ok really?

These define the meaning of W.T.F. Seriously..these people are out there somewhere?? Oy Ve!

Ok, her shirt did make me laugh.

Make mom proud, on her special day

Years of therapy I'm sure.

No words.

And who would do this if they weren't pregnant?

Again-many years of therapy, maybe for everyone in the room.

I can only imagine what his Craig's list ad says.

And Finally-

No one parties like grandma(s) party!

WOOOOZERS.....
so enjoy the Monday and no more sappy love blogs from me for a bit! I'll enjoy the break as much as you! ;)

The End

It's here, we survived the week. Not surprised, we knew we would. Tomorrow I go home to my lonely not so fun, Mark less apartment, I do hope I remember which exit I get off of...Ohhhh just teasing, so farewell to an extraordinary wonderful week/10 days. I do hope we visit each other sometime soon and for much longer-wink wink!

Friday Fruit!

Tee hee....I sell bananas so this was super cute and so so fitting!! :)

"the flasher"

Short and Sweet

We're like a married couple, minus the fighting. End of Story-

Happy Office, 30 Rock Thursday! (good luck in your brackets-come on Purdue!)

Hump Day..

Alarm-1
Snooze-0
Damn Spin class had to get up...super productive day today, and not just for me!!! Bum actually had to leave the house today (which he did for about an hour yesterday too but still)...trip home for him to help Grandma and visit. Had to teach spin again this afternoon, dinner with my sis and fam to celebrate 28 glorious years of her being on this earth and then out to the OPP to pick Mark up and a "howdy ho" to Mr. and Mrs. Morow. While I had an alright good day Mr. Bum did not...his poor (relatively new)car which stays in his parents garage (yes the princess I am took the parking spot at his condo) was completely dead...and still is...no fun not fair..but then again I'm dating Larry David the II so I'm not surprised, it's the luck he has...so anyways long day for both...long drive back to the city with the very humorous Adam Corolla podcast (which everyone should listen to) to get us through, finally home-time to unwind...Happy almost weekend!

Tuesday!

So I am a fat ass and slept through the 4:45 alarm clock to go work out....just made me go twice as long this afternoon (twss)...but it wasn't like I was having any motivation from Mr. Morow, ah well. Either way I rolled out about 6:15ish (after a slight alarm mishap-ha)....quietly got ready trying not to disturb the beast.....left a quick "honey-do" list (so nicely on the toilet seat where I knew he'd see it)
and was out the door...it's good to know traffic isn't so bad with my new (early) east coast hours for work....amazing how nicely things fall into place when and where they should :)

Fast forward 8 hours,many an IM's later (what can you say we're addicted to each other), a meaningful love affair with Mr. Xsport, quick trip to the grocery store, and I'm back home!! Vacation bums been basting brats all night and all day in beer-he's like a proud dad, so he twittered it, soI didn't get to cook anything (ok by me!)-even though I don't eat meat I will say it smelt awful good, but yuck I'll stick with the rice and veggies....and now on to now. So I'm guessing by now you've learned a bit about me (thanks to this blognation I've joined) and now know how amazing I am but if you're trying to find imperfection well here goes-my classic "you haven't seen that!?!?!?!?!?" movie viewing skills are well umm non existing, so Mark's been on a mission to "enlighten" me, with now titled "movies you should have been watching instead of playing outside as a kid" so far I've crossed off Clerks, Chasing Amy, Sin City, Anchorman and now tonight I am watching Princess Brides.....soon Hook and Back to the Future (which I'm fairly confident I've seen parts of it but *sigh* doesn't count), Matrix, etc....oh joy so boys and girls enjoy your night, and continue to be jealous of mine :)

"As you wish"...

Trial Run

So it's day one, technically day four (going strong since Thursday). What is??!, you ask... Ahh that would be Mark and Jen's trial run. Now many of you know Mark and I (ROCK) and spend about 80% of the time together anyways-minus work, Monday and Wednesday nights...but NOT THIS WEEK!!!

Luckily with a season ending "The City" and Mark being on vacation this week, it worked out. So basically we'll be living together for 7 days (10 if you count since Thursday). So far so good (neither one of us are worried-in fact I was flattered at how excited Mark has been for this but yea)...I'll be honest I miss my hour and a half pasta eating drama dissing (and now wedding planning updates!!)Monday night with the gals but there will plenty of days for that!!!

