So our friend Brian told us about the first annual Wingfest that was to be held on Sno Mountain.  Since wings are my absolute FAVORITE food, I asked Colin to take me.  He was up for it.  Saturday afternoon we headed to Sno Mtn.  Admission was $10.  Onto the first wing booth.  3 wings for $1.  Not too bad, considering we pay $6 for 10 wings at the Windsor.  We get our wings and they are freezing cold. Granted it was a cold and rainy day, but find a way to keep your wings warm!  No line at all for this booth, and we now know why!

As per the flyer, we were supposed to receive 7 free samples of beer (this was included in the price of admission.)  We headed over to the beer tent and sure enough, they say only 4 free samples.  Well, ok, better than none.  We head to Mr. Sample Man and sure enough, “We are out of beer!”  ”WHAT?!? YOU ARE OUT OF BEER?” Now keep in mind said wingfest was supposed to take place from 2-7pm.  It was about 4pm at this time.  We were NOT happy campers.  And I am sure that late comers were mad too.  So far, we have paid $10 to enter the place.  And we paid for wings.  And no free beer.  Yipee.  

We ended up going inside to get a little warmer and we just ordered beer at the bar.  And of course paid for them.  After talking to some friends for a bit, and were told what wing booths to hit, we went back out.  Second booth, Kellys, again, 3 for $1 but this time we got free blue cheese and celery.  (At the first booth, they charged us .50 for blue cheese) YAY!  Finally something for free.  These wings were pretty good.  Not my fav, but good.  They were crispy and tasted good for their hot flavor.  By now, it’s starting to rain pretty hard.

Vader.  One of the hottest wings I have ever had.  After Chris almost threw up from this, I had to give it a go.  I thought he was being a baby, but he was not.  Holy cow.  Not even enjoyable.  I thought I would never taste again.  My lips were beyond flaming even after an entire bottle of water!  Yuck.  At this same booth, we had three other flavors that were superb.  Colin got all of his wings here Hawaiian flavored. They were reallllly good.  Time to leave. It’s pouring rain and no sense in tasting anymore.  Two of us were left with no taste buds.  

So I thought the day was a waste until I BEGGED Colin to let me stop to use the bathroom before leaving the area.  He hates to stop for me!  After coming out of the bathroom,  Chris showed me one of the most awesomest sections in the Exxon. Sunflower seed extravaganza!  Holy cow.  I didn’t even know they made half of these flavors.  I had to purchase them to try them out.  Here’s what we got.

Yes, you are reading those bags correctly.  From left:  Dill Pickle, Nacho Cheese, BBQ, and Jalapeno Hot Salsa.

Dill Pickle:  I absolutely LOVE dill pickles so I thought I was in for a real treat here.  WRONG!  I’d rather my pickle in a crispy juicy form.  Gross.

Nacho Cheese:  Not horrible, but definitely not good.  A bit too cheesy.

BBQ:  The best out of these four flavors.  But still not great.

Jalapeno Hot Salsa:  Eek.  I did not enjoy these.  It might be because we just ate a Vader wing a few minutes prior, but the taste of these did not sit well with me.  I will have to give them another shot another day.  

Original and Ranch are still my favorite and I will stick to those.  Have you seen any different flavored Sunflower Seeds?  If so, what flavor and did you enjoy them?  I am going to make that my mission every time I go into a convenient store.  If you see any different flavors than these listed, buy them for me and send them to me.  I’ll pay you back

So overall, the Wingfest needs to be better managed.  I had a great time with friends regardless, so even though we are out a few bucks, it was still fun to experience.  And besides, if we didn’t go, Chris wouldn’t have found such an awesome selection of sunflower seeds!  ;)

Posted: May 18th, 2008 under life.
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So I managed to pick up a bag of Ranch Sunflower seeds yesterday at Walmart.  And after tasting these delicious salty snacks, I am happy to report that I will buy them again!  I can’t say that I prefer these over the Original, but could see myself occasionally switching it up a bit.  Now I need to get my hands on a bag of BBQ flavored seeds and then my life will be complete!

And remember while sunflower seeds are a healthful and delicious snacking choice, they are never recommended for infants or toddlers, as the seeds can pose a choking treat to their safety.  

Seed safely.

Posted: May 16th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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How to eat sunflower seeds…

Crack the shell with your teeth, eat the seed and spit the shell.  Experienced seeders pop a handful of seeds in their mouth and store them in one cheek, then transfer a seed over to the other side with their tongue, crack it, then eat the seed and spit the shell.  :)

How can you not love David’s Sunflower Seeds???

