Friday, October 8, 2010

Have I told you?

Have I told you about our new favorite food? This salsa is THE BEST salsa I've ever tasted or made. Hands down. Since I found the recipe about a month ago we've made this salsa like 500 times! (More realistically about 5).
Now those of you who know me, especially poor Christian, know that I'm not a great cook like my Mother and elder sister. However, if I may be so bold, I think with this recipe I could beat them both in a salsa cook off.


Mango Salsa
1 Mango
4 or 5 Roma Tomatoes
1 Avacado
1/4 Cup Red Onion
1 Jalapeno
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
2 Tbs fresh Lime juice- (I squeeze all the juice from 1 whole lime, but I like A LOT of juice)
1 tsp Sat
3 Tbs Olive Oil

Dice all the ingredients and combine. I don't care if it's not summer anymore, this is perfect for every occasion! Especially Football games!

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

I love the Fall!

And I love friends who are willing to be spontaneous with us! Christian and I are always looking for some last minute fun and although we knew about this camping trip for all of an hour before we left, Marianne and Kory had everything all packed up and prepared like they had been planning it for years! Even down to the perfect camping spot. What a blast. Thanks guys!
It's crazy that fall has already come!
It's a little chilly in the mornings. So Christian, Lord of the Flame, went searching for wood in the morning. We burned all our wood the night before chatting and telling stories with some great friends.
Now, at this point in the relationship Christian should know that any picture I take could have the potential to be put on the blog...so...sorry hun. But here he is. Big Foot. Gathering wood to make fire.
And here's Kory, laughing as he burns our last piece of wood for the night, knowing we'll be freezing in the morning if we don't save some for a fire! AHEM!!! Just kidding. There were just too many good stories being told to retire to bed early. Love you kids!

Friday, September 3, 2010

Journal from High School



This is fresh!
My little sister Jasmine came up to me the other day and said, "I found a journal of yours from High School. It's funny. I read it all, I couldn't stop myself." Thanks Jaz, for the honesty!
Anyway she was right. As I started reading through it I was laughing so hard at myself! This journal was from a creative writing class I took my senior year. I wanted to share some excerpts with you.
Disclaimer-I have no idea where most of these entry came from?
2/17/2004
"Bob Marley went to Zambia for a concert. While he was there a bald man grabbed him and started to cut his hair, saying he needed it more than Bob did."
2/12/2004
"I like games, but for some reason games in seminary don't really interest me."
2/16/2004
"My biggest dream I have is that one day I can go to Ireland. And I will go there!" (side note: I did go there in October of 2006).
2/23/2004
"My old best friend from 10th grade. Sitting one seat away from me. It doesn't hurt anymore. It's okay that we aren't friends."
4/5/2204
"April Fools day was a joy. I got my wisdom teeth out and was drugged up for a few days. This "vacation" from school has put me behind. I'm scared and struggling to keep up! However, getting your wisdom teeth isn't as bad as i thought it would be. The worst part is the permanent nerve damage I experienced from this special occasion. You see, the roots were wrapped around my nerve in the back of my mouth and the doctor said there was no possible way of removing the tooth w/o taking a risk of nerve damage. Great, now I can't feel a part of my face."
(Side note: I'm pretty sure I have full feeling capacity in my face? I must have been being a little dramatic. However I do remember when I got my wisdom teeth out Christian bought me a new pair of shoes! Yay!)
5/7/2004
-This one made me laugh because I was expecting it to be deep and serious
"Soft damp grains of white sand slide through my fingers. At the end of the day these grains of sand are the ones lucky enough to have not been caught in between some European man's upper thigh and speedo! Instead these chosen grains of sand are left once again to sleep next to the beautiful crashing waves that break against the other unfortunate pieces of sand that are getting hurled around by the ocean until they erode to nothing.
5/7/2004
"Why do so many men here (Cancun) wear speedos? I'm talkin' 95% of the men I have seen are wearing less than an Indians loin cloth! Do they think this is attractive? I say unto you NAY! It is not attractive. And I word it that way because it should be a commandment to NOT wear speedos. Heck it should at least be common sense."
5/7/2004
There's nothing like the innocence comments of a small child. Today my little sister told me, and everyone else within a hundred mile radius, that i had a booger hanging out my nose! ...she's 10-not a small child!"

Oh sweet mercy. I forgot how much talent I have in writing and expressing my emotions. Or the lack there of.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

St. George

Before...
After...
Christian, showing off his natural skills at the Air Chair.
Just making it look easy.

Monday, August 16, 2010

New Meaning

Tanner and Spencer giving new meaning to the term, "Hanging Around". Hey you gotta find something to do on a Sunday right?

Op Smile Youth Events

Me and my Homie Kids up in Deer Valley at a student retreat. It was the most amazing cabin ever!

This was the view from our cabin looking down on Jordanelle!

The boys doing their "Special" dance at ISLC

Some of the student sponsor board and student sponsors in Denver!