Catching up with the Tibbetts

Helllooooo!  Man it’s been a while not that I don’t adore all of you and want to share every little bit of everything that happens in my life, but life has been in high gear for the last month or so and it seem that I am nonstop on the go. This is good and bad. Good in the sense that I am constantly moving and shaking so all the yummy food and celebratory libations haven’t ALL gone straight to my ass. (Just most of them) Bad in the sense that I am constantly on the go and it’s been hardtop find some me time or even hubby time. Man we haven’t been on a date, just the two of us, in about a month.  Life really has been fun and had a lot of changes this last month! 
              To start we made it to one year! I hear this is quite the feat but we feel like it went by so fast with little hiccups in the big picture sense. We really have gotten a lot closer and stronger. We have had some challenges that not only have hurt a little but have helped to build our bond and solidify that we made the right choice with the right person. When it comes down to it that is what marriage is about. Never giving up on the love you felt the day you committed your life to that person. We had a fabulous trip. We went and stayed in Venice with our family friend Sonia. From there we made the trek over to Disneyland, but first we picked up Kelly from the Long beach airport, if you can even call it an airport. Sorry LBA. We spent two magical days and nights in Anaheim at Disneyland. We rode some ride (pirates is my favorite, F splash mountain) When it was time to leave the most magical place on earth we hit the open road for a 4 hour car ride to one of the sleaziest places on earth…VEGAS BABY! OH MY was that fun, we ate great food and drank way too much. I even danced on the bar at Coyote Ugly! We stayed at the New York New York. By this time we were ready for our own bed and some routine. So we hopped back in the car drove 8 hours through the Nevada dessert AKA Deliverance and through the back side of Reno through Tahoe to home sweet home.  

 

Then it was back on the pony gearing up for the fabulous events to lie ahead. Next was my “little” brother’s graduation from high school. *tear I can’t believe He is 18 and graduated. It was so cool to be there and watch him get his diploma and then that weekend Adam and I went to his house for a little BBQ and presents to celebrate the accomplishments of the last 4 years! I am so proud and excited to see where is takes his life now! 

 

He is so smart, kind hearted, tenacious, and focused. I know He can do anything He puts his mind to. A week after Spencer graduated My Seester turned 30!! What a fabulous 30 she is. Dad, Mom, Alan, Steph, Jodi, Jason, Adam, and I all went to dinner at The Kitchen. It is a wonderful high class place that serves amazingly delicious food with exquisite wine and what a show they put on. It is a little pricey but so worth saving your pennies! Then we all headed back to her house where parents went to be and Kids hit the town. We walked to Ink, The Blue Que, and Pine Cove. I wore the complete wrong shoes and ended up with blisters but I was a wee bit intoxicated so I didn’t care at the time. ;-)

 All of this excitement was preparing us for the big moment it all was leading up to…Audrie Brown became Audrie Kerr. It was so much fun, but wait I am getting ahead of myself. Of course there was lots of prep and planning that went on but then the Saturday before the big day was time to relax and celebrate the shedding of the past and the start of a new future. Sara (the maid of honor) Audrie, Molly and I all drove up to South Lake Tahoe for a night on the strip. It was so fun we got all dolled up had dinner at the Hard Rock Café. As full as we were we headed over to the Cabo Wabo bar where they were serving pitchers of Waboritas to any bridal party of 5 or more so we hooked up with another bridal party we saw in line who only had 3 ladies and we got 2 pitchers, how I am not sure. Guess we were so dang cute we looked like we had more girls than we did. OH well no one was complaining. So we hung out and talked with them for a while and danced. They had a band playing that was really good and we knew almost all the song! By then it was 12:30 our dogs were barking and we had some major drunk munchies! So we walked back to our hotel (again in heels, my poor feet hate me) where we snuggled in to eat chips and bean dip and watch Best in Show. Great movie. Great night and company.

Then it was prep prep  prep! Friday the village spent all day at the hall decorating and transforming it from a little farm hall to a beautiful country ball room. It was elegantly simple and classy. The girls spent the night at Audrie’s house and Chris and some of the boys spent the night at his brother’s house. In the morning Audrie and I cleaned wonders pasture, loaded up the car and drove to the hotel they were staying at that night to get ready! I did hair and make up for us while we sipped champagne. We loaded up again to get to Sara’s parents house for pictures and putting on the dress. She looked absolutely stunning. I think Chris was blown away by her beauty, grace and that dress!!! The wedding was pretty nontraditional, as Chris walked her down the aisle, they did what’s called a first look before the ceremony and went and did some of the reception, then took more pictures later on about half way through. Mostly because it was ridiculously hot, I think it actually got to 109!! From there it was a dance party till the end. The bride and groom took off into the night, leaving for the Mendocino coast the next day! Meanwhile the village was back for round 2…clean up! Great weekend, great wedding, gorgeous bride! 

