So... remember when I said that I had the best husband?!?! Well, I am about to prove it... for Valentine's day he bought us a chocolate fountain machine with all the fixings (strawberries, bananas, rice krispy treats (no idea how to actually spell this....), marshmallows, cookies etc...) and Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" to watch while we gorged on over 2lbs of chocolate and I don't even want to know how much in dipping items......
Best night ever.... even the tummy ache afterward was totally worth it! :)
My guy really is the best!!
Now off to the gym to work out all this chocolate!!......
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Yay! It's Valentine's Day!! :)
Every year, right around the middle of February something happens that turns one day into a special celebration!! Though some say that it's just another day made "special" by greeting card companies to assuage their greed... I don't really see it that way :) What can be more special than a day dedicated to celebrate LOVE?!?!? if you ask me... nothing!!
I used to hate this day (I never really dated before I met my wonderful husband so I never had a date for the big day) until I realized that it wasn't about me, or about what someone would do for me, this day is about telling the people you love how you feel and a day to make them feel special!
So date or no date, today is a GREAT DAY!!
..And also it's Migey's birthday! so that alone is cause for celebration!!
I am married to the most wonderful man in the world... (sorry all of you ladies out there... but I did see him first! ) He works so hard to provide for us, he is strong, righteous, a worthy priesthood holder, really funny and full of life, he is kind and generous, calm in the face of trials (namely an OCD wife!!) he never complains and is happy with whatever meal I prepare (yes, even the not so great ones!) he somehow manages to deal with all 10 Corinne's equally well and most of all he is not freaked out that there are ten of us! He pushes me and motivates me to be better, to do better and to try harder. And so much more that I can hardly list everything!! Today I want to celebrate him and tell him how much I love him and cherish him; my life is so much richer because of him.
To all of you out there whom I love, I take this opportunity to say how much you all mean to me, whether we are friends or family, or both!! I am truly grateful that you are in my life and that I get to share this journey with all of you.
And to my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ I wish to say that my life would be meaningless without Them in it. Their love and support of me is what gets me thru and inspires me to work hard to become more like Them. There is no greater example of love than that which we read of in the scriptures and that which we fell as The Lord's Spirit and Comforter touches us in our times of need.
John 3:16-17
"For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should no perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that through Him the world may be saved"
May your Valentine's Day be filled with love for those around you and may we all be a bit kinder, more understanding and more open with one another and make this day one to remember!!
Oh and don't forget to hug and kiss your Valentine, because without him/her it wouldn't be as sweet!
Till Next time....
I used to hate this day (I never really dated before I met my wonderful husband so I never had a date for the big day) until I realized that it wasn't about me, or about what someone would do for me, this day is about telling the people you love how you feel and a day to make them feel special!
So date or no date, today is a GREAT DAY!!
..And also it's Migey's birthday! so that alone is cause for celebration!!
I am married to the most wonderful man in the world... (sorry all of you ladies out there... but I did see him first! ) He works so hard to provide for us, he is strong, righteous, a worthy priesthood holder, really funny and full of life, he is kind and generous, calm in the face of trials (namely an OCD wife!!) he never complains and is happy with whatever meal I prepare (yes, even the not so great ones!) he somehow manages to deal with all 10 Corinne's equally well and most of all he is not freaked out that there are ten of us! He pushes me and motivates me to be better, to do better and to try harder. And so much more that I can hardly list everything!! Today I want to celebrate him and tell him how much I love him and cherish him; my life is so much richer because of him.
To all of you out there whom I love, I take this opportunity to say how much you all mean to me, whether we are friends or family, or both!! I am truly grateful that you are in my life and that I get to share this journey with all of you.
And to my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ I wish to say that my life would be meaningless without Them in it. Their love and support of me is what gets me thru and inspires me to work hard to become more like Them. There is no greater example of love than that which we read of in the scriptures and that which we fell as The Lord's Spirit and Comforter touches us in our times of need.
John 3:16-17
"For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should no perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that through Him the world may be saved"
May your Valentine's Day be filled with love for those around you and may we all be a bit kinder, more understanding and more open with one another and make this day one to remember!!
