Two good things from last night!
First, I spent some time in the kitchen making this baked ziti (h/t Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life).
Pretty tasty! (I used beef instead of chicken, so it wasn’t as low-fat as the original recipe. I don’t know if that made it significantly more delicious, but I kind of think so.) The recipe made a lot, so I’m going to freeze half of it. A couple months from now, I’m going to be so excited to discover it in the freezer.
Second, I used FaceTime with my mom for the first time!
The best thing about winning a new iPhone in September was that it meant I could give my mom my old iPhone…which meant we could do this! (Having her set up a webcam for video chatting never quite worked out for us…) I got to say goodnight to my brother face-to-face, and then talk to my mom while she made pumpkin muffins for her students. It was almost like being at home. It was seriously awesome. Highlight of my week.
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That baked ziti looks fantastic!
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i’ve never even thought about facetiming my parents, even though my mom’s had an iphone longer than i have. i feel dumb. i’m not terribly far awhile now, and still see them every month or two, but that will be great when i hopefully move this fall.
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It’s awesome! I’ve always loved video chatting and this just makes it ten times easier…also, something about it just feels so special, as well as futuristic.
That’s so awesome. My parents have FaceTime and my grandparents have it, but we haven’t all used it together yet. I told my grandmother that if she wanted I could give her a tour of our house via FaceTime. I told her she’d just need to pretend like it wasnt’ a little cluttered when I did.
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Glad you liked the baked ziti! I love when there’s enough leftover to freeze for another time.
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My folks live in Miami, and my mom and I have a standing Skype date every Sunday. Having a visual definitely helps bridge the distance.
Preston’s whole face was lit up like he was talking to Santa Claus when he was talking to you. He was so excited.
I am still just amazed by it all. I remember seeing phones like that on The Jetsons, forty years ago and thinking that would be amazing if we could see the person on the other end of the line!
I know!! It’s so amazing!
I wish I had snapped a picture of Preston’s big smile when we were talking…I thought of it just a second too late!