D is out of town this weekend, and initially I wasn’t going to say anything about it, but then I figured that between our ear-piercing alarm system, my mad kah-rah-tay skillz, and my superhuman ability to shoot pools of fire from my eyes, well, we’ll be fine.
My friend Merritt is actually coming for a visit tonight with her little girl Molly – they’re on their way to Atlanta to see Merritt’s new nephew – and in celebration of the fact that Merritt and I have done some of our finest junk food eating together, I made a little trip to the store. I even bought CHEESE IN A BAG which should let you know that I am THROWING DOWN the junk food gauntlet.
OH YES MA’AM.
You’ll notice that I went with diet Dr. Pepper instead of diet Coke, because while diet Coke is my Drink Of Choice, diet Dr. Pepper is the drink I reserve for special occasions. Being with old friends is always a special occasion, so NOTHING BUT THE BEST for Merritt Leigh tonight.
You’ll also notice that there is one token healthy food in the whole pile – and they’re not “just” carrots, mind you, they’re organic carrots, which means that we’ll have a much more pure and wholesome vessel for delivering large quantities of Ranch dressing into our mouths. I contemplated buying some celery, too, but that just reeked of healthy.
When I was unloading the groceries I thought that if our friend Liz was going to be here, she would eat two bites of the fried chicken tenders that are in the big bucket you see to the right, and then she would say that she always feels gross when she eats fried stuff and she’d throw on her running shoes and go for a quick jog around the neighborhood before dark. And she would also eat the carrots without dipping them in Ranch dressing AND FIND THEM TO BE TASTY.
But I’d totally own her with the brownies. I really wish she was going to be here to have some.
So if you’ll excuse me, while I have the luxury of this –
– I’d better be getting that sausage in a skillet so that I can combine it with some Processed Cheese Food and Rotel tomatoes. I also need to make Ranch dressing with the WHOLE MILK and REAL MAYONNAISE that I bought, and oh my sweet goodness I think an artery may have closed off just from typing this paragraph.
As a public service, Merritt and I will get up-to-speed on the whole Vince and Jen break-up (do you SEE all the magazines?) and fill y’all in later because WE LIVE TO SERVE OTHERS, y’all. We live to serve.
Happy weekend, everybody.
awww..precious boy sleeping..so sweet. I am always afraid to take my little boy’s picture while he is sleeping for fear of waking him–why take the chance i say?! but it is great to capture them looking so angelic.
curious…what is the color of your kitchen..that funky green?? i love it!
Enjoy your evening..anyone actually names “Merrit” must be very cool! (and we know you are..)
lol! Sounds heavenly. I wish I was like your friend, Liz. :) You’d own me with the brownies too, but then the rest of it looks mighty tasty as well.
Way to sacrifice! Drink a Diet DP for me. :)
That is hilarious. Can I come? And will you tell Merritt that I love her name? (Resisting the urge to add that it has merrit because I bet she’s heard that eleventy cajillion times)
You should totally add some partridge and Doritoes because, as I ejumacated on my blog earlier today, they’re health foods. And the diet soda balances it all out, no?
Y’all have fun. Yes ma’am.
That is some serious ,girl time, junkin out, soul sistah, Friday night food!!! Ya’ll are gonna have some fun. Do let us know all the latest and ya’ll be sweet.
Tostitos, Rotel, Chicken Tenders and US Weekly? And the brownies, have mercy, the brownies…it’s just a little slice of heaven at your house tonight.
I’m completely jealous. :)
Remember the Friends episode where Phoebe’s brother is watching his kids sleep and says, “I really treasure these moments…because pretty soon they’ll be awake again.”
D and I may give you ladies a run for your money in terms of eating this weekend. We started the morning off with breakfast pizza – the game is afoot Boomama, the game is afoot.
VINCE BROKE UP WITH JEN? I trust you will keep me abreast of the situation.
You’ve posted some pretty sweet photos of that child from time to time. Hands down, this is my favorite. He is a complete little angel. Do you have any idea how gorgeous he’s going to be when he’s a grown man? He’s already got one heck of a good start on gorgeous!
Don’t feel bad. I just had KFC. YUM. Haven’t had that in a while. Another girls’ dinner at our house. :>) Vince and Jen? I think she has issues.
Sounds (and looks!) absolutely perfect! And that little guy of yours – so precious. :)
wow you really brought home the goodies! looks like a fun night.
hey, is house hunting in real life as fun as it looks on tv?
Oy, my eyes rolled back in my head at the sheer yumminess in that photo. I wish I were Merritt, about to throw down with some brownies, chicken and that Rotel dip that’s good enough to make you slap your mama down.
