A Very Remynse Weekend!

It seems like my last blog was a million years ago. There’s a three reasons for that.

1. I made a major travel for work last Thursday. I traveled 243 miles in a giant square. Dickinson to Belfield to Amidon to Bowman to Hettinger to Hayes to Mott to Richardton BACK to Dickinson. What a day! Saw a few things on my drive. A few more oil wells up where I couldn’t remember them before. Some fresh in the drilling, some not as new. Saw what the Keystone Pipeline looks like in the “idea” stage. And so on.

Combining Corn in March....so glad this isn't my parents.

2. MJR: THEY ARE HERE!!!!!
MJR: NIKE, GRANDMA IS COMING!!!
MJR: Act Cool, act cool, it’s no big deal.
ALR: Is this how you acted when we used to drive back and forth?
MJR: Sometimes. I couldn’t show you how excited I was.
ALR: Heaven forbid.

We had visitors! Randy and Michele brought Kevin out. This was the second time that Kevin has come out in the spring. Last year he came while we were house hunting, this year I was glad to show him the home that we’ve made. He even had his own Kevin suite! We took them on a little tour of town and did a little shopping. We saw some ducks, geese, a refinery in progress, and so on. The highlights though were Matt’s suppers.
Day 1 was pizza. There were 4 varieties that he prepared. Pepperoni, Pepperoni and sausage, white sauce, and salsa. It was some of his best work and gave his “elders” a run for their money, especially when you consider he made his dough, his sauce, the sausage, and the salsa. I was very excited about Kevin’s white sauce…but here’s how that went down.

MJR: I’ll cut it up and bring over the pieces.
ALR: Can you turn the oven up to 500, I’ll make my peach dessert pizza.
ALR (in her head): By the time I finish making this, the white sauce will have cooled off a bit for me to eat.
Peach Pizza goes in over. ALR turns around into the dining room.
ALR: (Shocked face) AH, who ate all the pizza?
MJR: (sheepish face)
Michele: Ah, you didn’t get any?
ALR: I was waiting for it to cool.
Michele: I ate them.
ALR: I think I know who the real culprit is!
MJR: (Still sheepish look)

So I contributed a dessert peach pizza. It was peaches, goat cheese, mozzarella, basil, and a balsamic vinaigrette reduction. I was pleasantly surprised. It wasn’t sweet like your standard dessert pizza (much to my Father-in-law’s dismay). But it wasn’t terrible!

Kevin wanted to ensure that the wedding was in more pictures.
TonyDanza is not impressed!

On Saturday, Michele and I went and picked up our basket while the boys did some shopping. But we regrouped in the afternoon to watch Matt prep the ribs, do a little yard work in our little yard, and then enjoy the ribs. Matt did a great job and overplanned. We had three varieties but I think our own pork ribs were the best!

Sunday, we had to say goodbye…not before finding out how what my MIL thought of our “old” cupboards…but that didn’t make goodbye any more fun. It was a great time to talk and catch up and show our home. I’m glad that we had time with them and it makes me wish that we all lived a bit closer.

Sunday night was downtime for Matt and I, we did a bit of work in the kitchen as Matt made some homemade guacamole and I made some homemade chips. We enjoyed a couple movies, American Hustle and Wolf of Wallstreet. Both were interesting, good, and gave us a bit of conversation. Those are the type of movies I like.
3. March 31 Blizzard. This resulted in Matt working a 15 hour day and me not going to work because it was shut down. We had 10 inches dump on us. And to think two days before that, we were sitting on chairs on the patio enjoying the sun. Why is the world trying to keep me and my patio apart?

Best Meal: Michele, Randy, and Kevin would probably say the ribs but I really think it’s a toss up between the ribs and the pizza. The ribs were so good but I have not a single complaint about the pizza and could eat that everyday for a week.

Randy: I have the best daughter.
Kevin: Daughter?
Randy: Well, Daughter-in-law. I call her my daughter. I can call her that.
Kevin: Well I think I will call her my lady.

It's Alaina's 22nd birthday on Saturday!

She's also starting a new job on Monday. Excited for her.