lime-tastic!

so it's been a limey week :) is that a word? limey? anyway... since living in florida, i've been really into lime, especially key lime :) while grandma & my aunts were here this week, i remembered a recipe for key lime pie that's tasty -- especially when it's hot out! it keeps in the freezer, so nate was a particular fan of it as a nightly treat! it's also a light recipe (from Eating Light magazine) and super easy to make! :)

1 cup key lime juice (yes, it has to be key lime)
Zest of 1 lime
Juice of 2 limes
1 box sugar-free lime jello
2 cans (14 oz) fat-free sweetened condensed milk
1 tub (8 oz) fat-free frozen cool whip, thawed
2 graham cracker pie crusts (most of these seem to have trans fat, so i've been using organic granola pie crusts which are yummy too!)

1. Put Key Lime juice, zest, and juice in a bowl. Whisk in gelatin until almost dissolved, about 1 minute. Whisk in sweetened condensed milk until fully blended.
2. Whisk thawed cool whip in until blended. Pour mixture into crusts and freeze for at least six hours or until frozen.

the other 'limey' recipe we had this weekend was beer margaritas! it's even easier than the pie:

1 can lime-ade
that same can filled with tequila (ay ay!)
1 beer
1 can 7-up
ice

Mix in a pitcher until lime-ade dissolves and serve over ice. Enjoy all summer long ;)

i know it's been forever since i updated

but my grandma and 2 of her sisters, my aunt peggy and my aunt willie, are here and i've been running around with them :) we've been to the parks, been shopping, been to the beach for about 5 minutes and have spent a lot of time relaxing on the patio :) i'll post a longer update sometime soon!

cleaning out the garage + cocktails = entertainment

nate and i are cleaning out the garage today. there is a whole lot of stuff out there! some of it is funny, some nostalgic, and some i can't believe has taken up space for that many years without us throwing it away!

yesterday, we did yard work. it's been a productive weekend!

cadiem rey mangold

was born at 11:32 am :) he is 7 lbs 1 oz and has brown hair :) the whole family is doing well! if you're a blacksburgian/christiansburgian, they are receiving visitors tomorrow so give them a call.

i'm so excited :) and so glad that everyone is doing well. that labor stuff sounded pretty scary over the phone! i know it's totally worth it and i can't wait to meet him :)

no baby yet!

jeff sent updates all night, they're getting close now (starting to push) so hopefully soon!

cassie's in labor!

her water broke earlier today and she and jeff are at the hospital (and have been since this afternoon). my mom and i are getting updates by phone, i really wish i could be there with her! they are giving her medicine to induce labor and her contractions are about 3 minutes apart (so i think that means it should be soon, i hope soon for cassie's sake!) i'll post as soon as i have an update!

music weekend!

music weekend was a success! measure of success? lots of great music, delicious food, cold beer and this year, even a little bit of dancing! :) we had a great time and this year even put together a slide show of the day to the tune of one of the band's greatest hits, 'wagon wheel' by old crow medicine show. enjoy!