pink nostalgia

how to: grill J's favorite broccoli

Ready??

2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp bourbon

That's it.

Add the ingredients to a quart or gallon-size Ziplock bag.  Smoosh it around a bit to mix it together.  Wash and chop one head of broccoli and throw it in the bag.  I cut the bigger florets into pieces so that they grill better.

Marinate them in the fridge for as long as you have time for but at least a few hours.  I like mine to hang out overnight + all day (about 24 hours).  Turn the bag over when you come home for lunch the next day.

Grill over indirect heat at about 350 degrees in a grill basket, stirring once or twice, until they're a little past bright green and you have a few char marks (about 20 minutes total).

J recommends that you eat it as soon as it comes off of the grill.  And the two younger Wells boys will each try one piece.  : )

a few things lists

the few things I bought from iTunes:
1. Taylor Swift's Shake It Off
2. ZZ Ward's 365 Days
3. Max's Mug Shot

a few things to scrap:
1. E's football season
2. the 100 happy days mini...but I lost the first 20 days. Aaaarg.
3. Christmas 2013 album

a few things that happened:
1. After a few days of singing the chorus of Shake It Off around the house, J said, "You're still singing that?"  Uhhhh, yeah!  I said, "Babe!  Her album doesn't come out for two months, so...I'm going to be singing 'Shake it off!' until then..."  He said, "Well, yeah, and that's fine, but could you at least learn the rest of the song??"

2. We did a little back-to-school shopping at Old Navy last week.  Ethen was done trying on two pair of jeans when I got to the dressing room.  He showed me his 30x32s and 32x30s, depending on his mood.  Hmmm.  But I just said, "Alright."  Then he hopped up off the bench and said, "Well, let me try them on again."  He showed me both pair and got the in-between size I suggested.  I told J about that later and said, "I think he tried them back on just so he could get my input."  J looked at me like I was a fry short of a Happy Meal and said, "Yeah.  He loves you."  Sigh!

3. I have a new coworker friend.  She makes beelines to my desk like Angie did at my old job.  Yesterday, my new friend tells me these outlandish stories about how her family takes annual trips to their family plot at the cemetary and that her parents used to take her and her siblings to play games at the local cemetaries.  I said, "Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up.  No.  Shut.  Up.  You are lying.  Shut up, shut up."  She said, "No!  I thought it was normal!"  Then she sent me proof (bah ha ha haaaa ha ha haaaaaa!):

 

a few fun things on the short list:
1. a fancy dinner with J
2. a Baylor football game (new stadium!!)
3. Torchy's Tacos with Y

a few things I'm watching:
1. Grey's Anatomy.  I'm rewatching parts of it because I got a coworker into it.  We're at the end of Season 8.  She doesn't know about the plane crash!!
2. Naked and Afraid
3. Bar Rescue.  Those people are hot messes! 

a few things we introduced the boys to over the summer:
1. Freebirds
2. water skiing
3. Chuy's

a few things I'm crushing on:
1. Pop-Abilities white chocolate toffee popcorn
2. Maggie Holmes's Open Book line
3. Taylor's new video.  Shake it off!  Shake it o-o-off!!  Ha!!

a few things to blog:
1. yes, and
2. how to: grilled broccoli
3. counting stars 

a few things I'm prepping for:
1. 5K next weekend
2. Certified Payroll Professional exam next month
3. new car next year

a few things from iPhoto:

the little voice at the pool

On Labor Day, J and I left the house at the same time to go our separate ways - he was going to pick up the boys for the week, and I was going to the pool.  I would've loved to take the boys to the pool, but last week Alex bailed on me, so we agreed that we'd meet back up in a few hours.

We balance each other out in that way - he encourages me to do what I want to do without feeling obligated to him, and I assure him that outings and get-togethers are more meaningful when he's there.

So fast-forward 45 minutes.  I'm on my stomach reading a great new book (Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich), when I hear a little voice call out, "Hey, Angela!"

There at the gate were two of my favorite Wells boys waiting for me to buzz them in.  : )

It was very sweet when Alex's little voice said, "Hey, Angela, get in with us!"  These are the requests that boys'-dad's-girlfriends live for.

If you think Alex's running man jump is good, you should see his cowboy.  : )