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Will we have cute kids…?

Melanie — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:12:33 +0000

Week 4… A Roof.

Melanie — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:23:42 +0000

Our house in Saratoga (by the high school) is cruising by. This week we will be having a “walk-through” with the builder to make sure everything is done the way we want it before they start the finish work. Finish work is everything including the sheetrock and after. We really are surprised at the progress every time we go back. Enjoy!

Week 3…

Melanie — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:39:43 +0000

It is just crazy how fast this is going up. Our house has exterior walls, a basement, a garage floor, and a regular floor. We are pretty excited! At this rate I think we are going to be in our house in about two months! So if you want to come to our paint party… just let me know. We are painting the walls something other than white. It will be pretty exciting. We are welcoming all the help we can get.

A Birthday Weekend!

Melanie — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:13:03 +0000

So this weekend Tyler and I celebrated two birthdays. The first was for Val, Tyler’s dad, and the second was for Nolan, Tyler’s uncle. We started out the weekend by going over to the Browns for Cake and ice cream. Liana and Joel came with Jaxon and we sat and chated for a while. After they left, Tyler and I got April and Val to play a card game called Flippity Flop (also known as Golf, but my name is just more fun to say.) We sat up with them till it was way past their bed times and left about 11:30. It was so much fun!

The next day we went to lunch with all the Browns at Texas Roadhouse. Which is always so tasty! They made Val get up on the saddle while everyone yelled a big yeehaw for his bday. It was great!

Sunday was the beginning of the birthday celebration for Nolan. We always go over to Nolans on Sundays, but this sunday I was so excited because our good friend Brooks was in town. We were able to visit and watch Mean Girls. So much fun. Then of course we sang happy birthday and had cake and cheese cake… yes, cake and cheese cake! They were both really tasty.

Monday was our final day of celebration. We went to a fun bday dinner with Nolan and Kam. Macaroni Grill and Sub Zero Ice Cream. It doesn’t get any better than that! So tasty.

What a fun weekend and Happy birthday once again to Val and Nolan! We love you both!

Moochies!

Melanie — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:09:40 +0000

So a while back Tyler, Joseph (my little Brother) and I were watching Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. This episode was all about subs. Then they introduced this place in salt lake called Moochies that makes meatball subs and philly cheese. We had to try it! So we went while we were on our honeymoon ( I know, so romantic). The first time we went there we tried the meatball sub. Man alive it was excellent! Then about two weeks ago, we went with my parents and I still got the meatball, but everyone else tried the philly cheese. Ok it is kind of one of those hole in the wall places, but it is super tasty!!

Experimental recipes…Maniladas

Melanie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:53:49 +0000

The other day Tyler and I watched the food network (that’s nothing new) and we saw the most tasty looking meal! It is called Maniladas. It is a combination of manicotti and enchalads. It sounds a little weird, but trust me, it was so tasty and pretty easy. We took a picture because we were so proud of how well it turned out.

Ingredients

1 (8-ounce) package manicotti shells
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 Vidalia onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 rotisserie chicken, shredded
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
3 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
1/2 cup sour cream

For the Tomatillo sauce:

1 pound tomatillos, quartered
1 small red onion, quartered
1 jalapeno, halved
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the cheese sauce:

3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups heavy cream, room temperature
2 cups grated fontina cheese
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Boil manicotti in salted water for 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta water and set pasta aside.

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onion until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and saute 1 minute more. Remove pan from heat and mix in chicken, tomatoes, cilantro and sour cream. Set aside.

To make the Tomatillo Sauce:

Place tomatillos, onion, jalapeno and garlic in a baking dish. Toss with oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast until tomatillos turn golden around the edges and are soft, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven and blend ingredients together until smooth. Use reserved pasta water to thin sauce, if necessary. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

To make the cheese sauce: In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add flour and cook 2 minutes. Whisk in heavy cream and bring to a simmer. Add cheese and nutmeg and stir until melted. Season sauce with salt, to taste.

To assemble: Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Stuff manicotti tubes with chicken mixture and assemble in a 9 by 12-inch baking dish. Pour cheese sauce over the top. Bake 30 minutes until cheese is bubbling. Drizzle tomatillo sauce on Maniladas before serving.

UP!

Melanie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:39:34 +0000

Over the weekend Tyler and I finally went to see Up! After Ryan and Kayla’s open house, Aly, Jarom, and Marlie came with us to see up. I was pretty surprised, we didn’t hear much from Marlie at all. But she enjoyed the movie too. We thought it was so funny.

Quick trip to California

Melanie — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:36:16 +0000

So I decided that Tyler and I just really like all of these quick trips. Over Memorial Day Weekend Tyler, Rachel, Joe, and I all drove to California. Ali called and asked if there was any way for us to bring back her puppies. So we jumped on the opportunity to take a little road trip. We woke up and left on Saturday morning at 5 which means we got in about 4:30 there (it takes a little longer when you are driving with puppies). We went to the beach and dinner. We had dinner at this place called Swingers, and it was super tasty (they had the best onion rings I have ever had). Then we went back to Ali and Rob’s house and all of us were exhasted and fell asleep watching tv.

The next day we woke up and relaxed most of the morning. Then we decided to get up and get going so we went to get brunch at this place called the Terrace which was excellent too. The best part about that place was it was feet away from the beach. Then we went and played at the beach again. Tyler was feeling artistic so he tried to take all of these fun pictures… don’t worry, i joined in too. How did we do?!

After a while we decided to head out because Rachel had to work the next day so we couldn’t stay too long. We left about 4:30 utah time and make it in at 2:30. Don’t worry though, we had to stop at this place called Raising Cane’s for dinner on sunday night (it was a fried chicken place, a southern food chain that Tyler fell in love with on his mission). The car ride was pretty entertaining though, but let me tell you, driving in the car with rachel and joseph when they are getting tired is not always the most fun. haha It was still fun though.

It may have been a quick trip but we had a blast and it was so fun to see Ali again!