So, it's looking like the food item of choice this pregnancy is going to be buffalo wings- with NJ it was cheep fried fish. It seems like every day I'm thinking about hot wings and trying to figure out how I can snag a few- not that I haven't been craving some fish too. The problem is that the good places for wings here, The Native New Yorker and Buffalo Wild Wings, are both sit down joints. I don't think they even do curb-side carry out! Although, honestly, as tight as our budget is these days, carry out isn't very practical either. So, I made Lacy's Buffalo Chicken dip! It's SOOOO yummy and has really hit the spot. Another plus is that I can use the leftover Frank's Red Hot Sauce as a dip for my chicken fingers. In case my cravings are contagious, here's the recipe:
Buffalo Chicken Dip
2 (10 ounce) cans chunk chicken, drained (or a rotisserie chicken, shredded)
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup Ranch dressing
3/4 cup Franks Red Hot Sauce
1 1/2 cups Shredded Cheddar cheese
Celery (for dipping)
Tortilla chips (for dipping)
Preheat oven to 350.
In a large bowl mix the chicken, cream cheese, ranch, hot sauce, and 1/2 the cheese and blend.
Spread the mixture in a glass/pan.
Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top.
Bake for approx. 30 minutes or until cheese on top is completely melted.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Seeing Her Heartbeat
Yay! We went to our first official Ob appointment today and got to see our baby's heartbeat on the ultrasound! Now I can publish all those posts I've been writing (ok, the 3 posts I've managed to squeeze in between reading my economics text book, creating quizzes and power points, grading papers, showing houses, writing contracts and closing deals) about being pregnant. (One, Two, Three)
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Running Head: ON BEING A PROFESSOR
Hopefully some of you can laugh at a little APA humor.... why do we use APA anyway?
So I just finished my second week of teaching last night and I have to say, it's soooooo much more work than I expected. It's fun and I like it, but I'm really looking forward to the second time I teach the same class so there won't be so much invention involved!
I think the most satisfying part of it is seeing the students learn the material and enjoy it. I had several of them tell me that they were enjoying the class and one student even told me how NOW she understood why she should have learned algebra, "but algebra always used boring examples- not interesting ones like this class!" WOW!!! SO COOL!!!!
And so, I press on. I'm working way too many hours these days (suddenly I have three buyers all interested in purchasing a house), but it's all good stuff and Grandma has been nice enough to come over for four days and help out with NJ. I asked my husband several times, "When you invited your mom over, did you tell her I was near a melt down? I think she deserves to know what she's walking into." "Did you mention that I needed help? I'd hate for her to plan on a relaxing vacation only to find me totally unavailable the whole time she's here." "Did you ask her if she was ok playing with NJ all day every day?" I never got a straight answer from the hubby, but my MIL is here and doing soooo much to help, so I maybe she just knew.
Maybe it all just seems like so much because I'm sooooo dog-gone tired. How is it that I forgot how tiring the first trimester is???? I wasn't going to forget anything (ha!).
So I just finished my second week of teaching last night and I have to say, it's soooooo much more work than I expected. It's fun and I like it, but I'm really looking forward to the second time I teach the same class so there won't be so much invention involved!
I think the most satisfying part of it is seeing the students learn the material and enjoy it. I had several of them tell me that they were enjoying the class and one student even told me how NOW she understood why she should have learned algebra, "but algebra always used boring examples- not interesting ones like this class!" WOW!!! SO COOL!!!!
And so, I press on. I'm working way too many hours these days (suddenly I have three buyers all interested in purchasing a house), but it's all good stuff and Grandma has been nice enough to come over for four days and help out with NJ. I asked my husband several times, "When you invited your mom over, did you tell her I was near a melt down? I think she deserves to know what she's walking into." "Did you mention that I needed help? I'd hate for her to plan on a relaxing vacation only to find me totally unavailable the whole time she's here." "Did you ask her if she was ok playing with NJ all day every day?" I never got a straight answer from the hubby, but my MIL is here and doing soooo much to help, so I maybe she just knew.
Maybe it all just seems like so much because I'm sooooo dog-gone tired. How is it that I forgot how tiring the first trimester is???? I wasn't going to forget anything (ha!).
