Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Day of the Longest Night

Today is the day of winter solstice which means that for me, today is the shortest day and the longest night. It is the beginning of the days getting longer again, which always, for whatever reason, seems to lift my spirits.

Today was spent making a new batch of fudge, which thank goodness, turned out beautifully. I haven't made candy in about 3 years and I now have a new home, new stove, and was a little disappointed yesterday when I ruined my first batch. But, I always remember an interview once with Julia Child, who said that she had to make Creme Brulee many times before she was able to get it right. She said something along the lines of ....it is just eggs, and cream and butter, so what is the harm of ruining a batch and throwing it out. So, I threw out the old batch of fudge (or fudge attempt) from yesterday and forged ahead today with great results. We also made some fantastic, and easy, magic cookie bars.

Today's movies are:

Step Brothers (stupid, but has given us some great jokes for today)
The X-Files (the newest one)
The Bucket List

Today's photos are actually from yesterday, but the battery on my camera was dead, so I will just have to take some more tomorrow.



Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Midnight in Manhattan

On Saturday night, January 12, 2008 the Cactus Hotel in San Angelo was transformed into Manhattan for the Symphony Gala, where Carolyn was presented to the city of San Angelo along with 22 other girls. Each girl was escorted by her father and then the whole group danced to "Daddy's Little Girl" which poignantly states that she isn't his little girl anymore. Enjoy!