These are a few of my favorite things!

For the past two days I've been obsessed with watching Jersey Shore.  I can't stop watching it and it's really creeping me out, I used to not be able to STAND it.  Who am I?  And the worst part is I feel bad for Pauly D's stalker bc she's just shown as PSYCHO on MTV. Poor girl, even though she shouldn't be so crazy!

And I'm currently obsessed with pancakes.  With finding new pancake recipes on pintrist to try. With making them. And most importantly, with eating them!! I really like using Ginger Syrup (from Williams Sonoma) on top of pancakes, sometimes Agave Nectar.  My 2nd favorite way to dress up pancakes though is with pureed fruit!  I was too lazy to do that with this (and I just got more ginger syrup yesterday), but just a cup of blueberries or strawberries in your food processor makes a delicious topping for pancakes!

Coconut Pancakes

Yields: 3 - 4" pancakes; Time: ~10 min

• 1/2 cup any type of flour (I used All Purpose flour)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp organic sugar
• 1 tbsp shredded coconut + more for toasting and garnish
• dash of sea salt
• pinch of cinnamon
• pinch of nutmeg + more for garnish
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp coconut oil (melted)
• coconut oil for cooking

Preheat a large skillet over medium heat.  Melt about a tsp of coconut oil or butter in the pan.  

Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl.  Pour in wet ingredients (including the tsp of melted coconut oil) and stir until just combined.  Spoon batter onto pan, forming three pancakes.   If the batter doesn’t sizzle, then the pan isn’t hot enough!  Cook until pancakes begin to slightly bubble and lift from pan.  Flip and cook about a minute or so longer, but don’t overcook!

YUM. 

And cupcakes. I love cupcakes. I quit lent to try Sprinkles Irish Chocolate cupcake! 

I am not obsessed with how much it rained this weekend!  Even though I like running in the rain, but I prefer for it to only rain on one day-not everyday!  Sunday morning I went ahead and decided to set my trainer up and get my long ride over with...in my room...and about in the middle of it I was thinking "Geez I could have just rode outside"..and the thunder and lightening started! Score, stayed in for a good reason! :) Galveston70.3 is soon! I am excited!  

I also found out this weekend why women find somebody who can do their hair and eyebrows and stick with them.  It is going to be a VERY long time until I wax my eyebrows again.  Thank goodness I could hide since it was the weekend--I'm sporting some awkward scabs under my eyebrows because of somebody else's mistake!  Please magically disappear before work tomorrow! Pretty please!  Used to love having somebody else do my eyebrows for me...not anymore!

And running :) Pretty darn obsessed with that too :)

And pretty soon I'll be obsessed with my new iPad! Ordered myself an early birthday present :) and can't wait for it to be shipped on the 19th! I will be counting down the days until then!

Peace. Love. and Pancakes! Go eat some!