RIBS

Let me tell you about this the bomb rib recipe.

(As a side note on my use of "the bomb." I'm aware that this is slang from the 90s that is no longer cool. I'm afraid Rob and I picked it up as a joke from Monk. Monk uses it and if you watch Monk, you know it's silly him saying that. So, we kind of started saying it's the bomb as a joke but now I kind of do it frequently. Okay, all the time).

BUT, this rib recipe is delicious. We have made it three times now. The first time honestly was the best. The second time we didn't do the last broiling step because it was July and 100 degrees and the third time they came out a little crispy. But, you know, we will probably keep making this recipe because it's so dang good.

I found it on Pinterest and I won't bother to re-type the whole thing here because you can just find it on Mmm ... is for Mommy.

I'm not a rib connoisseur or anything. I'm not frequently ordering ribs at restaurants. But, everyone needs this recipe in their life.

The pictures below are a mix of the first and third time we made them.

I second Mmm ... is for Mommy that the broiling part is NOT to be missed. From experience, they just aren't as good without it.

 

Joys of Fall

Fall I think is my favorite season. This year I particularly enjoyed watching the leaves turn and admiring them on my drive to and from work. One of the fall activities Rob and I discovered last year was apple picking. (We actually tried to the previous year to that but we were too late, there weren't any apples left).

So, after our 5k (we had a big day!) we headed over to Appleland in Fredonia to pick a bushel. It was still pretty crisp and the wind was a little biting, but we still had fun!

 There was a chicken coop. I was mighty excited (and slightly terrified when they got too close to the fence). Rob practically had to drag me away.

Good thing we like apples!

2nd 5k

So, first I guess I should apologize for taking so long to update again. My, a month goes by quickly! It has been one of those things -- I need to write a blog post, I need to write a blog post, but it hasn't seemed to happy until today. The trade-off: I didn't exercise today. But, that also has to do with the fact that I'm super busy at work and didn't get home until close to 7pm tonight. But better busy than not!

I have a list of about a dozen topics that I can write about too now, so I'll try to work those in before long.

This post though is about the second 5k we did earlier this month on October 6th! It was in West Bend, so that was super convenient and it was for domestic violence -- so a good cause! It was a pretty cold fall day but we managed to get through. Rob even came in 2nd in his division! I'm so proud of him! I came in 9th, but as an excuse, my category was more saturated. :)

Next up I want to work on increasing my mile time. Any suggestions on how to go about that?