Memorial weekend Adventures: Part 1
I was so incredibly happy to spend a whole EXTRA day with my husband this weekend. Thank you Memorial day!! :) Since last weekend we were gypped a day together, because of flight cancellations, I was glad to have this extra day to make up for it!!! Plus I wont see my husband for two weeks because he is going to be at a Towner family reunion next weekend, so time together this weekend was SO nice. We saved Memorial day for family, Sunday night for the Moss's, and skipped out on getting together with friends Sat b/c we wanted some alone time.
Saturday we headed down to Balboa Island. Adam had never been there, so we had a lot of fun together. We didn't have to search long for parking, which was a good start for our day adventure. The weather was perfect for the beach. It was hot but there was no humidity. We relaxed and laid out while we enjoyed the yummy lunch I made us. We didn't lay out too long because Adam was worried about getting burned. Its been a long time since he has seen the sun, and we didn't want him going back to work with a lobster red burn. We tried going in the water, but it was just too cold. While we were down by the water we saw some dolphins which was pretty cool. People watching is always fun at the beach. ha. We definitely had some good laughs.
I still LOVE the shades Adam got me for my birthday last year. I got Adam those spy shades while we were dating. He needs to get some new ones, or replace one of the lenses cuz it got scratched while we did the Rhino adventure in Mexico.
Ignore my ugly chipped off nail polish. There is just something about sticking your feet in the sand that I enjoy so much. It's a nice experience, when its not too hot.
It really was a beautiful day out on Balboa Island. I am glad we went when we did. It looks like its going to start getting hotter. Plus we are booked pretty much every weekend before we move now. Its crazy. It's going to be here before we know it.
You can kinda see the beach houses in the background. I saw a few I would like to stay in. I have done it once, and had a great time.
After we were done soaking up the sun at the beach, we took the Ferry over to the other end of the Island. I was most excited about this part of our trip: going on the ferry and getting another one of those delicious Balboa Bars. We chose to get peanuts on one side and butter crunch on the other. It was a great combo.
We walked around all the shops and I almost walked into the town's church service. lol. I didn't realize they had a meeting taking place. I just wanted to see what the church looked like. I should have guessed, b/c the main priest or whatever was in his full attire standing by the door greeting people as they entered.
We had a cool breeze come in while we were walking around all the shops, which was perfect.
They have a bakery for dogs. It was pretty ridiculous and fun at the same time. They have yummy pastry and cookies for dogs. It looks just like stuff any person would eat. We asked the lady if she had tried any, and she said yes. lol. I guess they are not bad. I wouldn't want to try one. haha
We saw a guy that looked like Yao Ming. He was like 7 feet tall. His wife was pretty tall too. It's not everyday you run into giant asian people.
After we were done exploring (There really isn't too much to see), we ate at Amelia's. I read online that it was one of the best places to eat there, so I wanted to try it out.
Look how cute this Seafood/Italian place is. I love the rose and the candle. It was a very romantic and cozy little place. I liked that we sat near the window. We were the first people in there, so naturally we got a good spot.
I ordered the pink special. I wanted to try all the fresh market stuff. I got Salmon, Shrimp/Scampi, and Lobster Ravioli. Adam just got Lobster Ravioli. It was probably my least favorite, even though it was good. The salmon and shrimp topped it though.
It cooled down real quick after dinner, and we had to head back to the car because it was getting too cold. It was a great day. The ride home was pretty fun. Adam and I discovered a way to make driving on the 91 enjoyable.
SUNDAY
We enjoyed primary with the Sunbeams. They say so many funny things. My favorite experience was when we were teaching about Jona and the Whale and little Audrey piped up and said, "But Jesus isn't bad." My second favorite was in sharing time when Jaden (who has fancy suites all the time and the long mohawk mind you) gets up and says, " I got muscles watch this" as he runs to the table and picks it up and knocks it over (everthing on top of it included). We were learning about how we can turn to the Lord for strength or something. This week Abbey wanted to play house with me. She said you pretend to be the dad and I will be the mom. Adam thought it was the funniest thing and kept teasing me until we got home.
