Last night was so much fun!!
We were surrounded by great friends, lots of yummy chili and super happy kids of all ages. Surprisingly there were THREE different types of chili that were vegetarian.
SCORE!
They were all so yummy it was hard to pick my favorite. In the end I went with my friend Jen’s Hippie Stew (as I named it) because it had chick peas, eggplant, corn and tons of beans. It was hearty, a bit spicy and had great flavor.
After the chili was gone there was a Hot Pepper Eating Contest…
And guess who was right up in the middle of the action??
Yep! Jason was right up in the contest before I even knew it was going on. They started with red bell peppers and worked their way up thru six or seven peppers ending with habaneros. Did you know that habaneros measure 350,000 on the Scoville Scale??
That means that it takes 350,000 drops of water to wash away the heat from your tongue after eating just one of those bad boys. WOOH!!
Two of the contestants dropped out about half way thru, but Jason made it all the way to the end! Here he is collecting his prize…
Here he is declaring that “in the battle between man and food – man won”!
It looks like Jason will be taking the family out for dinner at a Brinker Restaurant sometime soon.
This morning I woke up with a massive headache, completely stuffed up and a scratchy throat.
YUCK!
It took me a good hour to drag my ass out of bed, but once I got some coffee down I was feeling a bit better.
After the coffee Jason and I tag teamed the girls to get them fed, dressed and ready for dance all while getting ourselves fed and ready to head for the day. I made a piece of toast with peanut butter and banana slices.
A green monster helped round out the morning and get me up and moving!
In the mix this morning was:
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 2 packed handfuls of spinach
- 1 scoop of chocolate whey powder
- 10 frozen dark cherries
After this breakfast I was ready (sort of) for the morning.
Now – Jason’s out doing the deli shopping, Linsey’s at dance rehearsal and Regan and I are at home watching more Grey’s Anatomy on netflix.
Unless this headache and congestion get better soon I have a feeling that I will be doing this and not much else for the rest of the day.
Yay me…
Today I am thankful for:
…sudafed
…endless supplies of coffee
…kleenex with aloe and lotion
…warm and fuzzy hoodies
…Grey’s Anatomy on netflix (I know, I know!)
~ Maria





























































