Bad blogger.

So, I really need to start posting regularly...I think I need a reminder. Set up an email to remind me or something...

Anyway, we went on a little weekend vacation with our friends, Brandon and Monica, to Heber! We had lots of fun. Mostly we just lounged around and relaxed. It was wonderful. We had lots of good grilled food too. MMMMM! The weather was so nice all weekend. I'm excited to be able to do it again.

This is how close we were to the water. I'm standing just beside the front porch.

So Hard!

We've both been sick for the past month (first him, then me). So, I haven't really done a menu because he wasn't eating from the sickness, then I just didn't feel like it. I've decided I will try my hardest to not forget to make a menu. Seriously, it was hard! I didn't realize how much easier it made it around supper time when we knew exactly what we were going to eat. Plus, it ensures that we have enough food so we don't have to go back to the store over and over again. So, I am trying to plan a menu at the moment, and can't find my list of food!! I have no clue where it went and I can't remember what all was on it. I hope I didn't throw it way...

Happy Birthday!

Saturday, Rodney turned 23. Poor thing had to work. So sad, but I did make him steak for supper, so I think that made up for it. I got him the movie Serenity and Follow that Bird. No, that's not a typo. I did get him a Sesame Street movie. He's told me in the past how much he loved that movie when he was younger, how he knew every word of it, and how he wished he could find his VHS it was recorded on so he could watch it again. Well, when I was at Wal-Mart picking up some rechargable batteries for our Wii remotes (for his party the previous Saturday), I just happened to see it sitting on one of the shelves. I snatched it up excited about my purchase. On the way home, I was a little worried he wouldn't like it, but when I gave it to him he was SO excited. His mom also brought him a german chocolate cake (which I almost accidentally dumped in the sink with dirty dishes. hehe that would have been a disaster),
Robinhood: Men in Tights, and a t-shirt. I think his friend, Brandon, orded him a shirt online, so that's another gift. So, overall he had a pretty great birthday.

Here's more pictures of our niece and nephew!

Matt is trying his hardest to flip himself over.

"You want me to do what??"

Aww. Kisses

"Are we done here? There's popsicles in the kitchen calling my name."

"I'll do it, but I'm not gonna like it"

Kylee closes her eyes when she wants to ignore you or pretend like something isn't there.We seriously have no clue where she got that from.

She decided she was done with this photo shoot. She was tired of him touching her.

He doesn't seem to upset with the fact that she left.

Mom got married!

My mom got married! I was her bridesmaid, decorator, and did all of her flowers. It was a small wedding, probably only 30 guests at the most. I didn't get many pictures with my camera, but as soon as I get to get some of the ones they have, I'll add more.

Weight loss and birthdays

A couple of weeks ago I started a weight loss challenge to loose 20 pounds in 20 weeks. So far I have lost 9 pounds! That's really exciting to me. Even though I had cake. Yummy birthday cake for my niece who just turned 2!

Speaking of birthdays, Rodney's birthday is coming up soon. April 25th to be exact. I think we are planning on grilling out and inviting family and a few friends over. AND I'm going to be baking him a cake. I love baking cakes.

Texting Romance

Ugh. For some reason I just don't post. I guess I just feel my life is too boring. Or maybe I think no one reads it. Hmm. Anyway. I have made myself a promise to start blogging more. So, I'll tell you a story about Rodney and how he suprises me sometimes. The other day I was texting Rodney while he was at work. Here's a little bit of what was said.

I said something silly. Not really sure what it was because I say goofy stuff all the time.
Rodney: you are something else
me: what?
Rodney: idk but it's something good.


My heart melted. I'm not sure why this hit me the way it did, but I thought it was so romantic. I made me think of something I would here in a movie. (sigh) I love that man.

Menu: March 2-8

Last week the menu went pretty much as planned. Thursday we ate with Rodney's mom, so we didn't have fajitas, but everything else went smooth. Friday was so much fun because our friends Brandon and Monica came over to hang out. My camera is acting a little crazy, so I wasn't able to take pictures, but we had a blast.

So, for this week's menu.

