Memorial Day

For those who have made the 

ultimate sacrifice...

!!!THANK YOU!!!

(image credit: The Examiner)

Salisbury Steak Recipe

This is one of the simplest meals I've made and its so delicious.

Salisbury Steak

Ingredients:

- 1lb of ground beef

- 1 can of condensed French onion soup

- ½ cup of breadcrumbs

- 1 egg

- 1 tablespoon

- ¼ cup of ketchup

- ¼ cup of water

- 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce

- ½ of mustard powder

- salt and pepper to tate

Directions:

- in a bowl, mix together ⅓ of the French onion soup, breadcrumbs, 

ground beef, salt, pepper and egg.

- once mixed, shape the ground beef mixture into 6 oval patties

- in a separate bowl, mix the flour and the rest of the soup until its well blended

-once blended, add the rest of the ingredients and mix

- over medium heat, in a skillet, brown the both sides of the patties

and drain fat

- add the flour mixture over the browned patties, cover and let

it cook for 20mins

* goes great with mashed potatoes!

mark. Monday

mark.'s new magalog is out and its amazing.

mark. has finally released their new hair care line and its

AMAZING!

- Curl Commander Curl Wave Defining Gel
- Double Do Shape And Gloss Kit
- Give it to me Straight Super Smoothing Lotion
- Curl to Curl Reactivate and Define Mist
- Locks in Place Buildable Hold Hairspray

and some other fabulous items!

Solar Eclipse

I dont ever remember "seeing" a solar eclipse before;

so when our FRO passed on the information about

a solar eclipse coming on Sunday, I pretty excited about it.

I obviously didn't stare directly at it, but I did

manage to capture it on my phone. 

I closed my eyes. Aimed the phone at the sun. Click...

The Drive-In

29 Palms has one of the few, still working, drive-ins. Its actually one of the few things I like about here. DH and I go quite frequently. We pack up his truck with out lawn chairs, bring Brownie and enjoy the night. Some people even bring BBQs!!!

The price is even great...two movies for $5! how great is that?!?!?! The movies are usually ones that have recently come out in the big screen. For instance, the other night we saw "The Raven" and "Cabin in the Woods".

If its a cool night, we watch the movie from inside the truck. If the night is warm, we back the truck up and place ourselves in the bed of the truck with our lawn chairs (yes, we are THAT fancy) My favorite is the latter one, because we get to be under the the stars :)

2012 Military Spouse Appreciation Day Blog Hop

Welcome to my blog!

If you haven't been to my blog, I would like to give you a warm {virtual}

welcome and introduce you to my life via my blog.

My name is Ines and I'm a 30-something Marine Wife from Spain.

My husband and I are currently living in 29 Palms, CA where 

I have a love and hate relationship with this town...well, its mostly hate.

(don't be discouraged if you are moving here, lots of people love it.)

We have a Miniature Schnauzer, Brownie, 

whom you will get to know more about 

because I do blog about her.

(yes! I'm one of those weird-obsessed-with-their-dog-peeople)

I currently write for the Homefront United Network and do guests

posts here and there. 

I blog about anything and everything. From my

job search struggles to recipes to anything and 

everything. 

Nice to meet you :)

Military Spouse Appreciation Day Blog Hop Giveaway

Riding the Roller Coaster and Ann Marie @ Household6Diva
are hosting an amazing giveaway along with a blog hop
in honor of us milpsouses...thank you!

As a mark. sales representative I am giving away this...

Juicy Set

(A $46.50 VALUE!!!)

The set includes:

•Juice Gems in Papaya, Beryliscious and Pomegranate
•Petite Slither Cosmetic Bag
•What A Line Felt Tip Eyeliner in Denim
•Lash All You Want High-Volume Mascara in Wine

(don't forget to check out the other prizes)

How to enter?

Simply head on over to
Riding the Roller Coaster or Household6Diva
for more information...

!!!G'LUCK!!!

DON'T FORGET

Friday, May 11th is Military Spouse Appreciation Day and there is a
blog hop happening then.
Simply write and intro and link up at either
Riding the Roller Coaster or Household6Diva...
great way to meet new milspouses!

Sisterhood of the Camo Pants - Post

Head on over to Sisterhood of the Camo Pants 

and read my post about being new to the 

military lifestyle,

"Welcome To The Military Lifestyle"

And, if you are interested, they are looking

for more contributors.

Click here for more info!

Military Appreciation Offer With Easy Canvas Prints

I was contacted by Megan over at BuildASign to let you all know about this amazing deal BuildASign is having with its affiliates.

"We have partnered with 4 military and veteran related non-profits to benefit through Canvas for a Cause, the giving program for our sister site, Easy Canvas Prints. This month, we will donate 25% of all Easy Canvas Prints revenue generated through Canvas for a Cause back to these four non-profit organizations: American Fallen Soldiers Project, Armed Services YMCA, Operation Finally Home, and Wish Upon a Hero Foundation."

BuildASign's amazing deal provided by Easy Canvas Prints:

• offer valid until May 31st, 2012
• places orders at http://www.easycanvasprints.com/military (Canvas for a Cause!)
• as customers, you will recieve 25% OFF plus FREE shipping when you purchase via Canvas for a Cause! (that's a 25% discount, plus a 25% donation to one of the non-profit organizations!)

My First At Home Business Failure

Don't get me wrong, I have had some minor setbacks, but I was able to overcome them. But nothing set me up to this one.

Last Friday one of the local schools had a fair going on and you could rent a booth to sell your handmade, or in my case mark., items. Renting the booth was close to nothing compared to what they normally go for. I prepped myself and my items. I ordered enough magalogs made sure I had applicators and make-up remover for anyone who wanted to try. I also expedited deliveries just to make sure I would have them on time. I even had a raffle that all people had to do was simply enter their name.

The day finally came.

It was a huge let down.

People basically walked by my booth and said, "I don't wear make-up" (even though you could clearly see eyeshadow and lipstick on them).  Some people basically skipped my booth completely, because for them mark. wasn't anything to them.

Needless to say, I doubt I will be doing an even like that anytime soon.

BUT, the only positive thing I can tell you is that my set-up pretty much rocked :)

mark. Monday

need Mother's Day gift ideas?

here are some...

check out my mark. store

Mac and Cheese with Roasted Chicken

I'm all about trying to new recipes. 

I found this one and 

my mouth instantly started watering by just

reading it.

Mac and Cheese with Roasted Chicken

(adapted & tweaked from Michael Symon's Mac and Cheese with Roasted Chicken, Goat Cheese and Rosemary)

Ingredients:

- 1lb of any shape pasta (not spaghetti)

- 4 cups of heavy cream

- 2 tablespoons of fresh chopped rosemary or 2 teaspoons of dried rosemary

- 1 cup of cottage cheese (recipe calls for goat cheese, but DH doesn't like it)

- 2 cups of cooked shredded chicken

- salt 

- pepper

Directions:

- cook pasta according to package directions

- add the cream, rosemary and salt and pepper (to taste) in a large saucepan over high heat. Bring to a simmer, then lower the heat to medium and reduce the mixture by half.

- add the chicken to the cream and bring the mixture back to a simmer. simmer for 30mins and stir continuously

- add the cooked pasta and coat

- add the cottage cheese and mix well. allow mixture to simmer and then serve!