I spent most of my weekend completing projects.  I made an adorable Emmeline Apron.  I hadn’t sewed anything (besides basic hemming and mending) in over 4 years!  So, the completion and ease of this project made me very happy.  I am very pleased with the results and love wearing my new apron.  The best thing about it is that is it reversible.  This just adds to its adorableness.  This weekend I also crocheted a pair of slippers.

My Emmeline Apron

 

Reverse Side of my Emmeline Apron

1.  Time travel is possible.

2.  Supernatural happenings and odd occurences happen every day.

3.  Don’t let strange men into your house.  Not because they might rob you, but because they might try to infect you with H1N1.

4.  Never try to escape from people with a toddler along.  Ditch them.  Things go much faster this way.

5.  When you have an argument with someone, it’s okay to act like nothing ever happened.

6.  When you see the biggest, ugliest spider you have ever seen descending upon your sister, she might surprise you when you tell her and say, “Well, kill it, I’m busy,” when she would normally be screaming her head off.  Then you have to chase said gigantic spider around the house drowning it in bug spray.

7.  When your brother gets arrested, arguing with the cop eventually gets the cop to believe you and the cop lets your brother go.

8.  You can do anything.  Fly, leap tall building in a single bound, fly an airplane, hold your breath for an hour, outrun a car, solve a crime, carry things or people of enormous weight (oh wait, I can do that when I am awake.  lol), etc.

9.  Whales can jump over cruise ships.  I know, it impressed me too.

10.  Things that should be odd seem normal.  For instance, trash cans on the roof of my house. 

11.  People can change to a whole new person in the middle of a conversation.  Not only a personality change, but sometimes they can change appearance, and even gender!  Watch out!

12.  Screaming produces no sound – unless you are Matt.

13.  Any running is detrimental to your spouse.

14.  People can disappear into thin air.  You know, “at first you were there and then later, it was only me and so-and-so.”

15.  There are other worlds out there.  I know, I’ve visited them.

16.  The FBI are always there to help you.

17.  Mythical creatures aren’t really mythical.  Most of them are mean and they are often trying to eat you.  Make sure you check your closet before you go to bed!

I think the best adventures I have ever experienced happened while I’ve been sleeping.  I love to sleep!

I seem to be on a food posting kick.  lol  This was not my intent, but just seemed to happen that way!  Last Saturday night, Matt and I had date night (first official one in a long time) and went out to dinner at the Georgia House.  Matt had received a gift certificate from the school in honor of his birthday and we figured this was a good time to spend it.  We always enjoy our meal at the Georgia House.  They serve great southern food.  Of course, I’m assuming it’s authentic as I’ve never actually been to the south.  lol

I got this pic off the internet as I did not think to take one while I was there.

It took me a while to decide what to order (it often does), but I finally settled on the Primavera.  It was a great choice!  It came with a side salad, which was delicious, and the portion was very sizeable.  Yum!  I can’t wait to go again!

Our waitress was very good and refilled our glasses without any prompting.  They did accidentally give our food to someone else, so we had to wait a bit longer for our meal, but we were enjoying our date, so it didn’t matter. 

I have many different comfort foods.  However, there are a few comfort foods that I enjoy that make me feel like I am eating healthy foods, when in reality, things couldn’t be further from the truth.  So, here is a list of my “make me feel healthy” junk foods and other items.

1.  Sun Chips – I love Sun Chips and even though they are chips, there is something about them that makes me feel….you guessed it! …healthy!

2.  Chocolate Covered Granola Bars – so much yummier than plain granola bars, and the chocolate covered chocolate chip granola bars are my favorite!

3.  Carrot Cake – it’s cake, it has sweet frosting, but hey, it also contains vegetables.  It has to be healthy for you.

4.  “Juice” – I’m talking about the kind of drinks that say they are “juice,” but in actuality have little to no actual fruit juice in them.  lol  Yum!

5.  Crackers with that “in-the-can” cheese – that spray cheese (or easy cheese) is yummy.  Probably has no healthy attributes, but crackers can be good for you, can’t they?

6.  Fruit Roll-Ups – love these things!  After all, they are “fruit.”

7.  Caramel and Apples – I’m not a huge fan of Caramel Apples, but I love to dip my apple pieces in caramel.  I guess this is a neutral snack since the healthy and not-so-healthy aspects cancel one another.

