Yumm!

Yesterday afternoon Lucas had his first soccer practice of the Fall season. While he was away I played in the kitchen! Mom had sent me a recipe last week for Sesame Chicken. I decided to surprise Lucas with a new dish for dinner. So here it is! Sesame chicken with terriyaki noodles and an eggroll. It was so good!

Mom's Sesame Chicken
"I took one pack of boneless chicken breast and cut up the chicken into small chunks. Next, you put it in an egg/milk wash for a few seconds and dust it in flour....then fry. (you could always do that part earlier or the day before if you were having company) Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix equal parts (I used 3-4 tablespoons) of honey, ketchup, soy or terriyaki sauce, sesame oil. Add a sprinkle of red pepper flakes (optional), tablespoon or two of sugar and a little salt and pepper. When the chicken is done, wipe out your skillet and put the chicken back in it. Add sauce, let it sit until warm. Sprinkle on some sesame seeds (found in spice section of grocery store) and serve." - Mom

Also, I made a big bowl of Lucas's favorite pasta salad. Guess what I'm having for lunch?!?

This one is easy. I just threw some red onions, green bell peppers, and cheese crumbles into some rotini and mixed with zesty Italian dressing. You can mix whatever you like though.

We also bought a watermelon from the nice farmer who sells fruits and vegetables at the end of our road. $5 for a fresh, homegrown watermelon. You can't beat that! (At least not until my dad's garden starts yielding some fresh, homegrown watermelons for free! Right dad?)

And, as a finale I made brownies last night. How awful of me!!

Movie in the Park

Tonight is Movie in the Park. Lucas has been waiting for this flick all summer. I myself have never seen it. I know you'll be shocked when you find out what it is....


Hopefully we'll have a few people tag along with us tonight. I get so excited about movies in the park because I just love the atmosphere and communal bonding. I'll be sure to take some photos!

YAY!!!

They're here!!

Guess What I'm Getting Today?!?

Yes! My Pantone guides are arriving today! I'm so excited. I know this is a very basic thing but I've worked without it for 2 years (with a few interesting surprises along the way). Now, I'll know exactly what colors to use and can even present these to our clients for them to help me choose their colors. So exciting!!!

Salon de Linares

Computer is still not working. I'll need to see if our computer guy at work can fix it or else I think we'll be buying a new computer (laptop p.c. ... boo) during the tax free holiday in a week or two.

You know I was trying to think of ways to raise money for my new Mac and I found it. Behold, my masterpieces!





Only kidding. Not long after we were married Lucas started asking me to cut his hair. I was totally against it but finally we bought the clippers and away I went. I made Lucas sign a contract stating he could not divorce me if I screwed up his hair! Ha! Well some time has passed and we have certainly saved tons of money with these hair cuts. And their aren't too bad if I do say so myself. So my dad has been after me for a long time to cut his hair but we just never found the time. Well, this weekend he and granddaddy came over to help us put up crown molding in the family room / kitchen area. After all the work, we went to the back porch and I gave dad and Lucas hair cuts. Haha! What a sight to see for our neighbors I'm sure!

So as I mentioned, we worked on the house on Saturday. We got all the base molding put up around the top. Yesterday, Lucas and I sanded, taped, and painted all of our work. Today when we get home we'll take the tape off and unveil our work. I'll post pictures then. Next we will put crown molding on top of the base molding. Then, we'll fix the windows. Then, we'll install our new mantle. Then, the room will be complete (for a while.. until we build in the bookshelves on both sides of the mantle). I am also interested in fixing up the kitchen a bit. Plans I'd love for the kitchen: paint cabinets, change hardware, add marble countertops, add tile backsplash, and install under cabinet lighting. We don't have a very large kitchen so this shouldn't be too hard... no doubt the marble will be expensive though. More extensive kitchen renovations were initially planned which included extending the kitchen into the eat-in area and adding simply bar stools and counter instead of the table we have now. I doubt that will happen but we'll see.

A special thanks to my mom who brought us over a few goodies since Belks was having a sale. Lucas and I went back yesterday and bought him two shirts and me this fabulous jacket.


Not a great picture, I realize, but you get the idea. Short-sleeved, cropped zebra jacket. Awesome!! Mom bought me a cute suit that we have to tailor a bit. Once that is finished I'll have to show you!

Blue Screen of Death!!!!

Apparently I won't be blogging this weekend. Last night Lucas was flashed what we fondly call the "blue screen of death," and our computer no longer works. Guess it's time for that Mac, huh, honey? Well, I'll try anyways. I'm going to see if one of our computer guys from work can fix it but if not... it's adios old computer and hello my new Mac (I must give her a name). Although, the tax-free season is coming up and Lucas says we should buy a computer then (has to be under $750.... no Mac.... poooo). I don't know why I'm obsessing over this anyways. We don't have the money for a Mac, or a pc for that matter. Well, we aren't going to be spending it on that anyways. I should come up with a creative way to buy a new computer, like The Nester. Only I'm not that creative. Oh, well. I honestly don't know what I'm hoping for: the computer be easily fixed or we get a new Mac. If only it were so easy.

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