day 26

my lovely husband took me out to dinner tonight. we were celebrating the fact that he now is a career man with a career salary. since it was such a special occasion, we felt it was necessary to order appetizers. there is nothing like outback steakhouse shrimp on the barbie.

the key is the sauce. 

after that we came home and danced to the "bed intruder" song. i could listen to that song on repeat

for the rest of my life. 

day 25

i created a masterpiece last night. a culinary masterpiece. well, i kinda stole the recipe from the internet, but that's what it's there for. chicken wrapped in bacon stuffed with feta cheese, and drizzled with chopped garlic and olive oil. you see what i mean, right? it was AMAZING. until.... i experienced cardiac arrest and bloating that lasted all night long. this is why we're told to avoid fat and eat carrots until the day we die. but... i would have done it all over again.    

day 24

many thanks to tammy for putting on TACO NIGHT!

(Tammy, Samuel, Sidney, and Katie)

(the beloved salsa)

day 23

i still don't understand how there are some people out there who don't enjoy playing games. i guess someone could retort with, "i don't understand how some people just don't enjoy water sports." ahhh, to each their own. 

saturday we went to my mum's house for pizza (and breadsticks- thank you, blake!) and games. which reminds me, who's up for a weekly game night?

(anxiously awaiting the start of quiddler)

("zoa: any individual produced from a single egg")

(me and the ever animated mr. shpeeth)

(blake's winning hand!)

day 22

friday's date night was more of a "group date." blake and his coworkers went golfing and after they finished, we met up with them at chevy's for some dinner. the best part was seeing the look on blake's face after a bunch of overly excited chevy's employees smashed a sombrero on his head and screamed happy birthday in his ear. i'm impressed with how close they were to his real birthday (february 25). 

(i got a hearty LOL out of this)

day 21

there is nothing better in this world than good pizza. i'm not kidding. good pizza will solve any problem, make the depressed feel happy, end bitter wars, reverse global warming, and, well, you see where i'm going. 

being the pizza connoisseur that i am, it's only natural that i've enjoyed the best, politely declined the worst, and continue to seek out new establishments claiming they have the most desirable pizza. 

for those of you in the northern california area, it is imperative that during your travels you stop at a darling restaurant called "hot italian" in downtown sacramento. their restaurant style and choice of pies are perfect for a night out with friends.

(as demonstrated below)

day 20

ahhh, i had the best day with my love at the temple. we got to be the witness couple, which was so cool! then we got to do some sealings aftwerwards, which was fun since we haven't done any since we were married. all i can say is that i LOVE the temple.