The Advice

When Adam and I were in Pocatello, Adam got to play the piano for The Society at ISU. It is a comedy imporv show put on by Kirby Heyborne, Corbin Allred, Lincoln Hoppe, and Kelly Lohman. After the shows were over we went to Denny's with Corbin, his mom and sister. This may sound stupid and I may be off but I always receive good advise from Corbin and I think it because he knows what is really important because he is around fame, vanity, and stuff all the time. Well anyways we were talking about my pregnancy and I was telling him about how some of the girls I knew never felt pretty while pregnant even though everyone thought they were adorable. He went on to tell me and my husband about how his wife loved being pregnant because of their attitude towards the pregnancy. to explain further he talked about how he tried his best to help his wife feel beautiful and she did feel beautiful. But I think feeling beautiful is a choice. Yes you may feel like the earth's gravity will so evolve around you instead of the sun but you are in the process of creating a miracle. Your husband may be biased but they still think you are beautiful and their opinion is the only one that truly matters. Plus if other people are saying "you look so cute" they aren't saying it just to be nice...take the compliment. You only get to experience being pregnant for a short time so cherish the moment and remember all the funny details because when your future daughter in law or daughter is telling you about being pregnant you will be able to look back on the experience and remember it with happy thoughts. That is my 2 cents along with Corbin's. So to all the pregnant ladies out there....FEEL BEAUTIFUL!

Romano's macaroni gill's rosmary bread

I got bored this afternoon and decided to make some rosemary bread. i don't know if any of you have been to the macaroni grill before but they serve this divine rosemary bread when you get there so i am making an attempt of recreating it. we will see how it turns out. right now it is rising on the stove. and after about an hour i will put it in the oven. yay! here is the recipe in case you are interested.
ingredients:
Servings:2 loaves

* 1 tablespoon yeast
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 1 cup warm water
* 2 1/2 cups flour
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons rosemary
* 2 tablespoons butter
Directions:

Prep Time: 2 1/4 hrs

Total Time: 2 1/2 hrs

1 Place yeast, sugar and water in large bowl or food processor and allow mixture to become bubbly.
2 Mix in 1 T butter, salt, and 2 cups of flour.
3 Add one tablespoon of the fresh chopped rosemary.
4 Knead for about 10 minutes by hand or in food processor about 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
5 Add more flour if necessary.
6 Oil a bowl, put dough in it and cover with a towel.
7 Let dough rise in a warm place for one hour until doubled.
8 Punch down dough and divide in half.
9 Let dough rest about 5 minutes.
10 Spray baking pan or cookie sheet with cooking spray.
11 Shape the dough into 2 small rounded oval loaves.
12 Sprinkle remaining 1 Tablespoon of rosemary over the loaves and press lightly into the surface.
13 Let loaves rise again until doubled, about 45 minutes.
14 Preheat oven to 375°F.
15 Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned.
16 Carefully remove from oven, brush with remaining butter (and salt if desired.).

okay i tried out the bread and it is heavenly i love it.

new recipe!

Ingredients

* 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
* 2 cups water
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 1/4 cup butter, cubed
* 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
* 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* 1 1/2 cups milk

Directions

1. Place potatoes and water in a large saucepan; cook over medium heat until tender. Meanwhile, in another saucepan, saute onion butter until tender. Stir in the flour, salt, thyme, rosemary, and pepper. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add potatoes with cooking liquid; heat through.

i am making it for dinner tonight and it sounds sooo good. Adam added the comment that you can sprinkle bacon and cheese on the top. tasty and decorative.

bogey birthday

Adam is 26 on Augest Second. We had a small celebration with just us before we left but we also are celebrating tonight with his parents in Salt Lake City. We are staying with mom and dad Gedeborg at their new appartment, they will be staying there for their mission and I am pretty sure they will be starting their mission on Friday. YAY!! Sooo this week we left on Saturday morning and went to Manti for Emma's baby blessing. (for Bob and Amanda's newest baby). that night we had a hot dog cook out and slept in tents outside. It was really funny that night when we woke up to a symphony of cat meows and that morning to the rooster's crow. We woke up Sunday morning and got ready for church. I was really grateful that i got to get Emma ready for church. I got to give her a bath (first baby bath for me), and get her dressed in her beautiful little white dress. When Amanda was telling me what to do for the bath she wasn't kidding that she would get slippery. haha. After church we went to a park in Manti and ate. there was a wide variety of food and lots of little kids running around and having fun. After the Lunchin we decided to go to Becky and Jim Bob's for the night and we at a big bowl of chili for dinner and went to bed in their tree house. Now this is no ordinary tree house. it is 3 stories tall and the top layer even has screen windows, a loft, and a skylight. BEAUTIFUL! every little kids dream complete with christmas lights wrapped around the trunk and a 2 person swing. In the morning we woke up, it was Adam's birthday, YAY!! We ate micky mouse waffles that were SOOO good and had cranberry apple juice. there was even huckleberry syrup. After a very filling breakfast we headed out for SALT LAKE CITY!! woo hoo. Oh did i mention that we are rereading the Harry Potter series on all of our road trips. Yes there has been that many. We are on the 4th book already. Anyways, we helped mom and dad Gedeborg move into their new appartment they will be staying in for their mission. We went to the store for a few things and then ate dinner at Jenny's brother's house (She is my new sister-in-law). It was a full day. When we got back we set up our bed and crashed for the night. Today we have done a ton! We woke up and went to the Welfare Square in town and did a tour. I recomend it to everyone. It was amazing to learn about how the chruch functions and helps everyone and the saints to live comfortable lives. This truly is an amazing church. We also went to costco and Adam and I went with my family to visit my Great Great Aunt Caroline. She lives right across the street from temple square and we visit her as often as we can when we come to salt lake. She is such an incredible woman. So independant and so many stories. Now we are at the Family History library doing some research on family names. Adam and his dad are trying to find some names on their side that have been difficult to find sometimes. Tonight we are going to go out to dinner to celebrate Adam's birthday. (if you celebrate it late it is called a bogey birthday-according to Becky) Then we are going to a concert at a park on temple square. WHAT FUN!!! Tomorrow we will be going to Chase and Jenny's wedding at the Salt Lake Temple. I am so excited for them they are such a good match for eachother. Chase is my brother. Afterwards we will be going to a lunchin at a chruch nearby and then heading back to our little quiet home in rexburg Idaho. Oh and the best thing about the trip home is that we will be picking up a baby kitten on the way home. Her name is Oreo! She will be our first cat EVER so if you have any tips let us know. We will be getting her fixed so we don't have to worry about kittens. Anyways. That is our fun and exciting trip so far. I will post pictures as soon as we get home and can do that.

