Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Roasted Red Pepper Dip

I love this dip! It is so yummy! I hope you like it as much as we do.

1 jar of roasted red peppers
2 bricks of cream cheese
1 pkt of ranch dip

Soften cream cheese. Drain roasted red peppers and puree. Combine all ingredients in a bowl. It is better when it has set over night. Warm and serve with a sliced bagette.
* for quick dinner you can use this as a pasta sauce. Add diced cooked chicken and a little milk to thin it out. Then add spinach (opt) and your favorite pasta.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Take a minute to reminisce...

This is a fun little post I got from Shaina. Have fun.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

What flavor am I?



You're Vanilla.
You're as popular and relaxing as vanilla ice cream. You go with the flow, and get along with all sorts of people. You appreciate peace and simplicity, so you sometimes find crowds and loud noises overwhelming. You are a chilled-out, calming influence on the people in your life, and your friends appreciate how supportive and flexible you are.

What flavor are you?

**thanks to Shaina for the fun quiz.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Scentsy


Have your tried scentsy? They are an awesome alternative to candles. I love their scents! I love Skinny Dippin', Lime Sublime, Coconut Lemongrass, Toasted Apple Butter, the list could go on. **If only the computer had smell-a-vision** If you want to find out more about them you can visit SCENTSY. I'm having a party on Saturday the 19th. If you like what you see your can order from this LINK using my party or you can email me at garinsgirlforever@gmail.com with your info and we'll get you set up.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

I'm giddy with anticipation!!!



and December is still so far away...


Friday, July 11, 2008





So here is a slide show of some highlights from our trip. You can scroll over the pictures for captions. We had lots of fun playing. Garin and I went to lunch and a small farmer's market the day he arrived. Besides all the places we went while we were there, the kids had lots of fun playing in water and such in the backyard and playing games and doing puzzles. Max came too and he loved having the freedom of the backyard as well, he has been a little sad since hes been home with less freedom. We did have a few days down because Amellia got sick (poor little thing). She was so sad because everyone was eating ice cream and she couldn't. One game we was a memory game that all the cards are different kinds of candy. One of the nights Amellia was sick she was hallucinating about the candy in the game and it was making her nauseated. I felt bad for her but it was so funny too.
We took a geology tour the day before we left that was pretty cool, Riley and I love rocks. Finally all the girls except Amellia came home with the chicken pox! I think that is why Amellia was sick. As of last night poor Garin has them now too.
So now were are back at home sweet home and we're slowly getting back into a routine.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

And the winners are...



Bekah and Jill, congrats! I had fun doing my little give away. Shaina was my inspiration she always does fun contests. I'm going to do another one when my 1 year blogging anniversary comes up so look for that one. I hope the winner enjoy their prizes.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Emm Tagged Me

5 things I was doing 10 years ago..

- preparing to marry the love of my life.
- working at the good old Hogi Yogi.
- Living with Shaina
- having fun being engaged.
- registering at stores.

5 things on my 'to-do' list today...

- go to enrichment.
- pay bills.
- blog.
- clean my house instead of reading ;)
- play with the girls.

5 snacks I enjoy...
- Garin
- chips and queso
- Dove dark chocolate
- pretty much any gummi candy
- pretzel crackers

5 places I've lived ( I'm going to list them all)...

Tooele, Ut
Taylorsville, Ut
Provo, Ut
Quincy, Wa
Usk, Wa
Newport, Wa
South Salem, NY
Cheney, Wa
Twenty-nine Palms, Ca (4 times)
Virginia Beach, Va
Colorado Springs, Co
Aurora,Co
Sylmar, Ca
Okinawa, Japan
Amniotic Sack, mother's womb
Spirit World
unorganized matter, somewhere in space
(just being thorough)

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire...

- take lots of vacations.
- nothing... oh, wait I already do that according to Garin- HAHA
- start my own philanthropic organization to provide quality education.
- buy an estate or two.
- start a Bed and Breakfast with a small farm.

5 bad habits...

- being a 'read-inner'
- not being able to make decisions
- yelling too much/ losing my temper
- reading when I should be doing chores
- thinking people hate me

5 jobs I've had...

- nanny
- bakery and meat dept. cleaner
- manager at Hogi Yogi
- receptionist at Elements Day Spa
- mommy (currently)

What you might know about me....
One summer my friend and I would drive the hour drive home from work in our bras because it was so hot and the car had no AC. Truckers got a good show!

I'm going to tag Gretchen, Elissa, Jill, and Brandi

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

We're Home

So, we are home. I totally planned on blogging while we were gone but my mom's computer crashed. Anyway, I'm back and I'm gonna get some stuff in order ( like weeding so I can find my vegetable garden) and then I will get all the fun stuff up and my post my winners. Maybe tonight even. I hope everyone is having a fun summer, I can't wait to catch up. Love ya all!