another summer day

I love Saturdays, have I mentioned that?

Tea makes the world a better place. We've gotten in the habit of making pitchers of it and turning it into iced tea. I'm drinking a cup in the only tea cup and saucer I own. I got it on clearance at Starbucks, it's purple (of course) with gold and teal swirly flowers. It makes my heart happy to drink tea out of a proper tea cup. 

I went shopping today. Got some new shoes for my trip to Boston next week. I'm quite please with my purchase. I also found an awesome green floral maxi dress at Marshall's for 10 dollars.  gotta love a good deal. its long, but for a change its just the right length and doesn't need to be hemmed.

I'm making chicken noodle soup for the first time. in my grandmothers cast iron skillet, it makes me miss her. Her birthday is in 4 days, she would have been 71.

I am unemployed again, but not too worried about it this time. I have an interview Tuesday, I hope it works out. if not God has better plans.

my family is imploding again, but my life is happy. My family of 2 is good and my apartment is adorable.

I heart weekends

so I now have weekends off,i'm on weekend #2 off and I think i'm making the most of them.

Last weekend we spent our entire weekend at ikea, ok maybe not the whole weekend but a lot of time.  it was well worth it. I now have a table for my sewing machine, we have a "tv stand" it was a 12.90 coffee table from the as is section. we also found 3 chairs for our dining room off craigslist. I heart craigslist. our apartment is coming together

This morning I was perusing craigslist for a food processor and more chairs when I came across a burr coffee grinder and a little espresso machine for my husband. so I jetted down to the mission to check it out and see how much they wanted ,and for all 3 he was only asking 7 dollars! i ended up not taking the food processor because it didn't have all it's part but for 6 bucks I go the other 2. I was looking at the other stuff they had and there was a little hutch. I asked how much and the guy said 10 bucks. I couldn't pass that up. waiting on Jackson now so we can go pick it up, couldn't cart that on the bus!

here it is. It needs some serious tlc, but sooo cute,and really 10 bucks?

I have laundry to do, books to put in the bookshelf we got back Wednesday and I have bread rising now. This is my first time attempting bread from scratch. Yeast scares me. but if it doesn't work, I'll just try again right?

I love the weekends!

Content in now

I did the kind of shopping I would love to do all the time today.a couple extra things to make an every day meal a little special.A block from the BART in my new neighborhood is this fancy shmancy organic grocery store. Ive walked passed it dozens of times but never gone in. I was thinking about what to make for dinner and what I had on hand and decided on a frittata.

I had everything I needed to put in it but decided I wanted a little bit of spinach and maybe some bread. So I wandered in and being that it was dinner time it was quite busy. I didn't explore that much, but I did notice that they have beans and grains and other bulk items for not that much more than my cheap produce market I go to. I came out for under 5 bucks with spinach, a fresh baguette (nice and crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside) and tomato to add to salad makings I already had and spinach.

My husband said to me last night, we have no food. Ha! granted my normal shopping and cooking schedule has been thrown off because I was out of town, in town and out off town again all with in 2 weeks. but with almost everything I had on hand (and really it could have been everything, I just wanted to add a couple of  extra touches) I now have a frittata in the oven. it has roasted peppers, spinach, white corn, sausage, garlic, and feta cheese. not half bad for having no food if I do say so myself. served with a side salad and crusty baguette.

It's a beautiful (clear!) San Francisco evening, with just a touch of a breeze. I have an amazing husband, a cozy apartment that's slowly coming together and a God who is oh so amazing that I thank for my home at every meal.

If only I could always remember this moment, and to always in every situation be content in my now

Ups and downs

so much going on. recipes, awful cell phone pictures of dinner concoctions that need to be posted.

we're still at the church. in theory (well kinda actuality) we're looking to move out this month. we're having a hard time finding an apartment. we have our Dave Ramsey budget people, rent to us!!!

God's got us, He knows the timing. I just need to as always learn yet again to trust in Him and His timing.

yeah, and stuff.

Tea Bag wisdom

My mom and I have this thing. I think it may have started in 8th grade when we were extremely poor and one of the only things we had a plethora of to eat for a couple of weeks was an 8-10 variety pack of tea we had gotten for Christmas.  not positive though


well anyhow we always read and alot of times save the tea bag wisdom. you've seen it before you just don't know it, certain brands have little inspirational  quotes on the little tag you pull the tea bag out with, kinda like fortune cookies but better.


well for my birthday she sent me a bunch that she had saved for me and it made me smile, happy memories and such. I had to toss them when we moved because i just had no way of keeping them.


today I am sick and made a cup of tea and the brand i have has no such wisdom to impart on me. made me sad a little because Ive been on my death bed since yesterday (ok maybe thats the fever making me a drama queen) and I was needing a small pick me up.


also if you like sewing, quilting, crafts or the ramblings of me you should go to my other blog, Lilac Barries. Not much there yet but i'm going to try and remedy that sooner rather than later. wooohooo Mama it worked, twice!

