Budget Fibs + Other News

Like taking 10 bucks from the grocery budget and buying Blizzards…

Even so, it was so worth it.

Extra Bonus:  Finding husbands half eaten Blizzard in the freezer the next day.  Score.

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In other fabulous news.  I’m headed to Stumptown Saturday morning with a friend to eat biscuits and gravy at Pine State Biscuits.  I LOVE biscuits and gravy.  Me and her go out on girl’s days once a month or so and we like to try new places.  She saw this place on the Food Network.  There were also 3 or 4 other places featured we intend to sample between now and summer time.  Not only that I have a Starbucks card I got for Christmas that I plan on diminishing by about 4 dollars.  Life will be so good.  I can’t even begin to describe how excited I am for biscuits and gravy.  (I should mention I have $15 designated “blow” money for the month plus some Christmas money I’m using for this breakfast )

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Update:

I wrote this post the other day and forgot to publish it.  We went to Pine State Biscuits today!  Here’s the scoop.  I ordered the biscuits and sausgae gravy.  D-lish!  The first bite was amazing.  Rich, soft, and fluffy. Buttery, savory, heaven in a biscuit.  I had high expectations and they did not disappoint.

The down side…(for others not us, I’ll explain) the place is tiny, small!  When you read reviews the biggest complaint will be the line, the wait, and the lack of seating.  And I can see why.  There are probably 4 tables and 5 barstools.  But here’s the divine thing about our little visit today.

We prayed.  :) We were in Portland and missed an exit.  I don’t know Portland all that well so I prayed a silly yet I was serious prayer, “Lord help us get back on I-84 and help up get a seat at the biscuit place.”   We get there and we’re probably 3rd or 4th in line.  We waited maybe 10-15 minutes.  We order with no tables available.  Right as we order the whole bar opens up and all 4 of us get seats.   It was sweet.

So tonight I came home and read reviews, which I had not done prior, and read stories of waiting 30 minutes in the rain, and not finding a seat etc.  So I felt quite blessed by our little fortune today.

Now in all fairness I do pray for things like close parking spots and such and don’t get those answered but sometimes just sometimes I get a little kiss from Heaven and it’s so fun.  Hee hee.

One other downside is that you sort of feel rushed because it’s expected that you pretty much eat and leave so other’s (who are standing at your back waiting) can have a spot.  Honestly though none of these negative really bothered me today but I’m sure they would some.

I just enjoyed my yummy biscuits and gravy that I’ve been craving for months now.

And I would go again.