Summer Vacation

I took this from an entry on June 8th, 2009.  I think it was very well written and is exactly how I feel even today.

"Do you ever have so much you need to say that it's difficult to find where to begin? As another school year comes to a close I feel like I can finally come up from underwater and catch my breath.  My life has always felt as if someone pushed the fast forward button on the tape player.  Summer vacation gives me the much needed time to reflect on my life.  It's hard to explain the feelings I experience during August-June.  It's almost so overwhelming at times that I wonder how I get through each day.  I love my job and I'm not saying that everyday is difficult, but I'm always thinking about my next responsibility or piece of documentation that I have to complete.  A shadow of anxiety follows me around wherever I go and I'm happy to say that after today it can find a new home.  I'm starting to feel free again.  Now, I can focus on doing things that make me happy.  So, for the next couple months I'm going to be reading, enjoying my home, spending time with friends and family and enjoying life."


I am blessed to be a teacher and I thank God everyday because I have found a profession I am passionate about.  I am also blessed I have the summers off.


Good night :)

YUM YUM

I'm a sucker for ice cream.  I was on my way home from my parents house this evening and I really wanted to stop at Wendy's to get a frosty.  I fought the urge and decided if I really wanted ice cream I would eat whatever was in my freezer.  I get home and check out my options and remember my frozen banana's!! So.....you're probably wondering why I had banana's in my freezer. Here's the story!

I bought banana's, but forgot about them.  I absolutely cannot stand brown banana's.  I actually eat them between the green/yellow stage.  Once they turn brown I either throw them away, pawn them off on friends or try to make something out of them.  This time I decided to freeze them to make ice cream.

First, I peeled the banana's and wrapped them in saran wrap.  Yes, I have red saran wrap. LOL!

I used a piece this big.  Making sure to cover the banana well to prevent freezer burn.

 Once all banana's were wrapped I placed them on a plate and put them into the freezer.

About a week later.  I unwrapped the banana's and placed them into my blender.  Try a bite of your frozen banana. It's amazing!! I had some strawberries in the fridge that needed to be used, so I cut them up and added them to the banana's.

Since the banana's were frozen they took a couple minutes to blend together.  I used a wooden spoon to break them down midway through.

The finished product was a DELICIOUS bowl of frozen strawberry-banana! Fresh ice cream! YUM!


I will definitely do this whenever I have brown banana's.  This is much easier than making a banana nut bread that's for sure! :) I hope you try it as well!

Fancy Feast

I'd say I'm a pretty emotional person. I have been found to cry at Hallmark commercials and the occasional youtube engagement video. While watching youtube videos I came across this ad which played before my video.  It's one of my favorites! Probably second to the Lenscrafters commercial with the women who doesn't know she's letting a raccoon in her bedroom to sleep.

Anyway...feast your eyes upon this Fancy Feast commercial. Enjoy!!

I failed to mention that I cried a little while watching this...

Show Me the Money

Well, I leave for Indiana in about an hour! I'm super excited to actually have some plans this summer.  Hopefully, I'll come back with loads of dough! :)

This weekend was amazing for numerous reasons.  That's all I'm going to say. :)

~Wendy

So cute!

OH MY GOODNESS!! I found the perfect online store! Shabbyapple.com has an amazing array of vintage clothing!! I wish I had money to go on a shopping spree! Check out this adorable swim suit! I can hardly contain myself!

Woot

I miss Scotland. Last night Aaron and I brought up some highlights of our trip and it has made me miss it more than ever. Going to Scotland was a dream come true.  It was more beautiful than anything I have ever experienced.  I'm hoping someday I will be able to return; I better start saving now!  I feel blessed that I was able to go and experience it with my best friend.  I will hold onto the memories forever. I'd write more, but it's hard to put into words how amazing it was.

So, I'm getting my money's worth out of my new glasses. They've already scored me a date! Seriously, this guy that I know only through my brother sent me a message on facebook and complimented me and my new glasses and then asked me if I would like to go to dinner with him sometime.  Sure, why not? I haven't been on a date in a long time! This will be interesting because I don't really know anything about him! I only know that he's my brother's friend. My brother told me that he is really nice, so I guess that's a start. :) I'll keep you posted.

Today is going to be a long day. I have to waitress at Todds from 4-11 and then walk for the Relay for Life 12-4. I'm going to be exhausted.  Aaron and Nate are walking with me.   Jeanne Godden asked us if we could walk on her team, Amie's Angels, because they needed someone to cover the late night shift.   We agreed. It should be a blast. LOL! Let's hope I don't keel over and die.

Well, that's all for today. Oh yeah, we got to level 19 last night on Black Ops.  Woot!! :)  We're amazing!

Love,
Wendy

Randoms

Had a really good day yesterday! Picked up my glasses, got the estimate on the damage to my car, made a super supper in the crock pot (which I forgot to eat until midnight), played some tennis with Aaron and ended the evening with completing the Halo Reach campaign. Fun times! Once he left I realized I made chicken in the crock pot, so I sat down and ate dinner at midnight.  Probably not a good choice, but I was starving and the chicken was amazing!

I REALLY slept in today.  I blame it on the chicken! I plan to go to Circle S Farm this afternoon to get some strawberries and peaches. I've never been there. I love new adventures! Later I plan to visit Kate for a little bit and then go to the driving range with the boys.  We'll probably have a game night afterwards.  We just bought a couple new maps on Black Ops Zombies and they are really good! Can't wait!

Well, I need to get the blankets I left outside on the clothesline last night. So, I'll catch ya later!

~Wendy