Sunday's Happy Hunk!

This cowboy definitely has something to smile about!

I'm blogging on Wickedly Romantic today. Hop on your pony and ride on over!

Friday's Happy Musical Hunks!

I can hear music,
Sweet, sweet music.
Whenever you touch me, baby
Whenever you're near. . . .



















That one takes me back a few years, but it popped into my head the moment I gazed into those gorgeous brown eyes.

Can you tell the Happy Hunks are getting to me?

Must go write a story about this one. . . . Be back later. . . . .

Thursday's Happy Hunk!

Okay gang.

Go ahead and try.

Try NOT to fall in love with this one.

I can't do it, myself.

He had me at: "You want to see the rest of me? No problem! Just let me get these jeans off real quick. . . "

After that, I don't think I'd be able to get any words out. Too much drooling will render a woman speechless, you know.

Happy Whopping Weasel Wednesday!

As Donna pointed out when she sent me this picture, I haven't used very many Asian hunks here on the CBEB. Not sure why that is, but a cutie like this is not to be missed, especially when he's hiding a surprise like that behind his zipper!

I'm still slightly numb from all the emailing I did today (I'm writing this on Monday afternoon) sending the scoresheets out to the IGO contest entrants. For a while there, I thought I'd broken the server!

Never having entered a contest like this, I can only assume that waiting for your scores and critiques is a bit like waiting on revision notes from your editor. Either way, you wind up biting your nails.

Mine are getting really short. . . .

Or they were until yesterday. I finally got my editorial notes/revisions for Virgin. They've had it since July 6. Finally read it, and now they want it back with my revisions (cut 5000 words, delete one sex scene, add another, find a new HEA, add more poignancy in the early chapters, and a whole slew of little bitty things). And they want it by Sept 30. That's about 2 1/2 weeks.

I'm sure these changes will work wonders, but after you subtract the nine nights I have to work, the time it takes to go to my riding lesson, take Sam to two doctor's appointments, and go to three other appointments of my own, we're down to about five days, if that much. The Cat Master is good, but I'm not sure I'm that good. I guess we'll find out.

Forget the nails. There goes my hair. . . .

Tasty Tuesday Chicken Adobo

I absolutely love this picture! He's got to be one of the cutest hunks ever!

Wait a minute. . . It is Tuesday, isn't it?

Oh, yeah. Almost forgot. . . .

Donna sent me a recipe, too. . .

Guess I'd better quit drooling and post it.






Chicken Adobo

Serves 6

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (3 pound) chicken, cut into pieces
• 1 large onion, quartered and sliced
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/3 cup white vinegar
• 2/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning (or garlic powder)
  
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 bay leaf

Directions

1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken pieces until golden brown on both sides, then remove. Stir in the onion and garlic; cook until they soften and brown, about 6 minutes.
2. Pour in vinegar and soy sauce, and season with garlic powder, black pepper, and bay leaf. Add the browned chicken, increase the heat to high, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the chicken is tender and cooked through, 35 to 40 minutes.
   

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Happy Hunk Week Begins!

With Benjamin Godfre!






















I'm very glad Donna sent me this one because there aren't many pics of the Monday Moons variety where the hunk in question is smiling, let alone laughing. The funny thing is, if she hadn't told me who this was, I might not have recognized him since he usually looks pretty serious in the frontal shots, too.

Don't you just love a guy with a great smile? Those smoldering glances may be the stuff of fantasy, but I'm a sucker for a sweet man with a good sense of humor and a big, wide grin. Guess that's why I've been married to Budley for 31 years. . . and counting! ;-)

I spent all day yesterday at my computer, only taking time out to post this blog at 11:30 PM. I've been polishing my short story and critiquing some of the others in the group (they're all very good and very hot!), plus I've been looking over the first few chapters of a new book written by Sandy James, our RWA chapter prez. So far, it's a keeper!

Also, I had the privilege of contacting the three Romantic Suspense finalists in the Indiana Golden Opportunity contest put on by our chapter. It was pretty cool to be the one making "the call" for once, and was definitely a perk! Betcha they were all doing a little happy dance after they hung up the phone. I know I would have!