Dinner, Dogs, And Dates

Happy Friday, friends! I hope you had a lovely week and are ready for the weekend! So, remember last Sunday and the amazing dinner Steve and Madison prepared? Monday came around, and honestly, I hadn't thought about dinner because how do you follow that up? Enter Retired Steve, who has happily taken ownership of some of the cooking and suggested BLT sandwiches using some of the leftover items. Happier I could not be. Just look...

We toasted the baguette, sliced the fresh tomatoes, washed the lettuce, and baked the bacon. Yes, I allow bacon if it is done in the oven. While I love eating it, I do not enjoy the scent that lingers in my house for days after. Baking it eliminates that! Also, I decided to make it easier to clean up and more fun by setting everything on a piece of parchment paper. Madison and Peyton enlightened me about the unbleached kind, and I must say it is a game-changer.

Here it is! And when we were done? We rolled it all up and threw the paper away. Oh, the mystery ingredient in the clear dish is leftover crab imperial from the night before. It takes the BLT to a whole new level.

Madison and Flynn also made dessert, and it was delicious! They told me it was super simple, but all I know is it was amazing. It was a crumble with fresh berries and rhubarb. I will ask Madison for the recipe and share it if anyone is interested. 

~ Mocha ~ 

Uninterested in drama, Makes her wants known

~ Cosmo ~

Sweetest, Happy to be here, can be found on top of any pillow

~ Draper ~

Quietest, Sophisticated and unassuming

~ Marty ~

Playful, Energetic, cute and spunky

One night this week, Steve and I had a date night. We left the dogs in capable hands and took a ride in my Jeep! It has been a while because I am still figuring out how to navigate the traffic here. For the record, I can drive. I am just used to what I am used to. Here, while our immediate area is quiet and calm, turning onto the road leading to the ocean involves cars, signs, multiple traffic lights of varying colors, and geese meandering across the road. Steve says he will ride with me for the first few times until I get more comfortable. So, there's that. What could go wrong?!

 

We opened the roof, played my music (Post Malone, anyone?), and got one of our favorite drive-thru meals. We took it to an inlet and ate while watching the ocean and all its beauty.

It was a wonderful evening—like back in the olden days when we were dating, but better because we talked with and about our children. Few things make a mother happier. And speaking of happy mothers, I am sharing my new favorite picture of me and my mom. She is the most beautiful soul, inside and out!

Finally, to all the mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, those waiting to be, and those praying to be, Happy Mother's Day!

Billie Jo

The Sweetest sounds to mortals given

Are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven.

William Goldsmith Brown