had such a busy weekend.
on friday, I was feeling so sick (sinus infection), but Devin and I had planned Friday to be our date night. he decided to take care of everything, and when I got home, I was feeling a little better, so we went and picked up his skis from Park's (getting the bindings fixed for his new boots), met Shannon there (finally. she's awesome.), and then we headed to Olive Garden to grab take-out for a date night in.
after our dinner date at home, shawn came over and we watched the byu game. the only good part was Nelson high-fiving the ref after his touchdown. hilarious.
saturday, we got up early-ish and headed to help out the family at Amanda and Jason's yard sale. Devin spent all day lifting and moving and hauling all the heavy stuff into trailers to be taken to his parents or to their storage unit, and Amanda, Chloe and I sat in the [freezing] cold and ran the yard sale. It was a pretty big success! They sold almost all of their big stuff (couches, desks, bookshelves, etc) and tons of other stuff. So glad we could help them out, and I loved spending the afternoon with my sisters!
we headed home to relax and rest a little bit after running a few errands (decided to get a real christmas tree this year!), and then had Josh and Amy over for a movie night! We watched The Uninvited, which is an awesome scary movie, and we had some awesome snacks. I made a nutella fruit dip that was delicious!
Nutella Fruit Dip
1/2 cup nutella
1 cup vanilla (or plain) yogurt
mix well.
HOW EASY IS THAT?! I know. And it's seriously delicious. We ate it with apples and bananas, and I'm sure any other fruit would be really good too. Especially strawberries.
When the movie was over, we naturally had to watch several episodes of The Office to counter the scariness of the movie, and then Josh and Amy headed home.
Today, we slept in and then did some organizing around the house (surprised?! hope not. so typical.) before heading to church. We hadn't been in 2 weeks because of a photo shoot and my cousin's mission farewell. The talks in sacrament meeting were so good! I love a good talk.
Nursery? I would hate it if I didn't love it so much. I've never had to stop so many fights! We have 2 little boys that are both known to get a little aggressive and they just seemed to keep running into each other all afternoon! All the kids are so cute, though. They are smart and hilarious and easily entertained, even though they seemed to have record-short attention spans today.
After church, we headed straight to my parents for dinner. My Dad waxed Devin's new ski's (we are SO excited to get out this season!) and we saw milo for awhile. He has grown into this bulky little bear-looking thing. His neck is HUGE, and his tail is totally mutilated. Too many cat fights, I guess. He looks a little ridiculous, but I love him anyway.
Our week doesn't look busy YET, but I better not speak too soon. It seems like every second has been so packed with plans these last few weeks, so I'm just not convinced that anything will be slowing down any time soon.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
a recipe for your weekend
Cinnamon Roll Cake
* this recipe contains an unhealthy amount of butter. seriously. but it's delicious
Cake:
3 cups flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup butter, melted
Topping:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbs. flour
1 tbsp. cinnamon
Mix everything together except for the butter. Slowly stir in the melted butter and pour into a greased 9x13 pan. For the topping, mix all the ingredients together until well combined. Drop evenly over batter and swirl with a knife. Bake at 350 for 28-32 minutes.
Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
5 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
*I had a hard time getting my cake to bake the whole way through. I think it's because I mixed the topping into the cake too much. Just swirl it.
*The glaze is so simple and I think I'm going to use it... universally with lots of other recipes! It would be delicious drizzled over basically anything.
*We like this cake best served warm.
* this recipe contains an unhealthy amount of butter. seriously. but it's delicious
Cake:
3 cups flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup butter, melted
Topping:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbs. flour
1 tbsp. cinnamon
Mix everything together except for the butter. Slowly stir in the melted butter and pour into a greased 9x13 pan. For the topping, mix all the ingredients together until well combined. Drop evenly over batter and swirl with a knife. Bake at 350 for 28-32 minutes.
Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
5 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
*I had a hard time getting my cake to bake the whole way through. I think it's because I mixed the topping into the cake too much. Just swirl it.
*The glaze is so simple and I think I'm going to use it... universally with lots of other recipes! It would be delicious drizzled over basically anything.
*We like this cake best served warm.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
astounded.
This morning, I woke up a little before 5 a.m. with the most awful headache. I am almost sure it was a migraine, but I've never had a migraine, so I don't know what i'm talking about.
I went and took some advil and drank some water and tried to fall back asleep, but I was in so much pain that I just started crying, which woke Devin up, and he immediately went into take-care-of-Katie mode. He asked me all sorts of questions and made sure there was nothing more he could do, and then he wiped my tears (over and over, because they just kept coming) and helped me relax, and didn't stop until I was asleep. And it worked like a charm. I'm pretty sure I was asleep before the medicine kicked in.
He is exceptional.
Today? He sent me sweet and funny texts (including some seriously awesome pick-up lines) all day long, and repeatedly asked how I was feeling, if I was okay.
On my way home, I called him because I was smelling something weird every time I hit the breaks and the car was smoking a little. He assured me I would be safe driving home, and said he would take a look at it when I got there. I asked him when he would be home and he said he was on his way at the same time, but would stop at get me some medicine for my head on his way.
He is extraordinary.
When I got home, he looked at the car right away, knew what was wrong after about .5 seconds of looking under the hood, and drove to Jiffy Lube right then to fix it. (I had gotten the oil changed there yesterday, and apparently, they left the oil cap off. WHAT?! yes.) He told me to just go inside and lay down. That he would take care of it. Oh, and I accidentally ordered 2 burrito's today from Chubby's (because he can't speak spanish), so go ahead and eat that for dinner. (Even though I didn't really like it, and let him finish it, haha)
He is incredible.
