Richard and I made some yummy donuts the other morning! My mom used to make them when I was younger and the recipe is really simple and a nice change from cereal : )
1 package of refrigerated biscuit dough
1 quart of vegetable oil
Toppings: powdered sugar, cinnamon and sugar, chocolate sauce/icing, sprinkles and whatever else you can think of.
Poke a hole in the biscuit dough with your fingers. Heat the quart of oil in a frying pan on medium until hot. Drop the dough in the oil and fry each side for about one minute each, or until golden brown. Let the donuts drain on a paper towel and then decorate! It's easy if you put the sugar in a ziplock bag and shake the donuts in it.
This Easter was very different from those in the past. First of all, this was me and Richard's first Easter as a married couple, it was really great to spend it together! It was fun putting up the few Easter decorations I have, thanks to my Grandma Annie : )
Second, this was our first Easter in Washington. Needless to say, the weather was very different from what we are used to in Arizona. Usually on Easter we can wear shorts and dresses and spend the majority of the day outside. This year, it was all pants and jackets for us! and it rained the entire day. At one point, I wanted to get a picture of me and Richard, so we ran outside for a few seconds in the rain : ) You can't tell, but the rain was dropping down on us in this picture.
A great part of our Easter was that we were able to go to church together in the morning to celebrate everything that Jesus has done for us. Then we got to have a great lunch at Richard's Aunt Terri's house with Don and Lori and a few other family members. To make it feel more like home, I made a regular dish at my family gatherings and brought it to Aunt Terri's, a fruit pizza!
Like always during holidays or special times, it was hard being away from my family this past weekend. I was able to talk to a lot of them on Sunday and my dad even sent us a video text with everyone saying hi. I was a little jealous that we missed their Easter Badminton Tournament in my parents backyard and the beautiful, rain-free weather they had, but Richard and I were very thankful for the family that we do have up here and spent time with.
Hope you had a Happy Easter!
The weather the past two days has been absolutely beautiful! Sunny and in the low 70's. For those of you that have heard me talk about the weather here in Washington, you know it has been rainy, gray and COLD, and me being and Arizona native, you can imagine how excited I was about the latest weather. It's only supposed to last for a couple more days, so I have been soaking it up; taking walks, sitting out in the sun, keeping the windows open...
Right now the cherry blossom trees are blooming everywhere. The flowers have light pink petals and they look so pretty against the blue skies, so I took my camera on a walk with me this afternoon.
We have a park right across the street from our apartments complete with baseball fields, swing sets, a big walking trail and woods surrounding half of it. It's pretty cool and I'm looking forward to the summer time when we can spend more time outdoors.
Since Richard and I have moved up here to Washington, I have been experimenting with cooking. I really enjoy cooking and baking and I always like to find new recipes to try. Well my latest experiment was to try and replicate the 'Sesame Chicken' from the Chinese restaurant, Golden Wok, in Scottsdale, AZ (one of me and Richard's favorites... we go back every time we visit). It wasn't exactly the same, but I think I did a pretty good job.
If you ever watch the Food Network, one of my favorite cooking shows is Barefoot Contessa. I'm a really picky eater and she just seems to make the kind of food I like. The other day she made a Sour Cream Coffee Cake. I thought it looked so good and I had to try it (you can find the recipe on her website). It turned out great and we had it for dessert with our Sesame Chicken : ) The good (and bad) thing is that since it's just me and Richard, we always have food left over!
This is Carson, McKenzie's son taking a picture in front of the tulips, so cute!
This is one of my faves, the dark purple tulips are called 'Queen of Night'.
Here is Lori and I in front of the tulips. It was such a beautiful day and I really wish I could've shared the experience with the rest of my family too!
1 package of refrigerated biscuit dough
Second, this was our first Easter in Washington. Needless to say, the weather was very different from what we are used to in Arizona. Usually on Easter we can wear shorts and dresses and spend the majority of the day outside. This year, it was all pants and jackets for us! and it rained the entire day. At one point, I wanted to get a picture of me and Richard, so we ran outside for a few seconds in the rain : ) You can't tell, but the rain was dropping down on us in this picture. 
A great part of our Easter was that we were able to go to church together in the morning to celebrate everything that Jesus has done for us. Then we got to have a great lunch at Richard's Aunt Terri's house with Don and Lori and a few other family members. To make it feel more like home, I made a regular dish at my family gatherings and brought it to Aunt Terri's, a fruit pizza!
Like always during holidays or special times, it was hard being away from my family this past weekend. I was able to talk to a lot of them on Sunday and my dad even sent us a video text with everyone saying hi. I was a little jealous that we missed their Easter Badminton Tournament in my parents backyard and the beautiful, rain-free weather they had, but Richard and I were very thankful for the family that we do have up here and spent time with.
Hope you had a Happy Easter!
We have a park right across the street from our apartments complete with baseball fields, swing sets, a big walking trail and woods surrounding half of it. It's pretty cool and I'm looking forward to the summer time when we can spend more time outdoors. 
I was very excited because an old door like that would be pretty expensive at an antique store. So we loaded it into my Suzuki and brought it home. The next day I worked on fixing up the door, I chipped of the old paint, sanded and cleaned it. It actually looked pretty cool as is. It's white and after I sanded it, some light green paint was showing through from being painted in the past. Then we brought it into our room and put it up behind our bed. Here is the finished result!
I was trying to figure out something to do with the door knob hole at the top and so I put a bow on it. I'm not sure if I like it or not so let me know what you think : )
So there is my latest project! It was a lot of fun : ) I love fixing up old furniture and changing it into something new, and it's even better if it doesn't cost any money!
