2 oz vodka
1½ oz Irish cream
¾ oz green crème de menthe
Swirl chocolate syrup inside a well-chilled martini glass. Combine ingredients over chipped ice and shake well. Strain into glass.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Tips for safe guarding your identify…
Tips for safe guarding your identify…
1. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO ID REQUIRED.'
2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the 'For' line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the restof the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.
3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS#printed on your checks. You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have It printed, anyone can get it.
4. Place the contents of y our wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers tocall and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a Name, address, Social Security number, credit cards.If your wallet is stolen…
5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them.
6. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).But here's what is perhaps most important of all: (I never even thought to do this.)
7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the internet in my name.
The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
By the time* I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks.
Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, if it has been stolen:1.)
Equifax: 1-800-525-62852.)
Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-37423.)
Trans Union: 1-800-680 72894.)
Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
*this hasn't happened to me....I've copied this from an email my aunt sent me. It's better to be safe than sorry.
1. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO ID REQUIRED.'
2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the 'For' line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the restof the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.
3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS#printed on your checks. You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have It printed, anyone can get it.
4. Place the contents of y our wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers tocall and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a Name, address, Social Security number, credit cards.If your wallet is stolen…
5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them.
6. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).But here's what is perhaps most important of all: (I never even thought to do this.)
7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the internet in my name.
The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
By the time* I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks.
Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, if it has been stolen:1.)
Equifax: 1-800-525-62852.)
Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-37423.)
Trans Union: 1-800-680 72894.)
Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
*this hasn't happened to me....I've copied this from an email my aunt sent me. It's better to be safe than sorry.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
St Louis 09
On our way!! (and now we have a camera thanks to meg)
Leaving the hotel to go to the bar before the game
Walking to the game
Scott Trade Center
Go Blues
Kris & Casey
Shawn & Kris
Some random car in Branson
Big Spring
I have no idea....but we had to take a picture
Valentines Day Grilled Shrimp Tostada Bites - Z Tejas
I love these at Z Tejas, so for Valentines day I thought I would try to make them on my own. They're fantastic!! I've already made them again. This time I made extra cilantro pesto and froze the extra. You can also puree the whole can of chipoltes and freeze it too.
Guacamole - the recipe for guacamole is below. I used my own.
Ingredients
Avocado 3 each
Tomato (diced) 1 each
Red Onion (diced) ½ each
Lime for Juice 1 each
Cilantro 3 Tbls
Jalapeño (diced) 1 each (deseeded)
Sour Cream ¼ cup
Avocado 3 each
Tomato (diced) 1 each
Red Onion (diced) ½ each
Lime for Juice 1 each
Cilantro 3 Tbls
Jalapeño (diced) 1 each (deseeded)
Sour Cream ¼ cup
Preparation
Place all ingredients in a bowl and mash using a whisk.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Place all ingredients in a bowl and mash using a whisk.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Grilled Shrimp
Ingredients
Shrimp (peeled/deveined) 24 each
Cilantro Pesto 1 cup (cilantro, almonds, olive oil)
Guacamole
Chipotle Puree ¼ cup (chipolte in adobo sauce pureed)
Shrimp (peeled/deveined) 24 each
Cilantro Pesto 1 cup (cilantro, almonds, olive oil)
Guacamole
Chipotle Puree ¼ cup (chipolte in adobo sauce pureed)
Chip I fried up some bite size corn tortillas.
Preparation
Marinate shrimp with cilantro pesto and place on skewers. Grill approx 2 minutes per
side. Using your favorite chip, place a dollop of guacamole then chipotle puree then top
with shrimp.
Here's what they look like before you put them on the grill....
And the final product!!
And my honey brought home these! Maybe I should cook like this more often. :)
Monday, February 2, 2009
25 random things
1. I love trying new recipes. I hate it when it turns out bad.
2. I started working out in December. I now work out 6 days a week and I really like it. I’ve lost 25% of the weight I want to lose. (yeah, I’m not giving you the actual number)
3. I want to eat a tiffs treat cookie…but I’m not. Instead I’ll eat cherry tomatoes and the other half of my whole wheat English muffin.
4. I met my husband on my first day of work at Dell. We had a 2 year break up and it was the darkest time of my life. I learned a lot about myself since then and I’m so happy we found our way back to each other. I don’t know where I’d be without him. He is my best friend.
5. I love the ACL Festival. It feels like coming home.
6. I miss having close friends at Dell to talk to on IM…even though I may be too busy to chat.
7. I love my dogs, even though they’re dirty.
8. I use to write long letters/emails. Now the words don’t come as easy.
9. I haven’t seen my maid of honor since my wedding. It makes me sad.
10. I have some really awesome friends that I do not see often enough.
11. I rushed into buying my house. It’s too small; it’s out in Hutto, it has all kinds of weird trash in the backyard, too many trees and not enough grass. But I’m starting to fall in love with it.
