Monday, May 30, 2011

Memorial Day!!

My roommates Kayla and Amy and I decided to do a little cook out to celebrate Memorial Day! Since it was 40 degrees and rainy, we actually had a cook in, but it was still fun and yummy. I made one of my favorite Jello salads and here is the recipe :)

You will need: a 4 serving box of instant pistachio pudding mix, 20 oz can crushed pineapple in juice (I could only find it in heavy syrup for some reason, so I just used chunks and put it in the blender for 2 seconds and it came out perfectly), 8 oz tub thawed Cool Whip and a generous cup of mini marshmallows. You can also add a handful of chopped pecans if you want a little crunch in it.


Mix the pudding mix into the undrained crushed pineapple. Let it set in the fridge for about 5 minutes. Then stir in the marshmallows and the pecans if you're using them.


Add the tub of Cool Whip.


Then fold it in. Keep going until it's all uniform light green.


That's it! Easy huh? :) Then just let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour, serve and enjoy!



YUM! I love classic cook out food! Kayla made the hamburgers and potato salad. Everything was sooo good :)


I also made brownies with cookie dough swirled in and chocolate glaze drizzled on top, the perfect sweet treat to finish the meal!


I hope everyone had a fun Memorial Day and I am so grateful for the men and women who have served and are serving in the military and their sacrifice to protect our country!

Friday, May 27, 2011

21 Things I Love about Dan...

Today was Dan's birthday! I'm sooo glad that next year, he will be home to celebrate and that I'll finally be with him. It's crazy that we've known each other since we were both 15 and been dating since we were 16 years old. I really love that we've grown up together and I can't picture my life without him. I thought it would be fun to list some of the many things I love about him, so here it is!

21. Everything about him is classic and he makes things classic

20. He's thoughtful and notices and appreciates details like I do

19. He has the best laugh ever and hearing it makes me happy. He also doesn't mind laughing at himself and he has an awesome sense of humor

18. He listens to me and understands me and comforts me when I'm sad

17. He has the cutest face in ALL the universes, perfect hair, and I love his clothing style too

16. He makes plans of fun things for us to do and sometimes surprises me with his awesome ideas

15. He loves celebrating the holidays and making them classic

14. He loves baking with me and is a fantastic cook and I can't wait to make more yummy treats when he gets back

13. His personality is amazing and he's always so fun to be with

12. He's neat and clean and organized

11. He looks like a baby angel when he sleeps

10. He's so dedicated and writes me each week and sends me treats and care packages too

9. He's serving his mission and works really hard to be the best missionary he can be

8. He loves kids and will be such a wonderful dad

7. He introduces me to lots of new experiences, like movies, restaurants and Disneyworld

6. He sends me flowers for Valentine's day and always makes me feel so special

5. We have ALL he same goals and feelings on everything

4. We both like pet names that most people would find silly (like cutesums and baby angel)

3. He makes me the B.E.S.T ;)

2. He loves me for who I am and not who he wants me to be

1. He's my dream come true and SOOOOOO incredibly much more!!

I LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH DAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!! XOXOXO

Monday, May 23, 2011

Long lost pics...

This morning I found these pics from the photos Dan's dad took of us before Dan left. These were some of the ones we didn't put on facebook. It was so fun looking through them and remembering our classic times so I though I'd post them :)






P.S. I'm soooo excited for Dan's birthday on Friday!! The background is a party theme in honor of him! I LOVE HIM SOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!! XOXO

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Back to Vegas...

I just wanted to post a little of Dan's most recent journal. I'm so glad he's doing great and loving his new area! XOXO

5/2/11- "I'm so excited it's May! 25 days until my birthday! So I'm in my new area now and I'm lovin it! It's sooo awesome to be in my old stompin grounds in Vegas. Classic!!!!! I'm sooo happy. I loved the wards up north but this is my place :). I'll go ahead and talk about yesterday and today! My last Sunday was good. In the university ward Ashia bore her testimony (and so did I) and it was so good! Richard passed the sacrament for the 1st time too which was cool to see. :) We had the break the fast pot luck after (pasta theme), said my goodbyes and rushed to Dale Fritter's 5pm baptism in the Highland Ranch ward! It was such a blessing to be able to see that night before I left!! It was a great, solid service and Dale and Sister Warren (now Sister Fritter :) were so happy! It was an awesome time and so awesome to see all those members again! It's crazy... It has been 6 months since I left but I still remember everyone and their names and they all missed me! They happened to have a baptism in the Eagle Canyon ward right after so I got to see everyone from there too! Sooo cool! So many classic memories! We went home after that and packed till the end of the night. That was it! Got everything done. This morning we left for transfers at 7am and driving down took until 5pm. That was it. I got to see Blakemore before he left for home! Good times with him. My new companion is just like Blakemore and so awesome! Elder Weed... he's the man!! We're the same in lots of ways and it's gonna be a great transfer or 2! He's from Texas. We really hit it off well. I'm super excited. I love the area."

Monday, May 9, 2011

Updates!

How is it almost a month into the semester!? The nursing program is keeping me busy but I'm glad time is going by fast. This semester I have pediatric clinicals and on Thursday I'll have my 1st 12 hour clinical at the hospital. That will be a long day!

I made sugar cookies this weekend with the adorable cookie cutters Dan sent me for Easter! I think the butterfly one is my fave :)

They were really yummy! I forgot to take a pic of them once they were frosted, but trust me, they were cute!

I also finally took down my Easter decorations this weekend and set up this cute artwork Dan's sister in law Laurie made. I love the colors and it matches perfectly with my yummy Orange Dreamsicle candle!!


The best part of this weekend though was getting to talk to my precious sweetheart!! I love him sooooooooo much and it just makes me soooooooo happy that our relationship is as strong and perfect as when he left. He is without a doubt the most spectacular, incredible guy I have ever known and it still amazes me that he's mine! I can't picture my future without him! And I'm sooooooo excited for him to be home in 5 months!! XOXOXO

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Mission Vids!!

I got Dan's latest memory card and I thought I'd post some vids so everyone can see what he's been up to! Enjoy :)

Dan's 18 month pant burning party!! Lol


More Reno House craziness! The Warhead Sour Spray challenge...


Dan looking so cute playing the piano on Pday


Easter morning!! Soo fun and classic!!