Aunt Kathy, you ROCK. Your recipe went really well for our Spring Chef-tacular. It was great fun!! Plus, instead of using frozen pizza dough, I went to the Strip District--please tell me you've been there--and bought some fresh-made dough, and it was GREAT. It was so cheap, too--3 big bags of dough for $3.50!!
The rolls were really fun. I put spinach in them so they could make the contest, and they were a hit. They didn't win because there was a really amazing lasagna with spinach in it, a really good spinach tart, and someone even put spinach in brownies!! I dared them to be creative and put spinach in a dessert if they could, and the brownies were excellent and gooey. ^_^
Life is good--busy, but good. Now, I'm spending all my "spare time" on my last paper and getting ready for finals. No big deal--just big tests!!! It'll be great, though, I just know it.
Mamaw, you rock and are so much fun to talk with on the phone. Just had to put that in there. ^_^
Bryan's good--he rocked a barbecue for work the other day, and they rewarded him with overtime and a really nice gift card. He made the best thing for dinner last night--uber-tender steaks (that they also gave him at the bbq) cooked with fresh morel mushrooms and an amazing cream sauce with asparagus. Yea!! I know I've said this before, but "Oh, the life of a chef's wife!"
Love to all!!!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Stink!
Carly Smithson was AMAZING. I'm bummed that she got voted off of American Idol. It is true, though--at this point, someone has to get kicked off, and being in the top six is phenomenal, but I think she was way better than Brooke and Jason Castro. Alas, the only rocker left is David Cook, who did amazing with "Music of the Night," although I did not appreciate the way he ended it. Yes, he pretty much stuck with the original arrangement, but did he have to do those two different notes at the end? Oh, well.
Another part of TV that makes me sad is that this is Thursday, when I usually watch "Eli Stone." No new "Stone"s until later. Very happy, however, because it clearly said SEASON finale, not SERIES finale. I was sad at the end of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip to see that the last one WAS officially the last one. Eli Stone will come back, though, because everybody was happy to see him be okay last week. Yea. ^_^
Okay, that's all for TV. My next blog will (hopefully) contain fun pictures from our next church party, "The Spring Chef-tacular," in which our church is having a competition, much like Iron Chef America, and the featured ingredient is spinach. For those of you who don't know the show, a guest chef competes against the Iron Chef of his/her choice in making 5 dishes that feature an ingredient. I watch these cooking shows because of Bryan, who will be our judge. ^_^ I will be using Aunt Kathy's pepperoni rolls recipe and adding spinach to them. (Hope I do them justice, Aunt Kathy!) Pictures to come soon! ^_^
Love to all! ^_^
Another part of TV that makes me sad is that this is Thursday, when I usually watch "Eli Stone." No new "Stone"s until later. Very happy, however, because it clearly said SEASON finale, not SERIES finale. I was sad at the end of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip to see that the last one WAS officially the last one. Eli Stone will come back, though, because everybody was happy to see him be okay last week. Yea. ^_^
Okay, that's all for TV. My next blog will (hopefully) contain fun pictures from our next church party, "The Spring Chef-tacular," in which our church is having a competition, much like Iron Chef America, and the featured ingredient is spinach. For those of you who don't know the show, a guest chef competes against the Iron Chef of his/her choice in making 5 dishes that feature an ingredient. I watch these cooking shows because of Bryan, who will be our judge. ^_^ I will be using Aunt Kathy's pepperoni rolls recipe and adding spinach to them. (Hope I do them justice, Aunt Kathy!) Pictures to come soon! ^_^
Love to all! ^_^
Thursday, April 17, 2008
7 Random Things
Okay, Deborah, here we go. ^_^ Thanx, I feel special ^_^
1) (In accordance with hers about her cat) My dog's name is Stryker, but Bryan and I call him Monkelbean, Monkelstein, Puppymup...oh, dear, we need kids so we can use baby-talk for another good...^_^
2) Thursday is not Thursday until I've watched Eli Stone, which is a shame because tonight is the season finale
3) I smile at myself in the mirror, making me feel confident
4) I want several dogs, including a black Cane Corso named Nero (for those of you who don't know, a Cane Corso is an Italian dog and Nero means black), a French Bulldog named Franko--simply because I like "k" better than "c", and probably another coupla boxers--maybe we don't need kids--we can just use the baby-talk on all our dogs
5) I LOVE shoes. I would rather spend money on a hot new pair of shoes than on chocolate. For many women, this may be a tie... The best day would include a mocha and a new pair of shoes ^_^
6) I am in love with premarital therapy. I want to encourage all couples getting married to do premarital therapy to find out the best and worst before committing to a lifelong decision. I want my clients fulfilled and self-actualized. ^_^
7) I love blogging and facebook. I am sad sometimes because some of my friends and family are far away, and these outlets keep y'all closer to me. I love you so much!!
Love to all, K ^_^
1) (In accordance with hers about her cat) My dog's name is Stryker, but Bryan and I call him Monkelbean, Monkelstein, Puppymup...oh, dear, we need kids so we can use baby-talk for another good...^_^
2) Thursday is not Thursday until I've watched Eli Stone, which is a shame because tonight is the season finale
3) I smile at myself in the mirror, making me feel confident
4) I want several dogs, including a black Cane Corso named Nero (for those of you who don't know, a Cane Corso is an Italian dog and Nero means black), a French Bulldog named Franko--simply because I like "k" better than "c", and probably another coupla boxers--maybe we don't need kids--we can just use the baby-talk on all our dogs
5) I LOVE shoes. I would rather spend money on a hot new pair of shoes than on chocolate. For many women, this may be a tie... The best day would include a mocha and a new pair of shoes ^_^
6) I am in love with premarital therapy. I want to encourage all couples getting married to do premarital therapy to find out the best and worst before committing to a lifelong decision. I want my clients fulfilled and self-actualized. ^_^
7) I love blogging and facebook. I am sad sometimes because some of my friends and family are far away, and these outlets keep y'all closer to me. I love you so much!!