Oh and don't forget to hug and kiss your Valentine, because without him/her it wouldn't be as sweet!
Till Next time....
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Gasp!!
Gasp!! It's been 5 weeks since I posted anything..... too much work to do and not enough brain cells to do everything! At least we are making money! :)
I'll have to write more later... I just didn't want my blog to feel alone and forgotten!!!
Till next time.....
I'll have to write more later... I just didn't want my blog to feel alone and forgotten!!!
Till next time.....
Sunday, January 9, 2011
CAKE!!!
So, for my first post of 2011 I wanted to do something cool..... and it was really hard to think of something I could blog about that was indeed cool.... for those of you that know me you can see how this could have been the case! ;)
Then today I made the most spectacular cake and thought! AHA! that's cool, I should blog about it!! And guess what?!?!? I actually have pictures to attach to this post! another first for me!! So, here is picture number one..... (If I can figure out how to do this....)
(I don't know why all of our pictures come out so dark... this apartment must make our camera feel depressed.... we have tried everything to get them lighter... nothing has worked so far.. sigh )
A great thanks goes out to Dana for sifting the flour for me, most of it made into the bowl!! ;) Another thanks goes to the box that gave up it's shape so I could have the base the cake sits on, I couldn't have done it without you!! And a great big thanks to whoever invented chocolate ganache, this world is so much better because of it!! Oh, and thanks to Callen for having a birthday that brought all of this about!!
Till next time........
Corinne
P.S. I can hear the cake calling me!!!!
Then today I made the most spectacular cake and thought! AHA! that's cool, I should blog about it!! And guess what?!?!? I actually have pictures to attach to this post! another first for me!! So, here is picture number one..... (If I can figure out how to do this....)
Alright, here it is!! and it's a thing of beauty if I do say so myself!!
Cake ID:- Base: Delicious Italian Sponge Cake
- Filling: Chocolate Ganache and fresh Blackberries
- Garnish: Homemade whipping cream, chocolate ganace, fresh blackberries and sponge cake crumbs!!!
Here is a view of the delicious inside!!
Ah, the slice of pie that was consumed by me!! no wait... this was consumed by the Birthday boy, Callen, it was for him that I made this cake.
This is what is left of the cake as of now.... not sure if it will make it to tomorrow ;)
It was a lot of work... and I forgot to soak the sponge cake so it was a little heavy but the chocolate ganache make up for all of that... and yes it is loaded!!(I don't know why all of our pictures come out so dark... this apartment must make our camera feel depressed.... we have tried everything to get them lighter... nothing has worked so far.. sigh )
A great thanks goes out to Dana for sifting the flour for me, most of it made into the bowl!! ;) Another thanks goes to the box that gave up it's shape so I could have the base the cake sits on, I couldn't have done it without you!! And a great big thanks to whoever invented chocolate ganache, this world is so much better because of it!! Oh, and thanks to Callen for having a birthday that brought all of this about!!
Till next time........
Corinne
P.S. I can hear the cake calling me!!!!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Quick update....
Ok, here is short and sweet for all of you out there who don't think I can do it! :P
We are home..... it only took an extra 6hrs but hey, we made it.... I cannot tell you how grateful I am to be writing this post from home as opposed to the angry and bitter one that I was prepared to write while stuck at the Denver airport (even though, now that I think about it, it would have been rather entertaining....after a month or so ;) ) Our luggage may or may not be on the way..... how is it possible that we checked 3 bags in, at the same time, and only one of them made it?!?!?!? sigh.... But at least the bag with all the presents in it made it!! woot!!!! who needs clothes and toiletries when one has presents!??!? Not me!!
I have now been up for about 36hrs total, with a few quick and uncomfortable naps in between.... it is not a pretty sight... I have been casting longing and suggestive looks at my pillow... thru the wall, cause I am too tired to get up and look at it thru the door opening.... it knows what's coming.... oh yeah, that's it, 12hrs of sleep coming my way!!!!!
Must end the post now to remain within the short and sweet parameters afore mentioned!!
will check in again once I have had my way with the pillow, mhuahahahahah!! (in a totally non creepy way!!)
