4/20/09

Spring Fever


The semester is coming to an end and studying for finals is draining!  Of course the sun is out and oh so very tempting! Naturally we needed to eat lunch, and we both were itching for a break, so we hurried and packed a yummy lunch and had a picnic at first dam (which is like maybe a mile from our house)! We really only stayed for 30 minutes because we both have papers to write and more than enough studying to do, but it was a perfect little escape from reality!

Feeding the ducks!


Don't look at our ugly feet (Mom I can't wait for our pedicures)!


Yeah for sunny days!!!



4/3/09

Conference Time

house cleaned...............check

homework done............check

projects lined up...........check


i love general conference where I can park my bum on my comfy sofa and listen to the wonderful messages while in my jammies! plus i can get a few projects done too!

4/1/09

hApPy gIrL!!!

I got my May issue of Creating Keepsakes today and I spent the afternoon reading it cover to cover!  When I came to the last page {which I am learning is a hidden secret} I found the most amazing news! Basic Grey has partnered with Moda Fabric and made one of my favorite lines into fabric! Oh man I am already designing a quilt pattern and thinking of sewing projects!


3/31/09


3/27/09

This Is AMAZING!

3/23/09

Laugh of the Day!

My uncle sent me this HILARIOUS email and as a current student {struggling in math} it cracked me up!








3/19/09

St. Patrick's Day

We decided at the last minute to throw together a little St. Patrick's Day dinner with Phil's sister Malissa and her {very} serious boyfriend! I swear they are the cutest couple!


We kept it very simple with just green accented things. So green sherbet drinks w/ 7up...


...with bbq chicken, pull apart bread, potatoes, and green beans. 


Then my aunt and I were talking and she gave me a rad idea to make a green edible fruit arrangement. So I got to work melting white chocolate to dip the fruit in lime green and dark green. I used this cute basket...
 

...and had the arrangement all pretty and sitting on the table. I used green grapes, kiwi, and strawberries. Only minutes before they arrived, the table was bumped and it came crashing down! I cried {only because I didn't take a picture first}! So the dang fruit {which I hate anyways} was grudgingly placed in this LAME dish and I drizzled the few remaining drops of chocolate over the top. Oh well! My husband said it still tasted great and in the end that's all that mattered!


We played a few games, including wii Mario Kart which was hilarious, and ended the evening with a yummy Andes mint dessert Malissa made!  So fun!


3/10/09

sPrInG bReAk!!!

We did a whole lot of nada for spring break - which was actually really nice! I quickly jotted down the random things we did each day.

Friday:
  We both got done with school by noon and let me tell you we were stressed right up until the end! Phil had 2 huge tests two days in a row and I had a five page paper and huge design theory assignment. Needless to say we were stoked to have a week off! I had to do a few things for the shower I was throwing Saturday, so that took up most of my afternoon. We did go over to our friends house to play games for a short little while. My silly hubby locked us out of our house which led us to a nice visit with our neighbors next door. We then ended the night in jammies watching tv, eating treats, and figuring out our summer semester schedules.

Saturday:  I got up earlier than I'd like to on a Saturday morning, but happily did so because my friend and I were throwing the sweetest girl a baby shower! It was a complete success and we planned everything down to the food perfectly! The sun was out and the snow had melted, so Phil and I took advantage and got all the Valentine decor boxed up and under the house and pulled out our St Patrick's Day stuff. Then we went grocery shopping with some friends and decided to do a bbq at the last minute (On a side note, while at Walmart there was this lost 18 month old boy. He was running up and down the isles screaming and so I grabbed him because no one would. He stopped crying and I took him to the front - he was lost for a good 15 minutes - and the mom finally found him and she was LAUGHING! I was so mad!). Anyways, our bbq was fun and us girls chatted the whole time while the boys played this new airplane game on the wii - nerds! I helped my friend Nikki make her Twilight Pajama Party poster (it's for our movie night for Relief Society) and handouts, then when they all went home I threw together my poster for the Relief Society birthday and handouts for that. I crawled into bed at 2:30 am...not realizing it was technically 3:30 am!

