hello! i have had a busy, fun filled weekend and am just now sitting down for some blog time. in order to stream line things, i think it’s time for a top ten things from the weekend.
one.
staying out past midnight on friday night. these days, that never happens! i met some friends at a dive bar for karaoke
two.
the re-discovery of my love for english muffins with cream cheese and homemade raspberry jam! i learned this from one of my ex-boyfriends. the only thing i got out of the relationship was the knowledge of how delicious the combo is and seasons 1 and 2 of OZ on DVD. needless to say, i am glad that relationship didn’t pan out.
i paired it with 3 egg whites and 1 whole egg for yesterday’s breakfast and have been obsessed with the flavor combination since. in fact, i am munching on a toasted double fiber english muffin slathered in philly cream cheese and momma b’s raspberry jam this very SECOND. obsessed.
three.
i went snowboarding at the canyons yesterday with my friend j5. we had no idea that it was going to be a blizzard! no complaints, though. we happily rode all day in lots of fresh powder while it dumped snow all day.
gotta love random blizzards!
four.
impromptu double date dinner parties! my friends jessica and simon just moved into a new place and i wanted to check it out. they were gracious enough to make marshall & i some deeelicious chicken + broccoli + squash pasta for dinner.
this was so good! i have no idea how simon made it, but i think i need to convince him to make me dinner more often.
five.
marshall making fun of people everywhere. he always calls out people who hold up their alcoholic beverages in photos. ever since he pointed it out to me, i have noticed it more and more. and we aren’t talking about people randomly holding their drinks in photos—that is bound to happen. we are talking about the people who aim to make their drink the focal point of the photo. start watching for it.. you will laugh. i promise.
six.
making homemade ice cream for my VERY FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE!
after dinner, we busted out the ice cream maker that marshall gave me for christmas. it was still it the box so it was super simple to transport to jessica’s house. i used the recipe for vanilla oreo ice cream from the ben & jerry’s book that teri sent me.
aside from basically tripling the amount of vanilla it called for, we followed the recipe to a T.
yay, teamwork!
yay, newman Os!
yay, homemade ice cream!
okay, the photos do NOT do this stuff justice. we were all astonished at how flipping amazing the ice cream tasted. and more astonished that we made it ourselves. so impressed. let’s not talk about how we devoured a half gallon of ice cream between four people.. k?
seven.
marshall coming home with these two new friends:
lemon and black cherry chobani! AH. i have been on the lookout for the new flavors since the new year. BEYOND EXCITED. FYI—he got them at the target in centerville.
eight.
my workout today:
treadmills
| minute # | speed |
| 1 | 60 |
| 2 | 6.5 |
| 3 | 7.0 |
| 4 | 7.5 |
| 5 | 8.0 |
| 6-20 | repeat above cycle 3 times |
2.4 miles / 20 minutes.
finished up with 10 minutes of intervals on the stairmill.. because i love that thing.
nine.
bargains!
i went to target to get groceries for the week and snagged three super cute sweaters for work.. all on clearance! the stripey on and the blue one were $4.50 a piece and the gray cowl neck one was $12. cha ching!
ten.
the packers making it into the superbowl! can i get a wooflippinghoo???
clearly, we are all excited in our house. it is also clear who is in control of the leather couch.. muddy paw prints galore. i am such a pushover.
there you have it.. my top ten from the weekend.
wondering what the other ten in my title is referring to? well, according to my new challenge, the second topic to discuss is “where you would like to be in ten years.”
hum. that’s a toughie. you know, i have NEVER been one of those life plan type of people. when i graduated high school, if you asked me where i wanted to be in ten years, i would have given you a blank, clueless stare.. because i had zero direction. zero aspirations. zero goals. i just played it by ear. ten years later, i am happily married. i own my own house. i have two dogs who i love more than life. i have a solid career in an industry that i didn’t even know existed until i randomly fell upon the position. and guess what? NONE of it was expected. i think playing it by ear worked out pretty well for me.
so, now that i have to think of where i would like to be in ten more years, i kind of have that same blank, clueless stare going on. i think not having a set plan works in my favor, because whatever happens happens and i don’t have specific expectations. BUT.. for the sake of answering the question, i do have a few things in mind that i can list.
in ten years…
- i will be 37 (yikes!)
- i would like to have two kids.
- i would like to have professional training in both fitness and nutrition and acquire certifications in both fields.
- i want marshall to go to school, graduate and be doing something he loves and is passionate about.
- i want to still live in/around salt lake city.. i don’t think i would be OK moving far away from my mom! ha.
