WOW

I though I knew how to cook, you know boil some chicken here, stick it in a frying pan there, cook it and eat it. it's food it doesn't have to taste great, right??

WRONG

Oh my, So i have been researching REAL recipes to try out, ones where you use spices I can't even pronounce or fruits and vegetables i don't even know WHAT they are... seriously what is a shallot??

BUT, I have found some amazing recipes.

First I tried out Chicken Parmesan, I made HOMEMADE marinara sauce. It is AMAZING. you take a bite and it is an EXPLOSION of flavor. And even after you have swallowed, the after taste is almost as good as the food itself. Click HERE for the recipe!!

So, as I learn to use these new recipes I will keep the feeding Patrick blog updated with the food recipes and what I tough of them.

Tonight I made chicken Enchiladas with Roasted Tomatillo Chile Salsa. And WOW I would seriously have to give it 5 stars. It was amazing I have never gone to a RESTAURANT, and had something this good. It is a little on the spicy side, so if you can't handle the heat take the seeds out of the jalepenos!

Took about 2 hours to make and 10 minutes to devour!

Seriously, if you think you are only and OK Cook, try out some of these recipes, and EVERYONE, even yourself will be impressed!!

HAPPY VALLEY

So, it's been a while... sorry!

We are here in Utah and LOVING it! We found an amazing townhouse, and it is so nice to have my own place-One that we know we are staying at for a while. I can finally make my house into a home and put pictures up and decorate. I love it! Patrick is working at America First and loving it. I am still looking for a job. I have had a couple of interviews, but no luck. So I am hoping to find a job soon. Cross your fingers for me!

It's so nice being here in Utah where we are close to my family, and friends. We absolutely love having company.

Tonight we are having a LOST night, and of course, Pina coladas will be included!! I have waited patiently for a year, and tonight it finally begins. So I am pretty freaking excited. We just re-watched the entire series again, and just finished last night. So, we are prepped and ready for the new season!!! It's the last season- I sure hope they answer a LOT of questions!!!

So I have decided that I am going to start school in the Spring. I am not sure whether I will be going to BYU or not, But I have decided that I will go to UVU if I cant get back into BYU until next winter semester. So that is very exciting. I am planning to go today to figure out just exactly how many credits I have left. I am going to be getting an English degree, hopefully soon!!

I'll try to keep this updated more. But for the most part Patrick and I are doing wonderful. We feel so much better here. I am not sure if we have allergies, or maybe it was the humidity in Texas. But here in Utah we just feel better!

We didn't have a typical first year of marriage, and this year seems like it is going to be more of a "first year" experience, hopefully it will be a good one!

Thanksgiving

It's that time of year again, where we stuff our faces... and look like turkeys. I can't believe that it has already been a year since I came down here to meet the family!

Turkey Day started out with The Turkey Bowl of course!

Patrick catching the pass he ran for a touchdown!

Me trying to steal a kiss duing the game! :)

Love the Turkey Bowl.. I don't get to play because I am a girl, But thats ok I was hanging out with the wives/ girlfriends of the boys. There were about 50 people there so they had 3 games going on at a time. And Patrick would want me to mention that he won against Lewis.

Then we headed on home to make the appetizers- that was our job this year. So we made "pigletts in a blanket" and 7 layer dip. It was a hit, if I might say so myself!




And then the boys got to work on the Turkey. Brother Downs came and brought his Fryer. And we fried 2 turkeys, it was so delicious!

The men watching the Turkey cook

This was the first time I met Grandpa Hinckley. While we were engaged, we tried 4 different times to get up there, but it snowed each time. So it was very nice to get to sit down and talk to him!!

With Grandpa here, we had four generations of Hinckleys!

It was a great Thanksgiving, with family and friends, and a Cowboys win!

CHHHHHANGES!!!!

