How To Separate An Egg

Have you ever had to separate an egg from the egg yolk and didn't get it to work quite right? I've had that problem a few times, even with using a handy dandy egg separator. If you have that problem, I have a solution for you!

A friend at work sent me the link below in an e-mail. I usually delete e-mails like this but decided to check it out and I am glad I did! It's very neat and would make a good science experiment with kids.

Disregard the language barrier and watch the self explanatory video!

How To Separate An Egg

Engagement Anniversary

I love to remember dates and am pretty good at remembering what happened this time last year, two years ago, three years ago, etc. Well, three years ago today, August 21, 2009, is a day I will definitely remember forever. Ross asked me to marry him. I said yes!

Our proposal was so wonderful! I remember it like it was yesterday - getting my dinner invitation in the mail, getting ready for dinner, eating dinner together, driving to the park, walking to the bench, reading "Our Book Of Love," Ross getting down on one knee and proposing, saying yes and hugging and crying, him putting the ring on my finger, celebrating with sparkling grape juice, taking pictures, calling our family and friends.... Oh all of it was just absolutely perfect!

You can read our engagement story here.

You can see our engagement night pictures here.

Suitcase Surprises

Last week I went on a "girl-cation" to the beach with three girlfriends. (I'll write about that later!) When I got to our hotel room the first night, I opened up my suitcase to find a surprise from Ross:

He put a card in my suitcase, without me knowing about it, telling me to have a great time on vacation. He is so good to me! Thanks, Honeys!

Ross' 33 Birthday....A Few Months Later

I had so much fun planing Ross' 33 birthday! His birthday was May 2 (a while ago now, which doesn't really matter!), but I had it all planned out almost two months before the big day!

Ross' birthday was on a Wednesday and I thought it would be fun if we could spend the day together.  I wanted the day off to be a surprise, so I emailed his coworker and asked him if he thought I'd be able to contact Ross' boss to ask for the day off. His coworker said it probably wouldn't be a problem at all and gave him the email address.

I didn't really have anything planned for the day off, so started thinking of things to do. I was SUPER excited to find that the Springfield Cardinals were playing at home on his birthday, at 12pm. Ross loves going to baseball games, so this was just perfect!

Sometime in mid-April I emailed Ross' boss explaining who I was and my plan for his birthday. His boss agreed and thought it was a great idea. I printed out the email and wrapped it up to give Ross on his breakfast in bed tray.

It was SO hard not telling Ross about my plans! I tell him everything and it was killing me to not be able to share!

On his birthday I woke up early and got his breakfast in bed tray ready and woke him up singing "Happy Birthday." He L-O-V-E-D it.... :)

He opened the email from his boss and I think it took him a few minutes to understand what it was. I was kind of afraid he'd be upset about the day off because this happened to be a busy week for him, but he said he wasn't. We went back to sleep for a little while longer and then got up and around.

It was such a nice day. We had breakfast at Gailey's Cafe, went to the Springfield Cardinals game, got shave ice at a local stand, and then had dinner at the Springfield Brewery with friends. We came home to have Oreo cream pie birthday cake and blow out candles! What a fun birthday!

Because He Lives

Last week at my cousin's wife's memorial service, we sang the hymn "Because He Lives." Like the song "How Great Thou Art" (that was sung at Ross' Gramma's funeral earlier this year), I have played "Because He Lives" on the piano and sung it countless times before this service. This time, though, I wasn't really singing the words, but more so reading them and thinking about the meaning of the song.

I haven't heard the second verse as much as the first and third, and really keyed in on it. I love how it talks about a new born baby and that this baby can face life because Jesus lives. And the third verse, talking about going home to be with Jesus and death giving way to victory. This song kind of sums up life with Jesus:  if you know Jesus, life might be hard, but you can get through it because He is there for you. I thought this was such a great song to sing at a memorial service. I have the lyrics listed below. Take a few minutes to read them and really think about the meaning of the song.

God sent his son, they called him Jesus
He came to love, heal and forgive
He lived and died to buy my pardon
An empty grave is there to prove
My Savior lives

Because he lives I can face tomorrow
Because he lives all fear is gone
Because I know He holds the future
And life and is worth the living
Just because he lives

How sweet to hold a newborn baby
And feel the pride and joy he gives
But greater still the calm assurance
This child can face uncertain days
Because he lives

Because he lives I can face tomorrow
Because he lives all fear is gone
Because I know He holds the future
And life and is worth the living
Just because he lives

And then one day I'll cross the river
I'll fight life's final war with pain
And then as death gives way to victory
I'll see the lights of glory and
I'll know he lives

Because he lives I can face tomorrow
Because he lives all fear is gone
Because I know He holds the future
And life and is worth the living
Just because he lives