- i want to have traveled to greece, somewhere in asia and figure out how to get into canada.. and go there.
that’s it. i am not setting the bar too high. i will roll with the punches and live life as it comes.. but those are just a few things i see in my future.
that was fun!
i am excited that so many of you want to take on the challenge as well. some of you asked if i would care.. my answer is no way! go for it. the more the merrier, please tackle the challenge yourself.
oh, and apparently the challenge is a 30 day challenge where you tackle a topic a day.. but in case you didn’t notice, i don’t post EVERY day. so, instead, i am tackling a topic every time i post. this works better with my schedule.
okkkkay, i am out of here. off to enjoy the evening with my happy husband—yay, packers!
Qs~
1. have you ever made homemade ice cream? what is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
2. what is one thing you want to accomplish in the next ten years?
xo. janetha g.
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In ten years, I want to have my own restaurant ;)
Target did have great deals! I scored some of the same sweaters – could NOT believe their prices! Yes, homemade ice cream is amazzzzing. Nothing like it! :)
Cute post! And I want to get certified in those things too sometime in the future.
I have made homemade ice cream before- it is sooo good before you freeze it (like soft serve!) I would like to get a real job. Big goal! haha.
I love it! Homemade Ice Cream is INCREDIBLE. Thanks for the impromptu double date <3
Congrats to M on the Packers win!
I am laughing because I totally do that posing with drink thing. A lot. I am noticing it more than ever lately. Loser!
I really want to sample some of your ice cream. We have an ice cream maker too but haven’t used it in a few weeks.
Jealous of the new Chobanis! I haven’t seen them near us yet.
1) Yes I was obsessed with making homemade protein ice cream in the ice cream maker last summer. My favorite flavors have to be Mint Chocolate Chip, and Cappuccino Chip
2) In 10 years.. gosh, so many things.. but I would like to be a C-level executive, have my faith restored in men (hehe, or in other words have a fantastic relationship), be more involved in charity work, and have completed yoga teacher training.. ok random things but ah well :-)
ooo mind sharing some recipes for protein ice cream?
Of course! There are a few more specific in my Fitness Recipes section.. but the base was just 1.5 cups unsweetened Almond Milk + 1/2 scoop Protein Powder (I used an Ice Cream Sandwich flavor) + 1/4 tsp Xanthan Gum + whatever else you want to add for flavor.. just blend for a minute then into the ice cream maker!
thank you! i am so trying this ASAP
I WANT THAT ICE CREAM!!!!!
Lactose intolerance be DAMNED… I wish I could eat your ice cream and that black cherry yogurt!!! Favorite ice cream flavor – Toss up between peanut butter and vanilla bean. I have a very hard time thinking in terms of 10 years. 10 years from now I’ll be 38. I’d like to have a house by then, maybe a kid, and be a successful massage therapist… maybe even have been certified as a yoga instructor. And that’s about all my little brain can manage. :)
Randall doesn’t look too happy about their win. It’s ok, he feels my pain for the Bears loss.
I hate when people do that with their drinks (although I was totally guulty of it back in college) the only thing worse than that is when guys do the finger guns pointing at you ala Isaac from the Love Boat. Ugh.
I’m still having issues figuring out what I am doing in the next 3 months so 10 yrs is out of the question. All I know is that I will be 41 and I am NOT a fan of that.
I live in Wisconsin and think I am the only one NOT rooting for the packers :)! haha but I am secretly happy for them. Ive never made homemade ice cream but have been meaning to do it, banana icecream? yum. In 10 years I want to be happily married and have my own interior design firm. Dream big!!
I made homemade ice cream a couple of months ago. It was just plain vanilla but vanilla is my favorite because you can add whatever you want to it!
In ten years I hope to have my career path figured out. I have no clue what direction I’m going which is scary but I know I will eventually find the right direction.
those are some great goals for the next 10 years. I think I am about the same. I’ll be 37 almost 38, eek! Would like twins (one birth for two babies- my kind of deal, haha). I would like my husband to be successful in his career with all his hard training and work. And I’d like to be in New Zealand.
Oh and I would like Marshall to show his FRO!
LC
I got the grey stripey shirt for $6 last month and thought that was a steal – nice work on the bargain shopping!
I’ve never made ice cream but my favorite flavor is Coffee Chocolate Chip.
In 10 years, I hope to have my current novel-in-process as a best seller :)
Figured since its half time in Steeler land I could read your blog. I have made ice cream a looong time ago and I believe it was peach.
10 years I hope to have travelled to at least 2 more countries. Hell, I would like to knock that out this year, cross your fingers!
