I don’t know anything…at all…
This song sorta breaks my heart….but I feel this way…not necessarily about Jordan, or anyone…just sometimes that feeling of really getting lost in the fact that this whole life thing is so much bigger than all of us. Cause who are we to say that anyone loves us? As Easter approaches, I ask….who am I? And how amazing it is that He loves me….even when I don’t know anything at all…
Love,
Abbi’s Cilantro Lime Chicken
Okay, so sometimes you just need a night to yourself— to cook.
At least I do. I haven’t cooked something “different” in a while, and those of you who know me well, know that I LOVE to cook…so after dropping Jordan off at work and picking up some fresh produce and meats, I decided–
I have the house to myself! I’m gonna cook!
I have a spotless kitchen, that I cleaned topped to bottom, a major necessity to cooking something AMAZING!
Did I mention I picked up some fresh tulips, too? Oh yeah, I did. And they look lovely on my kitchen table!
So tonight I decided I was going to create my very own take on Cilantro Lime Chicken.
Now I don’t really believe in measuring so, bear with me–and because I was dining alone tonight, this will be a one portion recipe!
Abbi’s Cilantro Lime Chicken
Take a frying pan, and pour a little extra light olive oil in.
Add two cork turns of rock salt. Add a dash of garlic, and a dash of rosemary. Let simmer.
Chop up some fresh cilantro found at your local produce vendor, or farmer’s market.
Chop up 4 slivers or lime.
Grab your chicken breast and place it into your simmering pan of yummy-ness. Let simmer on both sides.
After both sides have been cooked, add half of your freshly chopped cilantro on top, along with one squeeze of lime. Sprinkle with one click of rock salt. (I used about a quarter of the bundle of cilantro)
Let simmer. Doesn’t it smell so good?!
Flip, and add the other half of your cilantro, one squeeze of lime, and this time a dash of rosemary.
Let simmer.
This should be your last step at the stove, make sure your chicken is thoroughly cooked, by cutting into it with a knife to see 
Safety first!
Turn your stove off, and allow the chicken to settle, take your third lime squeeze and pinch over it.
Now plate your dish with your yummy chicken, and the last lime squeeze, this lime is for your flavor preference!
You should have a tender, juicy chicken breast with amazing flavor!
Hope you enjoy it!
Bon Appetite!
The latest from Ben Harper!
Oh my gosh!
So excited about Ben Harper’s new album—Check this out on Rolling Stone Magazine!!!!
Ben Harper, Ringo Starr, AND Jackson Browne!? Sweet!
Something Fresh!
I woke up early this morning to thunder and rain. Two of my favorite things.
For some reason I have gotten in the habit of lying in bed in the mornings before I get up and just thinking, working out the yesterday events to start with a fresh today. I think about how much I have grown up since kindergarten, since high school, since college….and well since Little Rock.
Ben Fold’s says it best, “Everybody knows…IT SUCKS TO GROW UP…” because it sorta does, but in a lot of ways…it’s actually pretty cool. In my mere 23 almost 24 years of existence, I have learned to hold onto your friends– they love you even when it hurts, love your family–even when it hurts you, choose your battles wisely–personally and professionally, but most importantly—FORGIVE-AND MOVE ON!
Where I am now...
That last one is a work in progress. Actually they are all works in progress, just like me. I am far from perfect, but I was listening to the crash of thunder and the patters of rain thinking, ya know—I’m really not that bad off…at least I am learning.
So today is a new day–with the rain falling and the streets wet–I am going to be the sunshine today, at least in my little world.
To Be 8 Again…
Most every Saturday I watch stuff on my netflix through our XBOX 360.
Today they had some new movies, most of which are several years old or consist of Hannah Montana, or Steven Segal.
But today, I stumbled on a jewel. A rare and precious movie that inspired me…I haven’t found a movie such as this since Simon Birch, or Man Without a Face, or Elizabethtown….
Stolen Summer:
A story about a young catholic boy on a “quest” to ensure Jews go to heaven…sweet, and inspiring. A hard look at what’s really important…
I remember being young…and free. I remember thinking that I could change the world, with pure innocence. Why is it that we lose this? Why do we lose our FAITH to the world of bills, and theology, and adulthood.
I found a glimpse of hope today. You can watch the movie on Youtube in sections….or if you have Netflix, I think you should rent it.
Hope.
I find myself wondering what I want to do with this person of mine.
I am seriously contemplating furthering my education…getting the master’s degree in….something, mostly because I miss school. Never would have thought I’d say that, but school is good structure for someone trying to figure this whole life thing out…
I have made a list of what I want to do with my life…
*Make a positive impact on…EVERYONE.
*Be a good wife.
*Be a good mother…one of these days…
*Help a good cause, and educate the world on things more important than money and corporate america goals.
*Be a free spirit.
*Live life to the fullest.
*Live everyday like I was standing next to the ocean.
I don’t think they make jobs for people like me…
I hate that money makes the world go round, and you can’t live with it, and you can’t live without it…
I want to provide security for my children, I want my kids to feel loved, and I know money cannot buy those things, but I also know that raising kids in America these days makes it hard to associate love and security without a dollar sign next to it…which terrifies me.
Jordan and I are on the brink of making some huge changes. We have been praying about them, and I think we are onto something really fulfilling. We are planning on making our first move together as a couple, which is extremely exciting but also a little intimidating.
We both want to go back to school, which is so GREAT! But education has a price too, so financing and budgeting is huge for us right now, as well as making sure we have support systems in place where we are going.
I have learned that true friends are few and far between. We look forward to reconnecting with some old friends, and making a few new solid ones too…
There is hope on the horizon….and that feels good.
