Three things about the Super Bowl.
1. I can’t even explain how thrilled I was when Destiny’s Child was reunited for the half time show. So many wonderful 9th grade memories came to me as I watched the three of them back together again singing my favorite songs.
2. I had the best food that I have ever had at a super bowl party.
3. Billy and Brooke are VERY sad about the final score.
But at least they had a good time watching it together.
For some reason we NEEDED to have two televisions to watch the game?! Okay, it was pretty cool.
MY FAVORITE foods of the night were these crazy awesome potato skins (I think I ate 4 whole potatoes worth, I REALLY love potatoes)
and these steak and avocado quesadillas. I have really been having a thing for quesadillas recently.
I ended up buying the stuff for those one cookies but after I made the bars I felt lazy and decided to make the cookies later on this week because I figured that four plates of treats were enough for 10 people. Don’t worry, brownie/caramel cookies will be seen in just a few days.
Brooke was amazed that rice krispy treats could be formed into footballs.
Chilaxin with the girls.
We let the boys be in a picture too but I think one of them was a little upset about life because his team was losing.
The best sporting event we watched yesterday was the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix…. I could watch track/running/marathons all day. These people are incredible.
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Beyonce fan? What did you think of the half time show?
If you had a super bowl party, what was the best food that you had?
Anyone run a race this weekend? How did it go!?!?
Any track runners reading? Did you run in high school? College?
Looks like a fun party! I had plans to make those salted caramel brownies you posted also, but decided that making just plain brownies from the box with chocolate frosting would be easier!! Everyone loved them! :)
Looks like such a fun party! Food is the best part of the Super Bowl :-)
Brooke is eying those shoes/socks on the girl next to her. Watch out!
:-)
all you ladies and babies are sooo pretty!!
I was SCREAMING like a 12 year old through Beyonce’s set and DC’s reunion. Wowee. Also, not too happy with the score.:(
Those rice krispy treats shaped as footballs are amazing!! :O
well your food was way better than mine lol wow he does not look happy at all. aw brooke is just so happy :) so cute!!
Haha looks like my day too, fantastic food, football and best of all… Track on tv! (I always get giddy when running is actually televised :) )
Bahahah it looks like Brooke and Billy had a really intriguing conversation happening there. Very into whatever they were discussing. Probably some football technique. All of those desserts look delicious but you’re saving the best for later. I can never get enough of brookie’s. I definitely only go to superbowl parties for the food which is why I was bummed that I didn’t go this year. Oh well… I’ll have my own food party.
I swear, I would weigh 300 lbs if I hung out with you! That food looks amazing!! Steak and avocado quesadilla?? Sign me up!
I think I am the only person who didn’t watch the Superbowl. haha. If I had known Destiny’s Child was going to be preforming maybe I would have. I used to love them:-)
The deserts look amazing. And the football treats!
Brooke is just the cutest thing.
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Destiny’s Child – omigosh YES. I may or may not have squealed like a little girl when I saw them. And all the food looks so, SO tasty. We didn’t have any Superbowl snacks this year (sad face), but I did manage to convince my mom that some browning bananas needed to be used up in banana bread. Not as good as 7 layer bars, but still tasty.
Happy Monday, Janae!
That food spread is making me drool! That’s one (more) down side to living over here in England– it’s hard to have a Super Bowl party on a Sunday night starting at 11pm. Booooo! But Yay! for your party– so fun!
I love the photo of Billy and Brooke–that’s a keeper to show her when she’s older. I’m glad you got to enjoy all of the yummy food you were looking forward to yesterday. The Destiny’s Child halftime reunion was really awesome. I thought I read somewhere that they’re reuniting for a new album, which I’m sure will be awesome.
Those are the sweetest pictures of Billy and Brooke! It looks like they’re deep in conversation :) Very cute!!
FYI I read your blog first thing in the morning and it always makes me SO HUNGRY!!! haha
Brooke looks VERY upset, as always :) The 49ers onesie is really cute. Although I love football, I agree I could watching running ALL the time. Marathons or sprinting!
That first picture is adorable — looks like they’re having quite an animated conversation! ;)
Wow, the two tv setup is hard core! You guys went all out!
Billy and Brooke are too adorable in those pictures!! And I could not agreeing about DESTINYS CHILD! I broke out all of the old dance moves for that one hahah
What lovely photos. Beyonce was really amazing and DC made it that much more enjoyable.
So many cute babies in one post! Looks like you guys had a great time!
I’m pretty sure I squeeled when Destiny’s Child came on. Best moment ever. So sad about the 49ers… but at least they gave them a run for it in the second half!
