Rachel's Baby Shower

I attended a baby shower on Saturday for my friend Rachel. She wasn't due until March 10th but had a Owen on Feb 19, which was a Thursday. Then had a baby shower on Saturday. We were all surprised to see her. Owen is doing great. Rachel and Dave are loving every minute being parents. Here's some pictures from the shower.

This is right after Rachel put my gift down, I'm a little slow on the uptake.

This is what I got. She registered for it, so I got it. Easy as pie.

She got this beauty blanket. One of the girls made it. Lucky.

Bottle cleaner.

This was a bottle warmer, that you can plug in, in your car.

Nikki, Rachel, and Me. Nikki is prego also, can't wait for her shower.

Funny Story. The shower was at the Greenery Restaurant (Rainbow Gardens), at the mouth of the canyon. Well I hav only been to the place once before, and I never drive by it, so I wasn't exactly sure where it was. I drove right pass it, without seeing it and was 5 miles to Huntsville before I realized I had gone to far. I had to call Matt and ask him where it was. He laughed so hard when I told him that I was almost to Huntsville. When I finally was able to turn around, I got there a minute after it started. I'm glad that most people survive on Mormon Standard time.

The food was good, anyone else else like this restaurant? Anyone like something better?

Losing stinks!

Mike and Nikki came over for dinner last night. Matt grilled some hamburgers, I made all sorts of sides and Nikki made some pasta salad. That salad was amazing, especially coming from someone that doesn't like pasta salad. After dinner we talked about all the massive pet dying in Nikki's family, and goats. Yeah I don't know where goats came from either. Mike actually started crying from laughing so hard, it was awesome. No offense but his crying made us laugh even harder. We then stared to play games. First, we played Sorry!, then Jenga.

Look at the concentration on Mike's face, priceless.

When Matt won. I don't mind losing, I mind losing to Matt. It's not a fun experience.

For some reason Matt is using two hands, isn't that illegal? Good thing it fell right after this.

Not very stable? That's half the fun. I have to go buy this game.

We had a blast Mike and Nikki. Thanks for the company. We should do it again soon. Does anyone else hate losing?

IGOR

Matt and I watched this movie on Thursday Night. It was great. If you have kids they will like it. It had humor, wit, love and a hunchback, this movie could not go wrong in my eyes. You should check it out. Let me know what you think.

Movie Review

I watched The Secret Life of Bees, last week. It was so good. There was a little bit of heart wrenching going on, so beware. The movie was set in the 60's and was about a girl who was haunted by her mother's memory. Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, and Jennifer Hudson was in it. Dakota has grown up so much, it's so surprising all the movies that she has made with being so young. Good for her. I didn't know this was already a book, so now I have to go read it. Does anyone else like this movie? Any movies I should see?

Paying It Forward....

Congrats to Heather, Barbara and Ashley! You have won the Pay it Forward contest. Now because I am not a crafty person by any means, you are going to get something edible. What that is I'm not entirely sure right now. We'll find out though.

Heather, if you could email your address to me, that would be great (badger726@gmail.com).

Ashley, I'll do yours tonight.

Barbara, I'll call you when it's time.

Remember to post the Pay It Forward on your blog. You will have a rewarding experience, I promise. Thanks to Liv's again, can't wait to see you tonight.

Pay it Forward!

A chance to give back! Thanks Liv for letting me win on your blog. This is going to be some much fun. Good Luck.

1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me - something crafty or yummy, who knows?!

2. Winners must post this challenge on their own blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!

3. The gift that you send to your 3 Friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!

4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love! If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same! SO, REMEMBER...Pay it forward!

Don't be afraid to comment even if your not the first three, I would still love to hear from you.

Chinese Food

I get this text message from my friend Natalie yesterday, it said "Let's get Chinese and watch American Idol". You know how I love to eat out, so it took after 10 seconds to say okay. At about 6:15 pm AnnMarie, Natalie, and I go to Golden Jade on Harrison (near Javier's). I have never been there before, it was really good, and a lot of food. I got Chicken Lo Mein.

When we got back to the house, we ate and watched American Idol. Natalie and I are devoted fans. AnnMarie not so much, she went home to do homework. We had a good time hanging out and watching TV. Natalie same time, same place. We should try a different restaurant every week it would be fun.


I have some sad news, 1 of the 3 girls that I liked got kicked off. Poor Rose. Oh well, at least Anne Marie and Megan are still on. They didn't show Megan singing last night, but she made it through. Good Luck to her and Anne Marie.

I highly recommend Golden Jade if you haven't tried it yet. It was very reasonably priced (Matt and I both ate for $8.90 and still had leftovers) and their lunch specials even cheaper. Same amount of food, just less money. Does anyone have suggestions for our weekly dinners?

Superbowl Sunday

The RA's (resident assistants) Josh and Cassie that are in charge of the married residents had a Superbowl party.

Housing bought steaks for us. Pete was kind enough to grill them for us. They were a little too pink for me. I just don't like my cow still kicking.

Everyone was asked to bring a dish to share. I made wings. It was the first time I made them. I had this new recipe I was just dying to try it. The wing sauce was made of Pace salsa, ground ginger and honey. It was sweet and a little tangy. But for some reason I had a brain fart and didn't get a picture. I know what your thinking, Jade without her camera, big mistake.

Matt made this cake. The recipe is in the family cookbook. But the name has left my mind. If you want to know what kind it is, you'll have to ask Matt.

We played Nerf War again. All of us with our weapon of choice.

Rosann. She is very brutal when playing. You don't want her turning on you.

Cassie. Look at that crossbow. It hurts when you get hit by it.

Kerstin. Two guns. Enough said.

So we watched the game. I was a little disappointed when the Cardinals lost, but life moves on. After the game, we played a couple of rounds of Nerf War. Then at 9 we watched The Office. I had never watched a full episode. It was hilarious. I'm not sure if I would continue watching it, but it was on, so why not. Afterward, we played a few more games of Nerf War. All in all, the night was a blast. Props go to our fabulous host and hostess Cassie and Josh. I hope the rest of the semester is just a good.

Anyone else enjoy Superbowl Sunday? How was the parties?