Food trucks, Kinect”ing” & Wine!!!

This weekend was FANTABULOUS!

It was jam-packed with amazing activities.

Friday night we went to the food truck food court. Please tell me you’ve heard about the food truck revolution! (Have I blogged about this yet?). Well let me tell you about it anyway! The food truck revolution is this new movement here in South Florida where a bunch of gourmet food trucks get together and park somewhere around the city and cook delicious food. The food is affordable and the experience is “different” and cool! This last food court experience wasn’t THAT great because the lines were extra long and we just didn’t have a chance to slow down and actually enjoy it. What was supposed to be an evening with friends turned into a whole night of “waiting in line.” The final outcome was pretty cool though and the food was delicious (as usual).

Saturday was unexpectedly great as well. We had plans to go to the circus but those fell through as a certain someone who will remain un-named (cough cough husband) conveniently forgot to order tickets. So we sat around and hung out until my bestie called us to come over. We had a wonderful time playing Kinect while connecting with one another. Unexpected get-togethers are the BEST!

Then on Sunday we went to a winery! I don’t drink so I was actually hesitant about the amount of fun that I would have. It’s like going to a shoe store and not trying on any shoes… but sure enough it was one of the coolest experiences of my life!

Our friend Barbie graciously hosted a Sunday brunch prior to going to the winery. It was amaaaaaazinggggg!!!!!! So once our tummies were filled we hopped in our cars and headed down to the winery. When we got there they gave us the choice to take a tour and have a wine tasting. I bought a slice of cheesecake and took that sucker “on tour” with me. The tour was fun, we got a little bit of history of the place  and after we did that we went to our tasting!

Here’s the cool part! While they were setting up I went to the potty (I’m getting somewhere I promise… stay with me!). Well the tour guide asked the hubby how many people were in our party… he said six (which meant that I was included) and they handed our group six glasses! The cool part is that we did not PAY for me because I don’t ever drink so technically we were a party of five… WE GOT A FREE WINE TASTING FOR ME!!!

So when you get a free wine tasting you can’t just say no. At least I couldn’t. I was determined to give wine a try. (This coming from someone who TRULY hates the taste of alcohol). Let me tell you that we tried 11 wines… and I FELL IN LOVE WITH THREE OF THEM!!! Isn’t that COOL???

Overall the place was pretty amazing. The grounds have waterfalls and koi fish and it’s all super relaxing. The company we were in was pretty fabulous too which made the experience one I will never forget.

I gotta say… I’m so thankful for all the amazing people in my life… They rock my world… Especially after 11 glasses of wine!

Until next time…

Your friendly neighborhood SuperWife!

2 comments January 17, 2011

Happy 1-11-11

First and foremost let’s take a moment to look at today’s date… Happy 1-11-11. I am so grateful to have the life that I have and to be able to live my life THIS year. First we had 1-1-11, today is 1-11-11 and in roughly ten months we will have 11-11-11. I can’t help but think that there must be something magical about this year. So many 1s! I remember being a kid and making wishes at 11:11 so that must mean something!

So today my wish to you is a year filled with faith and hope because being 1st usually gives you hope. Like when you are 1st in line for a sale (I know… I know… I haven’t shopped in 11 days… cut me some slack!). Anyway back to my wish for you… I have faith that this is going to be a great year for YOU and ME.

Ok I’m off to watch that facenetworking movie. We never saw it at the theater and I have high expectations!

HAPPY 1-11-11!!!

Until next time…

Your friendly neighborhood SW.

1 comment January 11, 2011

Attack of the killer… iPad???!!!

My poor husband… God Bless his soul. He is such a kind, gentle giant. No really he’s tall, kind and gentle. He is also a bit… ummm… how can I say this… despistado. (That’s spanish for unfocused, lost, looney and clumsy).

Last night the funniest thing happened. We were getting ready to go to sleep when the unthinkable happened… my husband got seriously injured!!! LOL I can laugh now… he is OK!

I wish I could tell you HOW it happened but really I don’t know WHAT happened!!! I was applying my usual night moisturizing creams (I’m a girl OK?!) and then I hear… THUMP. Next thing I know Shane is blindsided by his iPad. He tries to shake it off but I panic as there is blood gushing down his face.

