Guys, get ready to hit the pin button, or write a note in your iPhone. This is a recipe you don't want to miss out on. I mean who doesn't like the chocolate/peanut butter combo?! I don't! OK, so I don't really like peanut butter and chocolate mixed, it's too rich for me. But these rice krispies are just the right amount of both and not over the top!!!
You need:
3 tbsp butter
1 10oz package regular marshmallows
4 cups mini marshmallows.
1/2 cup peanut butter
6 cups rice krispies
6 cups cocoa krispies
How to:
Melt butter over low heat. Add all of the marshmallows. Once completely melted, remove from heat and mix in peanut butter. Pour in both kinds of krispies and mix with marshmallow sauce as best you can. I suggest using your hands to mix together(if it has cooled down enough). I also sprayed pam on my hands to prevent the mallow sauce from sticking.
I will say this was the MESSIEST thing I have ever made, but ooooohhhhhhh sooooo worth it! You must try it.
OH... And the title of this post says football... They were supposed to turn out like this:
They are so cute! But lets be honest, ain't nobody got time for all that. So I just kept them in football-esk shape. Mine look more like eggs. Oh well! These bad boys don't need any decoration or cutesy stuff. They are the bomb just as they are!
In this post, I told you that I joined a meetup group.
Well, I got my first invite to a wheaten meetup! Melvin and I have a date to West Austin dog park tomorrow. I'm excited to meet more wheatens and their parents. I'm curious if Melvin will act any differently.
And although that's going to be fun, I have even more exciting news!
I was browsing the group and looking at the other wheaten parents and ended up coming across Nicole(and Claire, her puppy). I commented on how cute she was, and Nicole emailed me back and we got to talking. She said they wouldn't be at the meet up on Saturday because Claire was getting spade that day. I told her Melvin just got neutered a few weeks ago and to not worry, they get over it quickly. It occurred to me that they were around the same age. I replied back to her asking where Claire came from... Turns out they came from the same breeder at Kaven ranch.
They are not only from the same breeder, but they have the same parents and they are the same age. We discovered that Melvin and Claire are brotherand sister!
You best believe I was freaking out when I found that out!!! Ok, I know there aren't a ton of breeders in Texas, but for them to be the same age and have same parents, just makes my heart happy!!!
Claire is among Melvin in these pictures. Can you believe it?! I can't wait for them to meet. I wonder if Melvin will even know? I wonder what their reactions will be.... I'm excited to find out!
This weekend was filled with so much goodness! Where oh where do I begin?!
Oh, I know. Babies!
Friday afternoon, after I got off work, I headed over to meet my friends precious 13 day old baby. I'm going to be honest, I used to not be interested in babies, but as I get older, I fall more and more in love with them. Baby Elliott made it easy on me. She was just as peaceful and calm as the pictures. She instantly curled into me and my heart melted right then and there! Newborns are so perfect :)
They just make my heart happy. It sure is fun growing up and seeing your friends pregnant bellies grow and meeting their sweet babies!
Next up, and very much different than babies, is Django Unchained. One word: Intense! That movie was so unreal! And I'm sure it's not far off from what it used to be like in Texas during that time, which is extremely sad. But Quentin Tarantino has a very odd sense of humor and can shed some light on some of the most politically incorrect situations. And of course there was a ton of gory scenes, oozing sounds and guns. My vote would be to go see it.
Saturday, I did a bit of shopping and while I was out, I found my wedding shoes. Very happy with them! They will be perfect for the big day!
Saturday night, we tried out this awesome Chinese BBQ restaurant (Din Ho for you Austinites). The reviews are true! You must go try it out for yourself. Scott had the duck ;)
Sunday was perfect! I joined some friends for church at The Austin Stone. It was the start of a new series that I'm ready to jump into.
Afterwards, we went out to Lakeway and picked up this beauty(table). More on that tomorrow.
Mine and Scott's family came over to celebrate my moms Birthday. It was almost like a mini Thanksgiving. We fried a turkey, ate green beans, potato salad, mashed potatoes, and rolls. And of course we watched the Ravens win :) See you at the superbowl, Baltimore.
My thanks go out to Martin Luther King and my state job. I was off on Monday and spent it with my mom and MIL looking for MoB and MoG dresses! They were a hoot! My mom fell in love with the first dress she tried on, and scored an awesome deal on it ! I can't wait to see everyone dolled up on April 20th! Just 87 days away :)
Last week, Melvin went under the knife... He got his dog-man-card taken away. But it was for the best. We don't need him going around impregnating innocent bitches at the dog park. Anyways, I have never seen him so out of it before. It lasted for days. He just wanted to lounge around and occasionally bite Mac's face. I posted a few pictures of him on instagram pre and post surgery...
doesn't he look worried?
That's all he wanted to do, just curl up and sleep all day! Ok, I secretly liked it. I love cuddling with him.
On another note, I joined the Austin wheaten terrier meet up group yesterday. I can't wait to see what these meetups are all about. I think it will be fun to let him play with dogs of his own breed. Plus, I wouldn't mind looking at all the other cute wheatens!
