Something Borrowed

So my friend Sarah and I went out to lunch last weekend and she was telling me about this new movie coming out called "Something Borrowed" with Kate Hudson.  I am a fan since "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days" is my ALL TIME FAVORITE.  We watched the trailer and decided to read the book together so we could go see it May 6th when it comes out. I downloaded it that day on my nook and read it in about a week. The book: well it was ok...lots of cuss words so it wasn't fun and I just wanted to get it over with.

But that is not to say that I am excited for the movie. I LOVE Kate Hudson. And I liked Gennifer Goodwin on "How To Win A Date With Tad Hamilton" even though this role is totally different.  But you must watch the trailer. 

Excited??  So am I.  If you want to join us on May 6th... call me :)

Cookie Recipe

Carly and I are determined to make the perfect chocolate chip cookie.  We had round 1 on Saturday and it was voted a 7...so we are getting there...but last night I made these off a cookie blog I read everyday and they were AMAZING!  I had never thought of the concept of browning the butter but it added the perfect crispness.  And the sea salt on top was surprisingly unreal...go home and make them.   Just be grateful I am sharing the recipe because they were that good.  I will let you know when we have mastered our choc. chip recipe...because we are combining about 5 different recipes.  

1 cup butter (2 sticks)

1 1/4 cups light brown sugar

1/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

2 3/4 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. sea salt

1 bag chocolate chips

*Place butter in a saucepan over medium heat, swirling pan to melt.  Once melted, watch carefully.  It will foam, then boil, then little brown bits will start to form around the sides and bottom of pan.  Once butter turns a golden brown, remove from heat.  Transfer to a glass bowl and let cool for 5 minutes.  Mix both sugars together then add the brown butter, eggs and vanilla.  Mix well.  Add dry ingredients and then chocolate chips.  Scoop onto cookie sheet and sprinkle tops with sea salt.  Bake for 9-10 minutes at 375.  Let cool for 5 minutes on pan before transferring to cooling rack.

Love...

Love this quote...and...

***howies pizza (ate 3 slices today...sshhh...)

*** some of my students call me:  Ms. Pawkaw...

its pretty adorable

***overcast weather

***Tuesday the 12th couldn't come soon enough

***and...school gets out in less than 6 weeks!

***my brother Danny is engaged and getting married 

May 21st so we are going to Utah...again...

Dayton's Legs

I have such a tender heart for disabled children so when my friend Rachelle put this on her blog, I had to share. I bawled...not going to lie.

Oops

This is how I feel right now.  

While I should be doing work, I got distracted and thought of giving my blog a facelift.  In the meantime, I deleted all my "widgets" as they call it and now I have no one's blog addresses, none of my fun pictures, quotes, whatever.  Gone. Not quite sure what the heck happened. I am too tired to care at the moment and too frustrated to even try and do anything about it now.  So if you could please give me your blog addresses it would be much appreciated so I don't have to go and track you all down.  Looks like I will be

starting over.  It really isn't that big of a deal. Did I mention how I am too tired to care that it is all gone?  Good.

Just checking...

Spring Break

 I was on Spring Break for work and so my Mom and I

decided to head to Utah to see my Grandma.  

She will be 88 in May and I want to spend as much time

with her as I can.  So we headed out Friday and stayed in St. George

with my cousin Michelle and her kids.  

I do miss the mountains so I took a picture

of me driving to Provo.  I went down Tuesday

to see some friends.  It was a good time.

My friend Rachelle and I...so good to see her...

we were in the speech program together and became good

friends.  We had a few bumps when I dated

Spencer Pierson but good friendships always overcome...:)

But I have to say that Rachelle was my very first friend at BYU 

(that I didn't know coming up).

We had a physics class together and she came and sat next to me

and started talking and chatting and that was that.  She is

wonderful!

Audrey...what a doll!

A trip wouldn't be complete without these girls

and dinner!

Met up with Haley and met her cute fiance, Bo.  

It was good to her.  When you live with someone for 3 years

you can't help but love them.

And I bought a nook!  Yay.  LOVE IT!  I am attached.

My grandma, mom and I went down to the church history

museum in Salt Lake.  This is John Taylor's watch from

Carthage jail.  I thought this was pretty cool.  

The actual one!

The face molds of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.  I remember 

Sister Black talking about these in my class so

I thought it was pretty cool.

I love these 2 people very much.

They are the best!!

It was a fun trip and a good break.  But I got home and
needed a vacation from my vacation.  haha!!

Tomorrow work starts again.

Nose to the grindstone.

Happy new week!

Announcement!

No I am not engaged, moving, got a new job, or cut my hair...

I am proud to

 announce 

that my sister

is having

another

one of

these...

Yes that means I am going to be an Aunt again!

Hoping it is a girl.