That is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO disgusting!

So we went out of town to CA. this weekend and had a great time (I'll post about that later). While we were there one of the things I enjoied was that I was not on edge about what disgusting bug might be lurking around the corner. As we came home one of the problems we faced: how many bugs will be in our house?... anyways, we went to bed last night and i usually put my cell phone under my pilllow so the alarm is quieter. I lifted up my pillow and wah-lah, there is a cockroach under it!!! I freaked out, of course and Josh had to come to my rescue: Although, I don't think this incident is anything that I can be truly rescued from. The image of that cockroach running around in my bed is something that will be forever burned in my mind. It took me 50 min. to fall asleep because I just couldn't stop thinking about it.

Bugs we've found in our house this week:

9 cockroaches
2 potatoe bugs
3 spiders
3 beedles
1 black and red hornet
1 worm
1 caterpiller
1 slug

so, sorry Lowe's but your do-it-yourself bug spray just isn't cutting it at our house. We need professional help. I will pay what ever is necessary to never find a cockroach in my bed (or anywhere else) again. If any memphis people happen accross this post let me know if you have any reccomendations.

Happy birthday to the guy who does it all!

Happy Birthday to Josh!!!

He is 29 tomorrow, March 26! Don't worry Josh, you won't officially be old until next year. Just wanted to say how amazing I think you are. It takes a "He-man" to do all that you do. Go to school (more than) full time, study, run 15 miles a day, are one of the best steeple chasers in the WORLD, fulfill church callings, and still have time to spend time with us, fix up our house, kill all the bugs that come inside, do "Fire-sides"& Assemblies, and help anyone who is in need of it! And you do it all with a smile on your face, well, 99.957 percent of the time! Love ya Lots! Good luck on your season opener race this weekend!

Disclaimer: Although he will probabally be embarassed that I put up these pictures I put them up anyway b/c I like them. He did not elect to have these pictures taken. A photographer for some magazine took them.

What Millie's Been Up To

Millie's been rolling like a pro for a couple weeks now, well, to the left that is... she just learned to roll to the right this weekend. It's just to funny!

What Millie's Been Up To

Millie is 5 months today! wow, seriously? Everyone says it goes by so quickly but I guess you just don't understand till you experience it! So, we've been having tonz of fun with Millie lately. We're going to California tomorrow for Josh to race- YES! (get me out of here!!!) and we have a 3 hour layover in SLC so we're meeting up with my family and are excited for them to see Mill. Here are a few things she's been keeping herself busy with lately...

SPITTING! she learned to spit and does it ALOT! it's is really just so funny. She'll stick her toung out like this and spit.

She totally loves Josh! if he is ever in the room she will stop what ever she's doing and just watch him. If she is eating and he comes in she will not eat until he leaves the room. (this is Millie and Josh is their St. Patricks get up's. What you can't see is Josh's knee length green clover socks.)

I've been taking Mill out in the baby Jogger each morning. It's been like 50 or 60 here in the mornings so it's so nice to get out and enjoy the nice mornings! I am so so glad we got the jogger, they're worth every penny. she likes it- good thing because if she didn't she'd be in for a long several years...

We went up to Josh's home in Cleveland for his spring break a couple weeks ago. Millie got to meet this celeb.- Mr. Clean!!! ha ha, this is one of Josh's best friends from H.S. but he teaches high school and his students call him Mr. Clean

She started eating cereal a couple weeks ago. sometimes it goes well, sometimes not but I'm just excited to get her eating more other stuff, lets get nursing over with!

So, for our family and anyone else who wants to be in the know, that's what millie's been up to these days!

