Target Haul on a Busy Week

So this week is really busy! I am babysitting, working my regular part time job, working my summer job for 3 more days and packing to go on vacation! (WOO HOO!)Also, I am trying to empty out my food so nothing goes to waste while I am gone. I don't have much time to cook so unlike other weeks, this week is going to be mostly frozen food. As much as I want to cook I just don't have time this week. I am trying to stay away from fast food but with how this week is looking I think there will be a couple of nights that the drive thru will be hosting my dinner! So I headed to Target.

(This is everything I got, scroll down for more details)

I got 2 Market Pantry Pepperoni Pizzas. These are so easy and cheap that whenever I have a busy day or I don't feel like cooking I almost always head to these. I know there not the best for you but at least it's not fast food!

Next, I got 4 boxes of spaghetti. Yes, I really love spaghetti. I don't usually go a week without eating spaghetti! It's my favorite and when I saw the deal going on at Target today I had to get them: Buy 3 get 1 free!!!!!!!! Thats like 2 or 3 dinners for FREEEE!!!!

The next thing is probably the thing that I am most excited to try:

The Go Picnic Turkey stick and crunch and turkey pepporoni ready to eat meals These just sound so good and since I will be traveling next week I think these would be perfect on the plane or wherever! These were 2 for $7 instead of $3.99 each and I will do a review on these so look out for it!

For some filler meals just to heat up really quick I got 2 Lasaugna and 2 of these pizza bagels which I have never tried but I am excited to try and probably do a review on it!


And then for my airplane trip I got some Sour Patch gum.. The best!!

Last minute Father's Day Ideas

(My Dad and dog Rufus that I miss very much)

ALERT! ALERT! It's almost Father's Day! Now is the time to run to Target and buy a quick gift so your dad can think that you didn't forget and you are a good person! 

Now, if your dad is anything like mine then anytime you ask him what he wants for Fathers Day/Birthday/Christmas he tells you "I don't know." or "Anything you give me is fine." or the best one I've heard/remember is "Save your money and spend it on your mom." But we all know we can't just NOT buy gifts. Thats the best part of these holidays is the giving/receiving gifts. So thats what this post will be about. Even if your dad tells you he doesn't want anything here are a couple gifts that all dads would love. 

DJI Phantom 3 Professional Quadcopter Drone $1259

We all know Dads like there "toys". Well this toy is like the Lamborghini of all toys. It can fly amazingly high. Its the perfect camera for those hiking trips or family reunions. He can show this off to all of his friends and family. Sorry Dad but I don't even have that much money in my bank account. 

Rhino Shield iPhone Case $25

Now for the less expensive gifts here is a iphone case that he can drop from that super high mountain that he hiked the other day or even run over with his motorcycle and his phone would still be okay. 

Bose Soundlink Color Bluetooth Speaker $129

Alright, this is one of those speakers that your dad can put in his Man-Cave and it would fill up the whole room. You connect this by bluetooth to your phone and play whatever music you want on it. You can get these from Target or Amazon or wherever sells speakers most likely will have them.

A Hat with your dad's favorite football team on it

This one would be an ideal gift for any dad who loves football. My dad probably has 10+ hats with Huskers or just Nebraska on it. You can get one from Amazon for less then $20. 

Whatever you get your dad I am sure he will be happy and love you just like he did yesterday and will tommorow. Dads are the most selfless people in the world. They are the ones we go to when we need that bed being built or are new laptop set up. Anything I can't do I always go to my dad so he deserves one day to relax and get a little gift just to say that "I am thinking about you and love you. Thank you!" 

What did you get your dad? Comment down below to add some more ideas to this list.

Meal Plan for the Week

As my first official blog post I decided to do my meal plan so you can see my biggest struggle which is definitely cooking. I try so hard to be a good cooker but I burn so many things on a weekly basis that I just have to laugh at myself now. I try to do two complicated meals a week or if not complicated then at least new. Something I have never done before. Before I lived on my own I got so excited about cooking for myself so I created a Pinterest board, like I do with everything else, called Cooking for One. I posted lunch boxes, chimichangas and even some desserts. I have been working on cooking as many things as I can from that board but you should definitely check it out because there are quite a bit of YUMMY things on it (Like these Loaded Chicken Salad Sandwiches) Lets get started on my week:

Saturday: 

Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios (You'll see this week that I love cheerios and its seriously the easiest and quickest breakfast ever.)

Lunch: Bean and Cheese burrito- On Saturday, I made 10 of these and stuck them in the freezer for leftovers later on in the week and seriously these are so good. Go check out this recipe!

Dinner: For this night I had work so I brought 2 of the bean and cheese burritos from lunch time and thawed them out at work and cooked it for a minute and it was the perfect quick dinner.

Sunday:

Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios:)

Lunch: Because those Bean and Cheese burritos were so darn good I ate a few again today! 

Dinner: Oven Fajitas- This is one you have to try! I have made these for 2 weeks in a row now because I cant get over how easy and amazing these are. These will definitely be on the meal plan again once I get back from vacation. My roommates even think these smelt pretty amazing! 

Monday:

Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios

Lunch: Oven Fajitas Leftovers- These heated up are just as amazing as the first day. Add some avocado and make it even better. 

Dinner: I made burgers. I didn't have a recipe but I just bought the patties from Target and cooked them on the stove and put them on these Hawaiian buns with Onion, tomato and a little avocado. These were so good and definitely got rid of my craving for a juicy burger. 

Tuesday:

Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios

Lunch: Burgers- I bought a pack of 4 patties so I just cooked 4 on Monday night so that I had a couple leftovers for whenever I want an easy lunch/dinner. 

Dinner: Homemade Pizza- I didn't have a recipe for this I just had crust and put pizza sauce, cheese and pepperoni. I was to scared to do something any more complicated but this one came out pretty good so maybe next week will call for a more complicated pizza. 

Wednesday:

Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios

Lunch: Grilled Cheese with avocado

Dinner: Bean and Cheese burrito from earlier this week

Thursday:

Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios

Lunch: Grilled Cheese and a quick smoothie. I buy strawberries every week and I have a jar of Mangoes in the pantry so I just make a strawberry, mango smoothie with some mango juice to help it blend.

Dinner: Spaghetti

Friday:

Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios

Lunch: Grilled Cheese and a smoothie. This is a couple of days before groceries so I just try to get rid of some things that I know are going to start going bad.

Dinner: Whatever leftovers are in the fridge. 

And Saturday is Grocery shopping day!!!! My favorite day of the Week!

My First Blog Post

Hey there!

Welcome to my blog! I'm super excited for you to be here. I am originally from Southern California. I moved to Kearney, Nebraska to explore many different adventures and also to go to a great school with an amazing education department. My main goals in life is to be happy and healthy and to be a successful teacher. This blog is here for me to realize how far I have gotten and for you to go on this adventure with me.

Please comment what you would like to see and I will try my hardest to stay updated.

Thanks again for going on this adventure with me

Megan Benson