Freaking the **ck Out!!!

So...this is the only thing that is keeping me sane right now!!
Robby and I are buying our first house this afternoon and I am FREAKING OUT!
I am so scatterbrained right now it ain't even funny...I think I forgot to put on deoderant this morning and I put creamer in my OJ at work!

But I look at this pic and dream about being on Honeymoon with my Doo-Doo (code name for the fiance) in June.

Hopefully I won't be so crazy then!!

Still Here!

What a year. I would love to tell you about all of the grand adventures of 2008 that have kept me away from this blog. And while there were amazing stepping stones, including our engagement, 2008 lies in a cloud of bewilderment. A mother’s illness, change of job, overwhelming wedding duties, and now operating on one income has left me wondering where these months have gone.

Any yet through all that has and is happening I do know that now above other times I must find time for myself!! What a thought! And what a great time to devote back to this blog, to keeping up with friends, and always finding time for you.

We, like everyone else in this country, we are facing financial hardships. So don’t expect to see any white truffle recipes any time soon. Although my soon to be mother in law did gift me truffle oil for Christmas…and can I just say that truffle oil infused cheese grits should be its own food group. I’m just sayin’.

See keep in touch and keep in tune!

Our Veggie Garden!!! YAY!!

I am soooo pooped out right now, but I can’t wait to tell you about our garden. I have an inherited interest in gardening...check out my mom at http://www.gulfcoastgardener.blogspot.com/ and you will see where I get it from!

Robby and I love anything outdoors, so a vegetable garden sounded like the perfect Spring past time. Until Robby got in control of the tiller. Have you ever seen a four year old make their own plate at the buffet restaurant? Well...it’s not pretty. Their eyes always tend to be larger than their bellies, and they over-load themselves with pasta salad and burger bites. And so did my little honey in the back yard. I thought that we would make a quaint little 5 foot by 5 foot patch to plant a few tomatoes. But Robby thought differently. He thought we needed this:

Yes, it is beautiful! It is BEAUTIFUL! But it is also HUMONGOUS!!! So, sorry friends- I can’t go to your weddings, baby showers, family vacations, or backyard grill outs because I will be weeding our garden for the rest of my life.

But the good news is that I have amazing help! Hoss brings all of the weeds right back to me when I try to throw them out of the garden.

And Robby sits here and makes funny faces at me to brighten my spirits as I toil my life away pulling weeds. Always to the first to offer words of encouragement. Thanks Hun...really.

Easter weekend with Ali

I was fortunate enough to spend Easter weekend with my sister. Although we both live in Alabama, our busy schedules make it pretty hard to spend time together. So I was totally excited when she decided to come visit for the weekend.

She had grand plans to stay on the beach and in the sun for the majority of the time, but Mr. Weather and I both had different ideas for her! We had a crafty weekend and definitely caught up on our sister time.

On Friday we stayed at the hizzy, had some wine (duh...), and played Cranium. If anyone of you has not tried Cranium...you MUST go get it right now. We have a blast every time we brake it out!

Here is Ali enacting a “Cocktail Dress”...just think of charades. Have I told you yet that I love love love this girl??

And here is the after shot. (Hence the empty wine glass!)

Here we are in our shopping dresses the next day:

We crafted out bee-hineys off because Mr. Weather would not cooperate enough to head to the beach. So we made these instead. Take that Mr. Weather; my booties beat a sunburn any day!

And I made this to help me keep track of my jewelry. I am so excited about it:

I can’t wait to see her again...she’s my soul mate. I miss her everyday that she is away.

Saturday Breakfast

Well, Robbu and I had a pretty busy weekend. We practically did all of our Spring planting in 2 days. So to start off the weekend of dirty hands and sun-kissed shoulders, I made one of my breakfast favorites...a frittata! Can't beat this for a boost of energy!

I tend to find that most frittatas are too dense for my taste; so this version is more of a baked omelet. But I just like saying "frittata"...it sounds more fancy-smanchy than "baked omelet." I served it with garlic-cheese grits and strawberries.

Broccoli and Parmesan Frittata

The players:

1/2 c steamed broccoli florets

1/2 c grated Parmesan

1/2 tbs butter

8 eggs

1/4 c milk

Here we Go!!

Pre-Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

Alright...first I separate all of the egg whites from the yolks. The I beat the crap out of the whites until frothy. Add the yolks and milk, set aside.

Place butter into a pan on stove over medium heat until butter is melted. Be sure the the pan used is oven-safe. Then Place steamed broccoli into pan, and stir to coat the florets. Add milk and cheese, sir and let sit for a few minutes.

Cover and place pan into oven for 10 min.

The frittata should rise slightly. When finished I invert the pan onto a serving dish and serve pie-style!