Drew Carey is in Fredericksburg

I got to meet Drew Carey today. He's in Fredericksburg to run the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon. I'm running/walking the Semper Fred 5k again this year which starts right after the half marathoners. Drew has loss about 80 pounds. He spoke at the ceremony and made some jokes. Afterwards, he walked about the expo center like a normal person picking up his bib and shirt and signed autographs and took pictures with ppl. And I introduced myself and shook his hand. :)

New Things Monday

Today, Billy and I went to Philly Gone South. We'd been wanting to try it and we had nothing going on today so I figured we'd go check it out. And I thought it would be good to feature today.

It's off Rt. 208 (Courthouse Road in Spotsylvania)

Menu on a chalkboard. (Photo taken with Billy's IPhone) We both got the lunch special which includes a Philly Sammich, bag of chips and a soda. Billy got the 12 inch with White American Cheese and I got the 6 inch with White American Cheese. It was good...the philly meat was seasoned perfectly.

Very small eating area (only 3 tables) but cute. (Photo taken with Billy's IPhone)

Pablo Picasso Exhibit

This weekend, we (Joe, Sharon, Dave and me......Kristen is in NEW YORK otherwise she would have been right there with us) went to Richmond to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to see Picasso Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris. The pieces are on tour while the Picasso Museum in Paris, France is being remodeled. I knew as soon as I heard about it that I wanted to go see it b/c it was a once in a lifetime chance to see. It's not like I'm going to Paris anytime soon. haha And the cool part.....it was just an hour down the road. :)

This is a self portrait of Picasso dated 1906.

One of my favorite paintings was the Portrait of Olga in an armchair. (Dated 1918) Picasso loved Olga who was a ballerina. The had a son (Paulo in 1921)

This one stood out to me....with all the colors. It's the Portrait of Dora Maar. (Dated 1937) Dora Maar was a photographer and painter and she challenged and inspired Picasso during his political painting era.

This is a bull head sculpture. It's made from an old bicycle seat and handle bars.

Here is Pablo Picasso in his studio.

We all had a great time. Took us about 2 hours, taking our time looking at the exhibit, which had about 11 separate rooms with each era. We found some paintings, and sculptures to be perverted and we'd just laugh. :) After the exhibit we met Crystal and Eddie at Maggiano's for dinner where we had to wait an hour and 40 min for a table. BLECH!! But we knew the food was worth the wait. And we all had a great dinner together. :)

Alice in Wonderland Play

Last weekend, Kristen and I went to another Stage Door Productions play. This time it was Alice in Wonderland. Very cute!! All the actors did a terrific job! :)

Alice
The Mad Hatter with his friends.

Alice with Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb.

The flowers making fun of small Alice.

The whole group of Actors at the end. We had a great time!! :) I can't wait to go to some more in the future. :)

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sushi

For lunch today I made Peanut Butter and Jelly Sushi. Anyone who knows me knows I don't eat sushi but this I will eat again and again. Sooooooo awesome! :) I got the idea from a pin I saw on pinterest which took me to here.

Here's how to make:

Take some slices of bread and cut off the crusts. Then cut in half. Press the bread down to flatten.

Spread on some peanut butter

Spread on the jelly

Roll up your 'sushi'. You can also cut them in half again to make them smaller. (I didn't)

How cute? :)

New Things Monday

I got these steamers the other day to make as a quick side. I got the Roasted Red Potatoes, Green beans & Rosemary Butter Sauce. I like the whole steamers process b/c it's so easy and quick. I liked the potatoes but the rest of it.....not so much. There was def way too much rosemary. Not a fan. I'll def try some of the other steamers but I won't be trying this one again.

Bacon Egg Cups

Bacon egg cups= LOVE. I got this idea from Julia.

Ingredients:

12 slices of bacon

8 eggs

finely shredded cheese (eyeball it)

pepper (eyeball it)

parsley (eyeball it)

Line your muffin pan with the bacon.

Crack your eggs...

Whisk together your eggs, pepper, cheese and parsley.

Fill your bacon cups with egg mixture.

About 3/4 of the way.
Bake the bacon egg cups for 30 to 35 min or until the egg cups are golden brown and don't jiggle. Scoop them out and put onto a paper towel lined plate. Serve immediately. These are really good!!! Thanks Julia!! We gobbled these up! :)

Bacon Wrapped Bread Sticks

Last weekend, at Easter dinner my friend Sharon made bacon wrapped bread sticks. They were good. They are really easy to make, so I thought I'd make some. :)

You will need:

bread sticks (I used Stella Dora pre-packaged Original)

bacon

parm cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a cookie sheet, lay down foil or parchment paper and spray with cooking spray. Wrap each bread stick with a slice of bacon. Place bacon wrapped bread stick on cookie sheet.

Bake for 15 min. Once finished, place the bacon wrapped bread sticks onto a plate with a paper towel to drain grease. Sprinkle with parm cheese.

I think these were all gone within 5 min. They are that good. :)