I'm worried about Tiffany and Emma and I'm stuck here in the house being useless. I wish I could be of some help in some way. Instead I sit here all day doing nothing, but checking my phone every five seconds for an update.
This sucks. Being useless.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Treats
So lately I've been sick and dying. It's not the coolest thing ever. Before I was able to even get over my cold the girliness started which means I was nauseous 24/7. It's really not that big of a deal since I'm used to it every month, but it's seriously not awesome since I'm not at my apartment. I don't like being a bed ridden, lazy bum while a guest at someone else's home. But Mom Andrews doesn't mind and she tells me it's okay and she just wants me to get better. It's reassuring to know she doesn't think I'm a terrible guest.
So since for the past few days I haven't been able to keep any food down I have been confined to bed/couch under Miriam's strict, loving supervision. Yesterday I was able to keep everything down, but only because I barely moved an inch after opening presents in the morning. Today is the same. I was able to keep everything down with just a few close calls.
As a reward Miriam makes me a special treat! :) (I don't know if this should make me feel like a little kid or a dog) The treat is a peanut butter parfait. It's the best thing we've ever concocted! It all started because the first night of my girliness obviously I was craving chocolate and I decided I really wanted a Peanut Buster Parfait from Dairy Queen. Our plans to achieve said craving fell through and therefore Miriam came up with the brilliant plan to make our own. The whole night I kept calling it a peanut butter parfait when in all actuality the one at Dairy Queen is void of the celestial substance commonly referred to as peanut butter.
What is the magnificent recipe for such a delicious treat? Fret not here it is:
- Scoop out some peanut butter into a pot and heat/melt. It scorches easily so best to keep it on a low heat and watch it carefully. (Chunky peanut butter is best)
- Simultaneously in another pot melt some semi-sweet chocolate chips, a tad bit of butter, and some canned milk until creamy. (If this is too bitter, you can add some Hershey's candy or sweetened condensed milk.)
- Put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a really cool looking glass (see picture below)
- Next add a layer of peanut butter topped with crushed graham cracker and then a layer of chocolate.
- Repeat layering system until glass is full.
- Top with whip cream and drizzle even more chocolate.
- Garnish with a piece of toffee and enjoy! (Don't forget the spoon!)
This is the end result of a 1am peanut butter parfait! Not quite as good as the first one, but still a yummy parfait. (This one was garnished with a sugar cookie)
So since for the past few days I haven't been able to keep any food down I have been confined to bed/couch under Miriam's strict, loving supervision. Yesterday I was able to keep everything down, but only because I barely moved an inch after opening presents in the morning. Today is the same. I was able to keep everything down with just a few close calls.
As a reward Miriam makes me a special treat! :) (I don't know if this should make me feel like a little kid or a dog) The treat is a peanut butter parfait. It's the best thing we've ever concocted! It all started because the first night of my girliness obviously I was craving chocolate and I decided I really wanted a Peanut Buster Parfait from Dairy Queen. Our plans to achieve said craving fell through and therefore Miriam came up with the brilliant plan to make our own. The whole night I kept calling it a peanut butter parfait when in all actuality the one at Dairy Queen is void of the celestial substance commonly referred to as peanut butter.
What is the magnificent recipe for such a delicious treat? Fret not here it is:
- Scoop out some peanut butter into a pot and heat/melt. It scorches easily so best to keep it on a low heat and watch it carefully. (Chunky peanut butter is best)
- Simultaneously in another pot melt some semi-sweet chocolate chips, a tad bit of butter, and some canned milk until creamy. (If this is too bitter, you can add some Hershey's candy or sweetened condensed milk.)
- Put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a really cool looking glass (see picture below)
- Next add a layer of peanut butter topped with crushed graham cracker and then a layer of chocolate.
- Repeat layering system until glass is full.
- Top with whip cream and drizzle even more chocolate.
- Garnish with a piece of toffee and enjoy! (Don't forget the spoon!)
The finished parfait! (The first one we made)
This is the end result of a 1am peanut butter parfait! Not quite as good as the first one, but still a yummy parfait. (This one was garnished with a sugar cookie)
P.S. We're making another one tonight :)
P.P.S. The boy and I are most definitely done. It's pretty nice. I'm excited about this upcoming semester in which I am completely free!
P.P.P.S. I updated the quote and music of the week! :)
Friday, December 19, 2008
4 Things
TAG YOUR IT!
