August has been crazy around here. On top of the usual stuff going on- we're moving. So with all of the logistics involved with that, blogging has taken a back seat. It's not that I really ever posted a lot, but still...... I haven't been taking many pictures lately. So hopefully I can get that going again soon. It's our last week here so we're trying to fit in visits to Disneyland, the beach, going away parties, and saying goodbye to great friends. We've moved around a lot in the past 7 years that we've been married and it never gets any easier. It seems like the last month or so I start wishing that I had seen more things in the area, or spent more time doing this or that. But mostly I think about missing the friends I've made. That's always really hard. Anyway, we'll be staying with family for a few weeks and then flying to Denver to our new apartment. If you come and visit us, then you can see this outside of the airport....
Roasting marshmallows in the backyard firepit
"Sometimes two slices of toast on a plate can look pretty dull and unappetizing, but imagine if you could jazz up this boring breakfast staple with a cool picture or a sweet note to your significant other -- that would be pretty neat, right?
Look who I got to meet on Saturday- Antonia and Richard from Top Chef! It was at the Top Chef Tour- basically a giant semi-truck pulled trailer hitting 20 cities across the country. They do cooking demonstrations and meet the "cheftestants" at each location. Richard was my favorite one on the show so I was really excited when I found out that he would be at the Los Angeles site. These chefs are amazing and really likeable in person. It was fun to watch them cook and answer questions about food or about the show, giving anecdotes and behind the scenes information. Apparently, Richard is going to open up a hamburger restaurant called "Flip" which will have the world's first liquid nitrogen milkshake bar. Sounds interesting.
I ended up making 6 pies this weekend for a pioneer party: 2 each of Brown Bag Apple (you actually bake it in a brown paper sack in the oven), Peach Custard (with a delicious streusel-like topping), and Sour Cream Lemon. We came home with 1/2 a pie and Ryan has pretty much polished it off by now.
