date night
Posted: September 5, 2011 Filed under: life 2 Comments »hutch and i went on a little date Sunday night.
we had dinner at five guys and then headed to the drive-in for the last show of the year.
we saw the hangover 2 and horrible bosses.
there were also raisinettes. they were delicious.
oh yea, the movies were good too!
blueberry picking
Posted: August 16, 2011 Filed under: life 2 Comments »did you know i go blueberry picking every july?
the blueberry farm is on my way home from work so i’ll usually stop a few times during the season. i ran out of time earlier this summer so i decided to take my chances today.
because we had a cold spring this year and all produce seems to be about 2 weeks behind. i was *hoping* this would work to my advantage and there would still be some ripe fruit for picking.
so, yea. next time i’ll stick with the old plan of going after work. there were tons of mosquitoes, i definitely killed one right next to my eye and got blood everywhere. i was psyched about that. it was also really sweaty. i’m sweaty enough as it is, i should not be working in the fields at 2 o’clock on a summer day. i should mention that in addition to the sweating and the bugs i also got another ridiculous sunburn. hutch actually started laughing when i got undressed to take a shower. uh, husband laughing at naked me, not cool.
i stayed for a little over an hour and only picked 2 1/2 pounds! i did not have my blueberry picking mojo today. i blame sweaty hands.
i’m going back in a day or so after work. like i normally would. my quick and nimble fingers work better when i’m not in direct sunlight.
just another wednesday
Posted: July 1, 2011 Filed under: life, recipes 1 Comment »
I wanted to spend my day off relaxing, catching up on some reading and spending time in the kitchen.
Surprise, surprise, by 1 o’clock, I decided I was over it. I went out and spent hours working in the front yard, or as we affectionately call it, the jungle (I also call it whitetrash-ville). Before I got to work, I enjoyed a delicious lunch on the deck. Note to Self: when you’re gone more than you’re home during a month, your yard will get out of control.
The day was filled with other surprises when Hutch actually made it home by 530! We went to Target, stopped for dinner and ice cream.
Sidenote: does anyone else spend the time going through the Kleenex boxes looking for the prettiest ones? No, just me? Okay.
Strawberry Salad
inspired by Shutterbean
handful of strawberries, hulled and quartered
2 tbs. balsamic vinegar
2 tbs. olive oil
salt and pepper
2 handfuls of mixed greens
handful of pecan pieces, toasted
Hull, rinse and quarter strawberries. Put the strawberries in a bowl with 1 tbs of balsamic vinegar and let sit. Toast the pecans. Add strawberrie, with their juices, and pecans to the mixed greens. Drizzle with remaining balsamic vinegar, olive oil and salt and pepper. Toss.
this happened yesterday
Posted: May 27, 2011 Filed under: life 5 Comments »multiple patterns.
but it’s okay because no one ever sees me when i’m at home. exceeeept, i left the house in this. twice. don’t judge.
