Just wanted to give a quick update before we head home for the night! :)
It's been a fairly uneventful week. Eric did however get news yesterday that he's the recipient of a $500 alumni scholarship that will also drop his out-of-state tuition costs this semester! Needless to say, he'll be getting a BIG refund back! We're so happy for him!
I made my first sale on Etsy the other night, and I'm picking up that orange chair tomorrow... risky? Here's to trying my luck at learning how to reupholster! :) Hey, at least if it doesn't work out I can take it in somewhere, right?
NWA is bracing for Ice Storm 2010 right now. We're north of the storm line so we won't get anything, but keep NWA in your thoughts! Hopefully it's not any worse than last year! The storm caused my family's trip to Steubenville to be cancelled...yet another sign that Kim needs to go to Arkansas. ;) Just kidding. They're hopefully going to go later in February or March now.
That's it for today! More tomorrow!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Weekend Update
I really wish that weekends would stop flying by! :)
Friday night Eric and I went to a get-together for the health admin students which was a nice little break from staying at home. Unfortunately though, staying out late messed up my sleep schedule and I couldn't fall asleep last night. I've decided I just need to stick to the 10:00 bedtime even on weekends now. :) I'm too old for staying out late. I got to meet some of his friends that I've heard about and it was nice being around people our own age since we don't know many here.
Saturday we took out in the pouring rain to go antique shopping. I was on a mission for a desk or small table and a large picture frame. We checked out a newer place outside of town where I found this amazing "slipper chair":
It was love at first sight (from a designer's standpoint). Only $28 but unfortunately it needs a lot of help. If only I knew how to reupholster! After looking around on Google, I'm afraid it's going to be upwards of $100 to get it professionally done. I didn't buy it {yet}, but I may just have to go back. Surely I can get some tips online to learn how to reupholster it, right?! ;) Any suggestions?! Should I get it?!
I've actually got Eric hooked on antique shopping, too. I was trying to move quickly since I was on the lookout for just large furniture items, but he was wanting to go slower to look at everything. Here are some goofy pictures from the day:
Then we went out to Artichoke Annie's antique store which is by far one of the best I've ever been to. The place is HUGE, and there's furniture galore (my favorite thing to shop for!) Unfortunately, it can be quite pricey. Eric however did find a frame for me though (he's getting so good at picking out my style!).
I've got it repainted (here's a sneak peek), but I've still got a little more work to do. Hopefully our trip to Michael's tonight will help me finish it...
I'm in the process of rearranging our office a bit to make a little "studio" area, so that's where it's going when it's all done. More on that later this week!
In other news, my little sister Kim is going on a big college visit this week with my parents. Hopefully we'll have a final decision on where she's going by the weekend. I can't believe she's already that old!
They're going to Steubenville, Ohio (15 hours away from home (11 hours from us in Columbia), just outside of Pittsburgh!) to see the Franciscan University of Steubenville. It would be a wonderful opportunity for her if she ends up liking it. We'll see how it goes! It's between there or Arkansas and she wants to major in social work. I personally think she needs to go to Arkansas since everyone else in the family graduated from there. ;)
And, how could I forget?! I gave in this weekend (I'm probably going to regret posting this later, too)...
Of course, as soon as I got it I wasn't even cold in the apartment all weekend long! I had to settle with the pink because it was pink/blue/or red at Wal-Mart and we had already ran 5 errands on Saturday so we didn't feel like going anywhere else. Now I can handle the thermostat at 65! :)
And lastly, our "Sunday evening fun" was making homemade french bread pizzas. Nothing fancy, but they were really good...
Here's the recipe:
Ingredients:
-1 pack of 2 French bread loaves (we chose Sara Lee, I think)
-3 tablespoons olive oil
-1 small can pizza sauce (Ragu pizza sauce is really good!)
