So...whats for dinner?
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Along the side of a dirt road...
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Susan- I too hope you feel better soon and start posting again.
Eric-LOL! knowing you, you probably stopped to help her fix a flat tire?? hehe
Love all the stories! I forgot to add that we met in 89 married in 2004 (In reno) and in 2014 will be married 20 years, we are planning to renew our vows but this time in Hawaii.
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#1 At a college party
#2 His son was dating my daughter and they fixed us up! :O
Chinese delivery for dinner last night. Yum!
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Got my cold back for a second run, settled in my lungs this time Yuck! Chicken noodle soup last night.
Met my husband in the old proverbial bar. He was a friend of my brother...me and my girlfriends at nursing school would go out for nickle drafts (ha ha thats all we could afford)and my brother was there and introduced us. My DH thought he was lying that we werent really brother and sister because my brother is short with blond hair and blue eyes and I am tall with dark hair brown eyes...anyway he offered all of us girls a ride home to the dorms and i got the prized seat next to him in the car...and the rest is history been together 37 years.
So glad to see the longevity in everyones relationships...so rare these days.
Eric I know there must be a good story behind that?
Susan get better soon Miss you and Apple
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Susan, hope you are feeling better each day. Give a holler if you need something...I am grossly under scheduled and without any viruses (so far:)...so totally able to help you out.
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Sharon was riding in a SUV with one of her co-workers and his family out to a place called Sheep's Crossing, near the Verde River... It's 3-4 hours of dirt (possibly 4WD required) road driving to get there.
The day was nice and I had independently decided to do the same thing. The SUV she was in was pulled over to the side of Bloody Basin Rd and as I passed it, I recognized her friends..and pulled over to say hi.
The SUV Sharon was riding in was *PACKED* (6 people), and she was the only 'single', so I offered her a ride. After some hesitation, and "he's OK" from her friends, she accepted.
She almost changed her mind. Fortunately she believed my (true) story about the handcuffs. The night before, a friend's roommate had received minor injuries in a traffic accident (concussion). In their "not quite there" state, the roommate had managed to swipe handcuffs from the investigating police officer. When I dropped my friend off at the hospital, I noticed the handcuffs. I looked through the police report and called the officer..he was missing them and we arranged to meet at the police station the next evening before he went on duty.
So...out in the middle of nowhere, Sharon gets into a truck with a friend of a friend guy she's never met before..and he has handcuffs stuck over the manual transmission gearshift.
We got married just over a year later.
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We went snorkeling at Hanauma Bay when we were on Oahu. I wish I had had a noodle at that point because I'm kind of a scaredy cat in the water and it was king of rough that day. What a beautiful bay...
We like snorkeling at Tunnels Beach because of all the sea turtles. If you're ever there go to the point (Haena Point). They were there every single day of our vacation - 8 to 12 of them. Supposedly monk seals on the point as well but we never saw any.
As an aside, my Italian husband loves broccoli rabe. I'm going to have to copy down that recipe or take a screenshot when I get home.0 -
Love all the stories of how everyone met! Ours is simple. Dh was a cook and I was a waitress in a restaurant. I was21 at the time. We have been married for 10 years together for almost 16. The first time he asked me out I turned him down. Thank goodness I came to my senses!
We are leaving in about an hour for our kid free weekend on the coast. On my list of food to consume is a crock of good french onion soup. I plan to eat and sleep and relax my way through the weekend, although DH can never sit still so there should be some excitement in there too:)
Hope everyone is doing well. Has anyone heard how Apple is since her son posted to facebook? Susan- I hope you are doing better- haven't seen you post?
I may check in theis weekend as I lay around not doing anything for anyone
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So cool to hear all of the stories of how everyone met their significant others! Thanks Debbie for starting such an interesting side topic!!
Eric,I just knew from your first post on the topic that there was a really interesting story behind it and was not disappointed...lol!
I met DH at work. We started working for the same company exactly 1 week apart along with several others... Since we were all the new people we tended to do alot of stuff together as a big group...
We were friends (and dating other people) for a couple of years but found ourselves both single at the same time... He asked me out to dinner for my birthday... I called him to save me from a 'bowling date' with a group of friends...lol... and the rest is history...
Despite all advice that you don't date people you work with for obvious reasons, it worked out just fine.. Worked for the same company (although not in the same department the whole time) for 20+ years... Been together for 27 years and married for 25...0 -
Laurie,
Enjoy your weekend away!!! You will feel like a different person when you come back!
We pretty much never went anywhere when our kids were little that we didn't bring them along... I really regret that... My parents were more than willing to watch them but, we didn't take them up on it until 5 years ago when they were teenagers...
We had such a great time... Sooo great to wake up in the morning where all you have to think about is what do 'we' want to do today... No need to, should do, have to do... The whole day is just about what we want to do... wished we had gone years before!0 -
Laurie, hope you have a great weekend!