4 Random Things I Love About My Husband
No husband. Sad day :/
4 Jobs I've Had
1. Cinema Cafe
2. The Cheesecake Factory
3. Ruby Tuesday's
4. Creative Catering
4 Movies I've Watched More Than Once
1. Ever After
2. The Swan Princess
3. National Treasure
4. Lord of the Rings
4 Songs I Listen To Over and Over
1. Broken, Lifehouse
2. Please Stay, Elvis Costello
3. Kiss the Girl, Sebastian - The Little Mermaid
4. Stop and Stare, One Republic
4 Places I've Been
1. San Diego!
2. Las Vegas
3. Virginia Beach, Va
4. Niceville, Fl
4 of My Favorite Foods
1. Strawberries
2. Mashed potatoes
3. chicken pot pie
4. granny's soup
4 Places I Would Like to Visit
1. Paris
2. Guam (to see the Quiner's!)
3. Book of Mormon cruise
4. Sacred Grove
4 Things I Look Forward to in This Coming Year
1. Completing three more semesters at school
2. Rooming with Miri
3. Sending in mission papers??
4. My baby brother graduating form high school
4 Random Things I Love About My Husband
No husband. Sad day :/
4 Jobs I've Had
1. Cinema Cafe
2. The Cheesecake Factory
3. Ruby Tuesday's
4. Creative Catering
4 Movies I've Watched More Than Once
1. Ever After
2. The Swan Princess
3. National Treasure
4. Lord of the Rings
4 Songs I Listen To Over and Over
1. Broken, Lifehouse
2. Please Stay, Elvis Costello
3. Kiss the Girl, Sebastian - The Little Mermaid
4. Stop and Stare, One Republic
4 Places I've Been
1. San Diego!
2. Las Vegas
3. Virginia Beach, Va
4. Niceville, Fl
4 of My Favorite Foods
1. Strawberries
2. Mashed potatoes
3. chicken pot pie
4. granny's soup
4 Places I Would Like to Visit
1. Paris
2. Guam (to see the Quiner's!)
3. Book of Mormon cruise
4. Sacred Grove
4 Things I Look Forward to in This Coming Year
1. Completing three more semesters at school
2. Rooming with Miri
3. Sending in mission papers??
4. My baby brother graduating form high school
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The Fruits of Life
Now that I actually have some semblance of a life that doesn't involve school and/or the boy I have things to blog about. Like the awesome day Miriam and I had in San Diego just bumming around or visiting Paul and Heidi or Hyrum and Tiffany and Rachel. Sadly, however, I am too exhausted tonight to give a description of all of these things. I do, though, have a brief moment to be emo about Poor because he didn't call me back...the bum. Okay emo moment over. I think Miri and I are going to play another game with Hyrum and Tiffany and then I'm going to bed. Tomorrow I'll be back in San Marcos and I'll have more time to post.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The Lemonade from Life's Lemons is Pretty Sweet
Fall semester is finally over and I'm in San Diego (or more acurately San Marcos) with Miriam. It has been amazing so far.
A blizzard began as we were leaving Rexburg around 2pm on Saturday and lasted until just past Idaho Falls. It took us almost an hour to get to Idaho Falls instead of the usual 20mins because of it. We stopped in Provo for the rest of the weekend and Miri and I stayed with her sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Jared, and their brand new baby girl Marianne. She is the cutest baby I have ever seen (next to baby Aidan of course). Miri and I didn't take any pictures but we plan to when we stop there on the way back. While I was there I ran into Emi at the creamery and was able to have dinner with her and Trevor Sunday evening. The best thing was Trevor called Sister Quiner on his phone and I got to talk to both her and Dr. Quiner! I miss the Quiner family so much! It was so wonderful to be able to catch up with them.
Monday morning bright and early we continued our journey to San Diego. It was snowing almost the entire way there, even in Vegas and Southern California if you can believe it! But we did finally arrive at about 5-5:30pm. Yesterday Miri and I took it easy and cleaned and decorated the house with Celeste and had lunch with her mom and Esther and just generally had a really good day. Then today we drove into San Diego to Hyrum and Tiffany's. We visited for about an hour and then Hyrum took us to Balboa park where we spent the day while he took Rachel to the zoo.
Miri and I had a blast at Balboa park despite the rain. It even let up for about half an hour and we got some really great pictures. We did the free museum, the Timken Art Museum, and then the Spanish Art Village (I think that's what it's called), and mainly wandered around a lot. Then Hyrum picked us up and we're currently baby-sitting little Rachel while he and Tiffany celebrate their three year anniversary at The Cheesecake Factory. Miri and I have an awesome day planned for tomorrow, but for now I'll just post pics of Balboa Park and our night with Rachel.
A blizzard began as we were leaving Rexburg around 2pm on Saturday and lasted until just past Idaho Falls. It took us almost an hour to get to Idaho Falls instead of the usual 20mins because of it. We stopped in Provo for the rest of the weekend and Miri and I stayed with her sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Jared, and their brand new baby girl Marianne. She is the cutest baby I have ever seen (next to baby Aidan of course). Miri and I didn't take any pictures but we plan to when we stop there on the way back. While I was there I ran into Emi at the creamery and was able to have dinner with her and Trevor Sunday evening. The best thing was Trevor called Sister Quiner on his phone and I got to talk to both her and Dr. Quiner! I miss the Quiner family so much! It was so wonderful to be able to catch up with them.
Monday morning bright and early we continued our journey to San Diego. It was snowing almost the entire way there, even in Vegas and Southern California if you can believe it! But we did finally arrive at about 5-5:30pm. Yesterday Miri and I took it easy and cleaned and decorated the house with Celeste and had lunch with her mom and Esther and just generally had a really good day. Then today we drove into San Diego to Hyrum and Tiffany's. We visited for about an hour and then Hyrum took us to Balboa park where we spent the day while he took Rachel to the zoo.
Miri and I had a blast at Balboa park despite the rain. It even let up for about half an hour and we got some really great pictures. We did the free museum, the Timken Art Museum, and then the Spanish Art Village (I think that's what it's called), and mainly wandered around a lot. Then Hyrum picked us up and we're currently baby-sitting little Rachel while he and Tiffany celebrate their three year anniversary at The Cheesecake Factory. Miri and I have an awesome day planned for tomorrow, but for now I'll just post pics of Balboa Park and our night with Rachel.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)