Caught Red-Handed

Ironing my skirt before church. What a great guy :) I'm a lucky girl. 

Little Benny

Matt and I got to babysit the adorable Benjamin Jester this weekend...

Isn't he the cutest little guy?

Thanks Kim & Mike! You guys can drop him off ANY time :)

Chocolate Surprises!

Thanks, Martha! These Surprise Cookies are so yummy! 

Perfect for a hungry hubby that just came home from work.

Marshmallows + chocolate = always great!  

Covering the 'mallows with chocolate frosting...mmmm :) 

"What a pleasant surprise!" - Matthew Miller 

This is a definite keeper. I ended up with way more than the recipe says! 

After the first day, if you put them in the microwave for about 10 seconds they are perfect and gooey!   

A Girl Can Dream...

I want this chair of ours

to be reupholstered with this gorgeous PB fabric

for a result something like this!

(minus the ottoman).

Someday :) Anyone know somebody that can make this happen for cheap? I can't/don't/won't sew...so doing it myself is out of the question! 

Winna Winna Chicken Dinna!

Who can tell me what movie that's from? :) 

I made this salad for dinner last night. It's a perfect summer meal since you don't have to turn on the oven. It's called an Asian salad, but I think the cilantro lime dressing makes it taste more like a Mexican one. I used my trusty food processor to make the dressing...I am always amazed at how fast that thing pulverizes food! 

The red peppers (which are sweet -  not hot), cabbage, and cashews give this salad lots of nice crunch. I used the Albertson's rotisserie chicken with the lime marinade which went perfectly!   

Matt & I both had the leftovers for lunch today we liked it so much.

And for dessert....virgin strawberry daiquiris! YUM :)

Crab Legs!

The Jetty has all you can eat crab legs on Tuesday nights! $20. So cool.

Here Matt and I are on a date enjoying some. 

My imitation of a crab...Mr. Krabs? 

Matt being normal :) 

I love how the bibs say CRAB on them...just in case you forgot what you're eating! 

One weekend, two movies.

Polar opposite movies, that is!

Thursday night Matt, Chris Drake, his buddy Ryan, and I all camped out for the 12:01 AM showing of The Dark Knight! 

We got there at 9:30 PM. Brought our In-n-Out (complete with huge Dr. Pepper to stay awake), lawn chairs, phones, blankets...and I even got a picture with the Joker! 

This movie was INCREDIBLE. It did not disappoint! Heath Ledger was amazing as everyone has been saying. I definitely think he will get an Oscar for his portrayal of the Joker, although it is too bad he is not alive to enjoy the success of this movie. Christian Bale is the perfect Batman, in my eyes. Ahhh Cowboy from Newsies...I've loved him since I was a little girl :) It broke the record for most money taken in by a midnight showing: $18.4 million!  

Then on Friday, my mom and I went and saw Mamma Mia!!!!! It is SO FUN! 

My mom has seen the play on Broadway and in Vegas, so she had high expectations. She says the movie met them! The characters are all so colorful and fun. The actors look like they really had fun making this movie! 

I have the soundtrack, so I was singing along to the whole movie. It was so hard not to get up and dance in the aisles!! 

Everyone does such a fabulous job acting, singing, and dancing. Pierce Brosnan, bless his heart, tries to sing. Poor guy. Meryl Streep is brilliant, it's hard to believe that she is the same woman who plays in The Devil Wears Prada! 

I want to go to Greece now and dance to ABBA music. 

I LOVE good movies! I would go see both of these again in a heartbeat.