Last night was not Thursday, but I wanted to make my next meal on the list, Pumpkin Cream Soup. I wanted to make it because of the the name, Pumpkin Cream Soup, since it's Thanksgiving.
I made it along with fresh Italian bread.
It has;
- 2 Tbs butter
- 1/4 cut onions, chopped
- 1/2 tsp curry powder
- 1 Tbs flour
- 2 cans chicken broth
- 1 can pumpkin
- 1 Tbs brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp allspice
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp peper
- 1 cup half and half
It was so easy, cuz you just throw everything in the pot, and heat it up. It took me no more than 5 minutes to make, and everyone loved it. Mom said "It's a keeper", and I agree. But next time, I am going to double it.
(Sorry, no picture.)
November 25, 2010
Thanksgiving #14
Today I am thankful for food. What a wonderful think food is... and there are so many ways to make it. Something I look forward to every year is the Thanksgiving meal. It's one of my favorite meals, and we have it Thanksgivng day, and a few times in between the two major holidays. This year I am really looking forward to it because we are spending Thanksgiving with just the Keene family, and Ross is my favorite chief.
Hope yall are having a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Hope yall are having a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Turkey day everyone! Hope yall are having a blessed day as you spend it with loved ones. At the moment, my family, Diego and Lili are all in the living room watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.... A family tradition.
Later, we'll be to the Keese's for the day, along with the Cruz kids, for a day filled with the 3 F's... fun-food-football. What are you doing? (Comment if you'd like). Happy Thanksgiving!
Later, we'll be to the Keese's for the day, along with the Cruz kids, for a day filled with the 3 F's... fun-food-football. What are you doing? (Comment if you'd like). Happy Thanksgiving!
November 22, 2010
Bad Weekend for Watching Sports
So this weekend, I wasn't sure if I would be able to watch any football this weekend cuz I'm in Richmond. Well, I was. Yay... kinda. Saturday afternoon Kaitlin and I were hanging out at GG's and we were watching the LSU vs. Ole Miss game. I was clearly rooting for Ole Miss... and they lost. Later that night I was watching the FSU vs. Maryland game.... GG and Don even came and watched it with me. Well, if you are up to date with sports, FSU won. And if you know me, I hate FSU. But it was fun watching football with GG and Don.
Sunday, I came home from Kingsway, and yes, I was rooting for the Steelers. And they did win, but then we started to watch the Colts game... and what a game. I felt so bad for Peyton. 3 interceptions . And also for Collie, he kept wanting to come back into the game, but they wouldn't let him. Before the half they were down by 14, but knowing my Colts, I was not so worried knowing they are a second half team.
Half time we headed over to the Kury's for dinner. They did come back in the half like I knew they would... but it wasn't 100%. We were all getting excited, it was so close. Karli and I were squeezing each other's hands, we were so nervous. It came down to the last few seconds, Colts were down at the Patriots' 20, and Manning got ready to throw to Tamme with 40 seconds left of the 4th... but it was to far, and a Patriot intercepted it. This was Manning's 3rd for that game, making it a total of 7 this season.
I'm not the kinda fan that says, "Oh, my team is perfect, they did everything they could." They didn't. Just like the Jag game I went to, they were not out there to play football. Peyton didn't do so well, along with the D and receiver's. We are hurting, with Addai, Clark, Collie, and many other starters out... but the backups could really step it up.
I then watched the Giants and Eagle's game last night... and the Gaints lost.
Well, this week Auburn takes on Alabama in the Iron Bowl and Colts are going up against the Chargers on Sunday Night Football... and I hope we tear them apart! WAR EAGLE & GO COLTS!
Sunday, I came home from Kingsway, and yes, I was rooting for the Steelers. And they did win, but then we started to watch the Colts game... and what a game. I felt so bad for Peyton. 3 interceptions . And also for Collie, he kept wanting to come back into the game, but they wouldn't let him. Before the half they were down by 14, but knowing my Colts, I was not so worried knowing they are a second half team.
