Sous Chef

Making dinner is not one of my strong points. I either forget to defrost something, try to cook during the "witching hour" when both kids are bordering on meltdown until Brian comes home, or I just plain forget about cooking until it's about time to eat and then I don't have enough time to make anything! The crock pot had been my saving grace, but lately we have been eating less meat and more veggies, so that wasn't really working anymore either. Then this past week I had a revelation. I can be my own sous chef! If I do all the chopping, prepping, and organizing while the kids are napping, then making dinner becomes a lot more doable at 5:30. Even if Brian isn't home yet, I can throw everything in the oven or the skillet and have dinner ready on time while still paying attention to my kids. Yesterday I peeled, chopped and roasted butternut squash and cooked some brown rice at 2:00. Then at 5:30 I chopped and onion and red pepper, threw everything in the skillet, and enjoyed some delicious butternut squash and black bean burritos. Success!

Return to Hotlanta

Brian took a week of vacation so we decided to take a trip up to Atlanta for a few days. It was so great to see old friends and spend time relaxing together. Our fabulous hosts, Beau and Amanda, even had a delicious dinner at their house Sunday evening for all of our friends. Thank you to everyone that made the effort to see us while we were there! We love you all, and you are welcome to come to the beach any time! Here are some pictures from our trip.

Everyone at dinner. Thanks iPhone self timer app!

So glad I got to see my cousin!

Matthew and Henry had an absolute blast playing together

Dinner out! From medical students' wives to doctors' wives in 10 short years ;o)