Cooking Lobsters made easy...
Step #1: Pick your lobster.
Step #2: Give it a good stare down.
Step #3: Stick it in the freezer to make it sleepy until your salted water comes to a rolling boil. Then, pretend your eating it when you take it out.
Step #4: Cut off the claw bands. Keep all fingers OUT OF REACH!
Step #5: Throw it in a pot really dramatically (like you have a cooking show) for 5-6 min.
Step #6: Eat.
Please pray for our friends, the Murphys.
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So, we're down to our last days in the free world. Though there's much to leave behind, I am definitely ready to head back. I know sleeping in until 10am everyday SEEMS luxurious, but it's not all it's cracked up to be. Chris and I are excited to get into our teaching routine again, and I'm happier when I'm busy. We're looking forward to what lies ahead in our Middle Eastern home, though not exactly sure what that will look like this year. I'm thinking that Round #2 can only be better than the first.
Right now, we're back in Mass. enjoying a few last days with Chris' family, and then we'll leave from Boston on the 24th of August.
During the week of Gabe and Emily's wedding, Chris and I didn't get to see much of each other because of the guy/girl time and doing preparative tasks during the day. I guess we were excited to spend some time on the dance floor, which was great because Chris prefers not to dance. He's gracious to indulge my whims every now and again...
Photo: courtesy of Dan Kearns
This week, I've had the privilege of staying with great friends in SE Texas. Chris and I met them in Kuwait and really just forged an amazing friendship. They are definitely like family now, but they were transferred back to the Katy, TX area for the time being. We're having a lot of fun and some frustrations with painting, buying furniture, and doing all those other things that buyers of new homes do, but I leave it all for Pennsylvania again tomorrow.
Texas has become a favorite state of mine simply because they make state-shaped waffle irons. Picture to follow.
This past week, we spent time visiting friends of ours in eastern PA, and we had the honor of being a part of their wedding extravaganza. Chris was one of the groomsmen, and as always, we had an amazing time. Though many involved had a little more work than expected because of the rain throughout the week, I THINK everyone came out generally unscathed. Congratulations Gabe and Emily.
We also got to spend a lot of time with our friends who are leaving for India on Monday. They expect to be there for 5 months, so we are trying to schedule a visit once we go back to the Middle East. We'll actually be closer to them there! Praying for you, Mike and Destiny.
