Monday, April 30, 2012

Happy (almost) May!


Tomorrow! 

Some highlights of May: 

~ A 1,600 mile road trip with just me and the pup

~A week long vacation in Michigan (!!) 

~ Our wedding reception in Michigan (!!!)

~ Another 1,600 mile road trip BACK to Utah with the pup and the hubs

~ Kelly turns 19 (uhm. excuse me, but when did 19 years pass?)

~One more attempt to get our budget under control (we're trying Mint. Again)

~ Better fresh fruits and veggies available (yesss)  

I think May is going to be one busy busy month. 

:)

Monday, April 23, 2012

Impossible Cheeseburger Pie

This is one of my all time favorite things my mom used to make us when we were younger. The Betty Crocker version (here) is called 'impossibly easy cheeseburger pie' but my mom always said it was impossible because there was no way something that easy could taste that good. 

I made it tonight for dinner and Todd was a happy camper. So was I. 

Here's the recipe.  

Ingredients: 


1 lb ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 tsp. salt
1 C shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 C Original Bisquick mix
1 C milk
2 Eggs

1. Preheat oven to 400*. Spray 9 inch pie pan with cooking spray. (You'll notice that I made ours in a cake pan. I was a. too lazy and b. too cheap to go out and buy a pie pan and my mom said this would work just as well.) 

2. In a skillet, cook ground beef & onion over medium heat until meat is brown. Drain. Add salt. 

3. Put ground beef and onion in the bottom of the pie plate (or cake pan if you're so inclined) and sprinkle with cheese. 

4. In a small bowl, stir together remaining ingredients with a wire wisk until blended. Pour into pie plate. 

5. Bake in oven for about 25 minutes or until the top is golden brown and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. 






(hey mom, those are in fact veggies on my plate. Broccoli,  cauliflower, and carrots!!! 




"Impossible Cheeseburger Pie is my favorite mom!"

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Perfect Timing

This weekend couldn't have come at a better time. 

After a stressful week at work, I was ready to say 'buh-bye' to the office and spend some QT with the hubs and pup.

I needed my sparkly flats just to get through Friday. 
 Thank heavens for Saturday and Sunday. And Friday night dates. And mini-golf. And gorgeous 75* spring weather in Utah (I've seriously been spoiled with all of this gorgeous weather since I've moved here)




Yep. I beat him. :D 
Yesterday we drove down the Temple where we got married. It brought back a whole bunch of wonderful memories.  Happy happy day. 

And now I have 2 sleepy boys waiting for the pot roast to finish cooking in the crock pot. 
Seriously it was a perfect weekend to recharge me for the week ahead. I'm ready to take on my inbox in the morning. And my inbox is quite scary on Monday mornings. *shudder* 

:)


Monday, April 16, 2012

Ahoy!

Ever since we brought this cute couch cover into the apartment last weekend:


I've gone a little nautical crazy. And Pinterest is so totally not helping this obsession. I'm usually not one for 'themes' (that word was a dirty word when I was planning the wedding), but for some reason all of the clean lines, navy walls, and stripes just get under my skin.


 Or maybe it's the sea calling my name...my grandparents did own a sailboat for a good portion of my childhood! . . . or maybe not. 


Either way, I think there is some redecorating in our very near future. :)






















Source: amazon.com via Jacky on Pinterest





















I'm usually not one for 'themes' (that word was a dirty word when I was planning the wedding), but for some reason all of the clean lines, navy walls, and stripes just get under my skin.

 Or maybe it's the sea calling my name...my grandparents did own a sailboat for a good portion of my childhood! Maybe I'm half mermaid!

 . . . or maybe not. 

Saturday, April 14, 2012

We took a drive

A few weeks ago it was really nice out. I had been stuck in the office all day and was itching to get outside. So with a quick text to the hubs, we planned a little impromptu date up into the mountains. 

Just a little drive after work. Me, the hubs, and the pup. It was kind of perfect. See for yourself. 






Alright, now that I finally updated the blog (which has been bugging me FOREVER) I'm back to planning our dinners for this week. How do I plan? Pinterest. Pinterest all day long.