Wednesday, July 1, 2009

We're Melting, We're Melting!

Texas is sweltering HOT. We had the pleasure of going home to see family and celebrate our grandparents 50th wedding anniversary, and it happened to be when San Antonio/Austin were getting record highs of 100-105! It was really nice when we flew back into Portland and basked in the breezy, sunny, 70-degree weather....












Don't you love photos and making memories with family? Our uncle, who is savvy with computers, made a DVD slideshow of 50 years of pictures of our grandparents and all of the children & grandchildren. It was so touching and memorable!

It's really hard to stay cool in such unbearable weather. Ice cream, fruit smoothies, lots of water, and fresh salads really help to stay hydrated. (Oh and dark chocolate is nice, too, lol..)

Speaking of heat, our mouths were on fire when we ordered take-out from our favorite local Thai restaurant. We enjoyed spicy red curry (with eggplant, tofu, bell pepper, bamboo shoots, onion, basil, and cabbage), spicy Pad Ga Prow stir-fry (with tofu, garlic, chili, bell pepper, onion, carrot, basil leaves, broccoli, and mushrooms), and spicy Tom Ka soup (coconut milk, lemongrass, galanga, kaffir leaves, lime juice, tofu, broccoli, cabbage, onion, tomatoes, and mushrooms). So flavorful! As summer continues, we hope everyone enjoys the outdoors and stays cool! And don't let little things in life (like hot weather) get to your mood - stay positive and cherish memories, no matter how unbearable things can get. :)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

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And thanks for the compliment :) I was browsing through your recipes and you guys have come up with a wonderful collection! It must be awesome to have a teammate.

Take care! And get enough water lol

Andrea said...

It was super hot here last week and now it's cool. We don't even have to leave the city for these climate variations - our weather is just fickle! Your happy attitude is the best response to trying situations.

Rose said...

I love taking pictures too! Thankfully I´m not in Texas right now before I´m sure the weather is hot!

Amy said...

I've been longing for some warm because it is freezing here right now, but I don't want meltingly hot weather either!!

Stay cool!