In Our Hearts Forever...

We lost are boy on November 27, 2008 to cancer. It was a horribly difficult day for Danny and me. Thank goodness we have a wonderful Vet and assisting staff that loved Cabo very much and they made the process a little easier to handle. Cabo hadn't been feeling well for about a month and my "mothers" intuition kept naggng at me that there was something wrong. It ended up being bladder cancer. Poor Cabs was feeling pretty yucky for the last week or so and I can at least rest easy knowing that he is no longer in pain, sick and uncomfortable. I believe in Heaven and I believe that all good creatures live out eternity there. I know he will be loved and cared for in my place. Our lives will definitely have a "large" empty space without him, but we are so blessed have had him in our lives. He brought so much joy and entertainment. Everyone loved him and revelled at him. It will be sad to enter Petsmart and have no one ask "Is that a horse?" he touched many lives and we are so proud he was ours. We love you Cabo!

Happy Turkey Day!

Despite losing Cabo the day after Thanksgiving the day of the event was very yummy and nice. It's always good for us all to be together! We missed the Correa's as they were in Vegas for a soccer tournament, but we celebrated none the less. I think this was one of the most successful Thanksgivings we've had...as far as the food goes. Everything was scrumptious! Here are a few shots of the day....

"I want to hear you say it"..."Vampire."

The countdown was long and torturous. We encountered many hours of movie trailers and still photos. We clung to every interview and teaser. We held onto our books and read them over and over. The wait is finally over...TWILIGHT is here!

Once upon a time there were 11 young women who liked to cook and dream of Edward. They made plans to wait to together and enjoy the moment as one. After a days of buying advanced tickets, waiting in line for wristbands, eating scrumptious food, sitting in line at the theatre and an hour in the stadium the moment had finally arrived. The event that these 11 girls had been waiting for was at last here. Would it live up to the expectations? Is he "really" Edward, the one we pine for? Could we stay awake to make through a midnight showing? (hee, hee) HELL YES!!!!

Well, the movie has arrived and it wasn't disappointing for sure. And if I didn't love and obsess enough over Edward as it was, I'm really in over my head now! If I didn't think that Robert Pattinson was the right person to be Edward, I was wrong. There can now be no other image in my head than him. What I would give to stand on a dance floor and have him kiss me on the neck...aaahhh! (If you've seen it you know what I mean!) No matter what else happened in the movie or whatever my thoughts are on how it followed the book's story line I will never forget those 2 hours with Edward. Watching him come alive before my very eyes was so satisfying.

Needless to say we girls had a WONDERFUL time! Even if I do feel like someone beat me up this morning. HA! It was a long day and night, but so worth it. I hope all of you Twilight fans get to the theatre to see Edward and that you aren't disappointed.

..."and so the Lion fell in love with the Lamb"...

waiting in line


Kathryn, Amber & Amy

Michele, Cindi & Heather

Jen & Jill

In the Theatre...

Michele, Christy, Heather & Brittany

Kami & Jen

Jill & Kathryn

Kathryn, Amber & Amy

Edward's first appearance!

Get your game on!

This month Gourmet Girls "kicked off" our 2nd year of cooking club. Our theme was "Game Night." Oh man did we stuff ourselves silly! The food was beyond yummy...some of the recipes included coconut shrimp, BBQ chicken quesadillas, spicy hamburger dip and sweet and sticky chicken legs. We had 11 recipes in all, and there wasn't a bad one in the bunch. Not only was the food and company amazing we had something else to look forward to...TWILIGHT. We decided that since the Twilight movie was opening at midnight on the night of cooking club that we would all go see it together. You could feel the excitement and aniticipation in the air. Michele was so antsy I thought she was going to jump out of her skin. HA! So after a fabulous filling evening of food we headed off to the movie theatre...wait! I think I hear Edward calling...

showing off our wristbands for Twilight


The Group


Heather & Vanessa


Brittany, Cindi & Michele

Jen & Vanessa

Michele & Kathryn

Jill, Christy & Brittany

Amber & Amy

the food

Jill's coconut shrimp

the aftermath: beef strog sandwich, chicken leg, 3 dips, taquito

I thought I would share my recipe from that night...

Beef Strogonaff Sandwiches

1 lb. ground beef shredded cheese (your choice)
1 T. beef base sliced bell pepper (not green)
onion powder, garlic powder sliced red onion
salt, pepper mushrooms (sauté in butter, salt and pepper)
1 can cream of mushroom soup sliced tomato
½ cup sour cream french bread loaf or rolls
¼ cup worchestershire sauce
shredded cheese (your choice)
sliced bell pepper (not green)
sliced red onion
mushrooms (sauté in butter, salt and pepper)
sliced tomato
french bread loaf or rolls

Brown ground beef with beef base, onion and garlic powder, salt and pepper. Add in soup, sour cream and worchy sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes with the lid off to ensure thickening.

Slice the loaf or rolls length-wise for an open sandwich affect. Scoop out some of the bread to make a place for the meat. Broil for a minute or two to get a nice crust. Spread on the meat mixture and add all of the toppings; saving the cheese for last. Place sandwiches back under the broiler until the cheese is melted and sandwich is hot.

OLE, OLE, OLE, OLE...REAL, SALT LAKE!!

Okay, so if you would have asked me about 5 years ago if I liked soccer the answer would have definitely been NO! I always thought it was BORING and pointless. Definitely something that the rest of the world could keep for themselves. The only time I ever watched a game was to support my friend Michelle back when we were younger. And that didn't happen very often. Soccer just isn't that popular in the upper half of California. (Big in So Cal though.) BUT, Kristin and Cassidy started playing when we moved to Utah. They were both very good at it. Kristin didn't continue with it, but most of you know that Cassie did. We got hooked while attending her games. Soccer die-hards shouldn't get too excited though 'cause I only liked watching Cassidy play. Again, I thought it was boring. Especially professional soccer. Well, my cousins are soccer fanatics, they have played their whole lives. They still play in adult co-ed leagues. When Utah got it's very own professional MLS team (REAL SALT LAKE) they were the first in line to get season tickets. That was 3 years ago and they are still going strong. I started to get a little more interesed during the World Cup a few years back. It was very exciting to watch USA, then when they fell out of it I picked an international team to route for...the Dutch. ('cause I liked their orange uniforms, HA!) We attended a few REAL games, but it still didn't peak my interest. Until....the REAL made into the playoffs this year!! It has been so fun. They also got a brand spanking new stadium of their own that is so beautiful (they played at the University before). My cousins bought Danny tickets to the new stadium opener and he and Cassidy went. Then we got the chance to attend the 1st playoff game. My cousins and my sister drove to L.A. the following week to watch the 2nd playoff game. The week after that we attended the 3rd playoff game back here in Utah. Unfortunately we lost to N.Y. on that night, but the playoffs gave us some great opportunities to support REAL and appreciate soccer a little bit more. It's always more fun when you are fully supporting the team and not just the sport. Anywhoo...let's just say that soccer is growing on me, but the REAL are in my heart!! Here are some pics from the last game...