Open the Floodgates

[Coconut]

Thanks for the suggestion Ginger, i made the Mississippi roast and it really is good, I've always liked pot roasts, but my favorite part has always been the carrots, potatoes and onions that usually go in it.. I wasn't sure if I'd like a roast without the other fixins I'm used to having with it, but the change of flavor with the pepperoncini's made it like a whole different meal and I didn't miss the fixins, I just made some broccoli to go with it, haven't gotten around to trying the cauliflower rice or mashed yet..

I went a little crazy this weekend, in addition to the roast, I made a lasagna with cheese wraps replacing the noodles (I made the cheese wraps myself, although you can buy them), I also made something called easy crack chicken in the crockpot that I didn't really care for, and another dish called easy crack slaw (basically seasoned ground beef and cabbage) that came out really good. I went a little over board, but other than a kayak trip down the river on Saturday I didn't do much over the weekend and I was enjoying trying out the recipes.

I've recently put myself on a pretty strict budget, I've decided to try and get myself financially set for retirement in 10 years, which will mean paying off my house ahead of schedule (I got a 15 year mortgage) and adding more money to my retirement accounts. I don't know if I will retire in 10 years, but I've decided that I want the option, I guess it will depend on who is in my life at that time and where I want my life to go.

As for my social life, I've been keeping pretty busy, going roller skating (lol, this should be interesting) with GG and some other friends tomorrow, I'm heading up to the mountains Thursday for a long weekend camping trip that will be filled with a lot of kayaking in rivers and fishing; I've been talking to a new girl and we may go to the comi-con the weekend after next (gotta figure out a costume if I decide to go); my trip to Alaska is getting close, we leave in just over 3 weeks and then I'm going to try and make a trip down to my sons University soon after I get back, he moves into his dorm in two weeks and I won't have the opportunity to visit before I leave on my trip.