Saturday, October 15, 2011

Rice Chex Treats

I made these for our neighbors who are moving out.  :(


They turned out delicious and cute I think. I love cooking. I found the idea from Pinterest!

-Rice Chex Treats-

 1 bag of mini marsh mellows
1 stick of butter
6 cups of Chex rice cereal
Melting chocolate of choice
Food Coloring

(I added some crystal sprinkles on top of the chocolate)

In large pan melt stick of butter on low/medium heat. Add bag of mellows to butter...once melted completely add Chex cereal. Stir until mixed well!
Spread into 9x13' baking dish and let cool.
Cut into squares and decorate with melted chocolate!

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Thursday, October 6, 2011

What a Surprise!

I walked in the house tonight and found these on the kitchen table! Aren't they pretty???...


My neighbor gave them to me because she wasn't digging the "sender" who gave them to her! ha ha I felt bad. She dropped them off on our doormat earlier today for Ryan to come home to and try and play it off like they were from him. They made my day!




Sunday, October 2, 2011

Our Temporary Home!

At least for the next year this is our temporary home!

WELCOME TO OUR HOME!.....Well part of it.








There is so much about this apartment that I love! I never thought I would love an apartment so much, but coming from that POS in Herriman we have been so spoiled! We have a dishwasher, a disposal, air conditioning, a lot of electrical outlets, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Oh, it also has washer and dryer hookups! We just love it. The location is also another plus for us! I cannot tell you enough how spoiled and blessed we feel to have this place that we feel safe in! We have loved living here and enjoying the new area. My other favorite thing is that we live right across from Sams Club which has the best gasoline prices in town! haha AWESOME!

Halloween Subway Art

I totally love this simple Halloween Subway Art I found on http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/ All I had to do was print it off and frame it! I think it is so adorable. You can find free ones to print off for every season everywhere on the Internet!


 I'm totally aware I could make them myself, but it's easier when someone else takes the time to do it for you!

Conference Crock Pot Chili

This Chili recipe I put together today after Conference. I'm getting so excited for soups and the fall season! It was kinda a combination of 3 family/friend recipes I had, but there were certain things I wanted and didn't want in it, so I put my own recipe together! I put it all in the crock pot and we took off to Big Cottonwood Canyon for a Sunday drive to see the colors of the leaves!!!!!!! We got home a couple hours later and it smelled so delicious when we walked in the door! I couldn't resist it any longer and Ryan and I absolutely loved it. It is totally simple, and I hope you try it out the next time you crave chili!

1 lb of (browned) ground Beef
1 Can of diced Tomatoes
1 Can of Red Kidney Beans drained
1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch mix
1/2 packet of McCormick Taco seasoning mix
1 clove of Garlic
1/2 a diced Onion
1/2 a diced Green Bell pepper
1 1/2 C of water

Directions: Put it all together on high in crock pot and enjoy 2-3 hrs later.
Optional Items:  Sour Cream, and shredded cheese!

Makes 4-6 servings 
Prep time: 15 min max!
 -Gluten Free-



YUMMY!

Saturday, September 3, 2011

A novel w/pictures!



Let me update you on our life lately...
We got new furniture for a sweet deal during the Ashley Furniture 4th of July sale! They were on back order for about 6 wks but we finally got them about a month ago and we love them!
They are so comfortable and look nice too! Something our first couch didn't provide! Ryan and I sold our old couch and coffee table on KSL in 3 days and now we love that website....it's awesome! Ryan got all his school text book this semester for $55 bucks!




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Two weekends ago while Ryan was inbetween summer and fall semesters we took a mini vacation to LA, California. We flew in on Friday and went to Six Flags Magic Mtn! We rode some awesome rollar coasters and about died of standing in lines for hours and the heat beating down on us all day. It was still very fun! One of the best parts of this day was El Toritio Mexican restaurant that night! Seriously, BEST Mexican food we have ever had!!!!!!





Saturday we went to Hurrican Harbor water park, and had so much fun in the water and on the slides!


 Sunday we drove our rental car to Fresno, CA to visit some people from Ryan's mission. We got to see and visit with many of our good friends.





 I made Ryan buy me some fresh Fresno peaches because we couldn't find any famous Hmong Berries anywhere!  We drove back to LA that night and Monday we went to Manhatten Beach and flew home that night.






 It was so much fun to get away for a bit!
What else.....

The following weekend after our vacation we went to Lagoon with Ryans family. We had our pictures taken, I think they turned out cute!






This weekend we went to the Herriman Farmers Market that across the street from our home! We bought some awesome Tomatoes, an Anaheim Pepper, Yellow Squash, and some delcious Peaches!



I made some salsa before taking a picutre of all the tomatoes. After today we had 1 tomato left for the picture....The salsa turned out awesome though! We had it for our pre game college football snacks.

Go Oregon Ducks....!!!


I love Farmer Markets and I think they should be on every corner!

Oh, I just remembered something else new! We bought a new car for Ryan, and sold our old one Ryan was given after his mission. It's a 2006 Mazda Speed6. It's pretty fast and scares the crap out of me...here is what it looks like!



I think the last and final thing thats going on is we are moving this week. Ryan and I are SO excited to get a new place! We are so desperate for a more functional and safe home to live in! We will be so much closer to work and school. We got a sweet deal from this apartment complex! It 2bd 2 bath with 1100sq ft. The luxuries included are more than one outlet in the kitchen, a dishwasher and air conditioning! I know those things sound silly to have, but we have been without for the past year. We are excited and can't wait to get away from the situation we are currently in. This is going to be a good move for us! We figure it's been another year...time to move again. 

Goodbye to our second home.....




We will miss our 1940's pink bathroom!

Oh, my very last blip on this post!

I am seriously in love with this blog........check it out!


So fun.

Enjoy!

Thanks for reading!