Bloggies Do Brixx

TGIF! This week has been pretty tough schedule-wise!

Check out the latest from my garden & yard:

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My first cherry tomatoes are starting to ripen!!

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More flowers blooming.

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I used up a ton of leftovers for today’s lunch:

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Cilantro, lime, tomato, avocado…plus last night’s cous cous.

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A little mixing later and I have a beautiful Tex-Mex-ish cous cous salad!

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Light but tasty.

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Plus half a mini bag of Food Should Taste Good (*) multigrain chips.

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Plus a spinach salad with cranberries & pecans.

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Did you know that today is National Doughnut Day! Thanks to The Cleaning Eating Mama who tweeted about it. You guys know me and my love of local doughnuts….hubby and I had to celebrate!

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Hubby and I got a Texas doughnut. Don’t be fooled by the photo, this thing is HUGE!

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Here’s my hand for scale. Hubby and I halved this (ok, maybe I had a couple bites of his half, too…hehe).

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Post-work I had fun plans to do dinner with friends and…a very special guest!

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We all met up at Brixx – a fabulous local pizza place.

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Caitlin, Michelle, Moi, Kate .

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And our special guest – Caitlin from Healthy Tipping Point and her hubby Kristien!

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I ordered a beer sampler. I’m not very adventurous trying beer by the glass, but I love trying lots of little samples. I got the Star Hill Northern Lights IPA, the Spaten Lager, Victory Hopdevil Ale, and some pilsner that wasn’t on the menu.

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They ran out of the cool sampler holders by the time they got to Matt’s, so he just got a plate! ๐Ÿ™

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Hubby and I shared a Brixx salad, which they split for us.

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We also shared bruschetta. Gosh the fresh basil on bruschetta gets me every time!

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For the main event, hubby and I split a whole wheat crust pizza with half BBQ chicken and have chicken florentine. The BBQ is still my fave. SO tasty.

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Food bloggers in action!

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By the end of the night we were showing off our napkin folding skills. Here’s my “bird of paradise.”

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Matt turned Emily’s fancy bowl holder into one of those little paper games that you probably remember doing when you were a kid.

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Post dinner we hit up Ben & Jerry’s.

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Cailtin & Kath

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I normally get froyo when I’m at Ben & Jerry’s because it tastes pretty much just like the ice cream but has less fat/calories. Tonight, however a new flavor caught my attention – Boston Cream Pie. It was cream flavored ice cream with yellow cake and chocolate pieces.

I think the Half Baked in froyo form is still my fave but the BCP was pretty good, too.

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Hubby and Kristien – probably chatting about sports. ๐Ÿ˜†

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Cailtlin, Kath, Cailtin, Me, Michelle, Kate

SUCH a fun time and Caitlin is just as sweet as she seems on her blog. Hooray for new friends! ๐Ÿ™‚

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It’s getting pretty sleepy over here in the Chic household, so I think I’m gonna take off for bed.

G’night everyone!

Who’s ready for the farmer’s market tomorrow!?

7 thoughts on “Bloggies Do Brixx”

  1. I just found you through Kath’s blog ๐Ÿ™‚ It’s so cool that their are so many bloggers in your area! I knew I’d like your blog the moment I saw your corgi!! I have a blog specifically devoted to my corgi, Gibson ๐Ÿ™‚ Anyways, glad I found you.. I look forward to following along!

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  2. Sounds and looks like a great evening lady! I am so jealous of all the blogger friends/meet ups! I wish others were in my area. The garden is looking great!

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