 

Now it’s just been back to the grind stone workin workin workin. Been offered a little extra position at the restaurant as sommelier! So been wine tasting and crunching numbers to find our next local winery! 

Day 30

Today I am thankful for life...

"Leave all your love and your longing behind. You cant carry it with you if you want to survive." - Florence and the Machine

       I have thought long and hard about this particular entry. For many reasons. I know being open and possibly using this as an out let is the original intention, but neither it seems have been very easy for me lately. I feel that the lesson I am supposed to be learning right now, or at least one of them, has become very obvious. Let it go, let it be, let it ride. My dad's advice about most things that upset me, one of my most favorite songs, and a motto of a good friend I once knew that I am feeling inspire me more than ever. These things do not come very natural to me at all. I drive my self crazy at time with over analyzing every moment of life and what their outcomes might be. Instead of truly basking in the glory of every moment good or bad. They all are teaching me something.And i may not get as many as I think.

     "The fact that life depends on death is hard for us to accept." Unknown 

     Most of you know that my gramie Trish is sick, very sick in fact, with cancer. I really am pretty close with all my gramies. There has always been a special thing about my grandmas that I could never put my finger on, but always leaves me in awe. Perhaps its the knowledgeable perspective, the great cooking skills, or the grace of an era and the sweet loving moments. Grandpas are awesome, but for a little girl grandmas are really special. All of my gramies have been very good to me. My gramie Tris has always seemed to just love me, and encourage who I am. She is like my other gramies in the way that they don't seem to be "old". They are all very sane, strong, opinionated, insightful, capable women. Gramie Trish only gave up her real estate clients a month ago! I am feeling that not only do I need to reconnect more with my gramies, but I have become more appreciative of what all of them have brought to my life and also who all of them are as women. I am so thankful and do not think its a coincidence that you all are my gramies and that I am the way I am after knowing all of you. Thank you for being who you all are and being there for me. Helping raise me in to the the sweet, loving, intelligent woman I am. It led me to happiness and the love of a man who can not only handle me but loves me completely. I have moments of complete sadness and engulfing grief not only for me but for my Mom (Deb) and my entire family. Then I think about how my gram must feel and I can't even imagine, or Mr. B, Her hubby. I understand I guess that these things happen to everyone but it's so surreal now.

       Life is full circle, as hard as that is for us to see sometimes. Life in my opinion is all about looking for the lessons. I am here to learn. The more I learn and grow the closer I feel to existing and to my relationships with people. I am having my mind and soul opened up so much in this moment in life that I am over whelmed with emotions and semi understanding, or at least semi rationalizing why I feel like I do.


"Keep your head above your heart and your eyes wide open. So this world can't find a way to leave you cold. And no your not the only ship out on the ocean. Save your strength for things that you can change, forgive the ones that you can't, you gotta let it go. Like a sweet sunset in Georgia let it go. Like the fear that grab a hold ya let it go." - Zac Brown Band

Day 28

Today I am thankful for something old.

     We are back to our house now. It was nice to have a break from our house, but its so nice to be back in our space. Back in our bed and our kitchen and with our family. I am  getting all unpacked and settled in. Adam has been out of town, but as soon as he gets home it will really feel like our space again. I just love the way our house feels, its so open and inviting. Its a space where I am free to be myself and and this place has really helped me find myself. This place is grounding and settles my soul. It is where Adam and I met for the first time and where he proposed to me. its the place I want to foster my kids growth, and teach them about family. It has a lot of history ( it's over 100 years old) and a lot has happened to this family in this house, and they always come out with a tighter bond in the end. It is great property and has so much character. So much life, love and humor.  I love this "old" place.

Day 27

Today I am thankful for pride.


