First round of the season!

Today was my first day out on the links for the 2010 season. I've looking forward to this day for a VERY long time. This past winter was really rough, I didn't think this day would ever come! Driving to the course I reflected on how much I love this game and how it's such a spiritual experience. There's something about being amongst nature that let's me know that God's nearby. Driving up to the course felt like I'd not seen an old friend in years! And then there she was, in all her glory, glowing from the sun's rays. Being that it's mid-March, everything's not so green, but it didn't matter, she's still beautiful!

Being that I'm starting to get into mental game coaching, I was sure to note my own thoughts, but set my intention to having fun, and fun only! So the fun really started when my friend A, on hole no. 4, split his pants, straight up the back! (For non-golfers, we had 14 more holes to go!) The laughs never ended! All in all, it was a wonderful day. I played well, as I let go of all outcomes and expectations. I'm super excited about my season and know that every hole is a new opportunity to have more fun!

Search for the perfect cupcake

This weekend was fun and finally warm. I had to work for a few hours on Saturday, but it wasn't so bad. Afterwards, JW and I ventured to the Baltimore Cupcake Co. I've been on this cupcake kick lately, wanting to find THE ultimate cupcake. We went to Georgetown Cupcake about a month ago and they have some pretty tasty choices, my favorite was key lime. So we finally get there, after his GPS took us over the hills and through the woods, and I got their key lime and a red velvet. Everything was fine, until I saw a hair in the red velvet. Needless to say that one went back into the box! I thought that they were just okay, Georgetown Cupcake is still the best so far.

I've started getting stuff on EBay, especially Lilly P- love her clothes! I got this cute Lilly shirts today in the mail and I finally wore my adorable scarf that I got from LWhelan Designs on Etsy. I'm loving the pink and green Lilly prints.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/lwhelan

Yesterday was JW's mom's birthday. We had a great time, she just wanted her boys and their girls over for some seafood. The crab legs and shrimp were so tasty, it had me thinking of crawfish season. Boy I can't wait!

Thrift Store Find

I can't believe that I found these cute crystal pieces today at our hospital thrift shop- $2.00!!

Spring is in the air!

Today was a good day. I'm really excited about my new golf venture. I bought the domain name last night to get my website going- www.ForewardProgress.com. Your golf game is a mirror image of your life. I will be helping people to look at how they can improve themselves both on and of the golf course- Golf Therapy in a sense. I've been working on this for a while now, it's great to see things falling into place.

It's suppose to be 50 degrees this weekend. I'm sure that we'll be heading to the driving range at some point. It's time to start getting ready for the season!!

Vegetable Chili

I found this recipe for veggie chili and it's really good. I substituted the basic diced tomatoes with diced canned tomatoes made for chili recipes. It added a nice flavor since it came mixed with tons of spices already. Enjoy!

Vegetable Chili
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
6 large garlic cloves, chopped
3 14 1/2-ounce cans diced tomatoes in juice
1 4-ounce can diced mild green chilies
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 15- to 16-ounce cans kidney beans, drained
2 green bell peppers, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 10-ounce package frozen corn kernels

Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 5 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices, green chilies, chili powder, cumin and oregano. Cook 10 minutes to blend flavors. Add beans, bell peppers and corn. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until chili is thick, stirring occasionally, about 35 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

You can view the complete recipe online at: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/4420

Other cute things...

I love these new stickers. Thanks, MCC Designs!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/mccaligiuri

It's been a while....

So... it's been a while since I've written. Life has been good, no snow, that's helps. I ate something Wednesday night that had me out of work for 2 days! It was horrible. Today was the first day that I ate a full meal! Thank goodness, I had to make veggie chili to take to a Junior League Done In A Day event.

I ordered a few items during the blizzard and finally started getting them in last week. First was this cute tray from Pottery Barn. My initials were done wrong, but I actually still like it, so I won't bother going through the trouble of sending it back.