Jan. 12th

Well, it's been a year of taking and posting pictures. It was my 2011 New Year's resolution and one I actually stuck to! I hope you enjoyed the pictures over the past year. The ultimate goal of the blog was to get me to take more pictures and be the person who remembers her camera rather than the one who always leaves her camera at home. :) And I can say it has definitely helped me with that. So..... I haven't decided what format I will use in the future to share our photos/lives with all of you, but once I figure that out I will let you know. Thanks for following me on this year-long journey! :)

Jan. 11th

I've officially been bitten by the sewing bug. :)

Jan. 10th

Yet another sewing project. A gift for someone special.

Jan. 9th

New decoration for in-between seasons. :)

Jan. 8th

Our dinner tonight:

In a foil pouch, toss olive oil, red onion, bell pepper, raw jalapenos, cooked, and shredded chicken.

Top with mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, minced garlic, lime juice, 4 oz. cream cheese and cilantro. Oh and the secret ingredient.....

Wrap it all up in foil at bake at 250 for 20 minutes (flipping once) or cook same way on the grill.

And the secret ingredient..... 3 oz. of tequila! (added before wrapping up and baking)

Serve on baguettes or add cooked pasta. Yum!

Jan. 7th

My Saturday night...

Hubby
Wine
Cheese, Olives, & Bread plate with homemade dipping oil (evoo with crushed red pepper and fennel = yum!)
Petite Filets
George Strait on the radio
Fire Pit

:)

Jan. 6th

Luke has a buddy. We're dog-sitting for a friend. And Luke loves him!

Jan. 5th

This one is from the other day, but still wanted to post. Our friend and neighbor made Luke some homemade doggy treats. He LOVED them! :)

And here's another oldie - Luke enjoying a candy cane bone from Aunt Paula. :)

No.... he's not spoiled.

Jan. 4th

Beautiful flowers from the hubby.

Jan. 3rd

My idea of heaven..... A combo T J Maxx & Home Goods store..... haha

Jan. 2nd

We finally got a new TV stand after months of looking. We gave our old one away last month and our TV had been sitting on a speaker since then... so nice to have all those wires and cords tucked away again. :)

Jan. 1st

We had the standard black eyed peas and cabbage for good luck and money throughout the new year and we roasted our first chicken. It's kind of becoming something the hubby really enjoys- roasting turkeys and chickens. And it tasted soooo good! We'll be eating chicken for a while. :)

We modified it some, but you can find the basic recipe from Ina Garten here:
Perfect Roast Chicken

Dec. 31st

We started the New Year off right with a bottle of great wine (from our friend's family's vineyard) and ended 2011 with sushi from one of our favorite restaurants (where they know exactly what we're ordering and how we order it before we even sit down).

My favorite - crispy rice with spicy tuna - yum!