The Green Family

George was recently sworn in as an attorney before the Supreme Court of Tennessee and I was fortunate enough to be able to attend. It was such a proud moment. Some of the pictures are not very good quality, but I got a few decent ones.

George in his office looking very official. :)

Friday, November 5, 2010

Potato Soup

For several months now, I have been meaning to share some of my cooking endeavors. When half my full memory card consisted of pictures of meals I had made and never shared, I realized it was time to start posting!

One of my favorites meals when the weather turns cold is a big bowl of hearty, warm soup. I found a very simple recipe for Potato Soup online. I made a few changes to make it a bit healthier and easier.

My Variation:

Add half a chopped onion along with the minced onion

Use skim milk (although this did make the soup a bit thinner than most potato soup)

Use 6 slices (about 4 oz.) of 2% American Cheese and break into small pieces

Use bacon bits rather than a piece of bacon

Top it off with a dollop of light sour cream, shredded cheddar, and chives. I thought it was very tasty, and George loved it too. Serve with warm bread or a fresh salad.

Bon Appétit!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Halloween

Franklin Pumpkin Festival

I was amazed at all the little fearless kids going up to say hi to this extremely tall skeleton. I definitely would have had nightmares about this creepy costume!

Biggest pumpkin I have ever seen. I actually went up to touch it because I thought for sure it was fake.

Gorgeous Day!

Gorgeous Leaves!

I cannot believe it but this is the THIRD year in a row that I have had to work Halloween, and I already know that I have to work it next year. BOOO! ;)

Monday, November 1, 2010

Crate Training :(

Henry is a schnauzer. Schnauzers like to bark. Barking schnauzer Henry = not so happy neighbors. Not so happy neighbors + WAY too much time on your hands = extremely rude lovely informative sign taped on your door.

Of course we were totally unaware that Henry has been barking ALL the time when we are gone. How WOULD we know? Sure he barks at dogs outside or on TV and cries when we leave, but how were we supposed to know that he barks for a long time when we are NOT home!?? Am I missing something here? I guess someone just did not have the decency to come talk to us about it and felt this was the appropriate way to deal with it??

Anyways, we went and bought a crate which is something that we should have done long ago. We are just trying to get him used to it right now, and it seems like so far he has done pretty well. We are taking it VERY slow and just keeping the door open so he can go in and out as he pleases. He has gone in there a few times to sleep.

Hopefully, in a few weeks we can start closing the door and eventually put him in there when we leave. Every time I leave our place and hear him cyring/ barking, I just cringe at the thought that we are disturbing our neighbors. Any tips on our new adventure of crate training a 4 year old dog would be greatly appreciated!

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Visitors!

George and I really enjoy having friends and family visit us in Tennessee. A few weeks ago, our good friend Josh, came in town. We headed down to another friend's awesome condo overlooking Nashville and were able to hear the Luke Bryan concert from his balcony. I could get used to this!

Awesome view of the city.

My sister, Katie, came to visit, and we had such a great weekend!!

We watched the UGA and Bama games at the same time thanks to Katie's idea of compromise. George reluctantly agreed to watch the first half of the Georgia game on the small TV sans audio and the second half on the big screen. It can be hard to have a house divided, but marriage is all about compromise. :) Luckily, both teams won!

We carved pumpkins and, sadly, they have already 'sunken' in after one night of being lit. :( Next year, maybe I should buy them from somewhere other than Publix.