"The summer night is like a perfection of thought." Wallace Stevens

I am officially in summer right now. Yes, summer school is over and I am at home. Now, I have a list a mile long of things that I need to do, but you know what the funny thing is? They all take money. I don't want to spend money everyday on new projects, but I know that it is necessary. Yesterday I pulled up all the baseboards and door trim downstairs. Yeah, that's right...me doing demo. Mr. S. was pretty impressed. Haha!

Trying to pick out paint colors for downstairs. Let's just say I struck out on the first 2 samples I brought home. I am off to Lowe's this afternoon for one more go of it. If I don't find something then we are using the same color that is upstairs in our office/guest room because I love it!

Oh, I have to pass on this wonderful dinner that I cooked this week. It was so good that the husband asked for it again the next night! WOW!

Turkey Pesto Panini

Pesto Recipe

A couple handfuls of fresh basil

2 cloves of garlic

1/2 c. walnuts (or pine nuts)

2/3 c. olive oil

I mix it all in my food processor (I love that thing!).

Panini

French bread (I bought some awesome panini bread in the bakery from Wal-Mart)

Turkey

Pesto

Mozzarella Cheese

Butter the outsides of both pieces of bread. Put the first piece in a pan on medium heat, spread pesto, place cheese, place turkey, cheese, top of bread. Cover with lid and let sit for about 2-3 min. Flip and repeat. Serve. YUM!

ENJOY! I am off to the gym!