Taking a Break for the Random

I'm taking a break for the DC posts today for a little bit of random stuff

We got up super early today and were out of the house before 6:30 because Lola's ears were driving her nuts. So that means a 300 mile road trip. Nuts I know, but obviously I will do anything for my little white pup. Here she is waiting to see our vet...

I was very impressed with myself. We were back home by 1:00 (and that involved a couple of stops)! Unfortunately, poor Lola's darn ears are super infected. Here are the types of infections present in her ears: Yeast, Strep, Staph, and Pseudomonas (which is the worst of all 4). So glad I made the call to head to the vet!

I got home and was so tired from our speedy trip. It kind of defeated the purpose me trying to get back to get things done. I spend a while this afternoon watching Cory's first committee hearing on CSPAN, because I'm a total nerd like that.

This past weekend, my friends Abby & Brian ran the NYC Marathon! I tracked them on a phone app all morning, and they did awesome. Way to Go Abby & Brian!

Speaking of Abby & Brian, I got the cutest bday card from them. They all thought it just screamed my name...

I saw this beyond hilarious tweet today. I had to share. Way to go Walmart!

That's All for Today Folks!

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Swiss Oatmeal {Copy Cat Recipe}

I'm obsessed with Swiss Oatmeal. I particularly love Corner Bakery's Swiss Oatmeal. If you are not familiar with Swiss Oatmeal, it is a cold oatmeal cereal with fruit and nuts.

I've had a similar recipe for years, but it was only similar. It wasn't close enough for my liking. So I finally set out into the land of Pinterest to find a recipe that was a good Copy Cat. I found a few, combined them and came up with what I think is a very close Copy Cat Recipe of Corner Bakery's Swiss Oatmeal.

Here's what I do (note, this recipe is really just pictures, because I don't really have measurements for these things. The photos aren't great, but it's easier if I show you what I do)...

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It's all about the dress...

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Real dress on Left~ Back-up on the Right Here are the sketches of the back-up dress

And you know what? I like the back-up dress better than the one she wore! I know, I know. I'm going to get blasted for saying that, but I'll just confess it right now... My name is Kara and I've never thought Princess Diana's dress was all that and a bag of chips. Nope. Not my favorite Royal Wedding Dress by any stretch of the imagination. What is my favorite? Probably the one that Sarah Ferguson wore when she married Andrew...
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Pumpkins, Gourds & Flowers, oh my!

Yesterday, I went to the Dallas Arboretum. Lisa, Jennifer, and I went as my birthday outing. We got a late start due to some court delays, so we stopped for lunch first. I needed some make-up too, so we went to Neimans. We ogled some purses, had lunch, I got some make-up and then we headed out to the arboretum (in the rain).

It was raining pretty good on the way over, but luckily, we only needed umbrellas for a few minutes. Thankfully the sun never came out, because it was so humid, I'm pretty sure we would have melted.

First, we made our way toward the Pumpkin Village...

I love how they made garland out of the mini-pumpkins...

These rose bushes were just stunning! The roses on each bush varied in color from a coral, to a blush, to a purple hue...
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