Sunday:  We grudgingly woke up at 7:30 am (I hate daylight savings and losing an hour) to go to church. We thoroughly enjoyed our meetings although we were small in numbers due to spring break. We had a few couples over for dinner and combined what we all had on hand. We had a small pork roast and someone else had an elk roast, so we added rolls, potatoes, and corn to the menu plus picnic cake for dessert. The guys played wii while the girls talked and then we played the bate and switch and got the guys to play 'hand and foot'. SO fun! When those friends left (they both had very tired babies), we were invited (at 11:00) to another couples house to play 'scum'. Finally calling it a night in the wee hours of the morning!

Monday:  We woke up to a beautiful white out and 2 feet of snow (after sleeping in longer than I'd like to admit)! I spent some of the day purging our office and re-organizing. We had an awesome family night with some friends after having them come over for some yummy soup and cornbread!

Tuesday:  We slept in again and have resigned ourselves to do so the rest of the week! I spent a good part of the day in the office continuing the projects started the day before. Phil had a meeting later in the afternoon and then he and a friend went out to sushi (YUCK). I got together with a few friends to make cards/scrapbook, but lets face it, we all just ended up talking! I loved it! Phil and I ended up watching Australia, which was good but I swore the movie was going to end like 5 times. We didn't crawl into bed until after 2:00 am (refer to the first sentence for the day)!

Wednesday:  The sun was out which meant a bike ride was a must! I started the day with laundry and ended up going shopping with a friend. Phil got to babysit her baby while we ran around town. Her and I finished my dvd project (another post) and I am thrilled to have that crossed off my list! Her and her husband ended up coming over for dinner and playing cards for a few hours! So fun! After they left we watched a movie and then called it a night.

Thursday:  I am glad to say that we only slept in until 9:30 (a vast improvement from the rest of the week)! I was adamant that I finish the office...but didn't quite do so. I cleaned and did a few projects as I went (hey I couldn't help myself when I found old to-do's). At least there is now an end in sight! I got side tracked easily and ended up making chocolate chip cookies Phillip went on another bike ride with a friend in the afternoon. He then spent the remainder of the day working on a paper. He spent the evening helping a friend with his car, and another friend with an electrical problem. We ended the night catching up on a few tivo'd shows.

Friday:  We slept in a gain, but I got invited with the neighbor girls to lunch! Phil went on a nice bike ride while I was gone. We had a lazy afternoon although I tried to work on the office and Phil did his research paper. We ended the night at our friends playing Settlers of Catan (because they got a new expansion pack so we could have 6 players).

Saturday:  We started the morning with homemade biscuits and gravy! I hitched a ride and went grocery shopping with some friends, then spent the afternoon at Sam's Club with another friend. I spent way too much money, but we were so in need of a big stock up! Phil helped a friend uninstall and reinstall a water heater. Then we went over to our neighbors for some good dutch oven cooking and a movie! I did sneak in a little reading just before bed and Phil graciously gave me a 3 hour pedicure!

Sunday:  I still had a lingering headache from the night before which increasingly got worse so we didn't go to church. After trying to sleep in and use all my tips and tricks to make it go away, Phil ended up going to the store to get me some Dr. Pepper. Unfortunately my headache never went away and I missed out on a birthday party, and games with friends. I laid on the couch all night, and after my stomach started bothering me I ended up just going to bed.


3/2/09

Twilight!!!

In case anyone is wondering...Twilight comes out in 18 days {yes, I will be going at midnight}!!! I can't wait! I figured I'd share a little secret though!
 

Target is having a 3-Disc Deluxe Edition opposed to the 2-Disc Specials everyone else is offering! 
Click {here} for the link!


2/21/09

Simple Date Night


We started our night with a fun dinner of appetizers.


We each picked one that we wanted and then decided on one together. We tried to be a little healthy so we also had a salad. 

After dinner came the not so fun part...but very important. We re-did our budget! We have felt the overwhelming need to get our food storage lately, so we successfully figured out a way to accomodate that and plan for a possible future move (grad school next year).
 

And then we decided to have a little fun and play the Wii! It helped the both of us lighten up after such a serious topic! Yeah for simple date nights!

2/17/09

Valentines Day Continued...


So because Phillip had to sleep this weekend, he said that he had a Valentines Day surprise that he'd do on Tuesday!  After getting to sleep in, I woke up to the yummy aroma of blueberry muffins (my favorite kind too)!


