The One With Sadie Hawkins

As I was buttoning up my shirt yesterday morning, Brad turned to me and asked, "Is this a little too crazy?" (Referring to the idea of pairing a navy blue shirt with his gray, stripped slacks)


"Uhhh...not unless you consider THIS crazy looking..." (Me referring to MY blue shirt/gray pants outfit that I already had on)Of course Brad just grins, throws the navy shirt on and says "it'll be like Sadie Hawkins!"

My response with eye rolling: "Just make sure we don't meet up for lunch today."

The One With Betty Crock

You might be thinking that I forgot the ‘er’ in the title of this post, but unfortunately, that’s not the case. When I was young, there were a couple of “mishaps” in the Bubel kitchen, which is when my mom and I started teasingly referring to one another as Betty Crock, since we definitely didn’t fit in the Betty Crocker category. Although I have to say, I don’t think my mom can be called Betty Crock anymore after the delicious pies she made for Thanksgiving. I, on the other hand, still fit in the ‘Crock’ category.

So, a couple of weeks ago, I found a recipe on a blog about an easy-peasy, super yummy, cooked strawberry pie. There wasn’t a lot of ingredients or a lot of steps, so I thought for sure I could pull it off. I’m not sure why I thought this, especially when I don’t even own a pie dish or rolling pin.

The end result?

A disaster-zone kitchen…

…followed by a disastrous pie.

I should point out that the pie in the picture does have a missing slice, but that was quickly filled in with runny, strawberry goo.

Maybe, I should try something easier next time – like Pillsbury break-n-bake cookies. ;)

The One That Was Only A Year Ago

I was just recently going through old photos and found a couple of pictures from the first day we brought Copper home. It's been exactly one year since we rescued her and it's amazing to see how much has changed in that one year. This photo is my favorite because it shows what used to exist only a year ago:

- 8 lb Copper
- Plants with purple flowers
- Green grass

As of today, none of those things can be found in our backyard.

The One With Kabobs and Pear Ale

Memorial Day Weekend came and went, and left us wishing for 3 day weekends more often. We had a great time staying close to home and having friends come by to visit. We had Jason, Michelle and their two dogs (Barkley and Bella), along with Phil and his girlfriend, Jessica, hang out with us for most of the weekend.

Saturday afternoon was spent at dog beach. (Beach photos from Michelle)

Saturday evening we headed to Stone Brewery hoping to join in on a free tour. Unfortunately, all tours were booked for the day, so we settled for drinking beers and pear ale outside in their beautiful gardens.

That night we BBQ’d corn on the cob and chicken and steak kabobs, while Phil made (and tried to re-teach me how to make) his Spanish rice. (One day I’ll make this on my own, but for now, I stick with my rice-in-a-bag)

Everyone left us on Sunday afternoon, but not until after we played a couple hours of trivia on Sporcle.com. (Seriously, this website is addicting- Brad and I played another couple of hours after everyone left!)

The rest of the weekend was spent sleeping in, watching Netflix and doing some errands. All in all, it was a great, relaxing weekend. Hope everyone else enjoyed the Memorial Holiday!