You've Had a Birthday Shout Hooray!

Happy Birthday Tom!

Quality Service

Today was our Relief Society's March 17th party. They served us the most delicious meal! I think part of the deliciousness was because I didn't make it, and it was all served course by course and all of it together made it extra tasty. We had a garden salad with raspberry vinergerette that had a variety of vegetables. Then we had grilled chicken and onion and pepper shishkabobs (spelling??) with cooked carrots and mini roast potatos. Dessert was a homemade creme puff with strawberries and a raspberry drizzle. Chris was one of the volunteer workers and I think he got pretty worked in the kitchen, but it all looked amazing and tasted great!

Good Taxes

Our taxes are done! The University's Accounting Club has a volunteer service to do taxes for small returns for free and yesterday we took advantage of that service! I guess the club pays for this program where all you have to do in fill in basic information and then it processes the return. Chris and I could have done it ourseleves (and I think we would have been better off than a few of the clueless volunteers) but at least we got them done and done for free. So what's good do you ask? Well that would be our return! It's so much more than I was expecting, which at this time of year is the best news one could get!

Guess Who?

Tonight our ward had a Guess Who's Coming to Dinner activity. We've done it before and always been a guest, bringing either a salad or dessert and then having dinner with two or three other couples in the ward. They are really fun because you end up with people you might not meet and have a good time and a good meal too. This time we hosted, but I guess because of numbers we only had one couple. It was still good though. We had a spaghetti like casserole that I made and garlic bread, and a green salad. Normally someone else would bring dessert, but when I found out there wouldn't be anyone (last minute - like 1.5 hours before they came) I decided to make something. So I made a chocolate pudding pie with an oreo crum crust (a first time try). It was delicious! We had whipped cream and bananas to go with. It was a very tasty meal, and nice to do something with another couple.

Easter Feast

The Easter bunny sure did visit us on Sunday. We had baskets with chocolates and jolly rancher gummies. Chris hid ourpainted eggs and some plastic ones so I could hunt for them before church. After church we went to Beaumont for dinner. It was absolutely delicious and very filling. We had turkey, a bit of ham, some perogies, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and salads. There was pumpkin pie and a chocolate pudding pie for dessert. I'm already looking forward to the leftovers we took home for dinner tonight! Aunt Jeana and Amy stopped by last night with some Turtles Easter eggs and we visited for just a little bit. Aunt Jeana was up visiting for the weekend.

Back to school tomorrow, and hopefully back to regular eating patterns!

Egg-cellent Art

Chris and I work on our art skills as displayed in these beauties!

Almost There

Only one day left until I can eat chocolate again. This last week has been the worst. I have wanted chocolate everyday, and what with the long weekend I kept thinking Thursday was Friday and Friday was Saturday and thinking all along I was one day closer to chocolate, but not so! I'm thinking we'll have to do a midnight egg hunt or something so that I can eat some right away. We are planning to paint eggs later tonight as well, for which I am very excited.

I hope everyone has a nice Easter weekend!