I've realized a lot of our posts have to do with food or eating, but that is probably about right. We like food.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Happy V-day!
We had a pretty good Valentines Day -minus the fact that I had to work (notice my tired eyes in the pictures-yes-107 hours in 13 days). Tim went to a lot of work to MAKE these chocolate truffles. He proceeded to make the super cute box, and give them to me (and some for his family) for valentines. I have a pretty amazing and talented hubby. 
I've realized a lot of our posts have to do with food or eating, but that is probably about right. We like food.
I've realized a lot of our posts have to do with food or eating, but that is probably about right. We like food.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Cafe Rio in Virginia
One thing I really miss living in the east is any good Mexican food...especially Cafe Rio. When I first moved here I started making and rolling out my own tortillas. For Christmas, Tim got me a tortilla press and found some homemade Cafe Rio recipes which we tried out last weekend. They just aren't the same, but everything did turn out pretty delicious!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
It's been a while
I've been so busy lately, but a few weekends ago Tim and I went to the National Gallery Art Museum. I love impressionist art, so we went to the pre 1900 building and saw Monet, Renoir, Degas, Surat, and more. 
Last weekend I took a trip to Utah for my good friend Lindsay's wedding in SLC. She made a beautiful bride, and it was so much fun to have some of the high school group together again. Best Wishes, Lindsay!
The other half of my weekend in Utah was spent with family. I stayed with TJ and Kristen and had a wonderful time with their adorable kids! My parents even drove up to see us. As you can tell, Kate cheeses it for pictures, and Jonas is just adorable. In the mornings when I got up, Jonas would stand up and raise his arms so excited to give me loves while Kate yelled "Tanaya!" I love those kids!
Last weekend I took a trip to Utah for my good friend Lindsay's wedding in SLC. She made a beautiful bride, and it was so much fun to have some of the high school group together again. Best Wishes, Lindsay!
The other half of my weekend in Utah was spent with family. I stayed with TJ and Kristen and had a wonderful time with their adorable kids! My parents even drove up to see us. As you can tell, Kate cheeses it for pictures, and Jonas is just adorable. In the mornings when I got up, Jonas would stand up and raise his arms so excited to give me loves while Kate yelled "Tanaya!" I love those kids!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Christmas Celebrations
It's been a while since I've posted, but we celebrated a lot for Christmas this year...
The Larsen siblings (and spouses) had a Fondue party and gift exchange!
Tim got a nice work shirt for when he has to wear big kids clothes, and I got some nice kitchen stuff.
We also had to go see the temple lights. The DC temple is actually pretty well know for their Christmas lights and programs. They have some type of program in their visitor center every night of December. We got to see piano player Marvin Goldstein. It was really neat!
They also had nativities from all around the world.
At home, we had our own celebration and opened some gifts we couldn't take on a plane. Our favorite gift is a new TV thanks to both sets of parents :)
And my favorite: Christmas in St. George! We almost didn't make it with all the airline problems, but it made me enjoy it even more once I was there. We had a great time playing Wii and making a gingerbread/graham cracker house, but I mostly just enjoyed time with the nieces and nephews! We got Kate and Makayla hair glitter for Christmas, and the top picture in the collage is of Kate putting some in Tim's hair...so pretty!
Before leaving, we visited the Dinosaur track museum. For those of you who haven't been there, a land developing company found raised prints when turning over some large rocks in deep soil. What happened is that when dinosaurs stepped in the sand, their prints were filled in with water and sand that hardened, so it is like a mold of their feet. They are really helpful for paleontologists, and St. George is now a cool place for them.
The Larsen siblings (and spouses) had a Fondue party and gift exchange!
Tim got a nice work shirt for when he has to wear big kids clothes, and I got some nice kitchen stuff.
We also had to go see the temple lights. The DC temple is actually pretty well know for their Christmas lights and programs. They have some type of program in their visitor center every night of December. We got to see piano player Marvin Goldstein. It was really neat!
They also had nativities from all around the world.
At home, we had our own celebration and opened some gifts we couldn't take on a plane. Our favorite gift is a new TV thanks to both sets of parents :)
And my favorite: Christmas in St. George! We almost didn't make it with all the airline problems, but it made me enjoy it even more once I was there. We had a great time playing Wii and making a gingerbread/graham cracker house, but I mostly just enjoyed time with the nieces and nephews! We got Kate and Makayla hair glitter for Christmas, and the top picture in the collage is of Kate putting some in Tim's hair...so pretty!
Before leaving, we visited the Dinosaur track museum. For those of you who haven't been there, a land developing company found raised prints when turning over some large rocks in deep soil. What happened is that when dinosaurs stepped in the sand, their prints were filled in with water and sand that hardened, so it is like a mold of their feet. They are really helpful for paleontologists, and St. George is now a cool place for them.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Christmas in Old Town
Tim, Aubrey, and I went down to Alexandria to check out the boat parade on the Potomac. Walking down the streets of Old Town was like walking in the story "A Christmas Carol.." The parade had some pretty awesome lights -as you'll be able to see below. 
We also got to see Union Station in DC with a cool train display.
We also got to see Union Station in DC with a cool train display.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
We had a great Thanksgiving this year with just myself, Tim, and Aubrey (Tim's sister). We started out with a Turkey Trot downtown, then made our own feast. I have to say we did a pretty good job on the Turkey for our first time.
The final product of our apple picking adventure. A pie entirely from scratch. Some of you know I want to have my own bakery someday, and this bakery will have pie.
Aubrey and me running across the National Mall
If you look close, you can see the Washington Monument behind us!
The next day at work, a guy who knew I was running said he thought he and his wife both saw me on the news. I saw a camera when I was running, so I smiled at it, and we'll just assume I am famous now.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)