Sorry for the lack of post last night… Adam and I were out celebrating!
Celebrating what, you might ask?
Well, when Adam got laid off in October, he spent months looking for work to no avail thanks to this lovely economy. About 3 months ago, he really started thinking about what he wanted to do… and came to the conclusion that another corporate/office job was not what he wanted to do with his life. So what to do? The immediate answer was “be a teacher.” Apparently, it was originally what he had thought about doing, but went to college for business instead. After getting information about what he needed to do to get into a teacher education program, Adam registered for a 5-hour test that Illinois requires to GET IN to a teacher education program. He took the test on June 6.
He got the results yesterday.
HE PASSED!!! Starting in the fall, he’ll be taking classes to become a teacher, and this will become a 2-teacher household! I can’t even imagine the number of red pens and papers to grade in this house once he’s teaching full time… but I’m SO proud of him and beyond excited that he’ll be doing what he wants to do with his life. I love you, Adam!!
Needless to say, we had celebrating to do, and what better way than with food? There’s a seafood place near us that used to be a Joe’s Crab Shack but got sold… so now it’s Moe’s Crab Shack. They have a similar menu, no cheesy rolls (a good thing) and slightly smaller portions (also a good thing.) My camera and phone were both battery drained from camp, so Adam did the photography on his G1 phone.
Now, let me tell you all… we almost didn’t take a picture of our appetizer. It is not the usual thing we eat. But, part of this blog is accountability, so yes. We got crab balls (no, not THAT part of the crab… balls made OUT of crab) that came with fries. And they were delicious. And fried.
Yup. SO not good for us
Then, we each got the same steamed dinner to counteract (ok, faulty logic but whatever) the friedness of the appetizer. Each of us had a SteamPot full of 2 kinds of crab legs, peel-and-eat shrimp, red potatoes, corn, and one small piece of Andouille sausage.
It was a lot of work to eat!
The whole thing was dusted with Old Bay (which immediately made me think of Rose) and all the hand-washing and wet naps in the world couldn’t get the smell out! I think I finally smell normal this morning.
Today, I’m actually off from camp, but I know you LOVE the camper quotes so much, so here ya go, as said by a 4-year-old while watching Ice Age 3 yesterday: “Hey Mara! If I draw faces on the eggs in my fridge, will they turn into dinosaurs too? Cuz that would be scary and cool!”
I’m off to the Farmer’s Market now (my first time to my town’s market!) and then Adam and I are in for a marathon cleaning session! There’s sure to be a post tonight, Cute Food Saturday tomorrow, and a BBQ recap Sunday morning.
Have a great Friday!
CONGRATS to Adam! Fantastic news!!!! Enjoy your day at the Farmers Market!
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Way to go, Adam! The world needs more wonderful teachers like you guys
I have such a soft spot for crap but usually only get it once a year…it is SO worth the work, isn’t it?!
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congratulations adam! that’s fantastic news! now we’ll have two beautiful teachers on one blog!
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haha dinosaur eggs in the fridge does sound scary
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That’s great for Adam!! I haven’t been to Joe’s Crab Shack for ever – did you notice that the one in Schaumburg is now called “Moe’s Crab Shack??”
Have fun at the market – I got spicy cheese at mine!
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Congratulations, Adam! That’s so great that Adam gets to do what he always wanted to do!
The seafood looks awesome.
Have a great weekend!
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That is AWESOME – good for him for going out and doing what he WANTS to do instead of going back to the corporate world!! Congrats!
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Congrats to Adam!
Have fun at the market. I’m green over hear at my desk!
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I meant “here” not “hear”!!!
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You are going to have super smart children, seriously. Bill’s parents were both teachers, and he had the most insightful upbringing.
But all kids aside, congratulations Adam!!!!!
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CONGRATS!!! I’m so happy for you guys
Haha – crab balls!
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Congrats on the 2-teacher household! It’s always great to hear about more people becoming teachers–we need more good ones! On the other hand, I’m someone who could only handle it for one year, so I admire it without doing it myself (did you know I taught high school Spanish for one school year?)
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I think a seafood feast is a perfect celebration meal, fried crab balls and all. Besides, why worry about a few fried foods – ain’t nothing wrong with it sometimes.
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yayyyyyy, congrats to adam!!! it’s so exciting to be working toward a career that will actually make you happy
the crab balls look delicious and very fitting for a celebrations — no apologies necessary — and so does that steamed seafood bag! i think your logic is totally sound. fried + steamed = 0
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Mmm seafood and congrats to Adam! Good luck !
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great news!! yay,adam!
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Congrats to Adam! Those crab balls sound great.
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Aw, congrats to Adam, that is fantastic! And crab balls rock it. Totally.
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Congrats on your decision. My sis is a teacher and my mom was one, it’s a great career.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ADAM!! That is absolutely fantastic news
I had no idea that Joe’s Crab Shack got bought – how sad! I used to go there with my family all the time when we visited St. Louis!
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Congrats to Adam!!!
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