Levi after a long day at work:
"Every time I close my eyes, I see fire trucks."
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Life Updates
Clearly, I haven't had much news worthy of a full post lately, so here are a few tidbits instead.
I got an intern.
I've never had an intern before. In fact, I still feel like an intern myself, even though I've had a "big girl" job for almost three years. I was just getting used to becoming a supervisor of one person (the multimedia guy who joined our staff last July) and now, all of a sudden, I'm the supervisor of two! I had three internships in college and learned important skills from each of them. I want this experience to be beneficial to my intern, and I feel a bit of pressure to make it interesting and fulfilling for her. She knows she's my first intern, so hopefully her expectations aren't too high. She just started last week, so we'll see how it goes!
Levi got his own gear at work.
This is actually more exciting than it sounds. The recruits have been wearing hand-me-down gear, and their new, personalized gear was passed out today. It's especially neat that Levi's name is printed inside. It's really his! It looks super new, though (obviously), and he's not allowed to wear it until after the "live burns" in academy so that the newbies look ridiculous once they start shift work at the stations in April.
Molly turned two.
According to the paperwork we got when we rescued her, Molly's birthday is sometime in January. It's convenient that we got her January 27, 2011 when she likely just turned 1. So, we decided to say that the day we got her is her "birthday." She is a big girl now, 2 whole years old, and we've noticed her mature almost daily. We can now trust her to stay inside all day by herself and not chew anything (though I'm not sure how many days of being cooped up she can handle!). We love her companionship and have enjoyed having her for the last year!
That's all for now. Hopefully I'll get a few home projects finished soon and have something to blog about!
I got an intern.
I've never had an intern before. In fact, I still feel like an intern myself, even though I've had a "big girl" job for almost three years. I was just getting used to becoming a supervisor of one person (the multimedia guy who joined our staff last July) and now, all of a sudden, I'm the supervisor of two! I had three internships in college and learned important skills from each of them. I want this experience to be beneficial to my intern, and I feel a bit of pressure to make it interesting and fulfilling for her. She knows she's my first intern, so hopefully her expectations aren't too high. She just started last week, so we'll see how it goes!
Levi got his own gear at work.
This is actually more exciting than it sounds. The recruits have been wearing hand-me-down gear, and their new, personalized gear was passed out today. It's especially neat that Levi's name is printed inside. It's really his! It looks super new, though (obviously), and he's not allowed to wear it until after the "live burns" in academy so that the newbies look ridiculous once they start shift work at the stations in April.
Molly turned two.
According to the paperwork we got when we rescued her, Molly's birthday is sometime in January. It's convenient that we got her January 27, 2011 when she likely just turned 1. So, we decided to say that the day we got her is her "birthday." She is a big girl now, 2 whole years old, and we've noticed her mature almost daily. We can now trust her to stay inside all day by herself and not chew anything (though I'm not sure how many days of being cooped up she can handle!). We love her companionship and have enjoyed having her for the last year!
That's all for now. Hopefully I'll get a few home projects finished soon and have something to blog about!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
2011
Well, I realize I'm way behind on the 2011 wrap-up post, but better late than never, right? 2011 was a big year:
- We got Molly.
- I took on more responsibilities at work and got promoted to being a supervisor.
- We celebrated two years of marriage.
- We went to S. Padre.
- I endured nine months of casts to recover from a foot stress fracture.
- We went to Pagosa Springs - twice.
- Levi finally got his dream job.
- We bought a car:
If measured, I'd say 2011 was just as big a year as 2010. 2012, you've got a lot to live up to!
Monday, January 9, 2012
Quick and Easy Chicken Parmesan
After working late today, meeting Levi at the gym after I got off and not getting home until 7 p.m., I needed to whip up a dinner that was quick and easy. Almost everything on my meal list for this week needed to be defrosted or crock-potted, so I decided to get creative and make what I like to refer to as "poor man's chicken parmesan." (or chickie chickie parm parm, as referred to on Parks and Rec)
Here's how you do it:
Cook frozen, breaded chicken nuggets in the oven (about 3/person for approx. 12 minutes). While the chicken is cooking, boil spaghetti noodles. Drain spaghetti, dip portion of pasta onto plate, top with chicken nuggets, pour jarred spaghetti sauce on top, add a slice of provolone (or mozzarella or parmesan or whatever kind of cheese you have!) to finish it off. Microwave for a minute or so until sauce it hot and cheese is melty. Enjoy!
Here's how you do it:
Cook frozen, breaded chicken nuggets in the oven (about 3/person for approx. 12 minutes). While the chicken is cooking, boil spaghetti noodles. Drain spaghetti, dip portion of pasta onto plate, top with chicken nuggets, pour jarred spaghetti sauce on top, add a slice of provolone (or mozzarella or parmesan or whatever kind of cheese you have!) to finish it off. Microwave for a minute or so until sauce it hot and cheese is melty. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
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