-1 pack of mozarella cheese
-1 pack pepperoni (or whatever toppings you choose)
Directions:
Heat oven to 350. Cut loaves in half and spread olive oil on the top (acts as a barrier so the sauce doesn't soak through the bread). Spread pizza sauce over olive oil. Add cheese and any other desired toppings (don't get the cheese too close to the edges since it will melt). Cook for 15 minutes.
Enjoy! Hope you have a good week!
Friday night Eric and I went to a get-together for the health admin students which was a nice little break from staying at home. Unfortunately though, staying out late messed up my sleep schedule and I couldn't fall asleep last night. I've decided I just need to stick to the 10:00 bedtime even on weekends now. :) I'm too old for staying out late. I got to meet some of his friends that I've heard about and it was nice being around people our own age since we don't know many here.
Saturday we took out in the pouring rain to go antique shopping. I was on a mission for a desk or small table and a large picture frame. We checked out a newer place outside of town where I found this amazing "slipper chair":
It was love at first sight (from a designer's standpoint). Only $28 but unfortunately it needs a lot of help. If only I knew how to reupholster! After looking around on Google, I'm afraid it's going to be upwards of $100 to get it professionally done. I didn't buy it {yet}, but I may just have to go back. Surely I can get some tips online to learn how to reupholster it, right?! ;) Any suggestions?! Should I get it?!
I've actually got Eric hooked on antique shopping, too. I was trying to move quickly since I was on the lookout for just large furniture items, but he was wanting to go slower to look at everything. Here are some goofy pictures from the day:
Creepy troll doll anyone?
Anna-Marie, this one is for you - fake bird and all! :)
Then we went out to Artichoke Annie's antique store which is by far one of the best I've ever been to. The place is HUGE, and there's furniture galore (my favorite thing to shop for!) Unfortunately, it can be quite pricey. Eric however did find a frame for me though (he's getting so good at picking out my style!).
I've got it repainted (here's a sneak peek), but I've still got a little more work to do. Hopefully our trip to Michael's tonight will help me finish it...
I'm in the process of rearranging our office a bit to make a little "studio" area, so that's where it's going when it's all done. More on that later this week!
In other news, my little sister Kim is going on a big college visit this week with my parents. Hopefully we'll have a final decision on where she's going by the weekend. I can't believe she's already that old!
They're going to Steubenville, Ohio (15 hours away from home (11 hours from us in Columbia), just outside of Pittsburgh!) to see the Franciscan University of Steubenville. It would be a wonderful opportunity for her if she ends up liking it. We'll see how it goes! It's between there or Arkansas and she wants to major in social work. I personally think she needs to go to Arkansas since everyone else in the family graduated from there. ;)
And, how could I forget?! I gave in this weekend (I'm probably going to regret posting this later, too)...
Of course, as soon as I got it I wasn't even cold in the apartment all weekend long! I had to settle with the pink because it was pink/blue/or red at Wal-Mart and we had already ran 5 errands on Saturday so we didn't feel like going anywhere else. Now I can handle the thermostat at 65! :)
And lastly, our "Sunday evening fun" was making homemade french bread pizzas. Nothing fancy, but they were really good...
Here's the recipe:
Ingredients:
-1 pack of 2 French bread loaves (we chose Sara Lee, I think)
-3 tablespoons olive oil
-1 small can pizza sauce (Ragu pizza sauce is really good!)
-1 pack of mozarella cheese
-1 pack pepperoni (or whatever toppings you choose)
Directions:
Heat oven to 350. Cut loaves in half and spread olive oil on the top (acts as a barrier so the sauce doesn't soak through the bread). Spread pizza sauce over olive oil. Add cheese and any other desired toppings (don't get the cheese too close to the edges since it will melt). Cook for 15 minutes.
