He bought this from a student moving out....
And turned it into this! Isn't it so cute?
What an amazing hubby! Thanks Scotty!
P.S. For those of you who have backyards/frontyards/garages to do projects, we're jealous...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
First Day of School!
Today is Scott's First Day of his 2nd Year of Medical School!
I made him take the traditional first day of school picture:)
Monday, August 23, 2010
Real Sandwich
It's called, "Bacon, lettuce, vine-ripened tomato, avocado double-decker on lightly toasted white bread, with mayo, salt, and pepper." Sorry, the recipe is a secret, and I can't give it away no matter how much you want it.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Some things should be left in the past...
There are certain styles that come and go and I am fine with that.
There are good things and there are bad things.
Skinny jeans good.... Leggings with stirrups, very bad!
These are on sale at Gap, I'm not making this up.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Crunchy Lemonade Drumsticks
I found this recipe in my Food Network magazine. I thought it turned out very good, and it was really easy!2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (if you don't get enough juice, add bottled)
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/3 cup buttermilk (or milk with a splash of lemon juice to make your own)
12 skin-on chicken drumsticks
salt and pepper (kosher salt and freshly ground pepper if you have it)
2 cups Panko breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme (or dried, just use less)
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1/4 cup mayonnaise
olive-oil cooking spray
Mix 1 tablespoon lemon zest and the lemon juice in a large bowl. Add 1 cup water and the sugar and whisk to dissolve, then whisk in the buttermilk. Pierce the drumsticks several times with a fork and season with salt and pepper. Toss in the marinade, cover and refrigerate 4 hours, or overnight.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Bring the chicken to room temperature. Put the panko, thyme, remaining 1 tablespoon lemon zest, the cayenne, 1 teaspoon salt, and black pepper to taste in a large resealable plastic bag and shake to mix. Put the mayo in a bowl. Set a rack on a baking sheet and spray with cooking spray.
Remove the drumsticks from the marinade, dip in the mayonnaise, then drop into the bag and shake to coat; transfer to the rack.
Mist the chicken with cooking spray. Bake until golden, about 35 minutes; flip and bake until browned and crisp, 35 to 40 more minutes (check on your chicken, mine took only an additional 25 minutes).
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
6 Month Review Nightmare
I'm supposed to be having my 6 month review sometime this week for work. Last night I had a nightmare about the whole thing. This is what happened:
I'm sitting at my desk at work, and I get a phone call letting me know that my review will be in about 10 minutes. I go up to the reception area to wait for my appointment. I look down and I'm wearing jeans. I freak out that I am wearing jeans to work because I'm not supposed to. I decide that I need to change. Conveniently I remember that my freshman roommate Linsey Spriggs (now Walker) lives in the building that I work in. (Crazy how in my dream that made sense). I rushed to her apartment to ask her if she has a skirt I can borrow. She said that I could, and as she handed me a skirt (thanks Lins!) I look down and notice that I was already wearing a skirt, my jeans were gone. I find a few more pieces to finish the outfit, and am happy with what I am wearing. I rush back to make it to my review, which ended up taking a long time to get back for some reason, and I had missed my scheduled time. They tell me to hurry and find my supervisor to see if I can still do it. I find her and am unable to have my review....
I woke up after this dream at about 4:15 am stressed out. Luckily I was able to get back to sleep. When I got dressed this morning, I paid special attention to what I picked out, just in case they decide last minute to do my review.
I'm sitting at my desk at work, and I get a phone call letting me know that my review will be in about 10 minutes. I go up to the reception area to wait for my appointment. I look down and I'm wearing jeans. I freak out that I am wearing jeans to work because I'm not supposed to. I decide that I need to change. Conveniently I remember that my freshman roommate Linsey Spriggs (now Walker) lives in the building that I work in. (Crazy how in my dream that made sense). I rushed to her apartment to ask her if she has a skirt I can borrow. She said that I could, and as she handed me a skirt (thanks Lins!) I look down and notice that I was already wearing a skirt, my jeans were gone. I find a few more pieces to finish the outfit, and am happy with what I am wearing. I rush back to make it to my review, which ended up taking a long time to get back for some reason, and I had missed my scheduled time. They tell me to hurry and find my supervisor to see if I can still do it. I find her and am unable to have my review....