Dinner tonight featured a delicious ribeye, cooked following Alton Brown's instructions. DH seared the steak in an iron skillet and then finished it in a 500 degree oven. I cooked small carrots with a butter brown sugar glaze and made a cabbage and yellow bell pepper slaw.
Susan, hugs to you and Apple. Hope to hear from both of you soon.
College bowl games... Gigantic yawn.
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It has been quite awhile since Apple has posted..
Just want to say that not a day goes by that I don't think of you... We sure miss your posts here! Still sending prayers your way that you will feel better soon and be right back here telling us about what your children are up to and what you all are having for dinner!0 -
Hello everyone! I am missing Apple and Susan also. Hugs to both of you. Hope you're feeling better.
Laurie, have a wonderful time! I am sure you will. You are able to turn anything into fun. Hey Eric, ibet you'd kill your daughter if she did that. LOL
I love the stories as well. I met my DH at a frat party. I had just turned 19. He's told me he always felt When I Saw Her Standing There was our song because he was looking across the room for someone to dance with and saw me. Even though that song is about someone who is 17. The funny thing is I was extremely drunk. I was there with two friends who decided I needed to go home, so they walked home with me, then left and went back to the party. My dorm was only down the street from the frat house. I was really mad. They weren't exactly sober themselves. So I took myself back to the party and met DH almost immediately after getting back. I guess it was just meant to be. We got married just after I turned 22 and I will be 50 in a few days so I guess it has worked out okay.
We went out tonight to celebrate my big bday to Sullivan's, a steak house. It was very good. I had fillet mignon; he had swordfish, and we shared. They gave me a fee piece of cheese cake for my bday which isn't really until Tuesday. It's a good thing I don't turn 50 every day. LOL
It's really interesting how different everyone's story is. I wonder how many of the stories will be we met on line in our kid's generation.0 -
Lets see we have parties, bars, restaurants, frat partys, college friends, bowling allys. work, neighbors, and dirt roads. Where we all met our DH/DW goes to prove you can't meet anyone staying home!! Well with the exception of the milk man!! LOL!
Carole- Sorry your dentist appointment didn't go well.
Michelle- Hope you are feeling ok and not nauseas this time around.
Lauire- Have a great time Im so happy you finally got to get away! Don't forget the scream cream! JK! LOL!
Seaside- We always went with our parents when we were little, my parents even use to take us to Reno back then they had a place where you paid to drop your kids off it had a theater, bowling alley, arcades it was a blast I was sad when they closed it down. I wish I would of taken my daughter more places when she was little. We did the camping and that kind of stuff but she didn't always go with us. Your kids are probalby better for it by the way you did things!!
Kay- Thats funny you went back to the party LOL!
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Oh and Kay Happy up coming Birthday!
Also hope Apple and susan are OK!
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Debbie, very amusing summary of our spousal finds!
Kay, have fun on your real birthday this week, too!
Laurie, how nice to be able to just take care of yourselves! Enjoy!
I made pizza from scratch (Bobby Flay's recipe) tonight, which we really enjoyed. On one of the pizzas I used ricotta cheese that I made this afternoon (finally!)...and it was good, but I prefer the traditional cheeses more on pizza. I have over a pound of that ricotta to play with tomorrow. It was fun to make, and so delish! It is so delicate and tasty that I will probably make something with it that won't bury those qualities, like my pizza did tonight.
Missing Apple and Susan...sending hugs your ways.....and hoping that you are also feeling well, Michelle.0 -
kay g - happy 50th! It is a milestone, for sure! When I turned 50 my oldest had just left for college, my youngest was a senior in high school, and we moved from Virginia to Florida! DH, DD and I celebrated my birthday at the most well known steakhouse in Tampa - and we all ordered steak. I was leaving the next day to fly from FL to California to see my best friend. The first sign of trouble was DH not feeling well very early and having to stop part way to the airport. I got sick at the airport, but still made the flight, but was sick all the way across the country - not good! DD got sick last. This restaurant ages their beef seriously - apparently my family can't take quite that much aging!!!
Hugs to apple and susan!
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Lacey- The ricotta cheese pizza sounds yummy, never have tried it with that before but have Bobby flays pizzas before and they are always so good. I made his robiolo cheese pizza before it called for truffle oil and I didn't have any so used EVOO in place but the flavors were very good.
Specialk- Bet that wasn't fun especially on your BD. Are you sure it wasn't food poisioning?
Finally all packed. I always wait til the last minute and Im sure I won't use half of what I brought but we do do a lot of night life there so had to be sure I had all my bases covered. We leave around 3pm to drive to Portland hotel and then fly out Sunday at 630 am. Since i have a better phone now, I will be able to get on line and see how everyone is doing. Love and hugs to everyone!
