House Warming and House Shows

Ok....I apologize for those of you who read this...I have been slacking...but I promise to keep all the happenings in this past week short without skipping my meal pictures and recipes. :)

So we had our housewarming party finally!  Which was so great for me so I could meet a bunch of people, which I did and I ended up having some really wonderful discussions about God and life with many different Tennessee folk!

On Saturday my roomies and I were frantically trying to get the house together and cook for this party.  We did share this party with our neighbors as well since they moved in when we did and we are good friends with them. 

So here is was I made..all gluten-free of course for those of you that need it, or not..it's delicious either way. :)

Summer Salad.....mmmmmmmm

A recipe from my cousin Brooke (http://www.exerciseforfries.com/p/my-favs.html) it was a big hit!!

Recipe:
Ingredients
1 onion
1 package on grape tomatoes
1 bundle of asparagus
1 can of artichoke hearts
1 avacado (I love avacado so I put two in)
Top it off with some crumbled feta cheese..I'm not much of a feta person so I only use 1/2 cup
and some salt and pepper for taste

Dice them all up and mix it together and there you go!!

I also made these

Marshmellows dipped in melted dark chocolate...sprinkled with nuts and rainbow sprinkles...I hear graham crackers are good as well...The kids enjoyed them and so did us big kids :)

Our spread

The next morning after we stayed up till 2 AM we did end up sleeping in a bit. Then one of my roomies Christy and I went to Rock Island for a little day trip with a couple of her friends. 
The drive there was so fun seeing the country side of Tennesse and all it's southern glory, it was about 1 1/2 hour from Nashville and let me tell you it was a sight!

Amazing Huh?!?!

We  They went cliff jumping ( too high for me! ) after that we rock climbed our way up the falls...it was gorgeous and I will be going back to hike and swim some more.  Maybe even a little camping trip...who wants to come?!?!


Ok...now onto normal routines at the start of the week...started with a 2mile run and some Jillian Michael 6 week six pack.

and this for breakfast..

Oatmeal is the breakfast of champians...I did add a spoonful of Nutella and some Strawberries...it's keeps me full for hours...can't forget my cup of steamy green tea as well...I try to switch off coffee and tea everyday.

Again Nutella freak right here!  It has less calories then peanut butter usually so I feel ok about it :)

Then for snack 2 hours later I had 1/4 cup of almonds...again a good power snack.

Last night we went to a house show and I saw some of my friends show off some amazing talent, one being my roommate Staphanie...The presence of God was there and these songs were so enlightening.  I'll be going to more for sure. 

Today's video will be dedicated to the release of the new Hillsong Live CD "God is Able" amazing!

Blessings, Darlings :)