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We had a potluck lunch at work on Friday for my boss's birthday.  It was a mini surprise party and we all made something to bring.  I have this secret [made up] pasta recipe that I wanted to make, but it isn't that good reheated, so I made it into a pasta salad!  I added 1/2 a red onion, 1 cucumber, 1 red pepper and 2 cans of olives to the pasta I normally make with my special sauce.I was going to chop up the whole onion but my eyes were tearing so bad that I couldn't!  Of course, it wouldn't be my special pasta dish unless it was covered in feta...

It turned out really good and everyone seemed to like it.  The only problem is I have so much left over I think I'm going to be eating pasta salad all weekend!  OH WELL!!!  It will be nice since we're going to have record topping temperatures in the 100's this weekend!

It's that time of year....

All week I have been watching season finales... it's so sad!!  I hate that all of the shows end at the same time, but at least I will have a ton of free time to catch up on my reading and my Netflix queue!  However, there is one thing I absolutely LOVE about all of the nightly shows ending:

BIG BROTHER STARTS SOON!!!!!!  

Season 11 of Big Brother starts in the beginning of July and I am SOOOO excited!  I was bummed they didn't have a winter season this year.  During the writers' strike, CBS was smart enough to throw in an extra season of house guests and Julie Chen.  It was amazing having two seasons in one year.  Especially because the show airs 3 times a week, has live feeds on Showtime every night from 9pm-12am, and has crazy, devoted fans who update blogs about everything the house guests do 24 hours a day- 7 days a week.  Big Brother is ALWAYS watching!  I cannot wait to find out what the twist is going to be.  There will definitely be some BB viewing parties now that I got enough of my friends addicted to the show!  You're welcome.

Brewfest continued... River City Brewery

Sooo two of my friends got brie cheese quesadillas and they were amazing! One had chicken in it, which I didn't eat, but I tried some of the regular one and it was so good.

More chicken I didn't eat, but this caesar looks delicious.  They also have bread and of course it is fantastic too.  We ordered balsamic/olive oil dipping sauce which made it even better.

THIS was mine.  Eggplant with pesto, goat cheese, and sun dried tomato tapenade.  

It was the best food I have had out in a long time!  I am going to try to make it this week with my frozen cutlets from TJ's.  I make eggplant parmesan a lot, but this might be a new, easy way to enjoy eggplant!  I also want to try and find chili oil... they serve it with the bleu cheese fries so you can dip them... YUM.

I just like this picture a lot :)

Brewfest!

We went to Brewfest at Raley Field today and it was amazing!  They give you 10 tickets for samples and a little cup.  By the end of the day people were giving away tickets so we got a lot of blueberry beer.  I know it sounds awful, but it was SO good!!  I don't like fruity beer at all and I wouldn't have gotten it, but my friends all said I had to try it.  Delicious.  They have it at BevMo so I can't wait to get more!  It was about 85 today so it was a perfect day!  We walked there from midtown and then had dinner at River City Brewery -- if you haven't been there you need to go!  Great food and it was perfect after our long day of beer sampling.

Nicole, me, Nick, Melanie.

Oh, what talent. haha.

Nicole and Melanie.

Holding the Capitol.

Tower Bridge.

999!?!?!

Hahahah!!! I've had 999 views on my blog! SO AWESOME!  Thanks!!!!

We love the rodeo dances!

Pistol Pete's in Auburn had a dance after the rodeo on Saturday and a bunch of us went.  It was much different from the week before, but still pretty fun.  We got a kick out of the choice of beverages they had.... 24oz Coors Light can or a 12oz Coors Light in a plastic screw top bottle! hahaha.  They had a full bar, but almost everyone was drinking beer so we tried to fit in (as much as we could)!

We didn't wear our hats in the bar because our friend told us that we would look ridiculous in straw hats.  He was right!  Everyone had actual cloth hats!  It was really cool.  I want boots.  My friends all rocked cowboy style belt buckles, but my buckle doesn't come off so I couldn't wear my star buckle!  It was still a fun night.  Plus, we got burritos on the way home.

I love eating my lunch outside. Its so nice to get out of the office & forget I'm at work! Haha. I rarely leave at lunch but today I hit up target and chipotle!

Testing mobile photo blogging :)

Summer is around the corner...

So my friends had a BBQ last night and it was a lot of fun. They got a TON of food at Nugget and it was amazing! Salad, Greek salad, kabobs, garlic bread, chips and guacumole, chicken, twice baked potatoes... and probably some things I forgot!

They got 3 pieces of chicken that were each marinated in a different flavor and one chicken cordon bleu.

I have never had that, but it looked SO good!!! Chicken in bread crumbs stuffed with ham and cheese ?! WOW. They also bought veggie burgers for me since I don't eat meat. They were Amy's cheddar burgers and very tasty. I put havarti and homemade guac on it. Even the bun was great!

