Tomorrow is a very exciting day for me. It marks the official start to the Chicago Bears football season. The game is at 3:15 against the Green Bay Packers, our nemesis. Chris and I will have to get our Sunday errands done quickly so we can make it to a sports bar to watch the game. FOX is not one of the four television channels we get at our house hence the need for the sports bar.
The sports bar also comes in handy when the one lowly Chicago Bears fan wants to watch the game at the same time the rest of the city wants to watch the Indianapolis Colts game.
The excitement of the football season increased when Chris surprised me by buying a Chicago Bears flag for our house. We had been looking for one but had yet to purchase anything. I couldn't contain myself and had to put the flag up last Sunday as a little taster to the season. I walked down the hall in our house singing what I think was the wedding march while holding up the Bears flag. We took the ceremonial hanging of the flag to the next level by finding the Bears song on the internet. It was quite a moment being able to hang the flag on the house. I added the finishing touch to the house by bringing the Build-A-Bear, donning Chicago Bears garb including a helmet and football, to sit on the couch.
Let the Bears season begin!
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mmmm.. salad.
Almond-Orange Lettuce Salad
(serves 2)
Ingredients:
dressing:
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
salad:
3oz package of slivered almonds
2 teaspoons butter
2 tablespoons sugar
2.5 cups torn mixed salad greens
2 (4oz each) cups of mandarin
oranges
2 green onions chopped
For dressing, combine the 6 ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid; shake until sugar is dissolved. In heavy skillet, saute almonds in butter until toasted, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar, cook and stir until sugar is melted (about 3 minutes). Spread on foil to cool; break apart.
On 2 salad plates, arrange the greens, oranges, and onions. Shake the dressing; drizzle over salads. Sprinkle with sugared almonds.
Did you celebrate when the Bears won the game?!!! wow... 28 to 0.
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