Enjoy! Hope you have a good week!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Playing Catch-Up
Crazy week! :)
So, since I haven't blogged about life happenings lately, I figured I'd fill y'all in through one big post! My parents made the trip up here last weekend for the first time in 5-6 months and we got to take them around town (more like they took us around town...we saw parts of town we've never seen since living here! LOL). We also made a trip down to Jeff City to see family and the guys got to see some former Cardinal baseball players at the Cardinals Carousel. Sunday we went to the Catholic church on campus for the first time which was a lot bigger than the Newman Center at Arkansas - that's for sure! I got officially initiated into the Columbia alumnae chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota (international women's music fraternity) on Sunday, too, which was exciting. And then Monday we didn't do much of anything on our day off...the highlight of the day was Sonic!
Speaking of...their cherry limeade chillers are delicious!
You know you want one right now!
Wednesday was my 6-month "anniversary" at work so I officially get to use paid vacation time now. :-D
And then all excitement was ruined Thursday when we got the dreaded utility bill...
I seriously thought Eric was joking with me when he told me the amount. Boy, oh boy! Michiganders, I think we're going to have to take up your 65 degree thermostat tactics. I've been freezing with it at 70, but maybe it'll be worth it if we can keep a few extra bucks in our pocket. So, you can guess what I'll be shopping for this weekend...
I'll search all of Mid-Missouri if I have to just to find a leopard-print or zebra one!
Yet another reason to add to my list of why I despise winter here. And, my car is still dirty after the snow two weeks ago. No sense in cleaning it off yet since we're getting rain and the roads are still black. At least in Arkansas the snow is melted within a few days and they don't put black stuff all over the roads.
In other news, Eric started school again Tuesday and it seems like it'll be a good semester. I'll see if I can get him to blog about his classes soon.
Happy weekend!
So, since I haven't blogged about life happenings lately, I figured I'd fill y'all in through one big post! My parents made the trip up here last weekend for the first time in 5-6 months and we got to take them around town (more like they took us around town...we saw parts of town we've never seen since living here! LOL). We also made a trip down to Jeff City to see family and the guys got to see some former Cardinal baseball players at the Cardinals Carousel. Sunday we went to the Catholic church on campus for the first time which was a lot bigger than the Newman Center at Arkansas - that's for sure! I got officially initiated into the Columbia alumnae chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota (international women's music fraternity) on Sunday, too, which was exciting. And then Monday we didn't do much of anything on our day off...the highlight of the day was Sonic!
Speaking of...their cherry limeade chillers are delicious!
You know you want one right now!
Wednesday was my 6-month "anniversary" at work so I officially get to use paid vacation time now. :-D
And then all excitement was ruined Thursday when we got the dreaded utility bill...
I seriously thought Eric was joking with me when he told me the amount. Boy, oh boy! Michiganders, I think we're going to have to take up your 65 degree thermostat tactics. I've been freezing with it at 70, but maybe it'll be worth it if we can keep a few extra bucks in our pocket. So, you can guess what I'll be shopping for this weekend...
In other news, Eric started school again Tuesday and it seems like it'll be a good semester. I'll see if I can get him to blog about his classes soon.
Happy weekend!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Wedding Wednesday
So I've seen "Wedding Wednesday" posts a lot around the blog-o-sphere, so I thought I would jump in this week and do a post on it. I'll do my best to do a topic each Wednesday, but no guarantees! :)
WW #1: Bridal Portraits
My photographers, Mark & Dana with Stone Ridge Photographers, met my mom and I out at Pratt Place in June for portraits. Pratt Place is a wonderfully renovated old farmhouse turned small inn and barn in west Fayetteville. Here are a few of the final products from that evening:
WW #1: Bridal Portraits
My photographers, Mark & Dana with Stone Ridge Photographers, met my mom and I out at Pratt Place in June for portraits. Pratt Place is a wonderfully renovated old farmhouse turned small inn and barn in west Fayetteville. Here are a few of the final products from that evening:
Monday, January 11, 2010
Weekend Update
Happy Monday! Hope your weekend was went well and didn't feel as short as our's! :)
We had the delight of several tasty meals this weekend, including a new recipe we tried out. Friday dinner was delicious Ruby Tuesdays (I'm in LOVE with the way they cook their broccoli! I never ate broccoli until this past summer and now I'm addicted!). Saturday lunch was the wonderful Harry & David chicken noodle soup mix...
