Anniversary,Houston and San Jose

Dec 9 was our 1 year anniversary.

We went to blue lemon downtown for dinner then walked around city creek. Kelly surprised me with  emerald and diamond earrings.

Cute husband.

Dec 17 my dad dropped us of at the airport and we caught a flight to Houston. We stayed there overnight at a Ramada inn which was actually really nice and had dinner at a close restaurant. We planned to goout that night and maybe do some shopping but I've had a cold for the last few weeks and my cough was really really bad that night so we just went back to the hotel to catch up on sleep.

The next day we caught our flight to San Jose, Costa Rica. The flight wasn't bad but Kelly had a kid kicking his seat the whole time.hahaha.

At the airport ,our driver Manuel, was holding a sign for us and he drive us to our little hotel for one night in the city. 

Hotel casa 69

Kelly loved this place. San Jose reminded him a lot of his mission in Mexico city. The hotel is small and the reception and actual rooms are across the street from each other. The room was small but nice enough. That night we walked downtown for dinner and just picked anywhere we could. We ended up at el patio on the main st. The food was ok. I didn't really like it. During dinner Kelly had a random sir come up and talk to him in Spanish saying something like "it's me!Jimmy! How are you?!" Then some police guy cane in to escort him out and the guy said "but it me!! Jimmy!" I decided he was drunk but maybe he really thought he knew Kelly and was sad Kelly didn't remember him.
After dinner we walked the main street which is kind of like the main tourist streets in Mexico or Hawaii. Vendors selling art, jewelery, music and entertainers. We got one of my favorite things which is fresh fruit blended with ice and water or fresh juice. They are so so good and my favorite treat.
We headed back to the hotel and went to bed. The only negative about casa 69 was the train nearby and hearing it all night.

The plan

A few months ago while I was randomly looking at flights to places I hope to one day travel (yes I do this often) I came across tickets to Thailand that were a pretty good price. That sparked my idea of going somewhere for Christmas/ our 1 year anniversary. After talking it over with Kelly, he gave in...I mean ...agreed and the search for the right dates with the right price to Thailand began.
Well a week went by, then two andprices went up and up and nothing really fit. So I just randomly looked at Costa Rica on kayak.com which searches flexible dates in a time period. I found an awesome deal to Costa Rica.it was so good I thought something had to be off or wrong but I reread and made sure  everything was ok. So we bought them and that was it. I knew nothing about CR, where to go what to do.. So I started searching. I came across a travel agency Gecko trail adventures and emailed them with things we wanted to do and see
. To my surprise they were cheaper than going about it on our own. They booked our hotels, activities and transportation. So glad we went this route because driving here is crazy and it's so nice to have a large part of the trip prepaid and not come home to lots of bills.
For anyone thinking about coming to CR I highly recommend Gecko Trail Adventures.

Not a lot

At first it seemed like we havent done anything fun lately but then as I started to think about it we've really done some fun things this month. Its been great.

For Kelly's fall break we went up to his family's farm in Idaho with some of Kelly's friends.

Its really pretty up there and there is a lot to do but I think my favorite part is the Llamas. (They are really Alpacas and Kelly always corrects me but I like the sound of Llamas better)

 and this guy is at a gas station on the way home, hes so cute!

We went to St George to enjoy some sun and play at the wake park once more before they closed.

The weather was perfect, the water was just a little cold early in the morning, but it was still great.

We practiced our awesome tricks.

At least Kelly is improving...

& we got to spend time with my Mom and sister who were also visiting Travis.

 mom

 Kayla

Trav

We went to the Centerpoint theater and saw The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was Awesome! We loved it! Even though we live minutes from Centerpoint theater we had never been before but we hope to go back again soon.

On the 27th we did a Zombie 5K. Ciec really wanted to do a zombie run because there are tons all over but sometimes these races are so expensive.  I found a deal on KSL deals for the zombie chase  for $25 (normally $50-$60) so early Saturday morning Ciec, Kells, Kelly and I  headed to Provo to do this zombie obstacle course run. It was the first year for the zombie chase and we all had fun but we all agreed that if we had paid normal cost for this it would have been a little disappointing. They definitely need at least twice as many zombies and probably a few more obstacles. The zombies were all volunteers (I think) so next year if we decide to do this again we will just volunteer as zombies because that looked like fun.

Then that night we went to a party at our friend Tug & Tina's house

we went as pirates...our costumes were pretty annoying with the giant hats, but oh well

Happy Halloween!!

Now onto November

Cheddar Jalapeno bread

So the other night we had enrichment night for my ward. Is that even what its called? I don't know..I just know it used to be called home making and I like that name better because its old and kind of funny.

Any way.. we learned a simple bread recipe that is quick (besides the rise time) and easy to make and the dough lasts 14 days in the fridge which is awesome. So today I went over to my next door neighbors house and we mixed up our bread dough. It took a whole 10 mins then I spent another hour and twenty mins talking with her and hanging out with her cute 4 year old playing with tractors and (fake) spiders.

So tonight I used about 1/4 of the dough and added some garlic salt, jalapenos and cheddar cheese and make some bread. 

Its SO good. 

I couldn't even wait for it to cool down before I tried some and I don't think it will last long, especially once Kelly figures out what it is. (He loves this type of bread) A lot of the time he is skeptical of my cooking creations, until he tries them and eats most of it. 

