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Sunday, September 13, 2009

First Anniversary!

Today is our first anniversary. It's been a really fantastic year. We had our wedding at a beautiful greenhouse just as the sun was setting, followed by a reception with wonderful family and friends and of course, cake from Granite! We spent three nights at the Washington School Inn in Park City. It was such a fun getaway. We ate breakfast at 2:00 pm and strolled Main Street after everyone was gone. It was really a great honeymoon.
In October we went on yet another honeymoon, this time to Kauai, Hawaii. It was so magical. We laid on the beach, fed the cute chickens, played cards by the pool, jumped into waves two stories tall that could have killed us (and almost did), and were just plain lazy. I loved just sitting around with my best friend. It was soo hard to go back to work/school/snow after that.
We spent our first Christmas together, and even had our first Christmas tree. Evan wasn't a big fan of my idea that everything on the tree had to match, but eventually he came around. It was super fun to wake up Christmas morning and open presents together. Evan is too good to me.
The next three months just flew by and in March, we took our first trip to Austin. We really enjoyed the 86 degree heat when it had just snowed at home. We spent our time driving around and eating a lot of Mexican food!
In May, Evan had his 30th birthday (which I thought was a blast). We had a 70s themed party with tons of friends and family. Evan didn't want to turn 30, but I think the party help ease that pain!
June, July and August brought summer bbq's, playing with the nephews and a few birthday parties. Evan always has great ideas, and he made my birthday party very special. He sat through two hours of parade with me and three whining kids, because that's what I wanted to do (besides the whining). He got me a chocolate and strawberry (my favorite!) cake from Granite, and gave me two very wonderful gifts: Plant Earth (which is what we watched on our first date- I know, we're nerds), and a coupon to get Warren tinted! He's so good to me.
In August, we had to move away, but not before we stayed at my Merm's for a week! Evan has always been so sensitive to the fact that moving is hard for me, and he has been so supportive whenever I've had meltdowns over it. We drove for two 13-hour days to get to Austin, and Evan made it totally fun the whole way. He did get a little beligerant in Abilene, but I think he was just giving what he was getting! He's always a good sport when I get spastic like that.
And now, here we are, at the end of a wonderful year. I hate being stuck without friends or family, but I love who I'm stuck with. I couldn't ask to be permanently hooked to anyone better. Evan is patient, loving, funny and oh so handsome. I can't believe it's been a whole year!
I love you, Ev! Here's to 85 more just like this one!

Friday, May 8, 2009

Let's be friends...

Evan introduced me to this blog about a minute ago, letsbefriends.blogspot.com... I love it!
Here is a sample of its awesomeness!



Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Happy Birthday Evan!




This is a few days late, but here are some pictures from Evan's groovy birthday party!
Happy birthday babe, I love you!

Thursday, March 26, 2009

This did not happen on my watch...

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

New Ambitions....

I have decided to embark on several new recipes I haven't tried before.. Here's my list so far of things I'd like to try to make:
Tiramisu
English Trifle
Cheesecake
Palmiers
Croissants
Blueberry Pie
Fruit Compotes
Creme Brulee (which I've done, but only with a mix)

Recent things I've attempted with some success:
Bread Pudding
Chocolate Tarts with warm red wine sauce
Homemade bread
Peanut Butter chocolate squares

I don't even want to talk about my taffy making experience(s). The taffy was delicious after we got it right, but.. AT WHAT COST?

Anyway, I'd love some suggestions on tasty, somewhat unusual desserts if anyone has some good ideas!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Phone stealer pens ballsy letter

So there's this stupid self centered girl at the U, and of course I have two classes with her. This is the girl that swiped my phone, btw, and asked for a reward in return. Long story. Ask for details.
So one of the classes I have with this frigid... person is called 'Foundations of Conflict'. It's fairly small, only about forty people in it. It's pretty boring and I have to have caffeine before I can sit through it. But today, the professor said that he got a note in his box from an anonymous person in the class. The note is typed and basically says I think this class is a waste of time and everyone else does too, so step it up a notch or give us our money back. Totally rude. So he says he wants feedback from the rest of us, and goes to hand out this form he printed with questions on it for us to answer anonymously. Everyone in the class started saying 'Uh, I don't need a form, I'll just tell you, this class is just fine the way it is.' One by one, we all start agreeing and discussing what we like and dislike about the class. It was 90% positive, with the only negative things being that it was in the afternoon and we all have a hard time staying alert.
So the whole time the class is having this discussion, this girl, the terrible one, looks totally constipated and annoyed. No one fessed up to writing the note, and she's the only one with nothing to say out loud.
I knew it was her! I so called it.