Summer to Winter in a Week

West Texas. One day it will reach 100 and the next it’s in the 50s. That’s pretty much what we got this week. It had been so blistering hot and suddenly it was winter. 50s feel pretty chilly when you’ve been baking in an oven everyday for over a month.

The most important thing about the week was the amount of rain that we received. Wednesday – Friday I measured over 5 inches of rain. 5.3 to be exact. I was such a happy camper. 3 days of rain and gloom on top of it being a short week. I felt like my wishes had been granted. I didn’t want it to stop. I was greedy for more. Stay behind the clouds forever, sun. GO AWAY!!!

My mood is so much better when we have days like this. I feel like my batteries have been recharged. I’m often hyper. Things that would normally irritate me have less likely a chance to. My attitude, f*** it! I don’t care. I think I’d thrive in places like Seattle. Where as the rain depresses people, the sun depresses me. I wonder if that’s some built in genetic s***. I mean, look at me? I’m not one designed for the sun and my ancestors before me.

Bekah started splitting her job. She is doing what she normally did, but now also adding CNA duties because they are short state wide. It remains to be seen if this will be something she plans on doing long term. It’s voluntary. My mornings without her have been different. I know realize just how much energy she brings to the mornings. It’s soooooo quiet without her.

911 was 19 years ago this Friday. I’m not going to do the whole “I remember where I was, what I was doing, blah blah blah.” I’m going to say that this day is and like will forever be emotional to me. For all those lost and for the world that changed overnight. This country has never been the same. For that matter, the world. Fear became more prevalent. I which people thought about that. Know what your really afraid of. It might be something from within, not the outside.

Jalapeño

Coconut curry chicken. I was a little rusty making this meal. It had been a while but it turned out great.

For the cold night we wanted something warm. Now that I had the Best seasoning required to properly make Jamie’s gumbo I figured this was a good night to try it. I subbed chicken for turkey(which is a no-no) and added a little jalapeño(which is also a no-no) but otherwise followed the directions to the T. My god was it not amazing. The seasoning makes all the difference. Also had enough to freeze for another day. It might not have been as good as hers, but she has had time to perfect it.

On Wednesday I asked Ella, a friend on campus, what was her cool weather meal. It was Taco Soup. The following day when the weather was very much the same I couldn’t get it out of my head. We were to order carry out Pho, but the idea of making a new soup consumed me. Soup is my favorite thing to make. You can do so much. You mingle so many different things. It’s an art. Some times it’s complex. Other times it’s as simple as throwing can golds together. This turned out to be simple. It was delicious. Thanks to Ella, I have a new soup that I’ll make every year during soup season.

Chicken tikka masala. It’s a comfort food and Bekah was in need after new hours and extra job duties. Simple. Do you like how we started the week with Indian food and capped it off with more Indian. That was not intentional.