so, interim grade reports were due thursday morning at daniel's school.
this means he was up till 2 a.m. finishing the grades.
this means that i was up till 2 a.m. with him =)
to stay awake, i posted FIVE new facebook photo albums - photos of jack, our honeymoon, a really cool date we had to celebrate 3 months of marriage, my brother's wedding, and some random photos of married-ness. it was pretty fun, since i have a mac and iPhoto has this sweet facebook photo exporter. also, i like that now we have some pictures of life AFTER the wedding =P
so check it out!
9.25.2009
9.23.2009
you MUST try this!!!
new favorite recipe, adapted from Rachel Ray (whose show i cannot stand, but whose cookbook i adore).
super stuffed french bread pizza!
before you get cooking, get 12 oz of chopped frozen spinach defrosting.
in a large pan (we use a "jumbo fryer") start off by getting about 5 links of sweet italian sausage (casings removed) browning on the stove, in about 1 Tbsp of olive oil.
while that's going on, chop up 1 medium sweet vidalia onion and 1 orange bell pepper.
once the sausage is browned, dump the onion and bell pepper into the pan. add 2 or 3 large cloves of minced garlic (or 1-2 tsp jarred minced garlic). stir it up. saute till you think the onions and bell pepper look fabulous.
while THAT'S going on, take a french bread baguette, and cut it length-wise. then cut the whole thing in thirds the other direction (you should have 6 "pizza crusts"). tear out the soft bread on the inside, so that the bread is stuff-able.
drain the thawed spinach and then get a bunch more water out with paper towels. add the spinach to the pan and stir it up. when it's mixed, take it off the stove and transfer it to a large mixing bowl.
add 1 package (15 oz) of part-skim ricotta and 1/2 c parmesan cheese to the mixing bowl. or, if you love parm like me, add a whole cup =) mix it up.
now you're ready to stuff the bread. load it up! you might even have a little left over, but try to really cram it all in there. mound shredded mozarella on top. really mound it - it will be so much yummier that way.
stick it in the oven at 425 for 10 minutes or so. when the cheese looks too good to resist for a moment longer, take it out.
eat it up.
the end.
(seriously. try it. AMAZING.)
p.s. hi, eve! =)
super stuffed french bread pizza!
before you get cooking, get 12 oz of chopped frozen spinach defrosting.
in a large pan (we use a "jumbo fryer") start off by getting about 5 links of sweet italian sausage (casings removed) browning on the stove, in about 1 Tbsp of olive oil.
while that's going on, chop up 1 medium sweet vidalia onion and 1 orange bell pepper.
once the sausage is browned, dump the onion and bell pepper into the pan. add 2 or 3 large cloves of minced garlic (or 1-2 tsp jarred minced garlic). stir it up. saute till you think the onions and bell pepper look fabulous.
while THAT'S going on, take a french bread baguette, and cut it length-wise. then cut the whole thing in thirds the other direction (you should have 6 "pizza crusts"). tear out the soft bread on the inside, so that the bread is stuff-able.
drain the thawed spinach and then get a bunch more water out with paper towels. add the spinach to the pan and stir it up. when it's mixed, take it off the stove and transfer it to a large mixing bowl.
add 1 package (15 oz) of part-skim ricotta and 1/2 c parmesan cheese to the mixing bowl. or, if you love parm like me, add a whole cup =) mix it up.
now you're ready to stuff the bread. load it up! you might even have a little left over, but try to really cram it all in there. mound shredded mozarella on top. really mound it - it will be so much yummier that way.
stick it in the oven at 425 for 10 minutes or so. when the cheese looks too good to resist for a moment longer, take it out.
eat it up.
the end.
(seriously. try it. AMAZING.)
p.s. hi, eve! =)
9.21.2009
the return of the camera!
hooray!
this saturday we went to silver spring and had a lovely dinner with daniel's uncle peter and his family. it was so much fun. AND we got our camera back!
so, long overdue, here is the video from our visit to new jersey that i've been dying to share with you. it is of jellybean, daniel's family's beagle.
this saturday we went to silver spring and had a lovely dinner with daniel's uncle peter and his family. it was so much fun. AND we got our camera back!
so, long overdue, here is the video from our visit to new jersey that i've been dying to share with you. it is of jellybean, daniel's family's beagle.