I woke up after this dream at about 4:15 am stressed out. Luckily I was able to get back to sleep. When I got dressed this morning, I paid special attention to what I picked out, just in case they decide last minute to do my review.
2 Year Anniversary
This is what Scott woke up to on July 31, 2010...
Me singing: "Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary, Haaaappy Anniversary! Happy Happy Happy Happy, Happy Anniversary! Happy Happy Happy Happy, Happy Anniversary! Haaaaaapppppyyyyyy.... Happy Anniversary!"
It's the traditional anniversary song, it's very fun to sing:)
Me singing: "Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary, Haaaappy Anniversary! Happy Happy Happy Happy, Happy Anniversary! Happy Happy Happy Happy, Happy Anniversary! Haaaaaapppppyyyyyy.... Happy Anniversary!"
It's the traditional anniversary song, it's very fun to sing:)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Family Visit!
My family went on a trip to visit my brother's mission in Canada. At the end of their trip they took some time to come to visit us! They came 2 weekends ago, and were here for about 4 days. It was so fun to see them! I may insert pictures stolen from their facebook pages later, or maybe not.
Some things we did:
Thursday- I met my family at their hotel in Times Square after I got off of work. We decided by request of my sister to head up near our apartment to go to Malecon (a Dominican restaurant in Washington Heights. Scott met up with us at the restaurant. We ate lots of chicken, rice and beans, beef, bread, flan, and tres leches cake. My dad was amazed at how cheap it was there! Scott and I can eat there for under $10.00 for the two of us. We then went to our apartment so my brother Cam could see where we lived.
Friday-Met at Central park by the Bethesda fountain. My brother Cody was amused by the saxophone performer. We rented rowboats and rode around in them for a while. It was really fun! We raced each other a bit, and just relaxed. After the rowboats as we were walking through the park, we ran into an area where there were a lot of tents set up. We soon realized that we had come upon a Korean festival. We heard some Korean music, and sampled Korean food. Most of it was good. We joked with Scott that he had planned going to it all along, and made it seem like an accident when we stumbled upon it. It really was an accident though which made it all the more fun. We walked by the Manhattan Temple and ate lunch nearby. We went to the MOMA which was fun. I love to see all the art, and also the crazy pieces people come up with. We then went to Times Square where my family was staying. We decided to get Ice Cream, so we picked up some custard from Shake Shack, yum. That night we went to "In the Heights," which is one of my favorite shows! If you don't live around here, and haven't heard of this broadway show... it's about Washington Heights which is the neighborhood we live in. It's a show about community, and has amazing music, dancing, and is very all around entertaining and funny. I was nervous about what they were going to think of the show. I really wanted them to like it since I did so much. It was a success! They loved it! I'm so glad. If you are ever in NYC and have a chance to see it, get tickets.
Saturday-We met down at Battery Park. We just walked around and watched performers. There was this one guy that was doing some sort of ritual before his show. Then he did all weird sorts of contortions with his body and eventually put himself into a small box. I thought it was disturbing, but he had a lot of spectators. We then walked through the financial district. We eventually rode the subway to the West Village where we went to "A Salt and Battery" which is an amazing fish and chips place. We bought the food and then ate at a park nearby. After that we walked to where there was shopping. We went to Macy's and just wandered around the store, going up each level to show my family how large it was. We found the furniture level which was nice because we were able to rest by "testing" out a lot of couches and chairs. My brothers split off to go to other stores and back to the hotel while me, Court, Mom, Dad and Scott walked around some more. We went to H&M and found some cute things there. Scott and Dad were good sports while waiting for us to be done shopping. We were then wandering back to the hotel where we ran into another street festival! This one was just a bunch of random stuff. We found yummy smoothies, and kettle corn. Later we tried to take my brothers back to the festival but it was already closing down. We found somewhere to sit, and hung out until dinner. That night we went to Virgil's BBQ, which was really good, and a lot of meat! It was my brother David's birthday so they brought out a dessert and sang to him.