Love to all, K ^_^
Friday, April 04, 2008
Thank you!!
Why am I grateful? There are so many reasons. I'm now taking the time to share for those who want to know. ^_^
1) God ROCKS. So many times I've let Him down, and yet He continues to rescue me.
2) Bryan is the most amazing blessing. He blindsighted me. I never saw him coming. Times that I tried in the past to come up with who I wanted to be with, and there are characteristics he has that I never thought of until I realized how miserable I would be without him in my life.
3) My family is so cool. I had a fun convo with my mom last night, by phone of course, but I felt her love and warmth radiating through the phone. My dad is hilarious. He and I share a love of bad puns, so when I tell a dumb joke, I blame it on him. ^_^ Love you! Kim and Kreg are so reliable and are special, and I can't imagine never having them in my life. Curtises and Kells (alphabetically ^_^), YOU ROCK.
4) Stryker provides the comic relief in my life. He's here to cuddle with me when I'm bummed--he can always tell when I'm irritated or just need to talk. Plus, I don't have to worry about him coming back with the perfect advice. He just listens. ^_^ (I think all women should have dogs...)
5) My friends are SO awesome. I have different friends for different things. Y'all are my partners in crime, my encouragement, my laughter and tears. Without you, I'd have to just go to random places, just to be around people. ^_^ I'm blessed to have y'all in my life.
6) My church. Zelienople is so beautiful! The people are there for me, and I have a place in the church, somewhere special that I can contribute and belong to. We are led by a great preacher who is humble and honest, and he would do anything for the church.
7) My education. This ties into my family--thanx for encouraging me to go to school and to work my heart out for something hard but WORTH it.
8) My passion encourages me to keep going. I love being on fire for things, be it God, church, family, education, dancing, music, etc. People always ask why I smile all the time. The answer? My passion through God's mercy. ^_^
Thank you God for all of this, and help me to remember this when I complain about difficult things in life.
Love to all! ^_^
1) God ROCKS. So many times I've let Him down, and yet He continues to rescue me.
2) Bryan is the most amazing blessing. He blindsighted me. I never saw him coming. Times that I tried in the past to come up with who I wanted to be with, and there are characteristics he has that I never thought of until I realized how miserable I would be without him in my life.
3) My family is so cool. I had a fun convo with my mom last night, by phone of course, but I felt her love and warmth radiating through the phone. My dad is hilarious. He and I share a love of bad puns, so when I tell a dumb joke, I blame it on him. ^_^ Love you! Kim and Kreg are so reliable and are special, and I can't imagine never having them in my life. Curtises and Kells (alphabetically ^_^), YOU ROCK.
4) Stryker provides the comic relief in my life. He's here to cuddle with me when I'm bummed--he can always tell when I'm irritated or just need to talk. Plus, I don't have to worry about him coming back with the perfect advice. He just listens. ^_^ (I think all women should have dogs...)
5) My friends are SO awesome. I have different friends for different things. Y'all are my partners in crime, my encouragement, my laughter and tears. Without you, I'd have to just go to random places, just to be around people. ^_^ I'm blessed to have y'all in my life.
6) My church. Zelienople is so beautiful! The people are there for me, and I have a place in the church, somewhere special that I can contribute and belong to. We are led by a great preacher who is humble and honest, and he would do anything for the church.
7) My education. This ties into my family--thanx for encouraging me to go to school and to work my heart out for something hard but WORTH it.
8) My passion encourages me to keep going. I love being on fire for things, be it God, church, family, education, dancing, music, etc. People always ask why I smile all the time. The answer? My passion through God's mercy. ^_^
Thank you God for all of this, and help me to remember this when I complain about difficult things in life.
Love to all! ^_^
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Spring has SPRUNG!!!!!!
There's a tune on my lips and a song in my heart!!! I"m so excited. I'm wearing a TEE-SHIRT today, and I don't have to have a big, bulky coat over it. Were I still living in the south, I would read this blog and think, "Wow, you're weird," but now I totally appreciate the warmer weather a LOT better than before. I've been looking forward to this since Friday, when I looked at the news and it said that Tuesday, the weather would be in the 60s. It IS!!! So excited.
I hope that everybody is as happy today as I am. If you're not, here's to Spring Cheer radiating from the screen and into your hearts so you can sing with merriment. "Tomorrow, tomorrow! I love you, tomorrow!!..." Wait, why love tomorrow when you can love TODAY? Just a thought--I should still love today, even if later it rains, as it's supposed to. I will, however, rejoice in the fact that I can go outside and smile at the sun. ^_^
Sending loving, happy, warm thoughts your way!!!
^_^
I hope that everybody is as happy today as I am. If you're not, here's to Spring Cheer radiating from the screen and into your hearts so you can sing with merriment. "Tomorrow, tomorrow! I love you, tomorrow!!..." Wait, why love tomorrow when you can love TODAY? Just a thought--I should still love today, even if later it rains, as it's supposed to. I will, however, rejoice in the fact that I can go outside and smile at the sun. ^_^
Sending loving, happy, warm thoughts your way!!!
^_^
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