Our First Home

Karl knew at first sight. It took me "just one more" rental company showing to know we better JUMP QUICK on this cute little thing, even if it didn't have washer/dryer hookups! And how we've LOVED IT.

The proximity to downtown is fabulous! In two minutes flat, we can be at a coffee shop or restaurant. It sits on a corner so the round-about view with all the shades open draws in a lot of natural light - love! A few other little things that made it our first home....

These bathroom cupboards ROCKED! Tall and narrow - who knew! They fit all things bathroom and I never had to squint into dark recesses of a cupboard to see what was in the back. Brillant.

Built-In Closet. I really like you. Again, very easy to see what was what. No dark recesses for lost items to hide. Incredible storage cupboards above and drawers below. I organized to my heart's content.

This is a poor shot of the natural light that spilled into the place throughout the day yet it captures it for what I want to remember as our first home.

The built-in and arched doorways! Need I say more? Now the fireplace draft protection didn't really make the list. Had a wood stove insert been there instead....it would have ranked for sure.

It's not the latest model yet it is still a simple light under the kitchen cupboards. What is it about a soft glow that just makes things softer and not as intrusive? This light and the one above the sink were favs in the kitchen. Well, 1950's house, you made a memory that we are quite fond to call our first home.

You've provided a lot of fun and quirks - bathroom light switch in the hallway, anyone? Or, the fact that we could run laps in the house since the kitchen opened into the guest room which opened into the miniature hallway which led you to the living room and around through the dining room to the kitchen and around you could go...and go...and go.

We're on to our next adventure of the first home we've bought together. Papers will be signed soon-ish - hurrah!

Breakfast Boxes

I've been sick - the achy body, headache, chills kind of sick. It's moved into a cold and slowly but surely energy is returning.  At 11:00 a.m. on my first day back at work, I was tuckered out if that tells you anything! In the midst of this, Karl began teaching his first of two two-week summer classes. This first set is the most intensive as he's tweaking quite a bit of his curriculum. He's up at 5:00 a.m. and out the door by 6:00 a.m. Yes, I was definitely still sleeping at that hour to beat out the sickies!

Even though I'm sick, I want the best for my man! A tidbit of info about my hunk of a man is that he doesn't notice whether he's hungry most of time. How in the world did he survice without me in his life?! It's rare I don't notice when I'm hungry. In fact, it was a trait Karl was warned about :) 

I knew he'd be headed to the office early so I asked him the night before his first class if I could pack up some cereal and milk so he'd at least have something to take with him for the morning. "Nah!" he said, "I'm fine." I knew he really meant it even if I didn't like it very much. Being sick and without much energy, I took him at his word. I included an apple with the lunch I packed him so he at least had an option in the morning! The next night I asked again about anything I could send for breakfast. He mentioned he just needed a bar of something since he's running around so much. As soon as he said those words,  I thought, "AH-HA!! I know exactly what I'm going to try!" 

I've been enjoying finding random blogs here and there, and with that, some fun recipes! I tag them in my homemade spreadsheet to track my interests since pinterest still has yet to do what it does to accept people. My sister even tried sending me an invite but it's not coming through. Whatever. I'll find my own way to track what I like :) So back to breakfast for my man!  The most wonderful thing of all is that the recipes I wanted to try were easy-peasy. Perfect for not having very much energy.

The first is the 5 Minute Muffins - High Protein. He loved them! Success :) I did have a moment of clear thinking as I was finishing scooping up the last of the batter into the mini muffin tin....dark chocolate chips. Who doesn't need a little bit of antioxidants in the morning?! Done. Delicious addition. On a side note, I don't have a blender but a hand mixer did just fine.

The second is the  Chocolate Chip Granola Breakfast Bar (the original is called a triangle but I like a bar better!) I'm going to ease up on the honey the next time I try it since the honey we bought from a local has a bit of a strong taste to it. I also want to try adding some raisins and possibly some nuts. Mmmm. The hubbs liked it again! Another recipe winner! These will be great for hikes on the trail too - whenever we get to that. Needless to say, my man now has some on-the-run breakfast boxes!! I love that he's getting some all natural goodness into his system as fuel for his long days.