SURPISE

Brittany doesn't know I am posting on her blog. Here is the reason: She took a bunch of pictures when we went to Casper, Wy. last week. When she tried to transfer them to her computer she had an error and they were all erased. I am here to tell you not to worry. The pictures have been restored (by magic done by no other than myself (Eddie Greenwood aka ed'WORD') and to prove it here is the one picture that is worth a million dollars to Brittany.

I hope this a good surprise honey! I love you.

P.s. Click on the picture of Brittany and Grinny to see all pictures of the Casper trip. They are stored on my computer, at photobucket.com and I have a backup. We will not lose these photos!

GO ME !!!!! NOT

So it happened again some how between my computer, my memory card and myself about 200 picture that I have taken of my our trip to Wyoming, Destiny's birthday and Mike's birthday are M.I.A. I think they are lost forever..... but my wonderful husband Eddie is going to try and recover them some how. It makes me sad because I had a lot of wonderful picture of my family and my Grinny......... I feel really dumb because I think it was more of my fault then it was the computer or the memory card....... but I don't know I have transferred thousands of pictures before and this has not happened. I am hoping it is a bad memory card not me . I am so lucky to have a husband that is so smart when it comes to technology. Wish him luck on the recovery mission.

Happy Birthday Sissy!!!!!!!!!!

Today is my little sister's birthday!!!! She is turning 24. For some reason that makes me feel old. Destiny is not only a great sister, she is one of my best friends. We are all going out tonight for dinner at the Red Rock, to celebrate ; more pictures to come.

Vocabulary Lesson

Charming
Adj.
1. delightful or attractive

Charming is the word I would use to best describe my husband this past week. He has been treating me like a princess; sweet text message throughout my work days, he tells me I am beautiful every 10 minutes, he bought me new jeans and he gave me these beautiful flowers the other day. Thank you Honey!!!!! You are the best.

A·pol·lo (-pl)
n.
1. Greek Mythology The god of prophecy, music, medicine, and poetry, sometimes identified with the sun.

I think Apollo has a perfect name... if you know Eddie and his love for music you can see why I feel this way...

dap·per (dpr)
adj.
1.
a. Neatly dressed; trim.
b. Very stylish in dress.
2. Lively and alert.

Retro
Noun
1. retro - a fashion reminiscent of the past

Here are the before and after photos of our bathroom remodel. The walls were a really ugly yellow, now the wall are Dapper Tan and the trim is Pebble Mosaic. I wanted a very retro feel to the bathroom... I still need to collect a few things to make that happen but with the Vogue canvas and the new water faucets I think we are will on our way...

3 Birthday Cakes, 2 Restaurants, 1 Remodel

Well it happened; despite all my effort I turned 26!!!! I have to admit I had a blast doing it. As you can see by the title there was a lot of celebrating going on. Here are my three birthday cakes...

The birthday cake my parents made for me was strawberry shortcakes with a chocolate frosting in the center and it was really good. As you can see, my parent decided that I was 260 years old instead of 26.

Eddie made me a triple chocolate birthday cake. It was his first time ever making a birthday cake. He is so sweet and did a wonderful job. It was a very yummy cake.

My friend Joan made me a chocolate mousse birthday cake, but I like to call it slice of heaven cake.It was really good and she even posted the recipe on culinary queens.

But my birthday cake eating would not be complete without toasted almond fudge ice cream provided by my wonderful mother in law Phyllis. It is my favorite ice cream of all time.

Now on to the 2 restaurants...
The night of my birthday myself, Eddie and my family went to Tokyo Sushi for my birthday dinner. The sushi was great and we had a lot of fun listening to my dad try and pronounce different items on the menu, I think he finally got the hang of it by the end of the night.
The Saturday after my birthday myself, Eddie and my Greenwood clan went to Tres Hombres for dinner. It is by far the best Mexican restaurant ever. I had really good fried shrimp and rice. I really enjoyed the food and conversations with the family. Last but not least the 1 remodel...
If you know Eddie and me, you know that we can pretty much talk each other into anything and that we tend to do things on impulse. Well we woke up Friday morning and decided to remodel my bathroom. We really had no prior plans of doing it, but decided it would be a great time for it. So we bought paint, tiles, grout and had at it. When we finish I will post the before and after photos.

