I little while ago I left one of those tweets that people find annoying. You know the ones right? The “here’s what I’m making for dinner tonight” tweet.

A few minutes later I got this back:

So this one’s for you Jacob and anyone else that loves to eat!

Rotini with Alfredo Sauce, Diced Italian Sausage and Broccoli!

1 lb Rotini pasta

1 container of Fresh and Easy Alfredo sauce

4 Mild (or spicy or whatver you like) Fresh and Easy Italian Sausages

1 package frozen broccoli

Grated Parmesan or Romano cheese (or whatever hard Italian cheese you like the best)

Cook pasta according to package. While you’re doing that, grill up your 4 sausages. When the sausages are cooked, dice em. Set aside, In a small saucepan, warm up your alfredo sauce. When pasta is almost done, toss in your frozen broccoli and heat through. Once that’s done, drain pasta and broccoli, pour into a large serving dish, top with your warm diced sausage and pour your alfredo sauce over the top. Sprinkle on some grated Parmesan or Romano and serve with a big hunk of bread.

I know I sound like a commercial for Fresh and Easy, but believe me when I say the have the BEST allfredo sauce. You won’t find it in a jar, but in the refrigerated section. And their Italian sausages are the best ones I’ve ever eaten. I love this store so very much. They have quality products at amazing prices. If you’ve never shopped there,  you really should.

And there ya go. That’s what we’re having for dinner tonight. How about you?

Ok, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything down over here, I know. I’m a terrible blogger. But! I’ve been working on another website. Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Why the heck are you starting another website when you can’t even bother to update the one you have already?”

Well that, my friends, is a good question. Allow me to take a moment to explain.

I make jewelry. Mostly earrings, some necklaces and a few bracelets. I’ve have some success with selling them out in the real world. I posted some pictures of the earrings I made over on Twitter last week, and someone actually bought 2 pairs! In fact, she received them yesterday and seemed to be pleased.

I’ve had friends tell me I should sell my pieces, but I’ve never had the confidence necessary to put myself out there that way. Well thanks to Jen S. and her enthusiasm, I’ve decided to just jump in with  both legs and start selling my jewelry. She gave me that final push I needed to know that it isn’t just my “real life” friends that like what I make, but there are other people out there interested as well!

Anyhow, the store isn’t quite ready to show off yet, but I’m hoping it’ll be ready to go this weekend. Whenever it’s “open” I’ll be back with a link.

But for now, just know that I’ve been a busy bee. I really can’t wait to show you all of my hard work!

We all have special talents don’t we? Mine? Well it’s breaking chairs. I’ve been busting them since I was a teenager. I think it’s because I fall into them rather than just sitting down. At least that’s part of it. Ask any one of my friends and they’ll tell you I’ve got a knack for breaking chairs.

My daughter Caitlin’s special talent? Well that would be destroying technology. Keyboards, iPods, cell phones, you name it, she’s taken one or more down.

It started with my first Mac keyboard. I woke up one morning and found my keyboard sitting in a puddle. Upon further investigation, I discovered she spilled on the keyboard and then didn’t bother to even attempt cleaning and drying it.

The next casualty was my pink iPod Nano that had been a Christmas gift. I couldn’t find it for several days and I was getting really irritated. I always let Caitlin use it when I wasn’t. Finally she came to me and confessed that a week or so before she’d dropped it in the toilet. It wouldn’t turn on after that and instead of telling me, she freaked out and threw it in a dumpster down the street. Yes, she threw my iPod away.

Then there was my Samsung Sync phone. It was a pretty badass phone and just a year old. The only reason I quit using it was because I got my iPhone.  We had a fairly crappy “house cell phone” which in reality became Caitlin’s phone. So when I got the iPhone, we put the sim card in the Sync and she had a pretty nice cell phone. Not long after, she spent the night at a friend’s house. This friend had a loft bed and there were hardwood floors underneath. Apparently the phone fell off the bed, hit the floor, and broke in half. It was now completely useless.

Then I gave her the phone I had before getting the sync. That wasn’t the worst phone in the world, but it wasn’t all that awesome. Anyhow, one Friday she came home from school and told me her phone was stolen.

At this point, Jason gave her his old Motorola. (Look, we really want her to have a cell phone ok, don’t judge us for replacing the phone over and over. We never actually bought a phone for her. She just kept getting hand-me-downs) Anyhow, last week the screen went crazy on it and no one is sure why. Monday Jason decided to just go ahead and buy her a phone. He told her this was it. If anything happened to the phone that she was screwed. This phone would have to last her 2 years.

Last night a call came in and the caller ID was for one of her friends that she was with. “Moooom?” ut oh. “Mom, my phone was in my back pocket and I went to the bathrooma and my phone fell in the toilet.” Her NEW, not even a week old phone fell in the damn toilet. She pulled it out, immediately took out the battery and now we’re just playing the waiting game to see if the thing will work.

There’s a joke here and I’m not going to touch it, but you’re more than welcome to do so in the comments section.

For years, and I do mean years, if you asked me who/what my favorite band/artist is, I’d automatically say The Cure. It was totally ingrained in my very being that there was no other answer that made any sense.

Now, if you look at my music collection over in iTunes, that wouldn’t sit well with you.  I have 5 of their albums and a single or 2.  How many of their songs do I actually listen to? Two. Burn from The Crow soundtrack, and 100 years from the  Pornography album. Two songs out of hundreds. I quit counting how many albums they have once I hit 24.

The more I think about who my favorite artist/band is, and has been for years, I realize it isn’t actually The Cure at all. I’m not really sure why that was my default answer.

The truth is my favorite band of all time is Depeche Mode. Yes, I’m a child of 80’s music. DM can do little wrong in my book. I don’t think they’ve ever put out an album that’s complete crap. There are some that I like better than others, but isn’t that the case with EVERY band/artist? Some have more misses than hits, but DM seems to stay relevant and grow, but never really lose that sound that I completely love. I took a look through my DM catalog and I currently have 14 albums including several B sides, rarities and collectors editions. I even love Dave Gahan’s solo project.

So there it is. A revelation, even to myself. Depeche Mode is my favorite band