December 30th Random 101

1 day left in this 2011 year... really??  - HOLY SHIT BALLS!!

Christmas was good, but I got sick.. *cough* - *cough* 

Now to pay for Christmas when my youngest son's bday is in 7 days. 

HELP Me... 

ok what is on my mind at the moment... is crawling into bed to go to sleep!

Zzzzzzzz niterz!!

Cheers,

Bonnie

Merry Christmas & Happy Boxing Day!

Well another Christmas has come and gone and I personally couldn't be happier.

I tend to find Christmas very stressful due to lack of money for gifts and 

having to cook for a huge quantity of people most years.

This Christmas I think was hands down THE MOST STRESSFUL EVER!!!

Thankfully I had enough booze to get me through!

Merry Christmas & Happy Boxing Day!

If you're out Boxing Day shopping today I hope you get everything you want.

Cheers,

Bonnie

Better Than Sex Caketini

Woah... not even sure if this is possible... imagine eating it while in the middle of sex??

LOL!!

I got this recipe again from Snappy Gourmet.

Better Than Sex Caketini

Recipe type: Drink

Author: Snappy Gourmet

Prep time: 5 mins

Total time: 5 mins

Serves: 1

The ever popular Is It Better Thank Sex Cake turned into a cocktail with coconut, pineapple, and French vanilla!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Pinnacle Cake Flavored Vodka
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• 1/4 cup coconut milk creamer
• 1 teaspoon French vanilla pudding mix
• Whipped cream
• Toasted coconut

Instructions

1. Mix vodka, pineapple juice, coconut milk creamer, and pudding mix in shaker with ice. Shake for about 30 seconds.
2. Strain into glass. Top with whipped cream and toasted coconut as desired.

Notes

SNAPPY TIPS: This makes 1 drink, so multiple if you are serving more people.

SNAPPY SUBSTITUTIONS: Instead of French vanilla pudding mix, you could use vanilla. Substitute your favorite coconut milk for the creamer if desired.

Peppermint Brownietini ... WHAT????

OMG!!! I think that when I try this... I will have felt like I have died and gone to heaven.

I mean... a Peppermint Brownietini  really???

Click the link above to see the site where this recipe came from!!!

OM NOM NOM NOM!!!

Peppermint Brownietini

Recipe type: Drink

Author: Snappy Gourmet

Prep time: 5 mins

Total time: 5 mins

Serves: 1

A peppermint brownie in cocktail form! Perfect for the holidays!

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons chocolate cream liqueur (such as Godiva Original)
• 2 tablespoons peppermint schnapps(such as Hiram Walker)
• 2 tablespoons cake flavored vodka (such as Pinnacle)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry brownie cake mix (such as Pillsbury Chocolate Fudge)
• 1/3 cup milk or cream
• 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup (such as Hershey’s)
• 1 tablespoon crushed candy canes
• Garnish (optional): whipped cream and peppermint candies/candy canes

Instructions

1. Mix chocolate liqueur, peppermint schnapps, cake flavored vodka, brownie cake mix, and milk/cream shaker with ice. Shake for about 30 seconds.
2. Dip rim of glass in chocolate syrup then in crushed candy canes. Strain drink into glass. Top drink with whipped cream and candy as desired.

Notes

SNAPPY TIPS: This makes 1 drink, so multiple if you are serving more people.

SNAPPY SUBSTITUTIONS: Instead of brownie mix, you could use a chocolate cake mix or make up your own dry mix.



Spicy Bacon Tater n Corn Chowder Soup.

Ok so I found this recipe sans bacon and taters on my calendar...and thought...hmmm I should give it a try. 

The very first time I made it it was without the bacon and potato...and it was the easier soup I've ever made.

So after that I thought hmmm bacon n taters would be a delicious addition to this recipe and voila!

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1/2 lb of bacon chopped into little bits
3 medium peeled russet potatoes
1/4c butter
1 small onion chopped
1/2c diced red bell pepper
1/2c diced green bell pepper
1c chicken broth
1c milk
1 16-17 oz can of whole kernal corn, drained, liquid reserved
1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp  cayenne pepper
1/4c all purpose flour
minced cilantro or dried cilantro leaves (optional)

Directions

• Cook bacon until crispy, add butter, onions, red & green pepper, cumin & cayenne pepper and saute for about 8 minutes until veggies are tender.
• Add flour and stir for 1 minute. Gradually mix in broth, milk and reserved corn liquid.  Bring mixture to a boil, whisking until smooth.
• Mix in corn and stir until corn is just heated through. Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with Cilantro if desired.

