Beautiful Bride to Be

What a lovely family!

It was so comforting to be around such a great group of ladies for my 

good friend Stacy's bridal shower. 

Beautiful ladies...inside and out!

Good friends + Good food= Awesomeness.

I thank God for these amazing girls,

who encourage me, 

inspire me, 

and pray for me.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead.  

Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow.  

Just walk beside me and be my friend.

~ Albert Camus

Good Friday

Barns make me HAPPY!

I like thinking about the family that built it.

I like thinking about all the summers it has provided shade, and the winters it has stood tall and proud.

To me, they look like people.

Some are happy, some are sad, but they all have character.

While visiting my sister in Indiana last summer, 

I had to stop and capture these beauties before they fall down completely.

Oh, and grass is pretty cool too...

Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.

~Anthony Burgess

My little helper

It's day two of painting the ceiling in my living room.

It's boring white.

I have more paint in my hair than what's actually on the ceiling.

It's 80 degrees in the house.

I'm a sweaty pig.

I spilled about 2/3 rds of the paint.

It landed on the sheet, phew!

But at least I have my little helper...

No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich.
- Louis Sabin

Mi Cocina Monday

Ingredients for Homemade Taquitos:

-Trader Joe's Salsa Verde
-Shredded chicken breast
(I cooked it in the crock pot with seasonings, I really don't remember what all I threw in there...I guess what's in the picture and more...)
-corn tortillas
-hot oil
-toothpicks
-love


These are SO good when they're homemade and very easy to make. Your hard working man that LOVES mexican food will like it a lot!

I promise you.

You can also whip up homemade guacamole...Just avocados and more seasonings:
hot sauce
cumin
cayenne
salt & pepper

There's a theme here, can you tell?

Let's get started:

Heat up canola oil nice and hot in a skillet
On a hot griddle with a little butter, warm up tortillas
Stuff tortillas with chicken, not too much or else they fall apart
Wrap up and hold in place with toothpicks
Place in hot oil until crispy
The meat is cooked, so you just need lightly browned crispy tortillas.

It's yummy, filling, and easy!

Enjoy with your favorite Mexican beverage...

  Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

  ~Alexander Smith

Watch Me Grow

Ok...this one I cheated on.

The sunflower is from last summer

But, oh SO BIG and BEAUTIFUL!

Baby Grapes...

Getting bigger already!

 

Baby oranges (left) and lemons (right)

I'm a jungle cat, you can't see me.

I'm so amazed by what can grow in our backyard with a little sunshine and water.

 

Why hello Mr. Grasshopper, please don't eat my plants.

 

Wait, I think I blinked!

Okay that's better

Flowers always make people better, 
happier, and more helpful;
they are sunshine, food, and medicine
for the soul.

~Luther Burbank 

Red, White, and Blue

Guess what the honeybunny and I did?

Why yes...we did.

We went to an airshow.

It was great to be able to look into a 88 year old veteran's eyes, shake his hand and say, "Thank you for your service to our country."

If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace.  

~Hamilton Fish