Beating Boredom

On Sundays I get out of church at 11:30 and by 1 or 2 I am going crazy with nothing to do, so I usually bake. Well I decided I would make Jambalaya instead of making a dessert. As I was starting to cook Cindy noticed I had 3 types of meat on the counter. We thought it was funny so we took a picture. -sausage, chicken, and ham.

Amanda made this apron!!! I kinda REALLY love it. The other side is opposite using the same pattern as the pink strap and waist ties.

I found these plates on Craigslist. I think they are pretty awesome.

Our table is always set but no one eats at it. My favorites are the ribbons around the cups.

The ham (from the pic of meat above) I bought was REALLY good, so I made Cindy try it. It had a lot of juices so we used paper towels so the juice wouldn't drip on us. We thought it was SUPER classy. We are getting a new roommate soon, I hope shes okay with our silliness.

Here's a picture of the Jambalaya.

Birth Control thanks to Morgan Freeman

I'm not a big fan of Mtv, but there is this show that has me staying up till midnight on Thursdays. Its called 16 and Pregnant. It is a documentary show that follows girls that have been knocked up by their super cool boyfriends through their pregnancies, the life changes, the sacrifices and all that comes with having and keeping their baby. Not excited to watch? Well these girls are 16!!! and their are awkward moments where you ask yourself WHAT !?!?!? where are the parents, think of the baby!!! I think its funny when the girls want to keep the baby and their thought process is something like, its going to be fun to have a baby, they're so cute. umm did you forget about the every 3 hr feedings, poopy diapers? Then once the babies get here the moms tired, emotional, and in most episodes the only real parent, as the guys live with them but still go out and play with their friends. Its kinda funny in a real sad way.

Two of my favorite parts from this season are from Amber and Farrahs' episodes. Amber gets tired of pushing, shes almost done and says, i'm done I want a c-section, umm you cant just quit!! and two Farrah' s dad is her doctor!!! EWWW, umm gross.

Last night was the season finale(Catelynn) and the two 16yr old parents came from beyond white trash families, who the 16yr old dad's dad spent most of his childhood in jail, and the girls mom was a drunk and spent a lot of nights in jail. The couple started dating in 7th grade and then the creepy thing is the two jail prone parents got married!!!!! so these teens somehow managed to have a good bit of sense and thought the best thing for the child would be to give it up for adoption. The 16dad's dad said for him to man up and keep the baby, giving the baby away was not being responsible!!!! umm FREAK. The girls mom was also against them giving the baby, even to the point that when they were signing the papers at the hospital the mom wouldn't co-sign so the girl already emotional enough had to carry her baby out of the hospital doors and then hand her over. I cried like a baby. What also made this episode so great was that the dude(16yr old) cried as much as the girl, all of the other couples kept their babies, but I think these two are going to make great parents someday. It really is a great(and by great I mean informative) show. After watching this show we joke around about how could a couple watch this and still want to sit on the same couch!!!! I think this show should be shown in sex ed, it would be a great scare tactic for teenagers. the shows are on MTV and HULU (already linked to the correct pages) . I also think its pretty cool that Morgan Freeman produces the show, that's what sparked my interest in the first place. Next weeks episode is kinda like a where are they now show, its going to be AWESOME.

Really watch them, it will make you feel batter about yourself! and the Catelynn episode is REALLY good, if not for the weirdness of their families but for the story on adoption.

Feedbags and online dating from The Onion

Ken and Charles, two friends on Facebook had these posted on their pages and I thought they were too funny not to share. I really like the part at the end of the second one about dogs, it makes me laugh every time.


New Wearable Feedbags Let Americans Eat More, Move Less



Online Dating Helping Pathetic Women Get Their Hopes Crushed More Efficiently

2 letters make the difference in a day

I was talking to Libby yesterday on Facebook and she mentioned that James saw my picture and started saying hi. A few minutes later I received a video of James and then later one of James and Miles.

What the heck in the world....

ksl.com - Vernal teen pleads no contest to hired beating

Suprise Suprise

I am a member of the Provo Towne Centere Club. (they send me surveys about products and I take them and in return I get points that if I ever get enough add up to a gift card or something)- its kinda like sky miles in the way that you have to do more than humanly possible to get the rewards. And usually I get disqualified from taking the survey, b/c I don't have kids at home, or I don't smoke, or am not male. If you want to sign up click on the PTC link above and then to Emails & Cance to Win. Now I think it is because I am a member, because I have not taken enough surveys to qualify.Well I come back from lunch and there is an email :

Hi Abby, Shopping for Dad this week? Need a perfect gift for your special Grad? Or maybe it’s time to treat yourself! Start your Shopping at Provo Towne Centre with A FREE $10 MALL GIFT CARD exclusively for Club Members!
Just print this email and bring it to the Customer Service between June 17-23, 2009. Limited number of cards are available, so hurry in while supplies last! Customer Service Hours are: Monday - Saturday 11:00 am - 8:00 pm Sunday 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm For more details and sales at your favorite stores, visit provotownecentre.com

I'm thinking ok what do I have to do b/c they are not just going to give me $10. Well I print it out and because I work maybe 2 min from the mall I hope right over after work walk in and show her my email and ask what I have to do to receive the gift card. She replies 'it's a promo, show me your license.' After about 1 minute or so of her filling out paperwork so I can't come in again and get another card she hands me with $10.00 on it. Now what do I spend it on???? There are a pair of earrings at Express that are $20.00 and I just dont spend that much on earrings because I know I will lose them, its just a matter of time. They dont have an Express store at my mall, they do at University Mall but its not a GGP mall. The closest GGP mall that has an Express is in Fashion Place Mall in Murray, which by the time I drove up there I would have spent the $10 I would have saved on the earrings on gas. Who am I kidding it will probably go towards shoes! haha. All in all it was a great suprise!

Fun Easy Summer Dessert

So I made these last night for a ward FHE bbq, and they were a hit! They are super easy. I made them to the recipe but on half I added white chocolate. One hint I will give you is when cutting the brownies into small squares use a serving spatula instead of a knife, your squares will actually turn out. I also looked several places for the longer toothpicks but I found a 75 pack of plastic toothpicks like this, but in crayola eight pack colors. I think I made about 70 or so desserts using 1 box of brownies in a 9x13 pan and I think 4 bananas and 1 1/2 containers of strawberries. I used 1/2 of a giant Hershey's chocolate bar. I found the recipe at littlewindowshoppe. I forgot to take a picture, but they pretty much look like the picture from the blog, just imagine some with added white chocolate.