UP!

Jared, my mom and dad and I all went to the UP house in Harriman a few weeks ago. These are just a few of the pictures from our trip! It was amazing! I loved it, and so did Jared.

 The movie room. In the basement they just made a bunch of different rooms.

 The Toy Story Room.

 The Princess Make-A-Wish Room.

Enjoy the Journey.

Salsa

After finding this recipe on a blog I don't think I will ever buy salsa again. This salsa is soooo yummy!!!

Ingredients

• 1 can (28 Ounce) Whole Tomatoes With Juice
• 2 cans (10 Ounce) Rotel (diced Tomatoes And Green Chilies)
• 1/4 cup Chopped Onion
• 1 clove Garlic, Minced
• 1 whole Jalapeno
• 1/4 teaspoon Sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cumin
• 1/2 cup Cilantro (more To Taste!)
• 1/2 whole Lime Juice

This makes a lot of salsa. It filled our blender completely full! I personally like fresh Cilantro better than dried, but dried still works. 

Enjoy the Journey.

Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas

6 Tb honey
4.5 Tb lime juice
1 Tb chili powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 lb cooked chicken, shredded
flour tortillas
colby or monterey jack cheese, shredded
10 oz. can green enchilada sauce

Mix first 4 ingredients together and toss with shredded chicken. Let it “marinate” for at least a half hour. Pour some green enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 10×10 casserole dish or 9×13 pan. Fill flour tortillas with chicken and shredded cheese. Pour the rest of the can of green enchilada sauce over enchiladas then sprinkle with more cheese. (When using a 9×13 I like to use 1 1/2 10 oz. cans) Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. (Put it under the broiler at the end to make the cheese brown and crispy on the top.)

After making these for my mom today she said she will never make white enchiladas again. They are my new favorite!

Enjoy the Journey.

24 hours

In 24 hours at Jordan High there was a fire set in one of the bathroom. Luckily when it happened it was after school, but the were holding attendance school, so it still had to be evacuated. 

Then the next day after I had been at school for about 10 minutes there was a lock down. Kind of scary. We didn't know why, but we found out later there was someone who was walking around carrying a shotgun and knives by the school. The rule is within a 2 mile radius they do a lockdown. It lasted about 45 minutes! Luckily the students had a late start because of the PLAN test. But that changed the schedule even more so the students only had 27 minute classes. NOTE: Students do not function with 27 minute classes! They shut their brains off and don't want to learn AT ALL!

Then during lunch (before the students even had class), there were 2 fights. One included knives being pulled out! 

Well, it is all within a matter of 24 hours, but it has been better since then!!! I only have 24 more days of actual teaching/going to Jordan High School, but I have a total of 40 days including weekends.

I have enjoyed my experience, but I am so ready to be done with school. I have been going to school straight since Fall '09. That is a long time with only 1-2 week breaks. As for my plans after student teaching?? Sleep-these late nights and early mornings are killing me. After that... I don't know! I know I will take some time off, but other than that I have no idea!

Enjoy the Journey.

Thankful

In the midst of all that is going on right now I need to take a moment and express my gratitude. I am truly blessed with so much and it is important that I realize this and write it down. Some things I am thankful for today:

• My Husband who loves and cares for me no matter how stressed out I am. Who honors his priesthood and does all he can to help me.
• A mom who lets me call and cry to her on my way home when I am at breaking point and want to quit.  
• A dad who loves me and supports me, and the fact that I know this even when I am just calling to cry to my mom.
• The wonderful "landlords" we currently have. Being able to live with Julie and Jill and the kids is SUCH A BLESSING. They love us so much, and we love them so much too.
• A family that loves me and supports me, even if they live miles away.
• An Education, and teachers who have always cared about me.
• Nephews and a Niece who call me and want to talk to me even when I am so busy I can't talk or even call them back. Just knowing that they tried simply makes my day.
• A healthy body.
• A comfy warm bed to sleep in every night.
• Food for my belly.
• Clothes to wear.
• That I don't have to drive in the traffic EVERY morning.
• The gospel.
• The new Relief Society book. (we just got them on Sunday and I am already loving it.)
• General Conference and the chance we have to hear from church leaders who love us so much and want to help us back to our Heavenly Father.
• My Savior, Jesus Christ. And the fact that He knows everything. He knows that I am doing my best and that I can make it through.
• That I only have 24 days of actual teaching left, 39 days until Student Teaching is done and I have finished my college education.

Enjoy the Journey.

Home Made Chicken Nuggets

Tonight for dinner I wanted to try something new and they turned out pretty yummy! I looked up a few different recipes for dinner and then decided that home made chicken nuggets sounded good. I have only made them once before and it was in my Introduction to Foods class my 2nd semester of college. I found a recipe, but made changes as to what I knew we would like. They turned out so yummy and this will definitely be a recipe that I use again, as well as make some different variations to! Here is the recipe that I used:

3-4 slices of bread

1/3 c. Parmesan Cheese

Season Salt to taste-I probably used 1 T

Place those ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Then spread in a flat dish or plate. In a bowl mix:

2 egg whites

1 T. Oil

1 T. Water

Cut 2-3 Chicken Breasts in bite size (1-1.5") chunks. Dip in egg mixture and then in breading. 

Bake at 425 for 15 minutes (or until they are done).

Serve with your favorite sides!

Enjoy the Journey.

Fruit

It was so nice to have TONS of fresh fruit this past month! We are thankful for the garden that was shared with us! It was so yummy!!

Enjoy the Journey.

Six Months

I can hardly believe that it has been six whole months since I have married my best friend. The past six months have been the best. No goodbyes-only goodnights. No skype dates with each other, but dates in person. And when we go to Idaho we both come back to Utah. I am so lucky to be married to a man who holds and honors the Priesthood. He is so wonderful and good to me! I am the luckiest. 

Six months down-eternity to go.

Enjoy the Journey.