Trader Joes Favorites

Have you ever had Trader Joe's?  I always thought since it was mostly organic, that it would be more pricey, but it's actually not that bad at all.  Some things are more pricey, but mostly, things are either averagely priced or cheaper (like the milk I find is cheaper than the typical grocery store).  I also was hesitant to try it, as I imagined organic food tasted boooorriinng, but this actually wasn't the case at all (they even have samples everyday for you to try stuff!).

At Trader Joe's you can find a ton of different foods, meats, poultry, frozen sections, breakfasts, cereals, juices, all the typical stuff PLUS natural soaps, lotions, oils, etc.  I think they even have dog food!  Most of their foods I believe are preservative free, and they only have paper bags.  They let their employees do lots of art around the store, mainly for the description of the food item, along with ideas on what to eat it with.  I haven't tried too, too many things from there, but I wanted to tell you about my favorites that I have tried so far.

#1 Trader Joe's Hummus Dip

I have never tasted a better hummus dip.  I am usually not too ecstatic about the regular ones you find at the grocery store, I never finish them.  I decided to try this one for healthy snacking, and OMG that shit is off the hook!  I finished quickly.  They have all different hummus flavors, but I only tried the regular and absolutely loved it.

#2 Trader Joe's Five Layer Dip

I don't have a picture for this, unfortunately, but I first tried it at my girl Mirna's birthday party years back.   Besides a home-made layered mexican dip, I have never tried a better one.  After having this at Mirna's, I bought some from Giant and it was NOTHING compared to this!!  This is great for guests or even snacking for a movie.  The container is kind of small though.

#3 Trader Joe's Frozen Fruit

I also don't have a picture of this, but Trader Joe's has quite a selection of frozen fruit.  I first bought a bag for smoothie making.  My favorite one has berries and mango (I am a mango fanatic!)  The mango's have always tasted amazingly perfect.  I think I only made a smoothie one time, I always ended up just eating the frozen fruit by itself, or sometimes with vanilla ice cream.  It is always so refreshing and at least I wasn't being too unhealthy ;)

#4 Trader Joe's Frozen French Toast

I wasn't too sure what to expect with the frozen french toast, as it is made of wheat bread, but it was really, really yummy!  It's never too soggy, not too sweet, but really good, especially for being frozen!!  Perfect for those lazy Sunday mornings.

#5 Trader Joes Creamy Yogurt

 I don't think that's the right name (God, I suck), but this yogurt is extremely creamy and yummy.  They have regular yogurt as well, and also non-fat yogurt.  The creamy one is the most fattening of course,  but the banana flavor is so worth it!  Plus, you're still getting those pro-biotics and calcium your body needs :)

Thus, if you have a Trader Joe's near you, check it out.  You can go to the link on top of this blog to try to find a store near you.  What are some of your favorites from Trader Joe's?

Favorite Postsecret(s) of the Week:

While this isn't true for me, I do feel disappointed when someone doesn't like cats, like I am sure dog lovers do with people who don't like dogs.  I am a cat lover for sure.  But there are definitely asshole/difficult cats out there.

As this also doesn't hold true for me, I thought it was funny because I am sure there are many out there that feel this way! I do love my in laws though, and I am glad I do.

Happy Sunday!

Today is a bit dreary, but I love dreary days, always.  I am a weirdo, so I've been told.  Anyway, I am going to clean up today and then paint on canvas for the first time ever! I have never really painted, except the elephant plaques I made for Devin's room (found on the baby blog I kept).  So I am really excited and nervous, because if I don't like it, I will be blown.  Hope you had a great weekend!  Try to enjoy your Sunday :)  **Take a moment today to realize and appreciate what you have.**

Virginia is for Lovers....NOT.

I just read an article about this truck:

I also almost threw up in my mouth from this person's ignorance.  Basically, the license plate ended up being a racist, pro-Hitler coded plate.  The 14 stands for some deuchebag white supremacist 14 word motto, "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children," CV stands for "Confederate Veteran," and and the 88 signifies the eighth letter in the alphabet (H) with the double-H meaning "Heil Hitler."

Uggghhhh.  Whhhyy?? Why are there still so many racist people on this earth?!  Why do people believe one religion, one race, one sex, one culture, heritage, sexual preference is better than others?  I just wish there were smarter, more peaceful, open minded people in this world.  I am SO thankful I grew up in such a diverse area, with such wonderful parents who never shoved any type of close-minded bull shit down my throat.  Have you noticed? Racism (or any type of prejudice really) is one of my biggest pet-peeves.  However, sociology taught me well there are reasons for the way people are and think; that is one course I think should be mandatory for everyone!

Anyway, I should have added by now instead of ranting,  the DMV did revoke the license.

P.S. Apparently, Virginia is the highest state in the nation with personalized license plates.

Which Obama Pin are You?

I stumbled upon this page while reading the blog, A Cup of Jo.  It had all these silly Obama pins like, "Phat asses for Obama..."  sike, not really, but did that get your attention for the males out there? ;)

Anyway, it does have really goofy "For Obama" pins for only $1.00 and I don't know about you, but I still love Obama.  Here are some of the pins that you can find here:

And my favorite:

Perfect!!

And just because:

My little fat boy in his Obama shirt :)

Owl Lamp

So, I have been wanting to so badly blog about my NY/NJ trip and the few things I got. BUT, the problem is that I have a million and three things going on right now and by the time I can blog, I am tired.

Tonight, however, I decided 'ok it's late, but let me do it.  Let me find my camera so I can do this damn thang!' And of course, I can't locate my camera. So, I decided to just tell you about perhaps my favorite purchase from Chinatown.

I went to this store called Pear River. It's a cute Japanese store in Chinatown that has furniture, lanterns, memo pads, chopsticks, buddhas, sushi dishes, mugs, just anything along those lines and I LOVED it, and so do other people apparently! Not to worry though, the lines weren't long and they have 3 huge floors. Anyway, I wanted to share with you tonight one thing I had to have for Dev:

It's an owl lantern!! So cute! I know you might be like, "....really?" but I assure you it looks cute with the light on, I'll post a pic when I actually put a light bulb in it.  Alas, I had to have it because it's cute and I especially love owls.  Plus, it can't be that bad if Michael didn't complain about it...

P.S. GREAT NEWS! I had to share that I happened to find my sandals that were sold out!

I found them at "Necessary Clothing" in Chinatown for $12.99.  w00t!

Young @ Heart

I have been thinking about this movie ever since I saw the preview about 2 years ago! I never knew what it was called, and my internet-guru-best-bud, Dave Kanner, from the band Seamonsters found for me in about 20 seconds. So, I gotta figure out where to rent it or how to watch it, but I can't wait!! Check out the trailer that gave me chills when I saw it in the theatre: