I made eggplant parmesan today! Hooray! TJ helped me bread the eggplant, which was disastrous, but fun. The first piece I tried, I burned the crap out of, and had to open the doors and windows to let all the smoke out of the house. I called Trey's mom to ask her what I was doing wrong, and undoubtedly you have to cut the stove down after you heat the oil up enough. Go figure! Anyway, the next time I tried, it worked perfectly! Thanks, Gayle! I also made farfalle noodles, and a sauce called eggplant ragout (?) out of onions, garlic, eggplant and crushed tomatoes. I have to say I wasn't overly excited about how that came out. It tasted alright, but it wasn't really my style. However, I'm very proud of the meal that came out, and now I don't have to go to Olive Garden and spend ten bucks to get eggplant parmesan!

Okay, this continues from yesterday. Undoubtedly, I wasn't too covert about whom I was talking about (did you all know?), and I seem to have further upset Trey (which was what I was trying to avoid!). It may work to our advantage, though. We'll see. He's vowed never to read my blog again, which isn't what I was going for, but maybe he'll come back soon. Anyway, now that I've pretty much told you that I've been upset, I need your help. We talked a little today during his break, and for the four hundredth time we came to the conclusion that we are not working together, but against each other, and that we need to change a lot of stuff. Okay, we've established that. The real, true problem, though, lies with how to actually do the change and stick to it. It seems like everytime we have a talk, everything is good for a week or two, and we're really trying, then it all goes back to the way it was after that. I want to go to counseling, but we can't afford it. We need help, though! I certainly don't want to lose a great marriage over the stuff we're having problems with that surely can be fixed. So please, if you have any suggestions, ideas, cure-alls, anything, TELL ME! I love him, and he loves me, so surely we're one up on the challenge. Help, please!

Alright, I'll talk to you later, and you have a great day!