Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Passion for pasta



Because contrary to what my current drinking the Kool-Aid-esque IP obsession would suggest, good food can be made in other ways.  Case in point, homemade spaghetti I made with my mama during a recent visit.  It was delicious!!  I own a Bosch universal and not a Kitchen Aid so this is not an option at my house without a new kitchen gadget or application of my cooking lessons for homemade pasta in Italy


Lessons in Italy by our fabulous host, Massimo.  Pasta the way his grandma did it every day of her life.  It was delectable...and so fun to make!






I guess the decision as to which version I attempt could be decided by Amazon!  Will they practically give away a pasta maker any time soon?

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

A little catch up

How have I not been here since January?? Easy....life.

Today someone told me I should blog.  "Well," I blushingly responded, "I actually have a blog."  Maybe I should get back to it a bit. I enjoy it so I'm not sure why I neglect it.

It would take pages to play catch up for all of life's trials and blessings of the past six months, so I'll just share the highlights.

In March, during a routine colonoscopy, the doc discovered I had a hot dog sized appendix which needed be removed.  It was a time of testing ...and gratitude...as it was confirmed that I was spared not only cancer, but significant complications due to its early discovery.  I am thankful for the excellent medical care I received and for the Lord's mercy to me in sparing me a more formidable path.  (I'll share photos of the other highlights but I shall spare you the gory photos of my legendary appendix.  They are not for the faint of heart.)

MWC and I celebrated 30 years of marriage in May.  He surprised me with a romantic getaway (which we took in late June) to several CA places we enjoyed while he was in grad school in the early days of our marriage.

Selfie at Lovers Point, Pacific Grove, CA

Catalina Island
And in early June, Frog Prince graduated from USAFA.  Words can not express our gratitude to the Lord and our pride in Frog Prince for this accomplishment.  We, his entourage of 20 family members and friends, enjoyed celebrating with him in Colorado Springs.
The Parade Contingeny of his entourage.  

The long awaited moment...MWC commissioning our son.

Some day, I may look at this photo and not get teary....but not today.

Father/son salute

Graduation Day