Shopaholic in Alabama

Happy Wednesday everyone! Welcome to DAY TWO of Shopaholic Giveaway Days to celebrate Mother's Day! Today's giveaway is quite an honor to present! How many of you are football fans? You all know from previous posts that Shopaholic is a huge football fan, of both the college and professional game. In my neck of the woods, the closest team geographically is the New Orleans Saints. Most people in this part of the country are Saints Fans. The Saints had an awesome season in 2009, and earned their first Super Bowl win in franchise history. As an honorary New Orleans resident for many years (though unofficially!), I cannot begin to explain what finally earning a Super Bowl victory meant to the city of New Orleans. The city literally BLEEDS black and gold. Through the miracle of Twitter, I met and started to follow Jeremy Shockey, who is the Saints starting (and star!) Tight End. For those who don't know their football, that means he plays on the offense, catches the ball ...

Happy Monday to you! This Shopaholic is moving a little slower than normal today, we had way too much fun yesterday at the St. Patrick's Parade in Metairie. :-) For those who don't know the area, Metairie is a suburb of New Orleans and is known by the locals as the "south shore". The city is south of Lake Pontchartrain, and north of New Orleans. This was the second year we've participated in what has quickly become a fun tradition. DH and I ride a chartered bus from Fairhope, AL with a huge group of friends. The party starts VERY early - the bus leaves at 5:30AM and shortly thereafter, the adult beverages begin to flow. We started with champagne mimosas (me) and bloody marys (DH). Later we were boring, and just drank beer. HA. The bus ride takes about 2.5-3 hours, but honestly you're having so much fun, the time flies by! The ladies who coordinate the arrangements for the bus (collect everyone's $$$, make reservations, etc) always sell raffle tickets...

Happy Sunday to all! This Shopaholic is taking a much needed break today, to party hard in the burbs of NOLA for St. Patrick's Day. I'll be back on Monday with all the juicy details. :-) Have a great day!

Happy Friday everyone! I'm running so LATE with everything today - been busy running all over town, getting ready for the weekend and the Super Bowl! :-) For my Friday post, I thought I'd share another EASY and great recipe for you to try! This one will probably fit right into your Super Bowl Sunday menu, and chances are, you have all the ingredients on hand already! PINEAPPLE CHEESE BALL Ingredients: (2) 8 oz. Cream cheese, softened (1) 8 oz. Can Crushed Pineapple, well drained 1.5  Cup Chopped Pecans (2) Tbsp. chopped green Bell Pepper (2) Tbsp. chopped Onion (1) Tsp. seasoned salt Instructions: Combine all ingredients, reserving about 1 Cup of the pecans. Chill well. Form into a ball. Roll the ball in remaining pecans. Serve with crackers.  (FYI - I serve with RITZ or WHEAT THINS - but any crackers will work) My mother has been making this cheeseball for years and serving at many of our family gatherings. It is always a hit - and so e...