               Pride is a total double edge sward for me. At times I am very prideful and stubborn. I know that everyone has those moments and I have learned to make them fewer and farther between. Pride in this manor can be pretty unhealthy and destructive. I feel good that I have learned this lesson at a young age. I feel as though I still have a lot to learn when it comes to pride. Sometimes I judge myself to much, take things to personally, and tell myself things that are mean. This is the most wicked and for me hardest to overcome. Fact is this is my prideful ego who is telling me these things.  Not the healing loving energy that is Me, the pure love and light of my being, my "soul" if you will. My soul loves its vehicle in this world and is pride filled not prideful.  I am so proud of so many aspects of my life.The ego is fighting back because the more light that fills me , the less room there is for the ego. So I consciously and acknowledging that I am proud of my husband and the life we are creating. I am proud of the love that I am able to spread with the world. I am proud of the amazing supportive family that I have. I am proud of the kind, fun friends that surround me, ect. But I feel that I need to learn to truly be proud of who I am. Oh man even typing it now makes me a little anxious and a million reasons why I shouldn't be proud come to mind. Lately I have really been holding on to the past and who I thought I was then. I haven't always been someone I have been proud of. I suppose that this has been a good inspiration for me to continue growing and change. I look at a lot of people in my life and think " That is the type of person I want to be". Tonight it was pointed out to me that I wouldn't have these people around me or have a great life that I was proud of if I wasn't that type of person. That I am attracted to that  energy and it is attracted to me because we are one and the same. Some thing to be be proud of! I am beautiful, strong, honest, funny, a loving wife, an adoring daughter and sister, a supportive friend and a cousin/niece/granddaughter who will always be there for her family. I woman who is deserving of all life offers, and who wants to share healing light with the wold. I am learning to be proud of those thing and remember that I am attractive to good things to come! 

Peace and Love to all, namaste.

Day 24

Today I am thankful for being a wife.



           





                    Not only am I thankful for being a wife, I am thankful to be Adam's wife. I didn't realize that things would actually be different. I mean nothing major as we lived together before hand so we knew each other quite well. Small things are different, mostly my mind set I guess. To think that I am somebody's wife is a bit strange, but very cool. I really think about so much more than just me and what I need or want. I have a great partner to help me make life's hard choices. A hysterical man to share my laughter and good times with. A creative, kind man who not only shares my dreams but enhances them and reaches for them with me. A sweet sexy man who loves me so thoroughly both emotionally and physically. A selfless thoughtful husband who makes it so easy for me to be the best wife I can because he is so good to me all I want to to be that good if not better to him. I am so lucky to have this amazing person to create and live out this exciting life with. I have never felt so secure, or loved or beautiful in my life, it only gonna get better with time. I am thankful that I am over the part of my life that is sifting through the jerks and drama for the prince charming and fairytale. Now on to the next chapter!

day 19

Day 18: Today I am thankful for being a woman.

Yesterday my mother in law Mary got married. I was one of the bridesmaids. The three older boys walked her down the aisle and Daniel was the officiant. If there is one thing weddings do its bring out the little girl in every woman. On that day I felt more beautiful and more love than I ever had  before in my life. I hope that Mary had the same great experience.

We spent most of the day Friday in the hall decorating! We folded napkins, set up tables, hung lights, and turned the hall into a glittering winter wonderland. It was beautiful and and a lot of fun. Then Mary, Bev and I went to get our nails done and shop or under the dress... Ooo la la! Back to the hall for practice and dinner. When Mary saw the hall she was awe struck, it was better than she imagined. The next day we all woke up early and Mary's day started with getting her and Bev's hair done. She had half up cascading curls with little sparkles in it. Next we went out to her house to start the make up process, last minute hair touch ups and the big moment of putting the dress on. Which was amazing and fit her perfectly. Then show time!  There wasn't a dry eye there. She and Tom even could hardly make it threw their vows. Such a sweet ceremony, finishing with a great party!


Being a bride is one of the most feminine moments of a woman's life, but there is more to being a woman than primping and decorating. There is passion, strength, softness, courage, and fierce protectiveness. A loving heart and a creative mind. There is a complete beauty in a woman no words could describe. I mean we frickin grow and carry a human in our bodies or almost a year, come on. I know I am not alone here.

I would say I have grown way more accepting and loving of my feminine qualities and just the fact that I am a woman who is beautiful in all aspects. I must admit being with Adam and learning to believe and trust that he loves me and thinks I am the greats thing since sliced bread has really helped me to see it. And for me one of the things that makes me feel the most feminine is when my man cant keep his hands to himself or I catch him checkin me out. I love being a woman and I can't wait to establish exactly what that means to me.

