Runner up….

This shot was the “runner” up for our Christmas card this year It was tough to choose, but the other one had such a pretty view!
This one represents “us” a lot better though

Frohe Weihnachten aus Deutschland

We received a package in the mail yesterday from our sweet friends from Germany. They sent us an amazing care package full of goodies! Steve and I feel so blessed to have met Marit & Daniel! They are amazing friends and we hope to see them again some time soon in person (hopefully in Germany [...]

I Am Second

So it’s been awhile since my last post. It just seems like life goes so fast that there’s no time to blog But it always seems like I have time for facebook. Ah priorities… pretty sad huh!  Anyone, this website “I Am Second” has been the facebook craze of the week. The website [...]

The Importance of Priorities

I read this story somewhere a long time ago… I think my boss at SF Insurance gave it to me… but I can’t quite remember. I actually pasted the story below from this site, but I have it in hard copy form on my fridge as well. When life gets stressful, I try to look [...]

Cheesey Chicken Quesadillas & Fresh Salsa Verde

I was walking through the grocercy store the other day & made a decision. I decided that I was going to make an effort to use tomatillos in a recipe. Those little “paper covered” green tomato looking “things” had always been a bit intimidating… but hey, you never know if you don’t try right? I [...]

Busy Weekend

Nothing too exciting this weekend ~ here are the highlights

Friday saw my good friend Lacy! AND she passed her prospectus defense~ so it was a good day
Had whole foods pineapple basil & coconut sorbet!
Baked homemade garlic herb bread
Sat out by the pool
Sent an article out to a journal ~ whew! Finally
Resubmitted my TDCJ [...]

Lemon Pepper Summer Pasta

Ingredients
•    1 large chicken breast, cut into bit size pieces
•    2 cloves garlic finely minced
•    4 small-medium zucchinis chopped
•    2 c. fresh green beans broken
•    6-8 cherry tomatoes quartered
•    Small handful of spinach leaves julienned
•    Olive oil
•    1 tsp Cajun seasoning
•    2-3tsp of lemon pepper seasoning
•    2 oz feta cheese
•    2-4 oz Noodles (I used [...]

Slug Walk

So we’re back, but I still have quite a few fun pics to post from our 2 month long adventure in Norway.
Steve and I took a walk near our apartment and encountered several interesting artifacts, animals, and anomalies
First, we saw this … well, I’m going to call it a slug. YUCK! Seriously, for [...]

On the road again…

We are officially leaving the apartment in a few minutes… should be back in the states around 2:00pm EST… We’ll keep y’all posted as we can get internet!
Signing off one last time from Bodo…
SP&BP

2nd Post by Steve(Leaving Norway)

Well, thanks for tracking our visit to Norway.  We love our family and friends and thank all of you for the supporting us on this trip.  We will miss this welcoming country very much.  We would like to say thank you to all that made this possible.  We thank Brittany’s professors (Dr.Browning, Dr.Sornes, Dr. Stephens [...]