8 TV Shows I like to Watch: The Office, Boston Legal, Arrested Development (no longer on air but I own them and watch them regularly--BRILLIANT), Chuck, Samantha Who?, Numbers, House, most anything on HGTV.
8 Favorite Restaurants: The Red Iguana, Chipoltle, Double Musky, Mimi's, High Nooners, Roosters, Mongolian BBQ, any little posh locally owned place.
8 Things that happened today: Went to lunch with the office girls, conducted a manager meeting, did the power point for the meeting, scraped ICE from my car windows, finally faxed my refi paperwork, slept in 1/2 an hour, had string cheese for breakfast, wore jeans to work cause my boss is out of town.
8 Things I'm looking forward to: Moving to Reno, taking a nap, Levi's Halloween Shower, Sky diving with Jake, not living paycheck to paycheck, having a clean house, the 2nd Coming, visiting with Jamino.
8 Things on my wish list: Vespa, better bathroom (with a seperate shower, radiant floors and jetted soaker tub), Kerry Blue, wood floors, traveling the world, boobs, kids, a degree.
8 People I'm Tagging-- okay I'm not tagging anyone cause the whole 4 people's blogs that I look have already done this Tag.
10.14.2008
10.12.2008
Lazy Snickerdoodles
So in my office we're having a "Biggest Loser" contest and my house is full of healthy food right now and I'm just tired of healthy and wanted a splurge. I found a yellow cake mix in my food storage so I decided to make my favorite fast cookies.
If you know me at all then you already know that I hate to bake--but these are just so quick and easy--Even I'll make them on occasion. They're yellow cake mix snicker doodles.
All they take is:
If you know me at all then you already know that I hate to bake--but these are just so quick and easy--Even I'll make them on occasion. They're yellow cake mix snicker doodles.
All they take is: one yellow cake mix, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup oil, 2 tsp Vanilla, 1/2 C sugar, 2tsp Cinnamon
You mix the cake mix and all liquid ingredients then roll them into balls, roll the balls in the combined Cinnamon sugar until cover. Plop on cookie sheets for 8 minutes at 375.
Enjoy!
You mix the cake mix and all liquid ingredients then roll them into balls, roll the balls in the combined Cinnamon sugar until cover. Plop on cookie sheets for 8 minutes at 375. 
Enjoy!PLaying Catch Up Again
So here's another catch up post--the only way I do them :) So for the last 9 weekends I've been very busy. My company sponsored a visit from the Declaration of Independence, then Jamino's sister Janai and her Daughter Jaime came for a visit (Jaime is going to college in Rexburg so they flew into Salt Lake for a few days before borrowing the car and driving up to Idaho). Then Janai was back the next weekend on her way home to Valdez AK. The next weekend my sister and her kids came for some over-stimulation, then the weekend after that I went to Reno to visit Jamino (courtesy of Jamino's Boss). Finally, I thought I'd have a quite weekend to myself and then my mom called and said she was driving down to Rexburg to visit Katie, well it's only 3 hours from me so how could I not drive up for the weekend! So it's now the second weekend of October and I'm finally getting a breather--but only just a little. November 1st I'm throwing a Jack Jill Halloween wedding shower--So now I've gotta get the house ready for Halloween! 
Here's Harley--thought I might as well throw him in here too--
Ghost Ronin trying to convince his mom that he should get to stay up and watch us play Wii (he didn't win.
My camera was on night mode--oops so these shots are blurry. But here's Katie,
and mom
And Mom again.
Here's Harley--thought I might as well throw him in here too--
Ghost Ronin trying to convince his mom that he should get to stay up and watch us play Wii (he didn't win.
My camera was on night mode--oops so these shots are blurry. But here's Katie,
and mom
And Mom again. This was such a fun weekend. We just chatted all night and watched confrence, two movies, went to lunch and played the Wii. We had a blast.
A Nevada Visit
Jamino’s boss called him one day and out of the blue said that he was going to give Jamio a gift. He bought me plane tickets to go out and visit. So two weekends after Katie’s visit I went out to Reno/Carson. Jamino and I had such a great time. We found some wonderful independently owned restaurants to frequent. We drove the 20 miles to Tahoe and took a evening “Booze Cruise” on a sailboat—it was gorgeous. Being out on the lake was so refreshing, soothing, and peaceful; the stresses I had acquired over the last several months just melted away. 
The beach 20 minutes from where Jamino lives
It's a fully functioning beach that rents kayaks, paddle boats, jet skis, and ski boats. On the beach are huge grass shade umbrellas.
That's the M.S. Dixie, it's a giant paddle boat which does day cruises and dinner/dancing cruises. We'll definitely have to try it sometime!
The water was so clear and the sand was so soft.
That sailboat is the Woodwind II which is the boat we went on.
The water was so calm and there was a light cool breeze.
We had a blast!!
Then the next day we slept in, went to lunch then we took off for San Francisco. 3 ½ hours later we were sitting in traffic waiting to cross the Bay Bridge. The drive was so fast and straight forward I’m really excited to be living so close.
Jamino's first MLB game
Hot dog at the ballpark!
The stadium was packed--it was last weekend of the season
And the San Francisco Giants were playing the LA Dogers.
The beach 20 minutes from where Jamino lives
It's a fully functioning beach that rents kayaks, paddle boats, jet skis, and ski boats. On the beach are huge grass shade umbrellas.
That's the M.S. Dixie, it's a giant paddle boat which does day cruises and dinner/dancing cruises. We'll definitely have to try it sometime!
The water was so clear and the sand was so soft.
That sailboat is the Woodwind II which is the boat we went on.
The water was so calm and there was a light cool breeze.
We had a blast!!