Memphian bargans

This may sound a little o.c.d. but I've been trying to figure out: where is the best place to do my grocery shopping? Wal-mart usually is the cheapest, but often is super crowded, has wierd-o's, long lines and is often out of stock on items. Once i went and there was NO leutice! not even bagged stuff! Kroger is pretty nice, has good produce, but it usually seems like kroger doesn't have something I want that I end up having to go to Target to get (ie: 93/7 ground beef, rhodes rolls, sun-dried tomato salad dressing etc) I know is more expensive for some things but seems way less crowded and as mentioned has several items not found at other stores... plus I know of several things that are cheaper here than kroger... rice, cake mixes, all other "Baking needs" (we bought a special kind of sugar at kroger for $4.50, and it was like $3.50 at target) Shnuks seems a bit more expensive but seems to have some good sale items- I saw boxes of Mac & Cheese for like .49 cents! good for food storage? Anyways, here is my proposal, make a list of common grocery items and compare prices at all the stores and also compare time waiting in line etc. If they prices are lower for certain items perhaps it'd be worth going to 2 grocery stores. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in helping me out. I'd email you the list of items to price check. Thanks!

Quite the Chef

Josh really is quite the chef. We totally love cooking together and trying new things. (I love that about him.) This last week he went all out. One night he cooked us this totally delicious indian recipe! It was seriously almost as good as "Bombay House," and that's saying alot. He even made homeade Nan! What a guy! Then last night he invented his own cookie recipe and they were SOOO good! Have you ever had a cookie from "Ben's Cookies" at the Gateway in SLC? they are super delicious! We've been talking forever about discovering their recipe but haven't done it. Josh buckled down, and by george, I think he got it! I think that might be his secret recipe now but ask him to make you some :) but here is the indian recipe:

Chicken Tikka Masala

1 cup plain yoguret
1 T. lemon juice
2 t. cumin
1 t. cinnamon
3/4 t. cayenne pepper
1 t. pepper
1 T. minced fresh ginger
salt to taste
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces

1 T. butter
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 jalapeno
2 t. cumin
2 t. paprika
1/2 t. salt
8 oz. tomato sauce
1 c. heavy cream
1/4 c. chopped cilantro

1. In lg. bowl combine yogurt, lemon, 2 t. cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, pepper, ginger and salt (if desired) Stir in chicken, cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
2. preheat a grill for high heat
3. Lightly oil the grill grate, thread chicken onto skewers and discard marinade. Grill until juices run clear, about 5 min. each side (we just cooked it on a pan on the stove instead.)
4. Melt butter in large skillet over med. heat. saute garlic and jalapeno for 1 min. Season with 2 t. cumin, paprika and 1/2 tsp. salt. Stir in tomato sauce and cream. Simmer on low until sauce thickens, about 20 min. Add chicken and simmer for 10 min. Garnish with cilantro.
Serve over rice (basmatti rice is the indian rice but we usuallly just use jasmine)

A funny thing I remembered while trying to fall asleep

While I was at BYU I lived in "The Blue House" which is a cute house located right next to brick oven on 800 N. While I lived there I was dating this boy named Brad. I liked him alot. One day he apparently decited he didn't like me and so he tried to pull the fade away... you know, where they just decide not to call, or return your calls etc. pretty much they just start to ignore you. Since we'd been dating for about 2 months I thought this was totally lame of him. We at the blue house decited, fine, he's lame, we'll do something lame. So- the other thing about the blue house was that it was not known for it's cleanliness. I had cleaned out the fridge and found a carton of whipping cream that was 2 months past the expiration date- it was about the sickest thing I've ever smelled. Me and 3 other roomates (2 of which Brad had never met) took the cream, put it inside a purse and headed over to Brad's house. The 2 roomates went up to his door and said "sorry, we're on a walk but I REALLY have to go to the bathroom, can I please borrow yours?" of course the boys were very excited to come to the rescue of these 2 beautiful ladies and they let them come inside. While in the bathroom the roomate opened up the carton of cream, and hid it! Man, that was so lame, but I still think it was so funny!

While I was thinking about that I pulled out an old notebook that has Blue house quotes and goals. One of our goals was: "Make out with someone while wearing a neck-brace."???

I just think so many funny things happened in college! What a great time of life eh? Even though life is great now, sometimes don't you just wish you could revisit that part of live?

Giggles

Tonight Millie was being a little fussy pants so we tried to get her to take a nap for a minute. That lasted about 60 seconds and then we realized that wasn't gonna happen. So Whit brought her out to eat dinner with us and she was in a fantastic mood. She was Miss Giggly tonight and we filmed a few of them. Here's one for y'all to enjoy...particularly for the grandparents.