Surprise!

At 7 am this morning, Drew came running into the room, jumped on the bed, and woke me up yelling "I'm HOME!!! Woo hoo!!" Ok, YES I was excited that he was home super early. But, I'm not the happiest morning person to begin with, and when you wake me up early I'm just plain pissed off. So, that started a chain reaction of him being pissed off. Anyway, we both fell asleep and woke up again at 12:30! I never sleep past 9am, but subconsciously I must have known he was there and didn't want to get up without him. He said that was cute, so I earned brownie points and he wasn't mad at me anymore.

Brody, my 5 month old American Bulldog, is turning out to be the greatest dog ever. I have been putting all my time and effort into his training since we got him a month ago, and it is definitely paying off. For one, I'm keeping myself SANE by not sitting around all day feeling sorry for myself. Secondly, Brody and I have been able to develop a bond that I've never had with one of my dogs before. I'm so excited for him to grow up! He should get to approximately 115 pounds. American Bulldogs are such gentle giants, but when they need to protect, watch out. He will be the perfect companion for me to have while Drew is away. Right now he weighs 40 lbs, up 15 lbs from when I got him. He knows Sit, Down, Stay, Leave It, Drop It, and Go Potty. I'm a proud momma =)

Drew and I are going to go see the new movie He's Just Not that Into You later today. I'm praying its not too much of a chick flick. This is supposed to be Drew's turn to pick the movie, but I begged and pleaded with him to go to this one. He'll kill me if its bad! Last week I chose to see Revolutionary Road and it was the most depressing move in the world. It could have been really good with a good story line, but for some unknown reason, any movie that is "Oscar Worthy" has to go off the deep end and leave you feeling suicidal by the time its over. 

After the movie we will probably go to the hookah bar downtown. I have a new-found obsession with Hookah, haha. Drew bought me one last week as an early Valentine's Day present and now our apartment smells like strawberries. Yeah, I'm a dork.

A few weeks ago I made homemade gnocchi and it was SO easy and SO good. Its totally worth sharing. Drew loved it and is begging me to make it again soon. 

Here is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS

1 cup dry potato flakes
1 cup boiling water
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

(side note -- I went ALOT heavier on all the seasonings, and not all the flour was needed)

DIRECTIONS
1. Place potato flakes in a medium-size bowl. Pour in boiling water; stir until blended. Let cool.
2. Stir in egg, salt, and pepper. Blend in enough flour to make a fairly stiff dough. Turn dough out on a well floured board. Knead lightly.
3. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a long thin roll, the thickness of a breadstick. With a knife dipped in flour, cut into bite-size pieces.
4. Place a few gnocchi in boiling water. As the gnocchi rise to the top of the pot, remove them with a slotted spoon. Repeat until all are cooked.

I covered them with regular spaghetti sauce, which was awesome. Next time I'll try alfredo sauce though.

I'm going to start a new QOTD from another blog I found:
QUESTION OF THE DAY:

Must-See TV
What television show do you never miss?
The Bachelor and American Idol. I'm hooked on both.

Okey Dokey, Drew is wanting to go the store. Have a good day!