Backyard Boil

Hey There!

Well, as promised, here is our documentation of our first backyard crawfish boil!  And let me tell you, it was a BLAST!  In fact, we are already trying to find a way to bring a crawfish boil back to Nebraska sometime for all our friends and family!!!  Only tricky thing is going to be getting the LIVE crawfish there....but have no fear, our crawfish experts are coming up with a good plan for us to hopefully make this happen sometime!

So, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!  Enjoy!

Here goes nothin!

This is how you "serve" up your crawfish.  It's all "boiled" with corn, onions, garlic, potatoes, seasonings....bascially whatever your heart desires.and then you scoop it out onto a dish like this.....basically it's a plastic pan.

Then.....it's all about technique in how you eat the little critters!

Grab from both ends....

 Twist (They aren't that difficult, I was being dramatic for the picture)

And then you get the meat from the tail end, gently put between your teeth and pull.  You can also suck the head for the juices...but I just couldn't bring myself to do it!

It was soooo very tasty, beer went down easy, and we had a lot of fun!  It's a lot of work for the little bit of food you get from the actual crawfish....and definitely an outside meal.  Met a lot of great people and got to get the scoop on just what it's like to be a "Baker" wife. 

After most everyone had left from the crawfish boil, Steve, Chad's project manager took us to his local hang out bar, the "Stagecoach".  It's a big country bar with lots of memorabilia, old saddles, live country bands and line dancing!!  I felt sooo at home and it reminded me of po-dunk Nebraska and going to the dance's after the bull rides and fairs!  Because Steve goes there fairly often and he's friends with the owner, we were like celebrities coming in there with him!  This was the first time we had ever been to a bar and got reserved seating!!!  Cracked me up!

 

 

Only one problem....they had issues spelling "reserved".  Made us chuckle :-) 

This is Steve and Chad.  Pretty much he's adopted us as his children from Nebraska!  He and his wife are A-MAZING people!!!  Because of them and a lot of other people we met that night, it really makes me feel good about our decision to move here....and that we are a part of a "Baker" family down here.  We are blessed.

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TO EVERYONE!

 

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Hey there family and friends!

My apologies on the delayed update....I didn't realize it's been almost 2 weeks or better since the last time I posted....SO SORRY!!  Hope all the mother's in our lives had an enjoyable and deserving day to celebrate all your amazing-ness on Mother's Day!

Not much has really been happening since the last post.  Mostly we are continuing settling into our new home, town, state, routine...etc.  We've gone out to a couple new restaurants that seem to be local or at least new to us....and nothing that has been earth shattering, deliciousness yet....so either I'm getting to be too good of a cook or we just don't know how to appreciate local cuisine yet! 

I've done a few little DIY projects.  One was a crayon melt on canvas that so many people seem to be "pinterest crazy" about.  I made this for my neice, Izzy's, birthday present!  She got it a little late...but I think she enjoyed it.  I got so involved in it that I forgot to take a picture when it was all said and done!  But if you really want to see what these are like, you can follow this link.
http://www.cmybacon.com/2011/07/melted-crayon-art/

I also sat and created a wreath to put on our door on the outside...it was pretty easy and I thought, added some "welcomeness" to our home! 

In other news, I'll be starting a job here in a couple of weeks at Ochsner North Shore Medical Clinic.  If you really want to check it out you can follow this link! 
http://www.ochsner.org/locations/north_shore/
I'm really excited about it....although the shift isn't that ideal (Thursday, Friday and Saturday), it was about the only full-time position available in the area--and I got it!  It will, however, be perfect in that I have 4 days off during the week, it's right down the street from us, and I'll be in a hospital setting again, which I'm really looking forward to!  It's a pretty well known health system in Lousisia, so I think I'm getting my foot through the right door for better future opportunities! 

Chad is starting to get pretty involved in his job.  They haven't even really started any big pours of concrete yet.....so once June starts rolling in, I'll probably hardly see him!  He's already putting in about 12hr days, 5 days a week.....but he's working with a great group of people and learning a lot...which, in the end, will be a GREAT project to put on his resume for future opportunities.....maybe, oh, move back to Nebraska :)  (Don't get me wrong, I don't hate it here.....but I am really counting the days to when we can go spend time with family just because, instead of having some big event or holiday to try and plant to get there for)

This weekend we will be traveling to Chad's project manager's house for a crawfish boil.....I'm assuming this will be an experience....and this Nebraska girl will be learning just what the fuss is all about.....seems a crawfish boil is just as common around here as giong to a Nebraska tailgate during the fall!  It won't be steak and potatoes...but I'm open to the adventure....trust me...there will be pictures depicting this experience!  Plus, it involves beer, so I think I'll be able to find a way to be a little bitcontent :-)

Other than that....we can't complain.  We really are enjoying the fact that we get to see each other every day,being happy.....and be married!!  We hope everyone out there reading this has a similar happiness somewhere in their lives!

We'll be traveling back to Nebraska for a quick weekend trip home,  June 14-17.  We'd love to see anyone and everyone!!  love you all!