Janae Bachelorette

My friend Janae is getting married June 9th, so this past weekend some of us girls headed to KC to celebrate with her. We stayed down by plaza and did some shopping and ate yummy food! For her bachelorette night we went to Howl at the Moon (Piano Bar) and had some fun. Here's some pictures from my phone


                    Get ready for some yummy food pictures!

                        Melting Pot was amazing!!!

                               Mmmm....brunch at Cheesecake Factory

                                   WPS!!!!

We had a little lingerie shower and some snacks before going out Saturday night.

     Janae was excited about her gift = ) Always gotta get a gag gift

                              ~Pretty bride to be~

                   I don't like sushi AT ALL- but it's so pretty!

                         I love dumplings though = )

The piano bar was really fun, and they had some great musicians playing the fiddle, drums, keyboard and piano

Everyone have a great week

~Kara~

Complete randomness

This post is just like the title- RANDOM!!

My mom came into town this past weekend and we hit up the Bentonville Farmer's Market saturday morning just to get CREPES!! Yes that's right- I love crepes and more people need to start making them  = ) If you live around Bville area check out Crepes by Paulette- he has a website and facebook page too but he's open 3 days a week and I'll be making more trips to him now. They were amazing!

Left crepe- mine= strawberry & nutella; right crepe- pecan pie

I'm an awful mom to Nala and don't buy her many toys. For one because she destroys EVERYTHING! She's so rough with toys even the big ones that say indestructible! Yeah right not to Nala. Well my mom always buys her toys, because yes she loves them! We were at Kohl's and they had big stuff animals for cheap so Nala got one! Well Nala loves it and she's had it since Saturday and it's still in 1 PIECE! That's record for her!!! My mom thinks that she hasn't torn it to shreds since there's not a squeaker in it.

I hope all my friends had a great mother's day. My mom got me a mother's day gift b/c I am a mom to my nala girl. Someone guess what it is?

Any guesses?? Yeah I didn't think so- My very own HOT DOG STEAMER!!! Now you can die laughing = ) Yes I love hot dogs- however I've converted to turkey dogs (turkey everything really unless I'm eating a steak). I don't know where she saw it but it had great reviews so she bought us both one. I used it tonight and I LOVE IT! So much better than cooking it in the microwave. It's pretty funny because when it's done steaming the hot dogs it barks! Nala was freaking out and didn't understand. I think my mom got it off Amazon just in case anyone would want one = ) 

Some co-workers are leaving very soon to go to Ukraine to try to build better relationships with an Orphanage. We went to this Orphanage last year but only for a day. They are in desperate need for guidance and prayer. Please think about them and pray for safety and to be able to build a great relationship with everyone there and the caregivers are open to different therapy activities to help the kids there. 

We're also having our Golf Tournament again on Saturday June 16 at Stonebridge Golf Course. If you would like to help, donate or play golf go to http://birdeasepro.com/TEAMworks. 

Have a great week

~Kara~

A year already?!?!?

Andrew and I celebrated our 1-year anniversary on April 23rd. It doesn't seem like it's been a year already but yet seems longer at the same (it's that's possible to understand). It's been a wonderful year and I can't imagine having a better husband. Looking forward to many more years with him.

We wanted to go on some kind of trip to celebrate the big 1 year. We thought about a cruise but since it was last minute we couldn't really find a cruise going to the countries we were interested visiting or that worked with our schedules. So we decided Savannah, I know random right. We have both heard how pretty it is so decided to go there. I looked up condos on vrbo.com and found a cute old house that people have remodeled and put apartments inside it.
We had a great time and Savannah is really pretty. The houses are old and gorgeous and loved the pretty parks.

                        Gators outside of The Crab Shack

                              Tybee Island Lighthouse

                          The famous fountain at Forsythe Park

                                  The camera hog

                        
  For my CrossFit people- awesome KB at CrossfitSavannah

                              Down at the Bay

                                I want this boat

Anniversary night about to dig into the cake! It was actually still pretty moist in the middle but too sweet for me, I had just had 1 bite

We made reservations to eat at The Old Pink House and it was delish!! (Thanks for telling me about it Lora)

  These buildings amazed me because so old but gorgeous and huge on the inside!

