Exploring Knitting, and Making Soup

so i'm pretty sure i crippled myself at work on monday. (again? i lose track of the times i hurt myself at work.)

you see, i was cleaning this really gross system that got traded in (not the worst i've seen, but dirty enough to warrant a thorough sanitizing and wipe down), and as i was cleaning the component cable, the big metal part that plugs into the xbox swung around and slapped my wrist. i don't really have feeling in my thumb, and when i am too active, my wrist and thumb hurt. it feels weird to grip things, and gets all tingly, cold, and numb feeling. how super is that?

and yet, here i am typing away. it feels awkward. i guess i am going to look for my thumb brace, and see if that will help. if not, i might have to visit a doctor....which i have no money for.

on a (much) brighter note, check out my soup!

it is called ranchero soup, and it is from my healthy cooking taste of home book. ☺

it is full of veggies, like peppers, celery, onion, carrots, zucchini, and tomatoes. oh, theres rice in there too. it is very colorful. i made it for heather once before, but ron has been sick lately so i made it for him this time.

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alright, well my pictures are being weird, so they're all going in the middle this time i guess. anyway, i roasted the veggies in the oven for a bit with some olive oil, coarsely chopped them, then added to the veggie stock. it comes together very fast, and you can probably add whatever stuff you like to it.

i like all the colors. sad to say, i probably won't eat it, i don't care for zucchini or super chunky vegetables. like, when i cook with onions and celery, i chop them up so small that they basically disintegrate into nothing by the time my soups are done (like the cheddar broccoli.....theres an onion in that, but after cooking, its non existent).

i just made this tonight while i was opening my computer to get ready to come here and post!

on another note, i learned to arm knit from the internet the other day! i used up the one ball of yarn (like material). i said i was going to post the finished product, buuuut, i needed two yarns to make a complete scarf. i went back today to get another purple one and another silver one, but they were gone. it was clearance, after all. so i am going to put the one silver and one purple one together, and then i got four reddish pinkish yarns (same clearance kind) that i am going to make two more with, and probably give away, or maybe sell.

ta-daaaa! i think it came out pretty neat. i guess i will post another picture when i add the silver, and when i complete the red ones. i am thinking of getting some other random yarns to make some for the holidays. i was wandering around the craft store and saw a lot of neat ones i liked that would make some cool scarves!

i like these big chunky puffy scarves. they're so neat. and this was super easy to learn as well. originally i found it on pinterest (of course), and it linked to a video that showed how to do it. it took me a bit to figure it out, but once i did, this took me like 20 minutes.

speaking (kind of) of the holidays, did i mention that i kind of cant wait? i know im stupid. im pretty sure this happens to me every year. at this point, i feel like i need all the happy i can get. and maybe some new spatulas, a second oven mitt, a nice cake stand with a cover, and a cast iron skillet (**hint hint**). maybe some more canvases and some fancy chocolate from lune chocolates (hint**hint again). just some little things. but mostly to feel happy, no matter how much work beats me down.

all the glitter and pretty things....not to mention the food. i could use a couple more days to be a fat kid and not even care. i am a little worried about thanksgiving though. i might have to work at midnight, since i am assistant manager. i don't really do overnights well, so this scares me. not to mention i may not get to go out and see any family. it's the only time i ever get to visit anyone since i am stuck working all the time. it's pretty sad when an assistant manager can't even get 40 hours at one job, let alone two. it seems like i am going backwards, too, since usually holidays warrant MORE hours, but we are getting LESS. how does that make sense?

oh wait, the company i work for is busy lining their pockets for themselves instead of caring about their employees and coverage at the store. lets not give them any payroll to cover one of the busiest releases (this weekend....call of duty) and seasons so there is no time or chance to do anything, and on top of that, expect them to sign people up for credit cards, cell phone contracts, rewards cards, and all of the other 8 million things they have to do.

have i told you lately how much i love my son? he is really the best. he loves me no matter what, and....well.....BEST EVAR. im pretty sure ron does too, but this is my son. the end. he makes me happy. (you both do ♥)

so i guess i will leave this for now. my hand feels weird, so i should probably try to rest it and stuff. it really sucks, because there are so many things i want to do and make. i have like 30 pounds of apples in my fridge that i can't touch because peeling them would probably be pure torture (taking trades at work and then peeling carrots and dicing the veggies was bad enough...not to mention driving anywhere. driving stick is not helping). 

okay, OKAY. leaving now. maybe i will have treats to post on sunday. thanks for reading! ☺

Donut Party Sunday... And Other Things

Donut buffet? I think thats a yes. 

