Thats right! Michael and I celebrated number 2 a couple weeks ago on the 4th. Michael took the initiative to plan something special for us to do to celebrate. In the little time that we had together that day in between his two jobs we were able to go get lunch at a great rib joint called Cannons. It was perfect because I was wanting some meat and ribs just hit the spot. So after we ordered and picked up our deliciousness we headed to a nearby park and had a pinic with some good old southern food. We had a rack of ribs, mixed greens, and corn muffins. We reminised about the past year and the many adventures we took. We are grateful for all the trips and experiences we were able to have in our second year, from backpacking the John Muir Trail to making our move out to Portland. We felt that this past year has been a year of learning how to accept hospitality from others. Its easy to want to be the ones who are hospitible, but it can be hard to accept. What a great humbling experience; it only makes us want to be even better givers to those who are in need. We both continue to learn to put our trust in our Heavenly Father who is constantly watching out for us. The funny thing was at our 2nd year anniversary we were going to bring up the conversation about having children. Sometimes you cannot quite plan those things and so we just avoided the conversation by having a kiddo around our 2nd year anniversary. We are so excited to meet this little girl!
After Michael got home from work I had baked us our own rendition of a pazookie. Michael often gets cravings for one of these from BJ's Brewery, but since we are not close to one I thought I would just make my own. I was going to try to top the cookie with the scoops of icecream like they do at the restaurant, but figured we probably should not eat it all at once. It was delicious and a good way to end our day!
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What is a pazookie? It looks delicious, like a cookie baked in a round cake pan. See, we need to come visit you so that we understand your references! I like your profile pictures, by the way. And congratulations on two years! Maybe your baby girl could be born on our anniversary, although I suppose then she would be late, and I don't want to wish that on anyone. FYI, I make sure there's a phone by the bed every night, so don't hesitate to call anytime! I'd love to know when you go into labor, not just when she's born, so I can be praying for you. A woman in labor can use all the prayer she can get!
Ditto. We'll just be praying all the time, just in case...
Is your pazookie just a huge chocolate chip cookie made in a round pan? What do you bake it at, and for how long?
I love that you get to have Ginya around for your painting and quilting and pazookie making, you lucky duck.
yes that is what it is. I just baked it at 350 for about 12 minutes or until it looked done. It is very fun having her around!
It might be spelled "Pizzookie", as in Pizza Cookie, which is what it is. BJ's is a Pizza place, and for the ultimate dessert, you can then get an entire pizza-sized cookie, with a huge round, tall pile of about ten scoops of icecream in the very middle. Dee-lish! -Michael
Ooooooh. I am making homemade ice cream today for our last potluck of the summer here in our courtyard. I might just have to make a pizzookie, too.
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