beach in normandy...

frying vs. saute'ing (see~i can't even spell it)

After coming home from a very busy day at the office, wouldn’t it have been nice for ed’s bride of 21 years to have a hot dinner on the table for him? Yes, you say, that would be wonderful. It would, really, but Thursday nights daddy works late so at our house it’s pancakes, cereal or, in this instance, mac & cheese (which, according to Kraft, is a perfectly sufficient food for an entire meal…who am I to question?!!). I knew he’d like something hot so I was going to put the extra flank steak on the grill from the previous night (that he had very lightly grilled so jake could take it to school and still have it edible). He usually calls before he leaves work so I can at least have something for him or call something in for him to pick up on his way home, but when he walked in the door and said, ‘sorry I didn’t call…is there anything to eat?’, I knew this wouldn’t be his dream dinner. I asked him if he wanted me to start the grill or fry the steak for him.
Ed: no, you can just saute’ it
Me: huh?
Ed: just put it in a pan with a little butter
Me: ah, fry it
Ed: no!
I was on the phone w/traci at the time and she cracked up.
Traci: put him on
Traci: Ok mister, what’s the difference?
Ed: big difference!
Traci: What do you do to an egg?
Ed: fry it
Traci: why not saute’ it?
Ed: the difference is the consistency of what you’re cooking.
Hysterical laughing…
Traci: tell him to stop being such a snob and eat his fried steak!

He ate it…on white bread (gasp!) I guess when you mix a midwestern country girl and a proper jersey guy both parties have a lot of learning to do ;)

Ps-I microwaved his corn on the cob…this leads me to a whole other cooking conversation, which I’ll save for another time.

just some random europe pics

i knew it was coming...

i know they want to go back to see all their friends...

i know they need to go back...

i know we'd hurt each other if i home-schooled...

but i wouldn't mind if summer was just a little longer...

i'll miss them calling me on my cell from upstairs when they didn't know i was home...

i'll miss making them lunch every day (oops, i'm mixing up dreams and reality~sorry)

i'll miss the little trips to town or shopping for all the things they 'need'...

the library's going to call and wonder where we are...

the neighbors are checking out their window because nobody's screaming in the pool...

the kitchen counter will actually stay clean all day...

i miss them already!

in france...

Girls are skinny-I think I only saw 2 fat people

I didn’t see near as many young people with cell phones

The subways (metros) are definitely NOT stroller friendly!!

Where do you go to get a regular cup of coffee?

...and where do you go to get a diet coke from a fountain WITH ICE?

People drive crazy

The countryside is GORGEOUS!!!

Guys wear speedos on the beach-eek

The American cemetery is very, very impressive

Things are very expensive

The milk tastes like cream

People carry around bagettes and just gnaw on the whole loaf

I had goat cheese every day!

Portions are small (no wonder everyone’s skinny!)

The Eiffel tower is tan

they speak french ;)

Normandy has so much history-it’s very surreal

You have to pay to use the ‘toilet’ (that word just sounds gross to me)-sometimes up to 1 euro!!! But hey, when ya gotta go, ya gotta go!

They don’t use washcloths-at least there’s no chance that you use the one on your face that’s supposed to be for your pits!

The fashion is AMAZING (what doesn’t look great on a skinny minny?!)

Cars are very small

They have GAP

There’s no Ann Taylor…I lived

If you don’t drink cappuccino you could die of thirst

They are generally not very friendly to Americans-go figure

Ed would make a killing…most people wear very flat shoes…ouch

The buildings are very old, amazing architecture-a photographers dream

The house we stayed in was occupied by the germans during wwII

You only get 2 ketchup per burger, none for fries. well, you CAN get more if you want...for a price

We made memories we’ll never forget!!!

oops...missed some of mady's pics....

another...

Where is your cell phone?
somewhere in the pit of my purse

Your significant other?
amazing

Your hair?
frizz ball

Your mother?
gracious

Your father?
reliable

Your favorite thing?
photos

Your favorite drink?
really good (read: expensive) wine

Your dream/goal?
raising Godly kids…who in turn have Godly kids

What room are you in?
kitchen

Your hobby?
pictures on the computer-any shape or form

Your fear?
someone stealing my photo albums

Something that you aren't?
mean

Wish list?
more kids…sooo kidding

Last thing you did?
blogged

What are you wearing?
work uniform-gotta love these snazzy white nurse pants

TV?
no time

Your pets?
my kids

Friends?
God-sent

your life?
charmed

Your mood?
content

Missing someone?
my sister & my mom-especially today

Drinking?
nothing right now…it’s almost 5:00 ;)

Smoking?
ick

Your car?
sport red chevy suburban

Something you're not wearing?
wings

Favorite Shop?
home goods-with my sister!!!!!

Your favorite color?
red

When is the last time you cried?
saying good-bye to the denbutters

Where do you go to over and over?
laundry room

Person who emails you the most?
scrapbooking sites

My favorite place to eat?
anywhere I don’t have to cook

Favorite place I'd like to be at right now?
with my sister & mom!

beautiful flower pics from europe...some taken by mady

finally...(you can't see some of the pics very well-sorry)

europe

we're doing great-a VERY busy whirlwind vacation. seeing so much and having a blast. can't wait to get back home to people who speak english!!!!!!!!!!! will blog when i get home-thousands of pics to sort thru (i know, pathetic!). had no internet until saturday-normandy was a little out of reach of cell towers (COMPLETE understatement!). on our way out to see more of holland. tot siens!

the canal at manasquan, nj...

after a day at the shore and before dinner at the lobster shanty (a must when we go down the shore)

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