8.  Toaster Strudel – this is also a yummy snack (or quick breakfast).  It has a “fruit” filling, so it must be healthy.  The fruit is more realistic than Pop-Tarts and they have a nice thin layer of “fruit.”  lol  To be healthier, you could eat the toaster strudel without the icing that comes with it, but that icing is so good, and it would be a shame to waste it.

I’m sure there are more foods that I enjoy and think that I am eating in a healthy manner, when in actuality I am not, but hey, as long as I feel healthy!  lol 

Cherry Orange Wildfire Fruit Roll-Ups are my absolute favorite ones!  I have been eating these things for…years, but this is the first time I had cherry orange wildfire flavor.  It is scrumptious.  Too bad I can’t buy a whole box of this one flavor!  Such a delight to my taste buds.  Yum.  I’ll have to look at the boxes more carefully now when I buy my fruit roll-ups and make sure to get the ones with cherry orange wildfire in them.    You gotta try it.  Yummmmmmmmm!!!!!!

I have come to LOVE fall!  Growing up in CA, fall was never much of an experience.  The leaves turn colors for about 2 days and then fall off the trees.  The temperatures stay fairly warm there and fall is not much different from spring.  Here, however, it gets cool, the leaves change from green to brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows.  Saturday was a beautiful day.  It was partly sunny and warm, and the wind was blowing.  Though it was warm, it felt like a fall day (in part to the colorful forests and in part to the wind).  The day was so wonderful that I was distracted from my house cleaning duties and compelled to be outside.  The colorful trees beckoned me to take a walk through the woods and I gladly relented.  I enjoyed my walk and photo op thoroughly.  As I was nearing the end of the path, a fox darted right in front of me!  I had never been that close to a real live fox!  It was beautiful!  It had dark red fur with black at the tip of its tail and ears.  I tried to chase it to get a picture, but it was too fast for me.  As I neared my house, I heard a loud cracking sound.  I froze, not knowing what was coming next, and a huge tree branch fell in my front yard!  I definitely had an adventurous morning.

 

Trail through the woods behind my house.

For more pictures of Fall!!!!!  click here.

That evening we had a Harvest Party for the youth group.  We were going to have  a bonfire, but it had started to sprinkle on and off and it was still windy.  Not good conditions for a fire.  We had a blast anyways.  We made our own snacks (pizza chips and caramel apples), made bow and arrows and had a shooting contest – with a pumpkin being the target, and played a rousing game of pillow fight on the balancing beam.  It was a great evening filled with fun and camaraderie.  At the beginning of the evening, the boys were jumping off the swings and over the fence.  A little dangerous, but definitely fun to watch!  lol 

For pictures of the Harvest Party, click here.

The mice are multiplying at my house – I think.  They seem to be having parties almost every night.  Saturday night, we caught two in traps in the kitchen.  Unfortunately, they finally found my pantry.  They seemed to enjoy the peanut butter crackers and Cadbury Eggs.  Those mice have strange taste.  Last night I could hear them having a party in my attic (I think Jen has experienced this before too).  They seemed to be having a great time.  Lots of scampering and a couple loud thumps.  Well, too bad for them, but the party is over!  Mice traps in all corners of the attic.  Shhh….don’t tell them!

Last night, Matt was really tired.  He fell asleep on the couch at 9pm and we went to bed at 9:30pm.  We hadn’t been in bed for very long (he falls asleep in about 3 seconds) when I changed positions – again.  He almost freaked out.

Matt:  “What?!  What’s wrong???!!!!”
Me:  “Um…nothing I was just getting comfortable.”
Matt: “Oh.  Okay.  What did we use to turn off the light?”
Me:  “What?!”
Matt:  “What did we use to turn off the light?”
Me:  “Umm…are you talking in your sleep?”
Matt:  “Huh?”
Me:  “Are you still sleeping?”
Matt:  “What?”
Me: “What did we use to turn off the light?! (incredulous voice)”
Matt:  “Oh. I’m sorry, I’m sorry.  Sorry.” 

lol  Pretty sure he was talking in his sleep.  He rarely does that – mostly he just yells.  Well, it always adds adventure to sleeping.

