John is in Colorado, which makes me sad. I miss him, and I think Lady is worried that he abandoned us. She seems very depressed. He should be back soon though, I'm hoping he comes home tomorrow. But, what's more important is that he is almost done with his comprehensive. That is totally worth my missing him. He should be giving his comprehensive on January 7 and then his defense in April. I'm going to be married to a doctor in May! :)
The only downside is when he is stressed out about it I don't know what to say to him. Things like, "you're so close just push though it" make him really angry. "I'm proud of you" makes him feel like I think I want it more then he does. Complaining with him is always a bad idea, because I don't know how he feels. I'm trying to just be a sounding board, but I feel awkward just sitting there not saying anything. I guess I'll just keep trying not to get in the way or be annoying?
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Holiday dinner
So John and I hosted a holiday dinner for his research group on Friday. It went really well!
We invited everyone over at 6:30. John and I made a spiral sliced ham (with an awesome glaze John made), cheese potato casserole, green bean casserole, rolls, and salad. We also made AMAZING bacon and shrimp for appetizers. We had everything done and plenty of time to shower and get ready for our guests before they got here! I was so proud of us, and everyone else seemed to have a good time and enjoy the food.
Now the house is pretty much clean and ready for Christmas Eve with John's family.
Candied Bacon recipe: (You have to try this!)
Thick sliced bacon
Brown sugar
chopped walnuts
Line a cookie sheet with tinfoil and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut the bacon in half so it is about 3-4 inches long. Lay the bacon on the cookie sheet so it is touching, but not overlapping.
Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over the bacon (if you have difficulty, spread the brown sugar out with a spoon) sprinkle the walnuts over the bacon (more or less to taste).
Bake for 20-30 minutes (or until bacon looks fully cooked). Remove bacon slices to a cooling rack and allow to fully cool before serving.
*Be sure to take the tinfoil off the cookie sheet before the bacon grease and brown sugar cools, otherwise it is very difficult to remove*
We invited everyone over at 6:30. John and I made a spiral sliced ham (with an awesome glaze John made), cheese potato casserole, green bean casserole, rolls, and salad. We also made AMAZING bacon and shrimp for appetizers. We had everything done and plenty of time to shower and get ready for our guests before they got here! I was so proud of us, and everyone else seemed to have a good time and enjoy the food.
Now the house is pretty much clean and ready for Christmas Eve with John's family.
Candied Bacon recipe: (You have to try this!)
Thick sliced bacon
Brown sugar
chopped walnuts
Line a cookie sheet with tinfoil and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut the bacon in half so it is about 3-4 inches long. Lay the bacon on the cookie sheet so it is touching, but not overlapping.
Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over the bacon (if you have difficulty, spread the brown sugar out with a spoon) sprinkle the walnuts over the bacon (more or less to taste).
Bake for 20-30 minutes (or until bacon looks fully cooked). Remove bacon slices to a cooling rack and allow to fully cool before serving.
*Be sure to take the tinfoil off the cookie sheet before the bacon grease and brown sugar cools, otherwise it is very difficult to remove*
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Playing in the snow!
It snowed last night! A lot more came down then what we were expecting. So this morning John, the dogs and I went over to the park to play, but the snowdrifts were so high that Esse kept falling into them! We came back to the house and just played in the yard. I took some pretty cool photos, they are below.... Today is definitely going to be a hot chocolate kind of day!
Esse was really cold! Even with his coat on...
The snow was really bright, so I'm all squinty.
Awesome photo of Lady!
I like this one a lot too! She's got a little beard going on.
She found the football.
And was NOT giving it back.
Family photo! (Esse is shivering and Lady is trying to get her football back)
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