eSeamus.com » Heather http://www.eseamus.com Documenting adventure Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:39:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Oh boy…. http://www.eseamus.com/2009/09/21/oh-boy/ http://www.eseamus.com/2009/09/21/oh-boy/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:39:28 +0000 Heather http://www.eseamus.com/?p=38 Ok so life is good in the apartment.  However just so everyone knows my mothers wonderful directions for cooking lasagna leave something to be desired.  Heather “how do you make lasagna?” Mom “you put pasta, sauce, mozz, riccota, sausage, and parm in the pan.”  ”and what it cooks itself?!?”  mom “well no you layer it and bake!  it’s easy.”  that was it.  Those were her wonderful directions.  So what do I do, layer each of the ingrediants in a pan and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.  Why only 30 you ask?  Well no one mentioned to me that the layers should be thin and there should be a lot of sauce!!!!!

So my infamous lasagna was two layers….had minimal sauce….and way to much cheese.   But we ate it and it wasn’t horrible.  But we learned a very important lesson.  Never ask my mother for cooking directions…..the best she’ll give you is “when it looks done, eat it.”

And on another note today I had to drive to the bank, on my own to deposit a check and come home….that was it.  I got to the bank fine and then took a 45 minute detour around the city as I got lost on the way home.  Frame of reference: our address off Montgomery Blvd, the bank…..on Montgomery Blvd.  Ponder this.

Till next time.

Heather

]]> http://www.eseamus.com/2009/09/21/oh-boy/feed/ 1 Finally Settled In http://www.eseamus.com/2009/09/18/finally-settled-in/ http://www.eseamus.com/2009/09/18/finally-settled-in/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:41:49 +0000 Heather http://www.eseamus.com/?p=36 So I know it’s been a long time since a lot of people haven’t heard from us in a while but we’re finally finished cleaning and now it’s time to update people.  (it’s Heather by the way)  Everyone arrived safely in ABQ and the apartment is beautiful.  All the rooms are set up and there have only been a few bumps in the road.  Main bump = home sickness, but thanks to a rediculous amount of cell minutes and the joys of Skype we get to talk to our families and I get to see me puppies back in CT!!  The apartment complex is in the middle of some rather large renovations (probably why rent is low).  When they’re done there will be an indoor pool, sauna, tanning beds, and a better gym.  As well as a conference/everything style ball room.  Unfotrunatly in the middle of these renovations an apartment in a different building from us had a fire and they had to do a lot of work on it and the hallway, but I’ve been reassured by Gordon our amazing handyman that it should be done in no time and then they’ll finish up.  Gordon’s really nice and has been helping us out with things like blown outlets and a dead outdoor bulb.  It’s strange calling someone else to even change light bulbs, but here they insist.  So during his time visiting us he has helped out a lot giving me a heads up about the area and places to go ect.  I know the best grocery stores and oh yea the fact that it’s been raining since we moved here…is not NORMAL!!!!  Yes we ‘brought the rain’  hehehe I can’t help it (transformers reference)  The draught is officially over.  The rain is still only a drizzle so it’s nothing to us.  Even raining this place is amazing.  Every place I look there is beautiful scenery with the mountain right next door and a gorgeous view of the valley next to us.  I can’t believe I live here.

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