Halloween

Well it's Halloween weekend and we all know what that means....haunted houses, pumpkins, yummy treats, costumes, and cold weather. I like everything about halloween except for the haunted houses, the cold weather, the scary movies, and the scary costumes. I LOVE the yummy treats and seeing children in their cute costumes. I am not very good at dressing up. I am a huge procrastinator on it and can never think up a good idea for a costume. Chris and I spent some time in the halloween store this week knowing we had a couple parties to attend where we needed to dress up. We found some pretty good costumes.....only if you want to spend $70 to $110 for them! Ridiculous! Why would I spend $70 for a shirt and like a little ribbon to go with it? We found an awesome wig for Chris at the last minute when the store was about to close and decided he was going to be a nerd. We grabbed some glasses on our way up to the cash register and I told him I would find a bow tie for him in the morning. I remembered my good ol friend Melissa wore a poodle skirt last year so I asked if she would let me borrow that (don't worry, I borrowed another one of her costumes last year. See how good I am at this?:), she said yes of course so I got that from her and found a bowtie and a scarf for me at Ross! Yay! Last night we came home from work and got all cutsied up in our costumes. We went to our friends Shawn and Summer's house with a few other couples, had dinner, and played one of those Murder Dinner games. I am not good at those things. I get all confused and mess up my character! But it was fun to play with friends and pretend to be someone I wasn't for a night. I was just happy to get Chris to dress up cause he is not too keen on that! I can't wait to wear my costume to work on Monday! :)

Meals

I have been trying to cook new things for Chris and I cause we tend to eat the same things all the time. There are a couple recipes that I have made that we LOVE and I wanted to share with you all. If any of you have yummy recipes that you think we will enjoy, please pass them on! I need ideas! It can be pretty hard cooking for 2 people.

Ritzy Chicken (both of these are made for an 8X8 pan, if you are going to use a 9X13, then double the recipe! :)
Cook 3/4 cup of rice and put in bottom of pan.
Mix one can of cream of chicken soup and 1/2 cup of sour cream and place on top of rice.
Mix 2 tablespoons of parsley, a dash of garlic salt, and 20 crushed ritz crackers.
Cook 2 chicken breasts, cut up into bite size pieces and mix into the ritz cracker mixture, and pour on top of the soup.
Put grated cheese on the very top of everything.
Stick in oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Eat and enjoy!

Tater Tot Casserole
Make enough mashed potatoes to cover the bottom of the pan.
Brown ground beef with garlic powder and place on top of mashed potatoes.
Pour a can of green beans on top of that.
Mix a can of cream of mushroom soup and 1/2 cup sour cream and pour on top of beans.
Cover the top of the casserole with tater tots.
Place in oven at 425 degrees for 25 minutes. Put grated cheese on top of casserole halfway through cooking time.

Remember, if you have any yummy easy recipes PASS THEM ON PLEASE! :)

September 17, 2011

I am sure you have all seen my pictures on Facebook, so I don't want to keep boring you with all of the same pictures over and over again. So I will just tell about my most perfect and favorite day in the world. It was a Saturday. I woke up that morning so very calm and happy. Planning a wedding is very stressful and overwhelming, but my family was such a HUGE help and are so very talented, I really wasn't worried that it wasn't going to look great or something bad was going to happen. I was just excited to finally get married to my very best friend! The person who I had spent everyday with for the past year, a person who knew all of my faults and secrets and still loved me, the person who made me laugh all the time, who let me cry on his shoulder, who made me feel safe. I got up and tried to help out with the set up at the church as much as I can before I needed to go see my amazing friend Amanda to get my hair done.We finished my hair, I threw on my makeup, grabbed my dress and everything I was going to need for my honeymoon and headed back to the church! The cultural hall looked GORGEOUS! I really can't say in words how beautiful and perfect it all was, and I think I am going to be thanking my family for the rest of my life for all the work they did because it was wonderful. I went and hid out in the bathroom until it was time for me to walk down the aisle. Everyone else was busy getting the boutineers (sp?) on, helping people find their seats, and making sure I knew that Chris had shown up! A half an hour before the ceremony was supposed to start, Chris was at Red Robin with his family so I was a little worried he wasn't going to show up....haha....or just be really late ;) We were all ready to go, the bridal party was all situated to walk out, the music started. But then it stopped. Everyone started laughing and getting back to the starting points. Chris had forgotten my ring so he had to run to his stuff and get my ring! He ran back and we were able to start! Everyone stood as my music began, I walked out and couldn't stop smiling.Thank you Lyndon for walking me down the aisle! You have been such a great father figure to me. On the inside I was focusing on not tripping, but I kept my eyes on Chris and couldn't believe that we had finally made it! Our branch president did a fabulous job. I had no idea we were going to say our own vows, so I had nothing planned, but then Pres Cazier tells me that it's my turn to say whatever I wanted to Chris! I froze, freaked out, and all that could come to my lips was "I love you". :) Chris had a beautiful speech for me that just made my heart melt. I wish I could have said something more than just I love you! But either way, we were married, we kissed, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" played as we exited down the aisle. We hugged all of our guests, and just felt relief that we were now husband and wife. We weren't going to have to say goodbye anymore at night. We could be with each other all the time. We had someone to go home to everyday, and I couldn't be happier.

The Ceremony

We had an amazing bridal party who was such a great help with everything we had to do.These pictures are all out of order but it's so much work trying to make them organized on this thing....:) So just enjoy! The ceremony was perfect. The decorations were beautiful, everyone that we love was showed up, the words that were said were wonderful, and you could feel so much love in that room. I waited in the bathroom until it was time to start. Thank you bridesmaids for making sure everything was organized and I remembered everything.

The Decorations

I got my wedding photos! Yay! But I am going to split it all up and just do a little bit at a time cause it's gonna take a WHILE! :) My family did a FABULOUS job creating the decorations and presentation of my wedding ceremony and reception. It was GORGEOUS and everything that I have ever wanted for a wedding. My colors were Red, Black, and White. We were going to have an outdoor wedding in my branch presidents backyard, but the day before the wedding, the weather turned awful and it scared us away from doing that, so we moved everything inside our church building. I think that was the perfect idea and made my wedding amazing. My mom and sisters worked so hard tying bows (which I had told them I am NOT good at tying bows, so if they wanted it to look good, I cannot tie any of the bows :). It was all so very elegant yet fun and comfy at the same time. It was the best night of my life!

Bridals

Well, I have been married for 2 weeks now so it's about time to get some pictures up! :) I am still waiting on my wedding day pictures, but here are some of my bridals! The wedding day was PERFECT, but I will tell more about that when I get the pictures. The past 2 weeks have been amazing and I love my new husband and being a wife!