now and then

may is one of those months, much like december, where there is never a dull moment.

we had a bachelorette party for one of my high school friends. hilarious looking through all the albums of high school pictures. here we are decorating for a high school dance. i wanna say prom at the indian center in 2004, but i still have braces which makes me think it was 2003. somewhere in there.

now, may 2012

the following weekend we took a day trip to manhattan and moved my youngest brother out of goodnow hall. he just completed his freshman year at K-State. i seem to remember it taking me longer than 15 minutes to move out of my dorm.

fun fact, goodnow hall, floor 6, is where nic and i met. my freshman year, mandy and i lived together in goodnow hall and nic and carolyn were our RAs. :) p.s. i realize my cheeks are bright red in this picture below. i was SO nervous as this picture was being taken - i think mandy was taking it and i swore she was stalling so nic and i had to be in this close together awkward semi-laying down position. p.p.s. this picture was pre-dating. it was taken December 2004, we started officially dating Fall 2005.

this month, i also had my first professional (i.e. paid) dance performance. i like to call it a gig. i've made a few connections in the dance world in kansas city this year. starting last september i began teaching ballet and contemporary classes on saturdays at Denises Dance Academy (DDA). i even got a staff shirt.

anyway, one of my co-teachers has an agent who called her wanting some dancers for a 70's show at a quilting convention. random right. it was a blast. between our schedules we scrounged up rehearsal time and put on a hilarious 70's performance.

lots more happenings that i will keep you posted on. it is memorial day weekend 2012, and i am thoroughly enjoying taking some down time, cleaning the house, running errands, and getting quality time with neosho. :)

nic is currently homeward bound, riding back from west virginia. for more information on why west virginia or to follow his trip visit http://twowheeledadventure.blogspot.com. i imagine he will also use this other blog for the upcoming Alaska adventure. he leaves end of June, and i fly out after the 4th of July. i tried to convince him to record his travels on this blog, but he decided he didn't want to bore you all. so, apparently if you want to be bored you can follow his two wheeled adventure blog. :)

Sausage Souffle Recipe

Try it, it's delicious. Growing up it was more commonly referred to as sauasge egg caserole, no idea the difference between soufflé and casserole. I'll need to google that. My grandma Fansher would often make this dish while we were in town visiting. The smell of it cooking the other morning brought back a flood of lazy morning memories at the Fansher household. It was always a treat to eat.

Ingredients:
1 pound bulk sausage (I use Hot Jimmie Dean)
6 slices bread (crust and all, cubed) --easy to slice in cubes if you freeze it, otherwise tear it into pieces
1 cup cheddar cheese (grated) --the original recipe only calls for 1/4 cup of cheese...truly not enough
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs (I use 6)
2 cups milk

Brown sausage and drain. Grease/butter glass 9x13 dish; combine and mix browned sausage, cubed bread, 1/2 of the grated cheese, mustard and salt into the 9x13 dish. In a separate bowl mix eggs and milk completely. Pour carefully over the sausage/bread mixture. Top with remaining cheese and cover with foil.

It is best if you make this the night before and refrigerator overnight.

Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees, covered with foil and then reduce heat to 325 degrees, uncover and finish baking for another 15 minutes, or until done.

Deliciousness!!