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You are here: Home / Lifestyle / Me & The Boys

July 26, 2009

Me & The Boys

I came home to a warm welcome!

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I think they missed me 🙂

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After a MASSIVE unpack, I put the house back together and before long it was dinnertime.

Matt hadn’t eaten a zucchini, squash and a little bit of pepper, so we turned them into spaghetti along with a few tomatoes from the garden and a new sauce.

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Nanny’s Cucina sent me this jar a few weeks ago and tonight was the perfect opportunity to try it. If you go to their website, you can see sweet Nanny herself. She must be quite the cook! I’m going to stretch it out throughout the week into a few more tomatoey dishes as we finish out our grocery budget for the month.

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The sauce was quite good – and it did have a little kick to it!! It tasted fresh and homemade, although not as good as my mom’s sauce!

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The dish included whole wheat pasta, the veggies, sauce and freshly grated parmesan cheese.

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We attempted al fresco dining because there’s a nice warm breeze out, but not two minute in I was swarmed by mosquitoes 🙁 Too bad we live right on a creek.

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After dinner we watched the movie New In Town with Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. I found it quite humorous and sweet. I like Renee a lot 🙂 A tad bit cliche, but it was that kind of movie so I forgive it.

Not two hours after dinner I found myself with a growling stomach. I settled it with some Mix My Granola in soy milk, but since my photos were already uploaded I didn’t snap one. Just imagine my little bucket bowl half filled with cereal 😉

Can’t wait to settle into my own bed. Matt changed the sheets before my arrival and the bed is perfectly made! The bakery is closed on Mondays, so I’m glad to have tomorrow to spend together, even if I do have lots of work to do on the ole ‘puter.

Night folks.

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  1. Deva says

    July 26, 2009 at 8:42 pm

    Your pasta looks good, glad that you made it home okay!

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  2. Emily says

    July 26, 2009 at 8:42 pm

    Oh yum, that pasta dish looks so fresh and healthy!! Glad you have some time with the boys now! 🙂

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  3. Megan (The Runner's Kitchen) says

    July 26, 2009 at 8:55 pm

    I also made a pasta dish tonight – shells with cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil, and olive oil. Very similar to Caprese salad!

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  4. Allie Katie says

    July 26, 2009 at 8:57 pm

    Glad to see you made it home safely! That pasta sauce looks DELISH!!

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  5. Cynthia (It all changes) says

    July 26, 2009 at 8:57 pm

    So cute that they were waiting 🙂 Hunni does that when I go away for a weekend for work.

    I love your veggies and pasta. I have leftover pasta sauce, veggies and lots of pasta in my pantry so I think this is what is on the menu for tomorrow 🙂

    And who doesn’t love fresh sheets and a made bed when they get home. Just like being in a hotel.

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  6. The Novice Berker says

    July 26, 2009 at 8:58 pm

    Ahaha, Matt’s head looks oddly, disproportionately small in that picture because of the angle. 🙂 Enjoy your Monday with the hubby!

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  7. Kath says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:01 pm

    The Novice Berker ,
    I thought so too!!

    K

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  8. Lisa says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:05 pm

    How nice that Matt’s off tomorrow! Enjoy your day together.

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  9. Jenn Eats Nutritiously Now says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:16 pm

    I hope you enjoy spending time together tomorrow!

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  10. Leah says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:16 pm

    I love seeing the feetsies in your pic! 😉

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  11. Cait (Cait's Plate) says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    Kath, I’m currently visiting my sister in Atlanta and WHEW is it hot! I totally know what you mean about the mosquitoes!!

    Glad you’re home safe and sound and were greeted by the bears!! Haha 🙂

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  12. Michelle Hisae says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    Enjoy tomorrow together! I got my Zellweger action this week – watched Bridget Jones’ Diary (first one). In my Top 10, for sure.

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  13. Casey says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    I had pasta with squash, zucchini and peppers for dinner too!!!

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  14. Runeatrepeat says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:24 pm

    I like Zellweger, but mostly in comedies like Me,Myself and Irene 🙂

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  15. Amelia says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    Dinner looks great! I love pasta sauce with a kick. Then you don’t have to add as much extra spice to it.

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  16. Andrea says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    New follower here! I loved your BlogHer posts and all of the fun photos!

    Your dinner looks amazing. I will definitely be making that this week sometime. I’m always looking for new dinner ideas, so thanks for posting yours. Cute table, by the way!

    I can’t wait to see New in Town.

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  17. Mara @ What's For Dinner? says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:31 pm

    You really lucked out while you were up here with the weather! Usually mid-july is upper 90s with 90% humidity! Glad you had a good trip home,and it does seem like all the boys missed you 🙂

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  18. kelly says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:34 pm

    Glad you are home safely! Dinner looks great, have a good day tomorrow with your guy…

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  19. AnnQ says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    LOVE the bears on the Staircase! Adorable… 🙂

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  20. Leianna says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:46 pm

    I love coming home to clean sheets, best feeling in th world!

