I can't wait till the next episode of Top Chef!

Fabio (in the previews for next week): All she (Jamie) cooks is scallops! This is Top Chef, not Top Scallops! Hahahahhaa, I laughed so hard! I love Fabio!  

BONUS***  His bio says in addition to his restaurant, he is also William Shatner's private chef!

Give poop for Christmas!

Are you like me and have coworkers that you really could care less about but feel obligated to get them something for Christmas?  I found a really easy and cheap idea at Organized Christmas.  Fill up a plastic baggie or decorative bag with malt balls and attach this cute tag with a poem about reindeer poop and you're set!  Done and done!

Scrapblog Badges

I am trying to create some kind of printed photo book for Danny for Christmas and I'm running out of time.  I created a digital scrapbook at scrapblog and now am in the process of ordering a book.  If you post their badge to your blog you get 15% off!  Yay!

Update 12/11/08:

I received the book and it looks exactly like it does on the computer.  I will definitely be using them again!  Awesome.

Awesome Corn Dip Recipe

Last January I had a party for some important OSU game (I don't know, Danny planned it). One of Danny's friends made this amazing corn dip that I couldn't stop eating. I emailed her for the recipe and made it this Thanksgiving Eve where we had a get together at a friend's house. It was a huge hit, and next time I will definately double it because it was gone in literally 10 minutes. This is my transition into making savory foods because generally all I know how to do is bake.

Awesome Corn Dip
2- 15 oz. cans yellow sweet corn (I use organic)
1- 10 oz. can diced tomatoes with chiles (I use Rotelle)
1- 8 oz. block of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 teasp. each: chile powder, garlic powder, cumin
salt and pepper
fresh cilantro

Mix all ingredients except cilantro together and put into a casserole dish. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes, or until bubbly. Stir in cilantro, and serve with tortilla chips and Fritos Scoops.

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How to avoid Christmas shopping

Christmas shopping is stressing me out this year. I just want to buy everyone gift cards and call it a day. I felt very relaxed today because of this much needed 4 day weekend so I decided to drive around randomly and avoid any mall or buying any type of Christmas gift. Here's what I did:
-Went to Plato's Closet to return a shirt that I didn't feel like trying on and was too small.
-Went to the thrift store (The Salvation Army). I haven't been to one in many years so I decided to look at sweaters for myself. When I was looking in the housewares section I tried to find something cool like a hip hop tape or sword like Napoleon Dynamite at Deseret Industries, but no luck.

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I ended up with a powder blue Celebrity Cruises hoodie, a striped Gap shirt, a maroon Reebok long sleeved workout shirt, a nice mug and a rolling pin. Random, huh?
-Went to Giant Eagle and bought toilet paper, toothpaste and aluminum foil.
-Went to a pet store to look at the puppies. These two chihuahua puppies wouldn't stop staring at me! They were so cute! I bought Meatball some rawhides and peanut butter biscuits.
-Went to Dunkin Donuts and got a Coffee Coolata. It was yummy.

I can't wait to see how the thrift store finds look after a good washing, which is what I'm doing right now. I'm going to make an effort to look at thrift stores more often because it will save me money and is good for the environment by wearing recycled clothes and using recycled goods. For every 10 shrunken sweaters there's at least a couple barely worn nice ones to buy.

Overdue Halloween recap

This is a much overdue Halloween post.  I actually did a lot of Halloween related activities this year, kicking it off with going to a haunted  house (or more correctly, The Haunted Yard).  I was flipping through the radio and heard some guy raving how awesome this haunted house is, how they've been doing it for the past 20 years, and how the characters are played by a local metal band.  I dragged Danny to go and we waited in line for 45 minutes in this residential neighborhood.  It was only a $3 donation per person and all the proceeds went to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation which I believe affects someone involved.  When we finally got in, I was SCARED!  I screamed the whole time, especially when people came at me with a real chainsaw, sans chain!  They also recreated scenes from horror films such as Hellraiser, The Ring and White Noise.  I definitely want to get a group together and go next year!

This was my third year going to a Halloween house party with all of my friends.  I got the grand idea to be a pin up girl and then started obsessing over what I was going to wear, the hairstyle and makeup.  I found a great wrap sweater at Forever 21, a black pencil skirt and fishnets with a backseam at Victoria's Secret.  What really made the costume was my hair and bright red lipstick.  For hair inspiration, there are some great videos on youtube detailing step-by-step instructions on pin up hair.  I spent a little too much time and money but I had fun and that's all that matters, right?  Without further ado, me as a pin up girl: 

Video I used for my makeup:

Video I used for my hair: