Jeff and I went to the DMV last week to get our driver's licenses. I was surprised how quickly everything went. And goodness the people were so nice! I've never meet such cheerful, happy, chatty people at the DMV before. Our licenses showed up in the mail, so now we don't have to carry around our ugly paper copies. I still look like a felon in mine, which I'm pretty sad about. I've never had a bad license picture taken before. The lady who took the pictures told everyone else to smile, but she didn't tell me to. :( But it's better in color on the license than the paper copy. And no, I'm not posting a picture. So stop asking! :)
It was cold and chilly and foggy and rainy this morning. So Jeff and I decided to walk to the grocery store to pick up stuff for chili (because my Uncle was posting about making chili and it sounded fantastic for such a dreary day). And now (well sort of - the sun is setting) it's bright and sunny and warm out. But we're still having chili and it smells a.m.a.z.i.n.g. in here! We found some corn chips sorta like Fritos (our store is kind of Whole Foods like and doesn't carry many main-stream brands) and got some Tilamook Extra-Sharp Cheddar to put on top. Life is good!
Showing posts with label Cheese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cheese. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Behold! The Power of Cheese!
Cheese will make me go to a grocery store just to see if they carry my favorite cheeses.
I wanted to check out the Whole Foods that's near us. The grocery store near us says they have a cheese section. They do. They have my Cotswold with Chives cheese that I like, but that's about it. It's very small.
I went to Whole Foods with the specific purpose of looking for my favorite Piave and Robusto cheeses, so I walked straight to the cheese section.
The nice man working behind the counter asked if I needed help, and burst out laughing when I told him "Nope! I just moved here and I just came to check and make sure you have a good cheese department with my favorite cheeses I could get in Boston!" After he finished laughing, he gave me a sample of Parrano, which is a Gouda/Parmesan type cheese. It was a.m.a.z.i.n.g!
I have a new favorite cheese. And a new favorite cheese man. And you know what? This store might be even better than the other store in Boston because they carry wine and beer. None of those silly laws saying only liquor stores can sell me wine for my cheese!
Oh, I should also probably mention that they do carry my Piave. But I didn't see the Robusto as I was distracted by the Parrano.
I wanted to check out the Whole Foods that's near us. The grocery store near us says they have a cheese section. They do. They have my Cotswold with Chives cheese that I like, but that's about it. It's very small.
I went to Whole Foods with the specific purpose of looking for my favorite Piave and Robusto cheeses, so I walked straight to the cheese section.
The nice man working behind the counter asked if I needed help, and burst out laughing when I told him "Nope! I just moved here and I just came to check and make sure you have a good cheese department with my favorite cheeses I could get in Boston!" After he finished laughing, he gave me a sample of Parrano, which is a Gouda/Parmesan type cheese. It was a.m.a.z.i.n.g!
I have a new favorite cheese. And a new favorite cheese man. And you know what? This store might be even better than the other store in Boston because they carry wine and beer. None of those silly laws saying only liquor stores can sell me wine for my cheese!
Oh, I should also probably mention that they do carry my Piave. But I didn't see the Robusto as I was distracted by the Parrano.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
We are here, we are here, we are here!
Portland is awesome! Our apartment is cool, but the area we live in (Orenco Station) is fantastic! There are several restaurants in the area. There's also a wine store that carries our honeymoon dessert wine that's always been hard to find (Robert Mondavi's Moscato). And there's a great pet store that carries the cat's food and other good quality foods and a grocery store that's kind of a mix of a Whole Foods type store and your normal Shaw's/Star Market/Hy-Vee/Food Lion/Fareway/Schnuck's whatever else they call it type of store.
We made it here early Wednesday afternoon. The truck was unloaded and returned by supper time. Grandma and I unpacked the kitchen while Mom & Jeff took the truck back and then we went to eat at the Orenco Station Grill. We thought it was good, but I just saw some reviews on yelp and nobody else agrees with us. I stayed up late unpacking our clothes and organizing our new, pretty, beautiful, wonderful walk in closet.
Thursday we did some shopping and got most everything else unpacked. We still can't find a shower curtain/bath rugs/etc that we like, but we've got the other necessities. I've been craving pancakes, so we ate at IHOP - yum!
