2/05/2008
Happy Birthday Matt
Matt had his 28th birthday on Nov 30th & I think he had a fun night. We did presents & then went to have dinner and cake at Mimi's Cafe. The girls and I had a really fun time "spoiling" Dad & even though it wasn't technically a birthday gift Matt did get a new car. He finally decided to part ways with the Mustang, it was a love/hate relationship, and had been without a car for about 2 weeks. When we found this Nissan Maxima he had found his new love! Happy B-Day Matt!
2/04/2008
No Good Reason
Yea, it has been WAY too long since I have posted to my blog & I will be the first to admit that I have no good reason for it. We did go on vacation for a couple of weeks over Christmas, but that is the only thing that really kept me from posting. Now I have a dilema because I feel like I have SO MUCH to catch up on that it is overwhelming. I guess I willl just start little by little & hopefully have lots of new and exciting (well new anyway) posts to see.
12/24/2007
12/05/2007
Thanksgiving
I know that we are in December & everyone is probably all geared up for Christmas, but I still haven't posted about our Thanksgiving! It was really weird to think of being away from family for the first time on Thanksgiving & we had planned on having dinner with just the four of us, but ended up having Matt's half sister Elizabeth, her husband Jimmy, and their little boy Taylor over to eat with us. (They moved out here about a month ago for work & only live about 30 minutes away). I made my first turkey, with Matt's "hands on" help because I hate touching raw meat, and also made rolls, green bean casserole, stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy, fruity jell-o, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie! Everything turned out great & we had a really fun time together. 
Trinity & Brinley loved having Taylor over to play & I think he had a good time too. Brinley and Taylor did get a little upset when we barricaded them out of the kitchen. They were so cute to see standing there barely peeking over wishing they could somehow get past the gate. Sorry guys!
After we were finished eating we hung out, played games, and of course had some pumpkin pie & ice cream. Trinity couldn't wait-literally-she stuck her fingers into one of the pies when I wasn't looking. I guess she should have been barricaded with the babies!
It was a very fun day & it is nice to have a holiday that helps us to remember the things that are important to us & that we may take for granted. I love my family, immediate & extended, and missed being able to share the holiday with everyone. I am thankful that we were still able to have a great day spent with family & it will be a memory that I will never forget-my first thanksgiving feast!
I have never cooked a turkey & I will admit that I was pretty nervous that the results would be horrible. I tried to study up on any turkey tips that I could & the food network (as you may have guessed) was my number one support! hehe I decided that I wanted to brine the turkey & I am pleased to say that I was very happy with the final result! (The pic is a little fuzzy! oops)
Most of the day was spent getting ready for the big event, but we did manage to watch the parade and of course Matt watched a lot of football! Jimmy & Elizabeth came over in the afternoon & we hung out & had "snacks" while we waited for the feast.After we were finished eating we hung out, played games, and of course had some pumpkin pie & ice cream. Trinity couldn't wait-literally-she stuck her fingers into one of the pies when I wasn't looking. I guess she should have been barricaded with the babies!It was a very fun day & it is nice to have a holiday that helps us to remember the things that are important to us & that we may take for granted. I love my family, immediate & extended, and missed being able to share the holiday with everyone. I am thankful that we were still able to have a great day spent with family & it will be a memory that I will never forget-my first thanksgiving feast!
12/02/2007
Intrigued
Skeksies, Mystics, Gelflings, & Pod People...if any of these names are familiar to you it is because you are or once were a fan of the move The Dark Crystal. I used to love that show (a long time ago) and when Matt was in Bosnia a few years ago he found it on DVD for like two dollars & remembered me mentioning that I liked it. He decided to surprise me & he bought it and sent it home to me. I was a little confused when I got it in the mail because I didn't really have any interest in it anymore & honestly didn't even watch it until a few weeks ago.
I was getting tired of watching the usual movies that Trinity picks out, so I told her she could look through the movies and choose a new one to watch. Something about the picture on the disc must have intrigued her & she asked to watch it. As I watched it with her I could not believe how WEIRD it is & was even more shocked to think that I had once enjoyed watching the creepy skeleton like birds. She was a little bored by it at first & I thought I could get away with putting on a different movie, but she insisted that we watch the "monkey". She thinks that Jen, the main character looks like a monkey & when I told her he was not a monkey, but a gelfling she said, "Well, he has his monkey costume on."
Well, to sum things up-Trinity has added it to her list of favorites & I can't stand watching it!! I even tried to hide the disc so that she wouldn't see it & she bothered me and bothered me about where it was, so I finally gave in and let her watch it again. I am pleased to say that she has finally stopped asking to watch it on a daily basis & is excited with all of the holiday movies that I have introduced to her in the last few days. We will see what movie she will pick next to watch over, and over, and over again until I can't stand it & have to permanently remove from our collection. I think Frosty the Snowman might be next on the chopping block!
I was getting tired of watching the usual movies that Trinity picks out, so I told her she could look through the movies and choose a new one to watch. Something about the picture on the disc must have intrigued her & she asked to watch it. As I watched it with her I could not believe how WEIRD it is & was even more shocked to think that I had once enjoyed watching the creepy skeleton like birds. She was a little bored by it at first & I thought I could get away with putting on a different movie, but she insisted that we watch the "monkey". She thinks that Jen, the main character looks like a monkey & when I told her he was not a monkey, but a gelfling she said, "Well, he has his monkey costume on." Well, to sum things up-Trinity has added it to her list of favorites & I can't stand watching it!! I even tried to hide the disc so that she wouldn't see it & she bothered me and bothered me about where it was, so I finally gave in and let her watch it again. I am pleased to say that she has finally stopped asking to watch it on a daily basis & is excited with all of the holiday movies that I have introduced to her in the last few days. We will see what movie she will pick next to watch over, and over, and over again until I can't stand it & have to permanently remove from our collection. I think Frosty the Snowman might be next on the chopping block!
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