Day 3
Today was the day...I am now officially graduated up! What a great day...good morning, especially good afternoon, delicious evening, and now I'm in my jammies with two of my favorites watching a movie. Ahh, this is the life! 
There was no one awake by the time we got back for a post going out picture!
Last night Stacey and I went out and met up with a bunch of my friends and danced and laughed...this was our pre-going out picture!
There was no one awake by the time we got back for a post going out picture!In the morning we headed for the market at the crack of dawn. We had a delicious breakfast and picked up many yummy treats!
Then came the whole reason we're all here...the ceremony!
I have a video of me getting my diploma...I'll edit it and post it tomorrow! It was nerve-wracking and exciting at the same time!
I have a video of me getting my diploma...I'll edit it and post it tomorrow! It was nerve-wracking and exciting at the same time!Here I am fresh off the stage...
There were lots of pictures today...here is Tracy and I with our diplomas!
And me with the Grandparents!
Zach and I...
Me and Stacey...
And my Ma and I!!
Then I got all fancied up so I fit in with my fancied up family and we went out for dinner. But not before I had a little 'photo shoot' in the hotel lobby!
Supper was delicious...
Here's me and my Ant...
And Zach preparing for his first lobster!
And him with "Archie" the delicious lobster that tasted a little like popcorn!
Stay tuned for my diploma receiving video and a Mother's day adventure post!
There were lots of pictures today...here is Tracy and I with our diplomas!And me with the Grandparents!Zach and I...Me and Stacey...And my Ma and I!!Then I got all fancied up so I fit in with my fancied up family and we went out for dinner. But not before I had a little 'photo shoot' in the hotel lobby!Supper was delicious...Here's me and my Ant...And Zach preparing for his first lobster!And him with "Archie" the delicious lobster that tasted a little like popcorn!Stay tuned for my diploma receiving video and a Mother's day adventure post!Day 2
Another great day on the island!
This morning we toured around all the little art galleries and tiny shops in town. Stacey bought a hat and mittens from the wool shop...
And then we took a drive out to a little seaside town and walked around in the sun. Stacey even got into the ocean! Brrr!
It was so windy, but the sky was blue so we couldn't really complain!
Gran and Gramps took a romantic picture by the lobster crates....
Ma and Ant cuddled on a double seated adirondack!
Stacey and Gran had their first lighthouse picture of the trip!
And I received my first dandelion bouquet of the season...definitely a highlight!
Oh, and Zach bought a flask...then filled it and brought it on our mini trip. Gramps might have had a few swigs...
Then in the evening we headed over to the school for a BBQ where we got to meet everyone else's family...slightly strange to see everyone with their people, but fun too! Here are some of my favorites!
The fam had fun entertaining themselves by catapulting pieces of paper all over the room....you can dress them up, but you can't take them out!
Although this picture might make it look like Zach wasn't having fun...I think he was! It made me laugh seeing this when I uploaded my pictures on to my computer this evening!
We had a little tour of the kitchens...
Then we walked home in along the boardwalk...it was gorgeous! Until Zach kicked Ma's nose and made it bleed...don't even ask how that happened. But there was blood!
They made up though...
Tomorrow is the big day!! I'm sure there will be lots of pictures to share!
And then we took a drive out to a little seaside town and walked around in the sun. Stacey even got into the ocean! Brrr!It was so windy, but the sky was blue so we couldn't really complain!Gran and Gramps took a romantic picture by the lobster crates....Ma and Ant cuddled on a double seated adirondack!Stacey and Gran had their first lighthouse picture of the trip!And I received my first dandelion bouquet of the season...definitely a highlight!Oh, and Zach bought a flask...then filled it and brought it on our mini trip. Gramps might have had a few swigs...Then in the evening we headed over to the school for a BBQ where we got to meet everyone else's family...slightly strange to see everyone with their people, but fun too! Here are some of my favorites!
The fam had fun entertaining themselves by catapulting pieces of paper all over the room....you can dress them up, but you can't take them out!Although this picture might make it look like Zach wasn't having fun...I think he was! It made me laugh seeing this when I uploaded my pictures on to my computer this evening!We had a little tour of the kitchens...Then we walked home in along the boardwalk...it was gorgeous! Until Zach kicked Ma's nose and made it bleed...don't even ask how that happened. But there was blood!They made up though...Tomorrow is the big day!! I'm sure there will be lots of pictures to share!Day 1
Well, the peeps made it here safely and we have spent our first full day hangin
g out around Charlottetown and just enjoying each others company. I'll try and document this next week as best I can...here are some pictures from Day 1.
