President's Day

Troy and I both needed a change of scenery so we went to Panama City for President's Day. The weather was perfect. Not too hot, not to cold. No big waves so we didn't go swimming.

We played Frisbee near the water's edge and lucky Troy had to wade almost up to his waste to retrieve my bad throws. What a good sport! He looks great in black hat and swim attire.

The beach belly of course. Check out that stylin' swim suit. We stopped at a swim suit shop on the way home but after the first try on I decided to stick with my original shorts and t-shirt.

No itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini for me.

Happy Valentines!

Three years ago on our anniversary we went to visit family in Oregan. Troy conspired with his Aunt Vicky to suprise me with a rice cooker and 2 dozen red roses in a crystal vase. About six months after the fact I hinted that the vase had been empty for a while. Troy quickly suggested that we get rid of it. Ha! Ha! Isn't he cute! Well as you can guess I didn't get rid of it. I kept it hoping that someday I'd get to use it again. Three years later for Valentines Troy surprised me once again with two dozen red roses. Actually I accidentaly foiled his surprise plans but they were still very much appreciated.

Flowers or no flowers Troy is one of the greatest gifts that I've ever been given. He's my perfect match and I'd rather be with him then anywhere else. It's been worth all the tears and heart ache to get to were we are. Thanks Troy for saying yes! :) Love you, love you love you!

The First Loaf

The first fruits of the Mixer. Isn't it mouthwatering?! Look at the size of that loaf! So light and fluffy. Mmmm......good!

Love Affairs!!!

Confessions of a baker.....My name is rebekah wikle and I'm in love with my Nutrimill grinder and my Bosch Mixer and blender.

It all started around Christmas time when I asked Troy (Santa) for a Kitchen Aide. I couldn't decide which model to order so I called family and friends for advice. The final consensus was 90% in favor of the Bosch. (Now that I've used my Bosch I 100% agree. The power is awe inspiring.)

January came and went but no Bosch. After making three loaves of whole wheat bread that were more like bricks than bread I decided that it was time to splurge. With my saved subbing money I bought a Nutramill grinder and Bosch mixer with blender. It was love at first grind, mix, and blend. I blended vegetables with no problems at all. The grinder took less than 3 minutes to grind what used to take me ten plus minutes with my Walmart coffee grinder. The texture of the bread I mixed almost brought tears to my eyes. Love, love, love it! Worth every penny! Now I just need more subbing jobs to pay for my trip to Savannah in April.

Confessions of a bed hater....His name is Troy Wikle and he's in love with his Love Sac.

Troy has often talked about the good old days of sleeping on a little orange bean bag and how well he slept. In the same breath he'd say how much he hates sleeping on a mattress. I thought if he picked out a mattress himself from the furniture store that he'd be more willing to sleep on the bed. He didn't like any of the beds we tried so that didn't work. I'd suggested getting a Love Sac but Troy never jumped on the idea.

Fortunately February's garage sale God's were smiling upon us. A Love Sac for sale! Troy hurried over on his bike to check it out and sure enough bought it. It takes up the majority of our living room but Troy isn't complaining about the space problems. He's too busy reliving the good old days.



Unfortunately for Rebekah Troy sleeps on the Love sac more often than he does on the bed. I tried to sleep next to him on the love sac once but had to abandon it at 2:30 am due to my aching back. So now Troy alternates between the bed and the love sac.





I could make a fuss and have Troy sleep on the bed every night but I'm just so glad that he's happy that I'm willing to sacrifice. Besides, "Sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven." Every other night I get the bed all to myself. :)