Mark's last Spring Break was last week - so we went to Montana!! We had a great time - mainly lounging on the couch and looking out at the snow on the mountains and the frozen river... But we did spend 2 days skiing...here we are in our ski get-ups:
If you look closely in this picture you can see Mark snowboarding: We also had great homemade meals almost every night thanks to Mom's great frozen meals waiting for us. Thanks for cooking, Mom!
One afternoon we made it over to the Great Northern Brewery - Mark tried a few of the beers on tap and I had a Huckleberry Beer. It was a fun afternoon, something we'll definitely have to do again in August. And we tried a few local restaurants, Mackenzie River Pizza and Wasabi - the sushi restaurant. Both we wonderful...and we will be returning!
Best line of the week: "If we're not back in the morning, we're stuck in Canada" - Michael.
Last night we made some nutella ravioli to complete movie night (we downloaded Body of Lies on our TiVo...it was good, not great).
They weren't hard to make and tasted great. Giada's recipe is here.
And in case you can't find wonton wrappers - they're in the Asian section of the refrigerated produce...who knew such a section existed. The Wooded Acres HEB surprises me sometimes - but I'm still holding out for a Central Market!
Here are some pictures: And tonight I made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies - I was trying to use up some pantry stuff. They turned out great. The recipe is here.
The blind love affair the media (FOX News excluded) has with Barack Obama is overt, obvious, and irrefutable. To give credit where credit is due, the media makes no attempt to hide their unabashed love and admiration. Throughout the campaign, and these first several weeks of his presidency, Obama has come to expect blind, no questions asked loyalty from the media. The media, for the most part, has acted in conformity with Obama's expectations. That is until yesterday...
Yesterday afternoon, Rick Santelli, an analyst for CNBC, was reporting from the floor of the Chicago Commodities Exchange. Mr. Santelli asked the traders what they thought about Obama's recently proposed housing bailout plan, to which the traders responded with a chorus of boos. Mr. Santelli then went on to voice his disapproval of the plan and the many reasons he felt supported his position. Pundits, and their many criticisms, have been around for decades. They just come with territory, as do their criticisms. That is unless you are Barack Obama. Throughout the campaign and his presidency to this point, political pundits have essentially given Obama a free ride. That being the case, one cannot be surprised that Obama would not have expected to hear any criticism about his housing proposal. The Whitehouse's reaction to the criticism, however, was quite surprising. In the press briefing today, the Press Secretary took several minutes to specifically address Mr. Santelli's criticism of Obama's proposal. The Press Secretary held up a copy of the proposal and told Mr. Santelli to read it. A great argument, because we all know that someone who lives and breathes the stock market on a daily basis could not possibly understand the fundamentals...
Let's all hope that none of Obama's remaining plans and proposals over the next four years are crticized in any way shape or form. If they are, all we will get to hear during Whitehouse press conferences are responses to the individual opiners of each and every criticism.
We had a great first married Valentine's Day this year - we slept in, I stayed in my PJ's all day, and we made fondue!
The first fondue - spicy cheese fondue - turned out really well served with french bread and green apples. It was really easy to make - Monterrey jack cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, chili powder, and garlic - yum!!
The dessert fondue was not as successful...
...as you can see the oil floated to the top and it never quite melted. Not very appetizing. It was supposed to be a peanut butter chocolate fondue. Oh well, I'm determined to try the dessert fondue again soon.
Now that we've tried the fondue pot and seen how easy it is - we might be hooked!
But we did spend 2 days skiing...here we are in our ski get-ups:
