Disneyland!!!!

My sister, my mom and I met up with some of our Oregon Friends in Disneyland, we had a blast, up until I got sick, but we won't talk about that, lol. I hadn't been since 1997, and let me tell ya, I didn't even really recognize anything. It has changed so much. Especially since California Adventure wasn't even there. Well, we drove so we stopped in Las Vegas, I had never been there. It was CRAZY!!!! I still haven't decided if I liked the craziness or not, but I have been wanting to go back, I guess that is an indication that I liked it a little bit, : ) Alaris and I took pictures with Gumby!!! We told him we used to watch him as kids, and he turned to us, and said ME TOO!! lol!!! Man, let me tell ya, I was being hit on all over the place, Elvis wouldn't leave me alone!!! HAHA!!!! And that was just the beginning to the trip lol. And then we made it to CALIFORNIA!!!

 

DISNEYLAND!!!!!  Our girls trip started off with going to California Adventure for the first time, and we got to do all sorts of cool things, We rode Soarin' California, I screamed, The wind glider dude scared me so bad. All the girls laughed!! The we went to the Animation Acadamy, and we drew the pumpkin guy from the Nightmare Before Christmas! The first night we saw The World Of Color Show, can you say AMAZING!!!! 

The World of Color, was my favorite part of the trip!! 

The second day we went to Minnie's Breakfast, and had so much fun, Chip & Dale were fighting over our friend Kathy, at one point the both proposed to her and fought over who would be her dancing partner. That was the most fun breakfast I had ever been to!

 

We went on Space Mountain, and I was scared to death!!! My adopted Grandma Bonnie got stuck sitting next to me. She was laughing so hard, cause I was constantly screaming. We all thought she was gonna pee her pants! No worries everyone, She made it out of the ride Dry!! lol. After this point we had gotten our tickets to go to Fantasmic, we were eating dinner and I got FOOD POISONING! 

  So the rest of the trip I spent in our hotel room, I tried to get out and enjoy the rest of the trip, but by that time, my anxiety disorder had taken over and I was lost in an emotional well, that I still haven't gotten out of, but I was still so happy that I got to spend almost 2 full days in the Happiest Place On Earth!!! 

NBA IS BACK!!!

Finally, the players agreed with the owners, so we can get the entertainment going!!! Watching the games is something Justin & I really enjoy. Last year we went to a couple games, and are so excited to try and get tickets for this season!!! 

Each game we went to they lost, but we still had a lot of fun. My first jazz game I ever went to happened to be the last game that Darren Williams played in, and Jerry Sloan coached. So I guess it was a great game to go to. Of course we didn't know that until afterwards.

We went to a game vs the Golden State Warriors, and a game vs the Washington Wizards, we lost both games, but it was still a blast. The second game we went to, I surprised Justin with matching Jazz Jerseys, with our last names on them, and our favorite numbers. 

Mine's 18 because its my favorite #, & my favorite NFL player Peyton Manning (wrong sport I know)

Justin's is #12 because his favorite Jazz player John Stockton!

Is it just me?

Is it just me or do other women think like me? I Have no idea why I am almost jealous of other people's blogs! Lately I have been looking at other people's blogs, and see all these pictures that they take constantly, and fun things and vacations they go on, places they live. I am happy with life, but I see people I went to school with, going to New York on the weekends, it makes me wonder how people afford these things?!?! I just wish I was in good enough emotional shape to have a job, go out, go on vacations. It just seems like this emotional disorder is never gonna end. I try to stay positive about it, but seeing how much fun everyone else has, it makes me feel like I am missing out on so many things in life. Well, eventually these things will work out for us, Just waiting seems like never gonna happen!!

Christmas Time on Temple Square!

Temple Square was so gorgeous on the day after thanksgiving! 

Justin & I decided to go on a date night to Temple Square,

the day after Thanksgiving, it was so packed! But Gorgeous at the same time!!! 

The walk to Temple Square was the Best part for me!!!

Nothing better to me, than walking down a walkway lighted by Christmas Lights!!! 

I tried to take pics of Justin & I, but the lighting wasn't our friend with that! 

So Enjoy the few pics!!

Best Pasta Salad Recipe Ever!!

• 4-5 Servings
• Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

10 15 25

Ingredients

• 8 ounces uncooked bow tie pasta
• 2-1/2 cups frozen broccoli florets
• 1 medium onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 cups cubed deli ham
• 1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

• In a large saucepan, cook pasta according to package directions, adding the broccoli, onion and garlic during the last 5-7 minutes. Cook until pasta and broccoli are tender; drain. In a large serving bowl, combine the ham, olives and pasta mixture.
• In a small bowl, whisk the oil, salt, Italian seasoning and pepper flakes. Pour over pasta mixture. Sprinkle with cheese; toss to coat. Yield: 4-5 servings.

Easy Dinner Recipe!

Easy Lasagna

• 1 (9 ounce) box of barilla no-boil lasagna noodles
• 2  eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesean cheese(optional)
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb sausage, browned
•  Spaghetti or pasta sauce
•  parsley (to garnish)

Directions:

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 375.
2. 2
   In bowl, combine beaten eggs, ricotta cheese and TWO cups of the mozzarella cheese and parmesan.
3. 3
   If you choose not to use the parmesan, just add more mozzarella.
4. 4
   Set aside.
5. 5
   In a 13X9X3 pan, spread 1 cup of sauce on bottom of pan.
6. 6
   Layer in the order, 4 uncooked lasagna noodles (they will overlap), then 1/3 part of the ricotta cheese mixture, half the browned meat, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, and 1 cup of spaghetti sauce.
7. 7
   Next layer, 4 uncooked lasagna noodles, 1/3 part of the ricotta cheese mixture, and 1 1/2 Cups sauce.
8. 8
   Next layer, 4 uncooked lasagna noodles, remaining ricotta mixture and remained meat, 1 cup of sauce.
9. 9
   For top layer, 4 uncooked lasagna noodles, remaining sauce, and remaining 1 cup mozzarella.
10. 10
    Bake covered with foil for 50-60 minutes.
11. 11
    Uncover and continue cooking until all the cheese is melted on the top (about 5 minutes).
12. 12
    Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
13. 13
    If you are using a 13X9X2 pan---just make 3 layers to avoid boiling over.

Date Night

 We didn't do very well, but we had a lot of fun bowling, we haven't bowled in awhile, so I don't think it was that bad!! lol. After we went bowling we went and got some shakes, and went to the Bountiful Temple to take some pictures!!!

 I like this picture! It didn't turn out that great, but its the only one that had the letters turn out!!

 We found this really cool seashell ball, I want it really bad, lol. But it is priced at 150.00!!! I think I can make it cheaper than that, and it might be really fun!!!

Love Christmas Decor!!! I thought this was a really cool idea!! A Christmas Tree made out of seashells and seashell flowers!!!!!

Pampered Chef Party!

I had a Pampered Chef and Paparazzi Party last night, it went well for me, I made a Trifle, it was good, but the brownies were burned a little, I liked it though.

Recipe: Cheesecake Trifle
2 Large Boxes of Cheesecake Pudding
1 bag of fun size Snickers (chop)
1 Large Container Of Cool Whip
2 boxes of brownies

Directions:
Bake brownies in seperate containers, according to box directions, when done baking stir brownies mix to make it fluffy, and layer an inch on the bottom of  the trifle bowl, mix pudding and layer on top of brownies, layer cool whip on pudding, sprinkle snickers on cool whip and continue until the bowl is full.