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Anything & Everything Friday – December 25th

December 25, 2015 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Christmas

Well Merry Christmas! I hope Santa was good to everyone. Hopefully you made the Nice List and didn’t end up with coal in your stocking!

We spent Christmas Eve with my family at my grandparents. We had a gift exchange amongst all of us and enjoyed three different kinds of soup. I made Donny’s aunt Judy’s Clam Chowder recipe that must be made every year and it turned out fantastic! I also made a batch of this Chipotle Chicken Soup. My grandma made a homemade chicken noodle soup. I loved all the soups but I basically ate dinner from the chocolate tray. Hahaha my aunt and uncle always make a ton of chocolate-covered everything and it is all so delicious! [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – December 18th

December 18, 2015 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Friday - Water Cooler

You might think I’m kidding but after the week that it’s been this seems like a great idea…… I would obviously be nice and put cups of tomato juice and orange juice around the office so that we can drink our breakfasts. Then by the afternoon we’ll be ready to switch over to other varieties of cocktails. Vodka soda with lime anyone?!?!?

Well it is time for Anything & Everything Friday where I discuss with you whatever I feel like discussing. It could be neat articles that I’ve come across or random thoughts in my head. Here goes… [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – December 11

December 11, 2015 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Smile, It's Friday

This week has definitely been different…. I am very lucky that my job and my boss allow me to take basically the whole week off to spend with Donny in the hospital. I could have tried to drive back and forth, but I would have missed visits from the doctors and everything. It was good that I was here because Donny is on a lot of pain medication so his memory might not be 100%. On that note, let’s start this week’s edition of Anything & Everything Friday by giving an update on Donny! [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – December 4th

December 4, 2015 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

 

I Love Lucy Week

I feel like this picture wraps up how the week really does feel. Hahaha I’ve been so busy this week that I didn’t notice any of those feelings… pretty soon I woke up and it was Thursday and now Friday! Holy cow. Time for all the random things going on right now…. time for Anything & Everything Friday! [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – November 27

November 27, 2015 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Black Friday at Pet Smart

Happy Friday! Did you go shopping this morning? Or do you plan to go today at all? Do you want to take those sweet puppies home like I do?!?!

It is time to talk about all the random things popping up in my head recently (at least what hasn’t been blocked by my turkey coma). Let’s dive right in to this week’s Anything & Everything Friday! This week it is tea, holiday weight gain, and of course Black Friday! [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – November 20th

November 20, 2015 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Friday Make Stories

I love waking up on Friday morning knowing that I am a few hours away from the weekend. Yesterday felt like Friday to me. I hate when that happens because who wants two Fridays?!?!?!

Regardless, today just so happens to be Friday. Time for my Anything & Everything post where I discuss any random thoughts, articles, or ideas I’ve had this week. Here goes….. [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – November 13th

November 13, 2015 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Friday Decision

It is already Friday… this week flew by. It was full of meetings and all sorts of things. Man, it’ll be nice to relax a little bit. We have early Thanksgiving with Donny’s family, which will be fun. Hopefully the Caddy will be ready 🙂

Well it is time for Anything & Everything Friday!

1.Body Shaming: Have you seen this article circulating around the internet? Two fitness instructors were featured in a newspaper about their new studio and someone cut the article out of the paper and sent it to them with little notes all over it saying they were fat and unfit. They ended up getting another article printed calling that person out (they didn’t name them). It is awesome. Two Fitness Instructors Gave A Brilliant Response After Being Body Shamed. I just don’t understand body shaming. As women, we tend to be hard enough on ourselves so we definitely don’t need it from others. They make a point in saying that you never know what the other person is going through at that time or what they have been through in the past. [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – November 6th

November 6, 2015 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Sassy Pants

Happy Friday! This is how I feel today. I woke up at 4:00am without an alarm clock raring and ready to go! Yoga was amazing this morning and gave me MORE energy. Watch out!

I am actually very relieved that it is the end of the week….this week has been a rough one. I’m definitely looking forward to the weekend. Anyone else?!?!

Can you believe this is my first Anything & Everything post for November?!?! That is wild.  I feel like I am going to blink and we’ll be into 2016!

Mooooving on. Time for the random thoughts and events going on in my world. Feel free to share anything random with me anytime! Leave your comments below. [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – October 30th

October 30, 2015 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Pumpkin Spice

It is Friday! Not only that, it is the Friday before Halloween!!!! Have you bought your candy for trick-or-treaters? Or are you the trick-or-treater? Either way, it is time to recap the week based on my thoughts and randomness. Here goes….

1. Halloween: Happy Halloween everyone! It is tomorrow, can you believe it?!?! Are you dressing up? Or are your kiddos dressing up? What are the costume choices this year? One last question, how adorable are these two kids? That’s me and my sister in the early 90s (I’m the tiger, she is the bumble bee). Too cute. [Read more…]

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Museum Dinner 2015

October 29, 2015 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Last Saturday night Donny catered the Fort Morgan Heritage Foundation’s Dinner in the Gallery. The Heritage Foundation is the foundation for the Fort Morgan Museum. Each year they have a dinner and auction where they auction off a “Dinner in the Gallery”. They sell around 25 tickets to the dinner and I believe this was Donny’s 4th or 5th year making all the food.

Each year he picks a different theme and this year he chose Italian. He worked several years at Buca di Beppo before moving back to Fort Morgan, so he knows a lot about Italian cuisine. The amazing part about the whole dinner is that there is no kitchen at the museum. There is a sink and fridge but no oven or stovetop. Donny has to be very strategic when planning the menu. [Read more…]

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