Day 11

Day 11: Today I am thankful for my precious little pooch

              Bucky can be well, a challenge to say the least. He can be down right mean actually. He will love you one minute and turn to bite you the next. He hasn't always had the easiest of lives but I am glad we are the house that gets to love him. He loves to lick the floors and is a constant at your feet in the kitchen. He loves to play and chase me around the house and playing is one of the first things he thinks about when he wakes up, besides outside and Bryan. He loves Bryan, some times I swear he thinks he is Bryan's dog. He is a great cuddler when he wants to be, but only likes to cuddle when he is sleeping or just waking up. He is a fickle and jealous bugger and I worry about how he will act when we have babies but we will cross that bridge when we get there. Until then I am just going to smother him with love. 

Day 9

  Day 9: Today I am thankful for inspiring people.

            I am a truly blessed to have so many inspiring people in my life. My sweet, loving grandmothers. My kind, strong minded aunties. My endearing, funny uncles. My protective, close nit cousins, regardless of how long its been. My understanding friends who can talk me through anything. My thoughtful brothers and sister. My compassionate, patient, wise Mommies. My quick witted, insightful Dad.

             

Another person who has really inspired me in my life is Isabel Toro. She is a holistic counselor. I am so thankful for her, openness, hospitality, warmth, sharing of knowledge, guidance, kindness, love, and general care for me. She has taught me a lot about being calm and enjoying and being thankful for life. Has taught me to be objective and understand myself and life better. She is a truly in touch with the greater energy and has helped me to grow closer to it. She has opened her home to Adam and I and brought us through some hard times, and helped us find the tools to continue to get through them. I look forward to continuing my journey and growth with her. I think the biggest influence she has had on me is helping me realize my ultimate goal in life is to be a healer, to help people feel better in their lives.

Most of all my husband. He is such a hard working, selfless, dedicated, honest. I know that I will never have to worry about where he is or how he is with. I will never feel unloved or unappreciated, I never hear angry cruel words and he will never reinforce the message of my wounds. He is what makes me want to create and inspire another human life to have and live a life of all of these qualities. He makes it so easy to want to be the most amazing wife I can be and the best human I can be. He has inspired me to really look at what I and we want for our future, to grow up and figure out how to make what ever life throws at us work. His soul continues to impress and amaze me.

Day 7

Day 7: Today I am thankful for tradition
      

        The holidays with my family are all about traditions. Certain people prepare certain dishes, certain days are hosted at certain peoples houses, and poker is played by 9 o'clock sharp! I just love them, and that my family takes the time to pass them on and instill in the next generation where we come from and how to stay connected. I plan to pass these traditions on to my children. Best of all is homemade pies. My Grandma Trish makes great apple pie and for my bridal shower gift she gave me the recipe and all the the tools/ingredients needed besides apples. So I thought what a great time to continue her tradition and get to use my fabulous gift! I am not going to share this recipe with you guys (sorry, some things gotta stay in the family) but I will include pictures.

Mary (my mother-in-law) makes a killer pumpkin pie so I am also continuing her tradition, at the request of my boys, and making pumpkin pie. 

 





   


                             Berry pie is my personal favorite
and I make a pretty mean one so I am also making one of those, you know just to keep our options open, HA! Or because I am selfish and want my favorite. While I love our combined family traditions I am excited for Adam and I to make some of our own with our family some day! 

All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey...

I know I know it’s been awhile, things have been busy and stressful around these here woods. Adam and I both started working at our favorite pizza place, Old Town Pizza (OTP) and are really enjoying it. It is a very fun and family oriented place and we fit in quite nicely! Adam had also started a new job with 2 of his brothers at a construction company out of San Francisco, but they were let go because they were too expensive. The guy couldn’t keep paying them what they were worth plus gas and company vehicles. So now we are all making it work and learning a little more how to work together and I think the true nature of our hippy commune!

