It's all I can do to resist teasing him like crazy! The dog is being picked up tonight to go down to the babysitter's (my mom's house) and thank goodness my sister-in-law is willing to do that for me. I love you to pieces!!! So now it is time to pack our things, since he is not allowed to pack his own bag, get any neccesities together for the weekend all in one place, coordinate with some folks who will remain un-named, wake up and blaze! Oh..so sneaky.
Tonight I am going to my first enrichment meeting in probably a good 10 months. I'm such a bad Relief Society member it is just hard for me to get motivated to leave the husband that I never see since we both work and he has school and cub scouts in the evenings. I figured since I have tomorrow off and I will be with him all weekend for some good quality time, that I should get out with the girls and have a little fun at the Relief Society. I'm kind of looking forward to it.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
I know you are anxiously waiting...
but I don't want to post pictures until it looks completely done. I am so proud of us! We used plenty of tape and a chalkline and it turned out pretty dang good. We finished all the painting on Sunday afternoon but we still have to touch up the chair rails and hang them. When those are done and I have some pretty pillows to match..I will take a picture. I promise.
While I'm on here I thought I would also post about how excited I am for this weekend. I told Tyler to take Friday off and we are having a little post-birthday bash. He has no idea and I have been SOOOO good about being sneaky. I cannot wait for him to find out what he has in store!
While I'm on here I thought I would also post about how excited I am for this weekend. I told Tyler to take Friday off and we are having a little post-birthday bash. He has no idea and I have been SOOOO good about being sneaky. I cannot wait for him to find out what he has in store!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Just When I Thought.....
we were going to have a nice relaxing weekend! Oh no, that's not how we Curtis's play the weekend game :) It was such a nice day at work on Friday, relaxed, productive, and fun. I was looking forward to coming home picking up my boy and doing a little shopping (we both need new sneaks). Saturday morning I was going to go shopping by myself to update my sad little wardrobe, run by a baby shower, and host a big birthday dinner that night for Tyler. All of our friends and family are making a trip to the good 'ol Queen Creek to celebrate at a nearby Mexican place. Fun right? Well instead...in Tyler and Kristina fashion...here is what we stayed up doing until 2am..........
That's right! Those are the beginning of stripes on our bedroom wall! We are freakin' crazy but that is why our lives are so fun I suppose. We are going to do alternating stripes of tan and a metallic tan with a chair rail and a dark teal/blue on the bottom. Sounds crazy...I know, but hopefully it will turn out well. We are going to paint the baseboards, all the trim, and the chair rail a dark chocolate color. AND, you know what all this means? New room decorations too! AND, you know when we are going to have it done? This weekend.
WE ARE CRAZY!!
That's right! Those are the beginning of stripes on our bedroom wall! We are freakin' crazy but that is why our lives are so fun I suppose. We are going to do alternating stripes of tan and a metallic tan with a chair rail and a dark teal/blue on the bottom. Sounds crazy...I know, but hopefully it will turn out well. We are going to paint the baseboards, all the trim, and the chair rail a dark chocolate color. AND, you know what all this means? New room decorations too! AND, you know when we are going to have it done? This weekend.
WE ARE CRAZY!!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Quick Dinner
Chicken Chili
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, shredded
1/2 Onion, chopped
1 Bell Pepper, chopped
1 can each of Kidney beans, Cannelini beans, and Black beans
1 can of Chopped Tomatoes w/ Chilis (Rotel is a common brand)
1 tsp. Cumin
1tsp. Chili Powder
1tsp. Lime or Lemon Juice
2 Cups Chicken Broth
Salt and Pepper
Put a small amount of Olive Oil in a quart sized pot. Heat onions and bell peppers until softened (about 5 minutes). Add shredded chicken and mix on low heat for 2 minutes. Add Chicken Broth, Lime Juice, Spices, Tomatoes, and Beans and simmer on low heat for about 5 minutes or until completely warmed through.
Pretty easy huh!? I think this is on the wrong day according to my calendar, but it was fast and tasty...so I made it because I have all the ingredients. I also substituted celery for the bell pepper...different but still tasty since I didn't have a bell pepper around.
ENJOY!
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, shredded
1/2 Onion, chopped
1 Bell Pepper, chopped
1 can each of Kidney beans, Cannelini beans, and Black beans
1 can of Chopped Tomatoes w/ Chilis (Rotel is a common brand)
1 tsp. Cumin
1tsp. Chili Powder
1tsp. Lime or Lemon Juice
2 Cups Chicken Broth
Salt and Pepper
Put a small amount of Olive Oil in a quart sized pot. Heat onions and bell peppers until softened (about 5 minutes). Add shredded chicken and mix on low heat for 2 minutes. Add Chicken Broth, Lime Juice, Spices, Tomatoes, and Beans and simmer on low heat for about 5 minutes or until completely warmed through.
Pretty easy huh!? I think this is on the wrong day according to my calendar, but it was fast and tasty...so I made it because I have all the ingredients. I also substituted celery for the bell pepper...different but still tasty since I didn't have a bell pepper around.
ENJOY!