Great pics!!! I ate so much yesterday I’m still miserable. Unfortunately, I got up this morning only to get myself right back into the leftovers. Pretty sure I’m officially done now. YUCK! Oh well……at least it was an exciting game!!
I thought you would be excited to know I ran on a treadmill this morning for the first time in years!! My half marathon training begins today and since it’s sporting a nice 25 degrees outside (feels like 15) i opted for the gym in my apartment complex! With the help of Linkin Park, it was a great first day of training :)
My roommate and I had a dance party of Beyonce/Destiny’s Child while we were waiting for them to turn the lights back on! Such good songs!!! :)
Beyonce looked Amazing and I think they should just put her on contract to do the next 5 super bowl half time shows. Wished they did more Destiny’s Child but loved the whole thing!
Such cute pictures and amazing looking food!
LOVE those first two pics of Brooke and Billy! So, so cute.
And what a great idea to make Rice Krispie treats into footballs!
I thought Beyonce was amazing and loved seeing Destiny’s Child back together again. I’m not sure I can pick just one favorite food from yesterday. It was just all sooooo good. :)
Beyonce killlllled it! It was pure awesome when the other girls shot up onto stage! Made my life. I ran track in high school…cross country was much more fun!
looks like a blast, Brooke is adorable as usual. I wasn’t a fan of the halftime show, it wasn’t what it was hyped up to be. I didn’t watch any of the game or commercials.
The half time show was great, I was a little irked that the mics were so quite for the the other destiny childs member’s. It was a little odd. Looks like you guys had fun!
Beyonce was a great show- I downloaded some of her tunes to add to my running mix! I ran track in HS & college, and loved watching the NB meet. Mary Cain is unbelievable. 16 years old and running 9:38 for two miles….yeah now I feel old and slow.
Best food was my moms Buffalo Dip with chips and tomatoes for dippin. I couldn’t stop rocking out to Beyonce when she went on stage and of course I knew all the words to every one of her songs;)
I love those football-shaped rice krispies treats! I loved seeing Destiny’s Child together, I wish they halftime show had been longer though!
I almost cried from being excited when Destiny’s Child rolled out. Even my mom was like, “DESTINY’S CHILD”. It was a little awkward but funny. When she famously said, “Kelly, can you handle this?” I switched my name to Kelly and screamed, “NO!” at the television. UGH, it didn’t last long enough.
You always have the most amazing food! I want to be in your inner circle, haha!
I too was super excited about Destiny’s Child! The minute Kelly popped up, I was like “OMG WHERE’S MICHELLE. LET’S DO THIS!” haha!
Good GOD those potato skins look delicious! And YES Destiny’s Child!!!!!! WOOT WOOT, All the women who are independent, Throw your hands up at me!!! LOL! http://www.colorushealthy.com
I was soooooo excited they reunited!! I thought it was a great show, I mean come on how can anyone not like beyonce?! The best food I had was stuffed peppers, they were amazing, the best dessert was Chocolate Covered Katies brownie batter dip with strawberries! No races this weekend, just training! Happy Monday!
LOVED BEYONCE AND DC!!!!!
I made the Brookies!! Ahhhmazing! :)
Love those first few pictures of bsquared. If you could put a speech bubble in that first one, I think Brooke would be like: “it’s okay dad, you still have me!”
I LOVED the halftime show and was also insanely excited to see DC reunited! But I almost died when my husband said “who are those other girls with Beyonce?” What?! You are right, the songs took me back to the “old days.” We had wings from Kroger which were pretty good, pizza bites (from Pinterest – biscuits with pepperoni and cheese inside) and the white mexican cheese dip – apple dumplings with vanilla ice cream for dessert. Kind of random but good.
Sounds like you had fun! Brooke in the first picture looks like she’s kinda saying “Well, we tried Daddy, better luck next year.” And shruggin her shoulders. Too cute. I LOVED Beyonce’s performance. I seriously want that outfit. She ROCKED it!! I spent the first half of the game alone (womp womp) but I made tofu pulled “pork” and then went out for the second half of the game. It was a fun, laid back night.
Honestly, it was little uncomfortable watching the half time show with pre-teen boys in the room. Perhaps Beyonce could have worn a little more clothing. Or maybe I’m just getting old . . .
You are not getting old… She was practically naked. I couldn’t believe it!
Aww cute pictures of Billy and Brooke!
I almost didn’t want to like Beyonce for some reason…but she was fierce! Plus the Destiny’s Child completely cemented the awesomeness of the show for me. I’ll be running to Destiny’s Child all week now!
