Brown Sugar Meringues!!

So my recipe for Brown Sugar Meringues turned out fabulously!! I loved them. Then turned out crispy and melt in your mouth good. They were completely easy to make and they will be continuous made from now on. The recipe had me make them, bake them, and then for some added interest put whip cream in the middle of them and drizzle chocolate over them! They were delicious!! So I had to update you about them because they were fabulous!!

Remember When

Do you remember growing up with your family seeing cousins that you haven't seen in months or even years? Probably most everyone has. I had that moment on Christmas day when my cousin that I haven't seen in a year, who by the way is 15, is now taller then me.

Growing up my brother was always taller then me by only a inch at times until he got his growth spurt while away in the Air Force. My cousin Zach who is about 5 months younger then me was always shorter until again he hit a growth spurt sometime after high school I think and grew an inch or two taller. Then my youngest, fondest cousin has always been the baby. He was born on February 21 when I was 9 almost 10. I was able to hold him and play with him. When he hit the time when he was 2 years old I would hold him and he would ask incessantly what things where. "What's that?" "An apple tree" a moment later "what's that?" "grass" a moment later "Question" "Answer" so on and so on. I love him and I loved the questions. We have always had a special bond. From the moment he was able to talk he called me My (My Name here). We always hung out and had our own fun together.

When he walked in on Christmas Day I had to actually look up at him. Mind you he is 15 right now and last year when I saw him he was still shorter then me by at least a few inches. He grew over a foot almost foot and a half!! It's insane to me that I have to look up at him and now I'm the shortest cousin out of them all. How depressing is that!! It's nice to know though that we still have a lot to talk about and that we still have that bond. I only wish that I saw him more often. *Sigh*

Life Changes Eventually

When life throws you a bone you better catch it, right? Well I think so because it might be something that is so amazing that you would regret passing it up. No I don't have any of those kind of opportunities but I'm waiting for some. I'm looking into classes maybe for next term or even enrolling in college at some point. I think I'm getting restless here at the job I have. It's not that I don't like my job I'm just ready for a change. I don't think that I want to be in banking for the rest of my life. By the time I would reach retiring age I would be in banking for 33 years. Not something that I want to do and look forward to. Now comes to the fact that I'm not sure what I'm going to do to try to become. I think that I'm going to start out slow. The sad thing is that I would probably really enjoy taking classes at The Portland Art Institute but it's so far away to take any classes there. Isn't that sad. Oh well. I think that I will find something up at Clatsop Community College and start there. With that I'm still undecided but I will let you know once I do decide. I'm really thinking of something in business or medical assistant (?) and then some fun courses with cameras. Learning more about them. I think I take decent pictures but I want to be able to take phenomenal pictures. Anyway, I will keep thinking and researching what I want.

Yummy Treats!!

So I think that I have decided that I'm going to try to make a dessert every Saturday when I'm home and then share it with someone and hope they like it. That way, secretly, I don't have to eat the whole thing by myself. My first creation is going to be Brown Sugar Meringues. They sounded and looked really good and then great thing is they only have 2 ingredients!! I love that part. I have 2 other recipes that I'm anxious to try as well. So look out I might be on your doorstep before you think with some yummy treats.

Last Day of Work for the Year

Today was the last day that I had to work for the rest of the year!! Haha. Yes I know, I love the way that it sounds. I was able to take the last day of the year off to celebrate and have fun with my husband. We aren't doing anything exciting or crazy but it will be fun to have a three day weekend with him. We are going to get out of the house early and go grocery shopping and then probably hang out for awhile before heading up to Longview for 5 Guys Burgers. Oh they have the best fries I've ever had I think. Besides that I have know idea. I have a bottle of champagne that I'm going to open up and have when it gets closer to midnight and have a few swigs. Anyway, I hope that everyone has a great New Years Day!!

A Month Early

So I know that New Years resolutions are supposed to be on New Years day but my work couldn't hold back. We wanted to be a week early. My work friends and I have started to begin to work our and eat healthy for the most part. Everyone signed up to myfitnesspal.com and we began. Yesterday was our first real day of doing things. Jessie and I have worked out yesterday and then again today. It was fun and the realization that I have lost pretty much all my muscle, the muscle I did have, is slightly depressing but it's coming back fast. It's nice to have the people that you see everyday to be there always to ask you how you did the day before. It was nice to do it with other friends but I could only continue for a month then gave up hope and stopped. Now it's great because we are all signed on. Everyone has different respects for the change. So hopefully this will work and I will start to lose weight again and finally get down to a good size again. I'm hoping to be a size 8 by the time I'm done. However, I would take a 10. I just want to get healthy and have a better body image. So I will see how it goes. :)

Christmas

Christmas is such a wonderful holiday probably the best holiday that you can have. One for being a child you get to open many presents that you may have been hoping for and the excitement and rush that you get while doing it. Two for an adult seeing others happy and excited for the presents that you got them.

My husband and I have 6 children now that we buy for. 3 adorable children my adopted niece and nephews that I just love to death. Each one got a gigantic Hershey Kiss from Fred Meyer. There expressions were priceless and the hardest one to please was actually more excited I think then I have ever seen him before. They also got for the boys a moster truck and for the girl a very beautiful summer dress.

The other 3 children my real niece and nephews, 2 of which are at the ages that they are beginning to notice and love opening presents and excited about what the get. There is Austin the newborn, Elle is 2 going on 3 in just a few months, and Henry Lee who is 4. Elle and Henry are just cute and amazing to watch when they are excited. They were so enamored by all the present and getting to open them.

For Elle she got from us I believe her first tea set. It came with 6 plates, 4 knifes, 4 spoons, 4 forks, 4 cups, a sugar dish, a cream dish, and of course the teapot. Why there are more plates the exact same size I have no idea. I guess it could hold the treats but you would think they would be differen tmaybe a little bigger, but I guess that is my adulthood talking. She was so excited she needed to open it immediately and start playing with it. The other gift was all the princesses books. She was also excited for those and needed them to be opened so she can play with them and look at them. She was adorable.

Henry Lee helped out Grandpa, or Papa as they call him with taking the presents to the people they belonged to. We got him a package that had 4 motorcycles. He liked them but I think he liked giving out the presents more then that. Which was sweet to watch. At the end once we were done he opened the box that had the motorcycles and played with them with his papa (Grandpa) by the fire. It was really fun to see. Especially since Big Henry actually has 2 motorcycles of his own and Julie has 1. The night was amazing to have and it was spectacular to see the excitement on their little faces.

I'm growing up more as you would have to expect and I'm beginning to think that I'm done with getting Christmas presents. I'm not saying that I don't like them but I love seeing the faces of others when they open there presents and the glow they have after them. Children deserve to have all the happiness in the world and Christmas is the best day to start. However it should be something that is continued throughout the year. Merry Christmas everyone!!!