rainy day

Woo-hoo, I am RT-free!!! I quit last Thursday, and my last day was Sunday!! Unemployment really is blissful. Yes, it's nice having money coming in. However, any job that makes me hate my life is not worth the money, especially the meager amount of money that I was making.

But, as I leave my job, John Price got one!! He got the job at Epic in Wisconsin!!! I'm so happy and excited for him, but I will miss him dearly. Now I for sure have to find a new job in order to be able to go visit him. Annnnnddd, him getting this job means that if I get to study abroad, he has to come visit me! We made a deal, and now it's in writing, so it's legit.

I have had a chance to cook this week, what with all this newfound free-time. I made spaghetti, which is pretty boring, but easy and good. And of more note, JP and I made sweet-tea ribs. Well, mostly JP made them, because when we cook together he usually cooks the meat. I guess it's a man thing. But they were actually pretty good. I saw the recipe in my food network magazine and thought it looked interesting. You start by rubbing the ribs with tea grinds. You then make very concentrated tea and add sugar to it. This is used as a sort of glaze for the ribs. They had to cook for about an hour and a half. JP was skeptical about them, but he usually underestimates his abilities.. they were good. I made a vegetable medley with carrots, sugar snap peas, asparagus, green beans, and onions. I also made last minute deviled eggs, just for the heck of it. It was a pretty good dinner if I do say so myself. I don't know whether I would want to make the ribs again, because I prefer saucy ribs, and these were more of a dry rub. But it's all about experimentation with cooking, so I'm glad we did it.

I also made banana pudding for dessert, and JP seemed to think that I should definitely make homemade pudding. I used a Paula Deen recipe, and I would NOT recommend it. It wasn't hard, but I did everything exactly how it said, and the pudding never thickened. I even refrigerated it overnight, and got nothing. So I decided to go with instant pudding, which was a good decision. After sitting for a few hours, and getting the vanilla wafers all good and soggy, it was delicious. So I probably won't even bother with making pudding anymore. No need.

Now I would like to take a moment to vent about a certain pet peeve of mine. I'm so sick of people acting like they are something that they aren't. For example, liking horses DOES NOT make you a cowgirl. Or even a country girl. I like horses, but I don't wear Wranglers, or rope cattle, therefore, I'm not a cowgirl. Please people, don't make up who you are. That's just stupid. Not that I'm talking about anyone in particular (cough, cough, crazy roommate).

That's all for that, just had to get that out there.

Peace and blessings, peace and blessings!