04.05.15

Happy Easter!
Well, we absolutely had enough food. No one was going home hungry. And I think we'll be eating ham for weeks!

We had a great time and I was glad to get a pic with the selfie queen herself! I can't believe she is 17...where has time gone!?

04.04.15

Almost Easter!
We are all ready for Easter Brunch! Very excited to have Chad's family over. We have the wine, freshly squeezed juice, eggs, asparagus, candied bacon, and more!!

My new found friend when I can't sleep...Cold Play Radio on Pandora. 

03.11.15

The Perfect Combos
Started the day off with Sriracha & avocado...the perfect breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack, ANYTIME combination!

Ended the day with a New Old Fashion at The Union and the work wives!

02.01.15

Super Bowl
Well, it was a sad day for us Bronco Fans...not having our team in the Big Game. Still had fun with family though. 

I made some cake pops - had to honor "Deflate Gate" some how! 

Dave made yumminess on his Big Green Egg..chicken wings and "Pig Shots."

And I've been playing with my ice spheres. Just past half frozen, I dumped the water out. Then filled it with a Negroni Cocktail.

12.07.14

Yummy Sweets
Got all of my cookies made for tomorrow night's Cookie Exchange. Went with my Great-Grandma Vance's sugar cookies.

Enjoyed Kelly's yummy Black Forest Cake at family dinner later in the night.

08.25.14

Restaurant Week...Summer Style
We only made one reservation for the week...Shanahan's. We had yummy filets and a great evening with Matt & Dana!! 









Prior to our evening out, my "sneaky bison" at work got my Monday started off GREAT with a baggie of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups...absolute YUM!!

08.15.14

Sweet Corn!!
Got a cooler full of sweet corn tonight thanks to my mom and dad. After their recommendation, we decided to give the "no silks" microwave cooking method a try. Awesome!! Don't know if I'll ever boil another pot of water for cooking corn again!

08.04.14

More Oreos
Had to give the Root Beer Float Oreos a try...glad I did!! Looking forward to more flavors.

07.19.14

BBQ
Tonight we headed back down to Bear Dance for their Western BBQ. Great food. Great Jack Daniel's "tasting" bar. Great time with new friends.

06.15.14

Yummy Discovery
Ran across these yummy little treats while at the grocery store today. Good thing they are a "Limited Edition." 

06.14.14

Fun Saturday
Finally ended up with some great early-morning golf weather.

Decided to visit Smash Burger and enjoyed a yummy Colorado Burger with sweet potato fries.

06.01.14

The First
Not summer just yet, but enjoying the first watermelon of the season.

05.04.14

Family Dinner
The Kenyon's hosted family dinner this month. The theme for tonight...Pacific Islands. Lots of yummy meat, shrimp and beverages!

05.01.14

Lunch
Costa Vida is always better then leftovers! Chad was out and about so he surprised me with lunch...what a great guy!!

04.27.14

Family Dinner
April was the Jensen's turn to host Family Dinner. Chad's great idea...Greece!! After some searching on the internet the menu was set:
Cocktails: Greek Mojitos & Sidecars
Appetizer: Greek Chicken Pizza
Main Course: Traditional gyro meat (a combo of lamb & beef baked in a loaf), homemade pitas and Tzatziki Sauce
Side Dish: Greek Orzo Salad
Dessert: Baklava

Everything turned out great...and that's just not my biased opinion! :)

And the random, non-family dinner pic is of the CRAZY golfers that we saw most of the day in the COLD, WINDY, SNOWY weather. I love my golf, but really!?!?!?

04.02.14

The Boulders
Well, we had high hopes going into today...not so much. The course was nice, but not all that. Still happier with our Colorado Troon course...The Ridge. The one wish I had was that there would be more to take photos of while we waited FOREVER on EVERY hole!!

Oh yea...my favorite quail! They were on the #1 tee box.

"My" saguaro. :)

Spring in the desert!

The green, center reminded me of an anemone.

"Linner" at Citizen Public House. If you are near Old Town Scottsdale, this is a must!!

03.31.14

Creepy or Cool?

So around 2:30AM, we received notification that our flight was delayed by 2 hours. This was thanks to Google, so we are still unsure if it was creepy or cool. Due to the fact I was somehow connected to Chad for the trip (he hadn't shared any calendars or documents with me), I got the same Google notification on my phone. We tried to look at the positive side to this delay...first, it was on a golfing vacation and not a diving vacation! Second, we were actually notified of a change in our itinerary! On another note...we did fly Spirit Airlines for the first time and I have to say I was very pleased. The one thing you just need to remember with this airline is that everything is A la carte so watch the fine print. If you are looking for a quick trip with minimal luggage, this is the airline for you!

This is only my second time to Phoenix/Scottsdale. As we were flying in, we went by the ASU stadium and then ended up there for the at dinner for my second pic...forgot how cool it was positioned between the rock formations.

Second photo...had to commemorate Chad's first In-N-Out Burger! I had mine a couple of years ago on my BDay in Cali thanks to DENnise!! Very happy to enjoy Animal Style after a long day of travel.

03.30.14

Family Dinner
So a little while back I posted a photo of yucca root...not sure how it was supposed to be fixed...just looked interesting. Well, I can say that I have officially eaten yucca root and I loved it!! The Muggenthalers hosted family dinner tonight and everything was Cuban inspired. We enjoyed everything from shrimp to beef to pork to plantains to mangos. (And a few Cuban drinks mixed in...or course!!)

03.25.14

BEFORE

A Little Cleaning & Relaxation
I decided to tackle the pantry today...prior to my FABULOUS Kakoa Body Mask/Massage with Mischa!

I didn't find any sort of "science experiment" items and it looks so much better! Now what to tackle tomorrow?

AFTER

03.22.14

No Plans to Plans
The first official day of spring break started out as a cold, snowy day...nothing exciting, as with most of the day. We probably ended up with about 2 inches.
















Got a call for an impromptu family dinner with pizza on the grill and we couldn't say no! 

We also got to help with the set-up of Ryan's new "big boy bed" and wall art. Grandpa built the bed and it turned out great! I'm anxious to hear how the first night went. Dusty Crop Hopper will be watching over him.