New Food Blog

So, I know I have been totally lame on my food blog lately. I have recipes to post, I just.. haven't posted them. But I did want to give a shout out to my aunts'/mom's new food blog:

http://blog.butterrequired.com/

You think I have good recipes? Check this one out! WHOA! I definitely got my food genes from somewhere and if you try any of their recipes.. you'll know where. Scrumdidilyumptious! (I totally just made up that spelling, in case you haven't already noticed) So head on over, leave a comment or two and give something a try. They just started it, but the recipes they have on there already sound amazing. If you forget, the link is in my blog roll on my food blog. Yum! I am now remotivated to get back on the food blog bandwagon.

Random Updates

Last weekend was another major family event as we sent my sister off to Brazil to serve her mission! She flew out last Tuesday directly to the MTC in Sao Paulo (hopefully I spelled that right) and this is a picture of her district after attending their first temple session there. We got her first e-mail yesterday and she is super busy and having a great time. I wasn't so emotional sending her off.. I know she'll be okay. This will be such a great experience for her!

In other news... there isn't much. This "after graduation" period has been really interesting. I guess I thought that Jared graduating was going to solve all our problems and everything was going to be a magic fairy land. I'm having a hard time being patient, which is no big surprise. I want to move to TX NOW, and buy a house NOW and get pregnant NOW and make the big bucks NOW and get out of debt NOW. And perhaps that sentence right there is the reason why everything is going the way it is. Patience has never been one of my better qualities and I guess now is as good a time to be taught that it's a virtue as any! So, that's my goal for the next little while until whatever path in life we're supposed to take reveals itself. I'm learning that there is a difference between being "student" adults and "for real" adults. While in school, we had direction, focus, goals... and now the question we keep asking ourselves is "now what?". There are so many options! We just want to make sure we're doing the right thing, going the right place and making the right decisions. Ack! Life is definitely an adventure. I'm just grateful that I have Jared along for the ride. Now, unlike me... his feathers aren't ruffled at all. He has such great faith that everything will be okay. Our new motto whenever some trial comes up is "At least it's not Iraq!" Which is true. This hard moment in time is nothing compared to the not so great experience that was.

That's my musings for the day. Jared is flying to TX next tuesday for a week and a half to do some job scouting, so hopefully something will happen. Crossing my fingers!

The Big Day: Part 1

So for some reason my comp is running slow this morning, so this is The Big Day part 1. I have to go finish getting ready for work, but here are a few pics of Jared's graduation!

Don't Worry

We are alive. I have been a slave to reading (found a couple of new authors that I LOVE) and have been doing pretty much nothing else besides that. So, I have pics and events to share and update but I have to manage to get my butt off the couch to do it. ;-)

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Standard Operating Procedures reminder BBQ RULES

We are about to enter the BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity. When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:
Routine...

(1) The woman buys the food.
(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - Pepsi in hand.
(4) The woman remains outside the compulsory three meter exclusion zone where the exuberance of testosterone and other manly bonding activities can take place without the interference of the woman. Here comes the important part:
(5) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.
More routine...
(6) The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
(7) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is looking great. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another Pepsi while he flips the meatImportant again:
(8) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN. More routine...
(9) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
(10) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes. And most important of all:(11) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.
(12) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed "her night off", and, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women.