Metal Kitty

Chloe loves to shred with me. 

 Since I am on half days for language training, I get to spend more one on one time with the cats.  Rach likes to cuddle with them, but I prefer to connect on a different level.

 

*Turn up your volume so you can appreciate the metal

Girls night out

I went out to eat with some of the girls I work with, Kate, Jenny & Julie (who was in town visiting)...Kate's adorable 3 y/o niece Meredith joined us... she makes me totally want a lil girl. Isn't she too stinkin cute?




Anyways, my camera died mid dinner, so I dont have a group shot. sorry! I will post later when Kate sends me the pics.

A not so scary pic

Here's a better picture showing off Bri's new shaved head.



I think he's dead sexy! Rarrr!!!

New Look

Before

After

Some wildlife right outside our door

We stumbled upon this lil guy (or gal) while walking home one night.

Just finished...

Yes, another girly read. I can't help myself, it makes the time go by quicker on the elliptical.

"Can You Keep a Secret", by Sophie Kinsella

I thought this book was adorable...I was sad it ended, but not so sad that it ended my cardio (I get too bored without a book).

Here's the plot...

Things are suddenly starting to look up for the hapless but optimistic Emma Corrigan. She has kept her job at Panther Cola for nearly a year, has the perfect boyfriend and hopes for a promotion to marketing executive should her first opportunity to strut her stuff and land a business deal be successful. Unfortunately, things don't go quite as planned, and on her unusually turbulent return flight from a disappointing client meeting, in a terrified state, she confesses her innermost secrets to the good-looking stranger sitting beside her. When she shows up at work the next morning, she is horrified to discover that her mystery man is none other than the revered and brilliant Jack Harper, American CEO of Panther Cola, on a weeklong visit to the company's U.K. branch. Thus begins a series of chaotic, emotionally exhausting and funny episodes that thrust Emma, with her workaholic best friend, Lissy, and their awful flatmate Jemima, into a world of fairy tales, secrets and deceit.

Who needs a shredder?

Not us, we've got Chloe.

This is why we don't leave out anything important =)



I especially love the look she gives me at the end. She knows shes guilty.

Bri made me empanadas, they were deeeeelicious!!

Thanks to "Big Boss" for sharing his skills with Brian. These were yummy!!




Ingredients:

1lb ground beef

2 tblsp sofrito

2-3 tblsp tomato sause

1/2 packet sason

adobo

oregano

green olives-chopped (1/2 small jar approx 2.5 oz)

hot sauce

1 tblsp capers optional

1 packet empinada discs

remove discs from freezer and separate (saving plastic sheets for freezing patties)

Instructions:

1) heat skillet and brown ground meat,as meat is browning add adobo generously to taste.

2) once meat is browned add approx 1/4 cup water and 2 tblspns tomato sauce and allow to simmer approx 7/8 minutes.

3) add 2 tblsp sofrito

4) add hot sauce, a couple of shakes

5) add oregano

6) add chopped green olives

7) cook additional 5 min

8) drain mixture in colander and let sit for approx 10 min.

9) take each thawed disc one @ a time and roll out a bit w/roller/glass/or beer bottle.

10) place beef mixture in center and fold over, leaving enough edge on bottom to fold over and seal w/ fork.

The girls love to help me make the bed

Here's Chloe in action.

Up in North Shore (Wailua)

This is from 2 weekends ago. Do forgive us for not uploading our pics, we are just lazy I guess. So here is a crap-load of blogs =)

I love love love this picture..definitely one to blow up

My sexy husband!

The Bane of my Existence

If you live in Hawaii you will know exactly what I am talking about.  Every time you go to the movies and you sit down and you are looking forward to seeing some good previews... and then the stupid consolidated theaters intro comes on!  It is, no joke, like a minute long and really loud and annoying.  They own about 75 percent of the theaters in Hawaii, so I would say the really loud, annoying advertisement for the theater is unneeded.  I HATE IT!  

This is only 30 seconds of the madness that you are forced to watch EVERY TIME you want to enjoy a movie.  And I forget about it every time until that first note plays... I think that intro must play over and OVER AND OVER AGAIN in Hell.

Top 3 reasons my job is cool...

#1. During orientation when we learned about fire safety, we didn't watch some corny 80's video...

INSTEAD, I got to pour lighter fluid all over this man's lap (a retired fireman), WAIT for the flames to grow, and THEN put it out with a sheet. Wow! Hellz yes I volunteered for that!!

#2. When they are actually available in stores & my boss can get his hands on one. We're getting a Wii...so our geriatric clients can have FUN while also working on BALANCE & EXERCISING! This will also make lunch time a lot more exciting!
#3. And last but not least, the reason for this blog. TODAY, guess who comes in?!? The set director from LOST!!! He wants to borrow our rehab equipment, specifically our parallel bars, for an upcoming scene (flashback) with Loch. Kick ass!! In case you don't know, we love that show.