I was totally rooting for the Ravins – and by Ravins I mean former Coug Dennis Pitta.
I had the lamest sports day yesterday. I was at churh and making lunch during the grand prix and I only saw the end of the 3000m (I’m sad Rupp Lost) and a pole vaulting recap and that’s it.
Then I saw the first 20 minutes of the super bowl and then had to go to choir practice. I came home in time for half time, one awesome kickoff return, and the power outage. Then I got to see two plays and had to go back to church for a rehersal and a fireside. Lame.
Had a great time for the game last night. My wife and I made some fantastic cranberry salsa served over cream cheese and it turned out fantastic!
That sounds amazing! I might have to get that recipe from you!
I had my 3rd half marathon yesterday and hit a new PR by 8 minutes! Woot! It was a great day for a race because between the Puppy Bowl and the Super Bowl, I just laid on the couch the rest of the day while the hubby brought me snacks. :)
Ahhhhhhhh congratulations on your huge pr!!!! You are amazing!
I am so sorry for Brooke’s first Super Bowl loss..at least she looked cute cheering her team on! :)
I love Beyonce..and I LOVE Destiny’s Child, so I was all about the half-time show last night !! Those girls were FIERCE.
LOVED the half time show! Beyonce and Destiny’s Child. You can’t go wrong. Sad the niners lost after such an awesome come back. Gotta support my west coast teams :)
I ran cross country in high school. Really wish I’d taken it more seriously back then. Athletics scholarships pay way more than academic ones. (Although grades are of course way, way important!) At least it got me into running!
Sad day indeed. I was more bummed for my husband and his friends than anything else. But I was happy that friends and family came together to watch the game. That’s the important thing. :) And we had 2 toddlers and one 10 months old running around out house which was pretty darn entertaining.
I wanted more Destiny’s Child and more actual song than music and dance. Lyrics are important. Though I do give her credit for that fierce catwalk strut she had going.
We didn’t have a superbowl party, but my favorite part was when there was the play where the guy ran 109 yards in 11 seconds and then I spent some time trying to convert that into MPH just for kicks and he was going 20 MPH! Crazy!
I made hot chocolate brownies for our party (in Hawaii). I remember that you made hot chocolate cookies a couple of months ago- we tried your recipe. AND, my kids loved the cookie, especially because of the marshmellows on top. The brownies were a huge hit yesterday :)
I bought my brownie mix at Safeway, but here is the link if you want to check it out:
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Oh my goodness Janae how cute does Brooke look all dressed up for the big game. Love her and love you too! You all look great and it looks like you had fun. :)
I thought about y’all when the 49ers lost :( I’m sorry about that! I was actually cheering for them too (even though I didn’t really care about the Super Bowl) because San Fran is my fav city!
I loved the halftime show. So much energy! Loved how the gals popped up through the stage.
The best food we had yesterday was Italian Cheese Bread. Yummy!
I thought the half time show was one of the best I have seen in the past couple of years! Girl brought it! Let me tell you! AND I TOTALLY agree about the whole Destiny’s Child reunion! :) LOVED IT!
Glad you had a fun Super Bowl Sunday, despite the loss!
The best food at the party were the buffalo wings, I was looking forward to them for weeks!
I ran the Super Sunday 4 Miler in NJ yesterday, it was quite hilly, but lots of fun as I got to dress up as Super Woman :)
I didn’t run in high school, played field hockey and tennis instead, and I really regret it. I am SO excited that my daughter gets to join the cross-country team this fall, she is 8!
I made the brownie/caramel cookies for a co-workers birthday celebration – they were a HUGE hit!!!
Oh good! Now I have to make them!
What a GREAT game though! I didn’t watch, I followed on Twitter and some live stream stuff. During the blackout, the Twitter feed was out of control hilarious!
I was contending with a sick family while also being sick myself. Good times :)
I think the halftime show is why there was a power outage for 20-something minutes. It was a huge spectacle and an all-out production!
I think Beyonce put on a good show, but I definitely would not have wanted my young daughters/sons watching it (if I had any – you know what I mean).
We had a party with our small group from church, and there was a lot of great food! I made a bacon cheese dip in a bread bowl that is always good, but the show-stopper was my friend Lindsay’s tamales. She just got back from visiting family in south Texas and brought some homemade tamales for us. They were amazing!
so many hilarious things about this post…. 1. jared’s face/ body gesture too funny! 2. brooklyn and brooke’s matching outfits. 3. why is brooklyn SO MUCH tinnier than Brooke, further confirming I am under feeding her. 4. the picture with two TVs gives me major anxiety because that room looks SO cluttered! 5. beyonce = 9th grade memories, pure love
Looks like you had a great time at the party, even with the outcome!
