wow long long long time no post.
guess i've been busy ...or just didn't have anything interesting to say (i'm going with the latter) =P
not much going on ...Jason and I moved to uptown last weekend and were still settling in. We moved in with his friend Jonathan, i anticipate many shenanigans and fun times ahead. Jon's old roommate moved out on him and kind of left the apt in shambles, it's been a real work in progress cleaning this places up and turning it around to be "cozy/homey". The kitchen had been particular interesting to work with. it's got one of those squatty half stoves with the broiler on the bottom. All the cabinets and drawers are metal (weirds me out) and we have half the cabinet space that we used to. so it's put my organizing and craftiness to the test. I'll have to post some before and after pics once we get fully settled in.
I got a new job back in October, I'm working downtown MPLS now at the Renaissance Depot (marriott) LOVE LOVE LOVE it ...miss all of my Radisson friends but I honestly don't miss the drama that went along with that job.
Need to start planning out or CONvergence costumes ...I still don't know how i'm going to pull off those firefly costumes. Natasha has said she can help and lend guidance, her and her friends for CON are going to do some Dr Who costumes and I've been told I can join in and work on my firefly costumes with them. So excited for CON had so much fun last year. We've got 2 rooms reserved between Jason, Natasha and I (we've got some potential roommates too so yayz!!) Hoping I can get off for that weekend so I can actually go to some of the panels and and enjoy the event more (I had to work all weekend last year and it was back and forth between work and the CON).
So I'm totally addicted to Pintrest ...no joke i'm on there like all day finding all these great recipes and crafty/DIY things. I've made a couple of things off of there already and I can't wait to do some more. I'll post some pics soon. I have a whole week of Pintrest related meals planned out. Last night i made these enchiladas and i loved the roux sauce that covered the enchiladas (you had to temper sour cream into the mix with some green chilies ...yum!!) but it didn't call for any seasonings so i honestly found it to be quite bland. Next time I'm going to add the usual batch of spices i throw into my enchiladas (cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper) and perhaps some green onions to garnish. My friend just made these pulled pork sandwiches from pintrest and she said they were really good!! I think i want to try at least 1 new recipe from pintrest a week and perhaps even 2 a week.
I also want to try my luck with making homemade breads. I've found all these great recipes on pintrest and i'd love to have some homemade breads and rolls. I'm trying to be more health conscious of what i eat. I know what's good for me and what's not ...i try to stay away from fast foods as much as i can, and i try to limit my pre packaged freezer foods since they have tons of sodium and who knows what else. I'm also trying to wean Jason off of all the freezer and pre processed foods he eats. I honestly wonder what he ate / how he survived before he met me. I love him with all my heart but the boy calls anything that requires more effort than microwaving it to be "fancy cooking" =P
My sister Rachel's grad school class is coming up to the cities this week to tour the Starkey facility down in Eden Prairie ...so she'll be staying with us while her class is here. Super excited to hang out.
Not much else going on ...or at least nothing that I can think of.
TTFN
~Jess
