Worst. 'Blogger'. Ever

Seriously. I am. How do I go to a super bowl party filled with delicious food and fail to take any pictures? Alas, overall it was a great night, albiet a boring game. The boys played some music and the girls played with the puppy.

Here is a quick run down of what we noshed on-

• Spicy vegetarian chili (could have been vegan but we all pilled on cheese and sour cream) served out of the prettiest crock pot I have ever seen.

Target

• Big veggie tray with dill dip and olive oil crackers.

Stonewall Kitchen

• BBQ chicken nachos. 

If you have never had these go out and make them right now. They are super simple, probably too simple for safety. Layer chips, chicken covered in Sweet Baby Ray's sauce and a healthy amount of cheddar cheese and melt in the oven.

• Brownies and cookie cake from Publix.

• Drinks from Sweet Water Brewery. 

Sorry for the poor resolution.


Hope everyone's Superbowl Sunday was fun and safe!




Until next time I will leave you with these nuggets of wisdom:

1.  I have a soft spot in my heart for the Publix Bakery. The fudge brownies cannot be beat.
2. Want to know a secret from my time spent as a cater waiter- Publix makes the best wedding cakes. Don't believe me? Fine, but next time you are at a wedding where the cake actually tastes good and not like it has sat out for 3 days with 8 people touching it, it is from Publix, promise. 

Interesting Thought

Family and blogs. Friends and blogs. Who do you want to read yours? This topic has popped up a couple times in the last two days so I thought I would bring it up for discussion. That means all 3 of you should comment! It will be fun, promise.

I feel like blogging is inherently narcissistic. I mean come on, its basically saying "HEY look at me I am cool and interesting and you should want to read about my life!" But if that is cool with you (which it clearly is with moi) then you need to decide who you want sharing your life via the internet. Meaning, who do you want to read it? What do you want to get out of it? Is it an outlet? A place to share? But what if you decided to keep it separate from your real life friends and family and then someone finds it? Or you decide you want people to know?

I started my blog with the desire for my friends and family to read it (and not just because they are the only people who care enough to do so). But, some of my friends didn't start off with the same intention. I have one friend in particular whose parents recently discovered her blog and started making nasty comments. It is a perfectly clean blog, a good mix of humor, wit, and snark. In short, everything I love about this girl. I am super bothered that her parents are being so negative.

On the flip side I just started reading a new healthy living blog (it is more of a weight loss journey but the girl is just so cool, can we be friends? please?) Until recently she hadn't told any/ many of her 'real life' friends about One Twenty Five. I wonder if she is way more open because of that?

I wonder what I would write/ do if I hadn't told any of my friends and family about this blog.

What about you? What would you do differently if you intended to keep your bloggy life separate from your 'real life'?
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Ps. Remember when I said I was going to start blogging more....yea...about that.

Need(ed): Lazy Night

Today was one of those grey, rainy, nasty days. Needless to say I did NOT want to go to my night class after a full day of work. Thankfully I am very self motivating... ok fine, the following got me to class:

The Keurig coffee maker at work.

Consuming an incredibly unhealthy amount of red hots. 

Take out Thai food for dinner. I know the pictures looks gross, but it was delicious, trust me.

Watching (and commenting on) the SOTU with the boyfriend.

Need: A Redo

Can I start this day over? I left my phone at home this morning. I know I know, cry me a river but today I actually need my phone (usually I just compulsively check it even though everyone and anyone who would need me is in the same room). I have a meeting tonight and need to get in touch with someone. The boyfriend has generously allowed me to borrow his crackberry....so long as I can fish it out from between the seats of the car where he dropped it. Isn't he so loving? No, but really he is. 

Second week of class is going well. Although I have a serious craving for

Sugar Bakeshop (get the almond cupcake...now...go... 

unless you don't live in Charleston 

then that would be a long drive....

although they are delicious)

But I am seriously lazy and its is AT LEAST four blocks away, maybe five. So I may settle for one of these

Cupcake

But first I have to finish reading this

The Devil

Ew.

New Year

I know it is well past the New Year but I am just now getting back into the swing of life. My trip up North was fantastic. I will definitely be doing a post with pictures later to tell you all about it. We are in the second week of school and I am still trying to figure out my schedule. Life is very hectic, overwhelmingly so. It is my final semester of law school which means I need to find a job and be an adult. Even more overwhelming? In about 4 months I am moving to Massachusetts. Whoa. I know. Thankfully I am moving with the most wonderful man in the world. This semester I really need to take time to step back and breath and be thankful for this moment and the people in my life.

More to come. Promise this time.

Need: To shop for presents!

I have had no time to buy presents this holiday season but that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been looking. Here are some things I am loving.

Phone pouch to use when you are trying to have quality time with the Boyfriend (no that I get sucked into epic Angry Birds playing sessions or anything)

Babycook for new moms (I SO wish I could get this for two of my friends).

A beautiful photograph for a beautiful friend.

Jewelry for a lady friend?

A pretty ring.

Or anything at all from Jane Pope.

A Lego headlamp for a little brother or a nephew.

A cute hat for a little sister or a cousin (oh lets be honest, for yourself).

Need: Balance

Finals are finally over....uuh kinda. I still have two papers to write but thankfully one is 90% done (I hope) and the other is only 2,000 words. Piece. of. cake. That is if I ever get out of bed.

This finals period has been much more balanced that the last 4. I totally credit the boyfriend for making me step away from the notecards and go see movies and walk around and be outside. Going outside? Unless you are in law/med/ other grad school that probably doesn't really seem like that big of an accomplishment. Trust me, it is.

While it was better this time it wasn't perfect. Were talking about food. I have weird finals cravings (which makes me totally nervous for pregnancy...in 20 years, don't panic). One night I ate an entire bag of gummy bears (ok only the red and clear) for dinner. Pretty much if it required cooking more than 2 minutes in the microwave I didn't eat it.

This is a problem. 

Brain food. 

So now that I am free done for the semester. I am going to actually cook....stay turned to see if that really happens in the next week or if I continue to live like a 14 year old boy left alone. More pizza, soda and candy than is normal for anyone to ingest.