Oh Hey Friday Thangs...

Oh Hey...Well, we made it through the first day back to school . I have one in 5th grade at a new school (thank you new district lines) but with a teacher that we are over the moon about. She may have been teacher of the year last year. I have one brand new high school freshman boy who was happy to report he did not get beat up on the first day... not that he would but that was his take on the first day. And I have one high school senior who starts college on the 22nd in a dual enrollment program we have in GA called Move On When Ready. Yes, she is taking all college courses for college credit during her senior year at a local junior college. And working 2, yes 2 jobs. Where did she come from?

Anyway, I made it pretty successfully through a week of Whole30 for the most part eating almost perfectly. As I mentioned like a million times I think as much for me as for you, I am not treating this as a perfect Whole30 but more as a chance to reset to 90/10 or even 80/20 for the next 30 days since I have been about 50/50 all summer long. Aaaand I have the 10 pounds to show for it. Week one mission accomplished. I have been thinking and one of my favorite readers/bloggers pointed out, isn't the point really to make it a lifestyle anyway? Yes, I have done 2 Whole30's with great success. What I need to master is the lifestyle. Working on it!

Anyway here are 5 things I am currently digging:

SONG

I  am not a huge Miranda fan but I really love this song! The first little bit gives me goose bumps, and dayummm... she lookin good post Blake!

CAST IRON SKILLET THING

I have this really vintage cast iron skillet that I got for a wedding present a hundred years ago. I love cooking in it and especially baking in it. Since my new oven is in the house and should be installed literally any minute now I am really looking forward to making things like this Peach Upside Down Cake again. Peaches are the bomb right now because summer in GA. If you have never baked in a cast iron skillet you need to.

PARTY THING

This is the best way to entertain in the summer. Fruits, cheeses, savory meats, nuts, olives... who needs heavy appetizers? And all of these things are pretty easy to keep on hand and make pretty if anyone stops by unexpectedly. When I get my farm table in my kitchen I am definitely going to have someone make me a big long custom cutting board just like this!

FUN OLYMPIC THING

Are you guys ready for RIO and the Summer Olympics? I am ... here's a fun thing for us all to do tonight, if you're drinking that is. The good folks at Buy Me Brunch, my favorite T-Shirt and Tank Top source came up with this earlier in the week. Drink up!!

Go for the gold, if you think you can handle it. 
Bronze level: Drink 1 when you see...

• a country you don't know
• an athlete you do know (by name)
• "U.S.A.," "United States," "America," "Estados Unitos," or "Murica." 
• a funny hat
• Rio's dirty-ass bong water
• mention of the whole Zika virus thing
• doe-eyed children

Silver level: Drink 2 when you see...

• mention of the Russian doping scandal (awkward) 
• it getting real awkward with Russia in general
• the Queen Mum
• strobe lights, fog machines, or anything else you might find at a shitty 8th grade dance 
• matching sport coats!
• lederhosen

Gold level: Drink 3 when you see...

• people who can't dance start dancing!
• a hide-skinned drum, or some weird fucking instrument that you've never seen
• the Olympic flame licking the night’s sky in a blaze of glory
• somebody is full of hope or joy or hopeful joy 
• or joyous hopes 
• single tear streams down a grown man's cheek 
• looks like roids...
• definitely looks like roids…
• it's roids, right?

USA ...USA....USA...!

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