eatin' good in the neighborhood.

We decided to plan meals from now (Sunday) until the next pay check (next Tuesday) so we wouldn't have to go grocery shopping next Saturday, like we have the past two saturdays... (If you've ever been shopping in provo/orem/UT on a Saturday night, you know it's INSANE.) On the upside, we're going to be eatin' good in the neighborhood for the next 10 days. :) On the menu for this week:

SUNDAY - Parmesan Chicken, broccoli and garlic bread (with Chris&Cassie)... I add quite a bit of Lawrys seasoning salt to make the breaded chicken more delicious. and Cheesecake (Recipe from Mom Foell) -- Both of these things are Ben's favorites that I make. He had a great Sunday!

MONDAY - Shepherds Pie (combination of 2 recipe sites)

TUESDAY - Creamy Rice, Chicken and Spinach (recipe from Halie)

WEDNESDAY - Skillet Taco Supper (Can't remember what website it's on.)

THURSDAY - Italian Soup (from a cookbook the wives of the bishopric gave me for my wedding) - Gpa&Tia are coming over for this meal

FRIDAY - Celebrating my job by going out with Gpa/Tia/Meredith

After Friday, I can't remember what we have planned for what days... but here's our other menu items:

SATURDAY - TUESDAY

Cheesy Chicken Bacon Avocado Quesadillas

Brown Butter Ravioli with Rotisserie Chicken, Toasted Walnuts and Crispy Sage (possibly with Ben's family if they are in town)

Egg McMuffin Cups (Except we'll probably just do egg, bacon & cheese biscuts, but this made us think of it... and it's a really fun idea)

Taco Salad

SIDE-NOTE: I'm thinking of starting a recipe blog... Mainly so I can share recipes with my sister/mom as well as have access to them even when I'm out of town or somewhere without my recipe cards/books... What do you think? (I love how I act like more than 3 people read this..)

tonight!

Ben and I are going to see Rascal Flatts tonight to celebrate me getting my job. It's going to be THE BEST concert EVER. It's Ben's first time at one of their concerts, my third. As you can see, I really like them. They're the only people I'll pay to see in concert. My last two experiences were so great that as soon as its over, I'm wondering when they're coming back... Always leave me wanting more... I have about 3-4 posts that i'm only 1/2 way done with writing, so I'll hopefully get to those this weekend. Enjoy one of the greatest RF music videos there is... Happy weekend to everyone!

that means it's for real.

Christ and his sacrifice has been on my mind a LOT this morning. I've had the "MormonMessages" YouTube Channel, playing in the background while I answer emails at work. This one gave me goosebumps. That means it's for real. Enjoy.

don't jump off a bench w/ high heels on

Today Ben was nice enough to take me out and do a graduation pic re-do. I hated some of the pics that were taken back in April, so I decided to re-do some of them so I could make some graduation announcements. I really wanted a jumping picture for my announcements, but a ghetto camera and low battery don't work well for that type of pic...

These are what I ended up with...

Although the one in the middle is semi-decent... I really wish my mouth wasn't open and that it wasn't blurry... (but my hair looks awesome, right?) =] Like I said, ghetto camera and low battery both don't help the cause. I also learned a very valuable lesson: don't jump off a bench 9 times with high heels on and land on brick... it HURTS! Since my feet were killing me, we decided to stop there.

I'll try to post more pictures from the last little while. I keep promising them, and I never follow through. It's a little sad. I find out about my job next week sometime. The interview went great, but isn't that what everyone thinks before they get the "we went another direction" phone call/email..? I'm hopeful, but I'm still trying to imagine myself working somewhere else and how on earth I would find that other place.... I really hope it doesn't come to that.

Arms folded. knees bent.

job interview..

is today. I'll let you know how it goes. I want to keep my job so much because I love it, but be warned, I'm not afraid to share bad news on this thing... I just hope this is where the Lord wants me right now.. with him, I've got nothing stopping me. :)

Spirit of the Y

This is a great video my friend posted on facebook. If you get through the whole thing, you might cry at the end... Especially if you love BYU like I do. It's about 9 minutes, so sit back and relax while you learn all about BYU and then cry at the end because you love it so much.. ;)

Brigham Young University- The Spirit of the Y from Brigham Young University on Vimeo.

just a thought.

no offense to anyone who is, but I'm glad I'm not fat and pregnant. It's just a blessing right now to not have that trial/blessing in my life at the moment. Someday... Maybe, yes. just not right now. and I'm grateful for the fact that HF hasn't told me otherwise. just a thought. Pics/posts to come this weekend. Its been a busy week.