Afterwards we enjoyed a Rib dinner over at the Moss's. The missionaries invited themselves over after they found out what we were eating. lol. It was fun. We will be going over there again soon to play games. It's funny how we are moving so soon, and making friends in the process.
Adam is so sweet. He knew I wanted to see Dear John so he reserved it for me :) I had no idea either!! I was wondering why he past my parents street on the way home from the Moss's. We had gone to Redbox and tried to get it earlier for the weekend, and someone reserved it online while we were in the process of renting it. I didn't know that could happen! I figured we would wait till another weekend to rent it but he took care of it :) I really enjoyed it.
Memorial Day Adventures: Part 2
MONDAY
Some desserts in life are tasty
and pretty. Like this Fruit Pizza I made. I have been wanting to make one for a very long time. When its just two of you, making one isn't as fun. Memorial day was a perfect chance for me to make one, since both of our families were getting together. Only Adam knows how excited I really was to make one. It turned out SO well. Honestly,
what could be better than a big giant sugar cookie with creme cheese topping, fresh fruit, and orange marmalade glaze? Let me rephrase that. How could something not be good with all that yummy stuff? I love creme cheese and that is why I LOVE cheese cake or anything like it. I was on cloud 9!! Definitely will be making this scrumptious treat again and again!
Recipe
I thought my sisters layered jello was pretty too!!
Adam and I are not huge jello fans, but this I enjoyed very much. The sweet and condensed milk layers makes this one tasty treat. You might think that having that many flavors is overpowering, but let me tell you IT WORKS. I am a fan of this scrumptious rainbow jello.
Everyone was excited for my mom's cinnamon rolls. She seriously has the best recipe ever. It has just the right amount of butter, cinnamon, and cream cheese frosting (a lot of each). I am not the only cream cheese lover around here; It runs in the family! The great thing about them, that Sheila mentioned yesterday, is the fact that they don't taste like bread at all. I hate when cinnamon rolls taste like that and are dry. These are more like the best rolls you have ever had in your life period with all the right amounts of everything else to turn it into a cinnamon roll. I love to brag about my mom's cooking, can't you tell?
Its no coincidence that my mom was asked every year to make her cinnamon rolls for stake activities, when someone who knew her was in charge. The ward members, and neighbors get so excited when she makes them.
We had lots of good food!!! Sheila brought over her famous potato salad and some yummy baked beans. I am definitely going to have to get her recipes! She is an excellent cook. I have big shoes to fill. BIG. It's a good thing I like to cook. I can tell my family consumed a lot of those beans, if you know what I am saying. ha.
I made those yummy peanut butter cup brownie things again, because you always need to have something chocolate. Right? We had a yummy fruit salad and corn on the cob as well to go with the aloha burgers. We love to bbq for memorial day. Its a perfect time of year for it too. The pinneapple I picked up was really good. I actually was very lucky with all the fruit and corn I bought. Sometimes it is hit and miss when you pick out this stuff, but I was shocked at how well I did this time. lol. The corn on the cobb was almost as good as the corn from my Grandpa's farm, surprisingly. My dad made his special onion rings. He got the recipe from Chee Burger Chee Burger a couple years back. Those were a big hit too. Seriously, all the food was amazing. I think I gained like 5 pounds. I am still consuming it as we speak. haha.
My dad loves to use his grill :)
Here is a picture of my attempt to make an Islands Aloha burger:
There was a lot of Sweet Baby Ray's bbq sauce on this bad boy. It was very good.
My husband is SO hot!! Man I miss him just looking at this picture!!! Two weeks is a LONG time to be away from that cute face!
We finished off the night drinking some pina colada's! Yum. I had a margarita too. (Virgin of course)