Thankful

Everyday I am thankful for my husband.


Today I am especially thankful after talking to a single friend. who wants to casually date just because she's never gotten to. 


I am thankful for not ever have wanting to casually date and for the man I get to go out on a date any 'ole time I want to (budget allowing of course)


I could not have gotten through the last few months, heck weeks without him by my side, much alone with a smile. But I have, and he gives me a smile everyday.

Things I do know

Alot has been happening lately, that should be recorded. Mostly though I've been busy.


I'm trying to figure out what what we're supposed to be gleaning from this situation. Haven't figured it out yet. 


I may not have this whole grown-up/adult thing figured out completely, but there are some things that I knew before and have been confirmed in the last couple of weeks:

• I know when you move that you need to change your address with the post office

• I know when you move you have to inform your various bill companies, including your credit cards of your new address

• I generally know when my bills are due, and how much they're due for.

• I know you can find the phone number to your credit card company on the back of the card.

• I generally know approximatly how much is in our checking account at any given moment

• I know when I get paid

• I know if I pay X bill I'll only have X dollars in my checking account

• I know that X dollars means ill only have X dollars for groceries until I get paid next.

These are things I have either been told to do, or been informed of in the last few weeks. with out going into too much detail, because of our living situation we're having to do financial and job counseling with a couple from our church. I agreed to it because I didn't have a choice and didn't know what to expect.I went into it with an open mind. So far Ive gotten added stress to an already stressful situation and the distinct impression this couple thinks we're lazy idiots.


We've been married for almost 7 years, we know how to take care of business. 99.9% percent of our current situation is not due to the fact that we don't know how to take care of business, it is sheerly lack of income in a horrible economic atmosphere. 


Like Ive said, i'm generally a glass half full kinda gal, but lately I've been struggling and ill be over it eventually. I just need to keep praying and keep working and hopefully sometime soon I'll figure our what He's trying to say to me and I'm being to deaf to hear.

Gilmore Girls

I love Gilmore Girls, the names i have used to protect the innoncent are characters from Gilmore Girls. My friends also love the show and we all have nicknames from there. I am Sookie, therefore I am married to Jackson.


I was watching an episode today (God bless the library they have 3 full seasons on dvd to check out, for free)


anyhow I was watching an episode today and here's a quote quite apropos for this blog


Rory: There wasn't really a point you know because I get it. He is starting his first real job. I mean, he needs time to adjust and focus and learn the lay of the land. I mean It's good that he's trying to be a grown-up. You no so now I'm trying to be a grown-up. So why am I gonna get all pouty because I don't get to do it?
Lorelai: Hmm. Well, that sounds like a real grown-up talking.
Rory: Thank you.
Lorelai: You know the one thing that grown-ups don't call themselves?
Rory: What?
Lorelai: Grown-ups. Huh they say "adults," and they pronounce it "ah-dults."
Rory: It stinks


so aparently I am indeed not a grown up, for the sheer reason I use the word grown up. And yes Rory Gilmore, it does stink

monday evening

I'm having to redefine my down time.

no more television ( we didn't want to move it to our room, so we gave it away, not that we would have anything more than movies anyway)

currently I have minimal Internet. my computer is wonky (my father in law thinks my mother board might be going out) so I'm having to share with Jackson.

I need to get back into the habit of reading, I don't do it nearly as often as I used to. I guess starting tomorrow Ill have plenty of reading to do, class starts back up

work was exhausting today, on top of my normal walking I tripped and fell with a 24 lb baby. In the process of making sure he didn't get hurt i twisted and moved and fell on the floor.so now I ache all over and I think its being increased by my minimal amount of food today.

ok now I'm just slightly whiny and rambling on, time to wrap it up.

new year

I have goal for the new year, that I need to get out of my head and onto paper. mostly they're linked with a fast Im doing with our church, but theres some other one as well. ill get to those later. I need a nap

for now happy new year. 2009 wasnt exactly bad, just not great either. Im excited what God has in store for me personally and my family of 2.

I got to spend the new years with a great group of people bowling, we had a blast I got home way to late but I was with my husband and really thats all that matters. oh and we really did have a great time.

ok nap time. must get gowls down today, preferably by 6.