so how's married life?
ummm... it feels the same except i get to watch aaron freshen up his dirty underwear with the fabric steamer before he puts it back on ... ? and i now have to negotiate my
if-it's-yellow-let-it-mellow policy ... ? and my car is absolutely the cleanest and most bug-free it has ever been ... ? so, it's perfect :) but anyway, how long will i have to answer this question?
two weeks later so far so good. our first trip to the grocery store ended with a delicious, nutritious dinner of toast, strawberries & beer. i am lucky that my BFF is perfectly happy eating chips & peach-mango salsa and string cheese, but we still bought some cookbooks and decided to designate cooking nights -- i cook mondays; aaron cooks wednesdays. (the other five nights of the week we are too distracted to eat ;)
this week, neither of us cooked on our designated night -- whoops. however, last week i made a jamaican stir fry and i DID cook beanie weenies for aaron on sunday after our hike up mount elden. that ingenuity should surely count for at least two turns! this was aaron's first beanie weenie experience, and i'm not sure he will be requesting it again soon. luckily, we're housesitting for the in-laws (whoa that was weird to say) and carol stocked us up on hummus and mjedra -- some lebanese things i need to learn about. plus, there's always next week, and 52 weeks per year for the rest of my life, to try again. i am reminded of my mom's stories about peanut butter pork chops.
living in flagstaff is interesting. there are soooooo many dirty, smelly hippies in this town -- and i'm not talking mildly fragrant. even the county attorney from coconino that i met at professionalism training wears chacos.
the scenery is beautiful though and the weather is supposed to be perfect in the summertime. aaron got me an old busted up bike to ride around and crash into things until i can master the bike-riding skills i should've learned 21 years ago but didn't. it could really use a hot pink, glittery paint job in the near future. yesterday we rode around prescott valley for a couple hours. i wish i had brought my camera ... we followed an old railroad track trail through the granite dells and finally to a gas station to stock up on gatorade and popsicles for the ride home. i only crashed into one thing while aaron was paying attention (the curb ... in an attempt to jump it ahahahaha) and managed to bail out in plenty of time to avoid embarrassing injury that i would have to explain to my coworkers tomorrow.
i am sunburned beyond belief -- a testament to my advanced age -- and my lovely husband sped off on his motorcycle in search of some aloe for me so i could just lay there and relax. he returned with the spray kind, and i was treated to a cold, wet assault of aloe. not exactly what i had in mind ...
alas, every day is an adventure. and i can't complain about that.
4 comments:
what about tuna casserole? that is always a good quick meal? do i need to think of more? hang in there on the cooking...you will get the hang of it...some are good, some are okay, and some are never to be repeated! as long as everyday is an adventure...you are in good shape!
I hope you'll make plenty of Macaroni and Cheese in my honour. Homemade fajitas and taco nights are always easy and look fancier than they are... I have dozens of easy fast delicious (don't worry, non-vegan) recipes that I'm going to send you :) And they have been taste-tested by one of the worlds' pickiest eaters (me!) Glad you're enjoying yourself. - Daniel and I always rent bikes at Ocracoke Island on vacation and, even with only 4 or 5 cars on the island, I manage to almost get run over every five minutes. I don't know where my childhood athletic coordination went... Miss you!
You need to get the cookbook, "Mastering the Grill." It is amazing!!! My boyfriend and I didn't do much cooking...but he loves to grill so we got this book and everything we've made is just wonderful! =)
sorry I stole all the culinary skills. :P
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