Takin It Back to the Old School

To start off, I really wish we knew where the cord to our camera is, because I have some fab pics to share! So, uh... stay tuned!

In recent news: I MADE JAM! I got plums from my Bountiful Baskets Co-Op and I thought- I should make plum jelly like my grandma! So, I give her a call for this secret recipe and come to find out she alwasy followed the directions on the Sure-Jell box. Easy enough! I ended buying MORE plums (they're pretty cheap!) and a big ol' case of jars, and then I was ready! 4 lbs of plums is A LOT of plums but I made it work with my mish mash of cookware. You smash up the fruit boil it with some H2O, add the Sure-Jell, then ADD 8 CUPS OF SUGAR! Ahhhhh! That is a lot of sugar! After that's all said and done, you ladle the BOILING liguid into the jars. On jar numero uno, I dump the stuff all over my thumb and scream like the little girl that I am. No bueno! But I have to see this jam through to the end! So I sit with a lovely ice pack while Josh finishes the jars and seals them all nice and tight. Then we really kick it old school, or maybe poor school, because we don't have a canning rack thing, so we stick the jars in the pot and put a plate over them to hold them down. Needless to say: it worked!!

Then we run to Walgreen's to stock up on the "Please don't turn my thumb into a giant blister," stuff and wait for the jam to become jam.

And then a miracle happened! When I was going to bed my thumb burned like crazy-- so I aloe vera-ed and iced it, and when I woke up-- no pain, and then NO BLISTER or anything! YAY!!! It's a miracle and I gave a little prayer of thanks. :)

And then I actually tried the jam-- and it was fabulous! Just like my grandma's and so good that I want to have toast all the time. :) And for those of you who don't know-- plum jam is the bomb!!! This just goes to show that you don't have to be uber-goober domestic to make something fabulous. HALLELUJAH!

And on that note... I really like that new Justin Beiber song. :D

If You Wanna Go & Take A Ride Wit Me...

June has flown by and so much has happened!

I turned...

Became proficient at...

Drove to this place...

Saw these lovely ladies...

Watched this with a huge smile on my face...

Ate this... on multiple occasions...

Saw this cute kid get married...

Been married to this awesome kid for 2 YEARS...

And potentially lost one of these...

Pretty eventful so far!!! Much love.

It's A Beautiful Day!

It's been raining cats and dogs here... well maybe just cats. But it feels like it's been gloomy for weeks! And when a day starts out nice and sunny (like today), it's just a big trick. I can't wait for the real summertime!

The title of this post has duel meanings:

1. That cutey-patootie Lee Dewyze won American Idol. I also loved Crystal, but I'm happy for both of them!


2. U2 was coming just for my birthday, but now they're not. :( Bono had emergency back surgery, and so he's down for the count. But their 2nd North American leg isn't cancelled, just rescheduled. And all I really want is a U2 t-shirt that says "Salt Lake City" on the back.

And this week I'm going to turn 25! Whoa. When my mom was my age, she had just had a baby. Whoa. I still can't imagine myself actually having and taking care of a baby. I know it will happen someday (hopefully) but I still feel like I'm 18 inside. My mom said she still feels that way, and my Grandma even says that she feels that way. I don't mind feeling forever young-- it's too bad the outside won't always match up with the inside. :) But I had a great BYU teacher who once said, "It you can't lose it, decorate it!" And I'm pretty good at that! Haha.

Fave inspirational quote of the moment: "It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life story will develop."

And to end this mish-mashy post, I plan to listen to some Adam Lambert in preparation for his GlamNation tour! Holla!

Don't Rain on My Parade...

How could I forget???

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABS!

Hello, Gorgeous! :)

If you didn't know I was a fan, now you know!