Matt is out of town for a few days.  He’s down in South Carolina for a curriculum presentation thing.  He’s being treated really nice.  He has his own hotel room in the Hyatt Regency and all expenses for his entire trip (including airport parking and airfare) are covered.  I always miss Matt when he is away, but he was especially missed this morning as I realized how inept I am at keeping a fire going in our wood stove.  lol  He showed me what he had been doing to keep the fire going all night long (very similar to last year) and I followed his directions to the letter!  However, when I got up at 6:30am to stoke the fire, it was almost dead!  What did I do wrong?  I stirred up the coals, opened the dampers, and then went back to bed for a while, and when I got back up…the fire was completely dead!  Not only was the fire completely dead, but it was 55 degrees IN my house!  What?!  No wonder I was freezing! 

I started a new fire, then sequestered myself in the bathroom with a space heater while the fire did it’s thing.  I got it going nice and hot and warmed my house up to a whopping 62 degrees before leaving for work.  Sigh.  At least the weather today is supposed to be somewhat warmer.  I’m hearing the temps will be around the 70s.  I have big plans for the fire tonight.  lol  Maybe I will use all the wood that Matt brought up to the house.  lol

Normally, when I go with Matt to Lowe’s, I bring a book.  He is so meticulous when he shops for anything, that we will be in the same aisle for 30 minutes without moving and without having made a decision.  Talking sometimes distracts him from his shopping and so for my own happiness and contentment, I bring along a book and read it while he is deciding what he wants.  Now, honestly, I like going to Lowe’s.  It’s fun, there’s lots of cool stuff to look at, and beyond all that it gives me extra time with my husband.  But shopping with him can get boring.  To ward off this boredom, I bring along my own entertainment.  I’m sure that the workers at Lowe’s see me and say, “There’s that girl that reads her book while shopping.”  lol 

Now, what makes this story really funny, is that the other day I was grocery shopping.  I didn’t have my book, but I was the one doing the shopping, so I wasn’t even close to being bored.  As I turned my shopping cart down the next aisle, a somewhat familiar sight greeted me.  A woman was pushing her shopping cart and looking at the food in the aisle and her husband was queitly following behind her and…..reading a book!  lol Guess I’m not the only one who likes to read while shopping.

I had a wonderful weekend.  Actually, come to think of it, it is rare that I have a bad weekend.  On Saturday, Matt and I attended the Apple Scrapple Festival in Bridgeville.  We were only there a couple of hours, but Matt especially enjoyed looking at all the classic cars.  For my west coast readers, who are wondering, “what in the world is scrapple,”  let me tell you, it’s not anything exciting.  Scrapple is this sort of “meat” (sadly, you can not really call it that).  It tastes similar to sausage, only more greasy, and weird.  lol  I’m not a big sausage fan to begin with, so I hate scrapple.  You fry it in a thin layer and then serve it.  One of the gross Delaware claims to fame. For a more specific description of this gross food item of the mid-atlantic, visit the wiki here.  Eww….   Somehow, it sounds like something Jay N. might like.  Maybe someday we’ll find out.  However, the apple scrapple, contrary to outsider belief is not about apple-flavored scrapple.  It is an apple and scrapple festival.  Lots of apples to be had.  Tons of disgusting scrapple….Anyways, we had a great time, and Matt admired his dream car – A ‘69 Chevelle.

Matt with a '69 Chevelle

 After a quick lunch at McDonald’s we rushed home, changed our clothes, and went to Jen Ebert’s and Jeremy Clifton’s wedding.  It was a nice short ceremony, nice like most weddings.  Afterwards, while waiting for the reception to start, we entertained ourselves with all sorts of various forms….making origami boxes from the namecards, melting the candles together, using the hot wax to glue the leaves to the bowls, etc.  Needless to say, it was very entertaining.  Boys.  Sigh.  lol 

Our table of co-conspirators in crime.

 Monday, I had off for Columbus Day, though all the schools were still in session.  I spent my day doing a few chores, and more or less being lazy.  When Matt got home, we went out for dinner for his birthday (first chance we had since his birthday).  Overall, it was a wonderful and relaxing weekend! 

For more pictures of my weekend, click here.