So evening one....Mr. Xsport only got 2.5 miles and then some elliptical out of me-spin in the morning kicked my butt, or maybe I was just uber excited to get "home"...either way arriving home to an adorable boy named Mark, and Lilies!!! So cute he is! (his reasoning for them-"I'm cooking up brats tomorrow for lunch so umm it'll smell" awww thanks sweetheart! ;) Either way I choose a "lighter" Chicken Parmesan for dinner, so we dined over some oh so romantic Kenny Fucking Powers, and talked about the days activities. We continued on to "Say Yes to the Dress". And when I say "WE" I mean:
ME: almost tearing up as bride "Jessica" finds the perfect dress with Mom and bridesmaids nodding in approval....
MARK: back at his computer with his Sony muffs on and podcasts a streaming....

ohhhhh life if grand. And now I'm learning what others do on Monday nights...a thing called 24. Jen met Jack Bauer, Jack-Jen. (where are those muffs!?) Ok bed soon..which will be the best thing ever of this whole trial run.....every night and every day next to him. How ever did I get so lucky?

Enjoy-More to come!!!!!

Mr. Motivator

We are all in need of it once in a while (twss). Gotta give this guy props, job well done.

Motivational Posters.

Or try the slideshow version.

Funnnnnnny.

Me Bake??

Adapted from one of my faves- Baking Bites.

I totally could have been more than one choice for each of these but still...interesting at say the least.

What's Your Baking Personality?

Cornell University researchers studied nearly 800 family cooks and determined five distinct types of cooking personalities, types which supposedly influence the types of dishes that you make and what your “food biases” are. The study was done mostly to show that what we think we’re eating - healthy, tasty home-cooked meals - isn’t necessarily what we’re putting on the table because homemade doesn’t necessarily mean health food (although it certainly can).

1) When I bake, I typically:

a) Opt for one of a handful of very familiar recipes that I make all the time.
b) Pick a recipe and follow it step-by-step.
c) Tweak the ingredients of a recipe to cut down on fat or sugar.
d) Go all out and create impressive, professional-looking delicacies.
e) Rarely use recipes as written and like to experiment with ingredients and flavors.

2) Some of my favorite ingredients are:

a) Chocolate, butter and vanilla.
b) Flour, eggs and sugar.
c) Applesauce and brown sugar.
d) Scratch puff pastry and browned butter.
e) Herbs and edible flowers.

3) In my free time I like to:

a) Visit with friends and family with baked goods in tow.
b) Organize the house and clean the kitchen.
c) Exercise or take a fitness class to burn off those extra cookies.
d) Read cookbooks or take cooking classes.
e) Watch cooking shows and read food blogs to stay ahead of the food trends.

4) My favorite things to bake are:

a) Classics, like chocolate chips cookies and brownies.
b) Cakes, because there is a lot of variety in the flavors, but the technique is always similar.
c) Recipes that include whole grains, or cut down on the added fat.
d) Breads, where I can try to achieve the perfect crumbs.
e) Ethnic sweets and desserts from other countries.

5) Other people describe me as:

a) Really friendly. (and extremely awesome)
b) Diligent and methodical.
c) Health conscious.
d) Intense and passionate.
e) Curious or innovative.

Which letter did you choose most often? Don’t worry about overlap - most of us fall into more than one category, and the quiz is just for fun. Here’s what your answers say about your baking style:

a) Giving: Friendly, well-liked and enthusiastic, giving bakers seldom experiment, love baking and like to serve tried-and-true family favorites that they know are crowd pleasers, rather than risk experimenting with the unknown.

b) Methodical: Talented bakers who rely heavily on recipes because baking is considered to be a science for a reason! They know that they’ll get the results they want that way. And usually, their creations look just like the picture in the cookbook.

c) Healthy: Healthy bakers love to be in the kitchen, but worry about the side effects of eating too many treats. They experiment with alternative ingredients to cut down on the “unhealthy” parts of recipes, usually white flours, sugars, eggs and fats. Health comes first, even if it means making a few compromises with taste and texture.

d) Competitive: Pros do it, so there is no reason that the competitive bakers shouldn’t be able to do it, too. Competitive bakers have dominant personalities, are perfectionists who are always trying to improve their own skills, and love to impress their guests.

e) Innovative: Creative and trend-setting, innovative bakers seldom use recipes and like to experiment with ingredients, cuisine styles and methods.

So there ya go, "giving"...not surprised, like I've said before making others happy makes me happy, so I guess now it also keeps their bellies full! :)...I probably should aim for more healthiness but eh...enjoy!

Cause you care.