Half time we headed over to the Kury's for dinner. They did come back in the half like I knew they would... but it wasn't 100%. We were all getting excited, it was so close. Karli and I were squeezing each other's hands, we were so nervous. It came down to the last few seconds, Colts were down at the Patriots' 20, and Manning got ready to throw to Tamme with 40 seconds left of the 4th... but it was to far, and a Patriot intercepted it. This was Manning's 3rd for that game, making it a total of 7 this season.
I'm not the kinda fan that says, "Oh, my team is perfect, they did everything they could." They didn't. Just like the Jag game I went to, they were not out there to play football. Peyton didn't do so well, along with the D and receiver's. We are hurting, with Addai, Clark, Collie, and many other starters out... but the backups could really step it up.
I then watched the Giants and Eagle's game last night... and the Gaints lost.
Well, this week Auburn takes on Alabama in the Iron Bowl and Colts are going up against the Chargers on Sunday Night Football... and I hope we tear them apart! WAR EAGLE & GO COLTS!
November 21, 2010
Thanksgiving #13
I am thankful for God's will. At times I don't like it, but I know he does things for my good. And this does not mean it's easy and fun... but he does things with my good in mind. Right now I don't know what he has for my life. It's hard... but he is at work. I'll post about this later... but I can see things he is starting to lay out for my life. It's hard, you can be praying for me.
But this morning I went to Kingsway with my grandparents, and it was so good. But one song during worship really spoke to me, God Moves by Sovereign Grace Music.
♫God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm
Deep in His dark and hidden mines
With never-failing skill
He fashions all His bright designs
And works His sovereign will
So God we trust in You
O God we trust in You
O fearful saints new courage take
The clouds that you now dread
Are big with mercy and will break
In blessings on your head
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense
But trust Him for His grace
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face
So God we trust in You
O God we trust in You
When tears are great
And comforts few
We hope in mercies ever new
We trust in You
God’s purposes will ripen fast
Unfolding every hour
The bud may have a bitter taste
But sweet will be the flower
Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain
God is His own interpreter
And He will make it plain
"The bud may have a bitter taste, but sweet will be the flower." I'm excited to see what he has for me. He is good!
Well, Colts are about to play.... gotta stop blogging. GO COLTS!
But this morning I went to Kingsway with my grandparents, and it was so good. But one song during worship really spoke to me, God Moves by Sovereign Grace Music.
♫God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm
Deep in His dark and hidden mines
With never-failing skill
He fashions all His bright designs
And works His sovereign will
So God we trust in You
O God we trust in You
O fearful saints new courage take
The clouds that you now dread
Are big with mercy and will break
In blessings on your head
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense
But trust Him for His grace
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face
So God we trust in You
O God we trust in You
When tears are great
And comforts few
We hope in mercies ever new
We trust in You
God’s purposes will ripen fast
Unfolding every hour
The bud may have a bitter taste
But sweet will be the flower
Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain
God is His own interpreter
And He will make it plain
"The bud may have a bitter taste, but sweet will be the flower." I'm excited to see what he has for me. He is good!
Well, Colts are about to play.... gotta stop blogging. GO COLTS!
November 20, 2010
For All You Psych-os.
If any of you watch the tv show Psych... this is for you. Well, if you are up to date with the show, Shawn and Juliet are together. I'm really looking forward to seeing what they do with it. What are your thoughts? I'd love to know, so if you could comment on this post what you think of the couple.
Thanksgiving #12
I am thankful for scripture. Within the last few months, God has really been showing me things in his word that I have never seen before. I read thru the book of Matthew, and now I am almost done with the book of Mark. I read one chapter at a time, and every time I read it, something new is revealed.
He also reveals it other ways as well. I was drinking coffee here (here is GG and Don's house) and I had a Thomas Kinkade coffee mug, and it had Matthew 6:21 on it. Well, I did what my dad tells me to do, and not only read that verse but read the others around it. So I read that section in my Bible, and I have really been meditating on it.