I went and took some advil and drank some water and tried to fall back asleep, but I was in so much pain that I just started crying, which woke Devin up, and he immediately went into take-care-of-Katie mode. He asked me all sorts of questions and made sure there was nothing more he could do, and then he wiped my tears (over and over, because they just kept coming) and helped me relax, and didn't stop until I was asleep. And it worked like a charm. I'm pretty sure I was asleep before the medicine kicked in.
He is exceptional.
Today? He sent me sweet and funny texts (including some seriously awesome pick-up lines) all day long, and repeatedly asked how I was feeling, if I was okay.
On my way home, I called him because I was smelling something weird every time I hit the breaks and the car was smoking a little. He assured me I would be safe driving home, and said he would take a look at it when I got there. I asked him when he would be home and he said he was on his way at the same time, but would stop at get me some medicine for my head on his way.
He is extraordinary.
When I got home, he looked at the car right away, knew what was wrong after about .5 seconds of looking under the hood, and drove to Jiffy Lube right then to fix it. (I had gotten the oil changed there yesterday, and apparently, they left the oil cap off. WHAT?! yes.) He told me to just go inside and lay down. That he would take care of it. Oh, and I accidentally ordered 2 burrito's today from Chubby's (because he can't speak spanish), so go ahead and eat that for dinner. (Even though I didn't really like it, and let him finish it, haha)
He is incredible.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
smashbook
i did a ton of work on my smashbook last night, but going through it, it's still totally not done at all. not one single page is all the way done. i don't think i've quite grasped the "smashing" concept yet either. there's too much... space.
but i'm excited about it. and it's coming along. slowly. but it's gonna be awesome.
it's already having a hard time closing, which sure tells you something! it's like a 3D, interactive, pop-up book for a scrapbook. and i love it.
also? i think i have a sinus infection. awesome. musinex-D will be the death of me.
Monday, October 24, 2011
a list of thoughts and things while munchkins nap
i finished reading my book (another Emily Giffith novel) and have nothing left to do during the kids' nap time.
i've completely exhausted all social media
devin and i figured out that this year, christmas eve is saturday, christmas is sunday, and new years is also sunday. so he won't get any time off work! major bummer.
i'm really craving one of those lemon bars i made last night (they were a little rich for devin, but i loved it!)
i'm anxious to get home tonight. i've been continually adding to my to-do list for the hours that devin will be in class, and i'm afraid i'm going to start forgetting things.
i'm ready to get my iPhone. except i have to wait until april, when my contract with AT&T is up, and then i'm switching to sprint so devin and i can be on our own plan. too far.
a lot of things are too far. like devin's birthday (which always excites me for some reasons)
and our trip to new england. it's practically all i can think about lately. i can't wait to go.
brandon is in new england now and is basically doing everything on our list!
excited for brandon to come home. whenever that will be.
another exciting thing that's far away? my best friend Valeri Jones is due on April 12th! I am so
excited for her and Garrison. they will be amazing parents. that little baby's got it GOOD.
can-hardly-stand-it-i'm-so-excited for christmas. (clearly, since i talk about it ALL THE TIME). it seems just as far away as april and may do at this point... bah.
excited to go grocery shopping tonight. (we have NO FOOD. our fridge is pathetic)
excited to attempt the weekly meal plan thing again. we're slowly getting better at this. it's also making grocery shopping better i think. i'm not buying random things. i'm buying the ingredients i need to make our dinners!
excited for the weather to cool down so i can stop wasting so much time taking my jacket off and putting it back on a million times a day.
i've completely exhausted all social media
devin and i figured out that this year, christmas eve is saturday, christmas is sunday, and new years is also sunday. so he won't get any time off work! major bummer.
i'm really craving one of those lemon bars i made last night (they were a little rich for devin, but i loved it!)
i'm anxious to get home tonight. i've been continually adding to my to-do list for the hours that devin will be in class, and i'm afraid i'm going to start forgetting things.
i'm ready to get my iPhone. except i have to wait until april, when my contract with AT&T is up, and then i'm switching to sprint so devin and i can be on our own plan. too far.
a lot of things are too far. like devin's birthday (which always excites me for some reasons)
and our trip to new england. it's practically all i can think about lately. i can't wait to go.
brandon is in new england now and is basically doing everything on our list!
excited for brandon to come home. whenever that will be.
another exciting thing that's far away? my best friend Valeri Jones is due on April 12th! I am so
excited for her and Garrison. they will be amazing parents. that little baby's got it GOOD.
can-hardly-stand-it-i'm-so-excited for christmas. (clearly, since i talk about it ALL THE TIME). it seems just as far away as april and may do at this point... bah.
excited to go grocery shopping tonight. (we have NO FOOD. our fridge is pathetic)
excited to attempt the weekly meal plan thing again. we're slowly getting better at this. it's also making grocery shopping better i think. i'm not buying random things. i'm buying the ingredients i need to make our dinners!
excited for the weather to cool down so i can stop wasting so much time taking my jacket off and putting it back on a million times a day.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
"it's time" for tyler video
good news!
i found the video.
again, this is from the show at velour last night where Dan Reynolds (lead singer of Imagine Dragons) dedicated this song to a guy in the audience who was fighting cancer. The crowd lifted him up to Dan's eye level and Dan sang the whole song like it was a personal concert for Tyler. So amazing. One of the most inspiring things I have ever witnessed!
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