Monday: Lasagna, salad, french bread

Tuesday: Bacon Cheese Chicken Sandwich (aka Marlboro Man's Second Favorite Sandwich)

Wednesday: Hamburger Helper

Thursday: Buffalo Chicken Tenders and Spicy Oven Fried Ranch Potato Wedges (we love these!)

Friday: Tacos (also love these)

Saturday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes

Sunday: Manwich

Menu: Feb 23 thru March 1

So, because we had no power, we couldn't cook anything. I finally got to make a menu again! Yay! So here it is!

Monday: Boneless Buffalo Chicken Tenders and Spicy Ranch Oven Fried Potato Wedges

Tuesday: Tacos

Wednesday: Rodeo Burgers

Thursday: Fajitas (Steak and sauteed bell peppers)

Friday: Bbq ribs (from a box. don't judge me), shells and cheese

Saturday: Spaghetti, salad, and french bread

Sunday: Pizza

We Are Alive! Promise!

So, we had a wonderful little ice storm that knocked our power out for almost 3 weeks! It was so awful having to stay at other people's houses instead of our own. We are so glad to be home!
Here are some photos of the damage.












We have never been so glad to see an electric truck in our life! So, I will be posting regularly now that we have our power back.

This Week's Menu

So, I've decided to plan our menu and shop by a list so we don't spend as much. So, here's this week's menu (starting with Monday, January 19th):

Monday: Lasagna, french bread

Tuesday: Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza, salad

Wednesday: Hamburger Helper, salad

Thursday: Buffalo Chicken Tenders, Spicy ranch over fried potato wedges, rolls (and maybe mac and cheese)

Friday: Chicken Quesadillas, Tamales

Saturday: Spaghetti, salad, french bread

Sunday: General Tso's Chicken, fried rice (Although, I may use this chicken recipe instead.)

I'm really excited about having menus planned for each week (I know, I'm weird ha ha. I don't have a very exciting life OK?).

Changes and Cookies

This year I have decided I need to change. I am the messiest, most unorganized person in the world. No, I'm serious, the whole.entire.world. I hate cleaning, and can never find anything because of it. I live out of the (clean) laundry basket because I don't like hanging up clothes. So, my goal this year is to become a more clean, organized person. I have been slowly improving over the past couple of weeks (well, maybe the past couple of days). I've been cleaning, putting stuff away, and even hanging up my clothes as soon as they come out of the dryer (*gasp*). I am also starting to plan a weekly menu instead of shopping and then arguing with Rodney about who is going to choose what we have for supper when one of us decides its supper time. Usually it's "what do you want?" "I don't care. What do you want?" "I don't care. You decide." and so on....and so far this week, I've heard "What do you have planned for supper tonight?" Yay! SO I will also start posting my menu for the week on Sunday nights. I'll also be posting links to the recipes and to my other blog once I post the recipes there.

In other news, we are visiting our friends, Brandon and Monica, this Saturday and I get to bake cookies! Yay! I love baking cookies. Especially since my mom brought me about 6 bags of random types of chocolate (and other flavored) chips. I'll post pictures Sunday.

P.S. I am not good at coming up with titles. (Like you didn't notice.)

I'm such a bad blogger...

I really need to post more often. I promise in 2009 I will post more. So for an update, I am not really doing much. I took the semester off and I am going to LPN school in the fall. That's really about it...Oh! and we have a new nephew! YAY!! His name is Matthew Wayne. He was 7lbs 12.2 oz and 19 inches long. So far he's a good baby. We were worried that his big sister, Kylee, (who isn't even 2 years old) would be jealous, but she's doing great and wants to hold him all the time.

Look how adorable! He's so precious!



And look at all that red hair. I just wanna eat him up! NOM NOM!!

So, that's about it. I'll try and have a more exciting life so I'll have more to update about for all of you who read my blog, which I hope is more than I think it is....

Happy Anniversary!

So, yesterday was our first anniversary. One whole year of being married. It seems like we have been married for way longer and way shorter at the same time (I know, I make no sense). Rodney got the day off, so we spent it at home just hanging out and exchanged gifts. Since one year is paper, he got me this:



And I got him this:






I know, it's not paper, but he really wanted it...so since he got me paper, and I didn't get him a paper gift, I made him this:


It's a little book of 52 reasons why I love him. He loved it. So, that's how our anniversary went.