Oh, hey there blog, what's up?

So, we're sitting here waiting... Valerie and Ana's flight was canceled from ORD to MEM so we're assuming she'll be here in the morning but have been unable to get in touch with her. In the meantime, we took Jan to dinner and now I'm watching HGTV with her while Marc assists Jeremy with his obsessive sound deadening of my car! I'm also researching Ethiopian cooking for that fated day when the kids finally arrive in the States. I figure that with so many Ethiopian restaurants in Decatur/Atlanta, and with YDFM right up the street, we're in the best place to pick up spices and whatnot to cook for them!

The last week and a half hasn't been quite as productive at work as I'd hoped, but that's life in the fast lane-- it feels like every time I need to be super productive, the only thing that will get me there is an 11 hour day and I just can't do that to myself! I did get a little bit of work work done here on Friday, but the rest is all paperwork related and has to be done in the office. YIKES what a crazy day Tuesday will be!!

I've taken a few pictures this weekend, and will post those throughout the week since we're starting our 7-3 schedule! 7a is hard for me, but man oh man do I LOVE those extra hours in the afternoon! I'll finally be able to get Alana's cookies out, I'll be able to mail something to Joe, and I'm going to really toughen up on myself and start cleaning out my closet-- things I haven't worn since college, things that just plain won't ever fit again, and stuff I haven't used in a year or more (and not just because I don't own a study where I can hang things on the wall) will ALL be sorted out to go in a yard sale! After the yard sale, whatever's left will go to the Sal Army to get it out of our house! This fall, we hope to come up to Marc and Jan's and get some of our mess out of the way here as well. I'm hoping by then we will have maybe found a new apartment that will fit the desk I painted when I lived in midtown. Jeremy hates that desk (it's too bright for his tastes) but I LOVE that desk!!!

That's all for now since the computer's about to die, but there will be more and I PROMISE I'll be better about updating!

Eggs!

Chopped Chipotles, mayo, and a few secret ingredients

Yum!

Finished product

Sooooooooooo good!

My newest deal is making chipotle deviled eggs, they're a huge hit and SUPER yummy! Here are the ones I made for the True Blood party for the premiere!

Cornish Game Hen!

My most recent cooking experience was with a Cornish Game Hen and it turned out pretty awesome! Jeremy got me a graniteware roaster (my favorite), so I lined the bottom of it with sliced Russet potatoes and placed the hen on top for roasting. Before putting it in the oven, I pan seared it in a crapton of butter (yes, that's a specific cooking measurement in the Paula Deen school of cooking lol) with rosemary and garlic, then I placed it on top of the potatoes and drizzled the pan drippings over the potatoes. An hour later, voila-- the perfect serving for two people and a little left over for lunch!