It was a cold and rainy weekend...

Our plans of fishing or going to the zoo were out of the question this weekend due to the rain. After coming up with lots of ideas that cost a lot of money...we finally decided to just have a night in.
I went to rent a movie and run a few errands. When I came back home, I walked in and ALL of our furniture was in the center of the room, clumped together like a puzzle. The furniture mass was covered with every blanket we own. Yes, it was a fort. Scott had framed our tv so it was like a movie theater in there. There was even a ceiling fan (no joke) and tables on the sides for our food.

The next day, my sibs Ashley and Luke came and stayed the night with us. While Ash and I were out grocery shopping, Luke and Scott gave the fort an overhaul so that it would fit 4 people.

This time, it had central air (no joke), decorative trees, coffee table, color changing mist lamp, sun roof, and 'patio' with camping chairs, cooler, and smores stuff (set up around a fire).

It was a sight to see.





Monday...when it was nice weather, I enjoyed Scott's 4th softball game. He's on a team with his brother- it makes for a nice night out each week.


I had my camera with me and documented their 10-8 win! Scott got two runs- one was a home run (in field). He ran so fast!

finally :)

When Scott and I were in New York in 2007, we were hoping to see Wicked. However, we went smack dab in the middle of the writers strike... so it wasn't playing! After that I hoped and hoped it would come to Utah, and it did!

I was really excited to go and the show did not disappoint! Scott and I laughed so hard, and were amazed by the special effects, costumes, and scenery. Not to mention the cast who sounded GREAT!

It was a great night out, one I've been looking forward to since December when we bought our tickets!

Did anyone else see it? What did you think? On another note, look close at the pic...does anyone else like wearing feathers? I'm trying to assure Scott that I'm not the only one in the world who wears a feather headband. Or am I?

I am older than Scott

We had fun celebrating yesterday. We had a great dinner at the Mandarin, peeked at Nordstroms- where I was almost tempted to take home a pair of green heels that wouldn't match a single thing that I own, then picked up a slice of white chocolate raspberry cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory.


We ended the night watching a movie of my choosing...Penelope (which I highly recommend).

Scott got me some really sweet gifts:

We are going to see Wicked next week :)





I've been eyeing this Pier One music stand since December...I am so excited to now own it!


Thank you everyone for your thoughtful phone calls, emails, and texts! My phone was constantly beeping, ringing, and vibrating and it made my day!

April 16th Astrology

An Aries born on April 16 has a great need to explore their world through a prism of altered reality. They are never content to keep their life-view to themselves but must share it through career achievements or personal relationships. (c'est moi?)

April 16 natives often choose companions who have qualities that they lack. (how true that is! Let's just say my home is not nice and clean because of any of my qualities)

Love is an extended learning experience for them. (yes yes yes)

The imaginative powers of April 16 individuals make them children at heart. (um...YES)

April 16 people have a sense of destiny--a need to feel as if their personal vision is reflected in the work they do. They are notoriously unconcerned with making money and may even unconsciously subvert their own efforts in that regard. ( Now that I think about it, I really would rather work a low paying job I love than make a lot at one that's not meaningful)

They should embrace: Musicality and taking chances (cool)

I do love celebrating my birthday, though I don't think anything could ever top last year :)

Shower and Shrimp

We had a baby shower on Friday night for Scott's sister Lisa. She is having a baby girl in May. I was happy that my little home could fit 30 people- it was a great turnout. It was fun to see relatives from both sides of Scott's extended family. It's always fun when a bunch of girls get together.

The adorable little lady in green is Scott's youngest sister, who is in kindergarten! It is hard to believe she was 10 months old when Scott and I started dating! She and I are great friends. This year she started taking violin lessons and I am so proud :)

Check out that cake! One of Lisa's friends made it. It even had a little baby made out of fondant.

Easter was great. In keeping the tradition of my obsession with holidays, we did have easter baskets. We also had a fun egg hunt at my parents house (now that we are older the eggs are filled with $ instead of candy- how cool is that?) We got to see my Cutler-side extended family at a gathering on Sunday. It was great! (p.s. Colleen I want your jeans! They were sooo cute.)

I don't know if any of you like shrimp (I know for a fact a few of you don't :)...) but Scott and I LOVE coconut shrimp and I found a great recipe for it. I thought I'd put it on here in case anyone wants to try it. If you don't want to cook it yourself but want to taste it, just come to my house and I'll make it for you!

Coconut Shrimp
24 jumbo shrimp (1 1/2 pounds total) shelled and deveined- leave tails on
1 bag (7 ounces) sweetened flake coconut (2 2/3 cups)
3/4 cup blanched whole almonds (I used macadamia nuts instead because that's all I had)
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dipping Sauce
3-5 Tablespoons of Apricot preserves
3/4 cup of mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon of curry powder

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Chop up 2/3 cup coconut and the nuts untily finely ground. In medium-size shallow dish, stir together the ground up mixture, the remaining cocounut, and the flour. In small bowl, whisk together eggs and salt. Set up an assembly line for coating shrimp,

2. Slice the shrimp (not all the way through) from top to tail and flatten with your palm (to open it up). Dip it in the egg mixture allowing excess to drip back into bowl. Then transfer to coconut mixture, gently pressing with fingertips to help mixture adhere. Place shrimp on a lightly oiled cookie sheet.

3. Bake in a 450 oven for 10-12 minutes (or until brown) turning once.

4. If you want dipping sauce, combine ingredients, then cover and chill in fridge.

Enjoy!