Two Soup Sundays

I'm a little behind in my blogging these days.  We have a wedding coming up!

Two weeks ago I made French onion soup, there is cheese in there I stirred it up so you can see the onion soup instead of just cheese.

I had pinned on Pinterest Ree Dummond's onion soup, so I made it with some alterations

I have made this soup several times and I like the taste of beef broth rather than the chicken which she recommended.  

I served it with an herb bread.

 This past Sunday I made Curry Turkey Noodle with left over Thanksgiving turkey.  I've never made this type of soup and it was very delicious!!! If I do say so myself!

I won't be making a soup this coming Sunday because we will be busy with wedding weekend!

Today I will be out shopping for something to wear to rehearsal and finishing up Christmas shopping for the northern family to bring up.

Lots to do so a quick post.  My next posting will be all about the wedding!

Hugs,
Tania

Quick Trip To Minnesota

Thursday night we took the last flight out to Minnesota, picked up our rental and drove to my sister's.  We stayed up and visited until 2:50 a.m.  For us that is 3:50!  I can't remember the last time I stayed up that late visiting.

Friday morning we headed out to do all of the grocery shopping for food for Candi's bridal shower.

All day Friday was prepping and cooking.

 In the evening I had projects for Tammy and Mickey to do...oh by the way Mickey didn't know she was coming with us and it was really hard for Erica not to tell her and she had some moments when she was not happy not to be going...surprise

Erica is wrapping up the prizes for the games we will be playing.

 Last minute putting fruit on the skewers.

 A gift of two for each guest to take home.

 I loved our theme/decor and so did Candi!

 I was so disappointed in the cake.  It was suppose to be a cream color to look vintage, lace and burlap like our theme. ugh!

 We didn't have a very good turn out considering how many were in invited.  I think the snow had something to do with that.  

 After this successful shower we headed back to Candi's.  Traffic was horrible due to accidents because of the snow fall.  I don't miss that at all.

 Back at Candi's the girls were meeting up there for an evening bachelorette party at Stella's Fish Cafe .  The party started at Candi's with bottles of wine being opened.

 And opening fun lacy gifts.  When the girls went out Mickey and I went to Broadway pizza in Blaine for dinner.  She is like her mimi, cheese pizza!

It was an early night for me and Mickey.  I think for the first two nights I slept a total of five hours.  I was beat!

The next morning Erica, Mickey and I went to Billy's for breakfast buffet.  Candi didn't make it too much fun the night before.  

On our way to Billy's we stopped at the park I was at in September.  Looks different with snow huh?
And it was cold!!!

After breakfast we made our way back to the airport.  That was my shortest visit to Minnesota.

I always wanted to say I'm jetting off for the weekend just didn't know it would be to Minnesota!

Candi was happy with how it all turned out and to me it was worth it all.

Thanks for the visit!

Hugs,
Tania

31

Do you collect thirty-one?  As I was packing for my trip to Minnesota I searched for the right bag to carry on the plane and while searching I was surprised how much my collection has grown.

I then thought I would take pictures and blog about it.  So here we go!

 This is probably my favorite piece because of it's great size.  I keep this by my garage door so if I have things to take with me it's handy.  As you can see right now it's storage!  

 This one is in Mickey's room, we keep her toys in this one.  I really should go through it.

 I use this brown one when we travel in the car it's a great for keeping the camera and snacks in.

 The coral storage box is where I keep my scarves and the bag on top is a thermal lunch bag.

 I use the pink one mostly to bring to my quilting groups.  The black plaid is a thermal casserole keeper and the black and white print is my newest and this is the one I brought on the plane.  

 I have two back packs and a note book keeper.  The pouch with the owls is thermal.  I put my meds that need to stay cool in this when traveling.  The blue pouch Mr. Man won recently at a 31 open house, he gave it to me. ~smile~ The black lid fits my large totes.  OH and there is a large brown pouch as well.

 My flip flop tote goes on beach vacations with us.

 A girls has to have winter 31 too!  

 I also use these two quite a bit if I have more than my blue one by the garage door can hold.  They have nice pockets to put my water bottle in.

 This one has my name embroidered on it but hard to see.  This tote zips on top

 So I use it when driving to and from MN.  I stop and stay one night at a hotel and I leave my big suitcase in the car and I take in this over night bag with me.

 They fit inside each other and take up a corner of my closet.

 I have two cross body bags

 Then I remembered I have others around the house like this caddy is in my office.  It usually has tissue in it, guess I have to go shopping for some more.

 This is the same size tote that is by my garage door but a different pattern.  I am currently using it to hold folders which has photos and travel brochures in waiting to be scrapbooked.

Love this file box I am actually getting another one this month.  I keep this by my chair and I keep my journal, sketch book, catalogs and as you can see pens and pencils.  I decided I needed another by my chair.

I almost forgot this one!  This is my ready to go sewing tote.

I didn't get pictures of Mr. Man's back pack, a zipped book bag I am letting Mr. Man use for work and a lanyard.

