But I'm going to start trying. I've decided that I am going to try to post at least once a week and I think the best way to do that is to have a weekly segment that I would like to call, "Things That Made Me Smile." It will basically be a re-cap of the highlights of my week. Let's give it a go,
1) That "new car" smell!
I bought a 2011 Nissan Rogue and it's brand spankin' new! I've never had a brand new car before and I love it! Neil and I have liked the Rogue's for a few years and we just went to the dealership to see what they said and they gave us more than what we owed on my previous car so we decided to go for it!
2) Warm bread pudding with amaretto sauce
Note: Photo is not of my actual bread pudding...I ate it all
For those of you who don't know, this Tuesday was Mardi Gras or "Fat Tuesday" and we decided to take that literally! One of the things that Neil and I have enjoyed most about relocation from Cape Cod down to New Orleans is the food - it's incredible! Since this was our first New Orleans Mardi Gras experience, we decided to grab some of the local fare. Our Fat Tuesday dinner consisted of char-broiled oysters, fried softshell crab, pasta with crabmeat and crawfish tails and of course, the piece de resistance, that bread pudding with amaretto sauce...so. good. so good. 'nuff said.
3) Pinch the tail and suck the head!
What? I like food all right?!
Neil, Dooley and I headed over to Pensacola this weekend for the McGuire's Irish Pub St. Patrick's Day 5K run. We decided to bring some crawfish back with us so we bought a sack (36 lbs) of live mud bugs and stuck 'em in the cooler and headed on our way. We were expecting more people to join us but it ended up being 5 of us including my parents and my brother taking on the task. While we put up a valiant effort, we couldn't finish them all that night so we peeled the rest and used them for crawfish scampi on Sunday. What I like most about eating crawfish is that it's not just a meal, it's an event and we had a lot of fun hanging out, drinking beers, eating crawfish and telling stories with the fam.
4) "I just felt like running"
Like I said, Neil and I participated in the annual McGuire's 5K this weekend. Each year it brings a huge crowd - this year there were over 11,000 people registered - and it's not just for the race, it's mostly for the big party afterward- it is about St. Patrick's day after all. After we crossed the finish line we enjoyed free beer, Irish Wake's (McGuire's signature drink), bean soup, irish music and of course the company of 11,000 of our closest friends! This year I decided I wanted to run the whole 3.1 miles so I trained for about 6 weeks and I did it! Neil and I crossed the finish line together in about 35 minutes. Now that we live close enough, we're hoping to make it an annual event!
5) Sugar White Sands
After the run and the party, Neil and I drove out to Pensacola beach with my brothers. It was a gorgeous day! I can't wait until the water gets a bit warmer! We feel so blessed and happy that we are able to enjoy the beach and such beautiful weather the majority of the year now! I spoke with one of my co-workers today and she said it was snowing up in Massachusetts! No thank you!
Okay, so that was my week. How was your's?
