Happy FRIYAY!!!!!!!
Today is actually my FIVE year anniversary y’all!!!!
Seriously though when did I
BLINK!!!!
When I think back on our five years I am truly in awe of where we are today. I know that five years isn’t 10 years or even 20..but you know what..every single year of marriage counts!!
Marriage is not always easy.. it takes WORK, patience, and perseverance!!! You will not always be in the honeymoon stage.. you will grow together and learn and experience hard times BUT if you can learn to rely on God thorough both the good times AND the bad then you will survive any storm.
And that my friends.. is a promise.
When I look at our five years I see so much growth in us as a couple.. our faith has been magnified by our downfalls because we put God first! We have been blessed these past five years together and I smile as I remember:
Our first home, the bad crock pot dinners and cheap wine, the BEST neighbors ever who truly became our family, friends-givings on my moms hand me down dining table, teaching preschool and Brandon traveling ALL DAY LONG, date night ALL THE TIME because #nokids, our companion Colt and the walks in our old neighborhood, learning SO Much about each other, teaching the youth group at our old church, hosting women’s bible study nights, praying for a baby, Mexico trips, Cooking classes, back porch wine chats, changing careers, moving into our new home, pregnancy, the gift of a new baby, learning to be a SAHM, navigating parenthood, meeting some of the best mom friends ever, loving my husband as a father, surprise pregnancy number 2, experiencing God’s goodness and watching my family grow, beach trips, ranch vacations, the birth of our second baby, learning to juggle two babies..
Thanking God for this life.
So in light of our anniversary I am posting one of my most FAVORITE fall recipes ever!!!!
Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
Friends.. whether you are newly married or have been married for 50 years.. pull out your dutch oven and make this soup tonight for your husband..pull out a cozy blanket and some wine and hangout together.
Ingredients:
4 bags of pre cut and pre washed butternut squash
1/2 onion chopped and diced
1 jalepeno pepper -seeded and diced
1 can of evaporated milk
salt and pepper
cumin
1/2 cup of light brown sugar
2 celery stalks chopped and diced
2 cups low sodium chicken broth
sour cream
Method:
in a dutch oven- start by steaming/boiling your butternut squash until fork tender. Drain and place back into the dutch oven. Mash the butternut squash completely and add the rest of the ingredients to the pot. Simmer on medium for about 30 minutes. Take an immersion blender and blend until soup is creamy. simmer for another 15 minutes. Serve in a bowl while hot and top with a dollop of sour cream
ENJOY!
and for fun....
a tiny glimpse at the past five years :)
Seriously though when did I
BLINK!!!!
When I think back on our five years I am truly in awe of where we are today. I know that five years isn’t 10 years or even 20..but you know what..every single year of marriage counts!!
Marriage is not always easy.. it takes WORK, patience, and perseverance!!! You will not always be in the honeymoon stage.. you will grow together and learn and experience hard times BUT if you can learn to rely on God thorough both the good times AND the bad then you will survive any storm.
And that my friends.. is a promise.
When I look at our five years I see so much growth in us as a couple.. our faith has been magnified by our downfalls because we put God first! We have been blessed these past five years together and I smile as I remember:
Our first home, the bad crock pot dinners and cheap wine, the BEST neighbors ever who truly became our family, friends-givings on my moms hand me down dining table, teaching preschool and Brandon traveling ALL DAY LONG, date night ALL THE TIME because #nokids, our companion Colt and the walks in our old neighborhood, learning SO Much about each other, teaching the youth group at our old church, hosting women’s bible study nights, praying for a baby, Mexico trips, Cooking classes, back porch wine chats, changing careers, moving into our new home, pregnancy, the gift of a new baby, learning to be a SAHM, navigating parenthood, meeting some of the best mom friends ever, loving my husband as a father, surprise pregnancy number 2, experiencing God’s goodness and watching my family grow, beach trips, ranch vacations, the birth of our second baby, learning to juggle two babies..
Thanking God for this life.
So in light of our anniversary I am posting one of my most FAVORITE fall recipes ever!!!!
Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
Friends.. whether you are newly married or have been married for 50 years.. pull out your dutch oven and make this soup tonight for your husband..pull out a cozy blanket and some wine and hangout together.
Ingredients:
4 bags of pre cut and pre washed butternut squash
1/2 onion chopped and diced
1 jalepeno pepper -seeded and diced
1 can of evaporated milk
salt and pepper
cumin
1/2 cup of light brown sugar
2 celery stalks chopped and diced
2 cups low sodium chicken broth
sour cream
Method:
in a dutch oven- start by steaming/boiling your butternut squash until fork tender. Drain and place back into the dutch oven. Mash the butternut squash completely and add the rest of the ingredients to the pot. Simmer on medium for about 30 minutes. Take an immersion blender and blend until soup is creamy. simmer for another 15 minutes. Serve in a bowl while hot and top with a dollop of sour cream
ENJOY!
and for fun....
a tiny glimpse at the past five years :)
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