Random thoughts going thru my head....

• HOLY SHITBALLS!!! 8 days until Christmas and I've got hardly anything done! I mean really??  NO BAKING done, Hardly and shopping done & my christmas cards aren't done yet... by the way... if you're getting a card from me this year.... expect it to be LATE!! LOL 
• I'm always so tired lately
• Empty coffee cup and WTF I have no money for booze lately... well no money for ANYTHING lately! 
• Kids are out of school for the next 2 weeks...will I survive? I love having my Monday's to myself. No kids and no hubby to bug the hell out of me.... WHAT AM I GOING TO DO??? lol
• So not looking forward to the clean up of Christmas dinner of 15 at my house this year. WHAT?? 
• Anyone have a about $3 million to spare? I'd love to live in Vancouver... but I can't afford it.. I think a nice 3 bedroom condo downtown would be supreme... lol... and to have all my bills paid off with a lil extra money put aside for my kids college education because we all know those aren't cheap. Not much to ask for is it? 
• Ewww do I really have to clean the bathrooms today... I mean really?? Boys are messy and well so is the hubby... blech... 
• Ohhh can I trade my hubby in for a happier, healthier & wealthier model?
• And last but not least... I LOVE SNOWMEN DECOR!!! :D Weeeeeee!!!

Ok... think I've had said enough for now.... about to create my Christmas Photo Cards... and yes I said Christmas... because.... this is what it is all about for ME and my family!! Not Happy Holidays...etc!

MERRY FUCKING CHRISTMAS!!! You don't like it...... lump it!

Cheers,

Bonnie

It's a baking kinda day.

Having one of those blah moments.... feeling down.

Sooo I think I will turn on the Christmas music and start my Christmas baking to help me feel better.

So what will I be baking today?  Well I'm starting off with this recipe Ginger Molasses Cookies to chill 3 hours while I make a chocolately crispy cookie treat that is a big hit in the house.
 I'll blog that recipe too when I get a chance.
Usually Christmas is a cheerful time in the house, but for some reason it just doesn't feel like Christmas to me.
Ok off to bake... will post pix of my accomplishments today later.
Cheers,
Bonnie

I can't believe it's seriously freaken..... DECEMBER?!?!?!

Where the hell has the time gone??

I mean it just seems like it was the summer and NOW......its already time for Christmas?

Christmas parties, shopping all the fun stuff that I have yet to be included in.

HAHAHA... I am so not ready for Christmas... can't you tell?? Good thing there's still 20 days left or my kids would be calling me the GRINCH..... lol... maybe I'll eventually get into the Holiday Spirit... but it's too hard for me right now.  I guess I better get my butt in gear for our annual family photo, and turn it into a photo card & get my Christmas cards done too. Ohh sweet nibblets... I still have to think about holiday baking too??

GOOD LORD... someone throw me a life line.... lol...

Ok... time to get on with my day etc...

Enjoy yours.

Cheers,

Bonnie

Searching for this week's humpday hottie....

I'd love some ideas on who to put up for this week's humpday hottie.

If you have any names of hot men..... leave them in the comment section so I can search them up.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

Bonnie

Bullies need to put in their place!!

Meet Jonah Mowry

If this video doesn't have you in tears by the end.... watch it again...with your FULL attention.

Jonah please know lots of us are behind you!!

Keep your chin up and don't let the bullies win!!!

Follow him on twitter

@JonahMowryReal

Return of the HUMP DAY HOTTIE!!

Ok ok.. so it's been a while since I posted a HUMP DAY HOTTIE!!

So for this week I have chosen the abso-freaken-lutely most beautiful man I have ever seen in my life.

His name is BELISSIMO ALESSANDRO!! 

 Picture found at Eyecandy.abzolute

 And tell me how freaken BELISSIMO is Belissimo???

HOLY HANNAH is this guy hot.

Yeah... uhmmm sooo HAPPY HUMP DAY!!

Enjoy what's left of it..lol

Cheers,

Bonnie

Thanksgiving, Moving... life....

So I can't believe we just celebrated another Thanksgiving.

On Sunday my brother so graciously cooked dinner for 15 at his house which was a nice change.

My mom and I usually do all the cooking for the holidays so when last Christmas & this Thanksgiving came where my brother volunteered my mom and I were stoked. She still cooked a ham & brought some salads.

And I made the stuffing and some very delish Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cupcakes in which I will share the recipe with you real soon!  

SO Happpy Belated Thanksgiving Canada!!!!

Wow....one never knows how much JUNK they collect until it is time to move.

