Good dinners birth many dishes…

If anyone has ever cooked seafood pasta and chocolate chip cookies and DIDN’T have a kitchen that looked like this after, well, god bless you. I should take a picture of Tomis’s stomach (he looks four months pregnant) to prove that my pasta tasted okay, haha. He had four bowls and about 3/4ths of a baguette. I slop butter with rosemary, thyme, garlic salt, basil, and parmesan cheese mixed in it to make my all-time favorite garlic bread. The house does smell a bit odd though; seafood and cookies are not smells that coalesce very elegantly   Sure does smell like a home though…

Sokol-Blosser thanks their tasting room staff

… plus a few Lucky me, I got to be part of the Sokol-Blosser family tonight and take part in a gourmet BBQ. There was a variety of yumminess on the menu, but what really stood out was the vegetable medeley they served. To be honest, I didn’t know half the veggies in it, but it tasted great What a way to trick me into eating healthy, haha.

Anyway…. here are some pics from the night ANNNNNDDDD, before I forget, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEFF!!

The Colors of Autumn

Yesterday morning I walked out the door in a bit of a hurry. I wanted to make sure I had enough time to fill my new traveller’s mug with coffee at a local coffee bar on the way to work before I sat down for the day. As dedicated as I was to my coffee goal that morning… this sight stopped me dead in my tracks.

Kinda breathtaking, huh?

Doodle got some action…

Today was my first day in my branch. I got a pleasant surprise when I saw a man in sweat pants and a hoodie filling out a deposit slip. The man was quite handsome… made me think things a married woman shouldn’t think (good thing the man was my husband, haha).

Tomis is a lot better now. He is having burger cravings, and played golf today. He is sniffling a little bit but he doesn’t look miserable.

In much more entertaining news… Doodle called today APPARENTLY, my cat decided that my dad is an attractive man and tried to seduce him. I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time… my cat humped my dad. Poor Doodle has pledged never to let the cat sit in his lap ever again.

We got 146 blog views today. Our most popular day to date! I hope if any of the views were from new readers that this post doesn’t stop them from ever wanting to come back again, haha. I promise, it isn’t all that often that our blog mentions amourous animals.

the offender

me using the dog as a pillow… self-potrait

Pusa!!

well enough for IHOP

So Tomis is doing quite a bit better. He was well enough for IHOP today He isn’t all the way better though. Right now he is a little tired, but he is still being a pain in the ass, so he must be okay.

Actually, we are both pretty tired right now. I think a nap might be on the menu…

Pusa!!

Licensing is Completed!!

Oh my god… I am FINALLY done getting my licenses.  I took, and passed, my Series 63!!  I can start working in my branch this week! 

As you may have heard, Tomis is a little sick.  Sorry I didn’t post anything sooner… I didn’t want anyone to worry.  Anyway, Tomis is doing well.  His nose is blocked and he is a little grumpy (he will kill me for saying that).  BUT,  he isn’t running a temperature.  We have been filling him to the brim with tea, honey, lemon, and brandy.  Just when you think there isn’t any more room left from the tea, I come at him with pasta and soup.  He left work early today and yesterday, so he is sitting on the couch watching soccer in sweat pants and a hoodie.  My guess is he will feel better by Thursday, but don’t worry, I won’t leave anything to chance… I’ll smother him until he is 100%!  In the mean time, we have ome cute pics from the past few days.

My “there is a lot of stuff in that pasta” pasta

This ended up being REALLY good garlic bread

They cuddle

awwww

the third in our marital bed…

Man Heaven

I don’t know if many men would object to soccer and a crackling fire on a cold Autumn day…

There is an intruder among us… can you spot her??

Today was a very busy day for me. Tomis had work, but I was off. I got very little done in terms of studying, but I did drive all about town getting errands done. First item on the list was paying the bills. Then, I went to REI and got Tomis some hiking boots; it gets cold at the vineyard and Tomis has been roughing it in his dress shoes. I got him a big burly pair of boots that look like a lumberjack on the outside, and an ice-dancer on the inside. Anyway, I made sure to drop off the shoes at Sokol-Blosser so he could put them on right away. He came home today with happy feet. I do have to say though, I am quite jealous of Tomis’s job I haven’t had a moment where I have disliked my job, but when I went up to the vineyard today I was met by very funny, intelligent, and care-free people. It was really refreshing to be around people who are so open and friendly.

Tomorrow Tomis is back to work, and I am back to the books. Aside from a few more lingering chores, I have all the laws and regulations under the Uniform Securities Act to memorize… oy.

PUSA!!

burrito

Dinner is quite the occasion in our home.  It is never routine.  Tonight, breakfast burritos were on the menu.  Eggs, sausage, peppers, potatoes, onions and cheese all wrapped in a flour tortilla (for dessert, croissants with nutella).  The burritos honestly weren’t all that great, haha.  Tomorrow, Tomis can make up for it as he has two days off.  Come Friday though, the ball is back in my court and I will have to think of something to make my horribly average burritos just a distant memory.   

I welcome any dinner ideas/recipes….

Starting to get colder

The Christmas decorations are already available for sale in major retail stores. Breath lingers in front of your mouth once the dark of night sets in. Wool socks are your best friend… the season for fireplaces and cookies is nearing I love this time of year. I can SMELL Christmas coming. To me, this is the most exciting time to be alive. There is always something to look forward to. Halloween is just around the corner, and then Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. Sprinkled within those holidays are snow days, Gandma’s cookies, and more cuddles than Summer could ever produce. I love it.

Tonight, on the way home from Moosh and Doodle’s, I stopped by at Fred Meyers to grab all the fireplace paraphernalia I could think of. Kindling… wood… fire pokers… log holders… mini brooms… you name it, I bought it, haha. It isn’t quite cold enough that a fire is necessary, but damn if the warmth and crackling doesn’t make our apartment feel amazingly cozy.   If it weren’t so late I would bake cookies just to make our apartment overflow with the smells of home

My Abercrombie & Fitch Girls!! Miss you guys!

She looks like my little sister!!