15 months ago... 2/5/11

We had our first baby!  Can't believe how fast the time is flying, but we are looking forward to watching our little man grow up!  There are so many exciting things we want to share with him!  He amazes us more and more every day....Happy Year and 1/4 Scott!  We love you!

There's a marsupial in my driveway! 2/4/11

Ok, right after I posted tonight, I heard a rustling in the recycling bin outside....this little guy was enjoying Lou's leftover Fancy Feast...guess I need to rinse the cans a little better!

Flashback Friday 2/4/11





Hard to believe this photo was taken over 5 years ago and also hard to believe we haven't been back to Washington DC since then.  I've decided we'll go in the spring (I say that every year, but this time I really mean it).   Happy Friday!



Broadway 2/3/11

I love musical theatre!  I've never acted just always admired.  I grew up listening to showtunes.  

You name the show, my parents had the record (yes, the record).  From Oaklahoma to Little Shop of Horrors to South Pacific we listened to it all, danced to it all and sang to it all.  I fell asleep listening to the Annie soundtrack in my bedroom every night during my early childhood and I'll never forget the lyrics to that music.  My aunt was and still is one of the biggest Barbra Streisand fans on earth and I can tell you a lot of my interest in Broadway came from her direction as well.  I learned how to play the clarinet in the 5th grade and continued through highschool squeaking out showtunes in a dorky marching band uniform or in the pit orchestra for the school play.  Miss Saigon happens to be the first Broadway show I ever saw and I'll always remember it.  If anyone recalls the mid- nineties and my obsession with figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, you'll remember she skated to the song, "The Last Night of the World" from Miss Saigon on her journey to the '94' olympics. Please don't make me break out my Nancy scrapbook, yes I still have it...Anyway, this song will always bring me back to that time in my life and i think it's beautiful...I finally got to see Miss Saigon on Broadway in the late 90's and I absolutely loved it.  It was my first time seeing a show on Broadway and after that I couldn't get enough.  From then on, every chance I got I would take a trip up to NY to see another show...Road trips in college with my friend Anthony from DE to NY were no big deal and happened quite often.  We would wait in line at the Nederlander Theatre for the 20 dollar raffle tickets to see Rent (I won twice, front row seats)!  I won't tell you how many times Anthony has seen it...moving on...When I married Sean, we moved to his hometown, in NEW YORK!  We lived less than an hour from the theatre district...it was awesome (if only newleyweds had more $$$$$)!  After working somewhere I wasn't happy with for about 8 months, a job fell into my lap that brought me closer to Broadway then I had EVER  been... it was AMAZING and I'm so glad I had the chance to spend almost 3 years of my life in that position.  Thanks A, P and Z....I'll never forget my time with you!  Fast Forward to 2011 and here we are settled in Pennsylvania, happy as can be with an occasional trip to Manhattan to spend some cash on a great performance...I'm content with my CD's, MP3s, photos and memories and I'm always looking forward to the next time I can leaf through a Playbill!

The Last Night of the World...beautiful

Playbills I've already leafed through...

French Onion Chicken 2/2/11

Ok, yes I'm writing a second post for today but I wanted to share a "recipe" for the chicken I made for dinner tonight.  I really had no plan for dinner except that it would be chicken breast.  I really just threw some frozen chicken in the fridge before work and figured I'd decide what to do with it later.  I quickly scanned the cabinets for something that might make the chicken tasty and this is what I did...

-Begin by slowly sauteing a couple onions in some butter (I don't do measurements, sorry)
-In a medium bowl combine 2 eggs with a squirt of Gulden's mustard and about a tablespoon of sour cream
-In another medium bowl combine some panko bread crumbs, salt/pepper, parmesan cheese and a bit of dry rosemary
-coat chicken breast in egg followed by breading mix
-bake in casserole dish at 350 degrees for about 40-45 min (I used fairly thick chicken breasts)
-after 40 min or so add shredded swiss cheese to top of each breast
-return to oven and broil for about 3 min
- remove from oven and top with sauteed onions
-ENJOY...we had mashed potatoes and mixed veggies as sides

Your kitchen will smell wonderful!

Ready to eat!

10 Things I Love 2/2/11

1. Listening to Diana Krall on Pandora while I cook

2. The fresh scent of Dove soap on my son's after- bath hair

3. The fact that my mom had her last chemo treatment one year ago today!

4. The smell of onions sauteeing in butter (you know you love it too)

5. The sound of ticklish laughter coming from Scott's room

6. My Nikon D3100

7. Sunrise at the Grand Canyon

8. Working PART-TIME!

9. Our friendly, nervous, always-hungry, striped kitty Lou

10. This



Yes, seriously























Couch Forts and Bubbles 2/1/11

It's difficult sometimes to keep a 14 month old busy and entertained especially when the weather is so dreary, but we figured it out today, and had a great time!



We built a couch fort!





Checkin it out!





Just for me?





Lou thinks we built him a kitty-fort!





Lovin it!





I love him!





Gymboree makes the best bubbles....they float longer, and don't pop right away...trust me, they're cool!



The frog approach

 

What will we think of next?

Have a good night :)