I tried to clean it with a clean cloth but it continued gushing. Poor thing. Yet somehow, someway he was calm. Easy like Sunday Morning. We applied pressure and bandaged his nose and went to bed.

Here he is with his little band-aid.

This morning it was not pretty. So we covered it again to go to work.

Throughout the day I secretly wished Shane had made up a super cool story for his battle wound. Oh the opportunities! But he did not. Silly gentle giant.

Here he is tonight. Poor thing.

So here we are…

Hiding from the iPad… Shane’s theory is that the iPad has it out for him… because just yesterday we had talked about selling it and putting the money into savings.

I guess… that’s one way we will NOT be saving money…

Until next time…

Your friendly neighborhood SuperWife!

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Thanks!

Just a quick note to say Thanks! Quite a few of you read my last post which makes me feel like I was NEVER GONE!!!

I am so excited!!!

THANK YOUUUUUUUUU!!!!

Your friendly neighborhood SW!

1 comment January 9, 2011

Hiya! I’m Jen… Nice to meet YOU!

Happy New Year Lovies!!!

Wishing you health, love and happiness in this new 2011! As you saw the holidays kept me busy and pretty much kept me away from the computer. I have been away for so long that I feel like I am a brand-new blogger! I am having such a great time catching up with all the wonderful blogs. To my blog role-models Nain, Ash, Nikki, Katie and all the other wonderful people on my blog roll one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to blog more, so I hope you make me accountable for that!

Woah! I’m a little rusty in the writing department. In fact, I’ve done absolutely NOTHING all day and even though I have all these ideas in my head to jot down I just can’t seem to focus… so in order to smooth my way back into the blog world I am going to do what I {think} I do best… CREATE A LIST.

Below you will see a list of my resolutions… (it’s still a work in progress… but here goes what I have so far!).

1. Save Money – This is one is a funny one because obviously everyone always wants to save money. In fact I am sure this has been a recurrent theme in my blog for the whole year I have been writing. This time it’s different. The Hubby and I have set strict guidelines, a budget and allowances. We have even broken down our savings (which isn’t much right now) into different categories! So far we are doing well paying off (the little bit of) debt that we had. Soon we will be in full-force saving mode!

2.  Shop Less- If you read my last post you can see that I have a bit of a problem. I’m a therapist. I know that the first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one. So I can say I have a shopping problem! I’m not proud of it and it’s not like I shop our mortgage away… but either way… I’m done. I have a bigger and better goal in mind.

3. Blog More- the blogging community is such an amazing community and I love being part of it! I feel so blessed to have found such amazing people with whom I can share my life with. The last few months when I haven’t blogged I have felt so left out. I am ready to be part of this amazing family again! This will now be totally possible considering the hubby and I will be doing a whole lot of staying home (which is a plus for me = more time to write!).

4. Worry Less- Let’s face it. You don’t even have to go back through all my previous posts to realize that I am a worrier (read one of them and you’ll see!!!) I can’t hide it. It’s such a HORRIBLE habit! I am NOT proud of it. In fact, I hate it. So in 2011 I have resoluted to worry less (I know resoluted… is not a word!!! ps. If you are new to the blog… I like to make up my own words!). So here’s hoping to a worry-less 2011. My motto for this year will be Let Go and Let God.

5. Love More- Those of you who know me personally KNOW that I adore my people. In fact, I love ALL people. I am a sucker for Love. Sometimes a little too much, but what the heck Love makes the world go ’round. I plan to suffocate my people in LOVE. I plan to live and breathe Love.

6. Stress Less- This one goes with the “worry less” resolution! I have a new job and I’m  still learning. I have to remember to not get stressed!

7. Stay Healthy- work out more, eat less, sleep more… you know the good stuff!

So that’s what I have so far… I will add more when I think of it. If you are still out there and if you still read this humble blog… let me know what your resolutions are! Please?

Thanks for checking me out!

Your friendly neighborhood SuperWife!

3 comments January 9, 2011