That said I am so thankful to live in a place that sees all four seasons, and a beautiful property that I can sit and breathe it all in any time I want. Not everywhere, even in America sees all 4 seasons. Growing up Summer was always my favorite, as I think is true with most kids. Now I am torn. I love the Spring time. The sun comes back out, you get a warmer rainy day than in the frigid Winter months, and of course ALL the flowers start to bloom. There is a beautiful wash of warm bright colors every where you look. I am a Flower Child through and through, thank you Grandma Barbara! To be totally honest though, the older I get the more in love I fall with Fall! The urge to cuddle up with my love, pumpkins, cider, and the way the leaves that so skillfully and timidly poked themselves out in Spring now gracefully and boldly turn to the most breath taking shades of yellow, orange and red. Man, when the sun hits a liquid amber at just the right angle, at just the right time of day in mid November, it lights up like it’s on fire, and my heart begins to sing. One of my favorite things about Fall…the change in weather! So cold and snuggly. And it’s soup, stew and chili season! I love any food that requires a bowl and some dipping bread. I am Italian and Irish for goodness sake. We live of that kind of food! Last week was no exception. I made Chicken Chili. I also had sweet Melanee O’Hagan (whose family owns and operates OTP) and her precious little Rosanna to share in the gloriousness! They loved it. “Mo beans peese!” was all the little one could think about. We also had a fun time coloring with Bryan after dinner, and she even tried to steel my markers by stuffing them ALL in the front pocket of her sweatshirt…some without the lids! HA! I guess she figured that she didn’t need those. Good thing they are washable! We had some leftovers and normally I would have just packed ‘em up and put ‘em in the fridge, but Adam was working that night…he was closing. So I was a good wifey and brought him enough to share…it was devoured! I hope that you try my recipe and if you have a great chili recipe please share with me! 

Chicken Chili

Garlic Salt

Chili Powder

Cracked Black Pepper

Coriander

Cumin

Cayenne Pepper

Beer

Black Beans

Red Kidney Beans

Pinto Beans

Whole Corn Cornels

Diced Tomatoes

Cheese/Sour Cream/ Chives

Mix in crock pot: black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, corn, and diced tomatoes. While they get to know each other, on the stove cook 3 chicken breasts. In frying pan: oil bottom, add chicken, water and beer until chicken is covered. Beer does not need to be fancy. Add a bit of garlic salt, pepper, cumin and chili powder. Boil until fully cooked. Shred or cube, and add to crock pot. Add more garlic salt, pepper, coriander, cumin, and chili powder to taste. Simmer on high 2 hours. Top with your choice of grated cheese, sour cream and chives. 

 

Una Tradizione di Famiglia

“When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amour!” OH, sing it to me Dean!

                To me there are certain things that just define Italians. The Rat Pack, an amazing bottle of homemade red wine, and pizza! This is also my definition of THE perfect date night!  Pizza as we think of it today is a little different then what it started as. The medieval Mediterranean people made flat bread and put oil over the top called it pizza. Much later the red sauce and cheese were added. Now we put pretty much anything we want on it. It was originally a dish of the poor, meaning CHEAP, sold on streets and in markets. This is sometimes true today, depending on your method of obtaining the pie! We have found the best pizza place in the entire world. The only other place that even compares is our kitchen! I love that I am part Italian and that my Grandmother Bernice is proud of it!

                 I feel very fortunate that I came from families that enjoy food. With many of my aunts, uncles, and grandparents I can remember making great food. My Grandma B (my mother’s mother) and I spent a lot of time together when I was young. I remember her house always smelling of food. I hated when it was smelled of fish, looking back I love that memory.  Walking in and saying, “Gramie your house is stinky!”

                She would laugh and say “It’s fish, Princess. Fish is yummy, and good for you. Gramie will make you some?”

                “NO!” I would squeal and she would just laugh.

                When I was in 5^th grade I lived with my Uncle Sam and his family for a while. His wife Zoë used to have family pizza night sometimes. Instead of going out and eating pizza, we made it. My Gramie had put a cook book together of my family’s favorite recipes. One of them was her spaghetti/pizza sauce and another was Zoë’s pizza dough. We made it all from scratch, then topped, baked, and enjoyed. These are some of my fondest and strongest memories from childhood.

                Adam also has a really close family that grew up with 3 kids the same age, who are all still friends. The Von Asche’s grandmother used to have homemade pizza night at their house a few times a month and the boys had a standing invite. They still remember and talk fondly of those times. Adam and I are determined to give our kids those same fun family pizza nights. We figure practice makes perfect so why not start now. Unfortunately and fortunately our oven has not been working, diagnosis TBD. On the upside we are getting really good at pizza a la BBQ!

                 I know right! That is just crazy, or is it? We have found that we almost prefer the BBQ pizza. Then Adam and I got an amazing cook book for our wedding called My Bread Book, by Jim Lahey, of course from Sam, Zoë and family. We have found the pizza dough recipe from this book and the BBQ are perfection and most definitely prefer! Now we just need some fine tuning on pizza timing. The never ending experiment can be an Italian family tradition in your house as well!  

Chi trova un amico trovare un Tesoro. Salute è buon appetitio!