Mind you I didn't move that far just upstairs from a basement suite to the top floor of the same house, but man.... we didn't hire movers although my parents were a big help, but it took me a week in between working, have a sick hubby then him going back to work to get moved just upstairs. Whew... well now that is all done, it's time to go through the little stuff and be rid of junk.  I will not hold on to so much stuff anymore.

 No I was not a contender for the TV Show Hoarders Burried Alive but maybe more along the lines of being a Contender for TV Show called Consumed which is shot locally in The Greater Vancouver / Fraser Valley areas.

Today while taking a break I sat down to watch Consumed with my mom, and she's all freaking out... OMG OMG.... That's Nikki, she's my friend from Church.... Didn't see the whole episode...but the lady who was on Consumed today belongs to the same church as my parents. And my mom said she had given this lady a bag full of clothes.  One person's junk is another person's treasure... but how can you truly treasure ANYTHING when you are digging yourself a hole in which is very hard to get out of. 

This short move sure opened my eyes.... LESS IS MORE!

So I will no longer be accepting useless toys for my kids, furniture, clothes no one will ever wear or anymore clutter to fill up my home and make my life a mizzy hell.  

I'm sad to say I didn't think I was one of  THOSE people... but yet I was.

This moving chapter is now closed and I'm moving on from collecting clutter!

So with this Thanksgiving & move come and gone... 

I am THANKFUL to catch up on some well needed beauty sleep!

TTFN!!

Cheers, Bonnie

Right to Play hockey Tweet-Up, Vancouver

Hey Vancouver hockey fans, are you looking to meet some fellow Canucks fans 

and help support a really great cause?

If so please check out this Tweet up event.

Right to Play hockey Tweet-Up, Vancouver

I won't be able to make it out there, but if you can... go meet some really great people and have a chance at winning some really great prizes for a great cause!
And YES, I said great 3 times in the same sentence! lol

If you attend, tell everyone @BCBerrie says hello!  ;-) 

Cheers,

Bonnie

Oatmeal Pnut Butter Choccie Chip Cookies

Oatmeal Pnut Butter Choccie Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional

Directions:

1. Cream together butter pnutbutter and sugar.
2. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
3. Add flour, oatmeal, baking soda,  salt and mix until well blended.
4. Stir in choccie chips (and nuts).
5. Drop dough in large spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet.
6. Flatten spoonful slightly.
7. Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes.

I really need your help... Run For The Cure

Ok Sunday October 2nd is approaching us fast and 

I still haven't reached my goal of $200.00 for the Run For The Cure. 

If you can donate $5.00 or $10.00 to my page and help me in any way you can for me to reach my goal of $200.00 for my very FIRST Run for the Cure I would be greatly appreciative.
I have $ 115.00 in total cash & online donations. :) Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! ♥ 
Also please check out my shoe I decorated in raising funds within my place of work.

Thank you in advance.

Cheers, 

Bonnie

Please Help me in donations for The Run For The Cure?

Hey people in the interwebz,

I will be doing my very first RUN FOR THE CURE which is happening Sunday October 2nd, 2011.

My goal is to reach $200.00 in donations.

If you are able to help me & this awesome organization out in any way with any kind of donation, 

I would greatly appreciate it. 

PLEASE DONATE HERE

Let me say thank you in advance for donating.

Cheers, Bonnie

Upper Sumas Elementary Fall Country Concert ( Abbotsford, BC )

My kids's school is having a fall country concert fundraiser.

It's Friday September 23rd, 2011 from 5:30pm - 8:30pm.

$15.00 per ticket for adults and $10.00 per ticket per child.
Tickets include a BBQ dinner.
Along with some great country music singers there will be a bake sale, and a cake walk.

Come join in the fun! 

Upper Sumas Elementary Fall Country Concert, in Abbotsford, BC.

If you're interested in supporting our school please contact the person on the facebook page for tickets.

Cheers,

Bonnie

Check out my first Hockey Blog Interview

Hey go check out my first hockey interview... and I got it with an NHL Hockey Player for the LA Kings!

Hotties of Hockey: And our first HOH belongs to......: 

"Drum roll please...... LA Kings Ray Kaunisto I was able to catch a twitterview with him a few weeks back. Ray Kaunisto who recently married ..."

  Cheers,

Bonnie

Abbotsford AirShow Weekend

It's that time of the year again for us Abby people.

Sights and sounds of many planes flying around our beautiful city.

Sadly in the 19 years I've lived here... I've NEVER gone to see the actual show at the airport.