They were even baked homemade donuts. With real vanilla bean in the vanilla ones. Hell yeah. check out the recipe, its super easy, and donut pans are pretty cheap (especially when you have all those 40-50% off craft store coupons).

Look at all dem beans. Beany goodness. Courtesy of trader joes. I think i want to make a cheesecake with the other one. This is such a crazy time of the year because i wanna make everything i find. Or maybe its just when im hungry. Everything looks delicious when youre starving. Like this red velvet fudge i found when i couldnt sleep at 4 am the other day....followed by these cinnamon swirl pancakes...i almost got out of bed to make them at a ludicrous hour because i was so hungry. (There was a reason behind that, i didnt eat much the day before or else i wouldnt have wanted to eat my hand. Or my phone. At stupid hours no less.)

Hooray for donuts!! They came out pretty awese if i say so myself. Not to mention all the toppings we had. Oh yeah. Super sexy. Reeses pieces, toffee bits, chocolate chis, marshmallows....you can see from the pictures. 

Not to mention donut mountain. Much like candy mountain, but made of donuts. Yep. Deliciousness. 

And you better believe we made a couple with everything on em. Best ever. You cant get donuts like these anywhere else. 

It was a good day to be stuck inside because of the rain. 

Aside from stuffing my face with donuts, i did a little cooking on friday and made stuffed cabbage. Yes, i am polish (and italian), so i grew up with this kind of thing.

They came out okay. I used ground beef, going a long with the internet. Im pretty sure this is the only time i should not trust the internet, since we used to make them with ground pork. Not to mention my mom told me theres bacon involved....bacon is like magic, and i cant believe i didnt use it. So one more reason to make again. i cant believe i would neglect bacon. me, of all people. its blasphemy.

 anyway, so i made those. i made donuts. what else did i do besides work? let me go through my pictures....

well, i also went apple picking on thursday. i got like 30 pounds of apples. got me some golden delicious and northern spy. i juiced a couple of them to add to other juicer juice....which by the way, i actually drank a tiny bit. i ingested green things. juice with apples (now), oranges, carrots and cucumbers. i have to get more oranges, or use less carrots next time. we got them because ron was doing a juicing thing for a while, and is trying to start back up again. he was taking too long and i didnt want the fruits and veggies to go bad, so i used the juicer....and then learned not to use all the carrots. but it was okay.

man, i feel like everything i do lately is just okay. well, the donuts were awesome, but meh, nobody is perfect. especially since the juicing and the cabbage was a first time for both.

so yes. apples. i need to find more things to make with apples. i am planning on a mini crisp, mini cobbler, (i got these tiny ceramic loaf pans, so i am going to make tiny versions since i dont usually eat baked apples in stuff like that).  but i also want these apple peanut butter cookies (that i will eat), and maybe some more muffins. more applesauce will probably be in order as well.

whats that? crazy bird lady time? of course, because it is a part of my daily routine. i mean, look at this asshole. hes licking my face, for no reason at all, other than that's what he does.

this was in the morning, i think it was a snapchat (since my fridge is on the wrong side). he was just hanging out with mom because he was being an obnoxious ass and screaming at the leaves all day long, and then at everyone in the room because he wanted attention. oh, my poopsicle.

the night before that i cut his nails, which was the only other reason i picked him up. its so much nicer when he can't claw the daylights out of my shoulder. so nice. he cant really grip or anything, which makes it funny, but less blood.

i still have to do the rest of them, aside from satch, but i'll post that picture in a second. i'm filling space, and about to show you why he is the bestest boy ever.

ohhhh my gosh he is so good!! hes 17, he lays on his back and lets me cut his nails. he was a littlle freaked out this time though, i am not sure if he is going blind or not. he worries me, but i love him. how many birds will lay on their back and let you do this? ive seen some bigger birds on the internet, but none that i know in person. take that.

pinterest has also been abusing my interests. i know its not even halloween yet, but i am so ready for christmas and all of its glittery goodness. dont care. too many peppermint and red velvet things (amidst all of the pumpkin things) are coming up, and i need it now. like i said before, it kind of forces the happy out of me, and it is beginning to ooze out slowly, despite how much i want to punch work in the ass.

