Jamming

It is finished.....unless I go crazy and do a batch of raspberry.

Millions of Peaches

I love peaches! My amazing father-in-law happens to be an expert in the art of growing food: tomatoes, raspberries, corn, squash, and my favorite: PEACHES! I have loved eating peaches for just about every meal the past week. Later this week will bring making peach jam and maybe even a cobbler into the celebration of peach harvest time. Peaches: just another reason that fall rocks!

Cooking with Mushrooms

I am not ashamed to say that I absolutely hate cooking. I hate timing things, waiting, making a mess, and then having to clean it all up. This opinion has left me completely clueless on how to make anything 'advanced'=different. I got brave this week and bought some fresh mushrooms at Costco planning on using them in some different dishes until I went to use them and encountered a problem: I have no clue how to prepare or cook fresh mushrooms. I just have to say that I love youtube when such problems arise. I had JD look it up and in a matter of seconds we had a lovely 2 minute tutorial on mushroom preparation such as did you know you shouldn't rinse them under water? I know that now. Youtube has also come in handy in cleaning shower drains and looking up intrathoracic procedures for closing PFO's. So here is to youtube....and fresh mushrooms.

Surprises are Fun

Today is Val's birthday, she is one of my best friends that I also get to work with. She likes being on my blog, so this post is dedicated to her- HAPPY BIRTHDAY VAL!

There were a few birthday surprises for Val this year. I made the banner above (much more impressive in person), and put some balloons in her yard. The best surprise was yet to come though: her sweet boyfriend flew in from Colorado to surprise her for her birthday-and I was in on it. The following pictures are of the surprise. Needless to say I ended up working the rest of the day.

Happy Birthday Grandma Speth

Great Grandma Speth turned 98 yesterday and her entire family celebrated with a birthday party which equals a gigantic family reunion. In her time she as seen horses turn to cars, trains turn to planes, the invention of computers, radios turn to televisions, World War 1, World War II, Vietnam, 9/11, and the list goes on. She is sharp as a tack, she even knows me, her great-granddaughter in-law. She lives by herself in her own house. She is an absolute sweetheart. In her speech this year she said she would see us next year and the year after and that would probably be it. We love her like crazy. Happy birthday Edna Speth!

Real Salt Lake/One Republic Concert

For any of you who don't already know.....I LOVE going to Rio Tinto Stadium. It is one of the most beautiful, wonderful stadiums ever built in my opinion. We went to the game last night against Sporting Kansas City, and RSL won despite some pretty dumb refs. There was an after-game concert featuring One Republic that we were also greatly looking forward to. To my great surprise and delight they let the entire stadium of people onto the perfectly manicured field for the concert. Just to be honest with you, I am not sure what was better: the game, winning, the concert, or standing on that field at the midline and touching the grass of that place; I am seriously leaning towards the last item on that list. It was a fun night with my sisters and JD.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Last night JD and I went to the Broadway Musical Mary Poppins. It was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! It was seriously one of the best broadways I have seen. The sets, costumes, and music were all amazing. I loved the plot and message of the play, and it was just a really fun show to attend. We ate at the Garden before going to the show and I am pretty sure it was the first time that the roof has been open while I was there. A girl sitting next to us was celebrating her birthday and they gave her a balloon with a card to write a birthday wish on and let her release it in the restaurant, I thought that was pretty cool. All in all it was a great night spent with my favorite person.