Friday we went to the beach! We went to Cape Meares to the lighthouse. Jeff and I walked up to the Octopus Tree. I saw a big scary beetle and a big scary spider web. But I also got to meet the prettiest red nosed pittie. He was a big sweetie and didn't even bother to sniff Jeff before he started giving him kisses. It made me really sad when the owners said "Thanks for petting our dog - most people think he's some ferocious killer or something and back away."
We drove to Oceanside spent some time on the actual beach. We noticed signs all over saying "Boycott the Anchor!" and bumper stickers saying "You won't see me at the Anchor!" Mom googled when she got home, and it seems The Anchor ticked some people off by expanding and then bringing in strippers.
We ate lunch at The Schooner, which was OK. Then we went to the Blue Heron Cheese shop. They had some amazing cheeses there. We came home, and Mom, Grandma & I went to eat at The Merchant of Venice. Grandma had an amazing tomato soup. Dessert was Sweet Cream, which I need to find a recipe for.
Saturday morning we dropped Mom & Grandma off at the airport. Then Jeff and I went exploring and grocery shopping. We napped, watched Sahara, made carbonara for supper then went to bed.
We made it here early Wednesday afternoon. The truck was unloaded and returned by supper time. Grandma and I unpacked the kitchen while Mom & Jeff took the truck back and then we went to eat at the Orenco Station Grill. We thought it was good, but I just saw some reviews on yelp and nobody else agrees with us. I stayed up late unpacking our clothes and organizing our new, pretty, beautiful, wonderful walk in closet.
Thursday we did some shopping and got most everything else unpacked. We still can't find a shower curtain/bath rugs/etc that we like, but we've got the other necessities. I've been craving pancakes, so we ate at IHOP - yum!
Friday we went to the beach! We went to Cape Meares to the lighthouse. Jeff and I walked up to the Octopus Tree. I saw a big scary beetle and a big scary spider web. But I also got to meet the prettiest red nosed pittie. He was a big sweetie and didn't even bother to sniff Jeff before he started giving him kisses. It made me really sad when the owners said "Thanks for petting our dog - most people think he's some ferocious killer or something and back away."
We drove to Oceanside spent some time on the actual beach. We noticed signs all over saying "Boycott the Anchor!" and bumper stickers saying "You won't see me at the Anchor!" Mom googled when she got home, and it seems The Anchor ticked some people off by expanding and then bringing in strippers.
We ate lunch at The Schooner, which was OK. Then we went to the Blue Heron Cheese shop. They had some amazing cheeses there. We came home, and Mom, Grandma & I went to eat at The Merchant of Venice. Grandma had an amazing tomato soup. Dessert was Sweet Cream, which I need to find a recipe for.
Saturday morning we dropped Mom & Grandma off at the airport. Then Jeff and I went exploring and grocery shopping. We napped, watched Sahara, made carbonara for supper then went to bed.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Boston to Bolivar, NY to Dayton, OH to St. Louis, MO
That's how far we've come! It's been a very long couple of days. I'm blogging in bed at my in-laws in STL. :) It was nice to sleep in a bit!
We left Boston around noonish on Friday. We picked up our copper table (which is just as pretty as I remember it!). Then headed to spend the night with Jeff's Grandma Carm. We got there pretty late, but it was really nice to see her and her new place.
Summit & Mitzie meowed for the first 15 minutes or so of the drive, then calmed down. We have an adapter for the cigarette lighter in the truck that converts to a power outlet, so we've been running a Feliway plug-in off and on to hopefully help with their anxieties. And I also snuck some Rescue Remedy onto their food. Summit came to explore immediately and spent some time sleeping on my lap. Mitz just hung out in the carrier, but seemed happy. I have a cute picture on Jeff's phone I'll post of them cuddling when we find the cable to take it off the phone.
My highlights of Friday include finding Jack Link's A1 flavored beef jerky. And also going through Cuba, NY. OK, so not through Cuba, but we were very near to Cuba. Where they make cheese. In fact, Gramda Carm sent us a care package that included black olives and Cuba Cheese Curds. Yum! Those were greatly appreciated! And we also saw this funny little rainbow. I'll ask Mel (Jeff's Dad) about it. It was just a teeny tiny thing in the sky - not a whole one. I guess there's a real name for them so when I figure it out I'll post about it.
When we were leaving Grandma Carm’s, we went through this little tiny town. I wish we had gotten a picture, but they had this freaky little statue of a squirrel. Normally that wouldn’t be too scary. But it was dressed like Ronald McDonald. Red hair, red nose, the stripes - pretty much the works. Creepy!
