Mom & I at the Tea Room

Wow! This tea room in Port Gamble was so much fun! We even got my dad to go. Our favorite tea was the Snow Monkey tea! The little sandwiches were delicious too. Cucumber, smoked salmon, & bacon-tomato. They also had lemon scones, um um! With strawberry preserves & cream cheese spread. We had fun trying all of the hats on. They host theme parties there too. I have been there several times & I can't wait to go back again:)

Good Friends are a Gift

My sister has been my best friend for such a long time! I feel so lucky to have the person that I grew up with & spent the most time with as a best friend! She has always been a good listener & support system to me. I call her for advice & ideas very often, and she is always there to help me. Just this week I called her for advice about my job & she was so supportive of me...that just makes me feel so happy that she would take the time to listen to me & help me think everything through. I love spending time with her, & our friend Holly. We have had some really fun times together. In fact, I think it is getting about time for us to have a "girl trip!" I need my Heather & Holly fix! I love you girls! Thanks for being such good friends to me!

Eric & Sally

This is a cute pic of Eric & his mom at one of his concerts at the Keyport museum.

Congratulations Eric

I am just so proud of Eric! He has been working very hard this year in the band, & he found out a while back that he had won sailor of the year in his command for 2007. He actually won 2 NAM's last year. He has worked so hard to advance his career & take care of me, & I just love him:)

A Sunny Saturday

Well, I woke up today & holy cow...the sun was shining sooo brightly! How wonderful! Unfortunately, I had slept until 1:40! I never do that anymore, but my muscles have been hurting so badly from fibromyalgia so I guess I needed the rest, but still!!! Why did I have to sleep on the one sunny day this month! Actually, I am just glad that I got to see the sun for a little while, and actually keep the door open b/c it was reasonably warm, Yay! What a treat to have such a beautiful day here in the middle of January!

A poem

Last night as I was sleeping
I dreamt-marvelous error!-
that I had a beehive here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
from my old failures.

~Antonio Machado

A Yummy Recipe I Love to Eat:)

Creamy Veggie Bacon Pasta Skillet (adapted)
*Boil elbow or penne pasta noodles
*Saute yellow onion and 2 cloves garlic in skillet
*Chop broccoli & asparugus into bite sized pieces
*Place veggies in skillet with 1/2 cup broth
*Add bacon bits
*Add noodles
*Stir in 4oz. cream cheese
*Top with grated parmesan cheese
~And of course I always top with a little sharp cheddar cheese, um um!
~If you try this recipe I hope you like as much as I do!