Ok, I know, I have been kinda slacking in the blogo-sphere. BUT there is a lot to talk about. We Have been just recovering at the Hinckley Boarding home and working. The plan was supposed to be to stay in Texas and go up to BYU in April. BUT on Wednesday Patrick got a call from America Credit Union, the job he had before we got married. They said they had an opening. They have not had an opening for a LONG time and do not expect any others opening soon. The only condition: we have to be there by the New Year!!!

So we are packing our stuff up and moving BACK to Utah- Almost at exactly the same time we moved down to texas.

Funny how things work.

We KNEW we were supposed to come down to Texas

And now we know that it is just the right time to go back to Utah.

We are going to share a house/ duplex with Alex and Tara- our OLD roomates. That way rent is only $550 a month instead or like $800-900. for our own place.

It will be exciting and I think it will be a good change. I am still looking for a job, But hopefully I will get one before we get up there.

Can't wait to see what the future holds for us!

The Hinckley Boarding Home

We are now official residents at The Hinckley Boarding Home!

And loving every minute of it!

A couple of weeks ago we decided to just leave the apartment and stay with Mom and Dad, I mean at that point NOTHING could hurt. We were still stick all tht time and Patrick was not getting better after like 5 months of being sick. So we just picked up some of out stuff and went to stay at their houe. Not even a WEEK later, Patrick is feeling 20 times better than he was before.

We thing that there is something seriously wrong with the air quality at that apartment, when we go back to get some of our stuff to move out, you can just feel how heavy the air is and it actually hurts your lungs when you breath (at leat it does for us). We looked it up and it is called Sick Building Syndrome- seriously!!! It is from something in the apartemt that makes you sick- we think that there is probably mold and stuff in the attic and air conditioner. SO we are very very glad to be out of that apartment. Patrick is going to be back at work with in a week or two which will be so great!!!

We have been a little sick lately, the flu sprreads like wildfire at my work... seriously, and as soon as I get sick I give it to Patrick. I am a carrier of ALL DISEASES, I swear!!!

Other that getting better we have not done much this month...
Other than...

I am BRUNETTE again!!!! Thanks to Papa Hinckley, I was finally able to cover up the blonde and go to my more natural darker hair- Blonde was fun, but just not me!


I am reading a lot lately... to name a few I read this month


The Runaway Jury (John Grisham)
A Time To Kill (John Grisham)
The Symbol( the new Dan Brown book)
and well, don't make fun of me but... I am reading the Eragon books, and almost done!! They are good! Next I am going to read allt he Narnia books Oh I am just SO COOL!!! :)


We have some fun on the horizon though soon David and Marie and their family will be moving in AND Katie and McKay and Tyler will be there!!! It is going to be a full house!!!

12 Hinckley's jumping on the bed... hopefully no one falls off and bumps their head!!!!

Date Night

This past weekend I really wanted to go out to Olive Garden and see a movie- but seeing as we are broke, we couldn't go. So I decided to make our own Olive Garden dinner. I made some Yummy Potato Ham soup, homemade breadsticks, and salad. Patrick cleaned up the living room and lit candles all around the room. It was raining outside, and we had a romantic dinner on our coffee table (because we still haven’t finished our dining table yet.) And then made a bed on the floor and fell asleep listening to the rain. It was actually a really romantic day, just doing nothing. I love the Patrick!

Last night I had just washed my hair and was NOT in the mood to dry it! So Patrick offered to dry my hair for me! He was so patient and he worked on my hair for a half an hour just drying it and making it all smooth and straight! I think he is going to be my new personal hair dresser!! He must love me!

Labor Day!

Whoever thought of getting a day off to celebrate people who work is a genius! This weekend was SO much fun!

Saturday we watched the BYU game with Mom and Dad. Had a Big Ole Hamburger dinner and watched as the Cougars actually played DEFENCE!!! GO BYU!!!

Monday we celebrated our day off again grillin’ (it's like a Texas thing or whatever :) ) With the family and having a great day!
I wish we had a 3 day weekend EVERY week!

I can't wait till Pat is FINALLY better! That way we can really enjoy the weekends! Mono Is a KILLER!!