not to mention all the craft stores have all of their holiday stuff out. yes. i am planning my cookie list soon. been thinking about what stuff i want for black friday, or even if anyone is bold enough to gift me something...which i know is unlikely, but i can dream. maybe i will share some things, and we will see who reads my blog and loves me enough to bring me a happy holiday season.

lastly, i found this on pinterest and it looked pretty cool. i am arm knitting. i just started this as blogger was loading up. i had to watch the video like three times, but i am on my way to a scarf. i will post the results on wednesday! or thursday. probably wednesday. i open, so i have the evening off. i bought this yarn today because it was on clearance for 97 cents. i also got a gray one with sequins. sequins are awesome.

so anyway, i will leave you with this picture of satch enjoying all of the caramel and chocolate drippings off of my plate. i love him. happy week, all!

Banana Bread, Rainy Week...Officially Fall

it's been officially fall for the last few weeks, i guess, but when i go outside, it screams fall. all the colors, and now the rain and cold....i can definitely do without the cold. blah.

but like i said last time, fall (and winter) is the time for warm things like soup, tea, and hot cocoa. and in the case of this weekend, hot spiced cider. yum!

oh, and this fancy banana bread that i made, i guess. although i suspect you can have banana bread any time of the year. it's not my cup of tea, but ron likes it so here it is. i even threw the rolled oats on top to make it look all fancy (and healthy....you know, rolled oats are good for you. i still want to make granola sometime.)

this one i got from allrecipes, banana banana bread. super easy. it does need quite a bit of banana, but it is called banana bread, after all. i guess it turned out pretty good.

despite all of the fall weather, i have been watching out for apples at beak and skiff....i am pretty sure, regardless of rain or whatever the weather is like tomorrow, i am going apple picking. i need the golden delicious apples, and northern spy. i miss the golden every year because by this time i have already gone apple picking 2-3 times, so i give up.

this was before baking, i should have probably posted this first, but meh. i do what i want. it looked kind of pretty before hand.

anyway, so yes, more apples tomorrow. i am not sure what i will do with the rest of them. maybe make some more of that apple streusel bread since it was awesome. but i still want to make some of those apple peanut butter cookies. ron wants to try and make apple cider. probably will make more applesauce since it goes so fast.

so let's see. what else have i done the last couple days.....we had our late my/steve's birthday dinner sunday night, then i worked monday, i made this bread and fixed those cheer bows on tuesday, and then went to the mall to walk around and check on our phones and stuff. then worked today. i lead such an exciting life. work will be the death of me though. or maybe cosmo. punk ass is sitting behind me being a bitch.

so those hair bows. i guess they were too small according to the coach, so i had to get the giant 3 inch ribbon. i made the bigger ones and attached the smaller ones to the front.

they are pretty big. like as big as my hand. i hope they are alright this time. i ran out of ribbon and then ended up with too much. maybe i will keep it, but i dont know what else to do with it other than these.

and then this happened after the mall. look at how fancy he made it for me!! aaahh i super love it (and him....which sorry, btw, i had to post your pretty dessert you made me, and that face).

i made more of those brownies for two, and we had some leftover wine ice cream from when steve and amanda came to visit, so we made more sundaes and watched big bang theory. i didn't think that we finished season 6, but apparently we watched a bunch of it. i just finished downloading season 7, so when we are done, we can watch that too. i am in love with amy ferrah fowler. i am pretty sure she is my favorite part of the show (and i say that i love her at least once an episode).

i miss being happy like this all the time, so it is a nice change to do fun things like this, to veg out (or brownie sundae out) and watch tv shows and movies outside of work until im ready to go to sleep. i have a lot to catch up on since work had gotten the better of me for a while.

speaking of work, have i mentioned how torn i am on the situation? seriously. i love working there. i love the people i work with. it is stupid how many things we have to pitch at people......and now we offer cricket wireless service. yes, i work with video games and sell cell phone service. and credit cards. and a number of other things. i am pretty sure i am not allowed behind the counter anymore, unless its to ring someone out. any other tasks can wait, which means the store will get trashed. and we will get written up for not selling any of this stuff. at least thats how it feels. it is not a threat yet....i feel like it may turn into this soon, though, but who knows. i wish they would give up. enough is enough. i thought we sold games, not every electronic known to man. we might as well start taking tv's and toasters and stuff. maybe someone will trade in a nice rotating waffle iron that i can buy cheap.

