The Wedding

A beautiful couple had a beautiful wedding, surrounded in love.

xoxo

Rachel

Friends...

Since 1999 my college roomies and I have been getting together every other year.  We all try our best to make it and sometimes it doesn't happen.  This year one of the girls couldn't come, she lives over seas and it just wasn't possible.  We missed her dearly, but we were able to skype which was almost as good. We spent the good part of one day at the arboretum.  It was sticky and hot, but beautiful.  I feel blessed beyond measure to have these girls in my life.  They are so special to me.  God has given me such wonderful treasures.

"There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship." ~Thomas Aquinas
xoxo
Rachel

Just checking in...

I didn't have a chance to let you know I would be gone for a few days, sorry about that.

I have spent the last few days with some of my dearest friends (aren't they beauties).

I just got home and wanted to touch base.

I'll have lots to post about next week.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

xoxo

Rach

What do you see?

Probably a Dad and his two children playing the wii, right??? Wrong!!! There are actually two more adults playing with them. That's right Shane and Jen are playing with them, from their home in another state. Technology can be very cool sometimes! I'm not sure which games you can play like this. On this particular evening they were playing Mario Cart. We all just thought it was the coolest thing, and wanted to share. So if you want to play the wii with us sometime, let us know.

I also wanted to post our recipe for pumpkin pancakes. I posted this on facebook a very long time ago, and forgot to post here. This recipe got a lot of positive feedback. The original recipe came from Martha Stewart, but I made some changes. Enjoy!

Whisk 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons brown sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder;

1/2 teaspoon each cinnamon, ground ginger, and salt

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg;

a pinch of ground cloves.

In a separate bowl, stir together 1 cup skim milk,

6 tablespoons canned pumpkin puree,

2 tablespoons melted butter,

and 1 egg; fold mixture into dry ingredients.

Melt some butter in a skillet over medium heat; pour in 1/4 cup batter for each pancake. Cook pancakes about 3 minutes per side; serve with butter and syrup.

xoxo

Rach

"Uncle" Shaney and "Aunt" Jen came to town

Shane's family lives here in the big city. So they decided to come and spend the holidays here. We asked them to come for dinner the Wednesday before Christmas. We had a great time, and they stayed until the wee hours of the morning (1 am).

Uncle Shaney, torturing Ian while he plays mario cart.

Three cuties

Shane...what more can I say.




A little secret.

We decided on a simple dinner: Salad, homemade pizza, and gingerbread cookies. Here are the recipes:

Our Favorite salad

1 bag of spring mix lettuce

Dried cranberries

candied nuts

blue cheese crumbles

balsamic vinegrette

Toss together and enjoy!

Our favorite pizza dough recipe. We have made the pissaladiere before, but it really wasn't my thing. Brian really likes this recipe because, he likes a thick crust. We made one veggie pizza, and one with pepperoni.

Gingerbread cookies.

We make these every year at Christmas. I chill the dough roll it out, cut, and bake.

xoxo

Rach