Sunday-My family came over to our apartment in the morning for Crepes. We filled them with all sorts of things. We rode the subway to church. Then, we came home and had dinner. We enjoyed talking to each other and hanging out until my family had to go back to their hotel for the night.
Monday-I had to work on Monday, so I didn't get to hang out with my family the morning before they left.
It was very fun having them here! I love when family visits, come again soon!
Some things we did:
Thursday- I met my family at their hotel in Times Square after I got off of work. We decided by request of my sister to head up near our apartment to go to Malecon (a Dominican restaurant in Washington Heights. Scott met up with us at the restaurant. We ate lots of chicken, rice and beans, beef, bread, flan, and tres leches cake. My dad was amazed at how cheap it was there! Scott and I can eat there for under $10.00 for the two of us. We then went to our apartment so my brother Cam could see where we lived.
Friday-Met at Central park by the Bethesda fountain. My brother Cody was amused by the saxophone performer. We rented rowboats and rode around in them for a while. It was really fun! We raced each other a bit, and just relaxed. After the rowboats as we were walking through the park, we ran into an area where there were a lot of tents set up. We soon realized that we had come upon a Korean festival. We heard some Korean music, and sampled Korean food. Most of it was good. We joked with Scott that he had planned going to it all along, and made it seem like an accident when we stumbled upon it. It really was an accident though which made it all the more fun. We walked by the Manhattan Temple and ate lunch nearby. We went to the MOMA which was fun. I love to see all the art, and also the crazy pieces people come up with. We then went to Times Square where my family was staying. We decided to get Ice Cream, so we picked up some custard from Shake Shack, yum. That night we went to "In the Heights," which is one of my favorite shows! If you don't live around here, and haven't heard of this broadway show... it's about Washington Heights which is the neighborhood we live in. It's a show about community, and has amazing music, dancing, and is very all around entertaining and funny. I was nervous about what they were going to think of the show. I really wanted them to like it since I did so much. It was a success! They loved it! I'm so glad. If you are ever in NYC and have a chance to see it, get tickets.
Saturday-We met down at Battery Park. We just walked around and watched performers. There was this one guy that was doing some sort of ritual before his show. Then he did all weird sorts of contortions with his body and eventually put himself into a small box. I thought it was disturbing, but he had a lot of spectators. We then walked through the financial district. We eventually rode the subway to the West Village where we went to "A Salt and Battery" which is an amazing fish and chips place. We bought the food and then ate at a park nearby. After that we walked to where there was shopping. We went to Macy's and just wandered around the store, going up each level to show my family how large it was. We found the furniture level which was nice because we were able to rest by "testing" out a lot of couches and chairs. My brothers split off to go to other stores and back to the hotel while me, Court, Mom, Dad and Scott walked around some more. We went to H&M and found some cute things there. Scott and Dad were good sports while waiting for us to be done shopping. We were then wandering back to the hotel where we ran into another street festival! This one was just a bunch of random stuff. We found yummy smoothies, and kettle corn. Later we tried to take my brothers back to the festival but it was already closing down. We found somewhere to sit, and hung out until dinner. That night we went to Virgil's BBQ, which was really good, and a lot of meat! It was my brother David's birthday so they brought out a dessert and sang to him.
Sunday-My family came over to our apartment in the morning for Crepes. We filled them with all sorts of things. We rode the subway to church. Then, we came home and had dinner. We enjoyed talking to each other and hanging out until my family had to go back to their hotel for the night.
Monday-I had to work on Monday, so I didn't get to hang out with my family the morning before they left.
It was very fun having them here! I love when family visits, come again soon!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
A few pounds of potatoes...
