Sunday, January 15, 2012

Random projects and Taco Roll Ups

This first one is a craft that me and my friend Marlene found online when trying to find something to do with the thousands of playing cards we have left over at work from the fundraiser we did last year. Hopefully we can make some more projects soon cause we found a lot of them. We made these little gift boxes out of the cards. Now my mom has this box after I used it for one of her Christmas presents.
And my mom went on a shopping spree at Michael's and gave me projects to do: first one was this fall basket.

This was my first project from Pinterest. You get a little (disposable) bowl and fill it with water, then dump a few nail polish colors into it. Swirl them around with a toothpick and dip your fingers in.

It was interesting, but I wouldn't do it again cause it was a big mess. The paint gets all over your skin and took me a day to pick off.

My mom also got a Christmas basket and I made her this holiday arrangement.

And here is my first shot of the tree this year.

These are taco roll ups, also from Pinterest. Spread some refried beans on tortillas...

Top with seasoned ground beef, salsa and Mexican blend cheese.

Roll up and cover tightly with saran wrap. These were pretty good and it made a large amount of them...which means I got sick of eating them pretty quickly.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Quotes Vol. 25

"For what it's worth. It's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or teh worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again. " ~ The Curious Case of Bejamin Button

"You know, whenever anyone says something really funny and I laugh I always look around to see if you think it's funny too. Even when you are not there, so I look around." ~ Grey's Anatomy

"I think it's better to have someone, even if it hurts, even if it's the most painful thing you have to do, I think it's better to have someone." ~ Grey's Anatomy

"I'm still mad at you and I don't know if I trust you. I wanna trust you, but I don't know if I do. So I'm just gonna try, I'm gonna try and trust you. Because I believe that we can be extraordinary together rather than ordinary apart." ~ Grey's Anatomy

"So just live, make mistakes and have wonderful times, but never second guess who you are, where you have been and most importantly where it is that you are going." ~ Sex and the City

"I will not be the first one to speak. And if he never calls me again, I'll always think of him fondly. As an asshole." ~ Sex and the City

"Break up Rule Number One: Destroy all evidence where he looks sexy...and you look happy. We had taken the picture with a disposable camera, before I ever thought that our relationship could be disposable." ~ Sex and the City

"I don't want you to date other people. It may not be enough for you, but I'm trying here so I don't want you to date anybody but me. That's it. Except, I'm scared as hell to want you, but here I am wanting you anyway. And fear means I have something to lose, right? And I don't want to lose you." ~ Grey's Anatomy

"Don't wonder why people go crazy. Wonder why they don't. In face of what we can lose in a day, in an instant, wonder what the hell it is that makes us hold it together." ~ Grey's Anatomy

"Soul mate: two little words, one big concept. A belief that someone, somewhere, is holding the key to your heart." ~ Sex and the City

"Men were born to lie, and women were born to believe them." ~ Sex and the City

"And I'm worried...I, I'm afraid that he took away my ability to believe. And I hate him for that. Because I always believed before. And now I just feel...lost. And I am, I'm trying to put myself out there, but...I feel hopeless." ~ Sex and the City

"Who knows how long I've loved you, you know I love you still. Will I wait a lonely lifetime? If you want me to I will." ~ The Beatles

"Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh I believe in yesterday." ~ The Beatles

"Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend." ~ The Beatles

"What if Prince Charming had never shown up? Would Snow White have slept in that glass coffin forever? Or would she have eventually woke up, spit out the apple, gotten a job, a health-care package and a baby from her local neighborhood sperm bank. I couldn't help but wonder...inside every confident, driven, single woman, is there a delicate, fragile princess just waiting to be saved." ~ Sex and the City

"When it comes to relationships, how do we know when enough is enough?" ~ Sex and the City

"Did I ever really love him or was I addicted to the pain, the exquisite pain of wanting someone so unatainable?" ~ Sex and the City

"Of all these friends and lovers there is no one compares with you." ~ The Beatles

"All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arrive, you were only waiting for this moment to be free." ~ The Beatles

"When you told me you didn't need me anymore, well you know I nearly broke down and cried." ~ The Beatles

"Why does the one thing we don't have affect all the things we do have?" ~ Sex and the City

"You shouldn't hve to sacrifice who you are just because somebody else has a problem with it." ~ Sex and the City

"Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you." ~ The Beatles

"Picture yourself on a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies." ~ The Beatles

"Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup, they slither wildly as they slip away across the universe. Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my open mind possessing and caressing me." ~ The Beatles

Mexican Stuffed Shells and Chicken Parmesan

First chop up some green onions...
Pour a base of salsa....

Boil big shells and keep them separated...

Cook beef and add green onions...

I might have added some RoTel too...not sure....

Then stuff the shells and layer them....

Top with more salsa and cheese...

Bake and done. These were really good and reheated well.

Take raw chicken breasts and layer in dish...

Top with marinara sauce....

And mozzarella...

And croutons...

And more mozzarella and Parmesan...

And bake...I really didn't like this that much. I think I'm just really sick of making chicken lately, it all just tastes gross lately. Oh and this recipe was from Pinterest fyi.