Corinne ;)
We are home..... it only took an extra 6hrs but hey, we made it.... I cannot tell you how grateful I am to be writing this post from home as opposed to the angry and bitter one that I was prepared to write while stuck at the Denver airport (even though, now that I think about it, it would have been rather entertaining....after a month or so ;) ) Our luggage may or may not be on the way..... how is it possible that we checked 3 bags in, at the same time, and only one of them made it?!?!?!? sigh.... But at least the bag with all the presents in it made it!! woot!!!! who needs clothes and toiletries when one has presents!??!? Not me!!
I have now been up for about 36hrs total, with a few quick and uncomfortable naps in between.... it is not a pretty sight... I have been casting longing and suggestive looks at my pillow... thru the wall, cause I am too tired to get up and look at it thru the door opening.... it knows what's coming.... oh yeah, that's it, 12hrs of sleep coming my way!!!!!
Must end the post now to remain within the short and sweet parameters afore mentioned!!
will check in again once I have had my way with the pillow, mhuahahahahah!! (in a totally non creepy way!!)
Corinne ;)
The Missouri trip... written while stuck at the airport.
Ok, so here are the highlights of our Missouri trip... please beware that this post maybe slightly skewed and a bit angry due to the fact that I am sitting at the Kansas City airport after having been delayed for 4hrs and not knowing whether or not we'll actually make it home once we get to Denver as we are on standby..... so we ask for you forgivness and understanding :)
How could have 9 days gone by so fast?!?!?! well I guess once you count in trip time and all, it only adds up to 7 1/2 but still.... I swear we just left Seattle 2 days ago!! So, let's start at the beginning....
After an uneventful airplane trip of about 6hrs give or take (that includes wait time) we landed in the very weird Kansas City airport. Upon exiting the gate area we almost walked past Toby and Jill, don't ask me why but we did.... we were grateful to them for coming to pick us up and for being there when we landed, you guys rock!! Then we had to wait for about 1 1/2 hrs for the Utah crowd to land, we had a good visit and ate some spectacular ribs generously provided by Toby and Jill. Some Angry Birds was played..... gotta love that game, easy to play and it provides hrs of entertainment for all age groups! Once the Utah crowd landed.....about 10min early (which was not reflected on the arrivals screen.... silly airport!!) we all loaded up in the great van and headed home......3hrs later we were there! Our arrival woke everybody up... sorry guys, I know it was early.... I think it was around 3am?!?! somebody correct me if I am wrong... We had a good if short visit and then people headed to bed.
What followed that first day was and array of delicious food, hilarious children comments and conversations, more food, trips to town in multiple vehicles, crying/screaming children, more food and general pleasantries. The time flew by way too fast, we got way too little sleep and ate way too much food, pretty much what you would expect from a vacation :)
Food Highlights:
A shout out goes to all the fun stuff we did:
We desperately wish we lived closer and that moving closer would be an option, but it doesn't look like we'll be able to do that anytime soon; so for the next little while we'll just have to make trips back and forth as often as we can.
A shout out to Emma and Barrett who due to inclement weather related issues didn't make it out there, you were sorely missed and we wished with all our hearts you could be there. We miss you guys and hope to see you soon, maybe in Montana somewhere??!! Hugs and kisses to you both and to your adorable dogs! :)
I am sure I am forgetting a whole lot of things, but seeing how I haven't really slept yet you can't really blame me... I may have to edit this later but for now I am happy as it is......
Till next time.....
Corinne
How could have 9 days gone by so fast?!?!?! well I guess once you count in trip time and all, it only adds up to 7 1/2 but still.... I swear we just left Seattle 2 days ago!! So, let's start at the beginning....