I think I have a guacamole hangover haha
Beyonce was AMAZING! I’m a Seahawks fan so I wasn’t heartbroken about the turnout, but I had been rooting for the Niners over the Ravens so I was a bit bummed. But oh well, just meant I could go to bed sooner :)
So many things I loved about this post! One bad thing though is I get so hungry hearing about your meals. Yum! Everything sounded so great!
I was okay with Beyonce’s outfit in light of it being a performance and not a stroll around town but the licking the finger and dragging it down your cleavage was a bit over the top. Other than that, they kicked butt.
I’m in Baltimore and I made the caramel brownie cookies, and they were a huge hit, and now I am starting to think they helped bring our team to victory! You will love them but the key is to put in extra salt, the recipe doesn’t call for nearly enough. I also added toffee chips.
So…Bangs Friend clearly needs to have a baby :)
Gutted about the 9ers…still haven’t seen Beyonce. Darn time-difference with the UK!
I was in SF this weekend! I can’t believe I missed you!! My goal in life (still) is to say hi to you in real life. In a non-creepy way…
Beyonce was the only reason I watched the Super Bowl!
My brother and I ran a 5k in Golden Gate Park on Sunday. I thought I was going to die but we ran it much faster than I was anticipating! (The net downhill helps a lot ;) And since I don’t remember any of my 5k times from high school…I think this qualifies as an automatic PR!! :) And it was a great excuse to eat more Super Bowl munchies!!
Ahhhhhh I wish we could have hung out in sf!!!! Congrats on your amazing 5k!!!!!
How do you eat donuts (like those incredible looking ones you posted) and all those other amazing treats and stay so tiny lady!?!! I know there are many factors to you staying so slim, besides running everyday :-)
Check out my current dilemma and these pancakes! :-)
http://danastonerock.blogspot.com/2013/02/strawberry-ricotta-pancakes.html
tips/advice would be so greatly appreciated! Hitting the gym up tonight though. Looking forward to it…I think!!
Ooooh those desserts look sooo yumm!
My husband watched a bit of it–and was glad the Ravens won…sorry ;(
Beyonce’s performance was definitely how halftime performances should be done! And I definitely squealed at the Destiny’s Child reunion…though I was mostly neutral, felt terrible for that lone 49er on the bench post-game looking so, so sad while the confetti rained down.
I ran the Red Top Rumble 11.5 mile trail race yesterday (review on my blog). Lots of fun!
I too live in the Bay Area and have felt an overwhelming feeling of “blah” since the Super Bowl. I grew up rooting fot the 49ers and that was just tough to watch.
The day started off so well though… I did the Kaiser 5K in Golden Gate Park for the 3rd year in a row. Its the best way to start Super Bowl Sunday because it gives you an excuse to eat extra dessert or appetizers or both!! I managed my best time for this race (I like to call it a 5K + 0.2 because it’s not certified and closer to 3.3 than 3.1) and I checked my time at 3.1 on my Garmin and it would have been a PR for a true 5K too!!!!
My house (GO 49ers) was super upset with the outcome of last nights game too. My fiance and I decided to get crazy and assigned a workout move for each touch down, field goal, beer commercials, extra oints, 20+ run/play passess, etc. We ended up doing 130 push-ups, 300 crunches, 20 chair dips, 150 squats, 90 sec. planks, 185 jumping jacks, and 60 reverse abs. It was fun and I’m SORE.
Brooke is so cute in her little 49er gear :)
Oh man I was excited to see Beyonce performing because she is just amazing, but my excitment went through the roof when Kelly & Michelle came out! What a GREAT halftime show!
I thought that Beyonce’s halftime show (the outfit, dance moves, etc) belonged in a strip club. sorry, but this is the super bowl. Millions of families are watching it and alot of little girls who look up to Beyonce. Her whole act was over the top in my opinion and that outfit was insanely immodest. Do i sound uptight to some people? Probably. But I dont care. what I saw last night was a woman promoting her sexuality in front of millions of people in a way that was cheap, tawdry and classless all in an attempt to say “Look at me world, THIS is female empowerment!” In my opinion it is NOT female empowerment. I wish women could understand that they are so much more than their bodies and their sexuality. Beyonce is a beautiful, talented woman. But you know what all the men watching her last night most likely saw? SEX. and I happen to think women are worth alot more than that.
Steak Quesadillas are one of my favorite things ever. Especially with lots of onions!