run for red

this saturday was super fun! In the morning david and I helped with a local 5k run called run for red for the american red cross. We were also promoting the utah valley marathon he's on the committee for. We had fun and best of all, didn't have to run! =) Later we got a call from uncle brad and aunt shirley who were in town! they came over to visit for a while and we had a great time catching up. It was so good to see them! We love you!

i'm also debating about cutting my hair...i'm dying to. i kind of like this hair...we'll see what happens!

almost 24

I'll be 24 years old in april! Geez. So I've made a list (that's not done yet) of 24 things I want to do in my 24th year. I really stole the idea from elsie blaha. But I got started early even though I'm not 24 yet. =) I'm still adding, but I hope I can actually do all I want to do.

running running running

We are in our fourth week of the marathon training. It hasn't really been that bad. We were both so proud of ourselves when we ran 5 miles straight last friday. Neither of us had ever run that far at one time. We felt pretty accomplished. Each friday in our training schedule adds a mile. Thankfully it's getting warmer outside so we don't have to do like 30 laps on an indoor track. It's been fun too to practice our finish line dance for the day of the marathon. We'll hold hands and run across it together =) Most days I feel like this woman and want to lay down and nap after such long runs.

David has recently snagged some great opportunities and is helping manage the Utah Valley Marathon in June. He's in charge of something, but it will give him lots service hours he needs for medical school as well as a cool t-shirt. He also got a spot doing research about knees or something. I can't remember exactly what it is, but he'll be starting that sometime soon I imagine.

I've also have laughed SOO hard watching this video david and I saw on America's Funniest Home Videos, so watch it and laugh yourself: (she just got her wisdom teeth out)

he went to jared

So Valentine's day was made special by my thoughtful husband. He locked me in the room on Saturday so he could finish his surprise but it was worth it. so here are a series of the happenings...I first had to go through the prints he made to understand clues. He used printmaking skills he learned at an Evening for Educators I made him go to. The last print said "He went to Jared" and I was confused.
I opened our ottoman in the living room to find a lovely box with earrings in it! lovely!!
as well as some M&Ms which you can't tell in this photo say "R&D 6/20/2009" and "sealed forever" how sweet

He then took me to Rodizio's Brazilian grill. For those of you unfamiliar with this Utah phenomenon, it is a brazilian buffet type thing where men with huge sticks of different grilled meats come around and cut off hunks for you. A little indicator on your table can be left on green to tell them you want more meat, or red to say you want a break. It was freaking delicious and we had a fabulous time. Really, if there's good food, then we'll be happy =)

I recently made 2 homemade sketchbooks which I'm happy to say only cost me $4.70. I have a bunch of different kinds of art paper left over from classes and I just cut some of it up into stack and had it bound. Now I have two homemade ones with lots of different paper so I can do lots of different things in them! hooray!

grilled cheese please

I recently made a recipe for a dressing that a woman gave me on my mission. It is delicious, easy and we've been putting it on everything from salads, chips, and sandwiches. I even saw David dip some string cheese in it when he thought I wasn't looking. So here it is so you can enjoy its deliciousness:

I guess this could be called...cilantro ranch dressing

1 Packet of buttermilk ranch dressing mix

1 c. mayonnaise (light mayo =)

1/3-1/2 c. buttermilk

1 c. fresh cilantro, chopped

2 cloves crushed garlic.

Basically throw this stuff in a blender and voila! I put it on our grilled cheese sandwiches and they tasted ridiculously fancy and yummy.

Tuesdays are my day off of work and I only have one class in the morning. It quite possibly my favorite day of the week. I do laundry, clean the house, make stuff, and at night David and I watch Lost. One of my most favorite things to do is open the windows when it's sunny. I love sunlight! Especially since we're so deprived of it during winter in Utah. I'm twitterpated with thoughts of springtime and actually feeling the warmth of the sun again!!

And I love my hubby David, the end.

My husband rocks every day

This weekend was especially fun thanks to Martin Luther King Jr.! We had an extra day to play so we took advantage. Sunday we taught sunbeams again...one SPECIAL little girl Autumn will stand up and dance while we do singing time, she is very dramatic and very hilarious. However she is hard to control. I took a little girl to the bathroom while david sat with little Autumn. When I came back another teacher told me I better look out cause Autumn was all over my man, kissing and hugging him. For a three year old, she flirts like a teenager.

Anyway, David has been dying to go camping. While our current weather situation remains below freezing, we made compromise so I did not have to freeze outside. David happily set up our tent in the living room, opened our windows, and turned down the heat. Oh and he set a fan in front of the tent so we could get the full feel of the outdoors without leaving home. So we made a giant nest inside and read ghost stories and watched the ultimate camping show...LOST. It was actually one of the better sleeps I've had in my life.

Then Monday night I had to work til 930, making me hungry and tired. David picked me up and on the way home said...what was it you wanted me to heat up for dinner? I thought...c'mon david you know better. We came inside to a beautiful supper fit for food network and a huge beautiful bundle of flowers waiting for me. Did I forget to mention candles too? I made an unfortunate klutz mistake and left my leather purse leaning on the candle holder...It burned a nice crispy black thing on my shoulder strap...poo. BUT all was well because I have a wonderful husband who takes care of me when it's not a special occasion =) That's the best.

We also bought a desk and dining room table and chairs! Our old dining table would flip on you if you leaned on it because it wasn't screwed down...now we are safe when we eat. And we have a place to study!