Weekend Festivities

What happened to relaxing weekends? I miss them.  I'm not saying it was a bad weekend, just BUSY, and lots of fun (Saturday)! Saturday we went to the Duck game and Sunday I had two family birthday parties to attend.
I made sure to crop out the beverages...I mean, it was only kool aid, but I didn't want there to be any confusion....

Apparently I was enamored with the "Duck Truck".  When we got home I checked my phone,  there were close to 12 pictures alone of this beauty. Appreciate this picture, 12th times a charm

Last but not least...we made sure to make our way back to campus when the game was over.  Our time back on campus contained, but was not limited to lunch at Barry's, pork fried rice at Maple Garden (Maple Kitty according to Andy), Duck store shopping, running through SAE...and making the boys pose with Leo and Cleo.  Oh college how I miss you!

Duck Weekend

This weekend was great! I made so yummy dinners (super easy too) and we soaked in the heat and a win at the Duck game!

Friday nights' feast.

The Ducks season opener!!! Ooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kick off!

Despite the fact that it was 103 degrees in the stadium, we had a fabulous time cheering on our Ducks to a 69-23 win over the Nevada Wolves.

Yell-O! For the win!

Wish I Was Here Wednesday...

Cheers to a 90+ degree day! YAY! I didn't think Oregon would ever have a week of straight 90's this summer, thank you mother nature. On another happy note, there are two more days until the weekend.  Which will consist of fabulous sunshine, Duck football, and a possible road trip adventure. We shall see! 

Maui

In typical Wednesday fashion, take a deep breath, close your eyes, and let yourself get lost in one of your favorite memories, or destinations. Don't you wish you were there? Here are a few places my mind likes to wander off to, and not just on Wednesdays :)

Italy

Thailand

Happy Friday and Holiday weekend!

It's here, a 3 day weekend! Not only is it a holiday weekend, it's the FIRST DUCK GAME of the season!!! I can't sit still I'm so excited, work about did me in today. I was worse than a 5 year old on Christmas Eve. Factor in the grande mocha I had about 10am....talk.about.jittery/antsy. YIKES! 

Tonight is Hawaiian pulled pork prep, and a high school football game! Yes, after TOO many years to count, Brent and I are going back to our Alma Mater (yes, we're high school sweethearts) to watch our high school football team kick off their season. GO OC PIONEERS! I may or may not have debated on wearing my lettermen's jacket, Brent said not a good idea....ok fine kill joy. HA! I hope everyone had a great Friday. In mean time, here are some of my Friday favorites, or just favorites in general. :)

My all time favorite flower. Doesn't the bright yellow look happy?! 

 

  
The best place on earth....Maui.

 

Where great teams come to die. Autzen. 

Game Week

I can't believe it's upon us.  The first Duck game of the year is THIS WEEK! UofO vs. LSU Sept. 3rd.  In case you didn't know...I thought I should refresh everyone's memory. I'm just a LITTLE excited. In celebration of the first game we're getting together with a bunch of friends and Duck Alumni to cheer on our Duckies.  I'm making Hawaiian Pulled Pork!!! I'm putting the recipe on this post in case someone wants to make it.  I could eat this week in and week out, pulled pork is one of my addictions. Happy Monday and GO DUCKS!!!

DUCKS!

 Here is the recipe, enjoy!

Hawaiian Pulled Pork

Ingredients:

·         -1 or 2 7lb pork shoulders (1-4 people use 1 shoulder)

·         -1 bottle of Wright’s Liquid Smoke

·        - Hawaiian sea salt (found at Umajawaya Specialty Asian food store)

Instructions:

·        - Rub the pork with sea salt, roughly 2 teaspoons per shoulder.  DO NOT over salt before cooking.  You can always add more salt after you have pulled the meat apart.

·      -   Put pork in the crock pot, add ¾ the bottle of liquid smoke (for one shoulder).  If you are making two shoulders, it’s safe to use the entire bottle.

·       -  Slow cook the meat for 8 hours, it’s best to make this right before bed.

·        - When pork is done I take it out of the crock pot, put on a large plate and with a fork pull it a part so it looks shredded. 

·        - Take out excess fat floating in the pot, and off the meat.

·       -  Take out half of the juice left in the pot, once the meat is pulled apart put it back in the crock pot.

·        - If you are going to eat it soon after pulling it apart you can leave the crock pot on low to keep it warm, if you’re eating it that evening turn it off so the meat doesn’t dry out.  It only takes about half hour to warm it up when you turn the crock pot back on low.

·        - Serve with BBQ sauce (I use Sweet Baby Ray’s), and Hawaiian sweet bread (also sold at Umajawaya).