Seattle, Boise and The Idaho Steelheads

Jordan spent this week in Seattle meeting with perspective companies.  BYU-I had set up the meetings and covered most of the cost of the trip.  I think it is such a great opportunity for him to be able to see what is available and who he would like to work for before we decide where we want the next few years of our lives to start.  He met with Amazon, T Mobile, Costco and Boeing.  (He loved Amazon and Costco.)  Next semester Jordan will travel to Boise and Salt Lake City to do the same thing.  Our options are endless and I love this time in our lives.  It is so exciting thinking about where our next adventure will take us.

I decided to travel to Boise to spend sometime with my family while Jordan was gone.  Amber and I went to a movie, I met friends for lunch, spent time with Ky and the kids and worked on a quilt with help from my Mom. 

Kylee and Shane invited us to go to a hockey game one night and as we were about to leave I got a call from Jordan saying that his plane had broken down in Boise.  I excitedly went and picked him up from the airport and we headed to the game.  We had such a great time. 

Kresimir was hilarious or maybe he was simply delirious.  He was having so much fun but was so tired.  Starting at seven at night is pretty late for a three year old.  Ella was enthralled with every aspect of the game.  She was captivated by Shane as he would explain how the game works and what each of the players did and why.  She really loves hockey.  It is so cute.  In the end the Idaho Steelheads lost the game 0-1 but we had a really great night regardless of who won.             

The sneaky chef

I have never had the best eating habits and since getting married I have noticed that Jordan and I together need to step up on eating healthier.  In particular we never eat vegetables and according to all the health experts five servings per day is what should be in our diet.

I can handle a side salad with dinner or the occasional side of peas, beans or corn but when I realized how many servings of vegetables a person is supposed to eat each day, I fall WAY short. 

So here is my solution....I am learning how to become a "sneaky chef" 

First I cook a sweet potato and carrots

Next I pureed the cooked vegetables

Solution.  A hawaiian pizza with extra hidden tomatos,sweet potatos and carrots mixed into the pizza sauce. 

I seriously had my doubts but you honestly could not tell a difference in taste.  Even Jordan who said my puree smelled like rotten feet ate most of the pizza not knowing that the "rotten feet vegetables" were part of his dinner!! 

   Next attempt is this concoction of cooked spinach and blueberries to be added to our hamburgers.  Yes hamburgers.  They say you can't tell the difference and it smelled amazing as I blended it together so I guess we will have to see.....

Thanks sneaky chef.

Me right now...

Wondering where life will take me the next few years.

Having a lot of hopes and dreams, but not quite sure where to start.

Realizing that no matter how eager we are to become pregnant it will happen when it is supposed to.

Rediscovering my love for creating beautiful spaces.

Filling my days with productivity not pessimism.

Working towards a love for vegetables even if it means buying a book on how to hide them in my food.

Trying not to take all my blessings for granted.