With the Bears off to a great start, my husband has been more than happy to sit in front of the TV every Sunday. Instead of the usual chips and dip, I thought I would try something different this weekend. Here is a recipe I invented on the fly that tastes pretty good if you are interested....
You will need:
4 slices of bread (cut into 1/4 pieces so you have 16 pieces in all)
2 roma tomatos (cubed into small pieces)(or even a can of diced tomatos drained)
spreadable butter/margarine
garlic salt
shredded mozarella cheese
Set the 16 small pieces of bread on your broiler pan. Spread butter lightly over the top of them. Sprinkle the bread with garlic salt. Cover bread with cubed tomatos and top each piece with shredded cheese. Broil in the oven for about 2-3 minutes until the cheese is melted and the edge of the bread is toasted.
Let cool for 1 minute, arrange on a plate and enjoy the snack!
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Frequent Flyer
I just got back from a trip to AL last week. I must say it was pretty nice. I had never been to southern Alabama, but it was much how I expected - pretty, scenic, and laid back. I met with a client and had a great meeting. It occurred to me on the flight home that I need to get some new luggage. I originally bought some cheap luggage for our honeymoon, but with as much travel as I have been doing, it is getting pretty beat up. Counting back, I have flown 14 times (7 round trips) in the past 5 months. Of course there are a lot of people who fly a lot more than that - but for someone who hadn't flown since 1999, that is a lot of flying. For the most part, I like it. It is very convenient and with companies like airtran, it is very affordable to fly. The part that can be a hassle is going through security - taking your laptop out of your carryon, taking off your shoes, belt, etc. checking your bags since you can't carry on makeup, hairspray, toothpaste etc. and the fact that it takes me just as long to drive to the airport as it does to fly to atlanta. Overall though, I enjoy my little trips - my breaks from everyday routine and I look forward to taking many more.
Monday, September 18, 2006
Sunset
Sometimes living "in the country" isn't all that bad. Here is a view from the main road we live off of on Saturday night as the sun was setting.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Unbelievable
Well, for my avid blog readers (haha) I apologize that I didn't have a chance to post last week. Among other things, I spent some time in Atlanta for work last week and was quite busy with that.
In other news some anonymous person has been continuously posting hurtful comments on my blog 5+ at a time and it was a bit depressing to even think about the blog. Luckily my husband intercepted most of them last week so that I didn't even have to see them. I don't know who I could have offended that much to the point that they had to write such horrible comments, but if I did something to personally affect you mr./ms. anonymous, I would like to apologize for it.
So here is what the "Unbelievable" title of my blog is aimed at. Yesterday morning I brought in the newspaper. Of course on the front 5 or so pages, there is memorial information regarding the tragedies of September 11th 2001. I read through most of that and found it particulalry more emotional than I did last year because the night before, Dennis and I watched United 93. The movie itself brought me to tears numerous times.
On the following page of the paper though, there is a huge story on how Marshall Fields has officially changed the name to Macy's downtown and there are people seriously standing outside protesting with signs. Not only is it unbelievable to me that people have taken the time out of their day to walk around with signs chastising macy's, but the fact that news reporters think this is such a huge story just blows my mind. Don't get me wrong - Marshall Field's has been my very favorite store for at least 5 years now. I have gone there for everything from Coach purses, to bedding, to jewelry, wine, and clothes. I love Marshall Fields. Yes, I am sad to see them gone. But I went to Macy's last weekend and I have to say I was very happy with the store. Most of the products were the same. In fact, there seemed to be a wider variety of things to choose from. Being a platinum cardholder member, I am entitled to several things at Macy's that I did not get at Field's including a discount for using my card EVERY TIME I use it, to free gift wrapping, to free clothing alterations. Yes I will miss the name, but I will also continue to shop there with the Macy's name.
I think the people with the protest signs should try to concentrate their efforts on doing something more positive with their time and energy. Perhaps I wouldn't have felt that way if the story wasn't directly after the September 11th memorial information, but seeing as it was, it kind of put things in to perspective for me.
If these people really think that the buyout and the name change are worthy of being called a "tragedy" I think that they need their perspectives checked as well.
In other news some anonymous person has been continuously posting hurtful comments on my blog 5+ at a time and it was a bit depressing to even think about the blog. Luckily my husband intercepted most of them last week so that I didn't even have to see them. I don't know who I could have offended that much to the point that they had to write such horrible comments, but if I did something to personally affect you mr./ms. anonymous, I would like to apologize for it.
So here is what the "Unbelievable" title of my blog is aimed at. Yesterday morning I brought in the newspaper. Of course on the front 5 or so pages, there is memorial information regarding the tragedies of September 11th 2001. I read through most of that and found it particulalry more emotional than I did last year because the night before, Dennis and I watched United 93. The movie itself brought me to tears numerous times.
On the following page of the paper though, there is a huge story on how Marshall Fields has officially changed the name to Macy's downtown and there are people seriously standing outside protesting with signs. Not only is it unbelievable to me that people have taken the time out of their day to walk around with signs chastising macy's, but the fact that news reporters think this is such a huge story just blows my mind. Don't get me wrong - Marshall Field's has been my very favorite store for at least 5 years now. I have gone there for everything from Coach purses, to bedding, to jewelry, wine, and clothes. I love Marshall Fields. Yes, I am sad to see them gone. But I went to Macy's last weekend and I have to say I was very happy with the store. Most of the products were the same. In fact, there seemed to be a wider variety of things to choose from. Being a platinum cardholder member, I am entitled to several things at Macy's that I did not get at Field's including a discount for using my card EVERY TIME I use it, to free gift wrapping, to free clothing alterations. Yes I will miss the name, but I will also continue to shop there with the Macy's name.
I think the people with the protest signs should try to concentrate their efforts on doing something more positive with their time and energy. Perhaps I wouldn't have felt that way if the story wasn't directly after the September 11th memorial information, but seeing as it was, it kind of put things in to perspective for me.
If these people really think that the buyout and the name change are worthy of being called a "tragedy" I think that they need their perspectives checked as well.
Friday, September 01, 2006
aliens....
Here is an email I received today. I am not sure how true it is, but it is interesting, so I thought I would post it....
"Many will recall that on July 8, 1947, witnesses claimed an unidentified flying object with five aliens aboard crashed on a sheep and cattle ranch just outside Roswell New Mexico. This is a well known incident that many say has long been covered up by the US Air Force and federal government. However, what you might NOT have know is that exactly nine months later Albert Arnold Gore Jr., Hillary Rodham, John F. Kerry, William Jefferson Clinton, Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein, Charles Schumer, and Barbara Boxer were born. That piece of information MAY now clear up a lot of things."
"Many will recall that on July 8, 1947, witnesses claimed an unidentified flying object with five aliens aboard crashed on a sheep and cattle ranch just outside Roswell New Mexico. This is a well known incident that many say has long been covered up by the US Air Force and federal government. However, what you might NOT have know is that exactly nine months later Albert Arnold Gore Jr., Hillary Rodham, John F. Kerry, William Jefferson Clinton, Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein, Charles Schumer, and Barbara Boxer were born. That piece of information MAY now clear up a lot of things."
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