Basic Pizza Dough

7 ½ cups Bread Flour

2 packages (1 ²/₃ tablespoons) of instant or other active dry yeast  

1 ½ teaspoons table salt

1 ½ teaspoon sugar plus a pinch

2 ¾ cups room temperature (about 72 degrees F) water

E.V.O.O. for the pans

                Stir together flour, yeast, salt, and sugar. Add water and using a wooden spoon mix until blended. It should hold together mostly on its own. It should be a little stiff not really wet or sticky. Cover the bowl and let sit at room temperature until the dough has more than doubled in size, about 2 hours.

                Using rubber spatula remove the dough from the onto a floured work surface. Separate into three parts and form into a rough ball. Let them rest for another 30minutes under a moistened kitchen towel spacing them 4 inches apart on your working surface.  

               Once your dough is ready oil your pans and cover in corn meal. Slap, pull, push and stretch the dough until it completely covers the pan. No need to make any rust it will make its own. Pinch together any wholes and make sure you have an even layer of dough. You are now ready to top how you like!

                 

 

Some of our favorite toppings include:

Sausage

Pepperoni

Salami

Yellow Onion

Mushrooms

Black Olives

Real Bacon

Pineapple

Cheese

A Weekend of Fun

 

 What a great birthday/Labor Day weekend. Bryan turned 35 on Monday the 5^th, but in true Tibbetts fashion we celebrated ALL weekend. Friday night we did our usual OTP pizza and beer (love you guys). Saturday night we had a 70’s themed gathering that was a failure on the guest count but a grand slam on the fun! We got dressed up, ate some BBQ ribs, danced and drank!

 

                                        While our clothes and disco ball were on the mark, our choice in beverage perhaps not so much! No cocktails. We love beer, what can we say? Pyramid Hefeweizen, Blue Moon wheat ale, Blue Moon Honey Wheat (summer ale), and Kona Longboard.

                                      

 Sunday we all relaxed, recovered and hung out with a few people. Monday morning my awesome husband, Adam, made a delicious breakfast, we gave Bryan his gifts, went to see Conan the Barbarian (which was actually better than I thought), then I cooked my first Tri-Tip!

 

     This is where it gets really fun for me. Now, I usually I stay away from red meat. I will cook it for my boys, but I will most likely opt for more salad on those nights! Last night was the exception because I prepared a steak rub, so of course I had to try some. I made the rub from scratch, rubbed the meat, let it get to know itself and then grilled it ALL by myself! If only you could see my proud grin. It was easier than I thought…until it came to cook time. For me it was good, but I like my meat charred, the boys however prefer rare to medium. As always they graciously ate, complimented and thanked the chef. Mary and Tom came to join in the celebration and it was a nice dinner on the patio! Here is the rub recipe in case you want to give it a try. Better luck to you!

 

    

Garlic

Garlic salt

Ground Black Pepper

All Spice

Cayenne Pepper

Basil

Coriander Seed

          I just mixed them all in a bowl to taste, until I liked it. Then rubbed it all over the meat and let it sit in the fridge for about half an hour to soak in a little. Heated and cleaned my BBQ while I waited. When the grill was all hot and ready I added the meat and sprayed it with beer. We usually use Coor’s Light, it is not necessary to use an expensive beer. Those are for drinking silly! Then flip every 5-10 minutes until ready. A great trick that my dad taught me was to open your palm fully and push directly on the center of it, this is how well done meat will feel. Push on the meaty part of the palm under the thumb (almost to the wrist), this is how medium rare will feel. Push on the part under the pinky finger (almost to the wrist), this is how rare will feel.

                              

  The other totally awesome thing I got to do this weekend was going to watch my younger brother play in his second football game of his SENIOR YEAR! He goes to Yuba City High School. I can’t believe he is almost in college, my little brother! Who really is not little at all! I met Dana, Cee Cee and Grandma B for a mid morning roast! The game was at Grant High School, which I had never experienced before. It was strange because they played Maria Carrillo High School; they are a Santa Rosa team who somehow ended up in the same league as Yuba City High School. There was no shade, a few bees and some crazy yelling football moms. Honestly I am not sure that your kid can hear your critiquing over the announcers, the crowd or the sound of helmets and pads smacking together; but go on with your bad self! I got pretty sun burned in a not so great pattern and the Honkers lost 19-10. It was all worth it to get a sweaty hug and a “Thanks for coming”. It was great to see my family and catch up. I hadn’t seen my Aunt or Grandma since the wedding so we all got to catch up. Next week is home in Yuba City, planning on going. Hopefully they will win and it won’t be so hot at 7:30pm.  Until next time, remember to enjoy life and your family.  

                                                Peace & Love to All