Next Monday will be the third thirty-one party I have been to this month.  The first two I bought presents for Christmas.  This next one is for me! So now it's your turn tell me about your 31!

Stay tuned I will be blogging again this week of my Minnesota weekend.

Hugs,
Tania

Soup Sunday-Potato Soup

It's Soup Sunday again!  I made the Pioneer Woman's (Ree Drummond) potato soup.  Well kinda she had a cajun spice mix in her soup recipe that I did not add, instead I added thyme and marjoram.  I also like my soup more chunky than she does.  

It was pretty yummy.  If interested you can find this recipe on my Pinterest board pinned it and did it.

We had a really nice weekend.  Saturday Mr. Man came with me to my friend Jennie's Thirty-One open house, she also had hosted a woman from Tastefully Simple.  I bought from 31 some Christmas gifts and from Tastefully some yummy food and teas for me.  Mr. Man won a door prize from 31!  I'm the lucky recipient!

After we left Jennie's we took a drive to the mountains, to Blue Ridge and Ellijay.  In BR we stopped at this Amish shop I like to go to.  They sell food items, I bought a beef base and popcorn salt.  Then we went to Ellijay to the Black Bear Antique Mall.  We found some really great deals there!

On our way home we stopped at Red Lobster for dinner.  It was busy!  I can't remember the last time we went out to dinner on a Saturday night, now I know why we don't.  We didn't get to eat until 9ish.  It was a fun day!

Sunday after church Mr. Man and I did some Christmas shopping, we got one person done!

This will be a busy week coming as I leave Thursday for Minnesota for Candi's shower that Erica, my sister Tammy and I are hosting.  Mickey is coming as well but she doesn't know it yet.  Since she doesn't know it has been really hard for her because she wants to go so bad and isn't happy with her mom.  She will be so happy and surprised come Thursday.  We will only be there for the weekend which is probably a good thing since we hear there will be snow there today and cold!  brrr!

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Tania

Soup Sunday-BEEF BOURGUIGNON SOUP

I finally made beef bourguignon soup I found on Pinterest.

This soup was quite the process and it took some time.  It was a good soup but I was expecting more of a heavier flavor like in beef bourguignon maybe making it into soup it looses that nice rich flavor.

This Sunday morning we returned to a church we have been courting.  I put down on their visitor card that we are interested in joining.  This church is a better fit for us.  We just never felt we were in the right church where we are at now.

It's been a little chilly here in the south but sunny beautiful fall days.  Perfect soup weather!

I have a busy couple weeks coming up actually month!  In a couple of days it is just a month from the wedding!  This year went by fast!

Hugs,

Tania

Busy Weekend

 We had a busy weekend and the weather was beautiful!  I worked at the shop where I sell items which is part of the agreement, that you volunteer to work once a month for 8 hours.  I had a fun day visiting with customers.

Also there was one of the vendors moving out and she had a screaming deal on her items and I bought several Halloween decor items!

 Saturday and Sunday we were out and about so I didn't make soup on Sunday but later in the day I did make something from Pinterest, a recipe called American Goulash, it was pretty good.

I had to show you a purchase I made Saturday at the Hochston Fall Festival.  I am slowly collecting Fiesta ware dishes and I needed some orange bowls for my Halloween set and black plates but she didn't have black with her that day.  So we bought cream, cream will go with all of my other Fiesta as well.

Here is my Halloween plates, see I need more black plates.  I do have a couple black bowls.  It's fun to do it slowly and watch a collection grow.

It was a beautiful weekend like I said then it warmed up on Sunday...the air is on again.

I hope you are taking advantage of going to the fall festivals and purchasing items from local peeps.

Hugs,
Tania

Appliances In Place!

 We now have both new appliances in place and working!  I have used the stove top a few times already but not the oven.  I have to read more about it since it has a probe in it I just haven't taken the time.

Today our new refrigerator came I immediately cleaned it and once it reached a good temp I moved the food from the old to the new what a chore that was!  I am an organized person who has a spot for everything and it needs to go back into that spot so now this is a whole different style refrigerator I didn't know what should go where!  It's good for now I may change it up after time but it's a work in progress.

See what I mean about needing new cupboards now?!  On the check list!

Hugs,
Tania

p.s. maybe a new microwave and dishwasher too!

Sunday Soup?

So....
My Sunday soup story begins on Friday evening.  

I was baking a sweet potato in the oven at 425 degrees while Mr. Man grilled pork chops.  After dinner we watched a movie and I kept saying to Mr. Man it's so hot in the house you'd think with the sun down and windows open it would start too cool off since the temps are cooler now.  I also have a personal fan I use for my own summer moments and that was on high on me through the entire move.  It wasn't just me though Mr. Man was hot as well.

After our movie I walked into the kitchen and the floor was hot!  The entire kitchen was extremely hot.  I know I turned off the oven.  

Yup dial was off but the oven was on.  I quickly opened up the rest of the windows on our main floor while Mr. Man was checking the oven out.

