Sunday, September 18, 2011

{life} weekend recap + confetti pasta salad

Oh my. This weekend was fabulous.

First came the Corey Smith and Tyler Reeve concert.

Roommates. <3
Old roomies, kinda.
COREY.
This video is horrible quality, but you can see how close to the stage I was. :)


Then it was time for some FSU FOOTBALL!

I ran into my great grand-big & Jacki at the Unconquered statue!!
Tailgating fun!
84,000 strong.
Student section craziness:

The game was ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. I will definitely remember attending that game for the rest of my life. It was the loudest I have ever heard the stadium.. even louder than the FSU v. UF game last year.

“It was just loud, I couldn’t hear anything, especially down there when we were in their student section,” Jones said. “I called some plays six or seven times, and I still don’t think the guys heard me.” 
ESPN article.

Mission accomplished student section. :)

We may have lost but it was a hard fight. I couldn't be any prouder of my team.

Oh and want a really easy pasta salad recipe? I made it for the tailgate an hour before I left for campus.

Confetti Pasta Salad
Adapted from MyRecipes.com
{photo credit}
Ingredients:
  • 8 oz medium pasta shells; cooked according to the box instructions.
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes, sliced in half.
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped spinach
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 4 tablespoons sliced green onion
  • 8 oz. package crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/2 cup vinaigrette of choice - I used a Greek vinaigrette I had in my fridge already.
Directions:
  1. Cook pasta, drain and cool.
  2. Toss pasta with remaining ingredients. Leave out feta until just before serving.
  3. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate for up to 8 hours before serving.
Enjoy!

13 comments:

  1. I love Corey Smith! He came to Tech two years ago and it was so much fun. Definitely want to see him again :) That salad looks SO good!

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  2. Obsessed with your yellow dress!! And that salad looks amazing--anything with half a pound of feta in the recipe NEEDS to be made in my kitchen :)

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  3. I am SO sad I didn't make it back for this weekend! UGH. I feel like I missed so much!

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  4. I absolutely love the dress you wore to the concert! And I'm so jealous of how close you were!!

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  5. I love that picture of the stadium! Looks awesome. And that pasta salad looks delish! Seems like a fun weekend :)

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  6. LOVE Corey Smith!! And love all of those dresses :) so cute!

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  7. I loveeeeeee pasta salad! This recipe looks delish. Both of your dresses are adorable! Looks like you had a fun weekend :)

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  8. You look like you had so much fun!!! I'm sure the gorgeous weather helped!

    Belly B :)

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  9. LOVE the dress you wore to Corey smith!! He came to VT a few years ago!!! And, football weekends are the BEST (win or lose you just can't beat tailgating). I miss them so much!!

    Also -- I love the new look! So simple and cute :)

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  10. Thanks for all of the dress compliments! The navy one is my roommate Rima's dress & the yellow one is my other roommate Amanda's dress. :)

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  11. What a fun weekend! I love the dress you wore for the concert. It's so pretty! :)

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