MoniKitchen
Cousin Tom's Famous Chili (from Family Scrapbook)
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs. ground chuck
1-28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
2-8oz. cans tomato sauce
2-cans kidney beans (1 light, 1 dark)
1 can chili beans
2T chili powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
2 medium jalapenos
sour cream & cheddar cheese
Directions
In a 5 QT pot, brown meat until crumbly
Drain fat
Add chili powder, salt & pepper
Stir well
Add tomatoes & tomato sauce
Mix well & simmer about 2 minutes
Drain beans & add to pot
Stir well & bring to simmer **do not boil**
Chop jalapenos & add to pot
Cover & simmer 30min
Remove lid & cook 15 more min
Serve in bowls, top with sour cream & cheese
Will You Go Out With Me?
Dinner @ Huggo's
Pretty much all of Hawaii was a "date." But Huggo's on Friday, 11/23 was our planned fancy dinner on our Honeymoon. I had macadamia nut crusted mahi mahi and Tim had swordfish. We started with drinks in the beachfront tiki bar and watched the sunset.
That's Hilarious
Pebbles J. Moose
Tim came up with a new nickname for our cat Pebbles. Pebbles J. Moose! Derived from Bullwinkle J. Moose. So we continued to call her J. Moose and put antlers on her head with our hands and say "Hi, Kids." Ok, so we're a little weird. But you know if you saw it, you'd be laughing too :)
Good Talk
We had a good talk as a result of the "car fight" - but the same issue created the next fight. So, still, communication continues to be our greatest strength and weakness, since we always say what is on our minds and don't hold anything in.
Recap
We began on our wedding day, then straight to Hawaii for the Honeymoon. Our first two weeks of marriage were like a blurry dream. From the wedding not seeing like reality and going by in a flash. "We're doing this." was Tim's quote of the week - but it didn't make those 10 days any more of a reality. We got used to our wedding rings, I started going by Monica O'Neill and we opened joint bank accounts!
Marriage Epiphany
The aforementioned joint bank accounts
Owning a condo together for the past year and a half did bring an element of sharing into the relationship. But our money was still separate so it was a lot of taking turns paying for things. No the joint checking will cover all of that.
It will be easier in the long run, but right now it's a big adjustment to keep up with how much we each need to contribute, etc.
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The mark we left on Hawaii
An online written documentary of Tim & Monica's first year of marriage. The lessons, the laughter and the milestones.
Mr. and Mrs. O'Neill
The mark we left on Hawaii
Monthly Categories
- 1. "MoniKitchen" - Try out a brand new recipe from our many recipe books! Used in conjunction with "Home Cookin'"
- 2. "Will You Go Out With Me?" - Date Night!
- 3. "That's Hilarious" - Our new funny catch phrase of the month or funniest moment.
- 4. "Good Talk" - Either as result of a fight or just a good conversation where we resolve something, make an important decision, learn something about each other or help each other through something.
- 5. "The Good Life" - Good things that have happened to us, or improvements we have made to our marriage, lifestyle, career or finances!
- 6. "RECAP" - A recap of the month, what we learned and the highlights.
- 7. "Marriage Epiphany" - Something I/we realize about marriage that month.
Weekly Categories
- 1."Home Cookin'" - means I need to make a nice meal, not our usual quick Helper, "chicken and a side" or frozen pizza meals.
- 2. "Social Butterflies" - means we (if not both us, one of us) need to hang out with at least one friend or family member each week.
- 3. "Humor" - funny anecdote or a quote of the week
- 4. "Aww...that's nice!" - Something sweet one of us did for the other, or a cute moment we shared.
- 5. "20-second T.O." - an argument or issue we had and how it was resolved, plus any lesson learned
- 6. "OBSESSIONS" - This will be a random weekly or maybe only monthly post about something new and funny we've come across that we can't get enough of :)
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1 comment:
This month WAS a crazy blur!! And it's like January 17th will be here before we know it? Weird! Anyway, the joint checking situation is definitely a huge part of a marriage that sort of creeps up people I think. My own personal preference...and this is just my thing...I would still like separate accounts once I'm married. It's just my thing, not right or wrong. But John was TOTALLY anti that and it never occurred to me that he would be! It crept up on me! So I was NOT prepared for the ginormous argument that was about to unfold re: bank accounts. In the end, once we talked CALMLY about it, he saw my point that it can create a problem when you're paying for personal things (not a mortgage or bills, for example) with the same hunk of money; ie: "you mean you just bought a $500 camera with OUR money?" HOWEVER, I then saw his point that having a joint checking account is a symbol of a marriage and having that trust...it's also much easier to pay for bills and stuff. In the end we both decided to compromise: perhaps have one joint account we contribute to for bills and such, but then separate savings (or whatever) for our own spending, so we don't feel guilty about using that money or get into an argument about who spent what. ANYWAY, it was the craziest argument to date and all because it took me by surprise! I'm sure glad we talked it out though before it was too late or something?? Jeez!
PS that chili sounds AWESOME!!! I could go for a bowl today...SO COLD HERE!
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