There was so much food! I even got a doggie bag to take some home and I ate another one for dinner tonight and tomorrow I am bringing my twice baked potato to work. Hahaha.

It got chilly around 8pm so the boys built a fire.

Can't wait for our next BBQ!

Eeeee!

ONE WEEK from tomorrow..... Chelsea Handler!!!! I am so excited! I watch her show everyday and I am reading her book, Are You There Vodka, It's Me Chelsea. She is so hilarious! I have never seen stand-up comedy live. I just know I'm going to be laughing the whole time!

Earth Day!!!!!

Today, I ate lunch outside while I was trying to tan. I can't believe it's 90 degrees in APRIL! There isn't really much around our building besides the parking lot, but I found a little grassy area and had a PB & honey sandwich and pineapple. I've been going out in the sun every day at lunch trying to soak up the rays. I think it's working. Everyone laughs at me. "Who tans in the parking lot at lunch!?" Really pale people.

Gotta love Target dollar spot!

So I bought a 'Paint Your Own Gnome' kit at Target this weekend.... it looked cool! haha.

I was trying to figure out how to paint this with just four colors and I remembered I had a stash of artsy things in my closet. It was fun!

All my shows were repeats tonight. Oooh, gnome. I spent a long time painting... probably too long... but it was a whole night of entertainment for $1.00!

Oh, California....

Such a gorgeous weekend! Sunday we went to BRUNCH and had amazing food @ Waffle Barn. It was delicious. They have pictures on every table of happy cows and chickens and pigs with little random facts... it was a little weird. Not that I eat meat, but if I did I don't think I would order bacon or anything with a group of pigs staring at me from their lovely field of grass.

Grilled cheese with avocado and country potatoes.... yum!

After brunch and shopping at Target, we went to this awesome little resort in Rocklin. Not really, but my friends have a pretty sweet apartment complex! We played with Dinsmore and then layed out in the sun for the rest of the afternoon.

It was SO relaxing! We want to start a book club and read and lounge and swim. It will be a good summer!

Oh, and I'm a covergirl like Ellen.

Yee Haw!

We went to PENRYN to the Valencia Club for the Rodeo Dance...... and OH MY GOSH it was so much fun!!


We were so excited, but not really sure what to expect. There was such a huge age range, but all enjoyed dancing to the Dave Russell Band. They were awesome.

I was laughing so hard when I came back to our table and found my non-country loving friends LINE DANCING. I was so happy!!!

I really want to go back. Next time we are going in cowboy gear.... !!

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So thanks to one of my friends, I have been informed that you can have followers on Blogger just like Twitter. So try it out! Follow me by clicking on the link to the right. Thanks ma'am!!! ;)

Seriously!

BETTER OFF TED. This is the funniest show!!! Every single line is hilarious and all the actors are so great! It keeps getting better and better each week!

Quotes:
Veridian Dynamics. We're the future of food, developing the next generation of food and food-like products. Tomatoes... the size of this baby, lemon-flavored fish, chicken that lay 16 eggs a day, which is a lot for a chicken, organic vegetables chock-full of antidepressants. At Veridian Dynamics, we can even make radishes so spicy that people can't eat them, but we're not, because people can't eat them. Veridian Dynamics. Food. Yum.

Veronica: You're so competitive, it's sick.
Ted: Not as sick as you.
Veronica: That's right. I win... again.

Veronica: Well, I'm different than other women, Ted, and by different, I mean better.

Phil: This is ridiculous. You have to talk to Veronica.
Lem: I'm going to.
Phil: No, I mean you really have to.
Lem: I'm going to.
Phil: No you won't.
Lem: Yes I might.

Ted: The system doesn't see black people?
Veronica: I know. Weird, huh?
Ted: That's more than weird, Veronica. That's basically, well... racist.
Veronica: The company's position is that it's actually the opposite of racist, because it's not targeting black people. It's just ignoring them. They insist the worst people can call it is "indifferent."
Ted: Well, they know it has to be fixed, right? Please... at least say they know that.
Veronica: Of course they do, and they're working on it. In the meantime they'd like everyone to celebrate the fact that it sees Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Jews.

What? You can text Blogger and it posts it online?? Sweet! The things people come up with...

I know, it's a strange food obsession.

We went to Zocalo Friday night in Downtown Sac. and it was so delicious!! REALLY pricey, but worth it for one night. All three of us cleared our plates. Bonus points for any place where you can sit outside on a beautiful night :)

And the margaritas were so tasty! Don't buy just one though... they come in small glasses and are $8.50!!!! CRAZY RiGHT!? For $35 you can get a pitcher and it fills about 6 glasses. I absolutely recommend Zocalo for ONE good night. Just one. Really.