the holidays are coming up though, i don't care if you don't want to hear it. it's happening. my work will probably get crazy because of that, but i am excited. not for work, but, as i think i mentioned last time, for the colors, the lights, the glitter, and oh my goodness food. i love food. we got these crazy awesome gift cards at work that look like rainbows and unicorns threw up glitter all over. i just want one to look at. everyone is getting their holiday stuff out already and it makes me want to skip everything so i can have all the glitter forever. outside of work, of course. i like pretty things. it really is like a happy switch, that no matter how much i hate work or whatever i'm doing, christmas/etc forces a smile on my face and happy feelings. it's stupid crazy.

this asshole. yes, i am squeezing his head. he loves it, and licks my fingers and palm. i don't know why. it keeps him quiet though. he has been really loud lately. it is probably because noone is ever home and he is an attention whore. i have to cut his nails so i can pick him up sometimes. he clawed the crap out of my shoulder last week. my birds are assholes. most of the time anyway. and mostly just cosmo. my cats are bigger assholes, though. end of story.

anyway, so yeah. i am going to pick apples tomorrow. probably in the rain. it will be cold but i don't care....much. maybe i will bring some tea with me in my super teavanna tumbler. it keeps my tea hot for like 12 hours. it's crazy. so let's leave it at this for now, i will have more for sunday. have a good weekend, and thanks for reading!

Back to Work, and Blueberry Muffins(Take Two)

Shut up. I happen to like blueberry muffins. Theyre only one of the best muffins ever. These ones are good for you too, being all full of applesauce, a little greek yogurt, and i used my whole wheat flour....and blueberries. All dem antioxidants are bitchin. 

And rolled oats. Yep. Take that. Threw a little cinnamon in there for more health benefits. Im being healthy. eat it. (Literally, i guess.) 

So lets see how this turns out. I am blogging on my phone to start. It will probably make me crazy, since i have to scroll up to keep reading what i type, and i bet the pictures will go crazy. But thats why i edit at home. I am just getting a head start for tomorrow since i work all day again. It feels like its already sunday though, my whole week is off. Vacation, then I worked the wrong night at gamestop, (not because i wasnt supposed to, but because i havent closed on a thursday in 5 years due to working at delphias). So meh. 

These blueberry muffins were pretty awesome though. I was a little skeptical of using the applesauce since i am not really a fan. I dont care for yogurt much either, and i bake with that, so maybe that should tell me something. 

They even have a "was supposed to be granola but i didnt have any so i used some rolled oats brown sugar and honey" topping. It was kind of crispy when they came out of the oven, but the container i put them in locked in moisture. Theyre just delicious anyway. 

Ding! Fries are done....er, muffins. Yessss. Assemble the muffins. 

So work. I already quit once. Then came back. I quit because, in my eyes, my job was being threatened (trying to get any type of sales numbers in a dying location was hard, but not making a certain percent over 8 weeks and being let go for something you cant avoid? Ill leave on good terms thanks). Now things are just getting ridiculous. I dont like selling credit cards. But not even that, the amount of tasks they want us to do with single person coverage is pretty terrible. You cant get things done if you are expected to drop everything to help the customers. Everything is just going to be all over the floor. 

I was sitting at work putting things away today, and i kept thinking to myself about everything, work, not work, and how i need to continue to change. The mini vacation was nice, but i feel like i had a relapse over the last couple days, and work is not helping. I dont want to quit, since i finally have vacation time available (and a whole 3 weeks, at that! Made my boss jealous cuz ive been with the company so long). But i feel so blah. Its still fun to work there, but when i get in trouble for multitasking trying to keep the store clean (which if i dont, it is a nightmare), then what the hell. Either understand things need to be done and dont freak the fuck out if i address customers while im doing other tasks, ir give us payroll hours to schedule people to help out, and try not lining your pockets with the profits. No wonder everyone is miserable. 

Happy though- this was a couple weeks ago. I got a pile of free food from work because we had a buffet out back and they didnt eat it all....so we had one dinner plate and shared it. Yay. ♥

So anyway, i keep telling myself i need to keep going just a little longer, maybe things will sort themselves out soon. But at the same time i want to give up again, and im not the only one this time. A lot of managers do not seem happy at the moment. I have a few ideas of what i want to do, but i will share them in time. I am thinking some people may not be happy, but you know what? I want to be happy. I need these things to make things and myself better. I have been through a lot, i have struggled, and am continuing to search for better things. I dont want to suffer anymore. Sure, things have been getting better the last month, but it is only the beginning. I will move forward, i will be strong. If i want to do sething to help that, then let it be. You'll get over it, sorry to say. 

