Lazy Friday Morning

These past three weeks have flown by, and I have absolutely no idea where they went. Looking back, they have been filled with ups and downs, and laughter and tears. Oh, and lots and lots of change. My days are filled with lounging around, running the occasional errand, and seeing friends and family. While that may sound like the ideal lifestyle, I am growing tired of the lack of structure and am determined to change this. However, when Martin asked me this morning to look up homemade pancake recipes, I could not resist having one more day of laziness and Pintrest surfing. So, while the Bon Iver station played on Pandora, Martin and I made what may very well be some of the most delicious pancakes ever. 
We also had some Fage yogurt and fresh blueberries in the fridge, so how could we resist throwing that all together. Last but not least, I made some coffee which was more like sugar and milk with a tad bit of coffee thrown in. Probably not the healthiest meal(aside from the Fage yogurt), but still delicious and a great start to the weekend. 

Homemade Pancake Recipe:

• Ingredients
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• Dash of salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• Directions
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder,baking soda and salt. Using a whisk or large fork, mix in the buttermilk and egg until well combined and smooth. Stir in the melted butter.

Heat non-stick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Using a 1/4 cup measure, pour pancake batter onto hot griddle. When pancake is golden brown, flip to cook other side. Keep warm in oven heated to 275 degrees.

**We didn't have buttermilk, so I added 2 Tablespoons of Vinegar to regular milk and it worked out really well.**

Recipe taken from: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/simple-homemade-pancakes-recipe/index.html

For Daddy

As many of you know, my sweet Daddy passed away Friday, September 9th. These past few days have by far been some of the roughest I have ever and probably will ever experience. His memorial service was a testimony to how amazing of a man Dad was, how much he loved God, and how truly loved he was. It was obvious in the faces of his friends and family as they all hugged us during the receiving afterwards, that he would be missed by many. God really is providing my entire family with the strength that transcends all understanding(Phillipians 4:7) and really revealing to us in various ways that He will get us through this. To be honest, thinking about how different my life will be without my precious Father really scares me, but I know I just need to take it one day at a time. You never realize how much a person affects you until they're gone, and that is so true about Dad. This house has reminders of his love everywhere. In his absence, we are all trying to adjust, and are fully realizing how much he did. My Dad was amazing, and I am so blessed to say that I am his daughter.

This one is by far one of my favorite pictures ever taken of the two of us. 

Check out those biker shorts-yikes!!