by Jen
on October 2, 2011
Oh man…it’s dog chaos at our house and I love it!
Brandon’s cousin Jason is in town visiting family and staying with us for a couple of days. He brought is super cute golden retriever puppy, Goose. He’s only 7 months old!
Goose and Sullie have been playing (in the dirt, of course) since his arrival. Sullie is in absolute heaven. She is so social and loves having other dogs around. Cute story…Goose is named after the character “Goose” in Top Gun that was Tom Cruise’s wing man…because he’s Jason’s wing man!
I predict that Sullie will sleep well tonight!
Backing up because I promised details on last night’s delicious dinner. It was a perfect evening to stay in. It was cold outside and tons of good football on TV.
Dawgs won. Gators and Gamecocks lost. Awesome! We built our first fire of the season.
Brandon suggested fajitas for dinner and I thought that sounded great. For our side item I made brown rice with onions, garlic, green pepper, corn, black beans and tomatoes.
Brandon grilled chicken seasoned with chipotle powder and Dizzy Pig Dizzy Dust.
We had sauteed onions and peppers, sour cream, salsa, cheese and guacamole to accompany the fajitas. This really hit the spot! It’s been a long time since we made fajitas at home.
I was in the mood to bake with pumpkin last night since it was cool and we had the fire rocking. I made brownies with pumpkin swirl and they turned out so well. I will be blogging the recipe on Bakin’ and Eggs this week so stay tuned!
Off to pizza with Jason, Brandon and my in law’s. You know I have to get my weekly pizza fix in!
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