I went to Target last night with a friend while she went to Costco and was excited to find that the new Target has more of a selection of food than the one I usually go to. I was shopping, and walked past where they had potatoes, and I thought, "Oh we need some red potatoes, I'll buy a 5 pound bag." I was excited when I got home that I was able to buy potatoes at Target. When Scott got home I showed him all of the stuff I bought, and showed him the potatoes. He looks at me and says,"but we already have potatoes." Then I said, "No we don't, remember we were at Costco and decided that the 10 pound bag of potatoes was too much...." Then Scott opened up the pantry and there was the 10 pound bag of red potatoes... I came to a realization that now we had 15 pounds of potatoes. I was not so excited about my find anymore... What are we going to do with 15 pounds of potatoes? Do you need any?Thursday, July 22, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Be suspicious of empty subway cars....
Here is a survival tip if you ever come to New York City....
Yesterday morning, I was waiting for the A train to come to take me to work. Of course during peak commuting times the subway cars are usually full. I saw the train approaching and noticed that there was one that was pretty empty. I ran to get into that car, and it took me only 1 second to realize why there was no one on the train. There was a homeless guy with all of his stuff, and he stunk soooo bad! I ran out of the car along with probably 30 other people to get into another subway car. Thankfully I made it and enjoyed my commute with minimal bad smells. I was thinking about it and I felt bad for that guy and the reaction I'm sure he gets all day, but I just couldn't imagine sitting for 20 minutes with that strong odor. I just about gagged being in there for 2 seconds. This has happened a few times, and I always think, maybe it's just an empty car....but lesson learned, it never is.
Yesterday morning, I was waiting for the A train to come to take me to work. Of course during peak commuting times the subway cars are usually full. I saw the train approaching and noticed that there was one that was pretty empty. I ran to get into that car, and it took me only 1 second to realize why there was no one on the train. There was a homeless guy with all of his stuff, and he stunk soooo bad! I ran out of the car along with probably 30 other people to get into another subway car. Thankfully I made it and enjoyed my commute with minimal bad smells. I was thinking about it and I felt bad for that guy and the reaction I'm sure he gets all day, but I just couldn't imagine sitting for 20 minutes with that strong odor. I just about gagged being in there for 2 seconds. This has happened a few times, and I always think, maybe it's just an empty car....but lesson learned, it never is.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
New Goal: Meal Planning
On Saturday when we were at Target, I saw a little whiteboard just like this one here on sale for 2 dollars. I decided that this would be perfect to get back into meal planning. I've been very bad at meal planning lately, and would often get home from work without any idea of what I would make for dinner. So after making this purchase I got set on meal planning...- Saturday was Chicken Tikka Masala with rice and Naan
- Sunday was Enchiladas with Cilantro Lime Rice and Black Beans
- Monday was Meatball Sandwiches.
- Tonight is whatever each of us can find because Scott will be at the homeless clinic when I get home
- Wednesday is Oven "Fried" Drumsticks with Potato Wedges and whatever vegetable we have
- Thursday is Lemon Pepper Fettuccine with Chicken and Asparagus
- Friday is another whatever night because we work at the temple on Friday nights so I just meet Scott there after work
Saturday, July 10, 2010
It's almost 3:00 and I'm ready to call it a day...
Laundry Blitz on 5 different floors in our building---Check
Grocery Shopping at Target, carrying everything back with us---Check
I'm tired....
P.S. Today was a realization that we are indeed back to the city life
Grocery Shopping at Target, carrying everything back with us---Check
I'm tired....
P.S. Today was a realization that we are indeed back to the city life
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Our Trip to Utah!
I haven't blogged in a really long time, so it's my chance to catch up. I will have to add in pictures later.
We were able to take a trip back home to see our family. Scott went a few days before me to do the Ragnar so I had to navigate to the airport alone. I would say that I am pretty good about getting myself around the city on my own, but the airport is always a different story. I left directly from work and was feeling good getting on the right trains, and making it to the airtrain. While I was on the airtrain I got distracted while texting Scott asking about his race, and I missed my stop. The airtrain loops around to the different terminals at the airport so I decided to just stay on and make the loop again. It took about 20 minutes to get around the loop again and come to find out I could have gotten off the train I was on and gotten on another to save myself some time. After getting through security I still managed to get to the airport 1 1/2 early. Other than that little trip up, I would say I was successful getting to the airport.
