The Mixx

HAPPY FRIDAY! Did this week fly by or what?  I think my busy as a bee week had to do with that just a bit.  It’s really weird to think that this is my last Friday living in our downtown loft.  In one week from today our belongings will be moved from downtown to Uptown. In five days from now we get our keys and my mom and brother arrive.  Exciting things ahead people.

Let’s quickly rewind to last night when Mike and I attended The Mixx.  Remember yesterday when I joked that Mike may be the only male in attendance?  Well it wasn’t a joke, he really was.  Poor guy.  What a trooper though, he stuck with it and we had a blast.  The class felt like boot camp- jumping jacks, push-ups, jump rope, stations, sprints, step routines, kickboxing… whew.  My body gets exhausted just thinking about what we went through.  We left the class dripping with sweat and even more important, no knee pain for me!  Mike joked that he wasn’t going to speak to me for a week due to what I put him through.  Ohh, the things you do for love.

One last thing about yesterday, the Blueberry Crumb Cake donut review.  Again, two thumbs up from both Mike and I.  The blueberry filling was thick and plentiful which was great to see.  There actually was a very thin icing glaze in between the donut and the ‘crumb’ topping, but just not enough to fulfill my needs.  I would definitely say these are one to give a try if you are going to order Holey Donuts.  I may just be partial to the Raspberry Vanilla Truffle due to it being a sibling of my favorite fried bismark. Stay tuned, we still have donut holes to try!

Now on to the most important thing on a Friday… scones.  Scone Friday at that.  Last week I was a tad bit lame and went back to a tried and true favorite, Blueberry Lemon with Lemon Glaze.

I”m going to try to not be as lame this week.  Once you get up to the counter to order you scone it is an experience of intense pressure.  You have about 30 seconds to decide what you would like when you really would like to spend a few minutes deciding.  I know, tough life, eh?

Question for you.  Did you hear about the new invention, Candwich?  I was reading this article on MSNBC the other day and thought it’d be an interesting topic to get peoples opinions on and if you would try a Candwich.  The basis of the product is that the ingredients for a PB&J, pizza pocket, BBQ chicken, etc., sandwiches are placed in a can that you then assemble your sandwich from.  There is no refrigeration needed and they have the potential to even be sold in a vending machine.  Starting in August the product will be launched in select markets across the USA.  So what do I think about this product?  I think it has the potential to catch on for busy moms and I think kids will definitely will be requesting a ‘Candwich’ just on the basis of how different and unique it is.  However, I am a bit skeptical on how long this product will last in the market, I just don’t see the demand being too high.  Petrie is a bit skeptical, too.

But she’d still eat one…