Wednesday Link Up

Happy Hump Day!!  Woop Woop!!  (Sorry, I couldn’t resist).

Awww look at them...all matchy matchy. 

I wasn’t going to do a post today but I saw Holly and Jake's link-up and thought it looked fun.  This is hopefully my first link up of many!!!  This way I get to see and follow a lot of other blogs and hopefully they will see and follow mine!  <<see that plug??!!  Plus I get a chance to win a $10 Starbuck’s card, which is always good.  Ahh…I can taste that Pumpkin Spice Latte already…

My happy place….Is at home, bra off, comfy pants on, curled up with my hubby and my pups reading a book or watching TV.  I lead an exciting life.

Whatever happened to…. The girl that starred in Curly Sue?  The boy that starred in Far From Home?  The boy that starred in Angus?  All the kids from Mrs. Doubtfire?  I often wonder where these child actors are today.  I will Google it later when I have time.

So what if I…. Watched SOA last night then had a really graphic and amazing dream about Jax Teller and myself and woke up with my dog licking my face.  Fantasy dream came to a halt real quick.

YUM.

E! needs a reality show about…. I can’t really think of anything good, because honestly, I would watch a reality show about anything.    Just ask my husband.  I have a problem.

My go-to fast food meal is…  I don’t really eat fast food anymore, but it would be a Junior Bacon Cheeseburger, a large chili with shredded cheese, and a Frosty from Wendy’s.  And this is why I’m fat. 

You might not know that I….. Was born in California.  My Mom moved my sister and I out to IL when I was only 2 years old to get away from my bat shit crazy biological father.  Yes, I have issues.  But that's a whole other post....

The hottest quarterback in the NFL is…. Hands down, Tim Tebow.  I know he gets made fun of a lot.  But come on, just LOOK at that face.  And that ass.  And that body.  I melt.   

If I could….I would live somewhere where it is 60 degrees year round.  Somewhere that I don’t have to turn on the air or the heat.  I have come to terms that this will never happen.  So I will just continue to sweat through the summer and freeze through the winter.

My personality is awesome because….I’m an honest person.  If you want the truth I will give it to you.  I don’t say things to others just because I think that’s what they want to hear.  So maybe my personality isn’t awesome like I thought…??

Twerking is….. Something I will never be able to do.  Trust me, I have tried.  I am a white girl who can’t dance.  

I think it’s super gross when…. I see Moms that fix their kids faces/hair/etc with their own saliva.  Do you even know how many germs are in your disgusting mouth??  And you’re wiping it on your child??  Get a wet wipe!!  Ok…I’m going to go vomit now. (If you are one of these Moms, please stop doing this ASAP.  It is embarrassing for your child and very unsanitary…k thanks!)

Someone needs to tell Miley Cyrus… To do some squats!!  Then you wouldn’t look so awful in your booty shorts!!  But in all seriousness, I could really care less about Miley Cyrus.  I’ll take “Who Gives a F*ck About Miley Cyrus” for $200 Alex!!

This is what an ass is supposed to look like Miley!

Well, that was fun.  Hopefully I will meet some more awesome bloggers!!

Happy Wednesday!!

Xoxo, Katie

Case of the Tuesdays...

Hey guys!  I know it’s been a while since I have posted.  Work has been so crazy, so when I get home I don’t feel like doing anything, and my house has been getting neglected.  I’m not an OCD person when it comes to cleaning so it doesn't really bother me when the house is a mess, but it was messy even by my standards, so I pretty much cleaned all weekend.  And by cleaned I mean I folded all the laundry and then ran 2 loads of dishes through the dishwasher. My bedroom is still a mess and I can't even remember the last time I dusted.  Every once in a while I get this hair up my ass when I’m at work and think of all this stuff to do when I get home, but it never happens.  Does that happen to anyone else??

I am still trying to stick with the healthy eating and exercise, but it has been rather difficult lately due to mother nature.  <<TMI?!?!  None the less,  I have really been trying to follow Amber's lead for GYSTS. I have been trying to limit my carb intake and up the  protein and eat more fresh fruits and veggies, but like I said, it has been rather difficult lately.  AHEM.  Something I have stuck with is no soda. Let me tell you, it has been 8. LONG. MF'ing days.  I have had a headache every single day since.   I pop Excedrin like they're candy. This is why I can’t ever stop with the soda drinking, because the headaches are almost unbearable.  I wake up with one every morning and I usually start feeling it again around lunchtime and dinnertime.  I'm not really a coffee drinker and I HATE tea, so hopefully they go away soon or I might have to give in!!  Do you guys have any tips??