Saturday dinner Eric cooked steak and potatoes...
And Sunday we tried out this new recipe:
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Chicken and Pineapple Slow Cooker Recipe
Ingredients:
-2 Chicken breasts cut up into cubes
-1 can of canned pineapple chunks
-1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Teriyaki sauce
-Dash of ginger
-Dash of cayenne
-Thawed bag of sugar snap peas (we used mixed veggies above)
Directions:
Mix pineapple, chicken, Teriyaki, ginger, and cayenne in slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours. Add in sugar snap peas for the last 30 minutes.
*NOTE: I couldn't find a bag of just sugar snap peas at the store, so I picked up a mix of veggies. It was really good, but ended up being a little too "busy", so you might try to swap out the pineapple chunks with either juice or of larger pieces of pineapple.
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On Sunday, we got a nice little surprise outside our back window (that even almost made us late to church we were staring for so long!)
Eric opened up the blinds to find this...
Look closely or click to enlarge...
You'll see 5 deer hidden in the trees! :)
We've never seen them behind our building before - it's always been behind some of the other buildings. One of them actually got so close that I thought he was going to fall off the edge of the brick wall and land in the alley!
Speaking of church, we went to The Crossing again yesterday. It's a Presbyterian-based contemporary church that started in 2000 (that's always filled to the brim!), and to be completely honest, it's been a lot different than what I'm used to. Very casual, a lot of technology, and a more "loose" structure to the service. The church has theater seating (much more comfortable though than Catholic pews! :), screens everywhere, coffee bars in the lobby (and everyone drinks coffee during the service) and a large stage. No altar, no pulpit, and I don't even think there was a cross on the stage this week. I'm still not used to the lighting effects and amped-up musicians. The service consists of a lot of singing, a few readings/prayers, and the sermon. They pretty much always have a really good message, but I'm still warming up to the whole "pop concert feel on a Sunday" idea...I'm much more traditional.
In other news, I'm currently working on some blog updates (you'll notice I got the comments link to work thanks to Kalyn pointing it out!, and I've added labels to the left) so be looking for more little changes soon! :)
We had the delight of several tasty meals this weekend, including a new recipe we tried out. Friday dinner was delicious Ruby Tuesdays (I'm in LOVE with the way they cook their broccoli! I never ate broccoli until this past summer and now I'm addicted!). Saturday lunch was the wonderful Harry & David chicken noodle soup mix...
Saturday dinner Eric cooked steak and potatoes...
And Sunday we tried out this new recipe:
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Chicken and Pineapple Slow Cooker Recipe
Ingredients:
-2 Chicken breasts cut up into cubes
-1 can of canned pineapple chunks
-1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Teriyaki sauce
-Dash of ginger
-Dash of cayenne
-Thawed bag of sugar snap peas (we used mixed veggies above)
Directions:
Mix pineapple, chicken, Teriyaki, ginger, and cayenne in slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours. Add in sugar snap peas for the last 30 minutes.
*NOTE: I couldn't find a bag of just sugar snap peas at the store, so I picked up a mix of veggies. It was really good, but ended up being a little too "busy", so you might try to swap out the pineapple chunks with either juice or of larger pieces of pineapple.
--------------------------------------------------
On Sunday, we got a nice little surprise outside our back window (that even almost made us late to church we were staring for so long!)
Eric opened up the blinds to find this...
Look closely or click to enlarge...
You'll see 5 deer hidden in the trees! :)
We've never seen them behind our building before - it's always been behind some of the other buildings. One of them actually got so close that I thought he was going to fall off the edge of the brick wall and land in the alley!
