The Most Random Day of the Year
There’s a single day out of the 365 (366 this year 🐸) that we get a year that stands out to be the most random day. You may think random means “chosen without method or conscious decision”, but it is definite a consciously chosen day. And that is…the day after Christmas. 🎄
When you think about it, that makes sense! You have all these new items, clothes, things and the day off. So, your day kinda runs like a game of roulette. You pick something to do and see where it takes you!
Here is a recap of where our Official “Most Random Day of 2019” took us:
Our day started with a neighborhood fashion show. We live in a small community in the country, so our audience is small…like non-existent small. Since this show was so exclusive, I’ll provide the commentary (had it been televised):
Welcome to our December 26th Fashion Show! We have a real treat for you today! In just a few moments you will get a chance to see our top model display some of the HOTTEST fashions around. Waylin is kicking it in these mismatched digs. From head to toe, she has all the right style to prance around her barren neighborhood! From the one-of-a-kind scarf made with love by Grandma to the seashell sunglasses, she’s one hip chick! Check out the mint blue and red combo. It highly compliments the mix of purples and pinks of this fabulous look! One thing is for sure: YOU GOT IT, GIRL! ❤
Not only is she fashionable, but she is also an amazing little mommy too!
The next part of our day was spent coloring and excessive sticker usage. I’m actually really surprised that Ben doesn’t complain about the amount of stickers that we find around the house. For Christmas, I bought a ton of “doctor office” type stickers as those seem to be a big favorite whenever we have to go see the doctor. One of the batches I bought have blank faces of animals and you have to create a face with stickers. I’d call it a modern sticker version of Wooly Willy toys and Mr. Potato Head.
The idea is to use stickers on paper, but I can’t help but be impressed with her precision on my own face! 😁 #hitlerish
Fashion shows, mama life, and coloring sure do work up an appetite, so we got to work on one of our new favorite recipes!
CROCKPOT RIBS
I have only had ribs a handful of times throughout my life. I think it was mainly due to an aversion to eating meat off of a bone…and practicing vegetarianism. But, I’m over that now and happy to eat all the good BBQ-smothered ribs!
I bought ribs from my coworker’s family farm, which was actually my first time buying or cooking ribs in my life! They turned out AMAZING!
All you need is a couple racks of ribs, a rub of your choice, BBQ sauce, and a crockpot!
Cover your ribs in your favorite dry rub combo (I used brown sugar, garlic, onion, pepper, salt, and cumin).
Stand your ribs up in your crockpot along the sides.
Smother 1 cup (+ however much your heart desires) on both sides of the ribs.
Set your crockpot to HIGH for 4 hours and done!
You can make your own sauce if you’re a pit boss or just use whatever is your favorite! The BBQ sauce thickens and reduces down while it is cooking in the crockpot, and it puts this gorgeous glaze on the ribs. The meat is so tender! It does exactly what every rib connoisseur says when it comes to ribs: FALLS. OFF. THE. BONE. And bonus! Your house smells like you are a tried and true blue ribbon winner!
The recipes I read say that if you want to crisp them up a little bit more, you can throw them under the broiler for a little bit (watch carefully!), but I really think the crockpot does a really good job on its own with the carmelization that it really doesn’t NEED the broiler.
I know you’re thinking, “DAMN! A CROCKPOT DID ALL THAT?” Yes, yes it did!
After the grub was prepped, we did some laundry in heels.
She got those dress up shoes from Grandma and Grandpa for Christmas. As cute as she is stomping around in them, they are FREAKING DANGEROUS! 😂 She has wiped out so many times. I think she’s going to be a flip flop girl like her mama!
And since we were on this girly kick, we also painted our nails for the first time. She picked out her own colors and sat perfectly still! Waylin even painted MY nails…and it went as good as you would expect it to. 🤣
We played with ALL OF THE THINGS and enjoyed our most random day ever. If you aren’t exhausted on 12/26 each year, you didn’t do it right! 👍
