Archive for Month: December, 2010
Happy Birthday, Cowboy!
You’re really not a cowboy,
but you could totally be one,
I’m sure.
I could see you riding a horse,
with a gun and lasso,
in a perfectly dirty pair of worn-in dungarees.
(that’s hot!)
Building fires,
mending fences,
caring for the cattle.
Maybe that’s why
Cowboy Casserole* is your favorite
birthday meal.
Dear Michael,
Happy Birthday! Thank you for saving me from blinkie mania in my bulletin board phase of the 1990′s. Thank you for believing in me and helping me achieve my goals. Thank you for giving me four beautiful (and loud–they totally get that from your side of the family and it has nothing to do with being Macedonian) children. Thank you for being my best friend and lover.
Love Always,
Your Mishelle
*Cowboy Casserole
1.5 pound ground meat - browned
1 cup chopped onion – add to meat in skillet until onions are clear in color
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper – add to meat and onion until soft
Drain liquid from meat, onion and pepper mixture
Pour mixture in large bowl and add:
- 1/2 cup uncooked rice
- 1 can cream mushroom soup (small can)
- 1 can chicken noodle soup
- 1/2 can water
- 1-teaspoon salt
- 1 package grated cheese (your choice)
Mix everything together then pour into a large, covered baking dish (be sure to butter dish first.)
Cook @ 350 for 1.5 hours.
Enjoy with your cowboy (or birthday boy!)
#reverb {d 7}
December 7 – COMMUNITY.
Where have you discovered community, online or otherwise, in 2010? What community would you like to join, create or more deeply connect with in 2011?
(Prompt Author: Cali Harris)
I’ve never had a problem with making friends. Actually, I’m the type that talks to everyone, and if I feel that we can be friends (if I feel that we are intersecting beams, in some way or another) I will tell [you.] If we are friends, we are probably going to be friends for a very long time; I like to keep solid friendships.
I grew up within a big community of Macedonians. The feelings I have about growing up there are not easily put to words, but I am very thankful for it all—the good, the bad, and the ugly. I grew up happy in that community, even if it did change as I matured. And, with me I have love for my heritage and the people that have meaning in my life to this very day.
When I started “playing” online in 1994 I never thought I’d make so many lasting relationships. From telnet chat to vows at the altar before family and friends. From bulletin boards to hour-long conversations about photography. From Cre8buzz to Twitter to super-awesome collaborations. I have made lasting connections in a community; one that I have molded and custom tailored to my own needs. I am with people, on a daily basis, that feed my creativity, that nurture my spirit, and that make me feel like I belong.
{My friends. My community. My sisterhood. My loves.}
#reverb {d 5,6}
December 5 – LET GO.
What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why? (Prompt Author: Alice Bradley)
In my life, there is currently someone with whom I haven’t spoken in almost a year. I’ve let this person go, so-to-speak, for the time being because I’m tired of the feelings of guilt that I feel in our relationship. Guilty for being a failure in this person’s eyes. Guilty for moving to another state. Guilty for not being what this person wants (or wanted) me to be.
I’m a forgiving person. I’m just waiting for this person to be one, too.
December 6 – MAKE.
What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it?(Prompt Author: Gretchen Rubin)
The last thing I made, other than foods and baked goods (like those yummy Apple Dumplings), was David’s Halloween costume. He longed to be the letter Z. So, the letter Z he was. I used rainbow show strings and brightly colored tag board to make a sandwich-board Z. Upon it we wrote all kinds of words that began with the letter Z, or had Z’s in them. We finished it off by wearing a Halloween shirt that had “zebra stripe” sleeves, and drawing and upper- and lower-case Z on his cheeks. It was zany, yo!
Weekly Winners {The Baby It’s Cold Outside Edition}
“He who sits by the fire, thankless for the fire, is just as if he had no fire. Nothing is possessed save in appreciation, of which thankfulness is the indispensable ingredient.” —W.J. Cameron
#reverb {d 4}
December 4 – WONDER.
How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year? (Prompt Author: Jeffrey Davis)
The biggest cultivation of wonder, this year, definitely came from all the physical activity I incorporated into my day-to-day life, this summer. I biked and/or ran about 6 days of the week, along with swimming almost every day. People said I was crazy. Why on earth would I want to go into the Georgia heat and humidity to do that stuff?
For me it was all about proving to myself that I could do it. That I could make myself uncomfortable and succeed . That I could push myself and just do it.
And, I did it. I succeeded.
I ran a 5K.
I biked almost 6 miles straight.
I lost about 20 pounds
I dropped *almost* two dress sizes. (I could get into that size 18, if I was OK with muffin-top, which I am not!)
Unfortunately, the wonder of it all has slowed down once the kids’ school year started and the days got shorter (and colder.) I do try to get in a half hour of some kind of activity, daily. It’s important. I want to be healthy and I don’t care if I lose another pound; I want to be healthy and not worry about if my body will fail me.
It’s been wonderful to keep pushing myself, to feel uncomfortable, to sweat, to breath heavily, and to know I’m alive. I want to keep feeling this wonder.
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