ugh, its disturbing!

I need to lose some weight. I don't feel happy with myself and I have really low self esteem because I feel like I am bigger than everyone else. It really sucks. When I try to lose weight, I just end up gaining more. I dont know what to do. Also I stay dehydrated so I am constantly drinking and that doesnt help anything either. I know I need to drink more water and I am trying very hard to do that. I have been drinking a lot of water with the peach tea flavoring in it. Please give me suggestions, tips, recipes, anything to help me get this weight off.

Ugh this hair is awful!!!

I hate my new hair! Help me?

Lovely summer giveaway!!!

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Coming home party food recap

Also I thought I would let you all know what I fixxed for my brothers coming home party.



Here was my menu of finger foods:



Pineapple tidbits: If you have never heard of this,then you are missing out. You use one can chunked pineapple, or you can slice your own to make it skinnier, one can of spam diced in about the same size as the pinepple, and a block of mild cheddar cheese, diced also. Now you put the pineapple, spam, and cheese on a toothpic and there you have it. Pineapple tidbits, extremely yummy and great finger foods.



Meatballs: We used bags of already prepared meatballs, a bottle of ketchup, brown sugar, and a can of crushed pineapple along with juices. Cook in a slow cooker on high.



Little Smokies: We used barbeque sauce, a dash of lemon juice, and brown sugar.



Cherry colo brownies:




Brownie
1
box (1 lb 6.5 oz) Betty Crocker® Original Supreme brownie mix (with chocolate syrup pouch)
1/4
cup cherry cola carbonated beverage
1/3
cup vegetable oil
2
eggs
Frosting
1/2
cup butter or margarine, softened
3
tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
4
cups powdered sugar
1/3
cup cherry cola carbonated beverage
24
maraschino cherries, if desired

1.Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray or shortening.


2.In medium bowl, stir brownie mix, pouch of chocolate syrup, 1/4 cup cherry cola, oil and eggs until well blended. Spread in pan. Bake 28 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from sides of pan come out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
3.
In large bowl, beat frosting ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Spread evenly over brownies. For brownies, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Garnish each with cherry.



Pineapple cheese ball with ritz crackers:

Ingredients:
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper, or mixture of green and red bell pepper
3 tablespoons finely chopped green onion
2 teaspoons seasoned salt, or to taste
2 cups chopped pecans, divided
Preparation:Directions for pineapple cheese ball.Combine cream cheese, drained crushed pineapple, chopped bell pepper, chopped green onion, seasoned salt, and 1 cup chopped pecans. Chill in refrigerator until firm then shape into a ball. Just before serving roll pineapple cheese ball in remaining cup of pecans. Serve pineapple cheese ball with assorted crackers. Pineapple cheese ball makes about 3 cups of cheese spread.



Mini ham and cheese sandwiches



Chips and salsa

FMM time!!!

Shawn is hosting FMM this week. She wants to know about our Independence Day plans.







Her are the ques. and ANSWERS!!!

What are you doing on the 4th of July?

I am spending my weekend at my dads bestfriends lake house. My parents, my dads best friend, Wayne, his wife, and possibly their kids will be spending our weekend in the middle of the boon docks on the lake. I will definately be getting my work out because you have to hike up and down a really really steep hill to get to the water, but the place is amazing and I love going. We will be cooking out and I'm pretty sure there will be fireworks over the water. It will be lovely.

What is your favorite dish to bring to a BBQ?

My favorite dish to bring to a barbeque is probably baked beans. We use a can of pork and beans and add ketchup, mustard, worchestershire sauce, brown sugar, and onions. It is really yummy. I havent had any in a while and cant wait to get some. For a healthier choice, I love to get the broccoli cole slaw in the bag at the grocery store and prepare it just like regular slaw. It is extremely delicious. That might actually be another thing for me to fix while we are there.

Do you have any Independence Day traditions?

Growing up my dads side of the family and us used to all carry our campers to the lake or to carabelle beach and spend the week or two weeks at one of the places. We were always very close and everybody always met up around my granny's camper for lunch or supper. My granny was an excellent cook and who I take after. After my granny died, we pretty much got pushed to the side. My daddy began working all the time and my grandpa brought a place at the lake and soon after the rest of the kids did also. My dad doesnt have time to spend every weekend over there because he's always working, so we pretty much were not considered part of the family anymore. The place they stay at now is definately not the same. For the past few years we have spent our fourth of july with Mr. Wayne and Mrs. Elizabeth. They have pretty much over the years become my dads family and they treat us like we are family. I am looking forward to another great weekend at the lake with them.

Share your favorite 4th of July photo:

I dont actually have any pics on my computer from any of my fourth of July's, but here are some pics from my road of my brothers coming home party last weekend.

****This will be my last post pretty much before going private. I plan on either changing it tonight or tomorrow, so if you would like to stay a reader, please do let me know.*******

Going private!!!

Hey everybody,

I have decided to change my page to private. I hope to begin writing back on my blog again as soon as I get it changed. If you would like to keep reading my blog, please let me know and send me your emails so that I can send you an invite. Thanks for baring with me!

Finger food and appetizers!

Does anybody know any good finger food recipes or appetizer type recipes??? If so, please do share!!!

He's coming home!!

My brother is on the plane as we speak headed back into the states. Yay! He wont be home for long, but he will be home for about 6 weeks, unless the dates change again. He will make it to NC on Wednesday and he will be coming here to see his little girl and his other baby, the car, on Friday. I am planning on having him a Coming home party one day this weekend and I need some ideas. I had planned on putting the little flags down our road and driveway and seeing as how we live at a dead end and have a fence that everyone can see at the end of the road, I had planned on making a huge welcome home sign to go out there. Now I just needs ideas for food, inside and house decorations, and all that good stuff. Any suggestions are very much welcome!!!

His birthday was also a few weekends ago and we plan on throwing that little bit in there too.

MY life be like ooohhh ahhh..lol

I've realized that I have been MIA for quite a while now and it's time to come back to blogger land. lol. I graduated with a 4.0 and am so happy that I am moving on with my life and don't have to deal with that drama anymore. Who am I kidding? Most all of us are going to the same college right here in the same town so I will never officially be done with them, but I will not have my every move scrutinized by them anymore, thank goodness. As for the car, haha, it's still in the shop. Apparently when they put the transmission in the other day they did something wrong and will not let me have my car yet. They better get it fixxed right, I will not have another piece of junk. My brother is already asking when he can put his other racing engine in it..lord help me.

Okay, heres the topic I'm sure everyone is still interested in, yes, my man and me are still going strong. He makes me very happy, just wish my family would approve. I think my mom thinks i'm not still seeing him or something, not quite sure. She'll figure out one day I guess. I just wanted to let everyone know that it is still going great and he makes me very very happy!!!