We enjoyed the +17 weather...ah, glorious sun!
Stacey tried to teach me how to do cartwheels in the grass...first we stretched.
Then Stacey showed me how it's done...
Then I tried...and failed miserably!
But I kept trying, and trying...
Until I gave it up for the day and Zach helped me attempt a handstand...which didn't work either.
So we got Stacey to help...
In the afternoon we had a knife skills lesson..chop chop chop!
And Stacey and I cooked a yummy supper...
I love these guys...
Stay tuned for Day 2!
g out around Charlottetown and just enjoying each others company. I'll try and document this next week as best I can...here are some pictures from Day 1.The boys wasted no time getting the cards out and playing a game or two, or five.
My Ma and I went and got our toes done...We enjoyed the +17 weather...ah, glorious sun!Stacey tried to teach me how to do cartwheels in the grass...first we stretched.Then Stacey showed me how it's done...Then I tried...and failed miserably!But I kept trying, and trying...Until I gave it up for the day and Zach helped me attempt a handstand...which didn't work either.So we got Stacey to help...In the afternoon we had a knife skills lesson..chop chop chop!And Stacey and I cooked a yummy supper...I love these guys...Stay tuned for Day 2!Last day...
Tomorrow a handful of my favorite people get here...I am beyond ecstatic! In approximately 24 hours I'll be heading to the airport! That means today is another 'last'...today is the end of my time at the apartment and of being solo in Charlottetown. Oooh, ain't that bittersweet! I swing from pure happiness at the thought of first having my people come here and then going back home to lump in my throat sadness at saying goodbye to the people I have come close to here! So, in attempt to keep my mind busy I have spent most of the last two days in the kitchen cooking up a storm! It's one of the things I miss most about being away from home...cooking for all the people I love. While I do often smother them with hugs and kisses, food is one of my favorite ways to communicate my love and affection to those who are close to me. I also cook to comfort myself, most times I don't even have to eat it, just the act of creating something real and delicious calms me. That's also probably one of the reasons why I've been cooking so much!
I have enjoyed spending the time in the kitchen, windows open and music blaring. The leaves are just bursting and it makes me so happy to look up from what I'm doing and see this...
Now, on to the important stuff! Tomorrow not only does my Ma, Gran, Gramps, Ant, Stacey, and Zach arrive but it is also Cinco de Mayo! Yippee! A holiday! Not to be confused with Mexican Independence day, which isn't till September, Cinco de Mayo is a 'voluntary' holiday that is celebrated mostly in the US and the Puebla state of Mexico. It marks the victory of the Mexicans over the French in 1862. Essentially it's a holiday to celebrate Mexican heritage and culture! And, of course, I started celebrating it a couple years ago! I have a Mexican feast for tomorrow night but I thought I'd share a quick recipe so that you all can enjoy some Mexican deliciousness tomorrow too! But before the recipe, first a rant!
Not Quite Summer Salsa
1 (28 oz) can whole tomatoes
1 (19 0z) can diced tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 whole jalapeno, cleaned of seeds and ribs, sliced (depending on how spicy you like things you can hold half the jalapeno back)
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1/2 lime, juiced
Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse 10-15 times. Check for seasonings. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
I have enjoyed spending the time in the kitchen, windows open and music blaring. The leaves are just bursting and it makes me so happy to look up from what I'm doing and see this...
