Pretending to be Vietnamese

You read it correctly! I made a Vietnamese Spring Roll....the bonus....we got to do this at work for Asian Pacific Heritage Month! The rice paper was super sticky, so I was pretty proud of my quality. I'm such a nerd.

Bliss from Blessings #9

Due to my particularly "Debbie Downer" post last Friday.....I'm loading up on blessings!!

• An awesome weekend with my mom! We cooked, laughed, and talked all day Saturday and it was much needed mommy time.
• Early morning drives on the weekend. Even though Tucson is a good jaunt away from our house, getting up and driving as the sun wakes up....is actually kind of fun. Roll the windows down and let the puppy slobber fly!
• Acting like a crazy person and trying to carve shapes in my mom's pies as vent holes. She makes a very pretty 'wheat' design usually, but I decided to switch it up and make a full-on peach tree. It was a good time.
• Seeing my little nephew and snuggling him up!
• Seeing my cousin's little girl and snuggling her up!
• Washing my little weenie dog, getting in bed, and snuggling her up!
• Listening to inspirational words all weekend as I watched the 180th General Conference!
• Peace and quiet at home with the boy on a Sunday night
• My amazing friend Shaylin! I went over to take her some food and she sent me home with a HUGE ham! This was not supposed to be a trade, but she is too nice to resist!
  
  

I Can Always Count on Jane

Friday was a stinky day for me.....work was pretty awful, Tyler went on a boys trip, and my hips were feeling particularly large that day. :)

I got a call from my friend Lyndsey who was also having a stinky day (woot woot!) and she wanted to go grab some dinner at Paradise Bakery. We both got some yummy sandwhiches with pasta salad and soup, plus some yummy cookies to make us feel better about our lives...hahaha.

I decided I would wrap up the night with a good cry so I came home, curled up and watched my girly movie: Sense and Sensibility

Please believe me when I say this is one of the best movies ever!!!!!!!!!! You all need to watch it!

I can always count on Jane Austen to make me feel like a hopeless romantic and I love every second of it!

Bliss from Blessings #10

• Having a mom that knows so much about animals...she will really come in handy when we have kids, I'm sure.
• A wonderful Cara Cara orange today on the drive home! I peeled it during lunch so I could just pop those sweet pieces in my mouth as I drove. It was the best orange I have had in a LONG time.
• An extra computer at work! I brought mine home to work from the house on Friday and forgot to take it with me on Monday morning! Thankfully I could grab the extra and just use my ID.
• The ladies at church are such a blessing! They are full of support and inspiration and I know I could depend on them if I needed something. It is wonderful to be a part of their lives.
• It was a blessing that only one puppy got sick while I was at work today...yikes! Unfortunately it was the big one that made a mess, but at least I didn't have to crawl in a small crate to clean it up...it was in a very convienent spot on the kitchen floor. Oh....the small things :)

Bliss from Blessings #11

• Having the opporutnity to sing in a small group again. The other 7 people are SO talented and it has really helped me get back on my game. What a difference it makes when you just take about an hour a week to focus on building your talents!
• Unexpected rain the other day! I love the rain!
• Feeling like I am at a really good place in my personal life. I am happy and I am surrounded by people I want to be with. It's a nice place to be.
• We are so blessed to live in the area we do. So far it has been a very safe and family oriented place to live. We don't expect it, but when we realize it, we recognize the tremendous blessing it is.
• Having friends that are such wonderful mothers....you are such examples!

Bliss from Blessings #12

• The foresight to buy ridiculous teal shoes that I couldn't justify in anyway but just had to have. I have used them so much and I am finding so many things they match with! YES!
• Forgiveness for not following my legitimate promptings. I will buy a pair of shoes, but I will ignore the whisper to call someone and check on them. I have let myself down by not being there for friends when they really needed me lately. No matter if I talked to them 20 minutes ago, I am making a resolve to follow my spiritual promptings.
• Going and coming safely during my trip to Minneopolis this week. I can't help myself, I always say a prayer before take off and before landing. I am very grateful for His watchful eye and protection.
• I am grateful for the renewed energy to be a better person. No more slacking for me.
• The weekend ahead is sure to be interesting. So many projects, so little time, and meager desire (haha). We'll see what happens but I am oddly looking forward to it.

Bliss from Blessings #13

• A good morning breakfast with some invigorating hot topics and just enough stress to make the rest of the day seem like cake :)
• A fun shopping trip with my girl Katelin! Thanks for going after all my reschedules....I am really excited about the stuff we picked out. I would have NEVER done it without you and I love it.
• Chocolate Chip Cookie....
• Feeling like I'm making some great friends at work. I've got some people that I know I could count on and it really makes a difference.
• I am blessed to be able to make choices. Luckily, those choices have worked out for me which makes me feel even more blessed. "Our lives depend on the decisions we make, those decisions determine our destiny" - Thomas S Monson

Bliss from Blessings #14

• A mid-day run to Ann Taylor Loft....can I PLEASE just buy all the pretty things I see!? I would love to throw caution (and my bank account) to the wind. It would feel so awful and so wonderful all at the same time. who are we kidding...I'm WAY to repsonsible for this
• Fresh pink tulips at the front desk in the office
• Talking to the conceirge desk at a fancy hotel for the first time. They just make you feel so special! I am so blessed to have the life opportunities given to me through my job. I have seen places and experienced things that I probably never would have on my own; Colorado, Nor Cal, Santa Barbara, Chicago, Texas, Food Shows, Being comfortable in all kinds of airports, riding in a new Camaro, eating at yummy restaurants. It's really fun.
• Surviving my first homemade lasagna...I think it turned out pretty well.
• A wonderful friend who doesn't mind that I have literally cancelled our lunch date at least 5 times. She is such a good sport. This call out is for you: THANKS KATELIN!!!

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Bliss From Blessings #15

• Sleeping in until 8:45 and not even caring one bit. It was awesome.
• Remembering those that have gone before with a walk to support brain tumor research.
• Meeting an amazing woman named Dixie who is full of life and energy as a positive result of her loss
• A casual lunch with Tyler at our favorite sub sandwich place. It was really a great 'visit' with this man I will spend forever with.
• Finally buying some more weed killer. I LOVE killing weeds. It's probably an unhealthy obsession.

Bliss From Blessings #16

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• Waking up at our own pace in a quiet house with morning light pouring in the window above the bed. It was so wonderful and relaxing to just take a moment to enjoy our house and our weekend.
• Going to the NHRA drag races for the first time! Happy Birthday Tyler!
• Making my very first Texas Sheet Cake...all you Texans would have been so proud. The most delicious cake ever!
• Playing with little Kaydence as she ran around our kitchen... and away from the dogs.... and tried to tickle us all at the same time. It was so fun to hear baby giggles all night. I love her, thanks for letting her play Beth!
• Giving my puppies a bath so we had nice cozy little beasts to curl up with on Sunday afternoon.