When I got to Utah on Friday June 18th, my Dad, Mom, and little sister Courtney came to pick me up. They were so nice to come get me even though I didn't fly in until after 11:00 pm. I of course had to go to sleep shortly after since it was after 1:00 my time. I got excited while in the car that I could see the stars. I haven't seen a sky full of stars in a long time. Of course waking up in the mornings during our trip I rarely slept past 6:00 am. I decided I was going to try to stay close to New York time if possible so I wouldn't have so much of an adjustment.
Then we just hung out on Saturday until Scott was back from his race and then I went with him to his celebratory BBQ.
On Sunday, it was Father's Day. We went to church with my family. It was a little strange being back in my home ward. Our ward in NYC is just so different. After church Scott's brother Brad and his wife Kate were going to be leaving to go back to California so we had lunch with Scott's family to say goodbye. Then we went back to my house for dinner. My sister was sick, so my brother in law brought their kids, and my grandparents were also there. It was fun to see everyone.
Monday to Wednesday Scott helped his Mom with Elementary Science camp for the Davis School District during the day. I hung out and helped my family with getting things ready for my brother Cam getting home from his mission on that Thursday. On Monday my mom took me to her circuit training class that was a killer. I went once and died... I don't know how my mom does it.
On Thursday we did the final things getting ready for Cameron to get home from his mission. We went to the airport with our signs, and greeted the missionaries as they came in. There were a bunch of missionaries from Canada flying home together so there were a lot of people waiting. It was emotional for me to see my brother, because I hadn't seen him in 2 years. A lot has happened since then. Since he left on his mission, Scott and I got married, we both graduated from College, and then we moved to NYC and Scott finished his first year of medical school. It also made me sad to think that now he's home, and we are living away, so I had limited time to see him. I got over my emotions, and enjoyed being able to see him! After the airport we went home and had dinner with all my siblings, parents, Scott, sister's family, and grandparents. We had one of Cameron's favorite dinners and desserts, then he was off to get released as a missionary at the Stake President's office. When he got home we all went swimming, which was very fun!
Friday and Saturday we prepared for family coming over on Sunday to hear Cameron speak. I can't remember what else we did.
On Sunday we went to church with my family, and heard Cameron speak in Sacrament. Afterwards our family came over to have lunch at my parents house. It was fun to see extended family that I hadn't seen in a while. I was amazed at how many people could fit in my parents house and backyard. I'm used to hosting people in a tiny apartment.
Wow, this post is getting really long! I'll stop boring you with the details because now my mind is blanking at what else we did. It was just a lot of fun relaxing in Utah and hanging out with family.
Some of my things in Utah that are different than NYC:
Driving!
Grocery Shopping with a car to take home the groceries
Cheap groceries
No Humidity
Staying in a house with carpet
A Yard
Grass
Dishwasher
Disposal
Washer/Dryer
And best of all.... Family!
I'm sure there were more, but these are some of the things I really appreciated while we were in Utah. It was very relaxing to be out of the city for a bit. My stresses went away for 12 days which I enjoyed. I can't wait for the next time we get to go to Utah!
We were able to take a trip back home to see our family. Scott went a few days before me to do the Ragnar so I had to navigate to the airport alone. I would say that I am pretty good about getting myself around the city on my own, but the airport is always a different story. I left directly from work and was feeling good getting on the right trains, and making it to the airtrain. While I was on the airtrain I got distracted while texting Scott asking about his race, and I missed my stop. The airtrain loops around to the different terminals at the airport so I decided to just stay on and make the loop again. It took about 20 minutes to get around the loop again and come to find out I could have gotten off the train I was on and gotten on another to save myself some time. After getting through security I still managed to get to the airport 1 1/2 early. Other than that little trip up, I would say I was successful getting to the airport.
