Timmy it's time for Dinner!

So, I was over at a friend's house last week and I noticed that she had written all the meals that she was going to make for the week. I asked her about her meal planning and she said it was the hardest part of her week to sit down and figure out what to make for dinner.

Now I am no Master Chef. But I have tried a few times in the past to schedule meals for the whole week on Monday. This week I felt pumped to try it again.

I came up with my recipes from Home and Gardens Cook Book.

Monday night I made Balsamic Vinegar Beans and Spaghetti Squash. Blake and I did not really like the texture of the Spaghetti Squash but the Beans were delish. We had the beans on rice for lunch on Tuesday (and that was a lot better). I even bought myself a pressure cooker to cook up good beans.

Did you know the combination of beans and rice give you just as much protein as meat? And they are cheaper and very healthy!

Anyways... talking about food...

I shop at Albertsons. They have been doing this monopoly game thing where you get so many tickers after you buy your groceries. Then you put them on the game board and once you collect all the tickets for a prize you win.

Guess who won a Wii?!?!

And plus the tickets come with coupons to use in the store (I have gotten lots of free stuff!)

HAHA Anyways, I like getting good deals. I want to start using coupons more.

How do you get good deals at stores? Any tricks of the trade I need to know?

Books, Books, Books

Hi friends! I just learned about this site where you write reviews of books that you have read. I made an account and I need people who I know that can review books for me to read. This website is pretty sweet:

goodreads.com

You should check it out and create an account. I don't know if you know, but I love to read! So please join me if you like to read as well!

Shootin' in the Forest

February Bliss

Joe and Jacque

Denver Temple in Littleton

Main Library

Hike in the Foothills

Happy P Day!

My mother-in-law (Lorraine) made these Jib Jabs. Check them out:

Celeste

Blake (I love this one :)

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day

Sleeping Bliss

Blake and I have been mattress shopping for a couple of months.

The first bed we got was a queen ( I didn't want a king because I wanted Blake to be as close to me as possible :)

Since Apollo sleeps on the bed with us, he takes up a third of the room! So with many restless nights for Blake being squished off into oblivion, we were forced to take action.

We wanted a king bed so that are little black monster wouldn't bother us. We got this bed on clearance because it was a discontinued style ($1400 to $650). The owner said that we robbed them (that's what I like to hear) . This mattress has a 5 in. pillow top! Woot!

It's St. Patrick's Day! If you haven't checked out our Jib Jab videos please do (they are a couple posts away).

HAPPY Saint Patrick's Day!

Doggie Doo

Apollo has been getting more playful with us. He likes to wrestle me and Blake everyday.

(Did you notice the holy socks?)

On Saturday we went to the City Park in Denver. The grass was covered in goose poop.

Blake and I watched "Hubble 3-D" at the IMAX.

AMAZING

After we moved to Fort Collins I started finding new places to run. One day I was jogging down the road with Apollo and this large, husky dog started barking at us... on top of the roof.

No lie.

I think I died laughing.

When Christine came into town, we did a drive-by-shooting of this cutie up on the roof.

RS

Happy Birthday Relief Society!

I really enjoy reading what Sis. Beck talks about. In the March Ensign she talks about how important families are. She writes in such simplicity that it cuts right into my heart. She is currently the President of the largest and oldest women's organization in the world called Relief Society.

Love this from her talk

"Live in your home so that you’re brilliant in the basics, so that you’re intentional about your roles and responsibilities in the family. Think in terms of precision not perfection. If you have your goals and you are precise in how you go about them in your homes, youth will learn from you. They will learn that you pray, study the scriptures together, have family home evening, make a priority of mealtimes, and speak respectfully of your marriage partner. Then from your example the rising generation will gain great hope."

Julie B. Beck - Teaching the Doctrine of the Family March Ensign 2011

I just saw this on the Church website about Sis. Beck talking in the new BYU-I Center to almost 10,000 women. Let me just say that Blake's graduating class was the first to graduate from the beautiful new auditorium. Check it out!

Julie B. Beck - Women's Conference

Pop goes the weasel

Ok, so I know that all of you are wanting the juicy details (ya right). Well, I don't know any.

Here are a few random pics from last year...

Ok some juicy details.

Blake apprehended this bike to get away from the cops (he was jay walking)... Blake took this bike apart and gave it new life!

Glacier National Park is really da bomb. (Oh ya there's a funny side story involving my dog running away from the pet's sitters house for 3 days and her not telling me...long story) Glacier is spectacular!

We went on a 3 day rafting trip with Fews and Co (Blake's cute friends). Guess who that girl is not in the raft...

Ranier National Park = old growth forest hottness.

Jackson Lake

Hi peps. This is actually Celeste this time.

I need to update... (this is all because of Seth)

Last fall (2010) we went to Jackson Lake with Blake's parents, Brandon, and Ambs (who by fact is a fabulous photographer)

This place is just Gor-ge-ous