Speaking of church, we went to The Crossing again yesterday. It's a Presbyterian-based contemporary church that started in 2000 (that's always filled to the brim!), and to be completely honest, it's been a lot different than what I'm used to. Very casual, a lot of technology, and a more "loose" structure to the service. The church has theater seating (much more comfortable though than Catholic pews! :), screens everywhere, coffee bars in the lobby (and everyone drinks coffee during the service) and a large stage. No altar, no pulpit, and I don't even think there was a cross on the stage this week. I'm still not used to the lighting effects and amped-up musicians. The service consists of a lot of singing, a few readings/prayers, and the sermon. They pretty much always have a really good message, but I'm still warming up to the whole "pop concert feel on a Sunday" idea...I'm much more traditional.
In other news, I'm currently working on some blog updates (you'll notice I got the comments link to work thanks to Kalyn pointing it out!, and I've added labels to the left) so be looking for more little changes soon! :)
Friday, January 8, 2010
Can't...stay...awake...
I started a new yoga class today at lunch...it was my first time doing a yoga class since June...
It KNOCKED out all of my energy!
I'm sitting here at work trying to pump Diet Coke into my system and keep my eyes open. Let's just say I'll be lucky if I can stay up until 10 tonight {sorry for being a party pooper, Eric!}
Today is the coldest day of winter here to-date...high of 5, windchills of -20! Wahoo! (Not.)
Thankfully, Eric didn't mind braving the bad roads to take me to and from work - also meaning no walking in the cold for me! :)
I figured I'd post some pictures of the MESS that is our parking lot. The front desk has done an awesome job though trying to get as much plowed as possible.
(Emily, these are for you, too!)
2.5 more hours and then I get a hot dinner date tonight with the hubs at Ruby Tuesday! (That is, if I can stay awake until then!)
It KNOCKED out all of my energy!
I'm sitting here at work trying to pump Diet Coke into my system and keep my eyes open. Let's just say I'll be lucky if I can stay up until 10 tonight {sorry for being a party pooper, Eric!}
Today is the coldest day of winter here to-date...high of 5, windchills of -20! Wahoo! (Not.)
Thankfully, Eric didn't mind braving the bad roads to take me to and from work - also meaning no walking in the cold for me! :)
I figured I'd post some pictures of the MESS that is our parking lot. The front desk has done an awesome job though trying to get as much plowed as possible.
(Emily, these are for you, too!)
2.5 more hours and then I get a hot dinner date tonight with the hubs at Ruby Tuesday! (That is, if I can stay awake until then!)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
For Love of the Game...
We've been living in quite the "winter wonderland" for the past 24 hours. Snow started falling yesterday around 1pm and didn't stop until this morning. We're up to about 4-5 inches now, and I thought we were supposed to get a little more, but nothing yet.
I drove myself to work yesterday thinking the roads wouldn't be too bad by the time I got off (they originally predicted snow to start around 3), but I was wrong. It took me 3 times as long to get home, I skidded turning onto our street, and got stuck in the parking lot. Let's just say I wasn't a happy camper. :) After attempting to floor my car to overcome the slight hill in the lot and then attempting to turn right instead, it just wasn't going anywhere. I have to admit - it was my first time driving in winter weather. A kind man walked over and offered to push my car, but I was so afraid I was going to hit him by accident, so he kindly directed me while I reversed instead. {And of course, Eric got stuck in the same spot today...he just didn't listen to me ;) }
I was crossing my fingers on a snow day off from work today, and we watched the snow fall heavily last night as the school cancellations rolled in on the news. So much for me getting off though - I thought Arkansas was stingy about shutting down campus... :) All the schools around us are out today and tomorrow, but Eric got me to work this morning and probably will tomorrow. I guess that's one of the cons about growing up and entering the real world.
We haven't had the best of luck lately with technology. Eric has been building our new desktop computer, and for days it was just bad news after bad news. I've been working on polishing up my website for weeks and just wasn't having any luck with the HTML code even after corresponding multiple times with Emily's boyfriend Drew on how to do it. Then Saturday we were out around town looking for the newWii Fit Plus game. The advertisement sounded pretty good so I figured I'd try it out with my Wii Fit hoping that it would help with my new year's resolution of working out more (I think everyone else in town had that same thought apparently, too). Well, Sam's was the only place in town that had it, but Eric was convinced I could get it cheaper online. So there we were, in Sam's, with me holding the game walking around, but I got talked out of it...