I waved to the signs to Toledo, Ohio signs I saw because I “know” someone who lives there. Little did I know I was waving at the same time another person I “know” was going to pick up her new puppy. Congrats, Meghan!
On our way to Dayton, I saw this sign that I can’t begin to accurately describe. It was a sign for a store called “Tubes & Hoses.” What was extremely amusing about it was that the people who made the sign made the letters look like they were made out of hoses. Their “T” looked an awful like a “P.” It was a cheap thrill.
We stopped in Dayton to see A, J and their new (new to us since we hadn’t seen him yet, but he’s 8ish months old now) baby Q. It was really good to see them and to meet Q. He’s a total cutie pie; he likes hair, watches and enjoys drooling. He recently learned to crawl, and when we let Sum out of her carrier she was not excited about that. But she did let him pet her which was very nice. He’s also very close to learning how to stand on his little wobbly legs and has his first teeth. It was a very different experience than seeing S & S's (my old boss and her husband's) 5 week old baby J that we were able to meet on Thursday night.
My other highlights of the day include seeing a convoy of 21 sparkly unmarked school buses. They were almost as much fun to count as a train. And also driving through Summit County, though I think I was more excited about that than Summit was. There was also an amusing sign in Missouri that was advertising free chicken with 100 gallons of gas. However, they didn’t clarify what kind of chicken. A live chicken? A bucket of chicken? Maybe a frozen chicken?
We left Boston around noonish on Friday. We picked up our copper table (which is just as pretty as I remember it!). Then headed to spend the night with Jeff's Grandma Carm. We got there pretty late, but it was really nice to see her and her new place.
Summit & Mitzie meowed for the first 15 minutes or so of the drive, then calmed down. We have an adapter for the cigarette lighter in the truck that converts to a power outlet, so we've been running a Feliway plug-in off and on to hopefully help with their anxieties. And I also snuck some Rescue Remedy onto their food. Summit came to explore immediately and spent some time sleeping on my lap. Mitz just hung out in the carrier, but seemed happy. I have a cute picture on Jeff's phone I'll post of them cuddling when we find the cable to take it off the phone.
My highlights of Friday include finding Jack Link's A1 flavored beef jerky. And also going through Cuba, NY. OK, so not through Cuba, but we were very near to Cuba. Where they make cheese. In fact, Gramda Carm sent us a care package that included black olives and Cuba Cheese Curds. Yum! Those were greatly appreciated! And we also saw this funny little rainbow. I'll ask Mel (Jeff's Dad) about it. It was just a teeny tiny thing in the sky - not a whole one. I guess there's a real name for them so when I figure it out I'll post about it.
When we were leaving Grandma Carm’s, we went through this little tiny town. I wish we had gotten a picture, but they had this freaky little statue of a squirrel. Normally that wouldn’t be too scary. But it was dressed like Ronald McDonald. Red hair, red nose, the stripes - pretty much the works. Creepy!
I waved to the signs to Toledo, Ohio signs I saw because I “know” someone who lives there. Little did I know I was waving at the same time another person I “know” was going to pick up her new puppy. Congrats, Meghan!
On our way to Dayton, I saw this sign that I can’t begin to accurately describe. It was a sign for a store called “Tubes & Hoses.” What was extremely amusing about it was that the people who made the sign made the letters look like they were made out of hoses. Their “T” looked an awful like a “P.” It was a cheap thrill.
We stopped in Dayton to see A, J and their new (new to us since we hadn’t seen him yet, but he’s 8ish months old now) baby Q. It was really good to see them and to meet Q. He’s a total cutie pie; he likes hair, watches and enjoys drooling. He recently learned to crawl, and when we let Sum out of her carrier she was not excited about that. But she did let him pet her which was very nice. He’s also very close to learning how to stand on his little wobbly legs and has his first teeth. It was a very different experience than seeing S & S's (my old boss and her husband's) 5 week old baby J that we were able to meet on Thursday night.
My other highlights of the day include seeing a convoy of 21 sparkly unmarked school buses. They were almost as much fun to count as a train. And also driving through Summit County, though I think I was more excited about that than Summit was. There was also an amusing sign in Missouri that was advertising free chicken with 100 gallons of gas. However, they didn’t clarify what kind of chicken. A live chicken? A bucket of chicken? Maybe a frozen chicken?
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