April 2015 – Celebrate Life!

Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival 2015

April 29, 2015April 29, 2015 Aynaria 6 Comments

So… I will (finally) be going to the Maryland Sheep & Wool festival this year. It slipped my mind in 2014, and I had another event to attend in 2013, so even though I wanted to attend I could not.

Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival

Early this week, I remembered that it was coming up and logging on to their Facebook page, I saw it was this weekend. Here’s where it gets interesting. I thought about it for several hours, reminded myself to tell the BF, that although I did not want to change our plans, I would, because of this annual event.

Well guess what? I did not get a chance to ask him. One of the first things, my BF, asked when he called was , “Opal, Do you want to go the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival?” “I know how much you love your fiber crafts and I think it would be a fun even for us to do.” I never told him about the event; however, I was touched that he would ask me that and more importantly, not minding attending the event with my daughter and me. He went on to tell me he saw an advertisement about the event, when he was coming home from work. The fairgrounds is about five minutes away from where he lives.

Of course, I’m thrilled that he remembered how much I love fiber crafts and am impressed that he actually wants to attend such an event with a fiberholic like myself. I’ll be good, and I’ll have a reminder (my daughter) who I’m sure will let me know when she’s ready to leave.

I’ll be sure to post some pictures of what I purchase.

Just the two of us…

April 27, 2015April 27, 2015 Aynaria 6 Comments

This picture was taken yesterday.

Daughter and Me

It’s a photo of my lovely daughter and me, right before we took her to the Middle School dance at our Lutheran church.

The BF was over for a few hours and so he drove (while I rode along of course) her to the event.

Vegan: Loving my Chana Masala

April 23, 2015April 23, 2015 Aynaria 4 Comments

A few days ago, I made this delightful Indian dish.

It wasn’t as colorful as I would have liked, but it still was delicious, and there were leftovers. The garbanzo (chick peas) had been made last week. I had made a large batch in my 8 qt. Presto pressure cooker and just froze what I didn’t use immediately.

Earlier this week, I took out some of the beans and added them to the above dish. Making the basic staples for a dish in large quantities means you still get a home cooked meal, once you add a few extras. Simple, nutritious, delicious and ready to be served in minutes..

Happy Earth Day 2015

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 Aynaria 4 Comments

EarthDay

You know, I think we should respect our earth every single day. God has created an amazing world, it seems only fitting that we should be respectful of it, right?

Dating: Another adventure…

April 21, 2015April 27, 2015 Aynaria 8 Comments

For the past few months, it’s been unusually quiet on all my personal sites. I’ve been immersing myself in what I love, crafting and I am also dating. Most importantly, for me, is he’s a Christian. He’s Catholic. He’s 6′, and he’s Lithuanian, Italian and Polish. We went to High School together and we were in the same grade.

A lot of the surprises aren’t there since we’ve known one another for 28 years. In our high school days, I knew him as the class clown, I thought he was very attractive (still think that) but he was way too nutty for me, even if my parents had allowed me to date in High School.

Fast forward to the present, and I must say that I love the man he’s turned into. My daughter has met and approved of the BF. my brother, who was in the same grade as us and approves of him too. He’s met my parents, I’ve met his along with many of his other relatives.

But back to my daughter’s approval… there’s no way, I’d be dating him if she didn’t like him. She loves him. He loves her. My daughter and me are a package deal. We normally do something twice weekly. Half of the outings include my daughter, in fact the pictures I posted recently of the Pen Mar park, was something we all did together.

I definitely wasn’t expecting to be in a relationship. When my friends/acquaintances would ask, I’d say, “That man will literally have to fall in my path. I’m not looking, I’m relying on God to lead the right man to me, and if he doesn’t I’ll be content.” Well, God chose the man for me and so I’m relying on him.

You know… I really hate the term boyfriend/girlfriend since we both feel it does not describe where we are at, but until I can think of an appropriate title, here at Celebrate Life he’ll be the BF, ok?