In case you've been wondering

I'm back.  Just to let you know that I am still alive and breathing.

And in no particular order........here's a pictorial review of what we've been up to since we last "talked":

 Tried a new pasta........

 ......and made some Pasta Fagioli soup.  It was pretty good....just needs some recipe tweaking next time I make it and then it will be amazing!

 Ate some home made tacos, because life is better when you're eating tacos

 Cleaned my desk off.  Maybe I'll feel more professional (and motivated) if my desk is clean

 Ordering PZ supplies and a few small Christmas items online. 

Also having to spend time playing with that little dog.  She drives me crazy.

Framing this awesome picture that I took in London, where it will hang on our master bathroom wall.   We didn't like it in this frame........so we did this:

 

New frame.  Looks way better.  I really really love this picture.  Good memories

 

 Took a few hours off one day and visited IKEA.  Stopped at a restaurant on our way home and I seriously had the BEST tacos I've ever had in my life.  These things were amazing.
Paul opted for a hummus veggie sandwich on pita bread.  We'll definitely visit this place again.

 Messing up the house more as we begin the process of cleaning out the "game room" (aka junk room) and setting it up as our exercise room.  I'll have more pictures of this project later.  This was just the mess it created as we worked.

 

 It also spilled outside to the front porch.  (FYI....here it is 2 weeks later and we're only partially done and can't seem to find the time to work on it again.  We spent our Thanksgiving Day on it since it's the only day off we've had for awhile)

 We did stop cleaning for awhile to enjoy a small dinner with Paul, Cris, and I

 It was so nice, quiet, and stress free and I SERIOUSLY made the best stuffing I have ever made.  We all agreed we could have made a meal of just eating stuffing.

We had to get up early one morning and make a bunch of pizzas for a school

 

 We've been eating lots of really great soups lately and decided that soup was going to be our primary meal at least 5 nights a week.  That means doing research and finding all sorts of yummy soup recipes, making shopping lists, and hitting the kitchen.  Can't wait to try some of these.

 And last but not least, having to deal with this crap.  We were part of a group of small business owners that met with local law enforcement and our State Representative to discuss how we can all work together to stop all the crime in our area.

This is not something that I ever want to have to see again.