Trying New Things

I’ve started getting creative for dinners, I’m kind of tired of the same ole things every week. And a friend of mine, Jane, loves menu planning, so I’ve started doing that. I went on Pinterest and found a few recipes that I’d like to try. Plus we got a new crock pot with the Christmas money my grandparents in VA gave us to Kohl's (and we earned Kohl’s cash to buy a new deep fryer, so win win!) I’d been using, and will continue to use, the crock pot the LT’s grandmother gave us. But this one is bigger, and I can make more in it, and then we have lunch the next few days! So here is what we’ve had for dinner this week, and will have the rest of the week (because well it’s Thursday after all…)

Monday: Honestly, I cannot remember what we had, LOL

Tuesday: Crockpot Beef Stew from laaloosh.com (I found it on pinterest)
It was really good, I left out the black beans, because I only bought one can and that was for another recipe. I think next time I’ll use different meat, or more. And I’ll put a smaller can of green peas (because I hate them, and the LT loves them!) I had gotten a bag of frozen soup veggies a few weeks ago, and added those as well, it was carrots, potatoes, onions and celery.

Wednesday: We cheated, and had fast food, I know, I know, horrible…but I didn’t feel like cooking nor did I have time to since I unexpectedly had to baby sit.

Thursday: Clean Eating Slow Cooker Southwestern 2 Bean Chicken from The Gracious Pantry (another Pinterest find)
I don’t think my version is very “clean eating” as I’m not using organic ingredients. But it’s chicken, tomatoes and salsa, Kidney & Black beans and corn. That’s it, in the crock pot for a few hours…it took all of 3 minutes to throw together, maybe 5…

Friday: Poppy seed Chicken, we use to eat it at my dads house, and I found a recipe on, you guessed it, Pinterest. The recipe can be found at Cupcake Diaries, and she calls it Ritz Cracker Chicken.

This weekend I’m not sure what we’ll make, since we cheated Wednesday I have stuff to make Chili, so I might make it. I also have chicken and ground beef I can use. And then I’ll plan the next weeks menu. It seems to help to plan out what we’re going to eat. And I think I might just document it at the beginning of the week instead of the end of the week. Makes more sense that way anyways!

The Negs Relaxin’ at Jackson

Not really sure about the new name, for now I’ll leave it. I decided on the name because Fort Jackson is known as “Relaxin’ Jackson” and I thought a play on it would be cute. I also thought it would be funny because the LT hasn’t done much “relaxing” since he started working.

I’m not sold on the name, let me know what you think.

New name

I really need to think of a new name for this blog now that we are no longer in Hawaii.

That's right folks, you read correctly. We PCS'd! We are now at Fort Jackson in South Carolina!

The LT is working in a Basic Training unit as the Company XO. Works 6 days a week. And one week a cycle he gets to go to the field. For a whole week.

We left Hawaii Dec 17, landing in Columbia, SC on the 18th. Rented a car and drove to our apartment, signed the lease and moved the few things into our place. We had 5 suit cases and 3 boxes that we checked on the plane. Along with 2 carry ons each and a blanket. We then drove to Charleston and got the LT's car and drove back and turned in the rental.

Three days later we headed to Dahlonega to see his family, then to Atlanta for Christmas, then Chattanooga to see mine, back to Dahlonega and finally arriving back in Columbia just in time to relax a few days before the LT had to report.

Our HHGs got here shortly after he reported. And he was granted permissive TDY to take care of that. My car also showed up! So now we have the fun task of unpacking. Which I have had zero motivation to do. Needless to say both our guest rooms aren't even remotely close to being ready for visitors. One of them we couldn't even get into if we wanted too. But that's what happens when you go from a house to an apartment. Now to just get motivation!

We had so much trouble getting my car registered. And then getting the LT's straightened out. And USAA didn't change over our insurance policies in the computer or was still reporting to Hawaii so we got a notice his registration was going to be suspended. And we'd owe them even more money. Luckily USAA fixed it and we did not owe money. Now we are needing to get his title figured out. It has seriously been the most stressful PCS ever.

Anyways, that's what's going on with us now. And I am trying to come up with a new blog name. I am taking suggestions.