Oh, What A Weekend

We just had quite the weekend!  On Saturday Brady and I got up early in the morning to make it to the Farmer's Market in SLC, and it was AMAZING!  There are so many great little businesses being started up, fruit, veggies and bread.  We decided to buy some rolls for us and a loaf to take up to Idaho with us, it was so delicious.  Unfortunately, we didn't take anypictures!

After the Farmers Market we met my parents, sister, brother in law and little brother at Ruth's Diner up Imigration Canyon in Salt Lake City.  If you have not ever been to Ruth's Diner I highly reccomend it!  It is so amazing and such a cute little place.  If you go on Thursday, Friday or Saturday nights they have singers there playing on the patio, so be sure to go then.  Again, no pictures.

After breakfast at Ruth's we went back to Salt Lake and went to a cute little concinement shop called Emilie Jayne.  It has a lot of antiquey/vintagey things in there.  And next to it we found a home with a tire swing out front!  We really wanted to ride on it so Brady went up to the home owners and asked, they had just moved in and were from Germany and were totally fine with it, it was great!

From swinging to American Apparal.  Brady had a Groupon that was given to him by his lovely mother.  We saw that they were expired so just assumed we would only get what was paid for the groupon.  Anyway we get there and Brady tries on clothes and finally finds some items he wants to buy, but he cannot buy them because it is expired!  We had to call into groupon to get it verified so we can use it and of course they were closed on Saturday.  What a bummer!

From American Apparel we went to an antique shop.  There were some pretty great things in there.  We found these tiny plastic cars going for $75!  Can you believe that??  It was insane, but fun to see things that both of us had when we were younger.  Brady made friends with the owner, we got to chat with him for a while and learn about how he got into it with his wife before she died.  It was sweet to hear him talk about her and how he is keeping it open because he promised her he would.

Off to Gourmandise!!  There is this amazing bakery in Salt Lake City that my brother and sister in law introduced us to.  It is amazing!  They have good food, but their desserts are amazing, and there are so many of them!  We decided it would take us a month to try one a day to get through them. 

Straight from Gourmandise to the Joseph Smith Memorial building to see my friend Andy's ring ceremony.  I went to school with him at the University of Utah and got to know him really well, I am so happy for him!  As soon as we were done we were off to Idaho.

Oh wait how can I forget?!  Sometime during this day Brady needed to go the bank and when he got out he saw a man.  A man that told us his age in months and wanted to dance for us.  This  is what we got.

Whoa.  So you notice how my title says weekend?  Yup that was only Saturday.  You are in for one long post.

Sunday we had a BBQ at his sister's house for his niece's birthday.  It was so great to be there with his siblings, parents, nieces and nephews.

The 4th of July was one crazy, fun, amazing day!  We woke up, went for a run and then went to the parade.  Brady's mom and sister run three different sno shack's in Rexburg so during the parade they were driving the mobile one around by a four wheeler as well as running the sno shack that was on the side of the road where the parade was taking place.  It looked pretty crazy, but we just got to enjoy the parade.

After the parade we went boating at Island Park.  It was absolutely gorgeous there.  The mountains and trees surrounding it was breathtaking.  When we got there the water was a little choppy so we surfed and then as more boats left we had some people wakeboard.  It was a great day of boating, especially for the first trip of the year.

Brady Surfing

Brady's little brother Devin surfing

Brady

What a babe right?!

After boating is where the craziness starts.  Brady, his mom and I really wanted to get a sno shack and since they were closed down for the day we decided to sneak in and make one for us.  The lights were off and everything but as soon as we got there people started lining up and pulling up to the drive thru window.  We were going to tell them we were closed, but they started spewing out orders like it was nobody's business!  Brady's mom hadn't worked the cash register in a while so we were a little stuck there.  Brady had helped out a bit at the sno shack before so he knew a little bit what to do and I had never done anything like that, I was like a deer in headlights.  It was so crazy, I wasn't good at packing the shaved ice, I wasn't good at putting the flavors on, but somehow we managed.  With just us three working it, the shavers so loud we couldn't hear peoples orders so our heads were sticking all the way out of the window in the cusotmers space just to hear what they wanted.  Not knowing where the ice cream is or cream either.  Wow it seriously was insane.  As soon as people stopped coming we could not stop laughing.  It was so insane, but we had to do it!  It was so great, I enjoyed it! 

This was before the craziness started.  I wish I remembered to take an after picture, but I didnt!

Brady and I were wanting to make cupcakes for the 4th of July, but because we got caught up at the sno shack we got home two hours later then we hoped for!  So we started rushing the cupcakes.  Got the oreos smashed and put in the batter and cooking.  We started on the frosting and thought we used butter, but we were wrong!  Oh margarine how I dislike you.  We had to start completely over.  We also came to discover that you should NEVER use anything reduced fat when baking.  Just saying. We used reduced fat oreos, they tasted different, and we used reduced fat cream cheese and the frosting was just not the same.  Come on if you are going to have dessert you might as well do it right! 

FINALLY DONE.  By the time it was 10 o clock we went out with the rest of his family to cook hot dogs and light off fireworks until midnight.  Oh and we had  A LOT of fun with the sparklers.

What a great weekend.

Mustaches

This night's events were inspired by this quote that I found and love...

After doing this, Brady and I decided to go ride his vespa to the mall and people watch.  We didnt do much people watching, but everyone was watching us! 