Yay Ben & Jerrys! Also, I’m really excited now to see a black cherry Chobani flavor, I can’t wait to try it. In 10 years, I’ll be 31 and would like to be married & have started a family. I want to be a dietitian and maybe a yoga teacher as well. I also want to have run a marathon. It’s weird to think of 10 years in the future!
I’m so jealous of your time on the mountain – I wish I lived closer! The 10 year goals scare me! I suck at that. I guess I can say that I hope i’m happily married with a larger family (i.e. at least one baby!) and I hope to be at a smaller consulting firm and/or some kind of party planner (on the side for fun!).
Gosh we have a super old ice cream machine that I haven’t used in years. I remember it being really hard and not working too well…but yours looks AWESOME!
Fun post, looks like you had a great weekend! In 10 years I’d love to only be 37!! I really want to be self employed or at least working in a job I love.
i have that same exact striped gray sweater from Target! love it to pieces!
watched the game today with my Cheese Head loving boy too — he couldn’t have been more pumped. in fact, his sister cried out of happiness for their big W. gotta love it ;)
I’m so jealous you got the new Chobani flavors. Pineapple Chobani is my favorite, and I LOVE lemon yogurt, so I REALLY want to try it…
In ten years, I’m going to be really, really old. Like half a century old. I hope I’ll continue to mellow out and take time to smell the roses. Compared to 10 years ago, I have a much better work/life balance and focus much more on enjoying life and the “little” things (which really are the big things!), but I know I can improve a lot… The toddler will be a teenager (yikes!), and the teenager will be approaching 30. Wow! Anyway, I hope I’ll be able to handle whatever life throws at me and be older AND wiser! :)
omg the packers are in the superbowl!!!! ahhhhhh. so super exciting.
anyway, as usual you crack me up with your ex-BF relationship analysis. glad you got some nice food combos out of the loser.
OH EM GEE why have I not seen those Chobani??? I’m addicted to their yogurt, and cherry? must. find.
it’s new! they will be popping up in a store near you soon, i am sure.
Hooray for your homemade ice cream!!! I want to bathe in that right now…I’m so serious. It looks unbelievable. My dad used to make homemade ice cream every weekend when I was little during the summer and there is nothing better.
I also have no idea where I want to be in 10 years…more kids?
well in 10 years I hope to be married with at least 1 baby! That will make me 33 by then…
And wooflippinghoo for the packers in the super bowl! My boyfriend loves aaron rodgers, and I do too (bc weirdly enough they actually look alike)
ANDDD I really want some cream cheese and jam together asap. that looks amazinggggg…and some ice cream too! Can I just come live with you so you can feed me?!
OMG, those new Chobani flavors look amazing, I’ll definitely be on the lookout for them! Also, I LOVE cream cheese and my mom’s raspberry jam, thanks for reminding me of how delicious it is.
i’ve made homemade ice cream before, but i used one of those balls that you have to shake and throw around to mix up the ice cream. (i probably didn’t describe that very well, but it’s cool).
and YES PACKERS!!! my fiance and i hurt our throats yelling so much. crazy crazy.
OMG. I had to comment because I had this vision of you and your hubby with babies and they would be the most redonkulously CUTEST indie kids EVER with slip on checkered vans and faux hawks…I DIE!!!!!!!!!
And your mama would be the best grandma EVER!!!
oh she already is!! she is a super nana sue to 8 grandkids :)
Your ice cream has me salivating over here! I have made my own ice cream before, but just coconut milk ice cream in my Vita Mix. I either freeze the coconut milk in ice cube trays the night before for whatever flavor I’m making, or I use frozen fruit with the liquidy coconut milk. I love it though. :)
i would not feel okay with being far from deej at all! it would break my heart haha for real.
you make me feel the need to go get my ice cream maker and whip up a batch. i need some solace from this horrid game i’m watching
congrats to marshies!
That IC looks SO good! I’ve made banana ice cream with my sisters before–they both have the ice-cream maker attachment on their KitchenAid stand mixers (yes, I am SO jealous).
In ten years, (I’ll be 33) I would like to be a registered dietitian and have at least one child!
hehe me too :) be an RD and pop out at least 1-2 kids
I’m totally craving ice cream now. In a bad way. SO glad you liked it.
Lemon and Black Cherry Chobani???? I NEED.
10 years from now…I also want two kids. Maybe 3, depending on how the first 2 go. I want to be back in Salt Lake City or getting close to going back. (Wow, never thought I’d say that!) I want to have Rob’s law school debt paid off. And I want to have my Les Mills Body Flow certification. Hopefully that happens in the next few years, not 10 years though. :)
Haha that’s so funny you point that out because I’ve always wondered if it’s just me who thinks it’s weird how people are so focused on getting their drinks into the picture or holding up bottles for the shot.
