Dana Mears

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Natural Remedy Reference Guide

This is pretty useful...

Adult Grilled Cheese Sammies

For dinner tonight we decided to take it easy and start celebrating our first anniversary early with these grilled cheese sammies and wine for me. I like these little bottles because I don't drink that often during the week. One bottle is one glass (for me anyway he he). I used smoked ham, gruyere cheese and gluten free bread.

Just add as much ham to your bread as you like. I used 2 1/2 pieces. I sliced four pieces of cheese and added it to the other side of the bread.

Then I melted about two tablespoons of salt free butter in a large skillet and toasted up one side and then flipped (and burned my thumb pretty good) and toasted the other side.

Of course, the child in me likes my grilled cheese sliced on the diagonal and with a side of dill pickle slices.

Weddings & Anniversaries

Monday will a year that I married my best friend in the whole world. We've both been married before and we didn't won't to spend a fortune or have a huge blowout for a wedding. We're both very low-key and simple people. I started looking around for frugal venues and found Weddings R Us. It was fabulous! We got exactly what we wanted (pictures,dress and bouquet included) for under $500! The setting was gorgeous. I really wanted an outside wedding but most places believe their spot of grass is worth way more than it actually is. I couldn't have been happier with the ceremony. Weddings R Us has different packages to choose from. We could have spent more but we didn't need to. If you're ever in Columbus and get the urge to get married or renew your vows give them a call or visit their site,www.weddingsrus.net/index.html So, to celebrate our 1st anniversary we decided to celebrate it over three days doing things we really enjoy instead of spending money on just one big event. We are going on a day trip to Dayton to shop and eat lunch at one of our favorite places, The Oakwood Club. They have superb food and an old vintage style atmosphere to the place. It's the only place that has ever served my favorite classic cocktail,a Sidecar, correctly. If you live in or around Columbus I highly recommend this place. Just be prepared for a long wait on weekend nights. http://www.theoakwoodclub.com/

Then the next day we're getting massages and probably having a candlelit dinner at home. Our last day will be going back to the place where we got engaged, Hocking Hills, for a picnic, hiking and Frisbee. Just remember that you don't have to spend a ton of money to have fun. Just being with that special someone and laughing and sharing your love should be your focus no matter what you're doing.