MBA/MKT/PA

I finished my last class yesterday and am so happy to be finished. It was difficult at times to stay motivated the last few weeks but has been worth it to finish on a high note. I finished with a 3.90 GPA. I have three months off before starting my PhD in Educational Leadership on July 5th. Graduation will be on May 1st at the ECenter.

Ballroom

Tyler had a ballroom concert last night and did really well. The concert was much better than in the past as they did not have as many Orchesis performances. Seriously, you cannot tell the difference between the teacher or students coreography. Yes, she is that bad. The teacher showed up in jeans and an old shirt. They really need to step things up at Mountain View and be a little more professional and create some better programs. At the end she wanted to dedicate the performance to two fallen soldiers who had attended the school but didn't even mention them by name. As if it was just an afterthought. The family came out to support Tyler and he did really well. He is such a handsome young man.

Spring Cleaning

Whenever my mom needs some help around the house or in general my older brother (Michael) and I always team up to do the work. My father does not adapt to any kind of change so refused to do anything but it has always been that way so we didn't expect anything else.
My mom wanted to paint and change her bedroom to make it more open and uncluttered so Friday we took the day off from work and spent 12 hours painting her room. It was exhausting but we made some good progress along with some other painting in the kitchen and outside projects. She loves sitting outdoors and wanted to get the patio furniture out. We had some some really nice outdoor rugs at Home Depot and decided to go ahead and purchase it for her for her birthday and surprise her. She loved it and kept opening the back door to look at it.
Saturday we spent the morning at IKEA looking for a TV cabinet to organize the 3 DVD/VCR boxes my father must have along with the cable box and the DVD player in the TV. We are all organizer and love looking at all the ideas at IKEA. It is an organizers paradise and of course found a few other things that we felt we couldn't do without. We then stopped by Penney's to get her some new pots/pans with copper bottoms for her birthday and I got some ceramic mixing bowls I have been eyeing for a while. With Michael's discount I ended up getting the mixing bowls for free.
We went back and Michael finished painting and putting things back together while I started putting the cabinet together. We spent another 12 hours working but it is such a satisfying feeling seeing my mom so happy.
She has always sacrificed a lot for her children and I am glad that I live close by and can help her out now that she has gotten older. Michael is always there to support us and it is great that he and I can share these memories of doing things for her.

St. George - UT

I had to go down to St. George a few weeks ago with work and was not looking forward to it. It was just overnight and not a lot of free time. Plus I had school and other things to do. The bank had rented a bus and even though I detest buses I was going to ride down but Mutter decided to go with me and we drove down that morning. She decided to use the time as a spiritual getaway and went to the temple while I was in meetings.
Wednesday night after my meetings we did a little shopping as I have been looking for a cute swim suit for our cruise and have not been able to find anything. I really lucked out and found exactly what I was looking for at JC Penney. I was really excited and it didn't take a lot of time.
We then had a wonderful dinner at Outback. We always share a meal as a regular meal is too big and it turned out perfect. We had stuffed shrimp with crab for an appetizer and salmon with vegetables and king crab legs for our main meal. With water to drink, not only was it delicious but also light in calories. Of course I made up for that by going to ColdStones for ice cream. Mutti was good and went with a nonfat yogurt and only one scoop. It tasted like nonfat yogurt from the store and a little sour. I got the Oreo cookie one, because I love Oreo's. I asked him not to put chocolate chips in it because I don't like to eat them dry. I don't like the texture or chocolate flavor. I only like European chocolate which thank goodness you can find in the stores. I love the Lindt w/ the wafer. So light that I don't feel guilty eating the entire bar. My favorite is Trauben/Nuss (raisin/hazelnut)from Rittersport but I can never find that one. Weird because I don't like raisins but delicious in this. Anyway, I digress. The employee asked if I wanted to add something else to it and there were strawberries sitting in front of him so I added those. He thought it a little strange and had never added that ingredient to this ice-cream but it turned out to be so yummy! My new favorite and getting it every time I go.
We wanted to go walk the trail but were unable to find it so took a long walk past the college and around the block where our hotel was located. The evening together made the entire trip perfect. Afterwards, we wished we could have stayed longer but had to get back.

Swim Meet in American Fork

Jazz Game

Just some old pictures I had not posted. We went to a Jazz game with Marshall & family.

Homemade Tortillas

A friend of mine put a recipe on her blog on how to make homemade tortillas. I finally purchased some baking powder (has been hindering my baking aspirations) and made some last night. She was right, they are super simple to make and taste much better than the store bought. I had some left over Moroccan chili I had made the other night and so stuffed them with chili and some cheese. Yummy!

FLOUR TORTILLAS


recipe slightly altered from http://www.everydayfoodstorage.net/


2 cups all-purpose flour (next time I'll experiement with using part whole wheat)
3/4 teaspoon salt
heaping 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup oil
2/3 cup hot water

You mix everything in a food processor for about a minute and then knead it for 2-3 minutes. Let it sit covered for at least 15 minutes, divide, sit another 15 minutes and roll. Then in a pan around a minute each side.