Books in the Mail Part 2

I am still waiting for my Chocolate Desserts book. I guess the original publication date was several years ago so I guess new books are hard to find. Amazon assures me that they will be shipping the book sometime in the next year!

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Portrait

Who Should Paint You: Gustav Klimt

Sensual and gorgeous, you would inspire an enchanting portrait.. With just enough classic appeal to be hung in any museum!

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New Books in the Mail

I have ordered some new books and cannot wait for them to arrive. I love to cook and recently make 22 pumpkin creme' brulees for a friends baby shower. I need a new challenge and have been inspired by this blog to try and make these. I have ordered Chocolate Desserts by Pierre Herme It has the coveted Macaron recipe in it. If I can't make it to Paris I might as well bring Paris to me.

I have heard it can take up to 8 batches to perfect. If I can get it right maybe I will box them up real pretty and give them as Christmas gifts. I will post some pictures here when I dive in.

The Dollar vs The Euro

Okay, I am super bummed right now. As of last check the Dollar is at an all time low against the Euro. For every Euro you need $1.42. That makes travel to European countries who use this currency much more expensive. All because the Fed continues to drop interest rates due to sub-prime mortgages...

Europe is calling...

I have to admit that I have always been a fan of Europe...my husband (he is half Polish and half Swedish), French food, classical music (especially Beethoven), Italian coffee, Foreign Films, the list could go on. Now I have become mesmerized at the notion that my husband and I might visit next year for our 5 year anniversary.

Now Europe is a big place with lots of cities to choose from. Paris was my initial first choice. Then I looked at Prague, my husband does not want to go to Italy so those cities were out, Barcelona was on the radar, but we finally settled on Vienna!

Why Vienna...why not? It has royal palaces, Cafe's everywhere (I adore coffee), the Spanish Riding School (home of the royal Lippazzaner Stallions), Beethoven spent most of his life in this city, Mozart, Strauss, Museums, The Vienna Boys Choir, Baroque Cathedrals, and the Sachertorte was invinted here!

If you have been to Vienna please give me some feedback.

If you think I should visit another area please let me know where and why?

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I am motivated...

..to make this a real Blog. Watch out, there is more to come!

Late night thoughts

Thought I would make an attempt to update my blog today. I can't sleep so we will see what the brain comes up with as this late hour.

I have made an observation. There are several blogs I read often...the one common theme is that the writers of these blogs all have children. I wonder if I would have more to write about if I had children? I guess it made me a little sad as well...cause you see we have been trying to have children for the last 4 years. God has not blessed us in that area of our lives and we are at peace with it all, but sometimes things still make me sad.

At this point there is nothing anyone can really say...I have read all the books (from christian writers re: infertility), seen doctors, given it to the Lord, taken vacations, relaxed, etc. I truly believe the Lord has closed my womb for a reason. I do have expectant hope though each month that God will create a miracle in me. If you look at the women in the bible that were barren and then gave birth their children went on to do amazing things for God...so my joy comes in knowing that maybe God is preparing the way for a great man or woman of God that I get to be the mom of!

My husband and I have talked about adoption and are open to it. The strange thing to me about it though is the cost...Gladney in Fort Worth ranges from $20,000 to $40,000 depending on the ethnicity of the child. Minority children cost less...can you believe that is even possible...to be honest with you it makes my skin crawl. Society puts value on life based on skin color from the very beginning. We really do not feel led at this time to seek out a child...however if the Lord brought a situation to us that would be another story.

So I guess that is what is on my mind as this late hour. I think I am finally tired.