids! Unless, they are Ariel, she is our favorite mermaid. OMG! Best idea ever, Jessica Simpson plays Ariel on Broadway! Ok I’m gonna go eat some chocolate.

Tips and Tricks Thursday topic: Tips and Tricks for having an amazing first wedding anniversary!

Summer Reading

picture from goodreads.com

I have mentioned before that my work friend has a daughter in high school and is always recomending young adult books for me to read. So far I have enjoyed them. If you liked the Twilight series, you will like these books.

The Morganville Vampires series by Rachel Caine

The Immortals series by Alyson Noel

I read Kate's first book and I'm still watching the show. I also read the second book "I just want you to know: Letters to my kids on love, faith, and family" (typing that right now reminded me how a teacher in college didn't like calling children kids since that is what you call goats). If you read her first book and watch the show there isn't much new info in the new book.

I recently read Face of Betrayal by Lis Wiehl another blogger recomended it. It was ok, at the time a nice change in pace from love stories.

Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with you Honey- I read a couple pages. I probably should have read it.

I have The Help by Kathryn Stockett on hold at the public library. My mil recomended lovely bones to me and this book. I have heard nothing but good things.

I have Last Journey: A Father and Son in Wartime by Darrel Griffin on hold at the county library.

At one point I had like 5 books checked out total from the two libraries and Hubby thought it was getting a little intense. So I'm trying not to put too many books on hold.

I definitely need to add:
-Uncharted TerriTORI by Tori Spelling (read all her other books love her!)
-Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler (see above ditto for Ms. Handler)
-You'll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again: One Woman's Painfully Funny Quest to Give It Up by Heather McDonald because she is friends with Chelsea and Surferwife (geez it took me like 3 accidental control v control c incidents to get this linked someone that doesn't read her blog better go over and follow since I worked so hard to make it clickable for you!) and I'm sure it is hilar!

What are you going to read this summer?