Like i said though, in due time. There is only one person that knows. Ill share someday. In the mean time, lets keep having fun.

I gave my son (and the others) celery a couple days ago too. He was so happy and immediately destroyed it. I also gave him peanut butter another morning, and he was doing his happy dance. Oh he makes me smile. I have to try to be with them more, it is (possibly?) only going yo get busier with the holidays coming, so i wont get to see him much.

Speaking of the holidays, have i mentioned i am going to attempt a no bake holiday this year, or as close as possible to one? Ive been looking a lot of treats up, and will probably put together my list soon. Holidays are my favorite time of the year. Not because of presents (i usually dont get much, but i also dont ask for much) but because of all the lights, colors, sounds, glitter, pretty things, flavors (white chocolate and peppermint? Yes please). Oh my goodness. Warm fuzzies thinking about it. I dont like the cold, but being inside on a cold night with hot cocoa or tea and a movie is delightful. 

We got a little time before thats here though. Donut party next weekend. Bring some toopings, some cider, or whatnot. Super pumped for that too. I love donuts.

Yep. Story of being back to work. Going to indulge in tea every chance i get to keep the happy at bay. Also, being cold is a good reason to drink tea. It was in the 40's today. I think last week was our last stretch of nice weather for a long time. 

Anyway, i am posting on time for sunday, (the last bit of that was from today). I am about to have dinner with ron and our friends steve and amanda (whose wedding is the one i got to wear a tux for!) so excited because i havent seen them in months! Its our super late birthday dinner to each other. Anyway, i hope to have more on wednesday for you. Thanks for reading! :)

ps, sorry if the font is funky. i edited on the computer and had to fix some things and it seems off.

Much Needed Time Away

so for the last 24 hours or so, i keep asking myself....

why did i come back? why do i have to be poor and need a job so that i can't stay here? (although i could potentially get a job there so i could stay there.)

i don't know. i mean it's okay to be home and stuff, around people i know, but meh. i still kind of want to move on to something new.

i have been definitely thinking about things a lot. i suppose that will be another story, when i am ready.

so....today's blog...is gonna be one super long happy fun time picture album! ron and i had a great time over the 4 day weekend. i have to say, i think i know which one of us can't live without the internet though. #youfail #iwin #challengecomplete #loveyoulotsanyway

 so anyway, here are a whole bunch of pictures from the weekend.....and maybe some food at the end!

super fancy wegmans just outside of dc

somewhere in virginia ♥

random foliage (from near the hotel and jockeys ridge) and date night....we definitely made it a point to dress up and be all fancy....just because we can. also note the top right....can you believe i am wearing heels? there was an imbalance in the world that day....(and i always remember why sneakers are so much better, but i made it a couple hours to look nice, anyway.) #10-11-12bestdayever

that morning, we went to stack em high, pretty sure my (our?) all time favorite breakfast place, and the only place you can find them is in kill devil hills, and kitty hawk north carolina. it's almost like a build your own breakfast- you get a tray, load it with fruit, muffins, chocolate milk, juice, etc (whatever you want) and then order your hot foods (pancakes, waffles, french toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, etc) at the end. then they bring it out to you. all the while, you can read the quotes on the walls, ceilings, doors, windows.....spectacular!

for dinner we went to millers seafood and steak on route 12 (which is right on the ocean). it was not by any means as fancy as we made it look by dressing up so much, as we got weird looks and were questioned when we got there. they were pretty good for a first visit. decent price for seafood and stuff. can i also say, that i am absolutely in love with hush puppies slathered in butter?

huge mini golf course....we spent a day going to random thrift shops and playing mini golf. yes, i also did sports. i am not very good at anything like that at all. i may have thrown the club a couple times. luckily there weren't any people around when i did.

last morning in the outer banks we visited jockeys ridge park. for those of you who don't know, it is a stretch of sand dunes in the outer banks, so basically we went to play in a 4 square mile sandbox and took a bunch of pictures.

i really like this picture ☺

dune mushroom! (yes, it was growing out of the sand)

 what am i doing here? no idea.

i am really glad the weather turned out so nice. we had a little rain when we went out for dinner, but that was about it. all the while, i hear it was in the 30's-40's back at home. i will take 70-'s-80's any day of the year.

finally made it to the ocean as well. we found a neat bottle in one of the thrift stores and filled it with sand and shells from the beach.

from here, we headed to virginia beach. we were going to camp out in the car, but lucked out and found a hotel right on the ocean front for only $50. ocean view and everything. it was seriously awesome to go to sleep and wake up to the sound of the sea.