Look it up yourself: Matthew 6:19-26.
God is so good to show me things in the weirdest ways. Isn't he good?
He also reveals it other ways as well. I was drinking coffee here (here is GG and Don's house) and I had a Thomas Kinkade coffee mug, and it had Matthew 6:21 on it. Well, I did what my dad tells me to do, and not only read that verse but read the others around it. So I read that section in my Bible, and I have really been meditating on it.
Look it up yourself: Matthew 6:19-26.
God is so good to show me things in the weirdest ways. Isn't he good?
November 19, 2010
Thanksgiving #11
I am thankful for laughter. I'm going thru a different season at the moment... and it's not the easiest. Tonight, I watched a movie with my grandparents called Life With Father. I watched it with the Bishop's when I spent the night on Tuesday, and it was pretty funny. And yesterday I found it on Netflix and watched it with GG and Don tonight. It's a movie that was made in the 50's and it's pretty funny. It was great to sit here and laugh with them. Something I really needed.
Well, time to settle down for the night. Football tomorrow... and I won't be able to watch. Atleast it's Auburn's bye week. War Eagle!
Well, time to settle down for the night. Football tomorrow... and I won't be able to watch. Atleast it's Auburn's bye week. War Eagle!
November 18, 2010
My Way Up
Well, as most of you know, I'm in Virginia for a week. I flew up by myself for the first time ever... and it was quite an adventure.
I woke up at 3am to finish packing anything I needed to get ready before I had to leave, such as tooth brush, hair things, etc. And around 4:15, my wonderful father was so kind to take me to the airport. I was shocked at how many people were on the road at 4 in the morning.
Well, when I got to the airport, I checked in, said my goodbyes to my dad, and got in line for the security check. Once again, there were a lot more people than I expected to see that early in the morning.
When I got up to be checked, they stopped me and took me to the side to be checked even further. They also took my bag to look thru, and asked if I had any weapons. I said no, and they took my bag back thru the scan. Do I really look that suspicious?
Every thing after that was smooth, I even was able to put my bag in the over head with no help. Yay me. The ride was a little bumpy tho, and at one point I thought the flight attendants were going to fall over with the cart.
Arriving in Atlanta, we entered a storm, lightning and crazy wind. And as we were landing, I saw one building of Airtran planes, and another with Deltacom with 3 Airtran planes at the very end. I was hoping none of those were my plane, but guess what? It was. When I entered concourse c (in Brian Regan's voice), 15 minutes early than I was suppose to, I asked the lady where I was taking off. She told me in the building next door, concourse d. I looked at my ticket and my plane was leaving at 8:45 and it was 8:10. So I pretty much ran, flollowing the signs leading me to concourse d. I thought about taking the sub, but it wasn't there yet. So I took off. When I got to concourse d, one way was gate 1-16, the other 17-what ever it was... and it started at D16, and I needed to get to D1a (and if you have never been to the Atlanta airport, I couldn't see more than 5 gate signs at a time. That's how big it was.) Once I got to D1, it said departing for Indianapolis at 8:45. Part of me freaked, the other part of me was thinking, "ok, I packed 2 of my Colts shirts, I could just go there and stay till next Monday, and see the Colts play." I then saw the D1a gate at the very end that said departing to Richmond. And right when I got there they were boarding zone 1. I was able to call my mom and GG before boarding myself. As I was standing there, the two men behind me were talking about Auburn, and I was sooooo tempted to turn around and say "war eagle", but the way they were talking, they didn't seem like fans. They were talking about how well they are playing tho... but I didn't say anything.
My second flight was not much better than the first. I was able to sleep for about 15 mintues, but it was more bumpy than the last. The captain kept turning the seatbelts sign on and off. Both flights I had a window seat, and on the second you could totally tell you were headed up north, beacuse all the trees went from green, to red, orange, and yellow. It was so pretty from above, and I was reminded God made all that.