When I got to Utah on Friday June 18th, my Dad, Mom, and little sister Courtney came to pick me up. They were so nice to come get me even though I didn't fly in until after 11:00 pm. I of course had to go to sleep shortly after since it was after 1:00 my time. I got excited while in the car that I could see the stars. I haven't seen a sky full of stars in a long time. Of course waking up in the mornings during our trip I rarely slept past 6:00 am. I decided I was going to try to stay close to New York time if possible so I wouldn't have so much of an adjustment.
Then we just hung out on Saturday until Scott was back from his race and then I went with him to his celebratory BBQ.
On Sunday, it was Father's Day. We went to church with my family. It was a little strange being back in my home ward. Our ward in NYC is just so different. After church Scott's brother Brad and his wife Kate were going to be leaving to go back to California so we had lunch with Scott's family to say goodbye. Then we went back to my house for dinner. My sister was sick, so my brother in law brought their kids, and my grandparents were also there. It was fun to see everyone.
Monday to Wednesday Scott helped his Mom with Elementary Science camp for the Davis School District during the day. I hung out and helped my family with getting things ready for my brother Cam getting home from his mission on that Thursday. On Monday my mom took me to her circuit training class that was a killer. I went once and died... I don't know how my mom does it.
On Thursday we did the final things getting ready for Cameron to get home from his mission. We went to the airport with our signs, and greeted the missionaries as they came in. There were a bunch of missionaries from Canada flying home together so there were a lot of people waiting. It was emotional for me to see my brother, because I hadn't seen him in 2 years. A lot has happened since then. Since he left on his mission, Scott and I got married, we both graduated from College, and then we moved to NYC and Scott finished his first year of medical school. It also made me sad to think that now he's home, and we are living away, so I had limited time to see him. I got over my emotions, and enjoyed being able to see him! After the airport we went home and had dinner with all my siblings, parents, Scott, sister's family, and grandparents. We had one of Cameron's favorite dinners and desserts, then he was off to get released as a missionary at the Stake President's office. When he got home we all went swimming, which was very fun!
Friday and Saturday we prepared for family coming over on Sunday to hear Cameron speak. I can't remember what else we did.
On Sunday we went to church with my family, and heard Cameron speak in Sacrament. Afterwards our family came over to have lunch at my parents house. It was fun to see extended family that I hadn't seen in a while. I was amazed at how many people could fit in my parents house and backyard. I'm used to hosting people in a tiny apartment.
Wow, this post is getting really long! I'll stop boring you with the details because now my mind is blanking at what else we did. It was just a lot of fun relaxing in Utah and hanging out with family.
Some of my things in Utah that are different than NYC:
Driving!
Grocery Shopping with a car to take home the groceries
Cheap groceries
No Humidity
Staying in a house with carpet
A Yard
Grass
Dishwasher
Disposal
Washer/Dryer
And best of all.... Family!
I'm sure there were more, but these are some of the things I really appreciated while we were in Utah. It was very relaxing to be out of the city for a bit. My stresses went away for 12 days which I enjoyed. I can't wait for the next time we get to go to Utah!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Off to Utah!
Tonight I'll be heading to Utah and I couldn't be any more excited! Scott has been there since Wednesday so it has been very hard for me to go to work these past 2 days. Looking forward to going home, but now looking forward to the long flight... and dealing with JFK. I am hoping that my experience is not like Scott's. He sat on the runway for an hour waiting to take off, multiple babies were screaming, and a little kid was kicking his seat the entire time:( I hope I can just read, sleep, and have an enjoyable flight. See you soon family and friends!While I am waiting to finish work, and fly home... Scott is running! He is running the Ragnar with members of his family, and some of their friends. I tried to post pictures of the route, but blogger wouldn't let me. Refer to the link It's a relay race from Logan to Park City. Each member of their team runs 3 legs of the race. That's what he'll be doing for today and tomorrow. I'll have him make a post of his experience.
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