 

yes, we totally had pigeons on our balcony, and yes, i tried to let them come into the room. i opened the door and waited, but then something outside scared them off.

so yeah. we walked around virginia beach the night before and following morning and decided that we need to come back (this was our first time there, i don't remember if i mentioned that or not). we usually drive through, and have stopped to visit the cheesecake factory a few times (this was actually the first cheesecake factory we ever went to ever), but never really stayed for more than an hour or two, or actually made it to the beach.

it was pretty awesome. the boardwalk was great, there were people walking, jogging, biking, rollerblading, skateboarding, etc. all hours of the day. who wouldn't want to do that, being right on the ocean? i would actually make jogging or something a routine if i could wake up to that every day. (i know, what am i saying? me? exercise? right!) there were a ton of little shops and restaurants, there was even a mini carnival/fun park that was open with rides and stuff. we drove by a huge mall that was about 10 minutes out from the actual beach. aquarium. art museum. indoor go karts. amusement park. holy crap. i feel like i would need at least two weeks to check everything out. and a lot of money. oh god, would i need money. i could always just wait outside the gates and stare people down as they walk in and out, and ask them what it's like. #sadlifeofbeingpoor #whyamistillhashtagging?

for dinner we went to this barbecue place called jakes smokehouse bbq. it was pretty awesome, and relatively inexpensive as well. i can't say any of the staff seemed happy, but the food and speed of service was good. did i mention i ate more hush puppies? the next morning we walked to another local place called belvedere's, which was right on the boardwalk overlooking the ocean. super tiny diner, like they only seat 27 people. we sat together in the booth so we could both look outside. they were really awesome, super cheap, delicious breakfast. i guess people wait in line for hours during peak season. as much as i liked it, i almost thing busy season would be kind of scary there. it was pretty quiet for our visit, but there were still drunk people around being dumb. i'm pretty sure some guy passed out on the beach, and his friends were trying to fix him.

so anyway....i did promise you food.

yes, that's a lot of cheese. i was feeling somewhat ambitious, but at the same time lazy, so i looked up a recipe for crock pot macaroni and cheese. then added chicken and bacon.

oh my goodness yes. the noodles got a little over done, but it still tasted like mac and cheese. with chicken and bacon. you can find the recipe here, which i found via pinterest (no surprise there). i subbed the sour cream with greek yogurt, used small shells, mild cheddar and colby jack cheese, chopped the chicken up tiny, and the bacon was cooked separate and added after (thanks to ron). i thought it was pretty good, the chicken and bacon made it better. comfort food at it's finest. AND it is totally going to last a week or something between the two of us because it made a ton of food.

i have to start getting ready for my donut party as well. that is coming up in a couple of sundays. i am going to make/get plain donuts, and have everyone bring toppings, to make your own donuts! maybe i will give out a little prize for the most creative donut, and some other stuff. that might be fun, AND motivation for people to come hang out with me. or you can just come hang out with me because you want to. i can be cool. i am planning on having some warm spiced cider as well! who doesn't like apple cider, either warm or cold? it's delicious.

donuts are not that hard to make, either. i mean, i haven't tried deep frying them yet, but i have a donut pan to bake them. i will never compare to my all time favorite donut place though. they are a local place at my home away from home.

hell. yes. seriously, if you are ever near the area, or visit the area, you have to give these guys the time of day. they make the donuts to order. seriously, like you order them, they take them while they are still warm from the fryer....ice them with one of 6 or more flavors, add whatever toppings you desire, put them in a box, and you put them in your face. i do not know of any other places that do this, and that is why they are the best ever, aside from being in the outer banks. they're even still good the next day, and the day after that (we brought some home one year.....still awesome after a 13 hour drive).

alright, i will stop my donut rant, and get on with this already. i hope you enjoyed my picture blog this week. i will try to have something for you on sunday, and seriously get back on this sunday/wednesday posting ritual. thank you for reading! ☺