Coming in at 10:30, landing was a little rough, and when I got outside, it was freeeeezing. I was so glad to have my Under Armour hoodie. GG pulled up and it was so good to see her.
It's been refreshing to be here with my family. Monday I spent the day with GG and Don, and also saw the Kury's. And Tuesday I spent it with the Bishops till last night. Today I'm going shopping with the White girls and Jone will be sleeping over tonight. I'm so thankful for my friends and family.
I woke up at 3am to finish packing anything I needed to get ready before I had to leave, such as tooth brush, hair things, etc. And around 4:15, my wonderful father was so kind to take me to the airport. I was shocked at how many people were on the road at 4 in the morning.
Well, when I got to the airport, I checked in, said my goodbyes to my dad, and got in line for the security check. Once again, there were a lot more people than I expected to see that early in the morning.
When I got up to be checked, they stopped me and took me to the side to be checked even further. They also took my bag to look thru, and asked if I had any weapons. I said no, and they took my bag back thru the scan. Do I really look that suspicious?
Every thing after that was smooth, I even was able to put my bag in the over head with no help. Yay me. The ride was a little bumpy tho, and at one point I thought the flight attendants were going to fall over with the cart.
Arriving in Atlanta, we entered a storm, lightning and crazy wind. And as we were landing, I saw one building of Airtran planes, and another with Deltacom with 3 Airtran planes at the very end. I was hoping none of those were my plane, but guess what? It was. When I entered concourse c (in Brian Regan's voice), 15 minutes early than I was suppose to, I asked the lady where I was taking off. She told me in the building next door, concourse d. I looked at my ticket and my plane was leaving at 8:45 and it was 8:10. So I pretty much ran, flollowing the signs leading me to concourse d. I thought about taking the sub, but it wasn't there yet. So I took off. When I got to concourse d, one way was gate 1-16, the other 17-what ever it was... and it started at D16, and I needed to get to D1a (and if you have never been to the Atlanta airport, I couldn't see more than 5 gate signs at a time. That's how big it was.) Once I got to D1, it said departing for Indianapolis at 8:45. Part of me freaked, the other part of me was thinking, "ok, I packed 2 of my Colts shirts, I could just go there and stay till next Monday, and see the Colts play." I then saw the D1a gate at the very end that said departing to Richmond. And right when I got there they were boarding zone 1. I was able to call my mom and GG before boarding myself. As I was standing there, the two men behind me were talking about Auburn, and I was sooooo tempted to turn around and say "war eagle", but the way they were talking, they didn't seem like fans. They were talking about how well they are playing tho... but I didn't say anything.
My second flight was not much better than the first. I was able to sleep for about 15 mintues, but it was more bumpy than the last. The captain kept turning the seatbelts sign on and off. Both flights I had a window seat, and on the second you could totally tell you were headed up north, beacuse all the trees went from green, to red, orange, and yellow. It was so pretty from above, and I was reminded God made all that.
Coming in at 10:30, landing was a little rough, and when I got outside, it was freeeeezing. I was so glad to have my Under Armour hoodie. GG pulled up and it was so good to see her.
It's been refreshing to be here with my family. Monday I spent the day with GG and Don, and also saw the Kury's. And Tuesday I spent it with the Bishops till last night. Today I'm going shopping with the White girls and Jone will be sleeping over tonight. I'm so thankful for my friends and family.
Thanksgiving #10
I am thankful for coffee. I'm not sure what it is about drinking coffee that is so good... but it is. It's bitter and strong... and the way I drink it, it's not sweet at all. Now, if I go to Starbucks (which I do a lot) I do get sweet drinks, such as a Caramel Macchiato or a Mocha Frappuccino. But just drinking it at home, I just take half and half. It's very enjoyable to drink, and it brings much comfort. I'm glad God made the coffee bean.
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