I'm going to start sending out Christmas cards soon, seeing it can take a few weeks to get cards and stuff across that big pond, especially around the holidays. If you'd like to recieve a card from this little patch of land below the sea, and I don't have your address yet (or you've moved), drop me a message 
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It was my dad's birthday this weekend, I didn't realize at first that he's 60 now! Makes me feel a little old myself
. We had some family over, and went out to dinner Sunday night (spare-ribs, yummy 
). Not a bad weekend . I also bought some much needed new dress shirts, and a winter coat this weekend. I *love* the coat. It's black, long (over my calves), and warm.
Tomorrow I'm going to a seminar for work, about new rules specific for my field of work (IT security) and branch (healthcare). I won't bore you with more details, what I do isn't too exciting (you can click here if you're curious about what I do for a living). Lunch is included, and usually pretty good. And it's also nice to be out of the office, so I'm looking forward to going. The downside is that it's a 2-2.5 hour trip to and from where it's held, I'm definetly not looking forward to that!
Hopefully I don't have to actively participate, I'm feeling lazy.
My brother and his girlfriend have planned a little getaway this weekend, so they won't be around for dinner on Sunday. That means I can try some new recipes (my brother is a VERY picky eater). I think I'm going to make a lamb stew with vegetables and couscous. It's been a long time since I made lamb, and I've been wanting to try this recipe for a while now. Hope it turns out as yummy as it looks in the picture .
I'm also going over some ideas for Christmas dinner. Does anyone have any good ideas? FYI: whole turkeys can be a little hard to come by here, and are very expensive. So that's not really an option. And my family isn't a big fan of roasted ham. I haven't decided yet if I want to do it casual like last year with a lot of different dishes and side dishes on the table, or more formal with an x amount of different courses. Input is appreciated.
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It was my dad's birthday this weekend, I didn't realize at first that he's 60 now! Makes me feel a little old myself
. We had some family over, and went out to dinner Sunday night (spare-ribs, yummy ). Not a bad weekend . I also bought some much needed new dress shirts, and a winter coat this weekend. I *love* the coat. It's black, long (over my calves), and warm.
Tomorrow I'm going to a seminar for work, about new rules specific for my field of work (IT security) and branch (healthcare). I won't bore you with more details, what I do isn't too exciting
(you can click here if you're curious about what I do for a living). Lunch is included, and usually pretty good. And it's also nice to be out of the office, so I'm looking forward to going. The downside is that it's a 2-2.5 hour trip to and from where it's held, I'm definetly not looking forward to that!
Hopefully I don't have to actively participate, I'm feeling lazy
.
My brother and his girlfriend have planned a little getaway this weekend, so they won't be around for dinner on Sunday. That means I can try some new recipes (my brother is a VERY picky eater)
. I think I'm going to make a lamb stew with vegetables and couscous. It's been a long time since I made lamb, and I've been wanting to try this recipe for a while now. Hope it turns out as yummy as it looks in the picture .
I'm also going over some ideas for Christmas dinner. Does anyone have any good ideas? FYI: whole turkeys can be a little hard to come by here, and are very expensive. So that's not really an option. And my family isn't a big fan of roasted ham. I haven't decided yet if I want to do it casual like last year with a lot of different dishes and side dishes on the table, or more formal with an x amount of different courses. Input is appreciated
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What are your 'traditional' dishes?