schwan's

Since I start work at the end of this week, I figured I should start getting up early again. I used to get up with Mike and then go back to sleep when he left for work. But for the last couple weeks I haven't even been doing that. :( So, I started on Monday; I get up with Mike, make him some toast for breakfast, and I'm staying up. I need to get back on this normal schedule! I'm doing pretty well now, but Monday was rough I have to say.

We had a Schwan's lady come by the house on Saturday and gave us a booklet. They're starting a route here. I got so excited! I haven't had this in forever it seems like. I told Mike about it, and he was excited too. Both of our parents used to order from there, so we are both familiar with it. He found a couple things from his childhood he wants to get. I'm just excited for the ice cream cones this summer. Well, the lady came back by yesterday to ask if we wanted anything. I told her the truth, that we were interested but we want to wait a couple of weeks to a month to start, because I'm just starting my job. I'm sure she thought I was just feeding her some line, but we really want to order! I don't think we are going to go crazy, but a few things would be nice.

geocaching

Mike and I went geocaching yesterday. We both didn't know what this was 3 weeks ago, so if you didn't either, you're not out of the loop. What it basically is, is a scavenger hunt with a GPS. People have set these up all over the U.S. and even the world. At the end of each geocache, there should be a log to put your name in, or a container to put a little toy or talisment(sp?) in. There are at least 40 around the Hannibal area, and that was just on one website; there may be more.

When Mike was looking up on the Internet which ones we wanted to go to, he found a word he wasn't familiar with. He yelled from the computer room, "what the hell is a muggle*?!?" I just laughed and laughed. :) He was finding it being used like, "There's a lot of muggle activity around." I explained it and he thought it was nerdy. I do agree, but it was funny!

*For Sarah or anyone else who hasn't read the Harry Potter series, a muggle is non magic folk. You know, just normal people.

We went out to Huckleberry Park first, and we could not find it! We were probably out there for at least an hour, looking for a clue in a 30 foot area. We went through our numbers over and over; still, nothing. So, we decided to come home for lunch and try a different park. We then went to Riverview Park. The first one was easy there, which renewed our spirits. But we tried 2 more and could not find them. We knew we were in the right spots, but there was nothing. We wonder if they just aren't there anymore. We finally gave up on them. :(

We had a really good time, I hope we can continue this new activity. It's a nice way to go for a walk/hike and have a purpose in it.

last weekend of freedom

It's another gorgeous Saturday. It's 62 degrees, and it's only 11:30 AM. The Internet says it's supposed to only get up to 65, but I think it may get close to 70!!

This is our last weekend before I start work. We don't really do a lot on the weekends, but it's nice to have two straight days with Mike. I only have two weeks of my schedule, and all the shifts are opening ( 8-5)! I hope I don't jinx myself in saying this. :) I do have to work Saturday mornings, but this gives Mike some time alone in the house. Since we've moved here, I'm always home with him. The first time he was alone in the house was when I had my second interview a couple weeks ago, and it was only for about an hour.

fleischhauer pasta factory

Here's a little back story: Mike gave me my Kitchen Aid Mixers two Christmas' ago, I love it. It's green (my favorite color), and I call it green bean. Not really, it's more like a joke. But it always brings a smile to our faces when I say it. Well, this year for Christmas, My parents gave me my first accessory for the mixer, a pasta maker! Last night, we finally "broke" it in. It was definitely a learning experience, the pasta came out well, but we had a couple trial runs with the cutter. It just wasn't cutting the pasta all the way and we were pulling them apart, individually. Mike was a lot of help; he wasn't originally supposed to help, just take pictures. For some reason, he is the only person that can calm me down when I'm frustrated. Anyway, here are some pictures of our adventure last night.

Rolling out the dough

Since Mike was such a big help, I let him roll the last one. :) I tend to take over in the kitchen.

PASTA!

These are the little "nests" of pasta. We only ate 5 nests, with leftovers. We froze the rest, we should get atleast 2 more dinners out of them. YUM!

Making my "nests".

The finished product!

This was just an egg noodle recipe. I'm really looking forward to trying a semolina pasta recipe. I hope I'll beable to find this specialty flour in Hannibal.

groundhog day

I cannot believe it's February already.

We had a good time last night watching the Super Bowl. We were kind of rooting for the underdog, the Cardinals, but we really aren't fans of either team. I wonder if anyone else heard this during the Arizona Defense introductions, but one of them said he was from "West Lafayette, Red Devils". You know, when they say which College they're from, in this case, High School. Mike and I just looked at each other, we couldn't believe that someone from the Lafayette area was in the Super Bowl. It was kind of exciting.

After the game, we got to watch an Office episode, which was hilarious, as usual. I love that show! Oh, and we're really excited for the Amy Poehler show about the Indiana parks service. I loved Amy on SNL, and I love that it's going to be shot "mockumentary" style, just like The Office. It's going to be on Thursday night, like The Office, starting April 9th.