Hello Friends,
For those of you following along with me on our 52 day datn', I left you at Episode #7.
Now to continue...
Episode #8
I had a time consuming recipe I wanted to try. I thought this would be a fun day date. My husband and I both enjoy cooking.
Copycat Panda Express Orange Chicken
We worked together to make our dinner. We listened to a favorite podcast while we cooked and cleaned up the kitchen.
We have a small kitchen so there was a lot of us doing the kitchen dance as well.
That brings us to Episode #9
One of our friends helped with this event last year. We wanted to give support and attend. It was a cold and windy night. When we opened the church doors a few of the decorations blew right on over.
Our Lady of the Lourdes
Station of the Cross ~ led by children
The children did an amazing job.
Episode #10
We decided to cook a new recipe together.
Garlic and Ginger Shrimp
We enjoyed cooking and cleaning up the kitchen together, and did a lot more kitchen dancing.
Episode #11
We enjoyed an evening of Lenten word and song.
We have friends and family who have loved ones currently in active duty in the war zone. This evening of prayer gave a feeling of love and peace.
After the program we received the following Lenten treat.
I will leave you at Episode #11 ... to be continued.
I need to catch up on recording our dates as well. Thank goodness for the blog and cameras so I can remember what we did : ) We enjoy cooking together as well and like trying something new that might be a bit more complicated. Have a nice week.
ReplyDeleteThe dishes you made together look really good! I love a good copy cat recipe! How wonderful to support your friends and attend the Stations of the Cross event. Have a great Monday!
ReplyDeleteGood Morning sweet friend. Holding your friends in the line of duty in prayer. I did not know that about the pretzel. What a beautiful lent treat and meaning. Have a good week. Hugs. Kris
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet lenten treat! I need to remember that - it would be a good "volunteer happy" to give to those who help us out at the church.
ReplyDeleteI like that you attacked the recipes together, which one did you prefer?
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice mix of fun (kitchen dancing) and a bit more serious! Will look forward to the next episode:)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a fun date, making the recipes. The food looks so good!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! You guys are so stinkin' cute together. LOVE this copy cat food too.
ReplyDeleteCarla, the meals you and your husband made look really delicious. I've always loved Panda Express. And to see and participate in the Stations of the Cross led by children is truly special. I loved reading about the tradition of the pretzel. What a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing that, Carla. I hope you are enjoying this Lent season, dear friend.
ReplyDeleteThe countdown - count up? - is on and I love it!! You guys are proof that date nights don't need to be fancy...you just need to be together! ❤️ Can't wait for more!! xo
ReplyDeleteBoth your meals look delicious and how fun to cook together. I'm not sure my Hubby and me in a small kitchen with sharp implements around would be a good idea lol.
ReplyDeleteOrange chicken sounds delicious 😋
ReplyDeleteCarla.. I enjoy reading about all of your date nights. I think it is so neat that y'all enjoy cooking together..and dancing!! I have a sign in my kitchen that says"This kitchen is for dancing". The meals looks super good!!
ReplyDeleteThe food looks so good! We have a small kitchen too. Your night photo of the church is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAll of the food looked wonderful. Also how wonderful to have the children doing the stations of the cross. Janice
ReplyDeleteYour dinner looks delicious. That was a sweet date. Glad you went to church for that service by the children. Sorry about the winds. Awesome doing another meal together. Looks yummy. Glad you enjoyed the Lenten service and that is interesting about the pretzels.
ReplyDeleteI so love reading about your date nights, Carla. The meals look scrumptious and dancing in the kitchen is always good. The Our Lady of Lourdes Church is so beautiful at night. I’ll bet the Stations were so sweet as they were led by the children. My Bible study did Mary’s Way of the Cross (through the eyes of Mary) stations this morning on a path around the church. Have a beautiful week, my friend.
ReplyDeleteFood looks good and so nice to do it together :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
You guys do such creative and fun dates!
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