Although I have to admit ive made a few things that will never be made again.

Thanks to pinterest for boasting to be "the best recipe ever!" No, no you were not

I really like allrecipes.com because you can actually read reviews and changes people have made rather than just see a picture and a description of what one person wrote.

The best part about this bread and the simplicity of it is that it can be used for just about anything. Plain bread, garlic bread, sweet bread, cinnamon rolls...the options are endless and I certainly plan on experimenting a bunch, after all I have 3 more types of bread to test out in 14 days. Lets hope they all turn out as good at this.

Bread recipe

Makes 4 1lb loaves

3 c lukewarm water

1 1/2 T granulated yeast (2 packets)

1 1/2 T kosher salt

6 1/2 c unsifted, unbleached all purpose white flour

2 oz chopped jalapenos

chunks of cheddar cheese

garlic salt

mix all ingredients in a 6 qt container until flour is blended. Dough will be very wet. cover loosely and let rest 2 hours on counter. Refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours

To shape: lightly dust dough with flour. pull off 1/4 amount of dough. lightly dust with flour. shape into rounded loaf by stretching dough continuously toward bottom of loaf and inward, rotating the ball as you go. 

Flip ball over and put cheese & jalapenos in middle of ball

continue to shape and stretch ball kneading fillings into the middle of the dough.

place on baking sheet with parchment paper.

Let loaf rest of counter for 20 mins and heat oven to 450. After 20 mins place baking sheet in oven with another sheet on bottom rack.

Let sit another 20 mins. 

Slide loaf onto top baking sheet

pour 1 C HOT water onto lower baking sheet and quickly shut oven to retain steam. 

bake 30 mins.

(by adding the lower baking sheet and adding water it creates a crisper crust for the bread and its delicious!)

bread recipe from 

www.artisanbreadinfive.com

Lake Powell Again...almost

Right after we got home from Lake Powell we were invited to go back with some of the same friends a few weeks later. We were both really excited and looking forward to making summer last a little longer. When it came down to the week we were supposed to go some things came up and it ended up not working out and Kelly couldnt take the days off work. We were both pretty bummed but there wasnt much we could do so instead he went to work and I opened up my schedule at the salon and worked. Good thing I love my job!

Although we couldnt get time off to go to Powell we didnt let that stop us from having a good weekend getaway to

Burley, Idaho

(woooo hoooo)

but it really was fun

Hersh met some horses 

 

we climbed trees

 

Kelly canoed me around

 

we went on a safari...or at least that's what it felt like

and we had lots of fun just being together 

 

9.9 & 9.11

We've been Married 9 months

Sept 9 we "celebrated" our 9 month anniversary

Kelly surprised me at work with flowers, a card and some purfume.

He also took my ring to be cleaned my ring gets so gross from work

On Sept 11, one year ago Kelly proposed to me.

So we went up near the Bountiful Temple where he proposed and went on a walk

We just might make it to our 1 year anniversery. :]

Weird how it goes by fast but slow at the same time.



Physics

This semester at school Kelly is taking physics and let's just say it takes up a good amount of his time.
He spends a most nights doing home work for an hour or two, or more.
 I've never been good at math so I get completely lost hearing him just talk about his class.
This is what he looks like most nights



Lately, to keep myself busy I've been trying to figure out what to do with all these peaches.
So I froze a lot and have been experimenting with the rest.
Tonight I made a really simply cobbler recipe that we both liked. 


see the recipe here
I made a few changes but overall for how simple it was it was great.

Nights when I'm not experimenting in the kitchen I try and be productive by
doing things like

• • Going running and telling myself one day ill enjoy it (never, I seriously hate it)
  • Looking up flights and travel plans for all the amazing vacations I dream about...I just try not to think about Kelly's 6 years of school left, one day having kids, buying a house eventually or any thing that costs a large amount of money while looking at all these flights.
  • Looking up new hair color trends and figuring out which of my sisters will be the guinea pig... which they love. 
  • Thinking of other things I can do with these peaches....suggestions?
  • Catching up on laundry, which may or may not include restarting the dryer 3 times to delay the fact that ill have to fold and put away it all. Sometimes folding clothes seems so pointless..but just sometimes.

Remember when...

We got our wedding video back a little while ago but I had a hard time figuring out how to upload, I guess I'm not too savvy with computers(especially Kelly's Mac)

I tried to put them in the order they go in.

On our DVD they all play together but of course uploading them I could only get them in sections.

Lake Powell

The past few summers I have taken a week and gone to Lake Powell with a few friends.

Last summer this trip didn't happen. Everyone was busy with work and a other summer activities and I was busy dating Kelly.

This year it worked out and we got to spend 6 days in the heat and sun, boating  every day.

I was extra excited because this was Kelly's first time to Lake Powell. His family never really went boating so I'm determined to get him into boating. Its one of my favorite things of summer.

tube wars: Kelly & me vs Tug & Tina

Hersh

Wake surfing, one of my favorite things

Our super cute high shorts to protect our legs tubing

driving home

Indian ruins

I love this picture

As far as make up school goes that is getting put on hold for now, Maybe until next spring when weddings get crazy again. Instead were thinking of doing something else with money.

Something inspired by these two quotes