Things I did not list on my title...
I have to admit I was spoiled this birthday. I want to thank everyone for the wonderful gifts, I am very grateful for the thought and effort you put into them. I truly feel loved.

I will leave you with random photos taken from my birthday celebrations enjoy...

From Labor Day to Halloween (and do I dare to mention Christmas)

Between September 1st though October 31st Eddie and I have had and will continue to have a lot of adventures, actives and celebrations on our plates. Since I have not written about hardly any of them for a while I thought I would do a recap on what we have been up to. I would include more than this one picture of Eddie and I at Oktoberfest but I broke my memory card for my camera and lost about 300 pictures, so it will just be words for this post. I guess I will start with the things we have done....

• We went to our friends Ryan and Lindsey for a Labor day party and in the middle of the party their basement started to flood (see details on Eddie's blog). But all and all it was a really good party with a lot of really good food and fun.
• We had my mom and dad over for tacos and the open season game of the Utes. Eddie Loves the Utes so we made a big deal out of it. I think the Utes won against Michigan????? All that really matters is Eddie got to watch the game.
• My good friend Anita had a beautiful baby girl and named her Avery!!!!!!
• My friend Jessica (Anita's sister) got married at The Point. It had a wonderful view and really good food. She and her husband Looked so happy together.
• We had really good Italian food that my friend Joan made for us. It was the best ever. She posted the recipes on Culinary Queens In Training, so you will have to check them out.
• My sister set a date for her wedding August 1st 2009 I am so excited for her.
• We went to Snowbird's version of Oktoberfest. The food was great, the entertainment was funny, the vendors were cool and the weather was perfect. While we were there we took a tram to the top of the mountain, walked though a tunnel in the mountain and road down the mountain on a ski lift. It was a very fun day.
• Last weekend we ( Eddie myself and my family) went to The Utah State Fair were we road rides until our stomachs hurt from laughing and screaming ( I was the only one screaming). We had the worlds best roasted corn and Hawaiian chicken. We paid $3.00 to so see one of those "see it to believe it" side shows, all I can say is creepy. We stood next to a really big cow and looked at a lot of other farm animals. It was a typical day at the far. The only part I did not like was parking.
• We came very close to adopting a dog form the shelter. It was a border collie, he was so cute. But unfortunately on our adoption interview Apollo and this other dog did not like each other ( it was mostly the other dog did not like Apollo, if you know Apollo he love every thing) so it was a no go. It broke my heart. Maybe in the future we will find another dog we would like to adopt.
• I had a wonderful 15 minute conversation with my niece Abby that just turned 10, about her birthday. I enjoyed hearing about all the fun she had. Plus I did not have to share my phone time with Eddie. She is one amazing girl!!!!!

That pretty much sums up everything we have done so far. Now onto the things we are getting ready to do...

• As you have probably read on my husband's blog I am turning 26 tomorrow. Eddie has a full weekend planned for me , Sushi with my parents, Mexican with my Greenwood's, a romantic evening just Eddie and I and some friends over for cake and ice cream. This should be more than effective on helping me forget that I am now in my late 20's.
• We have started planning our annual Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner Party. Eddie and I throw one every year on or around Halloween. They are one of the funniest party to have. If you have never thrown or been to one you are missing out. The best part of these parties are that you can throw them year around for any age. I will make sure I post pictures of the party.
• My sister and Mike have birthdays in October. My Little sis is turn 24 WOW that makes me feel even older. They are having a joint Karaoke party. It should be an interesting night.
• My Baby (Apollo) is turning two in October. I know, you think I am crazy, but I don't have cute children to brag about like Ashli, Beckah and Aubrey. so I am going to brag about my dog!!!!
• Unlike my Hubby I don't mind that they have Christmas stuff for sale in October. That is actually a huge help because I like to start my shopping for Christmas at the end of October. Why, you ask? Because when I start that early I am usually done with 99% of my shopping by Thanksgiving, So while everyone else is out fighting the crowds and bad weather during the Holiday rush , I am at home sipping on hot cocoa and looking at my trimmed tree.

Well that was my recap of what is happening with us. Leave a comment let me know what is on you plate? If you have ever been to a Murder Mystery Dinner? or What you do when it comes to shopping for the Holidays?

Some Really Good Recipes

If you haven't checked it out for a while ,The Culinary Queens In Training Blog has some really good recipes. Just Click Here to check it out. Also feel free to share a recipe. Let me know and I can add you as an author.