Quick Update
As goes our usual routine we went to the sand dunes this weekend. It was Valentine's weekend and though a girl would love to be pampered and treated special, Tyler was an extra ordinary husband prior and after our dune trip...so I cut him some slack. Really, flowers and chocolates aren't my thing. Flowers die and I have to take care of them. Chocolates only makes ME want to die when I see my hips in the mirror...haha jk. SO, Tyler and I decided to just write each other love notes, no more, no less. I love to have the words written down on paper so when Tyler is gone or lets face it...when I am mad at him for no reason...I can refer to my love letters and calm myself down.
We did run into a slight mishap when we got home from the dunes though. We store a toy-hauler at a place nearby. Their gate hours to access the property are 7am to 7pm. Let's just say, we didn't realize those hours refered to entry AND exit. We were about to drive off the lot at 7:20pm and we were stuck! It sounds funny but boy were we frustrated. There is a big automatic gate between us and freedom and the people that are supposed to live there and take care of the place...weren't there! Tyler tried calling and leaving messages but I decided to take matters in my own hands and call the police :)
I'm sure we sounded crazy...being stuck in a storage facility and not trying to steal anything...just wanting to get out. I called twice in the 30 minutes we were stuck there and no one ever showed. THEN we decided to put things in God's hands. Well of course, we all know the ending to this story. A truck pulled up that supposedly had an 'extension' code (we need one of those!!!!) and let us out. I'm sure we would have been there at least another hour if that truck hadn't pulled up. Being locked in a storage facility probably falls pretty far behind theft, violence, and red light runners.
Anyway, we're alive to tell the tale and now we are back to the grind. Tonight I made Chicken Chili for dinner (see the recipe above) while Tyler was at school. Now we're doing homework, watching tv, and posting ;)
We did run into a slight mishap when we got home from the dunes though. We store a toy-hauler at a place nearby. Their gate hours to access the property are 7am to 7pm. Let's just say, we didn't realize those hours refered to entry AND exit. We were about to drive off the lot at 7:20pm and we were stuck! It sounds funny but boy were we frustrated. There is a big automatic gate between us and freedom and the people that are supposed to live there and take care of the place...weren't there! Tyler tried calling and leaving messages but I decided to take matters in my own hands and call the police :)
I'm sure we sounded crazy...being stuck in a storage facility and not trying to steal anything...just wanting to get out. I called twice in the 30 minutes we were stuck there and no one ever showed. THEN we decided to put things in God's hands. Well of course, we all know the ending to this story. A truck pulled up that supposedly had an 'extension' code (we need one of those!!!!) and let us out. I'm sure we would have been there at least another hour if that truck hadn't pulled up. Being locked in a storage facility probably falls pretty far behind theft, violence, and red light runners.
Anyway, we're alive to tell the tale and now we are back to the grind. Tonight I made Chicken Chili for dinner (see the recipe above) while Tyler was at school. Now we're doing homework, watching tv, and posting ;)
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Olive Mill, Gelato, and a Friend
I had all Saturday to myself since Tyler went snowboarding this weekend with some family/friends. I would really love to learn how, but making the poor guy teach a wet, angry, impatient Kristina when he could be cruising down a mountain with people that acutally know what they are doing....is not the nicest thing to do. So, I was a good wife and let him have a little solo adventure and I volunteered to hang back, clean the house, and babysit our dog.
On my agenda for Saturday: Grocery Store, Exercise, Clean, Get Gelato at the Olive Mill
What happened on Saturday: Take My Sweet Time at the Grocery Store, Walk Around the Block with Lyndsey, Gelato at the Olive Mill, Cruise Around the Mall with Beth
As you can see...Saturday turned out much better than expected. :)
I took at least two hours at the grocery store and looked at every inch of the store, bought things I didn't need but wanted, and I picked up an easy read "Confessions of a Shopaholic"...I'm already in love.
My camera batteries died, so I couldn't capture Beth and I in all our glory digging into our mounding heaps of gelato....but here is a picture and link to the Olive Mill. I think everyone within 30 minutes HAS to go. Granted...you'll be there for 1 hour tops, but I'm all about the 'little guy'.
On my agenda for Saturday: Grocery Store, Exercise, Clean, Get Gelato at the Olive Mill
What happened on Saturday: Take My Sweet Time at the Grocery Store, Walk Around the Block with Lyndsey, Gelato at the Olive Mill, Cruise Around the Mall with Beth
As you can see...Saturday turned out much better than expected. :)
I took at least two hours at the grocery store and looked at every inch of the store, bought things I didn't need but wanted, and I picked up an easy read "Confessions of a Shopaholic"...I'm already in love.
My camera batteries died, so I couldn't capture Beth and I in all our glory digging into our mounding heaps of gelato....but here is a picture and link to the Olive Mill. I think everyone within 30 minutes HAS to go. Granted...you'll be there for 1 hour tops, but I'm all about the 'little guy'.
Afterwards Beth and I went to San Tan Village, a mall just north of Queen Creek, and she splurged on some makeup, while I talked myself out of every cute piece of clothing I picked up...my usual routine.
Now it's the end of the day and I don't know where it dissapeared to, but Tyler will be home in an hour and church is at 2 o'clock tomorrow.....there is still time to party....I better live it up!
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