Snow Fun at Home

Unfortunately the snowtubing at Brandywine was canceled. I was all ready to trudge through the snow that day, so I decided to just go out in the front yard. We got quite a bit of snow! More than I expected....it was so high that when I went running out, I got tripped up and fell down. Good learning experience for the future. :)

Here are a few photos & videos.

Snow Fun at Brandywine

Jamie and I were invited to Crystal's 30th birthday party tomorrow! The group is going to meet at Brandywine Resort for snow tubing, and then go to Crystal's house for a party.

I have never done any kind of snow sport/activity before, so this will be a first for me! Heck, up until 5 years ago I'd never even seen real snow! This morning Jamie pulled up some YouTube videos of people skiing and tubing at Brandywine, and it looks like so much fun! I can't wait until tomorrow!We're going to take lots of pictures and videos, so I'll post them soon!

Wish me luck! lol

Blue October

We're going to see Blue October again on April 18th! This time they'll be at House of Blues here in Cleveland. I have been a long time fan of Blue October. I was listening to them in high school (or just after - I'm pretty sure it was around 1997). Since I'm from Dallas (and Blue October is from Houston) they were getting radio play on KDGE in Dallas way back then....and I have been a fan THAT LONG! I introduced Jamie to Blue October's music after we met, and he loved them. Shortly after, they started getting national radio play and now everyone likes them!

This will be our 4th time to see them. The first time was for Jamie's 40th birthday. We were in Dallas for his birthday, and I surprised him with a weekend trip down to Austin to see them at Stubbs BBQ. The second time we saw them at the Pavillion in Columbus, Ohio. Third time was at Edgefest in Dallas, Texas (well, Plano really) at Pizza Hut Park. Now we'll be able to add Cleveland HOB to the list.

And this time......I am determined to get a picture taken with them!!!!!! Whatever it takes! :)



Stubbs Bar-B-Q - Austin, TX - November 2006



Pizza Hut Park - Plano, TX - April 2009

Valentine's

For Valentine's, Jamie and I stayed home and cooked together. We made Chicken Parmesan with pasta, three cheese tomato sauce, a salad and garlic bread. It was soooo good!! And even better was the box of chocolates and the red velvet cake that Jamie brought home for me for dessert!

After dinner we watched Couples Retreat. Hilarious movie! Perfect date night movie, especially for Valentine's!

Jessica's Swim Meet

I like going to Columbus on the weekends and doing things with the kids. I know Jamie doesn't get to see them nearly as much as he'd like to.....but between his work schedule, my weekend weddings, and the kids weekend activities (church, sports, parties, etc...), all of us having time on the weekend to do something together really doesn't happen that often. But yesterday we did!

Jamie and I drove down to Columbus for Jessica's swim meet. We picked up Josh first, had lunch at BD's Mongolian Grill and did some shopping at Easton (I got a new vampire book to read, can't wait!), and then went to New Albany High School for the swim meet. Jessica's team took 2nd place, and her times were an improvement, so everyone was happy. After the meet we all went to dinner at Casa Fiesta for some Mexican food!

Project Chef

If you haven't seen it yet, take a look at our 2010 cooking blog!

Project Chef

Jamie and I decided on New Year's Eve to challenge ourselves a bit this year. We're going to cook a different meal every day, meaning we won't cook the same recipe twice. We eat a lot of fast food lately, and home cooked meals are so much better (taste-wise, AND health-wise). I took down our health stats so we can check every-so-often to see how our change has benefited us. In the meantime we're going to share the recipes, stories and photos with you on the blog. It's been an interesting week so far! Today is Day 5....and in our first 5 days, we cooked 12 different dishes!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Here's to 2010 being the best year YET! We had a couple friends over last night to celebrate the new year. A couple glasses of wine and a glass of champagne after cooking all day put me out early! I was snoozing by 11:15, so I missed the big year flip....but I'm sure it was grand.