                       Andrew got pork tenderloin

                  
                           I got the chicken

       We were too full for dessert but our sweet waitress did this for us

The last night in Savannah we had to go to the best restaurant ever!!! Ms. Paul Dean's Lady & Sons- and we were miserable after leaving but so worth it!!!

       Yes that's my 1st plate and I went back for 2nds (just for sides) and had dessert!

This past Saturday I ran the 5k for Race for the Cure and raced for my friend Melanie. She's a strong friend that got diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 24- she was brave and inspiration to all and beat it like it was nothing!
       I thought this board was cool to write the name on the napkin for who you were supporting

Nala girl was very happy when Andrew and I got home!

It's starting to feel more and more like summer and the only thing I like about summer (b/c it's always too hot) is grilling out! I've been wanting to try these yummy beef filet pinwheels from the butcher in Walmart and they were pretty good. Bad thing is I thought maybe that was goat cheese but Andrew said it was bleu cheese. I'm not really a fan of bleu cheese but the taste wasn't so strong after they were grilled.

My vacation is over already and back to work tomorrow. I must admit I miss my kiddos.

Have a great week
~Kara~

Woody House Happenings

We'll start at Easter- Andrew had to work Easter so we didn't do much but I wanted to do something with him. So we went and grabbed brunch really quick at Tusk & Trotter. They have it buffet style and it was very yummy.

Andrew has been wanting a jeep for awhile but then gave up. Well he was at work driving around and saw this beauty at the Volkswagon Dealer in Rogers. He sent me a picture and I'm pretty sure it said "I'm in love"and then had a picture of the jeep ha! I told him he needed a new vehicle so if we could get a deal on it then get it! We traded in his truck and he brought it home and I LOVE IT! I've been trying to steal it from him but I don't think it's going to happen. But at least I can drive it when he's at work = )

There's a yummy little crepe trailor in downtown fayetteville right off Dickson St. (across from Waffle House). I was walking last Saturday and I saw the word crepe so of course had to stop and get one- AMAZING!! I just got plain nutella but loved every bit of it.

I've got a yummy new recipe for you all. It's called "Tomato Cream Chicken Sausage Pasta" but I couldn't find chicken sausage so used turkey breakfast sausage. It's super easy to make and doesn't take too terribly long. I got it from paleo.omg which has lots of yummy Paleo recipes. 

Tomato Cream Chicken Sausage “Pasta”

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 15 mins

Total time: 35 mins

Serves: 2-4

Ingredients

• 1 medium sized spaghetti squash
• 2 chicken sausages, diced
• 1/2 cup canned full fat coconut milk
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1 bundle of spinach, stems removed
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
• salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
2. Cut your spaghetti squash in half lengthwise and use a spoon to scrap out the excess seeds and threads.
3. Place cut side down on a baking sheet and cook for 20-25 minutes or until spaghetti squash “gives” when you poke at it.
4. Once your spaghetti squash is done cooking, take out of the oven to cool.
5. Heat up a large skillet under medium heat, add the coconut milk and tomato sauce and mix together. Let simmer for about 3-4 minutes.
6. Now add your diced chicken sausages and spices.
7. Let the chicken sausages simmer for a couple minutes, then add your spinach to the sauce and simmer for another 3-4 minutes or until chicken sausage is cooked through.
8. Then use a fork to thread your spaghetti squash and add directly to your chicken sausage sauce mixture.
9. Mix together then plate!
10. Consume!

I have always wanted to try spaghetti squash but always figured I'd mess it up somehow. It's actually quite simple if you follow the above directions and pretty tasty! It doesn't have much flavor when it's plain but taste good with the sauce and meat.

Brooke (janae's sister), Whit and I hosted Kirby and Janae's couples shower Saturday night. We went with a cookout and Hogs theme. It was a lot of fun and turned out great! We had tons of different dips for appetizers, cheeseburger sliders, hot dogs, baked beans, cole slaw, potato salad and cupcakes! 

                                                       The bride-to-be

Last but not least a picture of my sweet girl. She's banned from being inside by herself because she can't seem to stay off the couch! I've given her tons of chances but I came home and she was just sitting on it and would not get off- I was not happy at all! I came home last weekend and she's sleeping in the sun(which she loves) on the back porch.

Have a great week

~Kara~