Showing posts with label blog challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blog challenge. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Blog Challenge #3

Something You Are OCD About...
(This is probably more about us than you'd like to know, ha ha!)


JAMES:

I think this is OCD of me - every time I put on deodorant, I always have to swipe the bar the exact number of times under each armpit - normally 7 times. I think the reason why I do it is so that I am even smelling on both sides. I highly doubt that if I only swiped 6 times on my right side, and 5 times on my left side that anyone would be able to tell any difference, however, it’s my way of trying to make the universe a little more freshly scented. Plus I am the man that your man could smell like if he used Old Spice! (shameless commercial plug)

HEATHER:

I am obsessed with paper towels! I saw an episode of Oprah years ago that talked about kitchen germs and it freaks me out to this day. On the show they said that it is cleaner to dip a spoon into a toilet bowl and then eat with it, than to set your spoon in your sink and then pick it up and use it again. Their explanation is that most people clean their toilets on a regular basis with some sort of cleaner containing bleach, but most people hardly ever deep clean their kitchen sink so the combination of germs (like salmonella) sit in a warm and wet environment and multiply like crazy! Yucky, huh! A lot of people use kitchen rags to clean their countertops (it is the “greener” thing to do after all) but then they leave that towel sitting on their kitchen sink and it becomes a breeding ground for germs. Have I adequately grossed you out yet? Introducing: the paper towel… clean, disposable, and fairly cheap. I know that it may not be the “green” way of doing things, but I’d rather save our house from being overtaken by an army of germs!!!

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Blog Challenge #2

A Recipe...


James:

This is my classic recipe - Jiffy blueberry muffins:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
1 box of Jiffy blueberry muffins
1 egg
¼ cup of milk
Mix all ingredients until fully blended. Pour mixture into greased muffin tins or cupcake papers. Place in oven and cook until golden on the top (about 13-15 minutes)

This is probably the first recipe that I ever learned. Every Saturday morning I would wake up to watch Saturday morning cartoons, and around 8:30 I would hurry up and make the blueberry muffins so they would be ready for the 9:00 show - Saved by the Bell. The recipe would normally make 6-8 muffins - I would eat 4, and my little brother would get to eat the rest. To this day, whenever I make Jiffy’s blueberry muffins, I always remember Saturday morning cartoons.


Heather:

Warm Chocolate Melting Cake
(from Carnival Cruises - soooo yummy!)

8 ounces of semisweet chocolate
1 cup (2 sticks) of butter
7 eggs
6 tablespoons of sugar
½ cup of flour

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Melt the chocolate and butter and cool for 10 minutes. In a separate bowl, mix four eggs with sugar. Then add the flour and whisk. Add the remaining three eggs. Add the egg mixture to the chocolate mixture. Pour this entire mixture into individual ramekins. Bake until just done, about 15-20 minutes (interior will be melting, not set). Garnish with powdered sugar and serve with vanilla ice cream. Makes 8 portions.

James and I discovered this dessert on our last cruise. We ordered it the first night, not knowing the decadence that lied ahead. Needless to say, we ended up ordering it every single night of our cruise... it's just that good!

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Blog Challenge #1

20 of my favorite things...

James:

In no particular order

1. Pepsi
2. My beautiful wife
3. My cute kitty
4. My gorgeous house
5. My new hot tub
6. Friday nights at 6:00
7. Playing games with my family
8. Hanging out with friends
9. Clearance sales at Kohl’s
10. My cozy bed
11. Music
12. Autumn
13. October 1 - January 1
14. Cruises
15. Vacations
16. Genealogy
17. Hiking
18. My nursery kids
19. My ward
20. My neighborhood


Heather:
In no particular order

1. Lake Powell
2. My nephews
3. Shopping… for anything!
4. My sweet hubby
5. Old School Nintendo
6. The Weekend
7. My fun kitty
8. Interior Design
9. Slippers
10. My family
11. Pedicures
12. My pillow
13. Pepperoni Pizza
14. Going to the movies
15. Otis Redding - he rocks my socks!
16. Wintertime (I know, I’m crazy!)
17. My friends
18. Playing Settlers of Catan with my buds
19. Cooking and Baking
20. Vacations - especially cruises!

Monday, November 22, 2010

The Blog Challenge

I found this idea off of another person's blog and I thought it was an awesome idea! The Blog Challenge is 30 blog topics that are designed as kind of a "getting to know us" thing! The idea is to get through them in 30 days, but that's next to impossible for me during this crazy time of year. Our goal is to knock a couple of topics off per week. The coolest part is that James wants to do this challenge too, so for each topic, I'll do a post containing both of our answers! By the end of this thing, you may end up knowing way more about us than you'd like to!!!

The Blog Challenge Topics:
(we'll complete them in no particular order!)

#1 - your favorite song
#2 - your favorite movie
#3 - your favorite television program
#4 - your favorite book
#5 - your favorite quote
#6 - 20 of my favorite things
#7 - a photo that makes you happy
#8 - a photo that makes you angry/sad
#9 - a photo you took
#10 - a photo taken over 10 years ago of you
#11 - a photo of you recently
#12 - something you are OCD about
#13 - a fictional book
#14 - a non-fictional book
#15 - your dream house
#16 - a song that makes you cry (or nearly)
#17 - an art piece (drawing, sculpture, painting, etc)
#18 - your wedding
#19 - a talent of yours
#20 - a hobby of yours
#21 - a recipe
#22 - a website
#23 - a youtube video
#24 - where you live
#25 - your day, in great detail
#26 - your week, in great detail
#27 - your worst habit
#28 - what's in your handbag/wallet
#29 - hopes, dreams, and plans for the next 365 days
#30 - a dream for the future