I can scarcely believe it's Friday. I'm really hoping that our weather cooperates so my good friend can visit. The idea of her driving on icy roads to get here on her own isn't very comforting. Last weekend they said we'd get snow and ice and all we got was rain. With my luck, we'll get more snow than they're predicting this time...
Before Clark had to head out to work again, his dinner request was homemade Mongolian Beef. It's one of his favorites to order for take-out, and since we're trying to cut back on doing that, we experimented. When all was said and done, Clark said it was the best Chinese dish we had made at home. Period. Apparently my Sweet & Sour Chicken...
This is not something I really planned on sharing, but it seems to be very heavy on my heart this year. Eight years ago, when I was fifteen, my best friend went missing. Two and a half years later, when I was just starting college, her remains were found. Her case is still unsolved, and who knows if it ever will be. I...
Clark was home. It was a bit surreal. We had just enough time to get used to having the other around before he had to leave for M.C.T. (Marine Combat Training... I believe). We had ten days. Initially we were supposed to go to Hawaii with his family. When we went over the flight information, however, we realized there was a slight chance...
Thursday morning, when our weather was at its worse (we had five straight days of nasty rain/wind), our coffee pot broke. There was no warning signs, no spewing grounds... nothing. I turned it on... and it wouldn't work. It was thirty minutes before I even noticed, because I'll set it up, turn it on, and do things and then get excited to get...
Happy Friday! I honestly forgot that today was Friday. It took all my teacher friends (most of whom have snow days) to remind me that it is, in fact, the weekend. Woo hoo! Dear Anthropologie, Could you please stop being so awesome? I reluctantly hesitantly sadly sign on to your site every week to see what's new. Your spring previews are giving me...
Hello, I'm Emily and I'm socially awkward. Ok, that's not true. In truth I can usually hold my own in social situations, but I haven't always been the one to seek them. I usually hang back and have a friend or someone there with me to break into the conversation. I can only initiate so much small talk. As I've gotten older, I've...
I like to start the week with a sweet recipe. I hope, this way, it's on your mind and by the weekend you're just itching to make it. I made this New Year's Day. The plan had been to make it New Year's Eve, but our little one prevented that from happening. Although it may not have kicked off the healthy choices of...
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I've been so anxious to share this recipe with you! I adapted this from Dana Made it to make them vegan! Well... almost. I did put regular yogurt in them, but I know there are yogurt substitutes. You can also leave out some of the applesauce and use eggs if you like. That's included in the ingredients! These were to get Michael to...
Here's the first New Year's Resolution I am sharing with you. I wanted to do it for a couple of days without blogging first, because I was honestly afraid of calling it quits. However, this is one challenge that's hard to stop doing once you've started. It's addicting. It is forcing me to look at what I eat. There is this amazing blog/site...
I know, I know. Christmas season just ended. We're only a little over a week into the New Year. How can I be thinking about another holiday? You may or may not remember from posts past that I LOVE Valentine's Day. This year it's looking more and more definite that hubby will not be home for it. We are so thankful for his...
New Year's we had a small celebration. Although you may remember that the little one ended up waking and staying up until almost elevan, we enjoyed the last of 2012 as a family. We also enjoyed some super yummy food... including these! I'm not sure if they're technically tarts, but I didn't know what else to call them. Ingredients: - Follow the dough...
I decided for 2013 this is something I really wanted to take part in. It's a way to share certain thoughts that maybe don't get whole blog posts, or review things that are on my mind in one post. Whatever way you look at it, it's another way to get personal with y'all. And I love that. Dear 2013, I am so excited...
You may recall we left off with Clark's Family Day. When I think of his Marine Corps Boot Camp Graduation, I always think of Family Day. Perhaps because graduation was a blur to me, partially because I was a bit angry at this and that, and I didn't want to focus on it. So, let's not focus on the negatives but the positives....
I. Love. This. Recipe. When Clark was gone for round one of his new job, I lived off of it for a good week. Seriously. Serving it over rice, or in a wrap, or just the bean mixture without the chicken (note the vegetarian label)... it's just delicious. And SO easy! Have I mentioned how much I love my crock pot lately? Well,...
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