Birthday celebration

My birthday was super duper fantabulous. JB gave me chesnuts and mulling spice and Jen gave me ginger cookies and Emily gave me a cook book and Karina is making me dinner on Tuesday and Kristin took me out for lunch. wahh....

The restaurant - Del dante

L - R Emily, Karina and Jen

L-R ME! Jb, Dave.
I had wild mushroom chicken with roasted potatoes and goats cheese.
mmmm..I'm beginning to acquire a taste for goats cheese. It's rather enjoyable. :)
A satisfied customer.

Complimentary b'day brownie. Our server was excellent!

Kristin couldn't make it because she had training.
I leave for montreal in 8 hours. Good stuff! :)
I am quite overwhelmed by the love I received on my birthday. God is good and blessed me with people who were willing to spend time with me and buy stuff for me. So much to be thankful for y'know? :)

Love you alll!

Daniel and leftovers...

Hey,
Isn't this tasty looking??

I HAD to make this to use up the prosciutto I bought for the turkey. ;p
but oh so tasty!
hehe

And then I made risotto with roasted peppers and turkey breast.

Anyway, Daniel, the 1st year grad student who lives a couple of houses down came over to make sticky buns. :)

Daniel kneeding....he insisted on hand kneeding. haha. papa, just like you. ;)

Making bread is exhausting and nothing like a cuppa..:)

We talked over tea and sticky buns about evil and God and justice, etc.
At times like these, I am reminded of how little I know. But I feel like David who said "my heart is not proud, O Lord, my eyes not haughty. I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, put your hope in the Lord both now and forevermore". Psalm 131


The proud baker. :)

Sticky buns. Recipe courtesy of the Daring Bakers. Highly recommend the recipe. The dough is amazing. One of the top buns I've made.
YUMMY!!
MAKE THIS!!

Thanksgiving

We celebrated thanksgiving this weekend. A couple of classmates and I got together to celebrate..

R - L : Roast beef, roasted veg, stuffing, turkey, mash potatoes
In the middle: mushroom caps

Close up of stuffing

Mushroom caps/Escargot dish

Glass of wine

I'm thankful for a great family who is so supportive of what I do and is always willing to sacrifice for me.
I'm thankful for friends who no matter how far they are, we can connect as if time stood still. I'm thankful for friends whom I don't talk to very often, but are willing to do things for me when I ask for favours. I'm thankful for my new house, which God so graciously provided in 3 weeks. I'm thankful for being here at Waterloo, that I have an opportunity to study. I'm thankful that Christ died on the cross and gave me life abundantly. That he continue to refines me and mold me to perfection. I'm thankful for the trials that I go through, knowing that the Father disciplines me out of love.

What are you thankful for?

New Beginning

Bedroom

View outside study

Study

Washroom1

Washroom2