Restless Spirit... (and a Banana Bread recipe)

So, if I could be anything, absolutely anything, I would be a gypsy. Keeping all of my stuff packed up in my truck and just going from place to place, but alas, life doesn't let us do this. Therefore, I am stuck in a small Texas town (not really stuck, since I chose to live here). Not that I don't love Texas. I've lived here all of my life and it will always hold a special place in my heart, especially the hill country and panhandle. But what I really love are mountains. Not just any mountains, I love the San Juan mountains (southern Colorado and northern New Mexico) and the Rocky Mountains come in a close second.

Thanks to my dad (whom I owe a lot too), I have spent much of my life in the mountains fishing, hiking, camping and skiing. I find myself content, happy, and best of all, at home, in the mountains. So about this time of year, every year since I could first remember, I have always got the urge to just pack my suitcase and hit the road. Some years it's not so bad as others, but the closer I got to adulthood, and now that I am here (and married to a wonderful man), I find myself struggling to not do just that. Pack up and leave.

Justin (loving husband) and I took our honeymoon, road trip style, to where I love to be. And guess what? He fell in love too. I can't even begin to describe how my heart sang with joy at his admission of loving it in New Mexico too.

So, as one of my final semesters in college is getting started, I feel myself beginning to grow an enthusiasm for an impending move to where I love...but only if I can get a job with my degree, so please pray that I do!


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Banana Bread
3-4 bananas, smashed
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups flour

Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, mix with a wooden spoon melted butter and smashed bananas. Then add in beaten egg, vanilla, and sugar. Sprinkle over baking soda and salt, then stir in. Add in flour last and pour into a 4x8 greased baking dish after mixing. Bake for one hour.

This is a great recipe. Popular in my house. Sweet, though. Very sweet. You could also add in some kind of nuts. I bet walnuts would be good in it.


Jessica