Insta Friday

Linking up with

Life Rearranged

for Insta Friday 

Week via Instagram

1.  3 grad parties this weekend

2.  TGIF

3.  Taco Tuesday - Fish

4.  Red/White/Blue flowers in yard

5. and 6. Memorial Day

7.  Left over steak made a yummy salad

8.  My honey and I celebrating my #50

9.  My birthday outfit 

Happy Weekend Sweet Friends! 

xo

Something To Think About

So I turned 50 on Saturday

Not "new news" to anyone

As I've been celebrating for a month or so

posting 100 pics

eating way too much food

partying like a rock star

(well not really but it sounds good)

but last night I woke up in the middle of the night

could not sleep

thinking that maybe everyone thinks 

that I'm a bragger

that I post too many pictures

that no one really cares what I make for dinner

Or what herbs or flower are in my garden

So, I've been up since 5:00 a.m.

on Memorial Day

a day to sleep in

my mind feels heavy

or maybe it's just middle age 

or maybe it's last night dinner sitting in my stomach :)

I love instagram

I love love love taking pictures

I love all my blogger friends

I don't have many real life friends that blog

I sometimes wonder if they think all I do is brag

I don't have a huge fancy house

It's a home I've decorated and I love

I weigh more than I should 

My kids are not perfect

My husband pretty much is :)

We live a good life but it's far from perfect

I love getting ideas from other bloggers

faith, fashion, decor, food

but I wonder if you are not a blogger 

do you get it?

I read a post from a blogger I follow

a favorite who I miss on IG

she decided to "unplug" .....

something to think about 

Maybe I should be spending more time

with my devotions 

Maybe my energy is not in the right place?

Jesus calling said today

"Seek me first"

"Put me on in the morning, just like you do your clothes"

Do I do that?

Sure, I read my devotion every morning

but do I get just as excited to read it as I 

do to check last night's IG pics ?

Just a lot to think and pray about.

Happy Memorial Day Friends.

xo 

Birthday Dinner #50

Cara Box

Okay, this was a cool idea!

My sweet friend Jodi from 

My Life On Cedar Street

told me about it!

I had the best time with it.

This is the website where you can sign up and all the fun details.

Cara Box Exchange

Here is the box I just received from a sweet sweet lady

Anne Marie

Royal Sparkles

She included an anniversary and birthday card which are both this month.

She also included a little letter explaining each item.

The only thing not showing is the Duck Dynasty Mug - 

(it's to the right of the little letter)

She was a complete doll and I LOVED the box.

I'm signing up to do it again next month!

Birthday Week #50

It's my birthday week.

The BIG 5-0

The celebration started in March with my Chili girlfriends - met in Winter Park for their annual art festival

Friday I had a massage and pedi at the spa with one of my BFF's - much needed

Sunday my favorite cousin and I who also just turned 50 partied like Rock Stars

Jackie and I grew up together

never in the same state

but spent summers together

She has been battling cancer for over a year

she is a fighter

and a believer

Please keep her in your prayers

This coming weekend will be a celebration with my immediate family - love them so much

God is so good and I'm so blessed! 

Taco Tuesday - Greek Style

Taco Tuesday - Greek Style 

1 package of lean ground turkey

Greek seasoning

Greek sour cream spread 

Green Olives

Black Olives

Tomatoes

Feta Cheese 

Lettuce

Sweet Red Peppers 

I scrambled the turkey in a frying pan

It produced NO fat at all.

Added a little water and the Greek seasoning and feta cheese

Cut up all the other ingredients 

Served with warm tortillas

They were great!

Probably my favorite Taco Tuesday yet!

Italian Inspired

Found these images on Pinterest

Inspired me to give it a try

Purchased everything I needed at Publix

Going to give it a try tomorrow night!

Tonight is Taco Tuesday 

This week on the Menu is 

Greek Tacos

Stay tuned.......

Happy 22

Saturday we celebrated our 

22nd wedding anniversary

A full day celebration

Started at our favorite place

Mazzaro's Italian Market

for brunch

Then headed downtown St. Pete

Walked around, shopped a little

Had snacks and drinks at the Pier

Headed back to the Tampa area

drove around Bayshore 

Dinner in South Tampa

(NOTHING to brag about ) 

Over to Channelside for dessert

(SOMETHING to brag about)

LeMouton Noir

Chocolate Croissants

(and no that was NOT on Weight Watchers)

Ended the night at Barnes and Noble

Fun, fun day!

I am totally blessed by my sweet sweet husband

He is a wonderful husband, great father, Man of God 

and I am so blessed he is mine. 

yes, we did get a parking ticket - lol 

17

She was tiny

She was beautiful

She was fierce

She still is

My sweet Savannah girl

Happy Happy 17th Birthday

May God bless you with an amazing year ahead.

Dad, Robert and I love you very much

So proud of your dedication to your grades this year

It certainly paid off

Job well done

First Birthday - All ruffles and bows! 

Her best buddy Bella - she's never too far from her side.

Sav and Bella on Easter

My beautiful princess

Happy Birthday Sav 

xo

Trying to keep Weight Watchers tasty

In an effort to keep weight watchers tasty,

I tweaked an old recipe that was totally 

not weight watchers

1 small package turkey sausage

1/2 box of bow tie pasta

1 can crushed tomatoes

1 can low sodium corn

1 can black beans (drained and rinsed)

1 can low sodium chicken broth 

salt, pepper, red pepper, garlic

I boiled the pasta - drained most of the water

add all other ingredients

Bake the turkey sausage in the oven - I removed the casing from the links and cut into small pieces before baking - when it finished baking I rinsed under water to remove all possible fat.

Add the sausage to the soup and simmer

 for about 30 minutes 

after it all simmered together I added 1/2 container (small) of fat free sour cream - it will melt immediately and thicken the soup. 

If I figured right, there are 8 weight watchers points in a cup - add a toss salad and I was full !

Hope you like it as much as I did.

Bread and Wine after a long week!

This has been a very long week

Last night was my first night at home with nothing to do

Well, except cook dinner for the family

Luckily I did that in the crock pot

Made some white rice to go with it 

and ta da - dinner complete

Hurried in my PJ's and headed to my bed

Coffee and this book

was just what I needed

to top the night off 

it rained the entire night

perfect!

 This is a great book

not so much about the recipes

(however they are good too)

but just good for the soul

I love cooking and serving people

I love hosting parties

and all that goes along with it

I love after we all eat together,

sitting around my table and talking 

and enjoying each other 

I haven't tried my new bread maker yet

 but I'm thinking tonight I will

It's still raining like crazy 

but I'm not complaining one bit

happy weekend blogger friends