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Enjoy your trip Debbie!!
I tend to waaaaay over pack when we go for our week at the beach each year..... I scale back every year and am getting closer to wearing everything I bring but still not quite there...lol
Best advice I ever got on packing was right before the cruise we took in November.... Pack 1/2 the clothes you think you'll need and twice the amount of money you think you'll need... Worked out pretty well...
It's a cold, gray day here... Would love some Hawaiian sunshine about now!0 -
I'm a chronic overpacker currently in recovery ;-)
I can now get it all in one or two suitcases, but now have to work on making them lighter, says my poor DH, the suitcase lifter.
I think tonight is pork cutlets and a new dish called pizziocherie (I think I spelled that right). It's has napa cabbage, fontina cheese and papperdelle in it and sounds delish.
Have a great trip Debbie! Missing you Apple and Susan!0 -
Debbie I know you left room in that suitcase for me..right? Have fun and send us some of that sunshine!
Kay Happy Birthday! Got a new perspective of you from the drunk story...too funny....never argue with a drunk they will always win..ha ha
Ok soup for a cold? not working Today I am going to move on to pizza with some veges and turkey peppperoni
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Seaside- haha! I like the less clothes and more money I can buy it if I need it right? Just weighed my suitcase and it is at 49 pounds but I have a few bottles of wine and a bottle of crown for DH in there too so that should leave room for new stuff on the way back
.Nancy-LOL on the "currently in recovery"
Carrie- There is room in the carry on haha! Hope your cold gets better!
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Carrie, hope you recoup very soon...the pizza ought to do it! DH and I have a long time joke from when we were first married. He caught some bug and felt really awful. So, after he slept most of the afternoon, I asked him what he felt like he needed (you know like tea, saltines...) and he pathetically uttered, "cake". I think I actually gave him some! We always laugh about that being the ultimate viral remedy. So pizza should work just as well for you!
Today I got up and just needed to do something with my newly made ricotta cheese. So I made orange ricotta pancakes (was going to do lemon, but didn't have enuf lemons). They were so light and delicious. Definitely something to make again. Now I think I will find something else to do with the rest of the ricotta (maybe a cups worth).....maybe cookies that don't have to be consumed immediately or this culinary creativity will pack on some pounds.....:(
Laurie happy to see that it is a lovely sunny day to be by the water....even tho our temp is not exactly Hawaiian! Debbie have a safe and wonderful time!
I am using a stylus with my ipad to see if I can eliminate all the typos I manage on this sensitive machine.
Hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday. I had to stop and think before saying that since my days run into each other now that I don't have a work schedule....not too crazy about that....but just need to be more self-directed!0 -
I just picked up a Middle Eastern cookbook....made me think of Apple and her posts about that...
Has anyone heard anything from her lately?
Eric
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No, and I'm worried.
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I am worried too. Her brother has not posted again since the request for prayers. (((((Apple)))))
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debbie - It does sound like possible food poisoning, but we all had the reaction and ate different things - even different steaks. I had the same thing happen another time after that eating aged steak at another very reputable restaurant, so I think I am just sensitive to long aged beef! Have a great trip and I hope you can relax and enjoy!
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I can't find her on FB
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Deb - she's still there...look for Mary Bryde Stevermer. I have a bad feeling...
Debbie - LOL at lugging wine and crown in your suitcase! I have a vision of exploding bottles...that would be a disaster!
Ricotta pancakes - lovely idea.
I bought my first iPhone5 today. I've been firmly entrenched in the Android world and decided it was time to join the rest of the family on the Apple platform. I had paid $30 for a buyback program, so the phone including a new buyback program was $60. Best Buy gave me $120 for my HTC phone, that was a pretty good deal I think.
Carrie - one of my favorite "cold" treatments is popcorn and orange juice.
I'm getting better at packing. I wore all but one thing I brought to Las Vegas. And I brought just one pair of shoes other than the ones on my feet!
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Just my opinion but anyone good at packing is also good at shopping and building a wardrobe. I'm not good at either. Which is why rv vacations work out well for me. I switch clothes and shoes from one closet to another closet. It's easier to pack when the vacation calls for casual clothes.
Dh and I had a wonderful trip to Hawaii back in 1984. We spent one week on Maui and one week on Kauai. On each island we had a condo and a rental car and the cost was incredibly cheap. I was writing romance novels then and set a novel on each island. The one set on Kauai, The Baby Trap, was a big seller
Dinner tonight is soup and salad with a serving of leftover Meyer Lemon Chicken w/potatoes for dh. The soup is broccoli cheese, a recipe from America's Test Kitchen that I cooked once before and really liked it. The salad will be romaine, tomato, cucumber, blue cheese and calamata olives w/vinaigrette dressing, home-made.
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