Dinner For Two

When Andrew and I were dating, we often went to the grocery store, picked out ingredients, then went back to our apartments and cooked together. It was so fun! We haven't done that in a while, but yesterday right after work, Andrew came and picked me up, we went to the grocery store picked out fun ingredients and made a yummy meal together, just like old times! It was a fun little date, I liked it. Here is a picture of our little invention. I don't remember everything we did so I can't really post the recipe, sorry. But it was very delicious! :)



P.S. It got down to -50 degrees with the windchill last night. Negative 50! Isn't that nuts!? It was pretty bitter.

I Did It!

I finally updated my recipe blog! While I was in Utah for Christmas, I cooked and baked a lot! And it felt so great! And I was so happy to receive such wonderful reviews from family and friends. Cooking/baking is one of my very favorite things to do! Sometimes, I feel discouraged cooking at home because I have a lack of counter space, no dishwasher, only two people to cook for, etc. But I got back into the groove while I was basking in the delight of my mom's glorious kitchen and I had a blast! So, to start, I have updated my recipe blog with about six yummy recipes I made during Christmas. And for my New Year's resolution I am going to cook and bake more, and update my recipe blog with something new and delicious at least once a week! Please try the recipes, tell me how you liked them, give me tips and new recipes, etc. Thank you!
Link to my recipe blog here: http://kimsfavoriterecipes.blogspot.com

Wonderful Christmas Break

Here are just a few pictures of all of the awesomeness we experienced in Utah this Christmas! We are so grateful we were able to go to Utah and have such a wonderful time with family and friends.

Merry Christmas

Too Cold!

We have a high of -5 F today in Rochester, MN, and the low is -15 F. With the windchill it feels like -30 F right now. There's been only a handful of times when I've felt colder than I did today running from the car to the building that I work in.

It wouldn't be so bad if we had a garage to keep our car a little warmer and less icy... We miss the warmer weather of Utah... and don't get me started on San Diego! I didn't even know what a windshield scraper was until I started going to BYU!

Do we have any sympathy? It's really cold!

Thanksgiving and Other Stuff

Andrew and I had so much fun in San Diego with his family this Thanksgiving. We got to go beach camping, play Ultimate in the rain, see the seals and look for cool shells for Necklaces at La Jolla, play some sweet games, etc. I love my in-laws! Here are some pictures:

Our sweet round of Jenga



Some cool pictures Rachel took of Andrew and I exploring at La Jolla



Cute pictures of Rachel and Chris that Rachel let me take with her sweet camera,
pretty sure she made the lighting all cool afterwards with her mad digital skills but still. Cute eh?



Adorable Sadie and Mark, by Rachel


New niece and nephew, Sadie and Jack, also taken by Rachel


Happy me

Grateful for Books and Technology!

I challenge anyone who reads this to post something on their blog, or send an email, that says something you are grateful for. It doesn't have to be as longwinded as mine...

-Andrew

Since it's getting near Thanksgiving time, I thought I'd talk about something that I recently realized how blessed we are to have: Books and technology!

On Sunday I borrowed an audio book from a friend at church. (I read a lot, but wanted an audio book because I love listening to books as well.) I went to my friend's house, and within a few minutes we had "burned" an entire audio book onto a single DVD. The audio book took up about 1/10th of the space on the DVD. That, to me, is amazing! There has been so much thought and work put into creating such powerful technology, it really is amazing when we step back and think of the incredible technology that we use every day. Modern day technology allows us to know more about the world around us than any other group of people throughout time, through television, internet, radio, Pod casts, Youtube, newspapers, cell phones, etc. We can almost effortlessly find research from great sources on specific subjects on the internet.

Knowledge has been extremely valuable and sought after throughout time. Before the printing press was invented knowledge was much more limited, because books were scarce. The ability to read was once rare, and books were also very rare and valuable. Monks would tirelessly transcribe the Bible and other important books, and owning such a book was a great privilege.

Now, the majority of people in the US are able to read books. Books can be printed in seconds, and the text of thousands of books could be held on the average home computer. Books are cheap, and are actually becoming outdated in many instances as the internet is used more and more.

It's incredible to be alive during such a time, when knowledge is so prevalent and easy to obtain. I am grateful for my education, my ability to read and obtain more knowledge, and the technology that surrounds my everyday life.