Then the next day we slept in, went to lunch then we took off for San Francisco. 3 ½ hours later we were sitting in traffic waiting to cross the Bay Bridge. The drive was so fast and straight forward I’m really excited to be living so close.
Jamino's first MLB game
Hot dog at the ballpark!
The stadium was packed--it was last weekend of the season
And the San Francisco Giants were playing the LA Dogers.There were tons of Doger Fans since LA is so close.
Isn't the stadium awesome!
Here we are--I'm sporting my new Giants hoodie. I figure if we're gonna live this close we'll have to make it to few games every season. I can't imagine a summer without baseball. And though it' not the Braves it's better than the AAA SLC Bees that we're used to.
We couldn't believe our luck when we saw the line up--we got to see Greg Maddux Pitch! I've been a Maddux fan for years (obviously, cause I'm a Braves fan).
And we got to see Manny Ramirez play--here he is at bat!! Jamino thought he had died and gone to heaven, seeing two legends play--just 25 rows away!!
LA won 2 -1
It was so fun we didn't want to leave
So we walked along the pier behind the stadium for almost and hour--it was beautiful.
To end the weekend Jamino got in trouble. I was commenting on the noises his car was making and I started asking about the regular maintenance that should have been happening. It turns out the oil hadn't been checked or changed in quite some time so I demanded that he check the oil right then and there. IT WAS TOTALLY EMPTY! Just a little sludge. Well I kind of freaked out and Jamino got in trouble but when we went to get the oil changed, we discovered that Walmart can open your head lights and clean all of the cloudy film out and then reseal the head lights. It was amazing--they were so clear! Then we went to see Ghosttown at the theater. Pretty cute movie. All and all an amazing weekend full of fun!
Isn't the stadium awesome!
Here we are--I'm sporting my new Giants hoodie. I figure if we're gonna live this close we'll have to make it to few games every season. I can't imagine a summer without baseball. And though it' not the Braves it's better than the AAA SLC Bees that we're used to.We couldn't believe our luck when we saw the line up--we got to see Greg Maddux Pitch! I've been a Maddux fan for years (obviously, cause I'm a Braves fan).
And we got to see Manny Ramirez play--here he is at bat!! Jamino thought he had died and gone to heaven, seeing two legends play--just 25 rows away!!
LA won 2 -1
It was so fun we didn't want to leave
So we walked along the pier behind the stadium for almost and hour--it was beautiful.
To end the weekend Jamino got in trouble. I was commenting on the noises his car was making and I started asking about the regular maintenance that should have been happening. It turns out the oil hadn't been checked or changed in quite some time so I demanded that he check the oil right then and there. IT WAS TOTALLY EMPTY! Just a little sludge. Well I kind of freaked out and Jamino got in trouble but when we went to get the oil changed, we discovered that Walmart can open your head lights and clean all of the cloudy film out and then reseal the head lights. It was amazing--they were so clear! Then we went to see Ghosttown at the theater. Pretty cute movie. All and all an amazing weekend full of fun!Weekend doing KID STUFF!!
There are so many fun things to do with kids here in Utah and having none of my own, I’ve felt a little jealous and left out from all the fun. Since I’ll be moving shortly I talked Katie into letting me borrow her kids for a weekend of over-stimulation. She and the kids drove down on a Friday afternoon and once they arrived we hit the ground running! We went to the Kangaroo Zoo (a bouncy place), the Dinosaur Park in Ogden, The Tree House Museum (Ogden), the Living Planet Aquarium, Clark Planetarium, Hogle Zoo, Chucky Cheese and The Discovery Gateway. We crammed all that into 2 days! It as so much fun! I’m sad that I’m moving away just in time for my nephew’s to be old enough to enjoy. These pictures are the weekend mostly in reverse and a little jumbled. . .
Ronin is DONE! Two full days and nights of overstimulization and he is ready to go home.
Calvin, getting some last minute practice in before his three hour ride home.
Waiting for Trax ("the train") to us back to our car.
Ronin's Song
The Discovery Gateway Hive
Ronin is DONE! Two full days and nights of overstimulization and he is ready to go home.
Calvin, getting some last minute practice in before his three hour ride home.
Waiting for Trax ("the train") to us back to our car.
Ronin's Song
The Discovery Gateway Hive
The super market in the "Kids Eye View" community
Ronin on the Farm
Katie, Ronin and Calvin out for a drive.
Fireman Ronin and Policeman Calvin to the rescue
Fireman Ronin has a night job at the gas station
Back at the hive
Calvin the builder--working the crane
Ronin--exploring the many oppurtunities for a career in water works
Price check in produce
The march of the penguins
Wild sunflowers
Katie and the kids @ the zoo
Everyone's getting in on the water work action
The Living Planet Aquarium
Just mesmurizing!
Ronin's favorite was the Jelly Fish
Calvin--exploring the reef
At the tree house Calvin found the midevil land to be quite agreeable--he and I stay here at this table for most of our treehouse visit.
Oh--Mr. Bones?
Calvin and Levi suit up for the fire
Levi finally gets to visit Germany! 
Back at the aquarium.
The Boys at the Dinosaur museum
Stay back--oh wait, never mind. Calvin just informed us that these are robots--nothing to worry about--they're not real!
Treehouse museum music room. 
Excuse me--I'm with the band.
Ronin show's Levi how to be a real drummer
The Kangaroo Zoo
Hiding from the dinosaurs is tricky
I didn't know the Triceratops came in BLUE.
A formidable entrance guard!
Katie takes a turn down the slide
The only useful thing to do with a clown--eat it!
Katie is a spaz
Run boys run!
The sneak attack works everytime!
So . . .That's our super fun weekend. The most fun I've had in a long time--thank Katie for letting me borrow your kids, it wouldn't have been the same without them!
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