Hello! Long lost blog! I have neglected you. Sorry. Forgive me. This post will be somewhat random as I attempt to bring you up to date on all of my adventures in the past month.
I hope your fourth of July was awesome. Justin and I had a great day yesterday. I cooked some bbq ribs (nothing is more American than bbq, right?). We hit up a couple of fireworks shows in the past couple of days. We've been getting a lot of rain here in Texas, so it was nice and cool at night. Here is a shot from the fireworks show last night. I might need some more practice taking pictures of fireworks though. They are a tricky subject. Anyway, once again hope your Independence Day was great!
Next on the agenda...I turned 25 in June! I have mixed feelings about birthdays these days. Presents are great! I love the texts, calls, and facebook messages from people I don't hear from frequently. But getting older? Not quite as fun. I know 25 isn't old at all, but I think it's more the promise of what is sure to come after 25. You know, 30, 35, 40, 50!! Those crazy years. Oh well, I guess a new year is here and I'll make the best of it! (Note to self: plan fun things to happen in your 25th year.)
On to the cooking portion of this super long post. I made some caramel apples and they were delicious. I haven't really been in the baking mood for the past 2 months. It's about 1000 degrees here everyday, and I don't want to add to the heat with my oven cranked up to 350. We have been eating quite a few ham sandwiches for dinner. Poor Justin. Luckily, caramel apples are his favorite, so I redeemed myself as a good wife! These were really simple. Just take 3 cups of sugar, 3/4 c of light corn syrup, and 1/2 c of evaporated milk and stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the mixture comes to a boil. Add in 1 1/2 cups of evaporated milk and 2 tablespoons of butter and boil that all together until it gets to the soft ball stage (or 240 degrees F). Dip in your apples and let them cool. This amount will cover between 10-12 apples. Enjoy!
Final stop...crafts! I had some fun with some baby blankets this past month. There are 3 girls in my Bible Fellowship class that are pregnant and we had a baby shower for them recently. I decided to use my newly discovered sewing skills to whip something up and I found a great, simple baby blanket. The babies are all due to arrive in the fall, so I figured it would be perfect for them to cuddle up with on those fall and winter nights! I had a lot of fun picking out the fabric and making these. Justin was pretty impressed, then he asked me if I wanted to make our clothes. Um...no thanks, honey! Here are a few pictures of my baby blankets.
So that, in a nutshell, was my June. I am hoping and aspiring to be a better July blogger.
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