Ten on Ten

Christmas with the KBs.

Lazy morning... 

Mayonnaise Turkey before and after:

Hanging out!

 

These are actually 2011's ornaments... oops!

Belated birthday gifts for the kids before the Christmas gifts!

Gobble, gobble indeed.

Here's the thing... I've never understood why people get all super stoked about turkey sandwiches after Thanksgiving. I think I've always pretended to like them the way other people do as an excuse to eat mayonnaise.
Not joking.

I think lots of my favorite foods are really just excuses to eat condiments.
Don't judge me, Judgey McJudgerson.

Anyway... not to toot my own horn... oh, who am I kidding? I totally made the perfect Leftover Sandwich today.

And I'm willing to share the recipe. Write it down.

1. Buy the biggest turkey you can find (approximately 24 pounds) so everybody has ample leftovers.
2. Brine your turkey.
3. Make the best. turkey. ever. for Thanksgiving dinner.
4. Eat and then subsequently hoard the turkey leftovers for your husband.
5. Make your sandwich:
     Butter the outside of your sandwich bread (or tortilla, as in my case)
     Lay both breads (buttered side down!) into frying pan
     Add some smoked Gouda to both halves of the bread
     Top with slices of cooked sweet potatoes on one side, and turkey leftovers on the other side
     Top the potatoes with jellied cranberry sauce and the meat with two slices of crisp bacon
     Grill until golden, and the cheese is melty.
     Smush sandwich together (or fold in half like a taco...) and enjoy!

Some Thankful Days.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I think I like it for the food first and second for the fact that everybody is there for the same reason: the food. (At least that's how it works in my family...)

I didn't take a ton of pictures, but that didn't make this year any less meaningful. I got to spend some great time in the kitchen with my favorite Baby Lady, Shirley Jean. Got to have some good, quality Retail Therapy with Mama and Sissy. Had breakfast with Mama and Daddo, and got to enjoy some Heart Time with Brother Bear and his Gal.

What more could a girl ask for??

 Turkey before and after. And trust me, you want to make these recipes next year. Dang.

Turkey Brine

Mayonnaise Turkey

The Hubs sneakin' a little taste-test

"I'm thankful for..."

Midnight Hour Retail Therapy

Baby Lady and a Turkey Sandwich

Sweet home, Alabama

A lazy vacation morning.

 

A wedding...

Mr. & Mrs. Cook

...and an anniversary.

Two year Meetiversary!

A breakfast classic!

 A trip down Memory Lane...

3407 Ramona Dr. SW

Friends, new and old...

Lauren & Ryan, Randall & Kerry

Gorilla Challenge

In August, The Hubs and I participated with friends in Minneapolis' first Gorilla Challenge. It's an urban scavenger hunt that led us all through downtown Minneapolis on a wild goose chase! We were given 12 clues, and had to correctly answer 10, in 3 hours, in any order. Needless to say, we did not win, but we sure had fun! Here's our hunt!

Clue #5: It just isn't possible to avoid the most obvious Minneapolis landmark of all time, even if it does completely disappear at night. Although you can snap a picture from just about anywhere in the city, for this competition, we want one with you walking on it. Run onto this location and snap a picture doing handstands!

Clue #2: Competitor of the Pioneer Press, this organization has been around under different names, in different families, gone through bankruptcy, and still came out ok. Run to this location that featured Gorilla Challenger earlier this week and grab a picture with your entire team jumping in the air.

Clue #3: Activity Site: Run to this green location in the historic Mills District, run up the spiral walkway, find the Gorilla Staffer and complete the activity. Ryan had to find something specific in the bucket of goo.

Clue #12: Find an out of towner from a state that starts with the letter "I." Snap a picture with them and make sure we can clearly see their driver's license AND state in the picture.

Clue #8: Activity Site: With the new redesign it looks like a convention center! Equipped with a Dunn Brothers and a green roof with grass on top. It's a QUIET location. WALK inside, go to room N-402. Find the Gorilla Staffer and complete the activity. Using NERF dart guns we had to knock over 4 plastic cups from across the room.

Clue #9: It looks like downtown is overrun not just with nonprofits, but with public art too. Find this Family which is a flashback from 1989. Pose with them and add to the collection.

Clue #11 Activity Site: This nonprofit is full of amenities. From whirlpool to racquetball courts, child care, and early learning, facilities and even social services you really get what you pay for here. Run to this location, find the Gorilla Staffer and complete the activity. As a team, sing and do the Chicken Dance, in unison!

Clue #7: Last week they announced a $3 monthly fee for debit card users. Bah! Hopefully no other banks follow. Find their corporate location and give them a stare down out front.

Clue #10: Take me out to the ball game, take me out to the crowd... Go root for the home team at the field, grab someone with a Twins t-shirt, get the entire team to pick them up in the air (at least 2 feet!), with signage in the background and snap a pic :).

Clue #1: Activity Site: Adorned with a fountain illuminated at night with rotating colored lights, this is all that remains of what was once intended to be a majestic entrance to the city. Find the Gorilla Staffer and complete the activity. Throw 2 beaded necklaces around the head of another teammate.

Clue #4: From camps for kids to classes for adults, and even continuing education opportunities for professionals, this location is way more than it looks like from the outside. With the name alone, who knew it had so much inside? There's way more than much ado about nothing here. Run to this location and strike a pose.