The only time I’ve made ice cream from scratch was back in high school chemistry, but that looks delicious!
In the next ten years, I hope to have finished medical school and residency with all my debt paid off–here’s to hoping!
1. We have a fancy maker, so we don’t make homemade near as much as we should, but the best ice-cream ever (hands down, including not homemade) is this key lime pie recipe from Rachael Ray – http://www.rachaelraymag.com/Recipes/rachael-ray-magazine-recipe-index/dessert-recipes/Key-Lime-Pie-Ice-Cream
2. In 10 years I would like a kid, two dogs, and two pigs. I’d also like to be done with my Dietetics degree (second BA) and finally working on a Masters after all my years in school. AND to be a published author. The end! :)
if there was anything I cared to accomplish over the next 10 years, I would have spent the past 10 years doing it already
Have to admit I was happy the packers won for your sake, lol! Love the cheesehead hat!
I really feel I need a icecream maker now after reading this, and seeing the amazing icecream you made, I would make a mint kind ; )
Gotta love sweet deals at target, as you know I was there this past weekend too : )
In 10 years, yikes, Hmmmmmmm Im sure I will have another kid or two, hope Mike is partner at a law firm, hope to just still being living life to the fullest everyday and spreading love wherever I go : )
Love ya girl!
Ice cream looks amazing! We made ice cream, but it is raw :) Made out of cashews and coconut, YUM!
10 years?? yikes I want to have 2 bakery/cafe locations (or more). I would like to be married and have kids. I would like to be able travel all over the world!
Karaoke sounds like so much fun! I have always wanted to try it.
In the next ten years I’d like to have a kid or three. I’d like to run an ultramarathon. I’d like to get a dog and a cat.
Everything else is pretty sweet already.
HEY HOTTIE!!! okay im cracking up over what Marshall said about people making their drink the focal point of the photo- thats so freaking true!! especially in college!! i must find chobani ASAP!! love you!
My mom used to make me cream cheese and jelly sandwiches when I was a little kid. I forgot about that.
In ten years, I’ll be 42 which is scarier than 37! I’d like to have one or two kids and a job that I really enjoy. And maybe run another marathon.
I am DYING to try the lemon Chobani!!! How is it?
When I was younger I made homemade ice cream in a coffee can. You know, you roll it around on the floor for like an hour with ice and rock salt? The bomb.com! ;)
HAHA that photo thing is hilarious. I totally know what you mean. Not so classy.
In ten years I want to be 9.5 years into my happy marriage, hopefully with a kiddo or two, owning a home, and be an executive at some sort for a nonprofit. Ha, not too specific, right? And we all know how G-d laughs when we plan, so we’ll see!
MMmm your ice cream looks fabulous! The first time I made homemade ice cream was in kindergarten — we put the mixture in old (clean) baby food jars, then in coffee cans packed with ice and sat and rolled them with our feet. Funny that I can still remember it vividly! I totally got one of the target sweaters last week for $9 and went back today and got a bright purple w/stripes for $4.50…I was so pumped!! :)
Come visit me and Paije in Saskatoon (Canada) haha it would be so cool!
Homemade ice cream… oh YUM! and oreo?! my favourite, seriously could die right now ha
i would love that! one day… i need to figure it out. are you so pumped?! less than a week!
that would be sweeeet ha paijey cooks good, so i nominate her to do the cooking lol
I am totally pumped! i’m not really a morning person, gotta be at the airport at 530am on Saturday, but ill be so excited it wont matter ha. Are you pumped or what?!
Salted Caramel ice cream is THE best!
“we are talking about the people who aim to make their drink the focal point of the photo. “–that would be like half of my FBook friends I think :)
I love your goals/dreams!
I love that you want to stay close to Momma B, and have a family. You will be an awesome Mama, Janetha!
I want to have Skylar well on her way to becoming a young lady, she will be almost 14. Wow.
I would still like to be happily married.
I would love to be a millionaire :)
Pretty much just keep life on the current track + add the millionaire part.
What a fun weekend!!! We’ve made that ice cream, back in the day. I want to make the cookie dough and fudge brownie. So amazing. I need to veganize!!!
YES and when you do, let me know, because i was out to dinner with my vegan boys tonight talking about my ice cream and they were sad.
Sooo much good stuff in this post! Snowboarding! English muffins! homemade ice cream! I love it!
2. what is one thing you want to accomplish in the next ten years?
Get married! I should accomplish that this year, so I guess I’m golden. ;)
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