Bonus Pictures!!

Squirrel!

Bonfire!

Look what I found at Target!!! OMG!!!

Taffeta! I’m working on curtains for our bedroom, stay tuned!

Ho hum!

Happy Friday! Home-made pizza? Or $5 Hot-n-Ready at Little Ceasars??? Or even go crazy and get some Giordanos? Edwardos?  Decisions decisions.

For those of you who wondered what was eaten on Micah’s birthday, it was our very favorite Lemon Clam Pasta with Caesar salad and green beans. The recipe can be found in our "Recipes” section! Try it out, it’s amazing!

Micah is getting through this LONG surgery rotation swimmingly, and tolerates my jokes about becoming a rich anesthesiologist. Luckily he will not have to work on the weekends (or so he tells me) for the rest of this rotation! Hooray! Part of me doesn’t believe it!

The other day Micah came back from the laundry room with a large dragon kite. A DRAGON KITE! And it was totally free; someone was just giving it away! I’m hoping it’s not because it’s broken or doesn’t fly. Still, I am dying to try it out, since I miss my old kite Wilbur very much (He is at home in California). Why such a strange attachment to a kite? I suppose for one, I am strange, and two, ol’ Wilbur has been through quite a few near-flying-off-into-nowhere incidents. Thus making  his longevity a marvel.  He also flies superbly well in proper flying conditions. I shall have to post a picture as soon as I have him in my possession again.

Another culinary adventure for ya’ll: Tabouli. This is a great Mediterranean salad that goes great as a side dish or stuffed into pita bread like I did here:

Doesn’t that look amazing? And it’s actually good for you? (YES!)

So I won’t delay any further, here’s the recipe!

3/4 cup Bulgar wheat (soaked 1/2 hour)

1 1/2 cup parsley

3 medium tomatoes chopped

1/3 cup chopped green onion

2 tbs. Mint

1/4 cup Olive Oil

1/4 cup Lemon juice

1 tsp. Salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

Not too bad, huh? Sure sounds a lot better than what I had for lunch today:

Happy Birthday Micah!

Yesterday was Micah’s 28th Birthday! He had the day off (as a result of being on call the day before) so we got to hang out. WE MADE SUCH DELICIOUS FOOD!!!

Birthday Kool-Aid!

It wasn’t really a sad Birthday.

The presents weren’t so bad either. New clothes, Otoscope, books, and a Clearplay player!!

And yum yum yummy lime-cheesecake.

I love Micah! Who doesn’t really?

Springs in my shoes.

Hello all, hope you are doing well. Nothing too new here, just celebration after celebration – Pizza Friday today (a tradition I have held onto since my mission…doesn’t actually require pizza, even though it’s nice, we just have something to look forward to at the end of the week), our 11 month wedding anniversary (another excuse to party/eat good food) Micah’s amazing grades in school (he won’t let me elaborate on that one), upcoming Micah’s Birthday (he probably won’t let me elaborate on that one either, but I am claiming certain rights), and of course, Spring is in full swing! Always a reason to celebrate!

Tulips everywhere!

Cherry blossoms!

Floral fabrics are in style!

Playin at the park.

And even though it’s a little warmer, that doesn’t mean making delicious heart-warming soup is out of the question! Especially if it is Borshch!!

Yay for mission reunions in Chicago!

I’m pretty sure the museum of Science and Industry is better than Disneyland. The new “Science Storms” exhibit is so amazing. Always something new to see.

A demonstration of combustion. The green lasers are reflecting off of particles of water.

Floating balls!! Like magic, but it’s SCIENCE!!

And teepees in Cub Scouts!

The saga continues…

Made this dress today.

So while Micah learns to sew people up in the name of surgery, I am learning how to sew fabric up in the name of vanity. Go ahead and say that his work is more an aid to humanity, but just remember,  my work is furthering the cause of cuteness.

Oh, and I made this at a recent Cub Scouts activity:

слон!