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.

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Here are some random pictures of me that Corey took over break (before I went and hacked-up my hair... ::tear::)

Post 82 of 100

I had a great thanksgiving break!  Corey and I spent Thanksgiving day at the Griffaw's.  Of course the meal was amazing!  I ate WAY too much.

It was great to spend time with my adopted family.  Can't wait till Dec 19th when we celebrate Christmas at their house!

Post 81 of 100

Corey and I went to Carrollton last weekend to be introduced to the congregation and to attend a volunteer meeting.  We had a great time meeting and getting to know our new church family as well as becoming more familiar with the area.  Corey is particularly excited that there is a Moe's in town.  Four days later he is still saying "Welcome to Moe's!" at random moments throughout the day!  I'm particularly excited about the organic, vegetarian culture.

We also went apartment hunting and were successful!  (The above is not the place we picked, but the picture cracked me up!)  Our place is very small, but we don't plan on being there forever.  Now to pack up our junk...