3 months of Great Food! (and a very happy marriage)

So we have been married for 3 months now! After about a month of no repeat dinners we thought it would be fun to see if I could make it two months. When I did that we thought, what the heck... lets go for three. Yes, I did it! I did not repeat a dinner in our first 3 months of marriage. I wish I would have kept a list of all the things I made because Gary LOVED all but one of them. The one he didn't like was an Asian salad consisting of coleslaw, crunchy noodles, almonds, chicken and a great dressing. He liked the dressing but not the overall meal. I will admit that the recipe was my personal least favorite as well.

This is a list of all the things I remember making...

Pork chops in cream of chicken soup with rice
Sweet and sour meat balls and rice
Fajitas
Beef enchiladas
Creamy chicken enchiladas
Beef Tacos
Chipoltle chicken tacos
Smoky Sweet Potato Stoup
Potato Soup
Chicken and Cheese Crescent Chimichangas (Eric's Favorite!)
Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
Beef Lo Mein
Tuna Pasta Bake
Chicken Devan
Tuna and cheese braid
Steak and potatoes
Chili
Nachos
Vegi Stir Fry
Kielbasa and potato skillet
Phad Thai
Stuffed Pasta Shells
Pot Roast
Chicken Salad Roll ups
Chicken Bundles
home made Chicken BBQ pizza

Jazz vs. Blazers Game! and a bit of disapointment

Last Wednesday we had planned on going to a burger place for restaurant night and then going to a haunted house. When we heard Grandma and Grandpa Hall were in town we quickly changed our plans and headed down to Spanish Fork to have dinner with them and Keith and Juliann. It was great to see them! When we got home we had a group over to watch a movie and play x-box. I think that was the hi light of the week.

This past Wednesday we again had to put restaurant night on hold. Gary had bought tickets to the Jazz game because they were playing against my home team, the Blazers. It was a BLAST! I had a ton of fun and was so happy to get to go. I love being at games, where the action is.
The Jazz won which was a disappointment since we were cheering for the Blazers but it was a really close game!

Thursday Tanya came down. We went to Target for a few hours. I was really excited to get to shop slowly rather than hurrying up so the guys don't get bored. We had a blast! Then we came home and had dinner with Gary. I hate to brag but the soup I had made was the most amazing soup ever!!! SO GOOD! We then watched Juno which I must say was a pretty awkward movie.

Friday Tanya and I went to the Provo Town center to shop a bit. I bought Gary new shoes since his had holes all the way through the bottoms. After she bought be lunch we headed back home and she headed out. When Gary got home we went to see Madagascar 2 in theaters with Sid. It was a great movie!

Saturday morning we started the day off by going to Aquatica with Krispin and Jess. They just set up a fish tank and wanted to check out the fish store we're always raving about. That night we went to Eric's to play rock band.

Sunday was just the same as most. We went to church, came home and took a nap and went to Keith and Juliann's for dinner.

Overall it was a pretty low key but fun weekend!

"There is a funny smell on the street"

On Saturday afternoon we went riding up around Alpine Loop. It's a beautiful area! You can see views of Mt. Timpinogos and surrounding mountains and Aspen groves. It was a bit cold but we were bundled up pretty well. I can't deny the fact that I love those scenic rides up into the mountains!

After the ride we came home and cleaned the fish tank. Gary and I began watching a movie but ended up up-stains watching fire men and other emergency responders try and figure out what "that smell" was. They blocked off the road at all three entrances which trapped us in. An hour of so later they figured out that someone has spilled industrial strength insecticide. They ended up just hosing it down to dilute it. Once it was finished we had already started watching Terminator 3 with Dan and Robynn and some of their friends so we just ended up staying. And that was our Saturday!!!

As for this week....

It has been a pretty average week. It's the week after Fall break so the teachers are all at work healthy and happy which puts me at home jobless. I did work Wednesday! I'm ok with that as long as next week is busy.

Wednesday was restaurant night. We went to the Seigon Cafe. It was supposedly Vietnamese food but really, its just Chinese. It was amazingly delicious food and surprisingly cheap. Our meal was $14 and fed Gary and I for dinner and lunch the next day. It was a pretty fun night! There were 7 of us this time which made it neat. Dan, Robynn, Eric, Krispen and Jess went with us. When we were finished we came back to our place and Sid brought over the X-box him, Gary and Eric played for an hour or two.

Thursday Gary had an interview at work. He is trying to get a job that is open. It's full time, salary pay plus commission and benefits. He really wants this job and I hope he gets it!!! He is such a hard worker! He has done an amazing job on the sales team and has surpassed the top salesmen in the department. He's just that AMAZING!

After he got home and ate dinner we went down to Aquatica in American Fork to buy 4 more angel fish. We now have 8 of them which puts us up at 26 fish in our tank. Yes, we are done buying fish for a while.

Now it's Friday and I'm sadly not working. I think we have plans for tonight but I'm not sure what those are....

And there you have our week!!

Farmer's Market

Last weekend Gary and I went to the Farmer's market down the street. It was the smallest one I have ever been too but it had the most tamale stands I've ever seen! We decided to buy one so I could try it. Not only was it amazing in my opinion but Gary thought it was pretty amazing as well. Since he served in Mexico, he knows when he is eating real Mexican. It was pretty fun.

When we got home we ran downstairs to grab the thank you cards and saw that the mail lady was already on our street. We ran up and sat in front of the mail box stamping them as fast as we could. Luckily, we did it just in time!! Now I'm working on my side's thank you cards. I got through quite a few yesterday and should be finished in the next week!!