He had to disconnect the main gas to the house so the oven would shut off and cool down.

The range isn't worth fixing to us, it's probably the original to this house which was built in 1994, the glass on the clock has been broke since we bought the house in 2006.

Time for a new range!  So Saturday I skipped my Sassy Stitcher group and Mr Man was home from work by 9:30 a.m. so we went range shopping.

I haven't had to look for a new range since we had our house built in 1993 when we  lived in Minnesota.  I was shocked on how ugly the gas ranges are today.  Sorry if I offended anyone by that comment it's just my opinion.  I was pleasantly surprised on how some of the ranges had a vintage look to them.

We found one!  It was a process of elimination and what we really wanted in these new fancy ranges.  My new range has a fifth burner for warming, a quick boil option and it has a convection oven with temp probe which I have not had any of these options and I will need to learn how to use these fancy features.  Also we got electric instead of gas, which means I will have to learn how to cook on electric again which has been a while.  

While Mr. Man was setting up delivery and paying I walked around to look at fridges.  These are so different as well.  The last time we bought a new one was 2004.  I found one I kept going back to and loved it!  When Mr. Man was finished up I said come look at this fridge I found.  he looked it over good and then looked at the price, since he had glanced quickly at a few while standing at check out and couldn't believe how expensive they have gotten.  But this one was on clearance at a wonderful can't pass by price as well as with a one day only an extra 10% off!  We bought that as well since our fridge has been having issue with the ice in the freezer and temps in the fridge.  It's pretty!  

It's one that has the freezer as a drawer at the bottom and the fridge is a double door on top and of course and ice and water maker I couldn't live without that now.

Any way about soup Sunday, needless to say I didn't have a stove to cook on and I was going to do a crock pot soup but didn't.

It's can soup Sunday, Progresso soup, that's my favorite can soup and it's on sale at our grocers for 99 cents a can, a screaming deal!

I had vegetable and Mr. Man had steak burger with vegetables in our Halloween bowls that we bought in Salem, MA.

Monday our range was delivered and Thursday our fridge will be delivered.  After our range was in place I said to Mr. Man now our cupboards look sick, he agreed. I can dream can't I?

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Tania 

Mickey Time

Sunday afternoon we picked up Mickey to stay with us since she didn't have school on Monday or Tuesday.

On the way home we stopped at Stone Mountain to see the pumpkin festival

 Mr. Man was having fun!

My mini me needed to be like a mini papa.

The temps were fallish (I know fallish isn't a word) and we had a nice short time there, everything was closing...they have shops and restaurants in the park.  They must close early on Sunday, everything is either closed or close early in the south on Sundays. To side track on that I had a very hard time getting use to that but I really do like that some shops are closed on Sunday to spend time to worship and be with family.  It reminds me of when I was a kid on how things were, that Sunday's were actually meant for family and not for shopping or whatever.  It is a little disappointing when you want things to be open but only for a quick minute.

Monday Mickey and I made many Pinterest Halloween kid crafts for her to take home and decorate her bedroom.  We also made Halloween cut out sugar cookies and pumpkin bread.  She is so much fun!

Tuesday I had a Dr appt and the Dr was a little behind but Mickey was very good on waiting which was good since she has a chart for Sunday school for being patient.  She did very good for me, she usually does.

Then we headed over to Target, I think maybe I go into a Target twice a year it's kinda nice to go there since no one shops there anymore and it's like you have the entire store to yourself and no waiting in lines!  But they really don't have the inventory like Walmart which is usually where I shop since it is only one mile from home and Target is 10.  

Anyway I bought Mickey a new pair of leggings since we got paint on the pair she wore the day before, also a cardigan which she can wear at the wedding if she gets chilly, a cute little top and a Halloween t-shirt she absolutely had to have!

For lunch we went to Stevie B's they have an OK pizza and salad buffet... all those pizzas but Mickey only wants cheese her Grandma Benesh would have liked that.

It was more of a quiet day on Tuesday since it was extremely rainy out but we did make popcorn balls that had candy corn in it!

I love spending time with my girl, I don't get to do it as often as I use to since she is in school now but I do treasure each moment I do get with her.

Until next time!

Hugs,
Tania

P.S.  See correction on prior post if you'd like...

Soup Sunday-Hamburger Veg Noodle

Mr. Man's bowl of soup, I would never add salt!

Correction!  Mr. Man informed me that it wasn't salt but parm cheese I stand corrected.  Thanks Hon!

Today is soup day!  I had it all planned and I shopped for a beef bourguignon soup.  I dropped the ball!  I forgot to take the meat out of the freezer and I didn't have a bottle of red wine.  I was looking forward to it so much!

I had to think of a soup to make and I remembered a pound of hamburger in the fridge to make tater tot hotdish, instead it became hamburger veg noodle soup.  It was hardy and yummy as all soups are!

I didn't go by a Pinterest recipe I just created this one from the top of my head.

Next Sunday I will attempt to make beef bourguignon again with hopefully a rosemary bread.

Hugs,
Tania