Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Hiking and Pizza

The last few Weekends have been pretty low key for us. We decided to go exploring over at Deer Creek Canyon. This place is only like 10 minutes from our house and they have several different trails you can explore. It's really pretty! And you can actually get a pretty clear shot of downtown up there! 

Ben has been on a quest to become a great pizza maker. I have no idea where this new obsession has come from, but he has taken it to a whole new level. He's done research, tried different recipes, different sauces, different cheeses! He even broke our pizza stone in the process! 

Below is his latest and greatest! The crust has a nice crispness to it, but also has that nice, airy quality! I'm pretty impressed with his skills these days. Chances are if you come over any time soon, Ben will make you your very own! 

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

1 year

A year ago today my father in law passed away. He fought a very long, very hard battle with cancer. He was first diagnosed before our wedding. Years later, one of his doctors mentioned how it was a big deal the he made it to our wedding. He eventually went into remission for about a year before the cancer came back in his lungs and brain.

Our last Christmas together, he wasn't doing very well. He lost the ability to do a lot of the things we take for granted- feed ourselves. Walk. Get in and out of bed. I remember one morning, one of his nurses came over to help out. He was in rough shape and when the nurse asked how he was doing he just smiled and said he was doing great. He truly had a fighter's spirit.

Boyd used to always give me a hard time about being a CU fan. And he used to ALWAYS ask when Ben and I were going to have kids. He was passionate about his family, his husker football, his church, and writing. After he passed away, we published all of his articles into a book. It was one his dreams.
It has been an interesting year without him. Parts of it have been really tough. I honestly don't know how people get through a loss like this without faith. Even in the pain and chaos, there has always been a sense of peace and hope.

I am very thankful for the son that he raised and the role model he was for Ben. I am thankful for the memories we have, and I'm thankful that we will see him again one day.

Poached Eggs

I really enjoy a good eggs benedict for breakfast. One of the keys is a poached eggs. I had never made poached eggs before but really wanted to give it a go. A few weeks ago, I had the day off and thought that would be a nice way to start my morning. Boy, was I wrong!!!  One of the eggs slid through the slots in my slotted spoon and I ended up with runny egg all over my floor. So then I tried it with a non-slotted spoon. Big mistake!! I had water all over my English muffin and prosciutto. I ended up just making some scrambled eggs instead and called it a day. 

Well, I don't want to be defeated by a little egg! Today was the day for me to conquer those little boogers. And, I did it!!!! Only 2 out of the 4 came out great, but, I'll take it!! 

I give you hollandaise-less eggs benny

 

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom