I need a vacation from my weekends!!!

I remember a time in my life when I considered weekends to be a relaxing time of the week. It was this wonderful period of rest, relaxation, and respite. Sleeping in, reading a riveting novel, catching up on TV programs that had been recorded during the week, going to see the newest movie, and hanging out with friends were all activities of which I partook.

Well my friends, I have now found that often times my weeknds are busier than my actual work weeks. Here it is 6:41 a.m. on a Sunday and I am already up, dressed, and made up. There is something wrong with this picture. I spent most of the day yesterday running from one place to another. It was such a busy day that I actually ate lunch in the car on the way from one place to the next, because I didn't have 30 spare minutes to sit down and eat.

If life is this busy now, I shudder to think about what it might be like when we have kids. Oh vey.

I miss my peaceful, quiet weekends!!!! Can I put out an ABP on them?

Sunday Dinner Menu

Spinach salad with heats of palm, onions, cucumbers, pine nuts and a home-made citrus vinaigrette

Sauteed grouper in a mint-boursin yogurt sauce

Oven-roasted rosemary sweet potatoes

Beets in a balsamic reduction

Crusty french bread and boursin

Thank you for dining at Casa de Young

Please refrain from making derogatory comments such as ewww, yuck, or ick

Things To Do Today Cooking-Wise

1. Freeze good leftovers
2. Throw away icky leftovers that are past their prime
3. Check expiration dates on all meats- freeze what isn't going to be used in the next 2 days
4. Prep green beans: wash, trim , and snap and place in storage bag
5. Make menu for the week
6. Make list of what needs to be removed from the freezer each day
7. Make poultry sausage so we have them available for breakfast this week


I know this may seem weird, but I like to do a lot of prep work on the weekends, which gives me less excuses during the week not to cook. :p I also find that hte more prepared I am, the easier it is to get food on the table quickly. It also makes cooking healthy simpler!

Shag Meme

Shag list meme.... do if you dare. ;)A) Bold the names of guys you'd definitely shag.B) Possibly shag after a little persuasion, put in italics.C) Leave the ones you don't know of or wouldn't want to shag alone.D) Color in red the ones you wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole.E) ADD ONE OF YOUR OWN AT THE END

1. Stephen Dorff
2. Wesley Snipes
3. Denzel Washington
4. Samuel L. Jackson
5. Hayden Christensen
6. Ian Somerhalder
7. James Van Der Beek
8. Ashton Kutcher
9. Sean William Scott
10. The Rock
11. Brendan Fraser
12. Oded Fehr
13. John Hannah
14. Hugh Grant
15. Colin Firth
16. Liam Neeson
17. Daniel Day-Lewis
18. Leonardo Di Caprio
19. Billy Zane
20. Harry Connick Jr
21. Sean Astin
22. Dominic Monaghan
23. Karl Urban
24. Vin Diesel
25. Paul Walker
26. Joshua Jackson
27. James Marsden
28. Shawn Ashmore
29. Hugh Jackman
30. Will Kemp
31. David Wenham
32. Viggo Mortensen
33. Elijah Wood
34. Tobey Maguire
35. James Franco
36. Alfred Molina
37. Harrison Ford
38. Sean Connery
39. Shane West
40. Stuart Townsend
41. Richard Roxburgh
42. Ewan McGregor
43. Jonathan Rhys Meyers
44. Christian Bale
45. Jared Leto
46. Colin Farrell
47. Ben Affleck
48. Josh Hartnett
49. Bruce Willis
50. Billy Bob Thornton
51. Dennis Quaid
52. Jake Gyllenhaal
53. Patrick Swayze
54. Keanu Reeves
55. Gary Oldman
56. Tim Roth
57. Steve Buscemi
58. Michael Madsen
59. Rick Yune
60. Pierce Brosnan
61. Robert Carlyle
62. Jonny Lee Miller
63. Jude Law
64. Matt Damon
65. Clive Owen
66. Ryan Phillippe
67. Benicio Del Toro
68. Johnny Depp
69. Orlando Bloom
70. Sean Bean
71. Eric Bana
72. Brad Pitt
73. George Clooney
74. Mark Wahlberg
75. Jason Statham
76. Edward Norton
77. Ben Stiller
78. Owen Wilson
79. Vince Vaughn
80. Joaquin Phoenix
81. Russell Crowe
82. Billy Boyd
83. Paul Bettany
84. Heath Ledger
85. Mel Gibson
86. Jason Isaacs
87. Alan Rickman
88. Kevin Costner
89. Christian Slater
90. Antonio Banderas
91. Tom Cruise
92. Ving Rhames
93. John Cusack
94. John Malkovich
95. Charlie Sheen
96. Kiefer Sutherland
97. Emilio Estevez
98. Rob Lowe
99. Matt Dillon
100. Kevin Bacon
101. Adam Brody
102. Andy Serkis
103. Alan Cumming
104. Josh Groban
105. Sean Biggerstaff
106. Zach Braff
107. Harry Sinclair
108. Gerard Butler
109. Marton Csokas
110. Jeremy Sumpter
111. Sean Patrick Flanery
112. Cillian Murphy
113. Hugh Dancy
114. Ioan Gruffudd
115. Mads Mikkelsen
116. Enrique Murciano
117. Jamie Bamber
118. Craig Parker
119. Dean Cain
120. James Marsters
121. David Boreanaz
122. James Spader
123. Kevin Spacey
124. Al Pacino
125. Jim Caviezel
126. Josh Holloway
127. Will Smith
128. Matthew McConaughey
129. Patrick Wilson
130. Milo Ventimiglia
131. Jason Dohring
132. Brandon Boyd
133. Tom Welling
134. Sean Maher
135. Tré Cool
136. Billie Joe Armstrong
137. Mike Dirnt
138. David Straithairn
139. Jason White
140. Matthew Fox
141. Peter Sarsgaard
142. Derek Jeter
143. Travis Fimmel
144. Michael Vartan
145. Rob Thomas
146. James Purefoy
147. Michael Rosenbaum
148. Jensen Ackles
149. William Fichtner
150. Patrick Dempsey
151. Ace Young
152. Francis Capra
153. Ryan Hansen
154. Robert Pattinson
155. Ron Livingston
156. Benjamin McKenzie
157. Tahmoh Penikett
158. Takuya Kimura
159. Takeshi Kaneshiro
160. James D'Arcy
161. James Frain
162. Jared Padalecki
163. Richard Armitage
164. Nicholas Tse
165. Hiroyuki Sanada
166. David Tennant
167. Christopher Eccleston
168. Nathan Fillion
169. Ben Browder
170. Steve Carrell
171. Wentworth Miller
172. Patrick Fugit
173. Steve Burton
174. Scott Clifton
175. Greg Vaughn
176. Jonathan Jackson
177. Scott Egan
178 Jason Lee