Things I am Loving Today {3/30}

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I honestly want to write a great introduction for this post but words escape me. I'm essentially in left field picking daisies staring at the clouds. 

SO...

I am just going to share the recipe for the "Best Sandwich on Earth" and one of my favorite quotations from the film.

As for the quote? My heart melts when Adam Sandler's character John Clasky looks at Fleur,(upon suggesting that the last thing she would want to hear is someone complimenting on her looks) and says:

"They should name a gender after you. Looking at you doesn't do it. Staring is the only way that makes sense. And trying not to blink so you don't miss anything...

And all of that and you're you. 

It's just that you are so drop-dead crazy gorgeous. So much so that I'm actually considering looking at you again before we finish here."

Sigh.

 Every woman wants to be that BEAUTIFUL! The kind of beautiful that stops men in their tracks; that makes them question the ability to form a sentence... 

It was such a romantic scene in the movie and every time I watch it...I want to cry in pure delight...

 

It means that there is love out there! 

 

As for that AMAZING sandwich here is the recipe & how-to:

 (Courtesy of Thomas Keller)

 

What you need:

3-4 Slices of bacon

2 slices of Monterey Jack Cheese

2 slices of toasted rustic country loaf

1 tablespoon of mayo

4 tomato slices

2 leaves of butter lettuce

1 teaspoon of butter

1 egg

 

The Procedure:

 

1. Cook bacon until crisp

2. Place slices of cheese on one side of the toasted bread. Place in toaster oven to melt the cheese. 

3. Spread mayo on other side of sliced bread. Top with bacon, sliced tomato, and lettuce. 

4. On non-stick skillet, melt butter.

5. Fry egg, overeasy! You want a drippy yoke!

6. Slide finished egg on top of lettuce and top with other slice of bread, cheese side down.

{source: The Kitchn }

 

Just Be {Happy}

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50 Ways to Nurture Your Happiness.

{Strongly Encourage You to Read}

http://www.bellamumma.com/2012/03/50-ways-to-nuture-your-happiness.html

Do You Remember When...

Hello nostalgia ;)

Perhaps it was the music stylin' of the Red Hot Chili Peppers blaring from my Iphone,

that brought me back to a time period where I was utterly goofy, clumsy, and AWESOME:

The 90s...

The 90s, A lovely time period where all of the following things were considered AMAZING:

Lisa Frank Trapper Keepers and/or stickers

Polly Pocket

Madonna 

Clarissa Explains it All

Doodle Bear

Friendship bracelets

NSYNC vs. Backstreet boys 

(the battle still continues)

Slammers & Pogs 

Tenant Mutant Ninja Turtles

Handwritten Notes 

Kenan & Kel

(KEL LOVES ORANGE SODA!)

Spice Girls

Vanilla Ice

Ahh, how I miss those days! Seriously the list could go on forever.

Omg.

I almost forgot:

Full House

Trolls

TOPANGA....oh how could I forget Topanga. 

Boy Meets World

Girl Talk...

JELLIES! (clearly nuff' said.)

Happy Hour Readers: What do you MISS OR LOVE about the 90s?

And if you are interested in taking a further stroll down memory lane... 

Check out this amazing article:

175 Reasons Why Being A 90s Girl KNOCKED OUR JELLIES OFF! 

HERE

One Thing To Always Remember

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"It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer, it's what we say to ourselves about what happens."' 

-Pema Chodron 

"The longer I live the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me, is more important than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think or say or do. 

It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. 

It will make or break a company, a church, a home. 

The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people act in a certain way.  We cannot change the inevitable. 

The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. 

I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% is how I react to it. And so it is with you...

We are in charge of our attitudes. 

Author Unknown

Happy Hour Mixology: Strawberry Sangria

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Whenever I think of spring orsummer, I envision warm evenings, brightly colored skies, chilled white wine, and strawberries. 

So why not combine all them?

Strawberry Sangira

What you need:

1 bottle of dry white wine such as Pinot Grigio (one of my favorites) or Sauvignon Blanc

1/2 cup of strawberry schnapps

1/4 cup of sugar

2 cups of sliced fresh strawberries

Ice.

2 qt. pitcher

What you need to do:

1. Stir wine, schnapps, and sugar together until sugar is dissolved.

2. Add sliced strawberries.

3. Cover & chill for 1-4 hours

4. Serve over ice in wine glasses

5. Garnish with strawberries & Enjoy!

Xo -Kristina

How Do You Define Beauty

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"I want to grow old without facelifts...I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I've made"

-MarilynMonroe

Amen. A woman who believed in aging gracefully and beautifully,I may add. 

As I watched GMA this morning I had to ask myself: Why as a society, are we so concerned with beauty? And why are women going to the extreme to meet the standard?

(If you haven't already heard: woman are now getting fat injections in their hands to prevent them from looking old. It makes sense of course, after countless injections of Botox, fillers, and/or breast enhancement surgeries, you have to keep up with the process...)

The cost is even more astounding, upwards to $14,000. 

Really? $14,000 for fat injections to the hand?! 

I personally, found it UNattractive. 

  

I do however, find a person attractive when...

He/She speaks her mind.

(Regardless of the consequences)

An assertive woman, who knows what she wants and speaks her mind, is beautiful. Society at times, can paint the assertive woman as being a "Bitch", but there is nothing more attractive than the woman who can look another man/woman in the eye and stand behind what she believes. 

 

He/She puts a smile on her face despite the turmoil brewing beneath the surface.

At times, this can be really hard.  But there is beauty in strength...

He/She is confident.

 Confidence is attractive! It doesn't matter if you are black, white, purple, pink, tall, skinny, fat, short, oblong..

If you are confident and comfortable in your own skin...that is beautiful. 

He/She has a sense of humor.

Personality.

Chemistry

If someone can make me laugh I am automatically drawn to them.  

He/She has heart. 

or depth,

or radiant soul...

Happy Hour Readers: How do you define beauty?

 

Prince Charming

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She believed in dreams all right, but she also believed in doing something about them. 

When prince charming didn't come along, she went to the palace and got him. 

-Walt Disney, on Cinderella.