Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

What does a good father give his child for Christmas?  A shot gun of course!  It might sound like a terrible idea to most people, except for the fact that it will allow the child to defend himself from Santa Claus.  This is not you ordinary Santa though. This Santa is supernatural, likes ginger bread and punishes naughty children when he's not biting people's faces off.  He's also creepy as hell!   I did't want to post the trailer to this awesome movie because it honestly didn't do it justice.  It's one of those movies that draws you in and you can't stop watching it because you need to see what will happen next.  It's crazy and creepy, off the wall but all in all a great dark comedy with an interesting take on Christmas.  Thank you Netflix for the amazing suggestion of Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale!

Stuff for Sale

Cleaning out my closet.  I have a bunch of stuff for sale on my ebay for anyone who's interested.  :)

http://www.ebay.com/sch/sizzler_sister/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3686

New Hair

So I just landed a new job as an HR Generalist!  I'm so super excited about it!  ^_^
I start on Monday so I went out today and got a new haircut.  It looks similar to what I had but there are some differences.  Should be good  for the new chapter in my life.  :)

Shoot with Stan Freedman Photography

Yesterday I went to visit a friend of mine, Stan.  It had been over a year sine I had last been able to visit due to illness and other things.  We decided to do a shoot as well while I was visiting.  I had been wanting for a long time to do a series of photo shoots about mythology and fairy tales.  The first of this series was shot yesterday with Stan.  The first theme I decided to do was the Minotaur.  I was so excited with how this turned out!  As soon as I get pictures I will post them on here.

After the shoot we had a cook out on the back deck and had hot dogs and hamburgers.  It was so nice to catch up with him and his wife.  I had missed them terribly.

I spent the whole day there and I loved every minute of it.  As long as I'm able to I would like to keep up with my friends and family more.  I enjoy it and I think it is important to do so.

Here is a shot from the shoot:

Chicken and Basil Goat Cheese Pizza

Since I'm not allowed to have tomatoes I wanted to make a pizza without them.  It actually turned out to be really delicious!  I think I might have to make this my post workout meal.  :)


Ingredients:

• Chicken shredded (I used rotisserie chicken)
• Fresh Basil chopped
• Goat Cheese
• Garlic
• Garlic Powder
• Olive Oil
• Kraft shredded Mexican Cheese blend
• Parmesan cheese shredded
• Whole Grain Tortilla

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Place tortilla on baking sheet
3. Brush with olive oil an sprinkle with garlic powder
4. Chop about 1 or 2 cloves of garlic and spread evenly over tortilla
5. Layer goat cheese, shredded cheese, chicken and basil over the garlic
6. Sprinkle Parmesan on top
7. Bake for about 8 minutes or until cheese has melted 

Gryffindor and Pumpkin Juice

Look what came today!!!
 

Avocado Turkey Melt

I just made the best sandwich ever so I had to share the recipe!  :)

Ingredients:
Avocado
Basil leaves
Lettuce
Slice of American cheese
Turkey
Sesame Seed Bread of Ezekiel 4:9
Mayo

Directions:
Toast the bread until slightly brown.
Spread avocado on 1 slice and a small amount of mayo on the other.
Add cheese to the mayo slice so it melts.
To the other side add turkey and layer the basil and lettuce
Put together the slices and enjoy!

For those of you who can't find Bread of Ezekiel, you can find it at Trader Joe's, Whole Foods and Safeway.  Other stores may sell it as well.

I also think this would be amazing with some tomato slices.  I didn't put any on mine because I'm not supposed to have any with my Acid Reflux.  I highly encourage all of you to add it though.  I bet it would be even better!  :)