Posted: May 14th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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I love to laugh.

I have never been a big flower person.  I think they are a huge waste of money so I never buy them or want anyone to buy them for me.  But on my walk the other day, I came across a beautiful bush with gorgeous white flowers.  I decided to pick myself a bouquet because I haven’t had flowers in YEARS. Again, this is due to the whole not wanting to pay for them.  Another big reason is that our cats like to chew on any foreign object that enters the house!  But these were so pretty, I couldn’t refuse!  Especially for FREE!

This is the bouquet I picked.  And the cats are doing pretty well with them!

Posted: May 9th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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How in the world does Indy fall asleep after Marion kisses him?!  I mean seriously! Seriously!

Getting ready for the next installment of the Indiana Jones series.  Excited to see it.  I like Harrison Ford and am excited to see him play his role as ole Indiana!  Picked up these cool popcorn buckets at Blockbuster today.  I guess BBV has a deal with Lucas Films, and they are selling misc Indiana Jones products to sponsor a race car!  Pretty sweet.  

Had a good night with some friends.  Watched American Idol too.  I am not happy with the outcome, but I was expecting it.  Now I am watching the Jazz/Lakers game myself because everyone has fallen asleep.  I really like basketball.  Not as good as football, but definitely takes second place.  I missed the D-TROIT game, and am kinda glad I did considering they lost.  grrr.  

Are you excited for the new Indy film?

And what do you think of the Playoffs?  

Posted: May 7th, 2008 under life.
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Da Pooks is camera shy…

“No more pictures, please!”

Durs on the other hand, likes to pose….

“Turn your head a little to your left, oh, right there, perfect!”

And last, but not least, the Pickle Boy.

Mischievous, just plain trouble!

Can you tell I don’t know what to blog about?!?  ;)

Posted: May 6th, 2008 under life.
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A hot bubble bath, and a glass of wine.  Ahh…what could be better?  ;)

I know…A hot bubble bath, a glass of wine AND listening to some overplayed music while Da Pooks waits for me!  :)  Now that’s the life!

I seriously need some real bubble bath.

Posted: May 1st, 2008 under life.
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In NO specific order…

1.  When people take up two parking spaces.

2.  Smudges on mirrors.

3.  Indecisiveness.

4.  Toilet paper put on the roll the wrong way.  It should go “under” and not “over!”

5.  Getting stuck behind an old person driving 30mph.

6.  Stubbing my toe.

7.  People who chew with their mouth open.

8.  Girls with drama.

9.  When people punch their chest.

10.  Cleaning out the kitchen drain thingy after washing dishes.  YUCK

11.  CBS for cancelling Walker Texas Ranger!

12.  People who blow their horn the nano-second the light changes to green.

13.  Public restrooms.

14.  Grocery Carts with one bad wheel.

15.  Kevin Spacey.  K-Pax.

What are your pet peeves?

Posted: April 29th, 2008 under life.
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So we were invited to go to a Hibachi restaurant tonight with some friends.  Knowing we have been to a few hibachi’s before, we thought we knew what we were getting into.  Boy were we wrong!!!

Their portions were beyond generous!  Oh my.  Couldn’t finish it.  So yummy.

And the sake.  We were warned.  But never did I expect the quantity.  ”More Sake.  More Happy.”  That is their motto.  Little did I know they really mean it.  We all got the occasional “shot.”  But I was in for a little more than I was prepared for.  As I leaned in to get round number three, Colin yelled “double” and our chef was into that!  Double I got.  ”Triple” Matty yelled.  Thanks Flap.  Triple shot I got.  Thinking I was done I went in to scoop up some rice.  ”4 time a charm!” the chef exclaimed!  The fourth mouthful was tough going down.  But boy did it taste good!  

Overall, it was the best experience I’ve ever had at a hibachi.  I say overall, because the place we usually go has THE BEST salad dressing and sauce for the chicken and steak.  We had a great time and I will SUUURELY be going there again.

Oh, and it was the best show ever, and we had the entire table to ourself  ;)

Good times.  Great company.  Very memorable night.

Photo credit:  Colin  (except the one of him that I took )

Posted: April 27th, 2008 under life.
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LIFE is not MEASURED by the NUMBER of BREATHS we take, but by the NUMBER of MOMENTS that take our BREATH AWAY.

Just Be Who you are.  No more.  No less.   –me

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.

Don’t cry because it’s over.  Smile because it happened.

Posted: April 25th, 2008 under life, quotes.
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