1-trying to be more proactive about encouraging other christians and looking for people who could use some company/a visit. One of the great benefits of living here in Perth is that I have the chance to not work, and be a stay at home mom, One thing I really want to show Tilly that is important though is spending time with others and so I'm trying to take more time and spend it with people, whether it's just going and visiting at their house, or going for a walk, or having a meal together. This does involve me being a better listener and actually looking for people who could use a little company. Another way that Ed and I are both trying to be better with this, and we've done it for a while, is at least once a month have different people from church over. We like to invite 3-4 couples or 8-10 people (total--including us, sometimes it's more, sometimes less) we really try to invite different aged people who don't really know each other or spend time together. It is so awesome afterwards seeing the different people talking to each other at church and stuff where they wouldn't have before.
2-Trying to become a better cook. I've been working on this for a while, well I don't know if working is the right word. I've always loved to cook, and love to try new recipes and things, but lately I've decided to make a conscious effort to become a better cook. Ed has joined me in this journey, and we've decided to cook together once week. It is great!!!! Also each month (or every other month) we pick a new ethnicity to learn about (cooking wise). We've only just begun and we started with French food. mmm. . . .and I wonder why I'm not losing weight.
This week we haven't cooked anything French, but still have eaten some really yummy stuff.
What's been on the menu:
-Monday Night: Steak with a creamy carmalized onion blue cheese sauce (SO delicious!!!! and thanks to one of my favorite websites: www.thepioneerwoman.com I think I want to be her when I grow up), oven roasted cauliflower (my new favorite way to eat this veggie--thanks to my awesome sister in law), and roasted sweet potato
-Tuesday night: homemade gnocchi --let's just say this was harder than I thought, never made any sort of pasta and well they didn't turn out great looking but I guess they were pretty yummy) You cook those then toss them into a toasted butter sage sauce (not a way I've ever eaten gnocchi before but it was worth the try and except for the calories would definitely do it again, sauted pumpkin, and chicken (the recipe called for quail but I couldn't be bothered driving down to the butcher to get it)
-Tom: (this is pending my oven getting fixed, right now it's out of commisssion) Mexican lasagna
(mainly because I have some leftover spanish rice to use and am really trying to be better about eating all leftovers and not wasting food.
Alrighty: I promise I don't always cook like this, I typically only try to cook 3 meals a week and live on leftovers, but there it is.
That's my life right now besides my adorable little girl that keeps me on my toes constantly :) Gotta love her.
Alrighty for those that mainly come to see her beautiful face here are some more pics of that cute little girl. We went down to a delicious place (also now on of my favorite places for a special night with the hubby or friends) called San Churros. It is a Spanish chocolateria, that specializes in churros which are a mexican style doughnut with little chocolate dipping sauces, but they also have the type of hot chocolate that looks and taste like a warm, delectable, pot of liquid joy (also know as chocolate). . . mmm. .. I wish I were there right now. Anyways, the pics are of our precious little girl getting her first taste of San Churros. At first we just broke her off a little piece of the churros, but when she saw mommy and daddy dipping theirs of course she had to as well. When the chocolate touched her lips you should have seen the look of sheer pleasure. She then tried to just such the chocolate and keep dipping it. hmmmm she is her parents daughter.
1 comment:
Melaine, she is getting so big and is soooooo cute! I love the curls! I'm jealous that she gets to play with True! ;) Hope you guys are doing well!
Post a Comment