PINK FLUFF, i love you.

you guys. 

it's getting closer.

i cannot wait to try THIS. YUM.

i am NOT a "foodie," nor do i frequent any fast food establishments, aside from Yogurt Lab or any variations of it. However, this breakfast taco from Taco Bell looks right up my alley and i would definitely plan for this to be on menu well in advance (read: I would certainly account for these additional calories in my work outs and make sure i "earned" this tasty treat!).  I get excited just thinking about all this breakfasty-goodness! plus syrup!

other exciting things happening in my life (what? you mean in addition to salivating over pictures of fatty fast food online?! yes!) include...ready?... our upstairs bathroom is inching it's way closer to the FINISHED line! we had round II of plastering the sheetrock this morning, and we will have it taped and painted over the next 24-48 hours! Then comes the floor installation, and finally on to the cupboards, toilet, vanity, mirrors, and light! then, VOILA! We will be happily flushin' on the second floor once again! and really, this is a great treat, now that we've moved our bedroom up there. I will try to get some before/during/after photos posted, just as soon as I can! 

lately i have been in some serious love with FLUFF. more specifically, PINK FLUFF. What is Pink Fluff? it's the simplest, most sugary, PINK salad one could ever imagine! My sister's sister in law Janelle, typically brings a Nebraska version (which is the BEST version, really) from Omaha whenever she visits. Last time Janelle was in town I happened to try some of this sugary explosion of pink magic and it was love at first ENORMOUS fluffy bite!! so last week, while bored with my culinary adventures, I decided to get this recipe from Jessica and make my own! I've since made three batches of it and still can't get my fill! here it is, step by step!

Ingredients:

 start with pineapple:

add the strawberries...

admire the concoction that looks like 

an image you might find after googling "flesh eating bacteria" 

(no, this means you're on the right track! keep going)

let's get rid of the RED and make our treat PINK! add the wHip!

(silent H? nah)

stirrrrr...so pretty!

here comes the FLUFF!

(boom!)

more stirrin'! and... TADAA!

see the FLUFF in action! nothing accompanies 

a filet and steamed asparagus quite as well 

as PINK FLUFF! (james is such a trooper!)

THAT, my friends, is PINK FLUFF! and it's delicious! I mean, if you're a fan of trashy, high sugar content, easy to chew food. :) yes, this reminds me of something that would be served in the 80s from your great grandma Elda, but still - its so damn good, i don't even care. when it comes to food i do not judge. TRUTH.

and just for sh!ts and giggles, here's a snap of Nash SLEEPING on our bed. NO we did not invite him up there, NO we did not let him stay there, and NO we did not make him lay like this... this is simply NASH being NASH. I don't know how we got so lucky with him! :) love.

he is laying in the dead center of the bed, 

taking up pretty much more space than either james or myself. 

what a lug! lovable lug!

it's thursday-eve (as in wednesday night. on the eve of a much anticipated Thursday!) and I am stoked. cannot wait to get to saturday! why? just, because. i get to lay out and catch some rays, most likely! and maybe even get the boat out on the river! YES! it's been too long!! 

2 more sleeps till the weekend! owwwww!

Dog days of SUMMER!

Inspector Gadget. One of my favorite shows from my childhood days. Some people actually don't even know what "go go Gadget (enter james-bond like gizmo here!)" MEANS! can you believe that!? Sometimes I feel sad that younger people don't know what it means to go-go-Gadget ARMS. the horror!! So anyway, here's a link demonstrating just how futuristic Inspector Gadget (and Penny!) really was, back in the late 80s. Pretty good!!

I'm not going to lie, it's been a slow week. We've been dealing with Nash's cast (STILL) more more lately - he's been getting really sick of it, as it's been on since June 8, and I think the heat is getting to him. Today he is FINALLY getting the cast replaced with just a "bandage," so there's no longer a mechanism to help support his toes (which are broken/nearly healed). Hopefully this provides him with some relief and his metatarsals finish healing in the next 7-10 days. Fingers (and toes!) crossed for our little pup! I am anxious to get him back out to Lake Calhoun for his walks...he needs that outside time and we need him to get worn out so he is a little more CHILL at home in the evenings! well, ideally that is what happens.

Speaking of chillin' out and resting, here are 3 of my most beloved darlings caught in the act of SNOOZING! 

Even Bat Girl (AKA Olivia!) needs to recharge her bat-ass self every now and then!

Oh, Nash. 

This is pretty much how our person-dog sleeps ALL the time. 

yes, he cuddles and relaxes just like we do! he will even 

move the pillows or blankets to accommodate his comfort. 

it makes us laugh every single time. 

and of course, i must include 

my sweet stuffed animals, as well! 

there are 2 bears from my-WAIT A MINUTE!

Looks like I have a stuffed head of James? 

No, that's just him sleeping in one morning, all nestled in with my cuddly animals. It's pretty funny...and pretty darn cute, too. In fact, he WON that green Cheerleader bear for me in Cold Spring a few months ago...by playing "The Claw" vending machine game. in some dive bar. Isn't that romantic!! Hopefully this year at the State Fair he'll win me another MUCH NEEDED stuffed animal! SWOON!!!!!

Well, it's almost Friday! I am hoping my dad takes out the boat this Saturday so I can get my tan tuned-up! It's been a few weeks since I've dedicated a day or three to sunning, and I am seeing the loss of color. Disappointing! Friday night Kenny Rogers is playing at the Freeborn County Fair Grandstand, which is just an hour and a half south of us - I am hoping to zip down there to maybe see him, eat some cruddy fair food (YUM) and maybe get James warmed up to dominating the Fair games! right??

Happy Thursday!