I love watching the planes from my home....now I know we don't get to see all the great show they put.

So here's a pic I snapped yesterday while out picking blackberries with Eman.

Check out the cute iddy biddy plane amongst the others... lol...

Hope we see a great show today while we are out and about.

Cheers,

Bonnie

Happy August 1st...

So in Canada August 1st is only a civic holiday in some provinces.

Found this on gocanada.about.com

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The following Canadian provinces and territories have a holiday on the first Monday of August: British Columbia (British Columbia Day), Alberta (Heritage Day), Manitoba (Civic Holiday), Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan Day), Ontario Simcoe Day, Nova Scotia (Natal Day), Prince Edward Island (Natal Day), New Brunswick (New Brunswick Day), and the Northwest Territories (Civic Holiday).
Quebec, Newfoundland and Nunavut do not have an August long weekend holiday and therefore conduct business as usual.

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So those who celebrate this holiday in Canada are enjoying another long weekend.

In Abbotsford it's a beautiful day so we will be spending as much time as we can outside.

Hopefully the sun will heat up our pool a lil more which is solar heated.

Right now it's a tad too cold.

Oh and my first blog post for the month... let's hope I can get back on track and beat my number of blog posts from last year.

Have a great day!

Cheers,

Bonnie

Show Your Hearts

This morning I just found out about a really sad story pertaining to a family being in a car accident.

3 children left behind with NO PARENTS and 2 of the 3 kids are paralyzed from this accident.
Please donate and help their cause if you can.

My heart goes out to their entire family.

Show Your Hearts

Thank you.

 Hugs, Bonnie

You See the Outside World as Peaceful - Blog Things

You See the Outside World as Peaceful

You don't need a lot of excitement. Your best days are calm days. You see beauty everywhere, and you like to share your inner world with others. You truly care about every single person in your life. You want the best for everyone. You are a great listener and tend to give valuable advice. You know your friends well.

How Do You View the Outside World?

Blogthings: A Fine Line Between Insight and Stupidity

I've been a bad bad....

blogger....

I have a great weekend NKOTBSB concert experience I will be sharing soon!

I finally got to meet my celebrity crush of 21 years! Woooo hoooo!!

It was hard to blog in the moment as I had no computer access and then came home to have to work.

So HOPEFULLY I will have it up in the next few days.
Also look for a post coming real soon at HOTTIES OF HOCKEY.

I sort of twitter-viewed a professional hockey player. 

Hopefully I can get the attention of more players for a twitter-view. 

Until then... Cheers!

Bonnie

Do you enjoy FREE BOOKS??

If so please go check out my friend's blog! 

She is giving away a couple books for her 2 year Bloggiversary!

Go check it out and be sure you let her know I sent you!.

Cheers,

Bonnie

♥ This Is My Vancouver ♥

So before the Vancouver Riots even happened, I had a trip planned to Vancouver for my kids and I.

I thought screw it, I'm going to take the kids anyways. With all the negative press that Vancouver has been getting over some stupid morons, I thought now would be a great time to show my kids just what Vancouver is all about.... but I didn't realize how close the condo we were staying in was to the scene of the riots.

So we got to the 32nd floor of this building on Granville Street and looked out the hallway window and it struck me. 36 hours before we arrived the streets were jam packed with people and lots of rioting fools.

My kids and I were beside ourselves just thinking about what happened and how close this building was to the crazy chaos.  Now being that my kids were born and raised in Abbotsford they are not used to the big city.

When we come to Vancouver as a family it's usually to go to the PNE or Stanley Park in the summer.

They've never really got to experience downtown Vancity.

And I'm so happy that they saw the REAL Vancouver where people were happy, smiling, cheering, dancing and having fun in the streets. NOT what they've been seeing on TV the past week.

So here are a few pics of our adventure this past weekend.

So with that...... THIS IS MY VANCOUVER!!! ♥ ♥

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Abbotsford LOVES the Canucks

Ok so I came across this video while on twitter this evening!

This was the main street of my city of Abbotsford tonight after the Canucks won round 3 against the San Jose Sharks! Yeahhh baby... Stanley Cup Finals.... wooooo 17 years to the DAY was when the Canucks were LAST the Western Conference Champs! Both times the Canucks won in Double Over time!!

And to all you SMELLY JELLY Canucks haters!!!

Random Canucks Pics & Vids!

Ok it's late and I really need to get to bed but I have a few random Canucks videos & pictures

that I want to share with you before I go.

All you Canucks fans enjoy, and all you haters... well continue to hate... it gets you NO WHERE!