Have fun!
Well, this is my first time to ever respond to a blog…is that the right lingo?? Anyway, I think I sort-of know you friend Merritt Lee…..is she from Tupelo? My friend here, Karen Alvarez, talks about her all the time…they are really good friends…got to be the same girl….please let me know!!!!!! Sandy
I love me some Diet Dr. Pepper! I used to be in love with Diet Cherry Coke, but now I’m all about the DDP. Which reminds me…Need to ask the hubby if he’ll go next door to 7-11 for me!
Oh, Soph. I wish I were there, too! I laughed out loud at your description of me – scarily (is that a word? must use an adverb to describe an adjective, right?) accurate. Please get Merritt to tell you about the week I have had. I could use a fun night at your house!
OK, everyone. Her name is not really Merritt. It sounds sort of similar, but in college (Junior year, maybe?), she decided she wanted to change her name and asked all of her sorority sisters to start calling her “Merritt”!! It was just a phase (thankfully) but they all still call her Merritt.
EVERY post you write makes me laugh out loud! But when you combine a funny post with pictures of not only junk food but also your precious sleeping boy, well, that’s what I’d consider perfection:)
And she’s not really Merritt? That’s a story begging to be told–these kinds of things fascinate me, considering my husband “changed” his name 9 months AFTER we got married, and I’m considering legally changing my middle name! (Long story; tell you later!)
Velveeta! I love it that you eat Velveeta! ;)
Liz – I did hear about your week, and all I can say is “Like mother, like daughter.” OH bless her heart. Wish you were here…and the carrots really were delicious. :-)
LOL I love the magazines!! Have fun!
A girl after my heart – have a grand time!
Oh BooMama! Don’t do it! Back away from the table…don’t ingest that garbage — not in your body or in your mind.
Oh *sigh* I’m feeling like I’m too late. Are you still there?
Do you have a bitty bite of Velveeta to spare? I haven’t had Velveeta for-evah.
My husband has a favorite phrase he likes to use on such occasions, ‘ah gluttony, what a wonderful sin!’ sheesh, takes all the fun out of it!
Mmmmmmm….yum…….That is my dream food set up!! Hope you have a great time!!
Good Gracious, that looks good! But I’m a purist with my Rotel dip…just the Rotel and Velveeta, please. Now my sister loves a version of Rotel dip that has hamburger (or sausage) and chili with beans in it. I call it Garbage dip, and now most of us call it that. Everybody else loves it, but I’m loyal to my first love, plain Rotel and cheese dip.
And I’d like to gather Alex to my ample bosom and squeeze all the lovin’ out of him, and smooch up every bit of sugar from his little round cheeks. I’m about to go into a sugar coma just looking at all the sweetness. ;-)
Y’all have a great time, S.
Goodness Boo mama, sounds like fun- but oh, you’re gonna have a tummy-ache!!
I’m glad to see that you are truly a balanced person and threw in the organic carrots for conscience sake.
we only like celery with peanut butter on them, not sure if that would still count as healthy…
have lots of fun, we want to hear all the gory details after, I have to eat vicariously thru you-you are my hero, Boo Mama!!
Jenny in Ca (still on a horrible diet)
Wow, I would totally love to join your party. My roommate in college and I used to have “fat night” every so often. We’d go buy pizza, chips, and our two favorite guys “Ben & Jerry”. Talk about good times!!!
ok- from one health nut to another- I AM JEALOUS!! enjoy enjoy enjoy!
Oh BooMama, you are too hilarious!
Oh, I just happened upon your blog and now I wish I could happen upon your party. Junk food!!!! Yippee! We don’t do that often enough in our house.
Have fun.
Great blog!
Frannie
My cholestrol number is out of sight, but that all sounds just yummy to me. Have fun!
I hope you have a great time. I did this today as we watched Texas and the OU game. Had some of the same snacks. It was such a fun day with friends!!
Your precious son sleeping made me smile.
Be Blessed.
OH, NO. I got the history of Merritt’s name wrong. Not sure where I made up that story I did about her wanting to be called “Merritt.” Apparently there was a character named Merritt on a show she watched in college, and all her friends called her that afterwards. So sorry, Merritt. I hope you will forgive my mistake!
you kill me…. you just kill me with your sense of humor! LOVE reading your posts!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, that looks like it was a fun girl’s night in! I love when you can eat junk food with a friend who really doesn’t care!
I hadn’t heard about Jen and Vince. Thanks for the info : )