9.15.2009
growth group... finally!
tonight, daniel and i had our first night of growth group (a.k.a. small group, home group, core group... the list goes on)! hooray! we have been seriously in need of some friends at our same stage of life.
God provides... eventually ;-) sometimes quickly, other times not until I'm good and grateful for it.
God provides... eventually ;-) sometimes quickly, other times not until I'm good and grateful for it.
9.08.2009
spoiled =)
i am one spoiled wife.
i had my husband all to myself for four days in a row! it was WONDERFUL! saturday, as i mentioned in my last post, was not without its hazards. but, get this: we were together all day long. just like we had been the day before, and just like we were for the two days after.
we had lazy sleep-in mornings, which are an all-time favorite of mine. we watched movies. we watched an entire disk of the office. we played cards. we spent time with friends together. we shared a meal with family together. we went to church together. we dreamed about vacationing in california together, at night, before dozing off (another favorite part of my day).
mmm mmm good. i love that man.
(ya think maybe i'm a quality time/conversation person??? =P)
i had my husband all to myself for four days in a row! it was WONDERFUL! saturday, as i mentioned in my last post, was not without its hazards. but, get this: we were together all day long. just like we had been the day before, and just like we were for the two days after.
we had lazy sleep-in mornings, which are an all-time favorite of mine. we watched movies. we watched an entire disk of the office. we played cards. we spent time with friends together. we shared a meal with family together. we went to church together. we dreamed about vacationing in california together, at night, before dozing off (another favorite part of my day).
mmm mmm good. i love that man.
(ya think maybe i'm a quality time/conversation person??? =P)
9.05.2009
one of those days
this morning, daniel woke up a little before me and started to do some research into resources for the upcoming school week. but out internet was being stupid, so he had to fight with it some. grrr. that can be so frustrating.
so about when i woke up, daniel had decided to switch over to grading, only to realize he'd left his red pen at work. and then i realized that jack had pooped in the corner of the living room (his old favorite spot). what fun.
so then, daniel decides to get started making breakfast, because he thinks it will be easier to cheer up after having some yummy food. he makes the best breakfast potatoes, and we planned to have scrambled eggs, too. from the kitchen daniel asks me to turn on my itunes, so we can have some music going while he cooks. "sure!" i said.
because of the music, when daniel started calling out, "Heather! Open a window!" all i could hear was muffled noises that could've been any number of things.
"honey, are you talking to me?" i shouted over the music.
daniel came running into the hall, short of breath, and urges me to open a window, quickly.
turns out that, while chopping potatoes, he'd decided to heat up the oil. to avoid spitting, he covered the pan. when he opened it to put some potatoes in, a bunch of smoke came out and then the oil burst into flames!
thankfully daniel is super smart under pressure like that, so he covered the pan back up, moved it off the hot burner, and turned the stove off. we opened every window in the house, and and the front door. we sat on the porch to get some smoke-free air.
as we recovered from the mini-crisis, we discussed our breakfast options. daniel decided that he wanted to go to muddy paw wash, get jack's nails clipped and filed down, and get coffee and bagels at the little cafe there. so off we went.
poor jack is so melodramatic when it comes to getting his nails clipped. so daniel went back there with him, to help hold him still. when they came out, daniel had scratches all up and down his arms, on his foot, his neck, and even on is abdomen - jack had scratched him through his shirt! he was so wiggly that they decided it would be best if we took jack to the dog park at quiet waters and run him around before filing his nails down (they are super sharp when they are freshly cut. that's why daniel got so scratched up).
so we went. jack got really dirty, but he ran really well with another dog in the small dog park. we headed back to get his nails filed down, and then went home. jack drinks a lot of water at the dog park, so i took him out again before we left for lunch with friends, even though he'd gone three or four times at the park.
when we got home, he had peed in his crate. a bunch. so instead of lying down for a much-needed nap, i gave jack a bath, took him out to pee again, and cleaned out his crate.
