10 loves

11.2.2007

1. Our November/December issue of Utah Valley Magazine -- it turned out so well!
2. Still, the warm weather and lack of snow. We had a scare a few weekends ago, but skies have been sunny for almost two weeks now!
3. My online church history class. Not only is it super interesting, it's also super easy.
4. Pay day
5. Five wonderful months of marriage (today!)
6. Autumn. I love to see the trees in a blaze of color.
7. Weekends
8. Sources who return calls/e-mails in a timely manner.
9. Crunchy carrots.
10. Lunch time

Tagged! Things in fives.

5 Things I was Doing 10 Years Ago:
1. Finally graduating from primary to YW.
2. Making friends with people who are still at the top of my list for most amazing friends.
3. Begining Junior High.
4. Working in my dad's office filing papers.
5. Starting to notice boys.

5 Things on my To-Do List Today
1. Finish Hair story for Bride.
2. Get all my pictures for all my stories.
3. Grocery shop for my family.
4. Make dinner for my family.
5. Sign up for my last 4 credit hours.

5 Snacks I Enjoy
1. Popcorn
2. Candy corn
3. Chips and salsa
4. Ice cream
5. Red Vines

5 Things I Would Do if I Were a Billionaire
1. Travel travel travel!
2. Join Club 33 at Disneyland.
3. Build my dream house.
4. Something charitable.
5. Enroll in interior design school.

5 of My Bad Habits
1. Procrastinating (which is what I'm doing now).
2. Snacking on junk food at work.
3. Taking things personally.
4. Taking my shoes off when I walk in my house, then leaving them lying around.
5. Leaving a load of laundry in the dryer for days.

5 Things I Will Never Wear Again
1. Lace bodysuit
2. Floral bodysuit
3. Any bodysuit
4. Tye-dye
5. A long neon shirt looped through a neon heart

5 Favorite Toys
1. My food processor
2. My KitchenAid
3. My Nikon D80
4. Photoshop
5. Lightroom

5 People I Tag.
1. Brittany
2. Mom Elder
3. Mom Evans
4. Emily Kate
5. Elizabeth Wilson

Matt + Lecia

I shot some engagement pictures for this amazing couple this morning. Matt is one of my very best friends and I feel so honored to be their photographer! Check out more of their photos on my photo blog.

10 loves

I saw something like this posted on my friend Brittany's blog and I decided I loved it and want to make it a weekly part of my blog. So faithful readers, check back every Friday for my current list of 10 loves!

10.26.07

1. The warm weather that hasn't forced me into a big coat yet.
2. My new camera lens, a beautiful 50 mm 1.8 f-stop. It takes yummy pictures.
3. People like Matt and Lecia who trust me.
4. The heated seats in my jeep, because even though the days are getting into the 70's, it's only about 40 degrees when I leave for work in the morning.
5. Disneyland.
6. Having 8 of my 9 stories for bride turned in! (this includes the million page reception center guide -- yay!)
7. Cuddling with Jason for so long in the morning that I'm late for work.
8. Cheerios for breakfast. Or lunch. Or dinner.
9. The November Real Simple magazine.
10. Fuzzy socks.

Jason = Keanu & Jessie = Jenna

An odd couple. . .

What's for dinner?

Now that Jason and I are both working all day until at least 5:30 or later, it's been hard to make dinner like I used to. That's why I appreciate yummy, easy recipes like this one.

Chicken and Broccoli Pie
1 lb chopped chicken
1/4 C chopped onion
2 Tbsp flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garlic salt
1 1/4 C milk
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1 egg
10 oz chopped frozen broccoli cooked and drained
4 oz shredded cheese
Pastry for 9 inch pie pan

Saute chicken and onion in 1 Tbsp oil till done. Add flour, coat chicken; add salt, garlic salt and milk. Stir until bubbly, add cream cheese until melted. Stir some of hot mixture with the egg, then stir egg into pan. Add broccoli, pour hot mix into baked pastry shell and sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 min.

My alterations: I eliminate the chicken and use 16 oz of broccoli, I also use the 1/3 less fat cream cheese. It tastes just the same, but I feel like it melts faster than regular cream cheese.

Rylie's Birthday

It's official, the youngest in my family is now a teenager. Although she's been acting 13 for a while now, Rylie turns 13 today! Last night we went to dinner at Olive Garden to celebrate.


Jason kept calling all the snow last night a "Christmas Miracle."


My parents


Jason says he's growing his beard out so he can be a pirate for Halloween.


I kept catching Rylie mid-blink