Night 1

LtCol Pappas (Zeus) and his wife
Gomez and Morticia
Caught in the middle of eating
Lt Col Stanley
Halloween jack o' lanterns

Here are a few pics of night one of the Halloween parties. LtCol Stanley hosted this one, and it was a good time. Andy and I went as Morticia and Gomez Addams, but we had to explain it, since people kept calling us Sonny and Cher. C'mon? LtCol Pappas had everyone rolling, he's Greek and confirmed that 85% of what you saw in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was true, even down to the Windex cures everything! Apparently, it is the ammonia in the WIndex that is the miracle cure, haha! Great time, and got us ready for Halloween party Number 2.....

Pumpkin carvin' time

Well it's that time of year where your doorbell rings and on the other side, there we are hoping that you'll give us some candy even though we are 27. Haha, all jokes aside, Halloween is such a fun time of the year. We are starting off by carving some pumpkins tonight with friends. Friday we have a Halloween party at LtCol Stanley's house, then Saturday is perhaps THE BIGGEST PARTY OF THE YEAR at Jake and Maria Pairsh's home. They have completely decked out the basement, covered all of the walls with black trash bags, have rented a fog machine, and a speaker system, so it is going to be one awesome "Monster Mash!" I will definitely post pics from that! Last year was lots of fun!!! Hope everyone has some fun plans, if not, well it is not too late, Make some! Love to all!!!

One month and counting...

Well, it is hard to believe that it has really been a month since we said I DO!, and then gave each other a high-five on the altar when Fr. Gary pronounced as husband and wife, but it has!

Andy has done the math, and for each month that goes by, that means that 2% more of our time here at FE Warren is done. Whoop!

For our month anniversary, we didn't do anything that special, I made dinner, chicken enchiladas. As far as the cooking schedule goes, since we both work full-time, whoever worked the least amount of hours cooks that night. But sometimes that just doesn't work either and we'll go out instead. It works great for us. Hope everyone is doing well, love ya'll!

Halloween!!!!

Well, since Halloween is just around the corner, naturally Andy and I have been trying to figure out what we are going to be. We both love Halloween, so this is really a big decision for us. So we've got it! (If the pictures have not tipped you off already). PAPA SMURF & SMURFETTE! Since those of you checking this are out of town and cannot steal the idea, I thought I'd share it with you. So stay tuned for these pics when they go up in about 3 weeks........!

A recipe for the grill

Hay Dad this one is for you! I know last night you were saying how you wanted to find something new to throw on the grill. Well, here it is. You know when you go to a restaurant and how their chicken fajitas always taste so good, and no matter how much you try you just can't seem to duplicate the taste? Yes you can! Their secret ingredient is very simple: Italian dressing! And you can easily fit this into your healthy life-style like we do by getting fat-free or light Italian dressing.

Lime Chicken Kabobs (serves 6, perfect for leftovers & lunches)
Italian dressing
6 chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks
wooden swekers (you could buy steel ones, we just use wood)
1 red bell pepper
1 red onion cut into chunks
1 (16oz) can pineapple rings, drained and cut into 1-inch pieces
3 limes

In a large plastic Ziploc bag, put chicken and squeeze enough Italian dressing in to cover the chicken completely. Marinate in the fridge about 2-4 hours, the longer will add more flavor. About 20 minutes before you start cooking, soak your kabobs in water. (If you don't there is a really good chance they will burn up)
-Preheat your grill. Be sure to spray it down first w/Pam b/c you don't want your stuff to stick. You want medium-high heat about 350-400F.
-Prep your veggies.
-Take out chicken, and start making your kabobs. Alternate chix, pineapple, red pepper, onion then start over.
- Grill your kabobs covered, for about 15-20 minutes, turning occassionally.

While your kabobs are cooking prepare white rice, we use the quick rice, and just adjust how many servings we want.
-Once your kabobs are done, bring them in and serve them on top of your rice. Squirt half a lime over each serving and enjoy!

HUMMUS!

WOW, thank you Keri! Naturally the first thing we were going to make with the new food processor was hummus, and it was fantastic! This worked out so much better than the blender fiasco we had when we last tried to make it haha! THANK YOU!!!!!

Just a hello

I know you all are waiting on more pics, so are we, they are coming I promise. Just wanted to post a quick update to let everyone know that we are getting busy again with work, and with our grad school class, so I will call as I get time. I am starting a big project with school, so it is taking up quite a bit of time. Andy and I are both taking Risk Management this is class 7 of 12. Our Master's program is through George Washington Univ., in Project Management. It is similar to an MBA, not as math intensive though. Should be useful when we start our business empire!
Right now I just don't have the extra time that I know will be spent on the phone, so I am just putting some updates here. Please be patient with us! Our love to all!