We spotted a bear while in Cades Cove

On our trip to #gatlinburg TN. We visited cades cove and saw a bear while we were there. #cadescove

Who let the crazies out? #gatlinburg

Mark’s been captured! #gatlinburg

Beautiful weather for our trip to #gatlinburg

 

#sotrue #lmao

Had a great time with Ron and Jessica over the weekend, wish it could’ve been longer, hopefully it won’t be another 15 years before we get together again Love you guys ❤️❤️❤️

Ron & Jessica at Eli's Barbecue

Ron & Jessica at Eli’s Barbecue

He was not happy to be enlisted. #funny #nephew

My Nephew Isaac

My Nephew Isaac

Soup & Promotions

Minestrone Soup
Minestrone Soup

So I have recently accepted a promotion the role of Resource Coordinator at work. I’m super excited about the new position and I’m really enjoying being able to work with people and helping them. The position allows me to better utilize my office skills also which I really like. I also really like the company I work for, I feel like they’re a very good company.

Today I made a big pot of Minestrone Soup (recipe after the break) and we had that and meatball subs for dinner. It was the first time I did minestrone soup and man I’m glad I did, it came out fantastic.

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3 Shifts, 1 Week

No Sleep Clipart
No Sleep Clipart

So this week I’m working all three shifts. I was off yesterday (Monday), today I’m working from 8:30 – 5:00, Tomorrow and Thursday I’ll be working from 3:00 – 11:30 and on Friday I’m on 3rd from 11:00 – 7:00……Talk about a crazy week. Our department is still working on getting a few new hires trained and until then shifts have been a bit crazy. Hopefully though by the end of April I’ll be doing mostly Days with the occasional 2nd shift on weekends….Can’t wait to find some normalcy….lol.

I’m making salmon patties, French fries and cole slaw for dinner. I’ll share the recipe for the Cole Slaw after the break

 

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Made Beef Stroganoff for dinner.

Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff

Tonight I made Beef Stroganoff for dinner. I used an instant pot recipe and it was so good. We were both pleasantly surprised with how good it came out.  I’ve shared the recipe after the break smile

I’ve really been getting into cooking lately. Over the weekend I made Fruit Salad for both of us for the week as well as Raspberry & Yogurt parfaits for Mark to take to work. This week we plan on having Salmon Patties with Homemade Cole slaw, Home made Hamburgers & Fries, Freshly battered fish fillets and I would like to make a corned beef brisket and cabbage over the weekend.

It’s so nice to finally have a decent kitchen to cook in and I’ve been really enjoying it.

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