The Adventures of a Calamari Queen
Christian, Wife, Mommy, Homemaker, Retired nurse, Fur-mama,living a simple and minimal life!
Hello everyone! Summer is in full swing here in the PNW:) We just heard on the radio that it’s been 35 days since we have had rain! So don’t believe it when people say it rains everyday here! Anyways, we recently visited our local farmers market (it’s one of my favorite things to do during this time of year). We got lots of goodies like berries, flowers, produce, etc. We had a little picnic after with my loves and shared a chocolate buttery croissant! Hope you’re all having a good weekend:)
Hi Friends! How did your weekend go? We did a lot of errands, when I say errands, I mean shopping! We went to an Asian market in Seattle (traffic was so bad!) and got some Filipino products that I wanted. The main reason we went there was to get Ox tail meat because I wanted to make Kare-Kare for our Sunday dinner with my In-laws. Kare-kare is a filipino dish made of oxtail stew in thick peanut sauce and vegetables (served with shrimp paste). My In-laws liked it, especially my DIL (he’s such a foodie and a food “adventurer”, he will try anything!). We also celebrated Mia’s 7 months, and her daddy baked cupcakes for her! We love you Mia Boo (her new thing lately is giving us kissy ducky face! such a funny little girl:)
Thanks for stopping by friends! Have a great week:)
Hello Friends! Happy May 1st (can’t believe it’s already May). Hope you had a great weekend, ours was quiet! We enjoyed a nice spring day last Friday evening and got out of the house to have a yummy dinner at Cheesecake Factory! The Hubs and I started a Netflix series called “The Night Shift” and so far we’ve been enjoying the medical drama!
Saturday, my SIS visited and spent time with Mia! Thanks Juju for loving on Mimi, she’s blessed to have an auntie that loves on her:)
I plan to clean and declutter this week! Hello Spring Cleaning! Wish me luck, I need all the motivation in the world!
I plan to stick to my meal planning this week! It saves us money and time. Lord help me on this because I’m not very good at consistency, and I always find my self giving in to my unhealthy cravings like RICE (unlimited!) HA! Tonight we had shrimps and mashed potato!
Here’s my meal plan for the week:
M: Shrimps and Mashed potato
T: Chicken curry,rice
W: My In laws usually take care of the food, they come visit us and bring food (I know we’re so blessed). We had salmon, crab cakes,mashed potato and green beans last Wednesday! YUM..
Th: Beef Stroganoff, salad
Friday: Chicken Wings, salad or take out
Saturday: left overs or sandwiches (something simple)
Sunday: Not sure yet (we’ll have my In laws for dinner!)
I only plan for dinner because our breakfast and lunch are the usual stuff like cereals,yogurt,toast,eggs. Lunches are left overs,sandwiches, or junky fast food.
Thanks for stopping by friends!
Hello Friends! I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend! He is Risen!! Jesus is Alive:) Thankful for what Jesus did on the cross, He paid it all! What a Savior!!
We had a relaxing Easter weekend with family! Went to Church and celebrated Easter dinner at my Sister In-law’s house. We had a honey baked ham,mac and cheese, potato gratin,salads,rolls (lots of yummy food as usual)! Zach made deviled eggs with tobiko (it’s ‘different’ according to Grandma Jean!). Mia made everybody happy because she didn’t cry and everybody was able to hold her! She got an Easter basket from her grandparents, and us! She was actually checking her basket and holding the goodies when we got home! Here are some of our Easter pics (I took thousands of pics:)!
Hello friends! I hope you had a nice and relaxing weekend with your loved ones. We did some errands and had a Filipino dinner with our friends Faye and Roger (and their kids!). I’ve been friends with Faye for 7 years now and she’s also a Filipina like me. She used to live and work in the same city where I grew up, but we only met each other here in Washington state! What a small world! Although we don’t get to see each other often, she’s one of the most authentic people I know! Thanks, Madame Faye and Roger for the sumptuous Filipino dinner!
Hello Friends! I had a little issue with my computer thus I wasn’t able to post here lately. Anyways, this month Mia turned 5 months old and we usually invite our In laws for dinner, hang-out and celebrate our little miracle! She is one precious baby. We love you Mia James!
Hello Friends! Our little Mia Boo had a cough this week so we stayed home, except to do some grocery shopping. Aside from the cough, she’s good, but we still called her Pediatrician just to be sure. I discovered that she likes the baby Vicks! It’s the non-medicated ointment, so no worries! I swear she naps easily after I put a little on her chest and neck! Or maybe it’s just a coincidence? Who knows! I still find it funny…my sisters were laughing when I told them about it. I had to take a picture and show them. HA!
The Hubs got us cupcakes to enjoy this weekend!
More cuddles with my Boo! I love our photo bomber too..Love my Puss!
This weekend, My MIL Kathy’s friend Linda gave Mia some gifts since she couldn’t make it to the shower! So thoughtful and kind!
Yummy Mexican food for us! We usually do take out on the weekends:)
Went to the Asian Market and got out favorite yogurt! This is the best one out there.
Have a great evening friends!
Hello friends! Hope you were able to relax and enjoy your weekend! We watched the Superbowl at Grandmas place. She is a big football fan and loves the Seahawks (but I think she was cheering on the Pats yesterday!). The hubs and I could care less about football ( I prefer basketball) but it was fun hanging out with the family and enjoy the crazy game!
We had a snow day today (Monday) and we took some pictures with Mia but didn’t get around to building a snowman! When she’s a little older though, we’ll have lots of fun in the snow for sure! Zach and Riley, however, did spend some time outside today enjoying the snow!
Hello Everyone! Happy Tuesday! We only have 7 weeks to go before our due date and we are starting to get ready and prepare for our baby’s arrival. A couple of months ago (I think I was 5 months preggy here; I’m 8 months now) we invited our In laws to join us as we checked out baby stuff and help us decide what to get for the babe. We visited 2 stores (Babies R Us and Buy Buy baby) they are pretty close to each other,thus we decided to check them both. Both stores are overwhelming but we did have fun checking and testing baby items. A lot of the items are too gimmicky for us and we didn’t fall for the trap! We didn’t end up buying a single thing.
After our time at Buy Buy Baby and Babies R US, we had a late lunch at Bahama Breeze (it’s an American/Caribbean type of restaurant). We’ve only been here twice and we always enjoyed the atmosphere (it’s quite large too) and loved the food and drinks.
Hello friends! Happy weekend! For the last weekend that my sis was here, we went to Seattle and browsed Pike place. We love the Market! It’s such a tourist destination but you’d be surprised that a lot of locals still visit the area on a regular basis. Before heading to the market we first had lunch at our favorite pizza place in Seattle “Serious Pie”. If you love gourmet pizza you have to try this one. It’s so worth it! We always order their Penn clove clam, pancetta and lemon thyme (my fave on their menu). It’s a small place so don’t be surprised if you’ll share tables with strangers. After our lunch, off to the market we went to eat more food! We stopped at Le Panier to get macaroons and coffee. My sister bought an over priced roast sweet corn ($5 each!) I didn’t want to participate in that nonsense! HA Surprisingly, the line was crazy long! Photo overload about to happen:
Flowers at Pike Place Market are the best!
As if we didn’t eat too much that afternoon, we decided to stop at Triple X to get their Pineapple Banana milkshake.