Brady Gregory Mower

Dear World,
Okay okay Grandma I know that you are the only one who reads this so...Dear Grandma,
I HAVE THE BEST BOYFRIEND EVER.
Okay I already knew that, but he really is so great.  He is so thoughtful, kind and loving.  Some days I don't have a clue how I got him, but I am truly grateful and so lucky to have him in my life.  I love him.  Thats all.  :)
Love,
An Extremely Happy Girl

Lima Peru North Mission

My sweet baby brother Nick just got his mission call this past Wednesday, oh man he is not old enough for this.  He hasn't even graduated high school yet!  I seriously cannot believe that this is happening, it doesn't seem real to me.  For a long time, he was always a 13 year old kid who played soccer.  Now he seems a little bit older, but no where near old enough to go on a mission for the next two years.

When we got to my house for the call opening, ALL of Alta high school was there.  Seriously I coudn't even move, he had so many friends and family there to support him,  it was great.  There was tons of food and desserts for people to snack on while we waited for everyone to get there.

We had two giant posters for people to guess where Nick would be going, one of the entire world, and one just of the United States.  As I was driving to my house I had a sudden burst of inspiration, he was going to Korea!!  Ennnnhhh!  I was wrong.  And so was pretty much everyone else.  Only two people guess where he was going...PERU!!  Nick was called to the Lima Peru North Mission and he reports to the Provo MTC October 26th.  He is there for only 3 weeks then takes off to the Peru MTC until he is released into the field. 

It was such an amazing, spiritual experience listening to him read his call.  He couldn't even get past "Dear Elder Crump" he was already choked up.  As much as I am freaking out because I don't want him gone, I wouldn't have it any other way.  He already has such a strong spirit about him, I can't wait to hear of the good he will do for the people of Peru.  Nick is one of my best friends, and I couldn't be happier for him.
                                                                   Nick and my mom

Nick and Trev

Nick and my dad

Nick and I

Grandma and Grandpa Crump

Had to get one with the cute baby Hudson

Grandma Peggy with our other baby Harley

Pesto Chicken Grilled Cheese

So Brady and I are kind of on this pesto kick right now, so for dinner we decided to make a pesto chicken grilled cheese panini!  And oh heavens oh heavens it was delectable.  We also had tomato soup with kiwi and strawberries to complete the meal. 

Pesto Chicken Grilled Cheese

Ingredients:

1 loaf artisan bread
Pesto (you use it as a spread so it would just determine how many sandwiches you would be making)
2 Grilled chicken breasts
1-2 cups mozarella cheese
All of these ingredients vary to how many sandwiches you will be making

1.  Grill the chicken on the stove until the inside is fully cooked
2.  Slice the artisan bread into enough slices for all of the sandwiches you will be making
3.  Spread a thin layer of Pesto on one side of the bread.  It is pretty strong so you won't need too much, but you can do it to your taste.
4.  Put the grilled chicken slices on top of the pesto
5.  Cover chicken in mozarella cheese
6.  Butter or spray the grill or stove that you will use to grill the sandwiches.  Grill both sides until golden brown.

Marilyn's Birthday Dinner-Baked Ravioli and Roasted Garlic and Onion Potatoes

As you know, well for those if any who actually read this, Brady and I love to find recipes on Pinterest and then make them.  So for his step mom's birthday, we decided to make her a great birthday dish.  So for dinner we decided to make Baked Ravioli and Garlic Roasted Potatoes.  Oh my heavens, it was delicious.  We also had a yummy spinach salad to go along with it, oh yes it was great.

Baked Ravioli
Good ole' Martha Stewart gave us this recipe!!

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme, or oregano

1 can (28 ounces) whole tomatoes

1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes

2 pounds store-bought frozen ravioli

1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and season with salt and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add thyme (or oregano) and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, breaking up tomatoes with spoon, until sauce is thickened and reduced to about 5 1/2 cups, 20 to 25 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, cook ravioli in a large pot of boiling salted water just until they float to the top (pasta will continue to cook in oven). Drain pasta; return to pot.
4. Toss sauce with pasta. Pour pasta into a large gratin dish or 9-by-13-inch baking dish, and sprinkle with cheeses. Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.

Pan-Roasted Garlic and Onion  Potatoes

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp kosher salt
4 russet potatoes, thinly sliced
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 Tbsp butter, divided
1 tsp kosher salt
A few grinds black pepper
1 tsp dried rosemary
Chopped fresh parsley or chives for garnish

   1.   Set oven to 350 degrees.
   2.   In a large skillet over medium high, add olive oil. Once the oil runs quickly in the pan, add the onions and 1/2 tsp salt. Saute until the onions are softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add potatoes, garlic, 2 Tbsp butter, salt, pepper and rosemary. Toss well and saute potatoes until lightly browned, about 7 minutes.

   3.   Once browned, cut remaining 2 Tbsp butter into small pieces and set on top of potatoes. Cover the pan and put it in the oven for 20 minutes, until the potatoes are very soft. Serve potatoes with a sprinkling of fresh parsley or chives.

Enjoy :)

The big 2-1

Last weekend was my 21st birthday, and it was quite a day.  Brady and I were planning on running a 5k in Salt Lake so we were up in Sandy, we decided we didn't want to wake up at 5:45 am and so Brady, my dad and Nick made me breakfast it was great!  Right after that I met up with a girl who I used to work with in Salt lake for another breakfast/lunch then was off to a bridal shower for my dear friend Alex who gets married next month!

After the craziness of the morning and afternoon, evening came and my amazing boyfriend and friends threw me a birthday party.  It was perfect good friends were there, good food and we played volleyball for most of the night.  Which I found out that Lizzi is a champ at playing so hopefully we will get in some tournaments together this summer.

This one is really blurry sorry, I saved it off of facebook!!

My wizard party  hat and hawaiian party necklace

There was a lot of food, we grilled and had treats

Opening presents, I got a FANTASTIC cupcake book from Brooke and Dan, thanks again guys!

Oh don't worry I just got attacked by people who I used to trust....

It really was such a great day.  Thanks again to everyone who was involved!!