Then I opened an adorable card with a cover that said something about coloring my world...and Phillip wrote about how kids must be onto something when it comes to stress because they never have any!  So to cure us of our stressful week, we were going to be kids for the morning and laugh while watching cartoons and coloring!  It was silly and fun, but it really did help!  I love that my sweet husband was so creative and thoughtful!




2/14/09

Happy Valentines


On Saturday morning Phillip got home from work around 8:30 am, and woke me up so he could take me to breakfast!  My favorite breakfast is biscuits and gravy, but since they are a little hard to make, he opted to take me to IHOP instead!  So yummy!

{Don't mind the awesome morning look for me and 24 hours of no sleep for Phil}



After breakfast we picked up our taxes from our tax guy (yeah for having them done so early) and found out we were getting returns!  Although we paid an arm and a leg to get them done, it was so worth it!



Then it was off to the hospital to visit this adorable baby!  Miss Morgynn!  She gave her mommy a run for her money after 23 hours of labor, but she was oh so worth it - all 9 lbs 2 oz of her!  We have already dubbed ourselves her babysitter!  




Phillip ended up going to sleep for the rest of the day (he had to work at midnight).  I did wake him up for our traditional heart shaped meatloaf Valentines dinner.  I even found this yummy new pomegranate sparkling cider!


Happy Valentine's Day!

2/6/09

I'm Going To Be An Aunt...


AGAIN!  It's a boy! 
 
This precious little guy is gonna be a big brother!


2/3/09

8 Years!!!


I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this man!  We celebrated our 8th Anniversary today!  He is amazing and I am truly blessed to be married to him!  We had a crazy busy schedule and didn't get to do much together until dinner time.  We ate at Olive Garden and then came home for a relaxing evening where I surprised Phillip with a present he's been wanting for a long time!  He had no clue that I had been saving money behind his back forever (oops)!  I gave him a card that said "Sometimes I just don't know why I put up with you..." then the inside said "...and then I remember you put up with me!"  Then I wrote something like "And since "wii" put up with each other for this long...!"  

He just kept saying are you serious?!  No way!  It was a fun surprise!

1/28/09

Valentine's Day Ideas

Just thought I'd post a few simple and cute ideas for Valentines.


10 Things I Love About You Album

14 Days of Valentines

Homemade Coupon Book

Homemade Valentine Card

Dinner (heart shaped meatloaf)

Heart Shaped Giant Cookie

Valentines Survival Kit

Make a "Love CD"

Scavenger Hunt

Pizza With a Message

1/27/09

14 Days of Valentines

Just a reminder that February 1st is quickly approaching if you want to do the 14 Days of Valentines. If you don't know what I'm talking about you can click here for some ideas. Remember the key is simple and inexpensive. I always start at the dollar store. They have cards 2 for $1 and lots of cheesy heart day items. This year I got most of my items at the dollar store, then found a few other things at the grocery store. The first day I like to start with something that goes on the mirror or another idea from last year was this. So below is just a few items that I already purchased. Remember to have fun with it!

 

1/23/09

Mmm Mmm Good

I don't know what it is about stormy days, but I LOVE to bake! Today is no exception! Phillip requested cookies, and we are out of bread so those are at the top of my list. I figure I might as well do a batch of rolls while I'm at it. My house smells so yummy (who needs a candle)!
  • Make chocolate chips cookies
  • Make bread for the week 
  • Flash freeze homemade rolls

1/21/09

Amy The Great

So I worship the ground my friend AMY walks on! She introduced me to reader through gmail and my life has gotten just that much simpler! I am truly loving it! It's like one stop shopping! So I have taken the links off the side of my toolbar because I hated having my friends/family exposed to blog stalkers. Plus I was checking my blog to see if anyone updated, then checking the ones I hadn't added. On top of that blogger is pretty much retarded half the time and people would updated, but it never said they did. Okay, sorry for ranting. Check it out my friends, it saves me precious time to do more important things like clean my house!  Happy Wednesday!

1/20/09

My New Bible


This friends, is my new bible! I am in L-O-V-E! I highly recommend it! If you don't have it, you can purchase it here or run out and buy it today. EVERYTHING in it is so yummy! Yeah for real recipes!

