Somewhat Healthy Cookies

Tollhouse Whole Wheat Cookies

1c. whole wheat flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

10 tbsp. apple sauce or butter

1 c. brown sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 c. oats

1 c. dark chocolate chips

1/2 c. nuts, unsalted and unsweetened

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes

Hugs and Kisses

Last night David and I took Miss Ava Jean out on a date. We drove in the pouring rain to the Olive Garden in Ventura and met Addison, Kate, Kelli, and my mom. The girls were so excited to see each other. Addison couldn't stop smiling and laughing and Ava kept asking "What did she say?" They couldn't quite understand each others lisps so we had to interpret alot of the conversation for them. Ava wanted to have spaghetti and Addison wanted mac and cheese, but when Addison heard what Ava was having she quickly changed her order to spaghetti too. Once we were done with the dinner we went outside and the girls held hands and ran together. They gave each other hugs and kisses and Ava told Addison she loved her. Kelli flew with the girls back to Colorado this morning and I will really miss them. Josh may be taking a new position in San Francisco, California or Atlanta, Georgia so I will be praying for their decision hoping it brings them closer to us!

Time with the Girls

Family and Guns... the two go together for the Angels

I have been down in Thousand Oaks on and off this last week because my brother, his wife, and daughters are out from Colorado. We have been getting up at 6:30 to 7:00am every morning and starting the day off with a bang. While the girls have been here we have gone to Sea World, Gigi's house in San Diego, to Santa Barbara for shopping, and today we may go to a petting zoo. David and my brother are in a shooting competition in Lake Piru. I am not sure David really knew what he was getting into, but I hope he is having fun doing a man thing. David is shooting his Glock today that my dad bought him for his 25th birthday. I think it is the first time he has shot it so I am anxious to hear how it went. My dad wants to get me a gun for my 25th birthday so I have to decide what kind I want. A glock seems to be a bit of a gang banger gun to me. Maybe I will go for a nice riffle.

The Sweetest Gift

After we came home from our date this gift was sitting outside our house. Our dear friend dropped it off for an anniversary gift. It is the cutest pillow! http://www.etsy.com/shop/GiggleRoom

Two Year Anniversary

Here we are outside the Enterprise Fish Co. David got lobster and it was half off because we were there on a wednesday. Because it was just the two of us we had to take pictures of each other.

Yes. It fit! I loved having the dress back on. Can we have a girls party where we all wear our dresses again?

Two Year Anniversary

This picture was taken last year on our one year anniversary. I wanted to see if I could fit into my dress again. So January 13, 2010 will be my second time trying on my dress since my wedding. I have no idea if I will fit in it or not. We shall see....

Peer Pressure

David is still really sick today so I made him come into the office to get shots. He was a little reluctant but when he woke up feeling as sick as a dog he decided it was important. First I gave David two shots of Rocephin in his butt/hip. The shots stung pretty bad. After that I drew his blood for cholesterol, thyroid, mono, and some other things. David is kind of my little experiment. When I was a little girl I used to coerce my friends into letting me cut their hair, do their makeup, and I even pierced some ears. I am glad I was a good girl growing up because I am really good at peer pressure.

Our Dating Days!

David's Neon Phase

2010 Calendar

Today was an amazing day. I stayed at work from 8:30 to 5:00. And get this, I walked to work this morning. Staying at work all day is a challenge and walking to work means I had to wake up early which is an amazing fete. I am a new woman in 2010. Just kidding I am the same old me that got into my sweats about three minutes after I got home tonight. The new year always makes me anxious to get a new calendar and try to map out all my vacations, appointments, parties, events, etc. This year I hope David and I can go to Colorado to visit my brother, sister-in-law, and nieces. Then this summer we really want to back pack through Europe. We want to go to England, France, Germany, and Italy. Currently I am researching flights and asking people for help who are familiar with Europe. Whenever my boss decides when he is going on vacation then we can book flights! I hope nothing gets in the way of Europe this summer!

Me and Hudson

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

I must admit that I may have been the only person this monday morning who was excited to go back to work. We kind of have a little family at the Doctors office. We are still a one car family right now so David had to drop me off and pick me up from work. It reminds me of the days when we were first married, prior to the purchase of our volvo. Don't worry, the volvo is just in the shop for a check up. Today when I got home from work I finished the book Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. It was a really sad story about a girl named Lily in nineteenth-century China who has to endure foot binding and an arranged marriage. What is so interesting about this story is that Lily is closer to her laotong or same old (friend) Snow Flower than she is her husband. When the ladies were in their thirties they ended up losing their life-long friendship over a misunderstanding. There were a lot of good lessons in this book. What I found to be thought-provoking was that Snow Flower wanted a friend who would sympathize with her while Lily thought it was most important to remind Snow Flower of tradition. Lily was as hard as a rock and regretted it the rest of her life. I don't want to ever be like that, but a good friend has to tell the truth. I wrestle with Snow Flower and Lily's style of friendship.

Kate's First Christmas

Kate, our niece, is the most smiley little girl I have ever seen. We get to see her this weekend and Addison who I have renamed doodle phink. I like renaming people really close to me. My brother Josh is Sechwan. His wife Kelli is Snelli. And Kate is yet to have a new name. We will make it up together when she learns to talk.

Being Domestic

Being domestic is a challenge for me and I am continually learning the art of being a housewife. Today I excelled in housewifery if I might say so myself. I woke up and made fresh carrot apple juice in my new Jack La Laine juicer. Then I made Quinoa for lunch with artichoke hearts, garlic, spinach, onions, and red bell pepper. For a snack I made David whole wheat chocolate chip oatmeal cookies that were pretty yummy. It is nice finding a good whole wheat recipe that doesn't taste like dirt. For dinner we had scrambled eggs with spinach, onions, cheese, and chicken apple sausage. I so far have kept my new years resolution of eating more veggies and david stopped eating the sausage when he got full. Well done.

I am Back

Today I was talking to my sister-in-law allison and decided it was time to get back to this blog since she is an avid reader of blogs. So this blog is dedicated to Allison. My one and only reader. Today is January 1, 2010 and I am ready to begin the new year. I have decided to eat more vegetables this year and David is stopping eating when he gets full. Funny that both of our new year resolutions are about food.