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  21. leslie says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    you’re so cute with the bears. too bad you weren’t able to enjoy dining outdoors – i hate when the bugs ruin it. dinner looks delicious though!

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  22. Diana says

    July 26, 2009 at 9:52 pm

    Welcome home! So cute how the bears were waiting for you and dinner looked delish!

    🙂 Diana

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  23. Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says

    July 26, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    Few things are as comforting as pasta upon coming home!

    Jenn

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  24. Rebecca says

    July 26, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    Aww the bears on the steps is sweet. Your dinner looks fabulous and so does that sauce! I’m going to check out the website!

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  25. Kristen says

    July 26, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    We made a very similar dish tonight with 3 kinds of garden tomatoes. Isn’t it nice to be home after time away?

    I use Herbal Armor for mosquitoes and it works great…also no DEET in it!

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  26. amani says

    July 26, 2009 at 11:13 pm

    I love the table, and the pasta looks good to ;-). The teddy bears look very sweet.

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  27. Bec says

    July 26, 2009 at 11:48 pm

    aww I am sure all the ‘boys’ we uber glad to have you back!

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  28. lynn (The Actors Diet) says

    July 27, 2009 at 12:08 am

    what a sweet man you have, making the bed for you! welcome home.

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  29. Christie @ Quit Your Diet says

    July 27, 2009 at 4:54 am

    Aw, what a sweet welcome home you had! Glad you arrived safe and sound.

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  30. Susan says

    July 27, 2009 at 5:44 am

    Mosquitos are just one of those things I never remember about summer. I always plan long evenings outside, then get attacked by them! Oh well – made for a nice photo! 😛

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  31. Eve says

    July 27, 2009 at 6:06 am

    Dinner looks delish! At least you have the option of eating outside and can seize that whenever it is nice & not buggy!

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  32. Marisa (trim the fat) says

    July 27, 2009 at 7:16 am

    enjoy your day with Matt!

    Pasta dish looks yummy:) And you’re right, there’s nothing like Mom’s sauce!

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  33. HeatherBakes says

    July 27, 2009 at 7:50 am

    I am consistently impressed with your ability to turn random ingredients into a legitimate, yummy-looking meal! I usually just stare at the contents of our fridge and then decide to go out- bad!

    Welcome home… love the bears 🙂

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  34. Paige says

    July 27, 2009 at 7:50 am

    What a yummy looking dinner. It’s just so great to be back home sometimes, right? I’m happy you had fun, though!

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  35. katey says

    July 27, 2009 at 8:08 am

    pasta is my favorite! That looks soo good!

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  36. Carol says

    July 27, 2009 at 8:18 am

    I come from an Italian family and we have “gravy” every Sunday in honor of my grandmother.

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  37. Tammy says

    July 27, 2009 at 8:23 am

    Welcome back — one of my favorite dinners is pasta with veggies!

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  38. Mel @ She Runs Brooklyn says

    July 27, 2009 at 8:37 am

    Living on a creek is kind of perfect though, besides the skeeters 🙂

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  39. Shannon (The Daily Balance) says

    July 27, 2009 at 8:37 am

    welcome back! splendid looking dinner with the hubs!

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  40. Jean says

    July 27, 2009 at 8:40 am

    Can I ask what the story is behind the bears? I know when Bites and Bowls was house-sitting for you they made lots of apperances.
    I’ve always been curious!

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  41. Charlie Hills says

    July 27, 2009 at 9:08 am

    Bears on your stairs! Awesome. And much better than frogs in your bogs. Though for dinner you could have had fishes on your dishes…

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  42. Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says

    July 27, 2009 at 9:30 am

    Sounds like you got a nice Welcome Home! What a neat dish to use up those veggies. Sounds perfect! 🙂

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  43. Kath says

    July 27, 2009 at 9:35 am

    Jean ,
    I used to HATE teddy bears, esp. associated with valentine’s day. I got Bocker my freshman year at Davidson (the little one) as a gift and we used to make fun of him and make him talk. Then Beaker (BOO!) became a second joke. Churton was found on the side of the road and my mom gave him to us to join the family. So they started a jokes, but now the are real 🙂

    Kath

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  44. Jean says

    July 27, 2009 at 10:06 am

    That’s funny! Thanks for clearing up the mystery!

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  45. Stacey says

    July 27, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    Aww, I’m glad you get to spend today with your guy! I bet he missed you 🙂 Make sure you get some rest with all of the traveling that you are doing young lady, haha 🙂

    Reply

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