what kind of hiccups you ask?
well.........after a beautiful and lovely dinner of grilled pizzas (vegan and non vegan)...we decided to go for a walk, to rent movies...(john's brother stayed behind and hung out with us as well...THANKFULLY!) as we were about to leave, he mentioned grabbing the keys, and i reassured him that they were in my purse...well, they weren't...so he shut the door and as he was shutting the door, i realized my mistake and tried to stop him...didn't work...we were locked out...we (john's brother) ended up having to kick in the inside garage door, needless to say the door is busted and glass shattered everywhere...fun times...i felt like POO!
once the mess was all cleaned up...and the door was secure, we finally went on our walk...and a few funny things happened...i got hit on by this random dude asking for change...ha! on our way to blockbuster, we passed a strip joint (joys of living in the city, ha!) my girl and i were invited in...and we were like, "umm thanks but noooo"...and ran away giggling like 3 year olds...i also got carded THREE times during the weekend(which is amazing because i am 34)...we were able to rent five movies, but, sadly we didn't get a chance to watch them friday night, my dvd player broke down...bought a new one saturday, brought it home, and discovered that it was a lemon...AND i lost the receipt! thankfully it all ends well, and i was able to get a new one because technology today is just so wonderful...they were able to find my receipt on the computer and i was able to bring home a working dvd player...we managed to watch one movie yesterday afternoon (leap year, really cute, and i love irish men, don't tell john)...and yesterday evening i watched another movie (valentine's day, super cute movie)...
we made an amazing sangria...so beautiful and fresh...it tasted like summer...
summery sangria
(i didn't have a pitcher on hand, so we used a glass bowl)
1 bottle vegan organic white wine
1 organic mango juice box
1 cup mineral water (carbonated)
1 bag of organic frozen berries (black raspberries, blackberries and blueberries)
1 1/2 cups of sliced strawberries
ice (optional)
mix all ingredients together and enjoy...
vegan grilled pizza
i didn't have time to make my own dough, so i bought it already made...i made two pizzas, one with basil spinach pesto (basil, spinach, olive oil, walnuts, garlic and salt), topped with mushrooms, artichoke hearts, green olives and spinach...and a second pizza with the same toppings and my very own homemade sauce with plenty of basil and garlic...yum!
and of course jackson had a beautiful weekend as well...i don't even think he noticed that his papa was missing...we went to visit the vet, and jackson is down another two pounds...so he has four more to go...
i thought i would devote a short little section of each blog post to things i am grateful for...it's so easy to focus on every little negative thing that happens in ones' life...but it's so much better for the soul to focus on all the good...
my very best friend...
my little goofball...
my girls...
sweet raw vegan treats...
vegan and raw vegan foods...(so bright and colourful)...
summer days at the cottage...
hope you all have a beautiful monday...and for all my american bloggies...hope you are enjoying your three day weekend, totally envious of you!!!
my man is home...i missed him SO much...have a great night my ladies...i'm off to watch dear john...
<3
oh my goodness, you had some crazy moments lady! (wow...i haven't gotten carded since i was 25!) glad it ended well and you enjoyed your visit. you can never have a bad time eating grilled veggie pizza with sangria! the next day morning is another story...=)
ReplyDeletei am grateful for you. you are a shining beam of light nelly girl. just look at that gorgeous picture of you - your smile is so bright and contagious!
awww to the pic of baby jackson!!! i just want to get my hands into those big floppy ears! someday, right?=)
xoxoxo
Sounds like you had an interesting yet fun weekend!
ReplyDeleteI want to see Valentine's day movie, glad to hear you liked it!
Jackson is adorable ; )
sorry you got locked out. that sucks.
ReplyDeletejackson has such a great smile. what a dog.
i want to make that sangria with kombucha instead!
those are some crazy stories!!!
ReplyDeletea lockout and a kick in
being carded
invited into a strip club ( i would have definitely gone in :))
girl. wow.
you've had more action in your weekend than i have in ages!
Have a super week hon! and you're 34. You defi look far younger :) must be all that FUN you're having that's keeping you young!
xo
Adventure! Glad everything turned out ok, and hope it doesn't take too much to fix the door you had to kick in. Your pizzas look super yummy. I love making home-made vegan pizzas, but haven't tried it on the grill yet.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great time (even with all the hicups!). Looks like we both had pizza brain this weekend! :) love the pics, you look great, and your pup is such a doll!
ReplyDeleteSummer days at the cottage sounds wonderful with raw desserts...awesome time!
ReplyDeleteHey Nelly dear! What a crazy weekend! That sucks that you locked yourselves out...but I'm glad that you got it all worked out.
ReplyDeleteI love your sangria..ohh that stuff is like summer in a bowl...yum!
Pizza..yum! I need to start making my own..they look so delish.
I love hearing about the things that you are grateful for:)
your pooch is soo cute!
Oh the cottage..divine! Is that in Muskoka, perhaps?
Dunno how I missed this post but I love it!!!! Wow, definite reasons to be grateful girlie! Thanks for sharing this!
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It's been awhile since I've been carded but then again, haven't been anywhere or bought anything in awhile I needed to get carded for. ;) I remember back in my younger days I never got carded before 21 but after, I did. weird. Nice work on getting locked out and the busted dvd player - hee hee, glad it all worked out though. Fun pics and fun/crazy/memorable weekend!
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