Traci and Frank French, featured in the picture below (they're the ones in the back with their son, Brandon), invited my friends Melissa and Maddie and their families to their beautiful house in West El Paso yesterday. We all got there in the afternoon, armed with all of our yummy dishes. And would you believe that I actually got out of my non-cooking/baking slump and actually made my dishes instead of buying them. Not only that, I posted these recipes to my cooking blog--the first post I've made in over a year. Can you believe that I haven't really done any cooking or baking since I moved to El Paso last January? A sad case of events. But I hope this means that I'm going to keep cooking. Well, I'll actually have to once the baby gets here. Can't eat out forever, right? Anyway, I made shrimp wonton cups and coconut-pineapple bars. Yum-o!
The French's have a lovely back porch with rocking chairs--one of which I hoarded the entire time. Hey, the baby likes it! We all just spent the afternoon and part of the evening out there talking and having a great time amidst a nice cool breeze and lit tiki torches.
A few hours before I left for Traci's, I'd called my mom and told her I was going to yet another dinner at a friend's house. To which she replied, "Again?!? Wow, you have a lot of friends who take good care of you." And you know what? I really do. I've been so fortunate to come across some of the sweetest people throughout my Army career and these folks are truly near and dear to me. What's crazy is that I've only known these ladies a few months, but if you were to see how deeply they care for me and go out of their way to take care of me, you'd think we've known each other all our lives. Not only that, they've all got fantastic hubbies and kiddies that I absolutely adore. Here they are...my special friends!
Traci & Frank French, Melissa & Ismael Hermosillo, Madeleine & Eric Finch
Thanks to Traci and Frank for hosting such a wonderful dinner party. And look out...the next time I go to your house, I might walk away with this precious little bundle of fur...
Isn't she just the cutest thing you have ever seen? This is Abbey...Traci and Frank's saint bernard puppy. I spent the entire evening playing with this little girl, who reminded me so much of Lucy when she was that small.
Today, after church, my friend Jennifer and I went to see Letters to Juliet. It had been a while since I'd been to a movie, so of course I pigged out on a hot dog, milk duds, popcorn and some cherry coke. Dee-licious! Oh wait, I guess I should tell you guys that prior to going to the movies, I'd stopped by Krispy Kreme because they had a 99-cent special on a dozen original glazed donuts. But it was an hour-long wait. No kidding. I wanted them so badly, but I was going to be late for the movie. Anyway, I digress.
Although the movie was your typical, predictable chick flick, I loved it. The movie was set in Italy and the entire time, I kept thinking that I cannot wait to move to Europe at the end of the year. I've absolutely put Verona on my list of places to see while I'm there. However, at this moment, Malu and I can't seem to find him an open position over there, so you never know...I may end up opting out of this assignment. I mean, I would HATE to go somewhere without Malu..AGAIN. Whoops, I digress again. So if you haven't seen this movie yet, you should!
And that was my weekend. Next weekend...my best friends will be in town. I can't wait. Until then, you guys have an awesome week!
2 comments:
What a blessing to have bonded with those families in such a short time!!!
And I totally want to see that movie too!
So good that you have good friends who take care of you :) And I've always wanted to get stationed in Italy...maybe one day!
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