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Five on Friday

This has been a pretty short week for me at school.  Yesterday and today, I’ve got a workshop at Athen State University for the Leader in Me.  Yesterday we did 2 school tours (which were really cute because they were in elementary schools and I’m not used to seeing little people!), and today we’ve got break-out sessions.

1. My hairdresser told me about this new app called Houzz.  Umm….I AM OBSESSED!! It’s like Pinterest but only for houses.  And the best part is that you get to create filters.  So yesterday while I was on the charter bus heading back to Athens State from the last school visit, I pulled out my phone and decided to play around with the app.  I chose to look at dining rooms and then filtered the style to traditional.  I am loving getting inspiration for color palates and light fixtures–just everything!  It’s free so check it out!  

2. Right after Christmas, Anthropologie had a sale on their sale items.  I had gotten an Anthro gift card for Christmas from my awesome in-laws and decided to get these pants.  (They are on sale now!!!) They are a crazy print, but they are so so comfortable and warm!!  I pair them with a merlot-colored tunic from Anthro, a gray vest from Banana Republic, and my very favorite booties!
This was taken on the bus ride yesterday to my first school visit.  I needed some almonds to give me sustenance 🙂

3. Last weekend I went with Mom to Huntsville to go with her while she went shopping.  As we were walking through the shoe department in Belk, I came across these sandals.  I want to get these for this spring/summer!  Look at how different they are!  I could see myself wearing these with summery dresses and crop pants!  That counts them as a need, right?

4. My hometown has a celebrity make an appearance every once in a while 🙂  “Michael Jackson” randomly shows up in shopping center parking lots (Kroger or CVS to be exact) and blares “his” music from his van and dances like MJ.  I saw him earlier this week while I was stopped at a light.  Does your hometown have anything crazy like this happen?
Not the best picture, but I had to snap it before the light turned green!

5. Dustin and I are starting to really look into our summer vacation.  He’s already taken off for work, so we know what dates we’re going on vacation.  Now we just have to choose the destination!!  We have decided to do two vacations this year–the beach this summer and Washington, DC this fall.  My best friend and I spontaneously took a vacation to DC together about three years ago and Dustin has only spent about three hours in DC.  But our problem is trying to decide which beach we want to visit.  We love Alabama beaches but are thinking we might want to branch out.  I checked out the beaches on 30A but aren’t willing to spend $300 a night on a rental since we’re also going to have to do a hotel and plane tickets for our vacation this fall.  Any suggestions for a beautiful beach?  If all fails, we’ll do Orange Beach or Gulf Shores….just thought we might find something different!

Five on Friday

Ahhh, Friday 🙂

Here are my five randoms for the week!

1. I need to lose a few pounds….ugh.  So I’ve been trying to brainstorm a few new but healthy ways to lose those extra pounds.  I’ve been seeing lots of smote Pinterest recipes that look good, so I wonder how filling they are.  I’ve been researching the different blender/smoothie makers trying to decide if I want one.  Nutribullet or Ninja???  Or just a regular blender?  If you have one, what do you think?

2. Remember when I blogged about the Peloton app?  I’ve got my sister hooked on it!  Our gym has two spinning bikes side by side, so we will pick the class we want to do and start it at the same time.  It’s like we’re doing the class together which makes it more fun. And we love to look over at each other and make an “I’m dying” face!

3. If any of you have Netflix, you need to check out this show called The Paradise.  It’s a BBC show about the first department store (in London, maybe??).  It has been fascinating to watch!  I watched the entire first season (all 8 episodes) before I got married, and I got an email from Netflix earlier this week letting me know that season 2 had been released–and there’s 16 episodes!!!  Ahhh!!!  I love it!  It’s a very clean show, too!

4. Monday night I cooked a really awesome supper.  I blogged the recipe here.  It was easy and Dustin couldn’t get enough of it!

5. HUNTING SEASON IS ALMOST OVER!!!!!!  Do I seem a little excited?  I have loved the fact that Dustin has been able to enjoy his hobby this year, but I’ve missed him every time he’s been gone to his hunting land.  I’ll be glad to have him back for a while!

He was trying to explain mortgages to me for the millionth time.  I was trying to watch The Bachelor.  Which one could I summarize to you today?? 🙂

A Healthy Chicken Pesto Stuffed Peppers

Monday night after a crazy, busy day, I made what I think is a yummy, healthy supper!  It really was easy to make and perfect when you’re in a time crunch.  You get part of it started in the crockpot in the morning, and then you finish it that evening!  Easy!


Crockpot Part:
2 chicken breasts (mine were frozen)
enough water to cover chicken

Put chicken breasts in the crockpot and pour in enough water to cover the chicken.  Cook on low for 8-9 hours.  Take out chicken when cooked and shred with tongs.

Chicken Pesto Stuffed Peppers:

2 bell peppers
cooked chicken breasts (see above)
1 cup pesto
1 cup panko crumbs
1 box frozen spinach (thawed, drained)
2 cups mozzarella cheese (divided)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

1. Cut bell peppers in half length-wise.  Take out the seeds and lay flat in an 8×8.  Drizzle with olive oil.  Cook in the oven for 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, combine chicken, spinach, pesto (with oil from jar), panko, and 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
3. Spoon lots of the mixture onto the bell pepper halves that are still in the 8×8.  You will really load these peppers high!
4. Sprinkle the tops of the peppers with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
5. Bake for 15 minutes and enjoy!!!

I almost made a side for this but decided against it and I’m glad I did.  These peppers were so filling by themselves, so it really is a quick-fix supper.  Hope y’all love them as much as we did!