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July 1, 2010
I am changing over to Blogspot. I like Google better than WordPress, and it will be easier for me to manage from. As I am privatizing it, you will needed to be added if you want to read it. If you want an “invite,” please just let me know.
The new link is
June 18, 2010
Two posts in a matter of minutes…I know. But I don’t care…this is my blog after all…Anyway…
Married life is great. Also, I love to cook. I have about eleven cookbooks. Some of you may find this excessive for someone newly married and only cooking for two; it is. I had a few before I got married, and then people kept giving us them. The nice thing is that I have a recipe for basically anything I could ever want to make. Ever. I even have a recipe for ratatouille. Which I would probably never make except for the fact that my husband loves squash. It is his favorite vegetable. If that is a vegetable. I do not like squash. At all. But I love Will.
Lucky for me and my newly practiced cooking skills, my husband will eat anything. I think he just likes food in general. However, I did make him muffins, and he’s only eaten one of them. This is a problem because I am now eating them…and I shouldn’t be eating that much crap. Anyone want a blueberry streusel muffin? They’re apparently too sweet for Will…this may come as a shock to anyone who has drunken (is that the correct word?) Kool-Aid prepared by Will. It’s like drinking the syrup for snow cones…
Moving right along…
This week has been full of culinary adventures for me. My mom is an excellent cook, and (I’m pretty sure) she enjoys cooking. Hence, I didn’t get too much experience expanding my culinary horizons while living at home. Not so any longer. I also have a motivational guinea pig now. He will eat anything, and he gives me a reason to actually cook.
While planning our menu for the week, Will and I sat down with a bunch of cookbooks and tried to find recipes we wanted to try. Will found one he thought looked really good. Unfortunately for the visual learners out there, we thought it tasted really good, and I took no pictures. I will try with the next recipe. This particular one was for Pesto Paninis and Tomato Soup. Some kind souls gave us a panini grill as a wedding gift. I love this tool. It is marvelous. It makes grilling sandwiches easy.
To make our paninis, we just stuck pieces of mozzarella cheese on slices of french bread, spread pesto on the cheese (this actually keeps the bread from getting soggy. I didn’t come up with it on my own. It came from the cookbook…), stick tomato slices on top of this (we used roma…but mainly because they’re cheaper than other tomatoes. But they are also smaller, so it worked out well.) and then finish with some grilled chicken (grilled by Will’s favorite gift–the George Foreman grill) topped by another slice of french bread. This we stick in the panini grill and wait with watering mouths until about two minutes later when the light dings (it really does…) and the sandwiches come out perfectly grilled.
The tomato soup was pretty simple, too. I didn’t want to just have plain tomato soup with our special sandwiches, so I spiced it up a bit. Literally. I started with a can of Campbells tomato soup (although I doubt the brand matters) and you use a can of milk instead of water. To this you add some basil, oregano, and marjoram. I used these mainly because one cookbook suggested them, and they came in my spice rack. I didn’t have rosemary, or I would have added that, too. To add a bit of texture, I threw in about half a tomato, diced, although you could probably add more. That was just what was left over from the paninis…
Anyway. Whether you will ever try this or not, it tasted amazing.
June 18, 2010
Although I don’t understand why I should be passionate about this story, Melissa, I will share it. 🙂
Will and I were doing sealings, and I became dizzy during the 9th one. It was really hot in that room, and I hadn’t eaten in about seven hours. The room started to spin, and I woke up to Will looking down at me with a not-quite-as-worried-as-I-would-have-expected look on his face. It was basically a normal non-smile. However, his side of the story tells me that I was only out for about 30 seconds, so he really had no time to worry.
There’s not too much to it, but it’s kind of a fun story and honeymoon memory. Any questions?
UPDATE: After reading this again, I realized that I kinda made it seem like Will wasn’t concerned for my well being. He was. A part I should have included was that the rest of the day he made sure there was food in my system and that I was properly hydrated, etc. It was cute. Also, I checked my facts with Will, and apparently I was out for more like 5 seconds rather than 30. Just enough time to fall before I came to. He says my eyes didn’t even close. So. Hopefully this clears everything up. Also hopefully it didn’t cause any confusion…
June 17, 2010
It has been a long time since I last blogged, and the last one didn’t even count since it was a quote. However, pretty much everybody that reads this blog knows what was going on in my life recently…
So. Life has been a bit busy. But exciting. And I’m loving married life. (Can you tell by the picture?) My husband is a sweetheart. But this time away from my blog has made me realize something. I was blogging just because everyone else was blogging. I think that’s one of the other things that has kept me away for so long. Anyway. You most likely don’t read this just to find out why I wasn’t writing for so long. Moving along.
Did you notice the new background? I think it fits my new blog approach. Which will be explained in this post.
I sometimes fancy myself a writer. So I figured a blog would be great for me. Then I realized I hate writing unless the topic is something I’m passionate about. When I was in school, I would try to write papers about things I actually cared about. My most recent paper was about genocide. I care a great deal about that. (Just to clear the waters here, I am AGAINST genocide…) Since I’ve graduated, I haven’t followed the news very much at all. My focus was on wedding, wedding, wedding. Today I found out that someone that has been on death row is to be killed soon, after much appealing that he is a changed man. In case you too have been in the dark (which in unlikely), he is a murderer. All I will say on the matter is that I am for capital punishment.
