Happy New Year!

Welcome 2008! I am looking forward to a fresh start and a better 2008. Not that 2007 was a horrible year, it just had it's tough spots.

We finished out 2007 with a Melikaliki Maka Hawaiian Christmas with Bill's parents. They were here for over a week. We tried to squeeze as much sightseeing, visiting, and relaxing in as we could. It was a fun week for all. We played Uno Attack (so fun), ate good food, watched Christmas movies and remarked several times at how strange it was to be at the beach for Christmas. We grilled out poolside in our neighborhood for our Christmas dinner.

My mom arrives later today. Yippee! She will be here for a week to help me straighten out things here, get things sorted out for the move back to the states. We have to sort through and separate everything that we brought to this house and have bought here so the packers can pack it up. That is a task my husband does not want us to leave to him! We will then fly back to South Carolina. She is a godsend to be helping us on these loooooooong flights.

The girls are very well. Sarah is sporting a new tooth, and is soon going to add a matching one to it on the other side. She once again is getting them out of order and is getting her cuspids/eye teeth before her molars. Elizabeth is, well Elizabeth. Full of stories, always suprising us with what she knows. She watched the movie Happy Feet the other day, and saw a penguin on it and asked me if it was a Macaroni Penguin, and of course, that is exactly what it was!

We made a really yummy dish for dinner last night- so here is the recipe.

Tomato Balsamic Chicken

4-6 chicken breasts- depending on how many you want
salt and pepper
2 TBS olive oil
1 onion sliced or diced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 can diced tomatoes- do not drain (plain or balsaamic variety)
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar (do your taste buds a favor and use a good quality one)
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp rosemary
1/2 tsp thyme
(I did not have the individual spices, so I just used a generous amount of Italian Seasoning)

Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Heat oil and skillet. Brown onion and chicken.
Pour tomatoes and balsamic vinegar over chicken and add seasonings. Simmer until chicken is no longer pink. Serve over angel hair pasta.