Robb + Jessie Married & in the Badger State
O! Pumpkin pie!
Happy Thanksgiving!
This year was a little bit different. Mom is spending time in lovely, sunny San Diego and we are here in Seattle enjoying the rain. But of course, what would a holiday be like without baking something amazing. Left with a sweet pumpkin, I decided it would be only fitting to have Olivia over and attempt to bake a Fresh Pumpkin Pie.
Our victim (can you see? he is sweating in fear!)
Olivia gives him a good wack!
Ta-da!
Baked pumpkin
The lovely, homemade, pie crust chilling in the freezer
What if we just put the ingredients in the pumpkin, glue it together and serve?
Olivia going in for the baby … erm … pumpkin mush
We just about killed the blender… oops
Pumpkin guts (measuring out the pumpkin puree so we can smoosh out the water)
Pumpkin pancake!
Mixing in the dairy goodness
Ready to bake
What to do with the seeds? Well, cook them of course
Finished product, just waiting to be eaten!
Now this is one pie I am ready to dig into… And with the left over pumpkin puree, about 4 cups, I think I will be making some pumpkin bread. Any suggestions?
a black dress & a green light
In high school, did you read The Great Gatsby?
Did you ever question the meaning of Gatsby’s green light?
And write an essay on the American Dream?
If you went to Redmond High School, you undoubtedly preformed in a Great Gatsby play your junior year. Ah, those were the days. (I was Jo, and I think we acted out the first eight chapters or so…)
Well, a few weeks ago, Robb and I were in Half Price Books, the local hang out for cool people on a Saturday night (pretty much the only place open at home after 9 pm). And I saw a flier for the Seattle Repertory Theater’s upcoming performance of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Needless to say, I decided that it was crutial that I see this play after reading it copious amounts of time through high school and perhaps even earlier!
Additionally, this performance of the The Great Gatsby is great for students, or at least people under 25 years. Tickets are $10 anywhere in the theater! (Robb and I snagged some seats in row D for the second to last showing!) Just remember your photo ID when you arrive at the theater.
I am pretty stoked because I will be graduated in a month! Yes, there are a lot of things that still need to be done, but through God, all things are possible, right?
Lord willing, I will be moving to the city this winter and find a good job to keep me going until graduate school starts. This is also fantastic: no longer am I going to apply to eighty-billion schools (rather, 7), I have cut it back by two and my stress level has dropped significantly!
Furthermore, I finally put FireFox on my computer so now I can properly edit my posts in WordPress. Huzzah! I think that is all for now! Have a great 11/11 (yes, it is National Hug an Eliz H. Day!)
