Snow Days Together

So I can't lie to you folks, I've been confused by this crazy weather stuff going on. Here I am thinking, hooray, Spring, hooray, and then...well...there's snow. And not just a little snow but gratuitous amounts of death snow. But tons! METRIC BUT TONS! It's rather confusing. I'm confused, as are, I think all the birds. I keep seeing Cardinals all over the place and in my own back yard there are quite a few robins that were out playing in the snow when it started yesterday.

This morning when the husband and I woke up, we made the judgement call to stay home. Living on a mountain like we do, it just seemed like a better choice. I also happen to be the biggest chicken when it comes to driving in the snow, if I don't absolutely have to, well, I won't. 

We spent the day together, turned off the heat and made a fire in the wood stove. Even though our heat was off our living room was stifling. Seriously, we turned fans on and we were shorts! It was pretty awesome. 

It was nice to have this sudden day off together. We didn't even do much together, because he's on a goofy mine craft kick, and well, I love to read. I don't think we spent more than a few hours in the same room, until we watched Star Trek (the new one?) together tonight because I'd never seen it. 

I also took advantage of this snowy cold day to try my hand at making some Broccoli Cheddar Soup! I even took some pictures, because um. it's me. And I get obsessive. 

I'm not brave enough to make some things on my own, from scratch yet, so yes, I used some packets from the store. All I needed a whole bunch of milk and fresh broccoli. Fun fact, my amazing mother in law owns goats and chickens (she used to have a pig, but he's now a little butchered and real cold up in our freezer) so we get fresh eggs and goats milk. The goats milk took a little while for me to get used to, but I use it a lot in cooking and my husband eats it with his cereal. I'm glad he does, in some things, he's so much braver than me.

As I was stirring my soup and chopping up my broccoli I marveled at all that God has given me in this kitchen. I have so much space to work with, and I love it. I also noticed that once again, my loving man has done the dishes for me. He has these spurts of productivity and if there are dishes, he does them. It is such a little thing, but it means so much to me, because I certainly love to cook and feed him!

Having my own kitchen to make my own messes in is wonderful. I seriously can't tell you how much I love it. I knew I liked to cook, but I realized I never did it as much as I wish I had growing up. My mom claimed (and was probably right in claiming) that I would make messes in her kitchen but never clean them up. In my own, I can do things however I want to and it doesn't matter because it's MINE. It's hysterical to me that every time I use a wooden spoon I think about my mom. Not because she used them though, she couldn't stand the things! She would be the first to tell you this though, so to all those kids out there that got whoop'ens with a wooden spoon, I feel for you, that never happened to me.

My soup was yummy, and my Beloved liked it, and it was warm and good in our tummy's. What more can you ask for!?

Cooking for just two people is tricky, I'm so not used to this. I usually have to cook for so many more people! We always end up with a lot of leftovers. :)

I would love to tell you this will turn into a cooking blog, but that's a lie. If anyone in my family needs to make a cooking blog it would be my two oldest sister in laws (Ange, Lori, a joint blog, hmmm?) because those two are cooking/baking Queens! They are always trying something new! Maybe one day, I'll be as brave as they are in the kitchen!

Until then, I'll just post what comes to mind. Things like pictures and spending time with this wonderful man God has given me or lessons we are still learning or how gracious God is or how I may have stopped biting my nails for a month and a half but now it's back worse than ever!

I like to share with you all. I hope that you are uplifted by anything, something that I say here. Because well...that's really the best thing isn't it? To make someone else smile? :)

Until next time avid readers, I hope that the Lord bless and keep you.