cooking for my family

My friend Kilie invited me to go to her mother's ward enrichment last night. The Food Nanny was there and taught us the importance of cooking dinner and eating as a family. I bought her cook book (which they sell at costco) and I love it. There is over 200 awesome recipes.
I made bread today that only took 45 minutes from start to finish. It was so easy too. But Kilie and I decided that if we were going to be cooking all these wonderful meals for our husbands that we better have a dang cute apron to cook in. So we made these aprons today which took us alittle while but we did it.

This is the front cover of the cook book if you are interested. There is also a website thefoodnanny.com.

some old pictures

I was looking at some old pictures today and thought that I would post some. This was at Mike and Annie wedding in February 13, 2004.
Matt and I starting dating in October 2003. Dated one year and got married.
After just two weeks of dating Matt told me that he loved me. How cute is he :)

These last two pictures were the summer of 2004. Sherilyn was taking pictures of us and we ended up using them for our engagements.

This picture was December 2004 in our first appartment in downtown SLC. When we moved Matt had a job but I didn't. I had to get one pretty soon so we could pay bills. Our rent was $435. (wow that would be great to have that rent again.) We were young but I wouldn't change a thing.

Utah Symphony

Utah Symphony

We used my free tickets that I won from the rodeo to go to the utah symphony. It was at the Thanksgiving Point outdoor Waterfall Amphitheater.

Jon, Sherilyn, Matt and my friend Stephanie all went. It turned out to be a lot of fun. I didn't know that I would enjoy it as much as I did.

It was so relaxing to just hang out on the grass and listen to the music play.

Matt was being Matt in this picture he looked away on purpose that silly boy. All of us wearing black was not planned, I guess we all just think a like.

"...and they called the thing a Rodeo"

Today we went to Daybreak Lake. Its a park in Daybreak that has a beach which is the closest thing I am getting to California this year.
It was a little cloudy and 90 degrees and it felt great.

Sherilyn invited us to go with her and the kids. (thank you Sher)

I thought that it was so pretty with all the mountains around. Its so nice to only be about 20 minutes away from this. I'm sure that we will be coming here a lot more now that we know about it.

Last Saturday I went to the Lehi Round Up with my friend Kilie and her husband. Matt didn't come because he's just not that into rodeos and cowboys and stuff.

But I am so I went and had a blast.

I had a stamp on my program so I won 6 tickets to go to the Utah Symphony at Thanksgiving Point. It was either that or 100 dollars off of a tatoo.

So here I come symphony!

After the rodeo is over they have a dirt dance in the arena I didn't dance but I wanted a picture my the stalls. This is what I would look like if I was a bull. Scary right?!

After we went to the lake today we went to Ice Age 3 and when we come out so did the rain so atleast we had a half a day of summer today. Then we got home to the power out so I had no choice but to clean the house. But after 3 hours we didn't know what to do so we watched x-men 2 on Matt's little PSP and then the power came back on. Matt and I are so glad that summer is here because its about time.

Graf family reunion

I went to St. George last week for my family reunion.

Matt had to work so I went by myself.
This is us eating at 25 & Main for breakfast.

My dad wanted to take Jayme and I for a little hike. Well sense it was just a little hike we didn't take any food just water. 7 hours and 12 miles later we got back to the car where there was food to eat. Man was I sure sore the next couple of days.

We mostly played scum and sevens and ate lunch in Pine Valley. It was fun to see all my extened family again.

It was nice to be with my family for father's day, it was my first time in five years.

Being with my family for five days was lots of fun but it was really hard to be away from Matt for so long. I couldn't wait to be back to see him.

UP in 3D

On Saturday night we went and saw UP in 3D. The movie was very cute and I cried twice. I would have cried three times but there was this baby that wouldn't stop crying for about 5 minutes... and loud... very loud.
We ate at the Red Robin. I wanted to have a picture with the Robin so I made Cassandra be in it with me. (what a cute bird, right?!)

This is Cassandra and my cousin Bryce Pickett. It was Bryce's first time seeing a 3D movie that wasn't at disneyland. I thought that was funny.