D’lish Dish: Sundried Tomato Pasta Salad

Yesterday Kyle and I spent time with the Koskovich side of the family as well as had dinner at my parent’s house. I found this recipe on one of my fav blogs, which made enough to feed an army, literally, not exaggerating, well maybe a little bit. But it definetly made enough for both our get together and dinner. Anyhow, I thought I’d start sharing some of the d’lish dishes that I make.

Before:

POW! BAM! BANG! PESTO!

After:

To get the actually details you can check out the recipe here: Sundried Tomato Pasta Salad

Inspiration

"Life is not about finding yourself... Life is about creating yourself!"

Real Men Golf in Pink 4 a Cure!

Monday was a day off of work to recover from what only can be described as the war zone we know as “The 4th”! After spending the evening at home with the husband and our narcotic animals, who I should mention are still narcotic even on a healthy dose of tranquilizer, I spent the morning on Monday content to stay in my PJ’s as long as I possible could. Before I spent too much time window shopping online, I got a call from my dad. He was golfing that day in a Sole Survivor match, and wanted to have me come watch and to make a sign for him so he could raise a little moolah for the 3-Day. I should mention, it was 11:30am at the time he called, and the match started at 2pm. factoring in a shower, getting presentable, and making a sign, and making my way to meet my mom and make it to the course on time, I was slightly short on time. (Inset comment from most everybody that knows me – I am never ready on time!)

After a getting ready, making a stop by the dollar store for signage materials (poster board & a big fat permanent marker), I made met my mom and had her drive so that I could compose the work of art you will see below.

I should note that my dad sported a pink golf shirt that day, played earlier in the day with a pink golf ball, and used a pink tee. During the match, one of the ladies at the course even gave him a pink ribbon ball marker to use. Oh, and the kicker, him and my mom were the lucky bidders who took home the pink and purple golf bag from our auction. So even was sporting his clubs in the Hope bag!

While he may not have been “The Last Man Standing” that day, my dad did golf very well, I got to spending time in the cart with my mom at the wheel (she’s not yet used to the brake on Dad’s new cart), warmed up in the start of our summer sun, and with the help of my dad and the Glen Acre’s Men’s club we raised $182 to go towards my 3 Day funds!

2010 Sweet Melons Silent Auction

June 28th, 2010 - Vino at the Landing

A couple pics I snapped while working the room at the auction. I’m sad I didn’t pull our team together for one shoot, but instead you can checkout some of the great items we had (Sounders tickets, M’s tickets, Bike, Golf, Wine, Wine & Wine, and lots of other really good stuff)!


Overall the event ended up successful with our team raising around $5500 which will be divided up to go towards the $2300 each team member is raising. A good amoutn to put towards a worthy cause!

Going once, Going Twice, SOLD!!!

Our Silent Auction at Vino at the Landing was held last night. I'm feeling like it was a pretty good success, even if at times things were down to the wire!

Pictures to come shortly.

On a side note…

I’m pretty sure fundraising should be considered a full time job, in not, then at least a part-time job!  :-)

With a Knick Knack Paddy Whack, Give a Dog a Bone!

The weather is finally representing the correct time of year. So what else to do but get a good training walk in, as well as get some of Tiki’s overly anxious energy out! While she may not know it, she’s turned in to my walking partner! We took a great walk around Maple Valley, and accidently made a 3(+) mile route from our house, past Elk Run, past 4 Corners, and back. The heat felt great, although it started to get to Tiki in the last part as she slowed her pace a lot. All the more reason to get out more often with her! On a side note, we walked past a Mexican restaurant that was having some sort of mariachi band/horse competition... yes you read that right. Tiki was a bit sketchy when we walked by... and I’m not sure if it was from the parking lot packed full of horses, or from all the men in silver studded outfits and wide-brimmed sombreros!

Post-walk, we got a knock on our door from our neighbor who had in her hands a bone that she wanted to offer up to our dogs. Pretty funny site, to open the door and have the lady from next door holding the bone you’ll see below. They had bought it for their dogs, however I do believe the bone was the size of both their dogs put together. We’re not quite sure what kind of bone it is, but Kyle and I are content in assuming it is the femur from a T-Rex. Needless to say, Tiki adores the bone and gnaws at it any chance she can get. Roxie on the other hand may look like she’s staring with jealousy in the pic below, but I assure you she is quick to follow Tiki and “vacuum” up any and all scraps.

Sea of Pink

Last year I realized my love of 5K’s, and this last weekend kicked off my participation in them again this year starting off with the Komen Race for the Cure (6/6). Last year’s Race for the Cure took place down at Qwest Field along the viaduct; this year’s however was at the Seattle Center and took us along a route on 2nd Ave which gave some great views of the market and the sound. Participating with me were a couple Sweet Melon team members (Rachel, Melanie, & Katie, as well as Katie’s husband Chris). The day started off with a 5:30am text from Rachel: “OMG… it’s raining hard.” Even with the rain, we still made our way to Seattle, raincoats in tow. While the weather could have been more on our side, we thoroughly enjoy the 5K and finished just a little soggier then when we started.

In addition to the race itself, this 5K also lent us some ideas for The 3 Day. Come the end of Sept. we want o make sure our Sweet Melons are well assecorized! :-)

These Shoes Were Made For Walking…. And That’s Just What They’ll Do!

Happy to see some sunshine today. Maybe that means more outdoor training walks really are in my future! Fingers and toes are crossed! Tomorrow is the Puget Sound Race for the Cure 5K. I’m excited to be participating for the second year in a row. Should add to my inspiration for the 3 Day. :-)

Cakes, Cakes, and more Cakes… (5/29)

It’s hard to believe it but a year ago we were celebrating getting to meet our first nephew, Gavin! Since then we have had a blast as proud Auntie & Uncle and have been honored to see our nephew-godson grow and learn. Gavin’s parents threw him his first birthday party, and to help I made the only acceptable birthday dessert… Cakes, Cakes, and more Cakes! Included was a 1st Birthday Cake, Gavin's very own Smash Cake, and cupcakes. A mix of Milk Chocolate, French Vanilla, and Red Velevet cake all topped with Sara's mom's cream cheese frosting. Yummy!