Monday, April 5, 2010

Easter and Relay for life

So I uploaded these backward and I really don't want to have to fix it so we are going to start with most recent and work our way back!

So starting with Easter. Since home is so far away I didn't go anywhere so since it was semi nice out I went and played lacrosse at the park. Here is me playing catch.
Picking the ball up because I can't catch :P

Catching the ball again.Throwing!
Goofing off
So here is relay for life and I cant switch them around to how they are suppose to be so upside down again. So every year we do relay for life and this year we were with the Walgreens team. (Megan's team)
It was a very long night and I'm old now so I fell asleep :P
So here is at 3:30 in the morning after we moved into the tent. (More blankets in there)
And outside when I was eaten by the blanket. The team wanted to sign me up for Karaoke as "The Blanket Monster"
Slowly sinking into the blankets
It was VERY loud.
Falling asleep at 1:30
Playing Settlers of Catan!
Nap time!
My Cupcake!
Sitting at the booth selling cupcakes and cookies
And finally we have Kody! He broke his ankle in 2 places playing football and had to have surgery he is now the owner of some shiny screws and pins in it. Here is his ankle right before surgery.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Made me laugh

I was reading this the other day and decided to share because it made me smile :)

o I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

o More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me.

o Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

o I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

o Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

o Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.

o I think everyone has a movie that they love so much; it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.

o How the heck are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

o I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

o I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

o The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

o Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.

o How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

o While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.

o MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

o Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

o Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!

o Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from; this shouldn't be a problem....

o You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

o Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.

o There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

o I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

o "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

o I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren’t watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'

o While watching the Olympics, I find myself cheering equally for China and USA. No, I am not of Chinese descent, but I am fairly certain that when Chinese athletes don’t win, they are executed.
o I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Darnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

o I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

o When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

o I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

o Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...

o As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

o Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

o Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet my a$$ everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...

o I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.

o I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

o The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large order.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Trying my hand at being crafty again

I got these old window frames from some friends and decided to do fun things with them so here is the first.
First I started by scraping the paint off yes in the living room again.
This proved to be quite the task so I went to the hardware store and got heavy duty stripper.
Like my sexy orange gloves?
After I put the stripper on I found out why scraping was hard there were 3 layers of paint and primer. It was white, orange, green, and white again.
After it dried I started to paint I got this awesome blue.
And again I painted in the living room. I will never learn outside is a good place to do these little projects.
And finally we have the finished product. I strung wire on it and put cute little clippies on now I just have a few finishing touches and it will be awesome. I hung it by the door I put little screw things in so our keys could hang on it.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Winter Carnival

My mom also plans a girls trip every year and this year she was going to McCall but everyone ditched out on her so I went down and met my mom and Kody in McCall.

Before I left though I made this fabulous baked fried chicken courtesy of my Aunt Suzy. It was delicious!
and hung out with the lizard :D
Unfortunately this year was a really warm year so by the time we got to McCall most of the snow was melting and the statues had been smashed down by people climbing on them but we did get a few good pictures.
This first one is just some random yard where they had made a bunch of snowmen and decorated them all differently.
Here is one that was in the park not really sure what he is I think he is a monster peeking over something.
And one of my favorites the Numbers.
We went to dinner at Steamers again and while we were there we took pictures. Mom and Kody couldn't quite get theirs right so here is the best one.

After dinner we went back to our cabin, Mom's friend Jane came over and we played Phase 10 till finally after hours Kody beat us.
The next morning we went to The Pancake house for breakfast and they had the Mardi gras tree still up so here it is.
I had to take a picture of the boys room sign because I thought it was funny. I couldn't get a picture of the girls one because there were tons of people standing in front of it but it was hilarious as well.
Then headed home :)

Friday, January 29, 2010

Exciting month and lots of food!

Its been a very exciting month here. First school started I am in a genetics class I know nothing about but am hoping I will be able to keep my head above water and pass the class.
I got glasses 2 weeks ago which I have already broken and had to send to Boise to get them repaired.
Had little party at our house drinking and playing settlers.
The boys taking shots.
I made homemade raviolis.
I made bread. Cranberry Orange bread.
My Raviolis with sauce I know it doesn't look too horribly appetizing but they are delicious.
Super Yummy black bean soup. I don't own a pot large enough to make it in 1 pot so it got split up into 3 which was good because I was able to have mine made without ham in it.

I made yummy honey-ginger teriyaki chicken with seared pineapple its super yummy.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Food and Crafts

Super Yummy Hashbrowns!
Amazing French onion soup!
And we went to the winter farmers market and got CUPCAKES!!!!! <3 onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_txnwM9SaqUM/S0psFrXVVTI/AAAAAAAAAyc/B7xhQ5GY4xY/s1600-h/IMG_0253.JPG">For new years I made a resolution to keep the house cleaner and I found a website that has been helping me do just that called Flylady I have been following her steps for a week now and have been cleaning a little at a time and our house is looking great.
A few months ago I made this brush holder for my makeup brushes.
It rolls up to look like this.
So while going through my house and cleaning I keep finding stray earrings, I decided to take care of this by using left over materials from my brush holder and card board and came up with this.
My handy earring holder which I hung on the wall in the bathroom next to my sink. Now when I find earrings I can come hang them up till I find the match :)

Christmas pt 1

First here is the Christmas tree! It was too tall to fit the angel on top so my mom put it in the middle.
Here is everyone opening presents Christmas morning.

Mom made these puffs filled with Chorizo egg and cheese. They were Super good.
Christmas night my mom made a whole turkey dinner but I forgot to get a picture of it so here is the next nights dinner.
Shrimp Scampi and Prime Rib (not pictured)
Chickpea Salad
and Jello Salad
We played my games I got for Christmas a lot while we were down.It was a lot of fun we went and saw Melissa and James. Shauna came over and played games with us too.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Limoncello!

Months ago a gal I know was talking about her mom making limoncello and I had never heard of this This is a very good lemony alcohol thats made with lemon peels and vodka. It sits for 80 days before its done so here is what we came out with.
This is while I was bottling it .

It made an excellent christmas present for everyone and I love the bottles I got to bottle it in. :D