MOVIE TRAILERS!

MAN I just saw these 2 movie trailers and I am SUPER DUPER excited for them to come out! I'm such a nerd.....but you must watch!

TRANSFORMERS 2: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN


HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE


YAAAAAAAAY! I'm so excited! :D

Can you say SNOW!?!?!

For anyone who still doesn't know why I highly dislike winters in Utah...HERE IS A REASON WHY!

So imagine this, I finished with work around 3pm and because traffic was so bad and nobody knows how to drive properly in the snow, my normally 10-15 min drive home ended up being 25-30 mins long. If that was not enough to complain about, when I arrived to our street I saw the snow plow had decided to skip our street AGAIN. Luckily I managed to get my car down the street, but unluckily I did not get it up the driveway and into the garage. YES, ladies and gentlemen, my car got stuck at the end of the driveway in the 2 feet of snow that had piled up throughout the day. I was highly frustrated, but to end this story on a good note, my neighbor from across the street saw me out front having a hard time by myself sooo being the nicest and very generous neighbor that she is, she donated her time and came out to help me not only clear our driveway, but she also helped push and shove until we got my car unstuck. It was amazing! Even though it took us almost 2 hours, between the two of us we got the job done. WOW! What an amazing neighbor! THANKS JUDY! *WAVES!* I have the kewlest nieghbors...no contest!


The view from the garage before we cleared it.

My feet in the snow.

The Japanese Maple Tree out front of our house.

The view from my bedroom window...What a LOVELY mound of snow!

Happy LATE Valentines Day!

As much as I dislike this holiday...the day, overall, went fairly well. In the evening I went with a few friends to see a movie and we saw He's Just NOT That Into You. I LOVED it! What an adorable movie! And it was hilarious! It was not entirely a chick flick either. I mean, it WAS, but it was also a comedy and I think it would appeal to guys just as much as girls. Very good film! I highly recommend it! :D

Orange Chicken!

Last week my family got together for Sunday dinner....of which I made (With the assistance of my sis Kari and bro-in-law Jordan) and it was an entire SUCCESS!!! I found the recipe for Orange Chicken online and it turned out amazing! With lots of rice, stir-fried sweet peas, and sliced oranges the meal was complete and we were all pleasantly fed. Was a great evening to catch up with the lives of our fam. Even the pooches came over! They didn't eat with us though, of course! haha For anyone who wants to try and give it a go, here is the recipe:
Ingredients:
Chicken-
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1-1/2” cubes)
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 eggs (beaten)
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
Oil (for frying)
Orange Sauce-
1 ½ cups water
2 tablespoons orange juice
¼ cup lemon juice
1/3 cup rice vinegar
2 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon orange zest (grated)
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon ginger root (minced)
½ teaspoon garlic (minced)
2 tablespoons green onion (chopped)
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Cooking Instructions:
Step 1: Combine flour, salt, and pepper. Dip chicken in egg mixture and shake in flour mixture to coat. Deep fry chicken in batches at 375 degrees in a deep fryer (or use a wok) until completely cooked.
Step 2: Meanwhile, in a large saucepan combine 1 ½ cups water, lemon juice, orange juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce. Blend well over medium heat for a few minutes. Stir in brown sugar, orange zest, ginger garlic, and onion. Bring to a boil.
Step 3: Combine 3 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup of water and mix thoroughly. Slowly stir cornstarch mixture into sauce until it thickens. Pour sauce over breaded chicken, and if desired add red pepper flakes and garnish with green onions. Enjoy.

BIAGGI'S!

Recently Sarah, Lana, and I went out for dinner at Biaggi's near the gateway and WOWIE what yummy food! We def had a wonderful meal and a nice night hanging out. As always, we ended up getting a little goofy with the camera. Another really funny thing, we all ended up wearing purple and we didn't even mean to! So for the night we called ourselves the triplets.