Where did this year go?

Happy First Anniversary to my sweet, sweet husband John!

I love you more than words can express!

Life's a dance.... This has been a year of many, many changes.   

 Some easy, some hard.  

But... I'm glad  I have you to hold on to :) 

Love me some foil packs

John called me last week to see if I wanted to meet him after work for a picnic at a nearby park.

Yes!!

He said "How about foil packs for dinner?"

Yes!

You need to know that this simple meal is absolutely one of my favorite.  It all started when my dad would make hamburger foil packs when we went camping.  

All you need:

foil

ground beef

carrots, cut thin

potatoes, cut thin,

onion, diced

salt and pepper to taste

                    a fire or grill

Put all vegetable on the bottom and lay hamburger patty on top.  Seal up foil tightly and cook on low heat for about 40 minutes.  The low heat essentially steams the veggies.  

Oh my goodness... so much flavor!!

The fire

The park

Silly picture

Waiting for the goodness

Waiting

Waiting...

THE GOODNESS!!!!!!!!

Words truly cannot describe how flavorful this easy dish is!!

Beautiful sunset to cap off the night!

It's the little things....

So, I have an extremely soft heart for old men.... I don't know why.  Perhaps it is because I just loved my poppop so much and enjoyed his company.  But bottom line is... elderly men melt me.

I was at Giant two days ago and I was pushing my cart to my car.  I had just exited through the doors when I found an older man, probably late sixties, early seventies, walking alongside of me.  He was a Giant employee.  We chatted about how nice it was that the heat had broke a little.  As I approached my car, he waited until I unlocked my car and then....

 HE LOADED ALL MY GROCERIES INTO MY CAR FOR ME!

Sooooooooo sweet.   

Definitely made my day and put a smile on my face!  

Birthday Wishes

SO I'm turning the big 30 this July, 

and I think I want this for my birthday.  

                                                                             How cute!!!!!!!

Operation Cute and Colorful Placemats

John and I moved into an apartment about a month ago... crazy going from a house to an apartment but this is what we wanted to do for now until we learn the area to see where we want to settle down. 

The apartment has white walls, which make things a little less homey. Our living room and dining room is all one big space.  I decided I wanted to add a splash of color to our table with some new placemats.  My color scheme is purples, greens and yellows.  I had bought some from Target yesterday,  but they are too big.. they look absolutely ridiculous.  So, here are some others I have found online.  

Operation Cute and Colorful Placemats is in full swing. 

  

A Little Sunshine Amongst the Fog

So yesterday I was feeling pretty bad... nauseas and had a headache. Just feelin' like I was in a fog.  I think it might have been from taking some allergy medicine.  I usually hold off as long as possible because that stuff literally makes me crazy.  I end up feeling like I am having an out of body experience. So... after church I ended up coming home and taking a very long nap.  It was such a beautiful day though, so John suggested we get some fresh air and go down by the river and have a dinner picnic.  

So we did... the sun was setting and it was extremely beautiful and the weather was perfect.  

Just what the doctor ordered. 

Here are some shots from the day...

Beautiful sunset....

My man.... I liked how the sunset was reflecting in his sunglasses. 

He takes such good care of me:)

  

My birthday wish...

SO I'm turning the big 30 this July, 

and I think I want this for my birthday.  

                                                                             How cute!!!!!!!