Well, turns out Sam's really did have the best price after we got home and looked it up on the internet. On Sunday, we go down to Wal-Mart to get it. No luck. Then GameStop. No luck. Then Eric goes back to Sam's on Monday...I was 99% sure they'd be sold out by then. Sure enough, they were. I then find a free shipping deal and order it online. Whew, problem solved...Not.
I log on last night and the order is apparently backordered after it was listed (and still is listed) as In Stock. Needless to say, I cancelled the order and called the other GameStop and WalMart in town to see if they had it - both did.
Despite the heavy snow, slick roads, and windy conditions (Dad - don't read this next part!), we got in the car last night and drove to WalMart. All of course because I was betting on a snow day today! WM was pretty dead, but we got the game!
Now I' still need to figure out if it was really worth all that trouble... :) We did have to clear off 3" of snow on the car and ended up being soaked from the snow in the end.
And next time I need to remember that the iPhone has an app where you can scan a bar code and it'll tell you other prices around town and on the internet... LOL
At least it was fun and we got a snow brush in there, too! {I think the girl parked next to me yesterday thought I was crazy by trying to brush off snow with my gloved hands! :) Oh the joys of learning to be a Midwesterner! }
Hope you're staying warm!
I drove myself to work yesterday thinking the roads wouldn't be too bad by the time I got off (they originally predicted snow to start around 3), but I was wrong. It took me 3 times as long to get home, I skidded turning onto our street, and got stuck in the parking lot. Let's just say I wasn't a happy camper. :) After attempting to floor my car to overcome the slight hill in the lot and then attempting to turn right instead, it just wasn't going anywhere. I have to admit - it was my first time driving in winter weather. A kind man walked over and offered to push my car, but I was so afraid I was going to hit him by accident, so he kindly directed me while I reversed instead. {And of course, Eric got stuck in the same spot today...he just didn't listen to me ;) }
I was crossing my fingers on a snow day off from work today, and we watched the snow fall heavily last night as the school cancellations rolled in on the news. So much for me getting off though - I thought Arkansas was stingy about shutting down campus... :) All the schools around us are out today and tomorrow, but Eric got me to work this morning and probably will tomorrow. I guess that's one of the cons about growing up and entering the real world.
We haven't had the best of luck lately with technology. Eric has been building our new desktop computer, and for days it was just bad news after bad news. I've been working on polishing up my website for weeks and just wasn't having any luck with the HTML code even after corresponding multiple times with Emily's boyfriend Drew on how to do it. Then Saturday we were out around town looking for the new
Well, turns out Sam's really did have the best price after we got home and looked it up on the internet. On Sunday, we go down to Wal-Mart to get it. No luck. Then GameStop. No luck. Then Eric goes back to Sam's on Monday...I was 99% sure they'd be sold out by then. Sure enough, they were. I then find a free shipping deal and order it online. Whew, problem solved...Not.
I log on last night and the order is apparently backordered after it was listed (and still is listed) as In Stock. Needless to say, I cancelled the order and called the other GameStop and WalMart in town to see if they had it - both did.
Despite the heavy snow, slick roads, and windy conditions (Dad - don't read this next part!), we got in the car last night and drove to WalMart. All of course because I was betting on a snow day today! WM was pretty dead, but we got the game!
Now I' still need to figure out if it was really worth all that trouble... :) We did have to clear off 3" of snow on the car and ended up being soaked from the snow in the end.
And next time I need to remember that the iPhone has an app where you can scan a bar code and it'll tell you other prices around town and on the internet... LOL
At least it was fun and we got a snow brush in there, too! {I think the girl parked next to me yesterday thought I was crazy by trying to brush off snow with my gloved hands! :) Oh the joys of learning to be a Midwesterner! }
Hope you're staying warm!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Happy New Year!