Now, on to the important stuff! Tomorrow not only does my Ma, Gran, Gramps, Ant, Stacey, and Zach arrive but it is also Cinco de Mayo! Yippee! A holiday! Not to be confused with Mexican Independence day, which isn't till September, Cinco de Mayo is a 'voluntary' holiday that is celebrated mostly in the US and the Puebla state of Mexico. It marks the victory of the Mexicans over the French in 1862. Essentially it's a holiday to celebrate Mexican heritage and culture! And, of course, I started celebrating it a couple years ago! I have a Mexican feast for tomorrow night but I thought I'd share a quick recipe so that you all can enjoy some Mexican deliciousness tomorrow too! But before the recipe, first a rant!The great Guy Clark once wrote a song called "Homegrown Tomatoes", it's a great song, catchy and truthful. I think of my Gramps every time I hear it...he loves tomatoes. I do too, there is nothing like fresh, plump tomatoes. Guy Clark song sings the praises of homegrown tomatoes and how delicious there are. So, what is it with these people that walk into the store in the middle of winter and buy tomatoes!?!?! I want to wretch the poor, pale, hard balls of 'tomatoes' from their hands and ask them in a calm voice what they are doing, that these sad excuses for one of the worlds greatest treats should not be consumed while there is a wind chill outside. Then I would lead them down the aisle with the canned tomatoes and place a few cans in their cart, and say "there, now this is what you do in the winter when you can't get fresh tomatoes, you eat the ones that were canned when they were fresh, as to not disgrace the holy ripe, local tomato". And then they lived happily ever after, eating pounds of bright juicy tomatoes in the summer and ruby red canned tomatoes in the winter.
Now you're wondering where the heck I'm going with this...well, although there is no wind chill out fresh tomatoes are still a little while away, what are you to do if you want delicious salsa for Cinco de Mayo then? I think you know the answer.....canned tomatoes! This recipe is not like summer-on-a-chip but it is still fresh, satisfying, and definitely worthy of your Cinco de Mayo day eats!
Not Quite Summer Salsa1 (28 oz) can whole tomatoes
1 (19 0z) can diced tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 whole jalapeno, cleaned of seeds and ribs, sliced (depending on how spicy you like things you can hold half the jalapeno back)
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1/2 lime, juiced
Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse 10-15 times. Check for seasonings. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
Rhubarb!
Last week I thought about rhubarb everyday...obsessive much? All the food blogs I read had rhubarb popping up in their posts, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on some. It's a pretty amazing thing...so tart and puckering on it's own and then it gets magically transformed when you add some sweetness. It's like the grumpy person that is softened but the sweet, gurgly baby.
To my great delight I found rhubarb at the farmer's market this weekend...the last bag...don't you just love it when the stars align?
The bag sat in the fridge until today when I finally decided on what I wanted to do with it. I cooked it with some lemon juice, honey, and vanilla bean, just until the rhubarb softened.
I'm thinking this compote will taste delicious on oatmeal...
The bag sat in the fridge until today when I finally decided on what I wanted to do with it. I cooked it with some lemon juice, honey, and vanilla bean, just until the rhubarb softened.I'm thinking this compote will taste delicious on oatmeal...Best of all I have secured at least one more bag of rhubarb for next week! Hmm, crisp, crumble, pie??? The options are limitless!
Here's to fresh spring produce!
Who knew plum sauce could be so entertaining!
This morning I rooted around the fridge for some delicious vegetables to put in an omelette...I spied my bag of spinach I got at the farmer's market last week and pulled it out of the fridge. I opened it up...and found this...
Yup, a container of plum sauce. Was I surprised? Only slightly, I had been expecting to find the plum sauce somewhere. You see, a couple weeks ago Tracy went to KFC where she got something that plum sauce came with. She never ate the plum sauce but left it sitting on the coffee table. It sat there for about a week. Until I finally said "Yo, what about this plum sauce, girrrl?" (I may not have said it exactly like that...) she just laughed and said she was wondering how long it would take for me to say something. So, I picked it up and went to put it in the garbage...but somehow it didn't make it to the garbage and the next time I saw it it was placed strategically outside my bedroom door. And so it began...it's been stuck in purses, pockets, the q-tip box, and my tea container...
It's little things like this (and some big things too) that I will miss about Tracy when we say goodbye next week.
Yup, a container of plum sauce. Was I surprised? Only slightly, I had been expecting to find the plum sauce somewhere. You see, a couple weeks ago Tracy went to KFC where she got something that plum sauce came with. She never ate the plum sauce but left it sitting on the coffee table. It sat there for about a week. Until I finally said "Yo, what about this plum sauce, girrrl?" (I may not have said it exactly like that...) she just laughed and said she was wondering how long it would take for me to say something. So, I picked it up and went to put it in the garbage...but somehow it didn't make it to the garbage and the next time I saw it it was placed strategically outside my bedroom door. And so it began...it's been stuck in purses, pockets, the q-tip box, and my tea container...
It's little things like this (and some big things too) that I will miss about Tracy when we say goodbye next week.
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