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We had freezing rain over night last night and woke up to a beautiful coating of ice over EVERYTHING. And...I'm not trying to be sarcastic here. It really was beautiful!

This is a shot taken from the tree in front of our house.

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David and I had another one of our favorite meals for dinner tonight -- and although it doesn't look all that appetizing -- it is delicious. You know, don't judge a book by it's cover.

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And, just for you...taken from my sister's blog. Not sure where she got the recipe.

Bourbon Chicken

2 lbs bonless chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces

1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves crushed
1/4 teaspoon ginger
3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup apple juice
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup soy sauce

Heat oil in large skillet and drop in the chicken pieces. Cook chicken until browned. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Bring everything to a boil. Let everything sit at a hard rolling boil for a couple minutes to get the sauce sticky and not soupy. Reduce heat and let simmer for a few minutes (~10).

This is best served over basmati rice. Add whatever veggies you like, broccoli or sugar snap peas sound good to me, or even water chestnuts.

Mmmm - enjoy!

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Yay -- I've made it 50 days and have only missed one day so far. I'm impressed with myself.

Moving on...

David and I had the opportunity to hit the slopes at Holiday Valley in New York today -- it was sooo great to get back on the hill and it really made me realize (yet again) how much I miss Colorado.

*photo taken with my point and shoot camera*

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It has been SO nice here lately -- and I'm LOVING it!

 The snow has been melting away...and you can imagine my surprise when I came home this afternoon to find this...

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A sneak peek of the daffodils David planted last fall. I really hope this doesn't ruin them for when spring really does decide to show up!

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Coming soon...as soon as I can find the picture I took!

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There are so many people having babies right now -- and I'm loving all the newborn experience! Now that I'm feeling a bit more comfortable both with my camera and in shooting newborns alone, I'm trying to incorporate their parents and siblings more. Here's a picture that was part of my sneaky peeky of baby Miles!

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I'm type A. Big time. Some of you already knew that...but for those of you who didn't, welcome to the club!

It's no secret that I'm not a huge fan of cooking -- and I think I've finally realized (thanks to my sister) that one of the biggest reasons that I don't like to cook is because I don't like the mess of it. I don't like making a mess...and I certainly don't want to be cleaning it up.

This is what my kitchen looked like when I got home from work today. *Sigh* So not what I wanted to come home to.

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Apparently my camera likes iso800 when indoors. I'm not crazy about it but I do what I have to do for now.