Sooo I joined Xsport Fitness this week, and LOVE IT! Never thought I would go "corporate" as I call these types of gyms, but stranger things have happened. This is also the first time I have purchased a membership to any type of gym, the perks of teaching Spin is the free membership, so I now belong to 4 gyms, all for 39 bucks a month! :) So anyways I'm quite happy with my new purchase, afterall this place is right down the block from Mark's current place, within the area we are looking to buy come later this year AND it's open 24/7!! Sweet jesus! Sad to say I know there will be many a nights were I'd rather go workout then go out so now I can!!!!
Speaking of those nights, tonight will be one of those. As some of you know (many probably not), Battlestar Galactica is airing for the last time ever this evening for 2 HOURS! Oh holy hell, never seen the show, don't want to and don't plan to. So Mark and the boys will be watching that (along with many a basketball games) and you better believe I'll be living it up and sweating it off with my new love affair, Mr. Xsport. So if you haven't heard from me in a while check State and 8th. Later kids, and smile it's the first day of spring, hmmm I should go buy some tulips.

'bout time

So I told myself March 1st I would get back into running...and well it's March 16th and I've been twice. Fail. I can climb 104 flights of stairs, spin for hours, 48 push ups, but running I flat out suck at. But I'm to the point where I don't want to suck anymore at it. I have the mother day's 5k in May so might as well get a move on. I read this real simple (for Nike) advertisement this morning in a magazine and well yeah I really think it was code for "Jen get off your ass", job well done Nike. So here goes it really applies to anything you put off or need motivation for. Mine is for running....

"If you think you'll have more time (to run) tomorrow, remember you said that yesterday"

What's yours for......

Martha Crocker

Yes it's true, I am becoming a combination of them..Betty Crocker and Martha Stewart, and I'm ok with that. So here goes..my very very good friend Janeen got engaged Sunday night and I couldn't be happier for both her and Nick, it's been a long time coming (cough, cough), but then again isn't always for the girl!? ;) So Hooray...I am not committing to anything next summer until this is locked down, yes I love weddings, as long as it's not mine, that one I'll probably despise.

ANYWAYS...if you don't know already you will now-as Mondays go I have an elite group of girls over, cook pasta of some sort and recently now a dessert or two and we watch a half hour of pure drama filled (100% real life ;)) MTVness, aka "The City", and when not in it's off-season "The Hills". So what better night then to have a mini celebration for the newest bride to be!!! So first things first, a small trinket of congratulatory measures...I really wanted to get her a "ring holder" so I stopped off at a small little 'miscellaneous store' as I call them by my work, they have the cutest, randomest stuff...but no ring holder. Shucks. On to my newest obsession/find Swoozies. Check them out here-http://swoozies.com/ You can see why a girl such as me might like this place. Anyways..I ended up with a cute "bride notepad"...love the ribbon on it

Now onto the baking part, or so I thought...I wanted to make a cake, which low and behold I NEVER HAVE-shocking I know...unless you count the easy bake oven and 15 years ago...so yeah that was my mission, next stop the infamous Dollar Store for hopefully a HUGE cheesy dress up style ring for the cake topper..no luck, however I did make my favorite purchase of the night...a garter, but not to be used as a garter should but for the wrapping of the note pad! I had Tiffany blue wrapping paper at home so BAM-instant ribbon!!!






I was so impressed with my idea I called my mom instantly (yes,the master of this "Martha Crocker" biznessssss, and who I idolize the most)-SCORE, she loved the idea! You would have thought I was pregnant by the glow on my face for the next 90 mins. Ok so I left with no cheesy cake topper...OHHH whats a girl to do...mmmm can't make a cake with a ring topper, well just make a cake shaped into a ring! Genius I tell ya, pure genius. So I cooked two 8 inch cakes (thankfully-for some reason I just thought "oh I'll just cut out the middle of the one cake and cut that up into the diamond"-yeeeeea not so much), all in all I'm giving my self a 6 out of 10 on the cake scale. I was a little upset with the uneveness of the ring it self (they do speak the truth when they say cool cake completely) as well as with the frosting, I couldn't figure out how to do the diamond part...





I could have easily dyed some frosting pink or yellow but I knew she didn't have a pink or yellow diamond and I'm all about exact representation, or I was...I used a huge amount of sprinkles. :) YUM, or at least it looked yummy and was told it was. Damn lent. But I'm pretty happy with it, being my first cake attempt, and the most important thing is Janeen absolutely loved it!!! Which makes this all worth wild, and of course a reason to blog! :)


Congrats Jan-love you!

Wii.

ha ha...oh boys you sickos you.

I'm a hero!

And you can become one too!!!

http://www.cpbintegrated.com/theherofactory/

Sick.

I am sick, so is Mark. It is not fun. So weak, my eyes burn, my throat is on fire, my nose is running better than I do, Nyquil is my only friend right now. Going to try hot tea today, I luckily haven't thrown up as of yet which I'm ok with. Word to the wise stay away from me, and/or Mark. I don't want you to go through what we are, we'll take one for the team...thank us later. Brrrr...so chilly. :(