2 years goes by fast

Yesterday, we celebrated our second wedding anniversary! I cannot believe how fast two years have gone, it feels like it all happened yesterday. As, I sit and soak in the past two years I cannot help but think how fast they have gone, faster than I could have ever imagined.  As I am uploading wedding and rehearsal dinner pictures I cannot help but think back to everything the past two years has brought and think forward to the future. I look forward to continue celebrating together.

I married my best friend on June 16, 2012. The best decision that we have both made. On our second anniversary I was surprised by dinner at Cafe Pacific. We had  great time just the two of us. We enjoyed a great dinner. This year I gave B a movie and a book I made of our Disney World trip. B gave me a card and concert tickets to see The Frey! I cannot wait to see them live with my best friend :) He gives the best gifts and we get to continue to celebrate which is always fun.

Summer 2014

This year has really flown by, and I cannot believe that it is already June! This summer is full of fun things. I am volunteering for junior league at the arboretum this summer. I am excited about this and also, I am taking a summer class in July. So, it should be very fun and busy time.

What's For Dinner: Dr. Pepper BBQ

I found this great recipe on Facebook for Dr. Pepper pork BBQ. I substituted beef for the pork. It was so good that I cannot wait to make it again. I highly recommend this one and it is so easy.

Dr. Pepper Slow Cooker Recipe

Ingredients

·      Beef (original recipe was with pork but I substituted beef)

·      24 ounces of Dr. Pepper (2 cans)

·      1 onion cut in quarters and halved

·      2 garlic cloves minced

·      1 ½ teaspoons dry mustard

·      ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

·      Salt and pepper to taste

·      ¼ cup apple cider vinegar

·      3 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce

·      BBQ sauce of choice

Instructions

·      Place chopped onions in the bottom of the slow cooker. Next. Place the beef on the top of the onions. Add garlic, ground mustard, cayenne peeper, salt pepper, apple cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Poor two cans of Dr. Pepper on top.

·      Cook for 4-5 hours on high or 8 hours on low. I did 8 hours on low

·      Next I removed the meat and then added the BBQ sauce and cut the meat.

·      I had it sit in the bbq sauce for about 10-20 minutes and then served as a sandwich

What's for dinner: chicken peso pasta

Last Thursday I tried a new recipe that I found online. It was so good, I thought I would share it with everyone. We loved it so much we will be having it again. This is great for a cold night and so easy to make.

What you need

• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 1 1/4 pounds of skinless, boneless chicken breasts. Cut them into cubes
• 1 can of Campbell's condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1/2 cup of pesto sauce
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1 package of farafalle pasta (cooked and drained)

Directions

• heat the butter in a 10 inch skillet medium heat. Add the Chicken and cook until browned
• cook pasta as directed on box
• stir in the soup, pesto, and milk into the skillet the chicken is in and heat until it boils. Reduce the heat and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the pasta until mix is hot and bubbly 

After that it is ready to serve. I added pine nuts to ours and it really brought out the flavor. You could also add tomatoes.  I highly recommend this great recipe, and hope you enjoy it too.

Crazy Weather

This weather has been crazy. First there were two ice days in December to read about that experience click here. Just when the weather was getting nice again, and boom a complete change in 24 hours.

Saturday was beautiful, B and I went up to the lake house and had a great time. Sunday, the weather was starting to get bad so, we decided to head back home before it became worse, as did my Mom. Not the best plan in the world, because as we started our journey the weather took a violent turn for the worse. We had sleet and thunder and lighting. My Mom turned around before we did to head back as the thunder sleet grew worse and visibility too. So, B and I decided to turn around and head back to the house. We finally were able to get home Monday afternoon. Crazy but fun times. Below is what the driveway looked like. After we got back we watched huge snow flurries come down. Wish I had a video of that.