Since the last post I wrote:
-we got a cat
-we have moved (twice!)
-Paul graduated
-Paul got a new job and then 8 months later was offered a transfer when they shut down his previous yard
-I started subbing, and now I'm nannying (seriously the best job ever)
When Paul was offered a job with an oil company after graduation last year, we bought our first house in Cordell, OK. I'm sure 99% of people have never heard of that place and that's because it's teeny tiny and way out in Western Oklahoma. It was a cute little two bedroom, one bathroom house that gave us our first taste of home ownership. (Let me tell you- dealing with things like frozen pipes and broken gates is not fun!)
Little did we know, we would only live there about eight months before Paul's yard where he worked was closed (the price of oil really does effect everything.) Thankfully he was offered a transfer to Yukon, OK. We were both super excited! By the grace of God we were able to sell our house quickly and move to an apartment in Yukon, where we now reside. We are less than 10 mins away from the outlet mall in OKC and practically 20-30 mins away from everywhere else in OKC. :) It's definitely much different than living in Cordell, where you had to drive 45 minutes to go to Walmart! It's also nice to be only about two hours away from our families. Shoutout to Levi and Audrey- cutest nephew and niece in the whole world.
Paul's been working super hard lately. He's put in a lot of time away and long, hard hours. Before I had even started looking for a job, a woman sent me a message after viewing my care.com profile and asked me to interview with her and her husband. It's crazy how that worked out and now I'm nannying on weekdays for a sweet little family with their three year old named Sierra. I love it!
Last night I made crockpot spinach and artichoke dip. It was pretty good. Here's a link to the recipe in case any of you dip lovers out there would like it. I also made steaks on our stove. We ate steak practically every meal when we lived in Cordell. Now that we are back to apartment living, my parents are storing our beloved grill for us at their house. I don't think I've ever had steaks from a skillet before. I also sautéed some onions to top them off- they were pretty darn delicious!! I paired with mashed potatoes and a mixture of roasted carrots and asparagus- YUM! Notes for next time include: get a better cut of meat (i.e. filet) and take the smoke detector apart before beginning. This method produces A LOT of smoke. Rosemary garlic butter steak recipe.
Until next time (who knows, maybe two years later..)