On another other note, I was sitting on the floor putting my shoes on this morning before work and Melvin decided to join me. He likes to put his paws on my legs, chest, shoulders or anywhere to get closer to my face. Well... he was standing on my legs when, in a split second, he threw up... on me! Jeans, shoes and floor. I don't handle that sort of thing very well. I even told Scott what happened, but I had to fend for myself and clean it up. Melvin just looked at my weird and then walked away. Dogs, gotta love 'em.
This weekend we watched nothing but football. The playoffs are my all time favorite part of the football season, even when my team doesn't make it. It's always fun watching the best teams battle it out. I tend to root for the underdog every time.
Speaking of "my" teams...I grew up as an avid Cowboy fan because of my family and friends were nuts for them. I have always had the liking for them, good or bad.
Furture SIL and me at a cowboys game Dec 2010
I still love the cowboys cheerleaders!
Here lately I have been rooting for another team, the Baltimore Ravens... I know. SO random! I have no affiliation with them whatsoever. I've never been to Baltimore, or Maryland for that matter. I didn't know much about the team. I don't necessary like the Raven, but they caught my eye at the beginning of the season and I have been keeping up with them ever since. Not many of their games are shown here, but when they are, I watch them! Especially this weekends playoff game.
They played one helluva game on Saturday against Denver. It was so close the whole time, leading them into double overtime. The Ravens were able to score a field goad during sudden death, deeming them the winners!
Next up, they go head to head with the Patriots... I would root for anyone over the Patriots, just saying :) But I do hope the Ravens kick their butts!
Welp friends, I'm back to the real world today. My vacation with Scott was wonderful, but I'm happy to be getting back into the swing of things. Starting now!
We ended up getting back a day earlier than planned, but I didn't mind too much. I love vacations, but I'm a huge homebody! I was happy to get back, get the house in order and take down our Christmas decorations. Our house is so bare now!! But nice and clean, which I am a fan of...
Now, let the vacation recapping begin!
Saturday: We drove from Austin to Angel Fire and ended up arriving around 8pm. We warmed up the condo, ordered pizza and watched Pitch Perfect. That movie is hilarious!
Sunday: Our first ski day! We drove into Taos(about an hour from AF) to take some lessons. Scott takes a specialty lesson only offered on Sundays, so I took a private two hour lesson while he was out. I love getting instructors there because they really know what they are talking about! Plus it's always good to get a refresher on your first day skiing. Although it was freezing, like in the teens freezing, I still managed to have a good time! It was quite beautiful!
Monday(New Years Eve): We drove into Taos, except it was a bit different than Sunday! It was a freakin blizzard outside! We saw that it was going to snow, but we I didn't expect it to be as bad as it was. We could barely see the road when we were driving in. It was definitely the most snow I've ever seen or skied in.
When we got back to our truck to head home, this is what we found! Snow up to my knees!! Craziness!
We eventually got out of there and had a very slow drive home. If you curious as to what we did for New Years, well we laid on the couch in our robes and watched TV until 11... We figured we'd celebrate central times zone New Years Eve. That counts right? We were so wiped from skiing in a blizzard! Tuesday(New Years Day): We celebrated a year of Engagement! I blogged about that here. I talked about the start of our chili and champagne tradition.
I decided I needed to take a break from skiing, so I stayed in and Scott went skiing in AF for a few hours. When he got back, I suited up and got ready for some sledding action! I have never been before and have always wanted to try it. We walked around for a bit, trying to find the best hill. We saw some paths that some other people had made and tried them out. Watch for yourself to see how our sledding adventure worked out!
Pretty freakin funny, right?!?! annnnnnd here are some stills for your enjoyment!
So many great times and memories... Wednesday: We stayed in AF to ski, and ah I was in heaven! I love skiing there! Ok, so the snow might not be as awesome as Taos, but I just feel much more confident there. It's less competitive, not as steep and just a wee bit warmer, like 20 degrees :). I got this really beautiful picture of some snow fluffed trees. Aren't they awesome!
The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful! Lots of relaxing, talking, eating, and watching TV. I wouldn't have had it any other way. :)
Happy New Year everyone! While most of you will be celebrating the new year, I will be celebrating one year of engagement!
Last year we went skiing and were here for New Years. We were cooking dinner(chili) and getting ready for our drive home the next morning. Before we sat down to eat, Scott popped the question! We drank at least two bottles of champagne and ate our chili dinner. We told ourselves that we should make it a tradition to eat chili and drink champagne on New Years day from now on. SO we are sticking to our word, and cooking chili tonight and drinking champagne. I love this tradition, as weird as it sounds!
We are still in Angel Fire, skiing our little butts off. Yesterday it was 19 degrees and it snowed all day long. This Texas girl can't really hang in those conditions. I made 3 runs and called it a day.
Today I'm taking it easy, while Scott hits the slopes. We got to sleep in a little bit, ate cinnamon rolls, and now I'm just catching up with the online world. Later, we might go tubing, and sneak into the resort for some hot tub action!
2012 has been such a wonderful year, I wanted to recap some fun things that have happened.
2013 came faster than we could have imagined but I couldn't be more excited to become a wife this year. Also, I'm not one to make new years resolutions, but I do plan on continuing to live simply and try to live in the moment more. This is going to be a great year!
