Another Monday. Another snowy day. Thankfully, another day for Susan to stay inside where it's warm and cozy :) As we were driving to church yesterday (it was snowing) we commented on how less peaceful the snow looks in person than on the postcards. What was worse, was that by the time we got home from church it had stopped snowing and, instead of a beautiful white blanket covering the ground, the roads and sidewalks had all gotten mucky from people travelling on them. Yuck. We don't really get that much snow at once - maybe an inch - but since it's snowing pretty much every night (and sometimes during the day, too) it's staying fairly white outside.

Our landlord and most of the neighbors do a very good job keeping the sidewalks in front of their houses shoveled. Our immediate next door neighbor doesn't, however, so it seems quite out of place - walking down the sidewalk keeping your feet relatively dry on freshly swept (yes, if it hasn't iced over, they use a broom to clean the sidewalks rather than a shovel) and then you get to our neighbor's sidewalk where there's a couple inches of snow to trudge through until you get to the next clear spot on the driveway. "Pictures?" You say? "Pictures!" Man, I just can't win with you guys. First, you bug us about updating our website ("It's not October anymore...") and now you want pictures? Okay. I'm a push over, what can I say? I found my camera and all the cables necessary, but, alas, both batteries have been drained. So I'm charging a battery now. Although I really don't know what's so exciting about seeing a photo of our lazy neighbor's sidewalk :) [Update: Now you can see the photo of our lazy neighbor's sidewalk] Once the battery is charged maybe I'll even get around to posting some photos from our Europe trip (yeah, it was in July/August and we *still* haven't posted photos). But it's likely that most of the photos will be posted on Facebook, rather than on this website, so if you aren't on Facebook - too bad. Well, I might post a link that is at least temporarily available to non-Facebook users.

So, that's our Monday. Not very exciting, eh? Now do you wonder why you were so eager for us to start posting about our lives again? Yeah - I wonder too.

Okay, you want a bone of something that is really interesting? Enchiladas. Oh yes, you heard/read me correctly. Enchiladas. "What's so interesting about enchiladas?" you wonder. Well, I'll tell you. Susan *loves* Mexican food (granted, she has wimpy tastebuds and can't stand spicy food, but she loves tacos, burritos, fajita, and, yes, even enchiladas. We're having a Bible Study meet at our house after church on Sundays and so we prepare some cheap, easy lunch for the group. Last week, as we were driving home from church we passed the Taco Bell. Usually we don't pay attention to it, but last week it caught Susan's attention and she had a sudden craving for Mexican food. Ivan, like the good husband he is, offered that we stop there on the way home and buy something for Susan, but we had Crock Pot Chicken (the recipe that Jessica and Jane made for us when we got home from our honeymoon - also quite yummy, but not very Mexican-y) waiting for us at home, so we decided not to stop. However, that set the menu for the following week (ie, yesterday): Enchiladas, Corn, and Black Beans. Yum. It's not as common out here as it is in California. A classic illustration of that was when we served it we announced that they were chicken enchiladas and one member of the group, after tasting it commented on how much her husband would enjoy it and asked "What do you call these again?" How many Californias do you know who, when presented with enchiladas, wouldn't know what they are? Clearly we need more Mexican food out here.

They were really good - with all the fixings: lettuce, olives, sour cream, salsa, extra cheese (beans and corn, I already mentioned). Not that Susan makes the best enchiladas in the world by any means, but she sure does enjoy Mexican food. Can you tell she's looking forward to having left overs for lunch today? Oh, yum. Speaking of which... I think it's lunch time :)

Labels: Food, NY