A quick look at the past few weeks....

Steve started trying to grow a beard a couple weeks ago. He only let it grow for close to two weeks, then he couldn't stand it any more and shaved it off. It was a bit patchy, but I bet it would look good if he gave it more time. Maybe in a few years he'll try again...

My Dad had this package delivered to us last week. It is from Harry and David. If you haven't ever had stuff from there... you are missing out. They have gourmet foods.... delicious. Our gift tower consisted of perfect pears, yummy apples, jams, cheese, smoked salmon, chocolate covered bing cherries (mmmmm...), nuts, chocolates, baklava, some sort of fudgy chocolate stuff, shortbread cookies with raspberry filling...... mmmmm...... tasty treats! Thanks Dad!

My good friend Keriann had a baby shower last Saturday and I helped with the food. I made Caramel Apples.....

They turned out good, and I thought they looked pretty awesome all lined up on the tray! So, I thought I'd share some pictures for your viewing pleasure.... sorry I don't have the technology to allow you to taste them on here....

Yesterday, November 19th, was Steve's Birthday! I got him a racquet ball racquet, some new clothes, "The Sword in the Stone" on DVD (he says it's his favorite disney movie), and a new watch.

It was kind of funny because I bought Steve a watch for his birthday 4 years ago.... and yesterday, on his birthday, that watch was close to dead. We were waiting to see if it would break all the way through by the end of the day.....
Now he has a new watch. He likes digital ones...that have the date and everything on the face. I thought this new blackish one looked nice for a digital watch.

(I caught Steve practicing racquet ball... in the house..... not like he could really keep it a secret... the sound of the ball bouncing against the wall kind of gave him away....)

For dinner we had Steve's favorite--Thai Curry. We even got to use my cool dishes I bought at Pier 1 Imports. (I found a gift card that we had gotten for our wedding over 3 years ago.... figured I'd put it to use!).

Oh and in case you were wondering.... my dining room is now themed around those dishes.... notice the color of the walls.... and I hung dark brown curtains....

Anyway, Happy Birthday Steve! He is now 27 years old and smells like formaldehyde! Not because he's old, but because he now disects cadavers in anatomy lab......