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Our new house
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
We found a beautiful new house up in the Los Gatos Hills. It a short bike ride to/from Brendan’s work, a bit of a commute for me, but its worth it. Its a 3 bedroom, 2 bath with a garage and workshop on one acre of land. We went today to scope out the area. Its on Black Rd, a 2400 foot climb that Brendan is very excited about. Its close to many trails, which I am excited about. It is built along a creek, we can’t wait to open the windows in spring to hear the creek go by. They are still doing cleanup inside, new paint and carpets. We get to move in on Dec. 5th. Just in time to visit one of the many Christmas tree farms on Black Rd. and have a tree up for Page. Oh, and lots of vineyards nearby, too. Come visit!
Brissy Party
Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
The second instalment of our around-the-world-post-wedding-party landed in Brisbane on Saturday night. Again, like in Wisconsin, storm clouds threatened to make things interesting, but luckily they were all bark and no bite and we were able to have our party outdoors on a warm Brisbane night in my parent’s backyard.
Mum and Dad made huge effort to organise the venue, the caterers, chef, waitresses for us. All we had to do was to top up a bit of food and drink and put it together on the day.
Our menu:
Parmesan and anchovy palmiers
Reef fish and Moreton bay bug sausage rolls
Beef Wellington – eye fillet of beef rubbed with Dijon mustard
Layered pumpkin capsicum, zucchini frittata with cheese
Veal chipolatas with herb and garlic
Beef and caviar on pumpernickel
Mussel kebabs with walnut sauce
Goat cheese tartlets with cracked pepper and artichokes
Ratatouille tarts with feta in short crust pastry
Baby focaccia bread with prosciutto and cheeseMarinated chicken
Moreton Bay bugs
Sand crabs
Mud crab
Oysters
Prawns
Smoked hamCheese and fruit plate
Jodie’s sister Kristy made us a beautiful chocolate cake. The decorations were Golden Wattle and Red Roses, which are the floral emblems of Australia and the USA, respectively.
Who gave us a Laura Ashley throw?
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
Thankyou all for your lovely presents. We have accounted for all of them except a Laura Ashley throw that didn’t have a card attached.
Who do you think gave it to us?
Meat Pies are a Girl’s Best Friend
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
And so are Pink Rosé Argyle diamonds.
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