Updates...

It has been a busy week, so forgive me for my late entry. Where to start??? So, Friday night Rob and I went out on a date... We had dinner and then watched "The Departed"... He's been wanting to watch that movie and I'm not big on action films, but this one was REALLY REALLY good. They had great actors like Mark Wahlberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, Alec Baldwin, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen and Matt Damon. And the plot was amazing!!! Oh and did I mention it was directed by Martin Scorsese??? Yup, this one's going to get award nominations next year...

On Saturday, we had an early game here in Tally... So, we tailgated at 10 AM and had a breakfast theme... I baked some croissants stuffed with ham and cream cheese (from scratch!!!)... Everybody loved it and mom's friends kept asking me for the recipe! I'm still basking in compliments *sigh*... I'm really enjoying cooking and trying out new recipes, so I've been cooking almost everyday now :-) I've even gotten into baking lately... more on that later!So, FSU won against Virginia 33-0!!! Yay!!! All thanks to our new starting QB and our slowly-recovering defense team!!! A lot of them are still hurt, but we're getting by!


The game ended before 4 PM, so we tailgated for a couple more hours, then we headed home to freshen up and get ready for another night at the movies... This time, we went to see "Borat" with JB! That movie is SO HILARIOUS!!! If you haven't seen it yet, then go see it tonight!!! It's so funny!!! It's only about 1 hr and 20 mins, but I was laughing the entire time!!! If you have no clue what I'm talking about, watch the "Ali G" show on HBO... Borat is one of the characters he plays on that show. So, check it out!

After the movies, Rob and I went to a late dinner with Kathryn, JB and Kevin at Village Inn... We have this thing for diners... Our favorite is Steak and Shake... Since they're open 24 hours, we love just randomly saying "Ok, who wants to go to S & S???" and then we'd all go and hang out there since they're open 24 hrs! We also like Waffle House, but with the new Village Inn open behind S & S, we go there more often!

Sunday was typical... I made creamy chicken soup with wild rice. We had mom, dad and Spencer over for dinner. I also made some Key Lime Pie... You know how chefs have their "specialty dish or dessert"??? Well, this one's going to be mine :-) It's a work in progress but since then, I've made a total of 5 pies already!!! So, the next one would be a lot better!!! By Thanksgiving, I'd have the perfect Key Lime Pie!!! This weekend, I'm making some sweet potato pie and I've gotta practice my sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving too! Then on Tuesday, we had my mom and Kevin over for dinner... I made some Chicken Alfredo pasta with garlic bread and you guessed it... Key Lime Pie for dessert!!! haha! Yesterday, we had our annual Thanksgiving party at work... It was great! I really didn't care much for the turkey, because the stuffings and the casseroles were much better! The only thing I didn't like is standing in line for almost an hour with hundreds of people, but it was a slack day after that, so it's all good!

Rob had a game last night and they won again... so they're still undefeated. They've got another game tonight at 9 PM and their last game is on Monday! We have no work tomorrow due to Veteran's Day, so I'm definitely looking forward to a long weekend ahead!!! Kevin's state championship play-offs start tomorrow. They're playing Wolfson High school here at home. And the FSU vs. Wake Forest game is also here at 8 PM on Saturday... I'm already thinking of what to make for our tailgate party! This one has to be a dinner theme... Hmmm... I'll eventually come up with something!

Next week, Rob and I will start doing our homework (again!)... On what, you say? Well, we're getting ready to purchase a lot for us to build our second home :-) Rob wants at least a 3-acre lot and we've started looking at the Bucklake area. That's currently the only subdivision here in Tallahassee that offers more than 1 acre properties. Rob's got these great plans for our next (and final) home... The reason he wants a huge property is so we can expand and build anytime and anywhere we want to on our property. Why???...... Because he says he wants our parents to live with us when they're old... Rob's plan is to build them separate guest houses, where they can still enjoy being some-what independent and having their personal space, while having us there to care for them and cook meals at the same time! We're looking at buying sometime next year, probably in the spring or summer and we plan to start building in 3-5 years! It's our next BIG dream that is slowly forming right before our eyes!