Summer Vacation

Hey Y'all! Exciting things in my world. Ben has become self-employed (go Ben!!). He's very courageous to start this journey, and it's a great time to do so as we're in a great spot in our lives and because he has so much ambition and drive! So proud of him for following his dream!

We decided to take a quick summer vacay to my hometown 12 hours away. I was in need of a break from work and really missing the Tennessee summers (even though the time we went it wasn't summer yet and didn't really feel like what I remember), and of course missing family too! 

We also got some good news before the trip... we're expecting baby #1! Pretty exciting to get to share the good news while we were there.

And now for pictures!

My niece's puppy, Penny

Went to B.B. King's in Nashville, got to listen to The Stacy Mitchhart Band

bar at B.B. King's

The Stacy Mitchhart Band (they were awesome!)

The Parthenon in Nashville, TN

8 days on, 1 day off...story of my life

This is exactly how I've felt lately...



So much going on right now, I'm so interested to know the future to see how things are six months from now. 

Tonight I made s'mores in the oven. Delish! To counter that, we had chicken with carrots, zucchini, and mashed potatoes. 

And now for your funny bone. I love when Fred does this sideways jump at me with his tail all fluffy. Sometimes I try to imitate him but he doesn't care too much for that.

Foto Skillz

Nothing new in my world. Maybe I should start posting our favorite recipes. 

Well, if you really want to know and get your taste buds in a frenzy, tonight we had teriyaki chicken with green peppers and brown rice. 

Cut up 1 and a half chicken breasts into small squares and put in a pan with olive oil. 

Cut up a third of a green pepper into slivers and put that in the pan with the chicken. I added a bit of sage to the chicken, also. 

While that was cooking, I started the water boiling for the brown rice. Could also use a can of chicken broth instead of water for extra chicken flavor. 

Added a little teriyaki sauce to both chicken and rice while they cooked (not too much to the chicken or it will get all black in the pan). 

Then when both chicken and rice are done, mix together, add more teriyaki sauce, let simmer on low for a few more minutes, then devour! 

This was something new for us, but probably a new favorite meal at our house. Easy, quick, and not too much for your stomach to get mad at. When you have super sensitive stomachs at your house, a meal like this every few days is nice to get it calm again.

Now for the real purpose of this post, pictures! yay!

What's goin' on??

Hello reader(s). Do you remember me? I don't even remember where I left off. Sorry for leaving you hanging for 2+ months. So let's start from January. We entered a new year (2014!)... My brain is so off, I've been writing 2015 and 2013 on everything. It is frustrating because working in a medical field, everything has to be in pen and marker (therefore permanent on paper!). 

Then I went to California! Did I ever tell you about that trip? Well it was amazing! Was definitely a little skeptical that I would even like it, but yep, can't wait to go back! 

Skip ahead a few weeks and my parents came to visit. They finally got to see our new house, yay! 

Then worked like crazy because yay overtime! Ok, not really yay, but I figure while it's offered and while I can, might as well take it. Plus, any little thing I can do to hopefully get my foot in the door when a position opens up on dayshift...

Now, in the timeline, it's February. EVERYONE'S birthday is in February! We've got birthdays from the 1st all the way to the 28th! Let's see Hallmark, we've got Feb 1, 6, 14, 16 (3 on the 16th!!), 26, 27, & 28. I feel like I'm leaving a couple people's out? Maybe on the 25th? 

So, birthday parties and work work work. Ben has now introduced me to a game called Banished, which is my new favorite game of all time. I just can't get enough of it and so very impressed that it was made by 1 guy! 

Work has been sooooo stressful lately, like to the point of tears stressful. And my boss says "not hiring any new people until the summer". Because in the state of Florida, this is our busy season, when everyone who hates snow and cold come down here to be warm. In the summer, it supposedly slows down because everyone who came down for the winter goes back north.

Anywho, that's been my life in a nutshell. Ready for another vacation, haha.