Today’s task – Your View Today

A radio show i listen to in the morning came up with this question of “When was the last time you cried or got teary eyed?”

I found it interesting because i get choked up about weird stuff. I recall being a pre-teen and always making fun of my mom and sister and when they cried at Halmark movies. As i grew older i made it my mission to never ever cry.

But i would always get choked up at Parades. Yup. Parades. Seeing all the people marching by, twirling batons etc etc etc… Even when i marched in parades i’d get a little choked up as well.

Most recently we were downtown watching the Tuba Christmas (which is awesome by the way – find it in your city if you can) and i was getting choked up. Throat was tight, eyes were wet.. It’s just weird.

Never understood it, but hey, it’s a part of me!

The happy happy couple!

It was a wonderful evening, spent enjoying the new couple, old friends and oh my gawd – fabulous food!

For the 3rd year in a row, i’ll be “Running the Republic”. That means in February of next year i’ll be climbing 56 flights as fast as my little feet can carry me!

I’ve averaged a little over 13 minutes each year – i’d like to kick some serious butt this year!

I like this race because first off – it isn’t a “race”, there is absolutely no running involved! And second my parents have smoked for about forever, my co-workers smoke constantly and I want to do what I can to make sure research continues and we keep others from starting to smoke!

Feel free to donate if the mood strikes!

I thought, well, you must be able to do it in the crock pot, right?

No recipe had just the roasting part – they all had the cinnamon and apple juice and brown sugar… well i didn’t want that…

But I decided to give it a go

Ingredients:

• 1 butter nut squash (2-3 pounds)
• Olive oil

Preparation

• Cut squash in half, remove the seeds and goo
• Cut each half in half
• Brush with olive oil
• Place squash in a large crock pot, with enough room to sit.
• Brush each piece with the olive oil
• Pour water down the side to cover the bottom of the crock pot with 1/2 inch water.
• Cook on low for 3-4 hours – till it is the tenderness you desire!

Wasn’t i surprised that it worked!

My way of dealing with things that tax my willpower is to avoid then all together!

Like Chinese food and Indian food – I just don’t eat there cause both are extremely yummy and I just can’t stop once I start!

I learned the other day or realized that I do the same thing with other things that affect my life. Hubby recently showed me a game called Tower Madness kinda like a mini version of starcraft where you kill the aliens, and you only have guns.

Very very addictive! I have a weird idea of “winning” as in – if any of my sheep were stolen by the aliens I do not consider that  win, alas, hubby has a different view and since he plays more games is just better at them than me…  So I started getting sucked into this game, I would play on the couch, in the restroom, at parties, at the bar, even at the gym – which was actually the best cause 40-60 minutes would pass and I would have no idea! So I had enough, first I “limited” myself to just playing at the gym, but that didn’t work, so finally one day while I was hanging with some friends at the bar and I was playing it..  I decided enough was enough and I deleted it! Yup – all gone!

So I have now expanded my “willpower” premises to other areas of my life. If I can’t hack it in small chunks, get rid of it!

I was underwhelmed. It was free and that made it fabulous, but if i had to pay for it i would not.

Our plan was 2 “quick meals”, 1 “snack” and 1 meal per day.

It was always confusing and every time we attempted to eat we had to ask – “what is this?” or “what does a “such and such” entail”

It was very annoying.

And the meal part was weird and confusing too – 2 non-alcoholic beverages, entree and desert…  ugh.

One place was nice enough to allow us to excahnge the desert for the appetizer, but most would not.

All in all not the plan for me, but as i said, it was free.

We all arrived on the 21st! Hubby and I a little earlier than the rest of the clan.

The next morning was a replay of our visit in 2005…  wow – 5 years already…

Character breakfast!

We ended up at the same table! Weird and creepy!

I’m pretty sure we all almost sat in the same place too!

We headed out as a family unit to do all the major rides, space mountain, thunder mountain, haunted mansion, etc…

The family headed to watch musical stuff on main street while hubby and i got fast passes and of course stopped in at Adventure Land to get me a dole whip!! I sure do love that stuff!

Ingredients

1 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp cayene

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 rounded cup of almonds

Preparation:

Spray pan with pam. Add spicy olive oil – a drizzle or 2.

Once oil and spray is heated over medium heat, add spices to pan.

Move around the pan till it forms small clumps.

Add another drizzle of spicy oil

Add almonds

Combine almonds with spices until almonds are toasted. Stiring occasionally

Cool on aluminum foil.

Store in an air tight container.

Enjoy!

Ingredients