12. I love shopping. Wish I had someone else to pay for it.
13. I would like to open a bed and breakfast, a doggy center, gift shop or be a pro photographer.
14. Costa Rica was awesome. I wouldn’t mind having a house there someday.
15. There are evil songs on my Ipod that play way too loud. When they come on I feel the shock all the way in my hands.
16. There are some DUMB people who work at dell….I’d rather poke my eyes out than deal with them.
17. I like to make stuff up using the initials in a license plate. I amuse myself sometimes.
18. I hate when people leave out important details when asking for my advice. I have a hard time sugar coating a situation when I’m talking to my friends. I appreciate it when people cut through the bullshit. Some people like the honesty, others don’t.
19. I was in India when the tsunami hit. My friend Rachel & I were suppose to be on the beach, but we canceled our trip at the last minute because her girlfriend “had a bad feeling” about the trip. I hated being in India while I was there, looking back it was such a great trip. I wish I would have taken the time to go to the Taj Mahal. I want to go back.
20. I’m ready to have a baby, but it scares me to death. We already have our son’s name picked out, if we’re blessed to have a baby boy. We also have a song picked out to play on the way to the hospital. “Son is going to rise” citizen cope.
21. I would love to live in St. Louis and be closer to Kris’ family. I’d also like to live in Seattle, but I don’t think I could live that far away from my parents.
22. I’m afraid of losing anyone close to me. I don’t know what I’ll do when I lose one of my parents, losing my grandmother was hard enough. I’m also afraid of dying, it freaks me out.
23. My favorite number is 555, my favorite person is my husband, and I don’t have any other favorites.
24. I’d rather text than talk on the phone most days.
25. I can’t say the word vulnerable. It drives me crazy. (after Kris read my list he helped me practice this word. I still have a problem with it. I want to say vern not vul. LOL)
2. I started working out in December. I now work out 6 days a week and I really like it. I’ve lost 25% of the weight I want to lose. (yeah, I’m not giving you the actual number)
3. I want to eat a tiffs treat cookie…but I’m not. Instead I’ll eat cherry tomatoes and the other half of my whole wheat English muffin.
4. I met my husband on my first day of work at Dell. We had a 2 year break up and it was the darkest time of my life. I learned a lot about myself since then and I’m so happy we found our way back to each other. I don’t know where I’d be without him. He is my best friend.
5. I love the ACL Festival. It feels like coming home.
6. I miss having close friends at Dell to talk to on IM…even though I may be too busy to chat.
7. I love my dogs, even though they’re dirty.
8. I use to write long letters/emails. Now the words don’t come as easy.
9. I haven’t seen my maid of honor since my wedding. It makes me sad.
10. I have some really awesome friends that I do not see often enough.
11. I rushed into buying my house. It’s too small; it’s out in Hutto, it has all kinds of weird trash in the backyard, too many trees and not enough grass. But I’m starting to fall in love with it.
12. I love shopping. Wish I had someone else to pay for it.
13. I would like to open a bed and breakfast, a doggy center, gift shop or be a pro photographer.
14. Costa Rica was awesome. I wouldn’t mind having a house there someday.
15. There are evil songs on my Ipod that play way too loud. When they come on I feel the shock all the way in my hands.
16. There are some DUMB people who work at dell….I’d rather poke my eyes out than deal with them.
17. I like to make stuff up using the initials in a license plate. I amuse myself sometimes.
18. I hate when people leave out important details when asking for my advice. I have a hard time sugar coating a situation when I’m talking to my friends. I appreciate it when people cut through the bullshit. Some people like the honesty, others don’t.
19. I was in India when the tsunami hit. My friend Rachel & I were suppose to be on the beach, but we canceled our trip at the last minute because her girlfriend “had a bad feeling” about the trip. I hated being in India while I was there, looking back it was such a great trip. I wish I would have taken the time to go to the Taj Mahal. I want to go back.
20. I’m ready to have a baby, but it scares me to death. We already have our son’s name picked out, if we’re blessed to have a baby boy. We also have a song picked out to play on the way to the hospital. “Son is going to rise” citizen cope.
21. I would love to live in St. Louis and be closer to Kris’ family. I’d also like to live in Seattle, but I don’t think I could live that far away from my parents.
22. I’m afraid of losing anyone close to me. I don’t know what I’ll do when I lose one of my parents, losing my grandmother was hard enough. I’m also afraid of dying, it freaks me out.
23. My favorite number is 555, my favorite person is my husband, and I don’t have any other favorites.
24. I’d rather text than talk on the phone most days.
25. I can’t say the word vulnerable. It drives me crazy. (after Kris read my list he helped me practice this word. I still have a problem with it. I want to say vern not vul. LOL)
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