I am really trying to buckle down on the exercise as well.  My husband and I have a gym membership, but I am still too embarrassed to work out anywhere besides the comfort of my own living room.  I rented a couple of Zumba DVDs from the library to try out so we will see how that goes.  I have been wanting to walk to dogs when I get home at night but it has been so effing HOT here that it is just miserable.  I got in my car yesterday when I got off work and literally couldn’t breathe.  I now know what it’s like to have an asthma attack.  This is another reason I am in a funk.  I hate, hate, double hate hot weather!!  Fat girls don’t like to sweat.  

This was the temperature in my car AFTER the air had been blowing full blast for 20 minutes.  UGH!!!

 Good news is I do have 1 follower on the blog now!!!  Thanks Holly!   I contacted Chris (Hubby Jack) to see if he could give my blog a makeover and he told me that usually after he designs a blog for someone it gives their blog the jump-start that it needs to be successful, so I hope he is right!! {He sure does sound full of himself, huh?!!} Just kidding Hubby Jack, you’re the best!!  ;)  

I'm off to make supper and eagerly await the 9 o'clock hour when I will see my second husband, Jax Teller, on Sons of Anarchy.  Will anyone else be watching??

Last but not least, I will leave you with an adorable picture of my babies.

Waiting patiently for their treat :)

 

Happy Tuesday!!

Xoxo, Katie

Weekend Re-Cap with a recipe at the end

Happy Tuesday everyone!  

I hope you all had a fantastic Labor Day weekend.  I sure did, which is why I was dragging ass all day at work.  I don’t know about you, but it is always hard for me to come back to work after a holiday, especially when that holiday is on a Friday or Monday. 

 

I pretty much ate bad all weekend long.  Well, let me re-phrase that.  I ate GOOD, I just ate food that wasn’t good for me, haha!  Justin’s younger brother and his fiancé came over Friday night for dinner.  I made a pork tenderloin with mushrooms (picture with recipe at bottom of post) which was pretty low cal, but then, we went and had this afterwards:

Mine is the one with the Reese pieces on top :)

It was so good, and with it only being about 285 calories, I don’t feel that guilty about it.  Hey, it was the weekend! 
 

Justin was off Saturday and Sunday night (he’s a 3^rd shifter), so on Saturday we went and stayed with my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew.  We went out to our favorite Mexican restaurant in town, so of course I had to have chips and salsa with queso.  

My sister also gave me some goodies from her garden.  I will be eating zucchini for the rest of the summer.  I'm ok with that.

My nephew posing with the vegetables.  Isn't he perfect?! :)

We left on Sunday around 3 then went home and Justin took a nap with the dogs while I cleaned the house a little bit.

Monday was pretty laid back, we just hung out at home and he cooked pork chops on the grill. 

I also consumed several of these:

I promised myself I would get back on track today, but then this happened: 

Tall Pumpkin Spice Latte

Yes, I know this picture isn’t that great because there is latte all over the lid, but the Starbucks lady filled it too full so when she put the lid on it went everywhere.  Even though it doesn't look pretty, it was AMAZING.  Since I read Amber’s post before going to bed last night, the only thing in my dreams were that of a Pumpkin Spice Latte, so I had to get one first thing this morning.

I am so ready for fall!!  It was only 65 degrees when I left the house today!  SCORE!

Now on for the recipe!!

Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin with Mushrooms

1 pork tenderloin (1.5 lbs) any flavor (I have used Portobello mushroom and Teriyaki)
1 package sliced white mushrooms or more to your liking
1 small onion, sliced
1 packet pork gravy mix
1 packet mushroom gravy mix
2 cups water

For gravy:
1 tablespoon white flour mixed with 1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup or more milk

Place pork tenderloin in slow cooker.  Put sliced mushrooms and onion on top.

In a small bowl mix together the gravy mix with 2 cups of water.  Pour over pork tenderloin.  Cook on low for 8 hours.

Remove pork tenderloin from the crock pot and pour most of the juice into a pan.  Cook on medium heat and add in the flour mixed with the warm water, then gradually add in the milk.  You may need to add more if it gets too thick.  Whisk constantly to whatever consistency suits you.

Cut up the pork tenderloin then serve with mashed potatoes and the yummy gravy.  Enjoy!

How was your Labor Day weekend??

Xoxo, Katie

Happy Labor Day everyone!!  I will be back with a full post tomorrow, but really quick I wanted to make sure you all had a way to follow me on Bloglovin, so I posted the cute little icon on my page.  Holly graciously showed me how, so I hope I am doing this right!!  Thank you so much, Holly!!  You are sweet as sugar!!

Happy Monday!!

Xoxo, Katie