Boring day.

So...today is the first day Isaac's been gone,for this TDY.

Of course it was difficult to sleep last night. It always takes awhile to get in a routine once your spouse isn't next to you when you wake up in the morning. Even our puppies notice he's gone. Any little sound the will take off to the door to wait for him to open it. I don't think they are sleeping very well either...every little noise would wake them.

One of the worst parts was not hearing from Isaac all night...not really knowing if he made it safely there or not. Then I didn't find out he was okay until around the afternoon. Turns out this hotel he's staying in charges 20 dollars a day for internet. Which is just crazy to me since most hotels offer free wifi. BUT there are little computer stations he can use...so he can at least email me. Also...he can't find any phone cards. yay its just like a deployment! =( Grrrrr Korea.
But we did decide in the middle of his time there he will pay the 20 bucks so we can skype. So now I have something to look forward too. Also he's going to upload some some video's he's taking.
Aside from the fact that his hotel is in the dark ages with no free internet he said its amazing and there's a TIGER in the lobby. Just hanging out...living there. Named Caesar. He of course will have to tell you all about it in his blog whenever he gets a chance to write in it.


One awesome thing from today is that I made a new baked Mac and Cheese. It's a bit different but it was tasty. I'm going to share the recipe at the bottom in case anyone wants it. =)
I made it with (You can laugh...Isaac did) my new pasta boat! Woo. That thing is AWESOME. So this recipe needs steamed broccoli and I don't have a steamer so I used this and yes I know it sounds so nerdy that I'm so excited about it but I was unsure at how it would steam them...but it workkkeeddd! and right after I just pop the macaroni in there and leave it. It was really nice because I almost always have the water boil over.
But yeah...this was like the easiest macaroni to make and it only need to bake at the most 20 minutes. So its fast.

I really wish I had more things to blog about today...but it would just be me whining about how much I miss Isaac.  So I will let this be it.



                                                                    Mac & Cheese

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese,cubed
2 ounces pepper jack cheese,cubed (optional)
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cups (about 16 ounces) broccoli florets,steamed until tender
2 cups macaroni, cooker and drained
2 English muffins, cut into 1/2 - pieces


1. Preheat oven to 350'F

2. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour to make smooth paste; cook and stir 2 minutes. Gradually add milk; stirring constantly until mixture is slightly thickened.

3. Add cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese, if desired, and onion to milk mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until cheese melts. Add broccoli; stir well.

4. Place macaroni in 3 - quart casserole. Add cheese mixture; mix well. Sprinkle English muffin pieces evenly over top. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until muffin pieces are golden brown.

                                                                                                                        Makes 4 to 6 servings.

 (I know its not the best quality picture. But I snapped it with my laptop so I didn't have to upload just one photo from my camera. =p )