Hello! Still trying to get used to WordPress. It took me an hour to upload andinsert pictures today. I also don’t like that the space to type the post is so small. I know I can make it into full screen mode but then it does not let me type around the huge pictures. On Blogger, you can type around the pictures when it is not in HTML mode. On WordPress, I have to switch back and forth between Visual and Html to see what I’m doing. I’m probably missing something but right now this is frustrating! I don’t like computers!
Okay, I’ll stop complaining. I promised you the rest of my weekend recap!
Saturday I started out with this:
I used tons of oranges to make 2 full glasses of juice.
I also had a bowl of Cheerios with bananas and raisins.
I was in a hurry because I had to take Daisy May to her 2nd vet appointment!
Now I am poor. The price for each visit is seriously insane. She has to go again this Saturday too. I don’t know what to do. It’s basically my entire week’s paycheck! Ahh.
Saturday night I had my friend’s birthday dinner. It was at Olive Garden. There were 15 of us. We got to wait an hour and a half to eat since there was a party of 45 right before us! That gave me plenty of time to get a little buzzed!
I got a Strawberry Limoncello Martini- Smirnoff Citrus Vodka, Caravella Limoncello and strawberries.
It was the best drink ever. I got 2 of them.
Eventually we finally sat down and got a bunch of wine for the table.
I had a breadstick to start. YUM.
Best part about Olive Garden-unlimited salad.
I probably finished off an entire bowl myself. The dressing there is my favorite.
For my main course, I got the Venetian Apricot Chicken-Grilled chicken breasts in an apricot citrus sauce. Served with broccoli, asparagus and diced tomatoes.
Delicious! I loved the apricot citrus sauce on the chicken.
Ready for some food porn??
We pretty much got every dessert on the menu to pass around the table.
White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
Raspberry-swirled white chocolate cheesecake topped with slivers of white chocolate.
Black Tie Mousse Cake
Rich layers of chocolate cake, dark chocolate cheesecake and creamy custard mousse.
Tiramisu
The classic Italian dessert. A layer of creamy custard set atop espresso-soaked ladyfingers.
Zeppoli
Soft, traditional Italian doughnuts dusted with powdered sugar, served with chocolate sauce for dipping.
I had a bite of every dessert but the Zeppoli was definitely my favorite. It was like dipping a funnel cake in warm chocolate fudge!!
Delicious dinner!
I slept over my friend’s house that night since I was pretty intoxicated! On Sunday she woke up and made everyone pancakes!
It is nice having traditional buttermilk pancakes every now and then!
She also made pumpkin pie. She actually carved a real pumpkin to make it. She said it took her hours but it was worth it!
We watched football all day and stopped at WaWa for some lunch.
My favorite turkey hoagie comes from WaWa. I got it with cheese, mustard, sweet peppers, lettuce, tomato, and pickles.
I got back to my apartment around 8:00 at night and made a nice salad for dinner.
I added corn, rice, mushrooms, squash, peppers, avocado, and Pepper Dog salsa. A big salad was definitely necessary after all the junk I ate all weekend! I am getting back to the gym this week!
I am off to go play with the blog some more! Stay tuned for a giveaway tomorrow!!
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wowwwza those pics are big! thats ok….made me drool even more
nothing wrong with that! i am playing around with wordpress as well, but find it very hard to navigate! I am so confused, I think I need a one on one sesh!
that pumpkin pie with REAL pumpkin looks phenomenaL! I am sure it was so worth it
and that funnel cake? I mean can we talk here? wowwww looks so good!
cant wait for your giveaway!!
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Missy Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 11:55 am
I know! I didn’t realize they would come out so big! It will take me another hour to fix it so I am leaving it for now! I know to pick small tomorrow!
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Maybe you have to resize your pics? Whenever i upload pics, even on Blogger i have to resize them otherwise they are too big.
also, you should take the kitty to the Humane Society. Its in the city but its SOO MUCH CHEAPER! I took Mickey there for the first time 6 months ago. She needed antibiotics, a years worth of flea meds, ear wash, and 1 years worth heartworm medicine. I paid $120 total! thats a bargain. They ask for $40 to make an appt but whatever your bill is at the end of the visit, the $40 is deducted. Serious bargain. Please dont spend your entire paycheck on a visit to the vet. They are fantastic with Animals and would have REALLY love them to care for them the way they do to make ZERO money. Email me if you want the number.
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Missy Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Wow that is really cheap. Too bad I already blew almost $800!!!
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I can’t remember the last time I ate at the Olive Garden. Your pics are making me crave salad and breadsticks. Mmm!
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Wow big pictures! That’s okay, they look good! It makes the desserts look all the more delicious.
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Oh yums I love OG! esp that bread lol….Once you download live writer…it will all be better, I promise. You inspired me to officially switch over but I like my blogger better lol but I am going to start using live writer to post..it makes it so much easier!
http://download.live.com/writer
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totally hear ya on the vet visits. I have two cats and we went in just to get some ear mites taken care of and it was like $400! crazy high. The cat pic cracked me up. He looked so cozy curled up in the blanket. Cute!!! Food looked awesome. Looks like you had a terrific night!! yey!! Have a great day!
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Looks like an awesome weekend
Can you download Live Writer onto your work computer? Makes posting SO much faster/easier!
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Missy Maintains Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
I can’t download things at work. I am going to download Live Writer at home but I always post at work so that won’t help very much.
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Your posts aren’t showing up in Reader- I needed to add ” /feed ” at the end of the URL (others had this problem too if they made the switch with their own domain). Just a heads up to let your readers know
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Missy Maintains Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Thanks for letting me know!
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love olive garden! the food looks sooo yummy
jenna
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ive never been to olive garden, but the food looks great!! yum.. i loove that drink! sounds delish!
daisy may is so so adorable.
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I didn’t even know you switched over!! I have been looking for your blog for the past several days, and just assumed you had not posted a new one. Then just now I was like, no WAY, she hasn’t gone THIS long without posting! Now I know why
LOVE oilive Garden, and those desserts are melting my heart! Actually, the Subway sandwich looks really good too. I really love Subway. It’s cheap, healthy, and tasty!
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I’m not a fan of the Olive Garden, but the drinks look great! I love anything with limoncello in the title
Your friend is my hero for making pumpkin pie with an actual pumpkin. Major props to her!
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Yay – you’re on WordPress!!! I still am having trouble figuring out mine – like the side bars (widgets?) but overall, SO much better than blogger!!
Okay, Miss Daisy is REALLY making me want a kitty!
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yum i LOVE olive garden. the salad and breadsticks are sooo good!
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Missy, you should try to eat windows Live writer or Ecto if you have a mac to write post, especially they’re extremely convenient for photos uploads which takes ages in wordpress.
I love the big dessert feast in this post!
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