After an uneventful airplane trip of about 6hrs give or take (that includes wait time) we landed in the very weird Kansas City airport. Upon exiting the gate area we almost walked past Toby and Jill, don't ask me why but we did.... we were grateful to them for coming to pick us up and for being there when we landed, you guys rock!! Then we had to wait for about 1 1/2 hrs for the Utah crowd to land, we had a good visit and ate some spectacular ribs generously provided by Toby and Jill. Some Angry Birds was played..... gotta love that game, easy to play and it provides hrs of entertainment for all age groups! Once the Utah crowd landed.....about 10min early (which was not reflected on the arrivals screen.... silly airport!!) we all loaded up in the great van and headed home......3hrs later we were there! Our arrival woke everybody up... sorry guys, I know it was early.... I think it was around 3am?!?! somebody correct me if I am wrong... We had a good if short visit and then people headed to bed.
What followed that first day was and array of delicious food, hilarious children comments and conversations, more food, trips to town in multiple vehicles, crying/screaming children, more food and general pleasantries. The time flew by way too fast, we got way too little sleep and ate way too much food, pretty much what you would expect from a vacation :)
Food Highlights:
- breakfast sausage balls (Provided by Michelle)
- breakfast cookies (Provided by Vea)
- bread, yum!!! (provided by Vea and Natalie)
- Turkey noodle soup (provided by Vea)
- Chinese buffet (provided by nameless chinese people)
- Lasagna (provided by yours truly)
- Delicious barbeque pulled pork sandwiches on homemade buns (provided by Vea) FAVORITE MEAL :)
- Sweet and savory crepes!!! (provided by Vea with an able assist from Michelle) still digesting those as we just ate them 5hrs ago... oh how we love food
- Scrumptous chocolate mousse (provided by yours truly)
- Chocolate scones... yum!! (provided by yours truly and Michelle, supervised by Vea)
- Awesome cheese night!! 6 or 7 cheeses were present, plus an array of crackers, pears and grapes. Thank you to all the ladies that sliced, diced amd arranged everything in a beautiful and inviting composition; is there ever such a thing as too much cheese!??!? I think not!!
A shout out goes to all the fun stuff we did:
- shooting guns, always a favorite
- Hollis' baptism, thanks for arranging to get that done while we were out there and could be a part of it :)
- watching rift tracks.... yes Eclipse was THAT bad!!
- opening presents with the children, even though we had to wait till 1pm to start, what torture!!!
- driving around town with the ladies
- driving to the smallest post office ever known to man
- checking out Toby and Jill's awesome new place
- Checking out Lynn and Dallas' new place, Lynn's workplace and his new swanky car... go Focus!! :P just kidding, I know it's a Taurus! :P
We desperately wish we lived closer and that moving closer would be an option, but it doesn't look like we'll be able to do that anytime soon; so for the next little while we'll just have to make trips back and forth as often as we can.
A shout out to Emma and Barrett who due to inclement weather related issues didn't make it out there, you were sorely missed and we wished with all our hearts you could be there. We miss you guys and hope to see you soon, maybe in Montana somewhere??!! Hugs and kisses to you both and to your adorable dogs! :)
I am sure I am forgetting a whole lot of things, but seeing how I haven't really slept yet you can't really blame me... I may have to edit this later but for now I am happy as it is......
Till next time.....
Corinne
Monday, December 20, 2010
The Utah trip!!
Finally I get a moment to jot a few things down. (and yes, sorry folks, this may turn into another extremely long post... sigh.. ) When last we saw our heroine, she was buried in orders and stressed out about having to go on this short jaunt to Utah..... fast forward 2 weeks, give or take a few days, and we find our heroine still buried in orders but with tales to tell....
So, we managed to get the orders out that we needed in order for me to be able to go on my trip without being smothered in guilt. It was however madness and chaos trying to get everything done, I was packing my suitcase and packaging houses until the time we had to leave to go to the airport, whew, that was close! One long but uneventful airplane trip later and I am in Utah, at Migeys house, cunsuming a large helping of delicious homemade beef pot pie, yum!! We had a nice visit and then technology took over, amid Ipads, laptops and PCs it was a geeks paradise!! What followed was a binge of fun, relaxation, large amounts of spectacular food and general sillyness (how do you spell this word?!??!) .... (oh wait, that's what spell check is for!! :) ) There were several shopping trips, one of which netted us a ridicuolous amount of sweets:
Then there was the unforgettable afternoon spent in the magical world of Quelf, where things like taping a piece of paper to ones head, asking permission to speak from your foot and paper airplane races are only a few of the hilarious things that happen whilst visiting there. A word to the wise, if I may, do not drink at the table whilst playing Quelf! There were battles of Smash Brothers Brawl, cuddles with the adorable Bella, computer gaming (really?!?! I would have never thought!! =P ) A rush against time to make 48mini cranberry bread-muffins... barely managed to get that done in time and what is it with stores not carrying cellophane loot bags?!?!?!?
