Steven's Halloween Visit :D

Steven came to visit me this weekend which was conveniently Halloween so that was extra fun. It was so nice to have him here :) We had a lot of fun but mostly just enjoyed being together. He came Wednesday night and left Sunday evening so it was a nice extended weekend trip!

We made dinner and ate dinner together on Thursday night it was yummy! We made apricot coconut chicken, with baked cinnamon apples and salad. We had martinelli's mixed w/peach nector for our drink it was delicous and fun. We got to go to California Pizza Kitchen (thanks mom and dad!) and that was yummy and we of course hit up the dollar theater while he was here. He went to most of my classes with me which was nice for me :) And we went to a Young Ambassadors performance I had to go to for my tap class it was really good.

And of course Satruday was Halloween

so we dressed up and had fun at the Halloween party at my apt. We were thunder and lightening it turned out pretty awesome we thought. There will forever be glitter all over my apt b/c of me it's hard to see in the pics but I was COVERED in gold glitter. We had lots of fun and good food at the party and just had fun hanging out. It was a wonderful weekend and now I unfortunatley have to go back to real life :p haha

More Baking Fun :)

So I basically developed an addiction to baking :) It is so much fun and plus you get to eat yummy food after :D One of our most recent baking endeavors was Apple Tart. We got the recipe out of my everyday FOOD cookbook. It was so yummy

It looked so good we devoured it before I could take and after picture! So I took a pic of the part of it that was still left (I zoomed in so it looks bigger but one edge isn't there b/c its only part)

Fall Decor :)

Well it is October, so we decided we were allowed to get our Halloween decorations out! I just have a couple things but I put them up and we were excited to decorate our place :) So since it's fall we get to do the whole Halloween for October then fall for November. We made ourselves a Fall wreath for our door!

We went to Michaels during the big 50% off fall stuff sale and pretty much made our wreath for $7 (so cute and way cheaper than buying one)

We started with just the basic wreath then added on the fall leaves...

and added on the yellow poppies...

And the final product!

Pizza Time!

So since it is Conference Weekend of course we are making yummy food! We had crepes for breakfast this morning--thanks Lexi! Then tonight for dinner Katrina and I were craving pizza and wanting to make it so we made hommade pizza :)

We made the dough and then put yummyness on top! This us us with our dough all rolled out, thanks Holly for letting us use the pizza pan.

Then we stuck it in the oven and out came this....

It was absolutely delicous! We loved it :) We of course served it up w/ ranch dressing and ate it while watching a chick flick ;) The Wedding Planner tonight!

Breadcrumbs!

So last Sunday I had Holly, Jonny, and Kirstin over to my apt for dinner. I've been making good dinners for myself everyday but this was my first real all out Sunday Dinner. I decided to make stuffed chicken. So I got all the stuff I needed to make the chicken with and was excited til Satruday night when I was going to bed and realized that I didn't have breadcrumbs! I wanted to make the chicken breaded, so that was a problem....Sunday after church while trying to decide what to do instead I thought why not make my own!? So I did....so I decided to put the recipe I used up:)

I breaded 3 chicken breasts and 5 slices of normal bread was just a little more than enough...

So I took 5 slices of bread and put them on an ungreased cookie sheet...





Bake the bread on 300 for 10-15 min...turn them over halfway through to make sure it gets dried evenly throughout.











Then the insides of the bread were still a little bit moist so I broke them apart and put them back in the oven for about 5 min til it all crumbled easily... Then place the pieces in a blender/chopper/food processor and pulse them until they are at the desired consistency. (make sure to shake it up every once in awhile to get the bigger chunks to the bottom so you aren't turning some into dust while leaving others as big chunks)

And then when you have all of the bread blended to the consistency you like add any spices you like depending on what you are making and what bread you use. I just used normal wheat bread and I added Italian seasoning and garlic salt for a bit of extra flavor :) It was fun and ended up being really tasty!

#104

Ok as promised here is a post about the new apartment #104! Lexi, Katrina, Jenna, and I are all getting along very well and loving our new place :) It is so nice to be able to sit in the living room and cook good dinners for ourselves and all of that. The pictures aren't the best but they give at least an idea of how it is!

Here is the kitchen, to the right when you walk in the front door. Lexi is cleaning :) The washing machine/dryer is in the closet next to lexi across from the fridge.

Here is the entry way to the dining and living room and the dining room.

This is our living room w/ some guests over watching the BYU v OK game! Yeah cougars :D

And this is the sink part of mine and lexi's bathroom. The toilet and shower is a room to the right...we went for a yellow and blue beach theme for the bathroom

And finally my room! Which is across the hall from the bathroom

Seville's Wedding!

I'm a little behind and posting about Seville's wedding because I have been moving into my new apartment which I will try to update on later. Back to the point Seville's wedding was simply wonderful! Steven and I drove up Thursday and got their in the afternoon for a wonderful reunion with my freshman 'roommate'!

Friday Seville and Sebastian became Mr. and Mrs. Strickler at the Portland Oregon Temple. When they walked out of the temple they were beaming and so cute! We went to Fuddruckers afterwards and it was fun and delicious.

The happy couple met up with the rest of the wedding party again later on Saturday afternoon while we set up for the ring ceremony and reception. The ceremony was lovely and so sweet. They are the cutest newlyweds and beamed with happiness all the time! The reception was way cute and everyone had a great time. I love the happy couple and wish them only the best in their eternal marriage!