I'm going to take a break from blogging. I need to start really working on my thesis so that I can finish in time. I'll still update facebook (since I'm addicted) if you are interested in catching quicker updates.
Adios.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Fun times
I realized this time around how much different my life is when Kurt is around. While not necessarily easier, it is definitely much less stressful and much more enjoyable. We've been keeping ourselves pretty busy with all sorts of things. I'm going to steal Mari's idea of using bullets, because I don't want to miss Lost tonight:
* Kurt took me out for sushi and a movie (yeah date night!)
* He also bought Micaela and I flowers and a chocolate cake
* Two days later he bought an even bigger chocolate cake since the first disappeared so fast
* Kurt, Micaela, Jon and I went to the Orange County Swap Meet where I bought the BFG :)
* Jon decided to finally start crawling
* Jon then got a double ear infection and strep throat, but doesn't really act any different
* Micaela decided that she likes playing video games with her dad
* Grad school is still going and a thesis proposal has been started (one sentence so far)
* Kurt decided the dining room needed a makeover and I agreed
* The entry-way got fixed up as well
* And today went to Target for the first time in forever (I secretly like shopping)
It's really nice doing things. When Kurt is gone I tend to stay home and just do the essentials, which isn't bad except that it makes me feel like my whole life is being spent in this house (not exactly the CA experience I want to remember). Here are a few pictures from throughout the week:
* Kurt took me out for sushi and a movie (yeah date night!)
* He also bought Micaela and I flowers and a chocolate cake
* Two days later he bought an even bigger chocolate cake since the first disappeared so fast
* Kurt, Micaela, Jon and I went to the Orange County Swap Meet where I bought the BFG :)
* Jon decided to finally start crawling
* Jon then got a double ear infection and strep throat, but doesn't really act any different
* Micaela decided that she likes playing video games with her dad
* Grad school is still going and a thesis proposal has been started (one sentence so far)
* Kurt decided the dining room needed a makeover and I agreed
* The entry-way got fixed up as well
* And today went to Target for the first time in forever (I secretly like shopping)
It's really nice doing things. When Kurt is gone I tend to stay home and just do the essentials, which isn't bad except that it makes me feel like my whole life is being spent in this house (not exactly the CA experience I want to remember). Here are a few pictures from throughout the week:
Friday, February 6, 2009
Hoecakes
I know what you're thinking - hoecakes sound like food and Liz doesn't cook, this should be a good blog. Well, hope I don't disappoint, here we go:
Last week Micaela came home and told me that she volunteered us to make Hoecakes for an old-fashioned breakfast they were having in her class. She knew I had to take care of Jon, but at the time Kurt was home so she though he could make them with her. I knew Kurt was going to be leaving , but I still told her that we could make them (secretly hoping Kurt could make them before he left and we could save them for a few days). Well, when Kurt left I felt exhausted and overwhelmed by all there was to do (there really wasn't much, but I was tired so it seemed like a lot). I was stressed out by these hoecakes (when was I going to make them? what if they got screwed up? etc), and then the day before they were due Micaela told me that she volunteered me to make twice as many as originally planned... great. Thankfully my mom and Shellie brought me back from my craziness and explained that pancakes are easy and even making 40 won't take long and that the purpose of this is to have fun, not to make a great meal. So I set my alarm for 6am knowing that I would probably be up at 5:30 with Jon anyways. I was shocked when it was my alarm and not Jon that woke me up (he actually slept until I woke him at 7:30!). So I got out all the stuff for the hoecakes and then got Micaela. First I read the recipe that was given to me (I learned from the cookie ordeal) and I caught a mistake - in the ingredients section it calls for salt, but in the write-up it says sugar-- which was right? I headed to the internet to find out, but each recipe was different so I decided to stick with the salt. So we mixed everything together and Micaela got to crack all the eggs. What we got was a yellow chunky soupy mixture that looked nothing like pancake batter. But they weren't supposed to be pancakes, they were hoecakes, so I went with it. I made one just to see what would happen. It was real thin and tasted awful. I mean it was like eating chicken food or what I imagine chicken food tastes like. You were supposed to mix it with as few strokes as possible, but that meant that there were chunks of cornmeal that really didn't taste good. I didn't know what to do, so I called mom who had a few suggestions - add bisquick, or flour and some sugar won't hurt. So I did, each time I made a new batch I added something from the above list. I was nervous about straying from the recipe so I only added a little at a time, so the change was gradual. The result was that the hoecakes on the bottom of the serving tray are probably most authentic, but taste like wallpaper. By the time I got to the very last batch I had finally added enough sugar to make it edible to an 8 year old. Whatever kids are first in line will be happy, but I feel sorry for those who get the hoecakes on the bottom. Oh well. At least it looks good right?
Last week Micaela came home and told me that she volunteered us to make Hoecakes for an old-fashioned breakfast they were having in her class. She knew I had to take care of Jon, but at the time Kurt was home so she though he could make them with her. I knew Kurt was going to be leaving , but I still told her that we could make them (secretly hoping Kurt could make them before he left and we could save them for a few days). Well, when Kurt left I felt exhausted and overwhelmed by all there was to do (there really wasn't much, but I was tired so it seemed like a lot). I was stressed out by these hoecakes (when was I going to make them? what if they got screwed up? etc), and then the day before they were due Micaela told me that she volunteered me to make twice as many as originally planned... great. Thankfully my mom and Shellie brought me back from my craziness and explained that pancakes are easy and even making 40 won't take long and that the purpose of this is to have fun, not to make a great meal. So I set my alarm for 6am knowing that I would probably be up at 5:30 with Jon anyways. I was shocked when it was my alarm and not Jon that woke me up (he actually slept until I woke him at 7:30!). So I got out all the stuff for the hoecakes and then got Micaela. First I read the recipe that was given to me (I learned from the cookie ordeal) and I caught a mistake - in the ingredients section it calls for salt, but in the write-up it says sugar-- which was right? I headed to the internet to find out, but each recipe was different so I decided to stick with the salt. So we mixed everything together and Micaela got to crack all the eggs. What we got was a yellow chunky soupy mixture that looked nothing like pancake batter. But they weren't supposed to be pancakes, they were hoecakes, so I went with it. I made one just to see what would happen. It was real thin and tasted awful. I mean it was like eating chicken food or what I imagine chicken food tastes like. You were supposed to mix it with as few strokes as possible, but that meant that there were chunks of cornmeal that really didn't taste good. I didn't know what to do, so I called mom who had a few suggestions - add bisquick, or flour and some sugar won't hurt. So I did, each time I made a new batch I added something from the above list. I was nervous about straying from the recipe so I only added a little at a time, so the change was gradual. The result was that the hoecakes on the bottom of the serving tray are probably most authentic, but taste like wallpaper. By the time I got to the very last batch I had finally added enough sugar to make it edible to an 8 year old. Whatever kids are first in line will be happy, but I feel sorry for those who get the hoecakes on the bottom. Oh well. At least it looks good right?
Sunday, February 1, 2009
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