Post 89 of 100

Corey and I are spending Christmas at my brother's house in Rhode Island!  Yesterday we spent the morning just hanging out and then went to the mall for lunch and shopping.  The mall in Providence is HUGE and was very busy yesterday.  After meandering through a few stores and grabbing a coffee, we went to the IMAX and saw Tron in 3D.  Afterwards, Corey and I made dinner for Cory and Emily, we watched a few episodes of Pushing Daises, and played Rock Band.  It was a great start to our visit.  I'm so glad to be with my brother!!!  Mom and grandma arrive tomorrow night!

Post 88 of 100

Rich awoke at 3am to put the 15 pounds of meat on the grill.  Throughout the day, we cleaned house and prepared side dishes.  At 5pm, our friends started arriving and soon it was time to eat.

Mashed Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Pasta Salad
Homemade Barbecue Sauce
Smoked Brisket

With 17 people packed into our small apartment, everyone enjoyed spending the evening together dining on yummy food.

Post 87 of 100

When my brother and I took a trip to Colorado before I moved off to college, my Uncle Fred introduced me to his guacamole recipe.  With some salsa and a dash of soy sauce, one can whip up a yummy bowl of guac dip in a jiffy.  During my college years, I frequently made this dish.  So much so my adopted family, the Griffaws, gave me an avocado masher for my bridal shower (who even knew they made those?!?)  If you are an avid avocado eater, I totally recommend getting one of these bad boys! 

Recently I began experimenting with different types of guacamole.  The recipes I tried were all mediocre, none met my expectations.  One evening I was feeling particularly courageous and decided to attempt my own.  It was AMAZING!  Since then, I have made it twice and will be bringing it to the MACU staff Christmas party. 

So cookies, potato cakes, green bean casserole, and guacomole- in the kitchen that's about the limit of my talents.

Now I've got a hankering for some chips and dip...

And here's a random picture of Rich ripping through a shirt.

Post 86 of 100

Corey and I are movie fiends.  Over Thanksgiving break, we watched 8 movies within 3 days.  We decided that was enough of that.  While packing, Corey re-discovered a 2000 piece Coca-Cola puzzle he had acquired.  We began sorting the pieces and quickly overtook the kitchen table.  The finished puzzle would be so large we actually had to put our other kitchen table on top of our current table with street signs serving as the leaf.  Friends would come over and quickly get sucked into the puzzle.  Within a week and a half, the puzzle was complete.  It was great fun and a better activity than watching movies FOR SURE!

Post 85 of 100

Hair Coloring Party!!!

Last week I had a hair coloring night with Matt and Jay.  After trimming their hair, I bleached Matt's and colored Jay's as well as mine.  Jay and I used the same teal dye, but they came out a little different.  Mine is much more blue and his is tinted more green.  With the new color, I feel like I should have also obtained a super power.  More pictures of the new look to come!

Post 84 of 100

Corey and I created a large book collection when we got married and it has only continued to grow.  We have three bookcases in our home and Corey has one in his office.  One of the shelves of one of the bookcases is dedicated to the books I want to read.  On this shelf there are marriage enrichment books, books about ministry, and a few novels.  When I go to bookstores, I keep in mind this over flowing book shelf and try not buy something new (unless it's totally irresistible of course).  I'm currently reading two books that were on this shelf.  Slowly, the books are dwindling.  Then again, it takes time to remove a book from the shelf, but only a quick swipe of plastic to add another.