This is what I did while John painted. The jury is still out as to whether it's any good -- we haven't cut into it yet!
It got up to like 60 degrees the other day, so John opened up the windows. Here are all three of our kitties enjoying the fresh air.
This is a meal that John and I seem to equally enjoy. We grill a flat iron steak (if you haven't tried this relatively new cut, you should -- it comes at a good price and is delicious!), then add to salad with whatever fixings you like. On this night, we ate our salads with multi-grain bread dipped in hot olive oil seasoned with minced garlic and red pepper flakes. Plus, it only takes like 20 min!
These are some V-day cookies I made and sent to my sister Jessy and John's sister Lucia. They're sandwich cookies with strawberry and chocolate frosting inside. I hope they arrived to Iowa City and Columbus in tact and not too frozen!
I made baby-back ribs and haystacks for our Valentine's Day dinner. The ribs turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself -- and they are super easy to make -- cook ribs in boiling water for 45 min, marinate in bbq sauce for a few hours, bake at 250 F for 3 hours, and broil for 10 min. The meat was literally falling off the bone!
Around 2:00 p.m. on Friday, 2/12, it started snowing, hard! These photos were taken after it had been snowing for only 2 or so hours! It all melted by the following day, but it sure was pretty while it lasted.
My best friend Katie and I found our way to the Cumming Chick-Fil-A for two #1's and a lot of catching up today. We've been frequenting this particular Chick-Fil-A since we were 16, so we've discussed everything from high school crushes to current matters in these booths.
John and I went to see Avators this weekend, our first 3-D movie. I would definitely recommend it!
Jessy was on break from her Masters program at University of Iowa from December 18-January 15th. It was soooooooo great to have her home! And, we somehow managed to secure her a job as a legal assistant at my law firm for the past two weeks, which increased our hang-out time by a good 80 hours. Of course, the entire law firm loved her, which means the opportunity for summer employment is probably hers for the taking.
So this is me at my desk. Not to worry, I look much more serious when confronted with a legal issue...
