…Again

Still in Oregon…at least today’s fair was only 15 minutes from my hotel, so no crazy morning driving like the last couple days!  Yesterday’s lunch was SO GOOD (for a catered lunch at a university anyway).  Veggie trays, salad, Black Bean Corn Fiesta Rice, 5 choices of wraps (I chose chicken Caesar, because I’m predictable), cookie trays, lots of drink choices! Yum! The wrap was one of the best chicken Caesar wraps I’ve had….it was basically a chicken salad type filling, made with Caesar dressing instead of mayo, with some onions, and wrapped with some really nice red leaf lettuce, all on a tomato wrap.  So good! I spread my lunch out throughout the day because the fair was 6 freakin’ hours long.  I got some work emails answered and other random things done in the chunks of time when I wasn’t talking to prospects, so it was a pretty productive and yummy 6 hours all around.

Because I had the salad and the wrap for lunch, I wasn’t in the mood for a sandwich or salad from the organic place next to the hotel, so I walked 15 minutes or so down the road to a Mexican restaurant.  I munched on chips and salsa and ordered a small combination plate with an enchilada and tamale along with rice and beans.  Decent Mexican, not the best, not the worst.  Very satisfying.  I also ordered a small melon margarita…YUM! Piece of advice: DO NOT HAVE A FILLING MEXICAN MEAL AND A MARGARITA KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE TO WALK AFTERWARDS!  It wasn’t a long walk, and I called Matt on the way, but it was hot and my tummy was full, and I just wanted to be back in the hotel resting!

A very serious matter:  Missy, over at Missy Maintains, is having a Big S Farms Salsa recipe contest and I entered! Go now and vote for your favorite!! (if you can’t choose a favorite, just vote for me, it will be ok, I promise)

Also don’t forget to enter Dori’s doormat giveaway!

Are any of you looking for afghans?? It might be getting warm now, but think of how chilly you get in the middle of January!  Well, my mom crochets like a fiend and makes tons and tons of afghans…she constantly has at least 2 or 3 going.  Anyway, I showed her the Etsy website and she put some of her afghans up for sale.  Guys, I have SO many afghans right now.  They’re amazing and they last for a long time (unless you give them to Santana, who digs digs digs them and they get full of puppy fur).  She is still working on getting her Etsy shop all set up, so it’s bare bones basics with pictures of the afghans she already has done right now, but more to come! So if you’re looking for a homemade gift or a cuddly throw for your own couch, show my mom some love!

Some contests you should check out for Earth Day celebration:

Danica’s Daily’s Annie’s Naturals Dressings Giveaway (three winners!!!)

Run to the Finish is giving away Baumann’s products (YUM!)

Carrots ‘N’ Cake’s Stonyfield Giveaway!

Cooking with Amy’s Scanpan and cookbook giveaway!

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