A huge shout out to Mindee for putting up with me all that time. It was an amazing trip and lots of fun!!You guys are amazing and certainly made me feel important and well cared for!! I would rate your facility as 5 stars!!
I am sure I am missing something amazing that we did... I'll have to post it later as it comes to me.. It was great to have been able to go, big kiss and hug to my wonderful husband who helped me make it happen and who stayed behind holding down the home front. It was great to be able to spend time with Migey, Mindee, Ben, Bella and Mom. I love you guys, hugs and kisses!!!
Only thing, I wish I would have had more time to visit the other side of the family while I was there, Michelle, Tyler and kids, sorry I didn't make it out to see you, but I will see you soon for the McDonald's Christmas Extravaganza hosted by your amazing parents in Missouri!! Are you all ready for this??!?!? Can't hardly wait!!
Until next time.........
Corinne
So, we managed to get the orders out that we needed in order for me to be able to go on my trip without being smothered in guilt. It was however madness and chaos trying to get everything done, I was packing my suitcase and packaging houses until the time we had to leave to go to the airport, whew, that was close! One long but uneventful airplane trip later and I am in Utah, at Migeys house, cunsuming a large helping of delicious homemade beef pot pie, yum!! We had a nice visit and then technology took over, amid Ipads, laptops and PCs it was a geeks paradise!! What followed was a binge of fun, relaxation, large amounts of spectacular food and general sillyness (how do you spell this word?!??!) .... (oh wait, that's what spell check is for!! :) ) There were several shopping trips, one of which netted us a ridicuolous amount of sweets:
- Chocolate covered pretzels
- Yogurt covered pretzels
- Chocolate covered almonds
- gummy bears
- chocolate covered something, can't quite remember what....
- some other gummylike substance
- Awesome sausage and eggs
- Delicious Beef Pot Pie
- Scrumptuous Rhubarb Pie
- Icecream!! need I say more?!?!?
- Suppli
- Sweet potato fries and cheese sticks
- Tiramisu!! yum!!
- Delightfully savory Texas Roadhouse outing, steak and potatoes FTW!!
- Delicately fried fish
- Chili dogs!!
- Pan Di Stelle - oh how I miss my italian cookies!!
- and other foods, can't think about food anymore I am already hungry!!
Then there was the unforgettable afternoon spent in the magical world of Quelf, where things like taping a piece of paper to ones head, asking permission to speak from your foot and paper airplane races are only a few of the hilarious things that happen whilst visiting there. A word to the wise, if I may, do not drink at the table whilst playing Quelf! There were battles of Smash Brothers Brawl, cuddles with the adorable Bella, computer gaming (really?!?! I would have never thought!! =P ) A rush against time to make 48mini cranberry bread-muffins... barely managed to get that done in time and what is it with stores not carrying cellophane loot bags?!?!?!?
A huge shout out to Mindee for putting up with me all that time. It was an amazing trip and lots of fun!!You guys are amazing and certainly made me feel important and well cared for!! I would rate your facility as 5 stars!!
I am sure I am missing something amazing that we did... I'll have to post it later as it comes to me.. It was great to have been able to go, big kiss and hug to my wonderful husband who helped me make it happen and who stayed behind holding down the home front. It was great to be able to spend time with Migey, Mindee, Ben, Bella and Mom. I love you guys, hugs and kisses!!!
Only thing, I wish I would have had more time to visit the other side of the family while I was there, Michelle, Tyler and kids, sorry I didn't make it out to see you, but I will see you soon for the McDonald's Christmas Extravaganza hosted by your amazing parents in Missouri!! Are you all ready for this??!?!? Can't hardly wait!!
Until next time.........
Corinne
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