Hey y'all!! I am super excited about being a guest blogger—VERY out of my element! So I will start with a little bit about Christina, a little bit about me, and then I'll get to the real post...
I have known Christina for 13 years. We met in middle school, were completely insane in high school (no, really-it was bad), went off to college together, and even lived together for a hot minute. We seriously never see each other (boo) but we are in love 'til the end. You can read more about our love story here. As her oldest friend, I feel obligated and entitled to embarrass her, so I will! Here are some things you may not know about our fabulous foodie:
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There was a brief period in her tween years that she REALLY liked the Teletubbies. Po, if I'm not mistaken.
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She used to eat pickles wrapped in American cheese with mayonnaise spread in between. No, this is not a joke. I am positive that this does not occur anymore.
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If you like your life, do not get in a car with this woman. You'll be praying the whole way to your destination.
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She dated Sk8er boys in high school. ha.
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In our college dorm, when most 18 year old girls would have posters of half-naked men on the walls, she had posters of half-naked Britney Spears on the wall.
OK, OK, five things are enough. :)
My turn. My life is NUTS. I work full time, I go to school full time, I am married to the best husband ever, and we have three kids. Ryley is 5, Grayson is 3, and Camryn is 21 months. 
As you can imagine, it's literally everything I can do not to go crazy. IF I have a spare moment to myself, I love shopping, the beach, having a drink or two or six (oops), and really just hanging out with my friends and sisters. Ryan and I LOVE food. We will cook an awesome meal, and sit down and watch food network. This is our idea of fun! My favorite foods are Southern-American, a good steak, Mexican, and Japanese. Not exactly the best things for you in the world. But I believe in balance, and I try to eat really well all week long if I know I am going to a barbeque or the hibachi grill on the weekend.
And here comes my dilemma:
I will admit, ever since I went back to school I have been eating fast food WAY too often. Like twice a week on average. This is not OK. Good thing Lent started on March 9th. So, for Lent I have decided that I am going to give that crap up. I will pray to the Chick-fil-a Gods to forgive me later. I'm also not sure if its OK to talk about Lent and Chick-fil-a Gods in the same sentence...but I digress...
Time for me to find some healthy, family friendly meals that can be made super duper FAST. The answer? SLOW COOKER!! Here are the ones that I found online and can't wait to prepare:
Slow Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken - With some fresh, blanched broccoli or zucchini on the side, my kids will love this!
Slow Cooker Braised Pork with Salsa - I'm definitely going to go with some quinoa on this one!
Do you give up anything for Lent—even if its for more of a restraint or cleansing reason than religious? What will you do this year?
Do you do a big binge before a fast? I definitely had a Spicy Chicken Deluxe with pepper jack and extra pickles on Tuesday night. Oh no! Does that mean no drinks too? Ugh....I will miss you diet lemonade.
I love you, Nina, and hope you have the best time ever in New York! EAT EVERYTHING!!!!!!
<3, Nancy
