Friday Favorites: Funny Business and Food (as always)

Yall know the Friday drill by now. Linking up with this pretty lady!



Favorite Funnies



I mean how cute is that little face.

I know this video has been making its way around this week but I love his little voice.



Favorite recipe

Summer Veggie Slaw


Amanda posted about this last week and my mouth was watering.  I made a few of my own adjustments and actually ended up sauteing the veggies for 10 minutes or so just to bring out the flavors.  To see the original recipe click here.

Nectarine and Pancetta Salad


I wrote about this last week and I promised I'd be back with results. The original recipe calls for figs but the ones I bought got moldy after 1 day. I made some other minor changes based on what was in my fridge but the salty pancetta and the sweet nectarines were Uh-May-Zing!

Favorite Event
A good friend of mine wanted to treat me to Pedi-tinis for my birthday.  Would you believe it has taken us this long to get together for it (my birthday was in April)?  We headed over to Blush Salon & Spa in downtown Kalamazoo and I was so excited for my feet to get a little TLC.  These ladies were the best. We got Peach Bellini Martinis and chocolate truffles with our pedicures and I seriously wanted to move in!  Yall my toes have never looked this good.



Looks like we are finally going to have some pretty and sunny weather all weekend here so I'm crossing my fingers that I make it out to the lake!

Happy weekend lovebugs!

Weekending: Bell's Brewery, Starfarm, and Recipes

Ohhh it's Monday once again.  I don't know about y'all but I had a major case of the Sunday Sads yesterday that I just couldn't shake.  They just seem to go by so fast!

Linking up today with the Biana and Meghan!

Friday night a few of us headed downtown to Bell's Brewery.

I've only been one other time so I was excited to check it out again.  This place has a huge beer garden, a main room, and a room with a stage.  As much as I loved the beer garden, we were there to see a band so we hung out inside all night.  The band we went to see is called Starfarm and they are an 80's band from Lansing, MI.  You all know how I LOVE my 80's music!  They put on a great show and played everything from Journey to Madonna to Queen and more!  Such a fun night!

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Saturday I spent most of the day in bed with a stomach bug.  I'll spare you those details.

Sunday I felt MUCH better and spent the whole day in the kitchen.  Michigan and I decided that we didn't need much food since we are heading up to the lake Wednesday night.  We picked 3 different recipes from Pinterest and I got to cooking.  PS why on earth when we decide we don't need much food, do I still spend the day cooking?  Good thing I love it!

Here's what I made:

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Mexican Chopped Salad which is PERFECT for summertime!  It's light and super easy to make.  You seriously chop up corn, onion, avocado, pepper, cilantro, tomato, and mix in a few black beans.  The dressing is super easy too.

PF Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps.  I have been wanting to try making these for awhile and I have to say they were a success!  I doubled the sauce and used ground turkey instead of chicken but the results were delicious.  I will admit though, they aren't exactly a copycat recipe.  Something about the sauce is off but I can't figure out what it is.  Oh well….these will make a great lunch!

Tonight for dinner I am making these bad boys!

Tuna Melt in a Tomato.  I don't know how I haven't seen the The Pescetarian and the Pig before but I for sure will be going back!  She has some fabulous recipes!

I hope you guys had a great weekend!

#happiest5K

Last weekend I finally got to check off something on the ol 30 Before 30 List.  I rounded up a couple girlfriends, their hubbies and Mr. Michigan for The Color Run!  I had never done a 5K before and was super nervous being that I'm NOT a runner.  All 3 girls I was running with have completed 1/2 marathons and I assumed the boys would probably leave me in the dust!

Waiting to start!

The ladies and Brad

Well I am proud to say that I not only ran the whole 5K but I kept pace with the ladies!  Small potatoes for all of you marathoners out there but a big accomplishment for this gal!

Before the run

The only thing I was disappointed in was how little color actually got on me!  I wanted my shirt to be covered and was so disappointed when I just had little streaks of color.

See? You can't even tell we ran through that whole mess!

Oh well, it was still tons of fun!