::sigh::
just one of those days =P
so about when i woke up, daniel had decided to switch over to grading, only to realize he'd left his red pen at work. and then i realized that jack had pooped in the corner of the living room (his old favorite spot). what fun.
so then, daniel decides to get started making breakfast, because he thinks it will be easier to cheer up after having some yummy food. he makes the best breakfast potatoes, and we planned to have scrambled eggs, too. from the kitchen daniel asks me to turn on my itunes, so we can have some music going while he cooks. "sure!" i said.
because of the music, when daniel started calling out, "Heather! Open a window!" all i could hear was muffled noises that could've been any number of things.
"honey, are you talking to me?" i shouted over the music.
daniel came running into the hall, short of breath, and urges me to open a window, quickly.
turns out that, while chopping potatoes, he'd decided to heat up the oil. to avoid spitting, he covered the pan. when he opened it to put some potatoes in, a bunch of smoke came out and then the oil burst into flames!
thankfully daniel is super smart under pressure like that, so he covered the pan back up, moved it off the hot burner, and turned the stove off. we opened every window in the house, and and the front door. we sat on the porch to get some smoke-free air.
as we recovered from the mini-crisis, we discussed our breakfast options. daniel decided that he wanted to go to muddy paw wash, get jack's nails clipped and filed down, and get coffee and bagels at the little cafe there. so off we went.
poor jack is so melodramatic when it comes to getting his nails clipped. so daniel went back there with him, to help hold him still. when they came out, daniel had scratches all up and down his arms, on his foot, his neck, and even on is abdomen - jack had scratched him through his shirt! he was so wiggly that they decided it would be best if we took jack to the dog park at quiet waters and run him around before filing his nails down (they are super sharp when they are freshly cut. that's why daniel got so scratched up).
so we went. jack got really dirty, but he ran really well with another dog in the small dog park. we headed back to get his nails filed down, and then went home. jack drinks a lot of water at the dog park, so i took him out again before we left for lunch with friends, even though he'd gone three or four times at the park.
when we got home, he had peed in his crate. a bunch. so instead of lying down for a much-needed nap, i gave jack a bath, took him out to pee again, and cleaned out his crate.
::sigh::
just one of those days =P
9.01.2009
happy birthday, little lady
this post is to celebrate this day, when my dear friend melissa and her hubby andrew are having their first baby! i wanted to post a prayer, so that if you read this, you can pray with me =)
i pray that they have all strength and courage, but peace at the same time. i pray that andrew and melissa each grow closer to God through the birth of their daughter. what a tangible, amazing picture of new life in Jesus, of being "born" again! i pray that they grow closer and more in love with each other through this day than they ever were before. for andrew, i pray for patience, perseverance, and a deep understanding of melissa and her needs. for melissa, i pray for rest in the arms of Jesus, perfect health, and a newness of love and joy for both andrew and her baby girl.
for their sweet baby girl, i pray for health and vitality. annoint her from birth, God. and may she grow up to appreciate the awesome parent's God's given her. =)
(update: check out answered prayers here: andrewmelissalivinginlove.blogspot.com)
i pray that they have all strength and courage, but peace at the same time. i pray that andrew and melissa each grow closer to God through the birth of their daughter. what a tangible, amazing picture of new life in Jesus, of being "born" again! i pray that they grow closer and more in love with each other through this day than they ever were before. for andrew, i pray for patience, perseverance, and a deep understanding of melissa and her needs. for melissa, i pray for rest in the arms of Jesus, perfect health, and a newness of love and joy for both andrew and her baby girl.
for their sweet baby girl, i pray for health and vitality. annoint her from birth, God. and may she grow up to appreciate the awesome parent's God's given her. =)
(update: check out answered prayers here: andrewmelissalivinginlove.blogspot.com)
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