Happy 2010!
I don't have a whole lot of interesting things to blog about - it's been a fairly uneventful weekend of staying in town and catching up on cleaning.
Clayton came over to watch the Mizzou game with us on New Year's Eve (they lost, unfortunately), and Eric and I's evening was spent making a quick trip to Wal-Mart. It was so exciting that I fell asleep on the couch at 9:00 (no joke!). Needless to say, neither one of us made it up till midnight. Friday we went to the movies and I made chicken cacciatore in the crock pot for dinner (mmmmm...!). I even tried the recipe my mom gave me for roasted broccoli. See below...
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(it's so hot in the picture you can see the steam!)
Chicken Cacciatore
{my slightly tweaked version from the original recipe which I'll post later :) }
Ingredients:
-2 chicken breasts, thawed
-1 can Hunt's diced tomatoes
-2 cans Hunt's tomato sauce
-Dashes of pepper, garlic powder, oregano, and thyme - I don't really measure it out, I just dash it in :)
Cut chicken into small cubes. Combine above ingredients in crock pot. Cook on low for 8 hours. Serve over pasta.
Roasted Broccoli
Ingredients:
-Fresh broccoli
-Parmesan cheese
-Olive oil
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Break up broccoli into small clusters on a large pan and baste with olive oil. Cook for 15 minutes. Take pan out and flip broccoli. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on each piece. Cook an additional 5 minutes.
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The rest of the weekend was just spent running errands and relaxing at home (and watching the hogs' LUCKY win). I think we're both about to freeze to death here with the below-freezing temperatures. This morning it was -3...I've never experienced so much pain from being cold in my life. My office has been heating up for 3 hours now and still isn't to 70, too. Brrrrr. Apparently my closet isn't good enough for this weather! Here's at least a pretty picture of Jesse Hall on campus in the snow... I tried to get a quick shot as we were driving to church.
And Charise, this is for you! Eric in his Christmas sweater...
Happy New Year!
I don't have a whole lot of interesting things to blog about - it's been a fairly uneventful weekend of staying in town and catching up on cleaning.
Clayton came over to watch the Mizzou game with us on New Year's Eve (they lost, unfortunately), and Eric and I's evening was spent making a quick trip to Wal-Mart. It was so exciting that I fell asleep on the couch at 9:00 (no joke!). Needless to say, neither one of us made it up till midnight. Friday we went to the movies and I made chicken cacciatore in the crock pot for dinner (mmmmm...!). I even tried the recipe my mom gave me for roasted broccoli. See below...
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(it's so hot in the picture you can see the steam!)
Chicken Cacciatore
{my slightly tweaked version from the original recipe which I'll post later :) }
Ingredients:
-2 chicken breasts, thawed
-1 can Hunt's diced tomatoes
-2 cans Hunt's tomato sauce
-Dashes of pepper, garlic powder, oregano, and thyme - I don't really measure it out, I just dash it in :)
Cut chicken into small cubes. Combine above ingredients in crock pot. Cook on low for 8 hours. Serve over pasta.
Roasted Broccoli
Ingredients:
-Fresh broccoli
-Parmesan cheese
-Olive oil
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Break up broccoli into small clusters on a large pan and baste with olive oil. Cook for 15 minutes. Take pan out and flip broccoli. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on each piece. Cook an additional 5 minutes.
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The rest of the weekend was just spent running errands and relaxing at home (and watching the hogs' LUCKY win). I think we're both about to freeze to death here with the below-freezing temperatures. This morning it was -3...I've never experienced so much pain from being cold in my life. My office has been heating up for 3 hours now and still isn't to 70, too. Brrrrr. Apparently my closet isn't good enough for this weather! Here's at least a pretty picture of Jesse Hall on campus in the snow... I tried to get a quick shot as we were driving to church.
And Charise, this is for you! Eric in his Christmas sweater...
Happy New Year!
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