Anyway. There was a point to all that. I love writing about things I care about. If I don’t care, my writing suffers, and I can’t think of anything to say. Currently, there are a few things I care about. Here are a few:
The temple
The person on the right...or my left...
Food
I love the temple. Even on our honeymoon we went to the Los Angeles and San Diego temples. Fun stories there (I passed out in the LA temple)…
I love my husband. Last summer, I was basically dating just for the fun of it. I was planning on a mission, and I figured nothing serious would happen in a year. Ha. Enter Will. The destroyer of my plans for a mission at age 21. But that’s ok. I am now happily married to the best man in the world.
I also love food. I consequently love to cook. And although Will really isn’t a picky eater, he says I’m a good cook. 🙂 Except for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. I apparently make that very poorly. Ask him about it sometime…
Because I love these three things, I will probably mention them most. I suppose that this post is mainly to prepare my readers to either be bored or exhilarated by my future posts. So. Make like a Boy Scout and be prepared. …I just made that up.
Hopefully, y’all will enjoy the new direction with my blog. Love you all.
April 23, 2010
April 22, 2010
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So, I decided it was time for a change again. I chose this one because of the tunnel picture. I thought it looked way sweet. And it’s been a while since I changed it last, and new things are always great, right? Anyway…
My sister got married last weekend. That was exciting. I thought the actual wedding day would be really long, but it really wasn’t bad. One nice thing is that I spent most of the day with Will. 🙂 Another fun part was that I was the oldest person that was waiting outside of the temple. Two of the other bridesmaids also didn’t go, but they got there way after me. And it was great because, if you sit outside of the temple while parents are inside, you are the automatic babysitter. And there’s only a little sarcasm there. I love my little cousins. They are cute.
Also, we kind of used Madi’s wedding as the trial run for my wedding. 🙂 And I got some great ideas from hers. Sadly, I was busy being a bridesmaid, so I didn’t get any pictures to post. But it was beautiful. My dad is a master planner for parties. It was a lot of work, but it was amazing. I may have some pictures soon. Stay posted for updates.
Also, I am now a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant. So. If you want to throw a little party, or if you have any questions, let me know!
April 22, 2010
What do you think of this poem?
A dip, A curl,
A mindless twirl,
In silence still it turns;
When all remember
last the words
left dancing in the quill.
April 5, 2010
So, I have been schooled in the ways of the South. Not in the “schooled” way meaning I got my butt kicked, but “schooled” as the more artistic word for “taught.” And by “the South” I mean the southern states of the United States of America. Anyway. My knowledge of the South was previously exclusive to Florida, but now I have been to Tennessee, to visit Will’s family. It was fantastic.
First. Tennessee is a beautiful state. There are a million trees. I had lots of fun driving from Nashville to Memphis area. There are lots of fun facts about Tennessee. First off, schools get off for Good Friday. That seems really strange to me, but after talking to a cousin in Texas, I found that their story is the same. Interesting, eh?
Also, in my trip to visit relatives, I had to write a paper. Fun, right? No. It was a group paper, so I had to actually work on it and do well. But. I got it done. So. Hallelujah.
For those who were worried, I was not attacked by some strange creature (that I know of), but we did have to deal with some wasps that I’m pretty sure were trying to eat Will. But that’s because he was spraying them and their nests with poison.
I also got to experience Will and his love of rocketry. I knew it existed, but I had never seen him in action. He got excited and sent off, like, five rockets in a two day period, one that he built himself.
So. All in all, it was a great weekend. Lots of fun. 🙂
March 31, 2010
Usually I disagree with almost everything President Obama does. But this may actually be something I might agree with.
March 31, 2010
First off, thank you everyone for your comments. 🙂
A game at a bridal shower got me thinking. I had to list 20 things about myself, and I was surprised at how hard it was to think of a measly 20 characteristics of myself. Is it just that I don’t know myself very well? Or is that I don’t feel like there is enough about me that other people would be interested in? I’m not really sure. But. I have decided that most of my readers don’t know enough random facts about me. Especially since my fiance got only 70% of my answers. So. Here goes:
1. I love pink. Like, I would have a pink car if I could.
2. One of my favorite pastimes is singing while play piano.
3. I hate flying. Unless I’m on a rollercoaster. But I don’t know if that counts.
4. I live in a state that boasts of some of the best snow in the world, and I’ve never been skiing. I’ve been snowboarding only once.
5. If I had to, I could live off of chips, salsa, and Chex Mix.
6. I love Glenn Beck. I find him very informative, interesting, and entertaining.
7. I love Crystal Lite On-the-go packets (mixed with water, of course…)
8. I’ve have lived in five different states…on all sides of the country…
9. I think I find out about a new Google wonder weekly.
10. My favorite TV show is Sonny With a Chance. Made for teenyboppers, yes. Funny, yes. But. I think sometimes you just need to watch something made for someone about 10 years younger than you are.
Any other random facts you want to know?
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