A Day In The Life

I saw this idea on someone else's blog and thought I'd give you guys a glimpse into what a normal day looks like for me.

The day I chose was last Tuesday.

6:00 am: wake up and get myself and Hunter ready to go.

7:20 am: go check cows before Hunter and I leave for work.

8:00 am-4:30 pm: work, work, work.

Oh, and throw in an hour of Zumba in my conference room on my lunch hour...

5:30 pm: help serve dinner at the FFA Banquet for about 60 people.

7:30 pm: head home, get stuff ready for the next day-Hunters outfit, my outfit, replenish the diaper bag and pack my lunch.

8:30 pm: Hunter in bed and I bake banana bread and no bake cookies to send to our cousin Nathan who attends school at Montana State. He has 2 weeks left of school so I thought I'd send him some goodies to get through the last weeks of school.

10:00 pm: finally in bed, read for about 20 minutes and then lights out! 

This was one of the nights Patrick was up helping his aunt and uncle seed their crop, so it was just Hunter and I. Usually after baby goes to bed, Patrick and I spend some time together.

This was a pretty busy day, but about normal for us. We are always running here or there, an often have different meetings or engagements in the evening. 

What does a typical day look like for you guys?

PBR & Old Friends

Last weekend was one of those weekends you just NEED to have once in awhile. Got out of town, visited my sister, hung out with old friends, ate too much food and saw some cowboys ride bulls at the PBR! Oh, and got some new shoes. That never hurts my feelings.

Patrick and I were lucky enough to take a little time away from the farm and calving to have a weekend getaway that recharges your batteries and makes you feel almost human again. We headed South to Billings, which is like our "big city" around these parts. It's population is a little over 100,000. No, I didn't forget any commas or zeros ;) We arrived Thursday night and just went to bed after visiting with my sister for a bit.

Friday morning we got to visit with an old friend of ours who was in town, then headed over to the State FFA (Future Farmers of America) convention where our cousin was competing in his last year as a senior. We attended the alumni meeting, and visited with some friends from Culbertson. I also won a silent auction bid, and the 2013 FFA Alumni scrapbook award again! That makes 3 years in a row! Kind of helped that I didn't have any competition this year. I think I scared them all away ;)

Friday night we picked up my sister from work, headed to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner, then off to the PBR Rodeo! The picture below is what happens when we get to the PBR about 45 minutes early.

Introducing the riders. It's definitely a good show!

After the rodeo we sat in the parking lot waiting to leave for about 45 minutes. That was...fun?

Aaaaand let's just say things got a little western on Friday night after the rodeo, and this was Patrick's outfit the next morning. Lovin' the loafers. And Lazer the dog!

After a little bit of shopping Saturday morning, we headed out to his friend's house for their FFA State Officer 10 year reunion BBQ. I think all but one were able to attend, and it was great to get the whole gang together! When we showed up, one of the guys' wives had bought balloons, a cake and all sorts of decorations! 

 What a great crew! The guy on the left, Darin, was the Best Man in our wedding, and the guy on the right, Brandon, was also a groomsman. That lovely lady in front on the right is the amazingly wonderful Halsey over at Spunky Junky.

Yeaaaaah, this is more like it :)

 Sunday morning we did the obligatory big city Costco run, and headed back to the farm. It was a great weekend to relax, see old friends, and have a great time!

Snickerdoodle Blondies

While I would love to be sharing all of my Tex-ASS fun on this Texas Tuesday linkup with my homegirl Amanda, I'm currently flying the friendly skies with Delta. Most likely sleeping...but no fear! I'll have it for next week when I'm back in the real world again!

I had another delicious recipe from Pinterest come into my kitchen a couple weeks ago. When we do these FFA Alumni fundraising dinners, the club buys the food, but the members bring desserts. I scoured my Pinterest board for a good dessert that would be easy for a picnic since we were serving a dinner at the county fair.

Here is a picture of our fairgrounds full of people enjoying the meal!

Waiting in line for steaks.

We raised about $2,300 (ish) in about 2 hours. ALL of the money goes to scholarships for kids graduating from the FFA Program at the end of the year! Yahoo!

The dessert I made is called Snickerdoodle Blondies!

• 2 2/3 cups AP flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup softened butter
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• a pinch turbinado sugar

1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x13 pan. Combine flour baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and set aside.

2.) In a large bowl, beat together butter and brown sugar for 3-5 minutes. Add in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla, and beat until smooth.

3.) Stir in the flour mixture until well blended. Spread evenly in prepared pan. Combine the granulated sugar, cinnamon, and turbinado sugar in a little bowl. Evenly sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over the top of the batter.

4.) Bake 25-30 minutes or until surface springs back when gently pressed. Cool before cutting. Makes 20-24 bars.

 

 

SUPER EASY and REALLY GOOD!