As scar says in lion king "be prepared!"

So our ward was holding a preparedness fair, man it was fantastic! the taught couples about first time home buying and about marriage and ways to make your spouse feel loved. It was a lot like the book called the five love languages. we highly recommend it! once the talks were done we went into the cultural hall where they had a bunch of booths set up! LOTS OF COOL STUFF!! the first one that we went to though was bread making. So i asked do you find your bread crumbly and a bit dry and she said "no, try it." OH MY GOSH it was so soft and yummy!!! and she gave the recipe to all of us. It is whole wheat bread but the secret is putting 2 tbsp of dough enhancer in it and vital wheat gluten. i will share the recipe with all of you!! i am going to try it this weekend i hope!

easy bread recipe
this makes 4 loaves
5-6 cups of hot tap water (hot to touch)
2/3 c. oil
2/3 c. honey
2 tbsp instant yeast (SAF is recommended)
2 tbsp salt
2 tbsp dough enhancer
2 tbsp vital wheat gluten
12-16 c whole wheat flour

pour warm water into mixing bowl. add approximately 6 cups flour on top of liquid. then add dough enhancer, oil, honey, yeast, and gluten. mix well.
add approximately 5 additional cups of flour, and salt. Turn to speed 2. continue adding four 1/4 cup at a time until dough pulls away cleanly from sides of bowl. continue kneading on speed 2 for 5 min.
oil or grease hands and counter. divide dough into equal portions and shape into 4 loaves. put into well greases pans. Let rise until double the size. bake at 350 degrees for 23-30 min until golden brown on top. remove from pans and cool on wire rack. top of loaves can be brushed with water or butter for shiny appearance. dough can be used for pizza crust. cinnamon rolls and monkey bread.



Monkey bread
pull off small pieces of dough about the size of a golf ball. roll into a ball. then roll in melted butter or margarine and then in 1 c sugar and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon mixture. layer in loaf pan or bunt pan. let rise until double. bake at 350 for 23-30 min. when they are done invert pan onto a plate and pull apart to eat.

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Watching the plants grow

Okay so this may sound weird but Adam and I discovered that we like watching the plants grow. There is something satisfying in know that all the hard work is paying off when you see the plant get bigger and stronger and then you get yummy rewards.
We aren't plant killers after all! OUR TOMATO PLANT IS ALIVE!! We have been watering our tomato plant for a while, half hoping it would bounce back and some what thinking we had false hope for it. BUT THEN i spotted 2 little flowers on it along with new green branches. WOO HOO!!! Now it has 4 flowers on it and we are hoping to get some tomatoes before it gets cold.
our other plants are doing fantastic. We have had 3 strawberries grow so far but only got to eat one because we think the other two got eaten by birds or children. haha. But man was that strawberry was good. it was super sweet and perfect color. OH we also have a GIANT banana pepper growing outside our front door and a baby pepper following shortly behind it. we are going to try cooking with them soon but i hope we don't burn our mouths off. but yeah that is the exciting tale of our tomato.

Epic moments

So on Friday Adam and I were asked to go to a movie party by some of my old roommates at the single girl's apartments. Some of our friends were in town and they wanted us to come and visit them. So we got there and chatted and hung out til about 11:30 (really late for us). When we were finally leaving music was playing it was the song "Don't stop believing". while walking to the car we walked passed the neighboring apartment whose door was wide open and a girl was in the living room. She had her arms stretched out and spinning gracefully in a circle while saying very loudly "I'M IN LOVE AND I DON'T EVEN CARE!". Adam and i stifled our giggles till we were out of earshot and then laughed remembering the single life! Oh how life has changed. I LOVE IT!