I simply cannot believe Christmas is on Sunday. Where has the year gone? Where will next year go? Will I have enough time to crank out some pumpkin bread? Just a few reflections about this year, and because I am lazy and time has gotten away from me I have not sent out any kind of Christmas card this year - so consider this my Christmas newsletter from my family to you :).
This year a lot has happened (so cliche...but probably true most of the time)! Our little family took a big step out on faith and moved to Katy, TX from, well from wherever the job was before that - pretty much all over to one place :).
Tim is going to school to be an automotive technician and is loving it! He is doing well in school, and has passed 3 of his ASE certification tests already! I am immensely proud of the work he has put in and his success thus far in school, and he is excited to realize his goal of becoming a technician. Next year he plans on passing 6 more certification exams and becoming a Master Tech after his experience requirement is met, and hopes to get a job at a dealership as an assistant to get some hands on training. He is still loving video games, hanging out with our little man and working on Mia (his project car).
Jessica (that's me!) has made a change in career and is looking forward to what the next year may bring with the company she is currently employed with. I (sorry had to change tenses the 3rd person thing was weird) am loving being able to be home every night and to have a place to be able to become involved with a community and church. I joined a small book club and am enjoying interacting and reading new and different things! (I have ALWAYS wanted to be in one of those!).
Dylan is now 2 and is enjoying his daycare. He interacts well with the little kids at the daycare and is learning his numbers and colors. He is active and a whole lot of fun! This next step for him will be potty training! (cue scary music). We shall see how we handle all of that. He loves anything with wheels and locating school buses as they are 'yewwow wow!'.
Our little family is settling into everyday life and looking forward to purchasing a house somewhere on the horizon. We actually found one we like and may be in one sooner than we think!
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
BL - hold the T kick
So lately I have been lazy and not bringing my lunch. I just haven't had the energy or time or want to to (can you do that? to to? well, whatever I'm doing it) make lunches in the evening. Normally I dutifully prepare my lunch and a snack for D and my husband's lunch the evening before...but since I have come back from Thanksgiving I have not done it. 2 weeks is a long time to be eating out for lunch! Especially when you aren't used to the money being spent that way...oh well! In that time I have been eating BL's (because tomatoes are gross) from the little cafe downstairs in my office building.
Their food is not very good...as a rule eating there is kind of scary, but I have been on this BL kick for the past 2 weeks, and although I'm sure consuming that much bacon is not good for you - I have enjoyed it. I have forgotten how much I enjoy simple things like BL's or eggs and bacon for dinner. I think I have been overthinking meals for a while now, and serving things that take too long or are too 'fancy'. Like cornish hens with cream cheese mashed potatoes (which btw, no one liked except me).
My mom was never a good cook - she still isn't. We had about 8 go to meals we ate every week without fail: Spaghetti (sauce from the jar - Prego please :)), bbq baked chicken (and for so long I could not eat bbq sauce after that!), sloppy joes (I still haven't tried to eat these again!), hamburger helper, breakfast for dinner (mostly pancakes), roast (because what is a Sunday dinner without a roast?), and hamburgers. Pretty adventurous huh? She didn't bake anything that wasn't out of a box but she did make candy every Christmas! But none of that was really very important I suppose. What is important is I remember those dinners. She worked as a teacher and came home and we ate dinner together. She did it mostly on her own as my father traveled a lot when I was younger.
I need to go back and simplify the meals. It isn't about what I serve or how many desserts or cookies or whatnots I make, but about the time we spend together - even if it is McDonalds or bbq baked chicken!
Their food is not very good...as a rule eating there is kind of scary, but I have been on this BL kick for the past 2 weeks, and although I'm sure consuming that much bacon is not good for you - I have enjoyed it. I have forgotten how much I enjoy simple things like BL's or eggs and bacon for dinner. I think I have been overthinking meals for a while now, and serving things that take too long or are too 'fancy'. Like cornish hens with cream cheese mashed potatoes (which btw, no one liked except me).
My mom was never a good cook - she still isn't. We had about 8 go to meals we ate every week without fail: Spaghetti (sauce from the jar - Prego please :)), bbq baked chicken (and for so long I could not eat bbq sauce after that!), sloppy joes (I still haven't tried to eat these again!), hamburger helper, breakfast for dinner (mostly pancakes), roast (because what is a Sunday dinner without a roast?), and hamburgers. Pretty adventurous huh? She didn't bake anything that wasn't out of a box but she did make candy every Christmas! But none of that was really very important I suppose. What is important is I remember those dinners. She worked as a teacher and came home and we ate dinner together. She did it mostly on her own as my father traveled a lot when I was younger.
I need to go back and simplify the meals. It isn't about what I serve or how many desserts or cookies or whatnots I make, but about the time we spend together - even if it is McDonalds or bbq baked chicken!
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