More of Charlotte

We celebrated Charlotte's forst birthday a little early so I could be here to give her my present! It was a tupperware shape-o-toy (lame name but necessary toy) and a rag quilt that I made for her! It was thef irst quilt that I ever made and I am very proud of it!

Charlotte Wendy

I'm currently at my sister's house in Fredericton visiting my baby niece Charlotte (and sister and brother-in-law). I will post pictures later. She is the most beautiful baby ever and amazes me everyday. She just started clapping today! I know that I am going to be very sad to leave here.

More to come later!

This video reflects my heart and why I am constantly unsatisfied with my life as it is right now.

We're All In This Together

Soccer

I got to watch 2 of Sarah's soccer games. The first one she lost but her team was short players (they only had 9 in total) but the second game they one 3 to 2. She played defense most of the game and forward for a while as well. She came really close to scoring twice (in her first game she got the only goal). It was a great game though a bit chilly.

Lentil Tacos

This is a delicious recipe for those who are adventurous enough to substitute meat out of their diets every once and a while. I made it for my little sisters who are pretty closed minded about trying new things. One of them liked it the other ate it but wouldn't eat seconds. This is a must try if you love tacos!

Serves 6, total prep time (including cooking) 45 minutes.

Ingredients:

1c chopped onion

1 minced garlic clove

1t oil

1c dried lentils

1T chili powder

2t ground cumin

1t dried oregano

2 1/2c of chicken of vegetable broth (I use powder mixed with water)

12 Taco shells

Toppings: Cheese, Tomato, lettuce, salsa, sour cream...whatever you like!

In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add the lentils and spices and cook while stirring for about 1 minute. Add broth and bring to a boil. It will look very soupy like this:

Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 25 mnutes or until lentils are tender. Uncover and cook for 6-8 minutes or until mixture has thickened like this:

The recipe I have says mash the lentils but I normally just leave them as is.  Meanwhile prep toppings and heat shells in oven.

Fill warmed shell with 1/4c (or how much you want) of lentil mixture and top with your veggies.  

Enjoy your healthy meal!

Some Pictures of Home (and surrounding areas)

My house and the tree I planted when I was a kid.

My dad's garden.

Trail behind my house, it used to be train tracks.

River down the tracks

My street

Cape Blomidon

The Lupin Lady had visited!

More to come!

Home and Feeling Great!

I am HOME! In Kentville, NS and it's wonderful. It's warm, it was 25 degrees when I arrived yesterday, and it's GREEN. All you see is green everywhere and I love it. I will take some photos soon but first I have to put up some of our trip down.  My good friend from university, Jenny, was the first of our friends to venture to Labrador and it was so wonderful to have someone come to us! She came up to see a bit of where we're living and then to take the road trip with me to our friend Amanda's wedding in Sackville, NB. The following will show some highlights of our trip!

Tim took us on a tour of the mine!

We even got to see a blast!

We then hit the road after some complications and ate some delicious egg sandwiches and saw lots of porcupines! I think they just came out of hibernation.  We took the ferry from Baie Comeau to Matane. It was a bit cold and windy but it was nice to not be driving.

We stayed at a beautiful hotel/motel in Matane for the night. It was right on the beach and we took a really long walk once we got there! We stayed in the motel part and it was quite cheap and beautiful! I would definitely stay there again.

Jenny and I on the balcony of our room.

We had a picnic in Bathurst on a church lawn.

Then we finally made it to Sackville! It was wonderful to be back in the university town where we all met and had some great years together.

Here are some photos from the waterfowl park which was a must visit while we were there. Other places included Bridge Street Cafe, campus and the new student centre, the vogue theater, the farmers market, and just walking through town.

 Of course there was the wedding!

The bed and breakfast that we stayed at didn't have a hair dryer so we had to use the fan that was there. It was slow but somewhat worked. We had lots of time though so it didn't matter. Amanda and Nick couldn't stop smiling the whole day. It was a beautiful wedding and a beautiful day!

They took their photos in the waterfowl park so we got to visit it again!

Jenny, Lindsay and I:

We caught the bride just before she was about to leave for a photo shoot!

It was a wonderful trip home!