1/1/09

It's Finally Here

The idea has been rolling around in my head for years, and I finally just took the plunge.  Although it isn't anything like I envisioned, and there are million things I'd change {the perfectionist in me}, I just did it!  I made it simple and easy and there's no turning back now!  Enjoy!



{Update: There will be a new recipe added everyday that follows my dinner menu for the month.}

12/31/08

Serious Icicles

Since our next semester starts Monday {and we both are taking roughly 17 credits}, Phillip and I have spent this week cleaning and purging so we can be organized from the get go!  When I suggested he put all the Christmas stuff away he laughed and told me the lights would have to wait because they were kinda sorta buried. I was confused so he pulled me outside and showed me this:


Not 20 minutes later the entire thing came down {luckily Phillip heard it and jumped out of the way in time}!  So he didn't get out of the chore!  One funny thing about the icicles on our house is they are all completely sideways!  The wind blows so much and so hard here that they end up that way.  Anyway, long story short...Christmas is all put away and we are making huge progress on out to-do lists!

12/27/08

I Swore...

I swore to myself that I wouldn't add links to the peoples blogs I stalk, but I finally decided that I was wasting too much time everyday going to each persons blog and seeing if they updated it.  So, I caved.  With school starting in a week and taking 17 credit hours I figure I will save myself time in every way shape and form.  Starting with my internet use.  So if I forgot to add you, or you would like to be taken off, just email me.

12/25/08

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone had a very MeRry ChRisTmAs!  I am still in shock that it's over, but I am thrilled to share with everyone the most thoughtful and amazing gift my husband made!  He was more excited to give me the gift than anything else this morning.  He even cried when he gave it to me! 

Since starting his new job and doing the graveyard shift I mentioned to him a few times that it's hard to sleep at night when he isn't there to cuddle with.  So apparently he conspired with some wonderful people and came up with an awesome gift!  I had no clue what was going on {other than he was gone hours on end at our neighbors}.  And hello, he is incredibly talented because he sewed it himself {who knew}!  

So without further delay...let me introduce....



Phil-In


He kinda reminds me of Shrek, but my husband was even so thoughtful as to make him match our room {brown, sage, and tan}.  Not only that, he even used the really soft minkee fabric.  And for extra measure, his arms are really long so I can wrap them around me!

On a side note, we made it home to Logan ALIVE!  We were getting a little nervous because the roads were REALLY bad and the snow was coming down so hard.  We even stopped to pull people out of the snow banks {thanks to our 4 wheel drive Land Rover}.  We came home to a TON of snow that hasn't been plowed yet.  In fact there is so much snow that we can basically walk right onto our second step on our porch the snow is that deep.  We love it though!

12/24/08

Move Over Betty Crocker

This year I was bound and determined to make plates of Christmas goodies, and since we have been snowed in all week, I was able to do just that!  I made caramels, andes mints, spritz, almond toffee and, peppermint kiss cookies.  It was so fun!  And check out my cute apron my mom made me!  LOVE IT!



12/15/08

DONE!

I finally got all these bad boys mailed out!  Ahh...what a relief!  I am disappointed because 1} I didn't get them out December 1st, 2} They consumed far too much of my time 3} I didn't get to use my favorite picture from our photo shoot, and 4} They don't look anything like the idea I had in my head.  Oh well, right?!  Merry Christmas!


12/13/08

sNoW!

{To the hymn of "Oh What Do You Do In The Summertime"}

Oh what do you do on a snowy day when all the world is white?!

Do you crawl back in bed,
and pull warm covers over head,
and read the entire book TWILIGHT?!
Is that what you do...so does my husband!


Proof!

12/3/08

Parade

Just a few pictures of us at the  Safford light parade, which was really neat, but very cold!



12/2/08

YO DAWG


So it's no secret, we LOVE boxers.  My dad is lucky enough to have two!  Shelby and Max.  Max is Shelby's dad and let me tell you, he is huge.  This picture makes them look so small.  Max is as tall as me when he jumps up!  Phillip walked the dogs almost everyday while we were there.  He wants a boxer so bad!  Some day babe!

11/30/08

Games

You better believe we busted out the dominoes while in Pima!  We ended up going over to my grandparents one night and they had an entire spread of snacks...which rocked and kept us going 'til the wee hours!  So fun!