tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68000192495655627912024-03-13T15:26:00.323-07:00Good as GouldEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-44448321312757328732014-01-20T11:30:00.000-08:002014-01-21T22:40:38.763-08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just wanted to share a virtual copy of our 'NEW YEAR' card with the blogging world.</div>
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I also wanted to say that sending out a <b>Happy New Year</b> greeting is way less stressful than a Christmas card. During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season I knew in the back of my mind that I wanted to send something out, but I didn't have to worry about it until after the busi-ness of the season was over. I am totally converted to sending out a 'NEW YEAR' card! I am always looking for ways to make life a little easier :)</div>
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PS. If you would like our new address, comment below and I will get it to you.</div>
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So on the 4th of July I posted the picture below on Instagram.</div>
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I had no idea that because of this picture, I would have multiple requests for the recipe. </div>
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I mean, these people didn't even taste it. The picture must look REALLY good :)</div>
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I figured the best way to spread the recipe would be to put it out in the blog-o-sphere! </div>
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{...and I must first say that this is my mother-in-law's recipe, thanks Kathleen...}</div>
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1 cup shortening</div>
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2 cups sugar</div>
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1 tsp vanilla</div>
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1 cup sour cream</div>
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4 cup flour</div>
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1 tsp baking soda</div>
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1 tsp baking powder</div>
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Mix ingredients in the order they are listed. Chill dough for 1 hour. </div>
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Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes...watch until golden brown.</div>
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3 oz cream cheese</div>
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1/2 cup butter</div>
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4 cups powdered sugar</div>
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1 tsp vanilla</div>
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I have to admit this frosting recipe is a tad too sweet for my liking, so I made some alterations when I made my frosting. I didn't really measure as I was whipping it together but I used approximately 5 oz cream cheese and only 3 cups of powdered sugar. Everything else I kept the same. This made the frosting a little bit more tangy instead of sweet. </div>
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Totally up to you on what you want!</div>
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Allow the pizza to cool and then add the frosting. Next is the fun part where you pick what fruit you want on your pizza! Another thing that is totally up to you is the fruit that you put on it. </div>
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I chose to stick with a patriotic theme, but the skies the limit on this one!</div>
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Oh I forgot to mention, this recipe actually makes TWO fruit pizzas or just a really giant pizza! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{TALK ABOUT A BONUS!}</span></div>
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Here is the other pizza I made:</div>
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-15116936463956262382013-06-20T10:17:00.001-07:002013-06-20T10:17:44.525-07:00twenty-thirteen<div style="text-align: center;">
So, it's been about six months since I blogged! </div>
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Sorry for the lack of posts (meaning ZERO), but we have been very busy! The biggest news is that we bought our very first house and moved to Dallas, Oregon! I still can't believe how it all happened. It seemed that one day we had given up all hope that we were going to find our dream house and then the next day we were in contract and our offer had been excepted! It literally took 24 hours, but we knew it was the right house for us. We have spent the last six months unpacking boxes, getting settled, buying new appliances, meeting new neighbors that have now become friends, adjusting to a new ward (which we absolutely LOVE!) and figuring out how our new life as homeowners works. It is a lot of hard work owning a house...we've already done many fix up/DIY home projects, but we love having a place to call home!</div>
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-42843461396955079022012-12-21T11:40:00.000-08:002013-03-06T11:54:04.073-08:00Christmas at Apartment 1123.Christmas is my favorite holiday.<br />
The tree, the decorations, the lights, the carols...I just love EVERYTHING about Christmas.<br />
At first we weren't going to get a tree or even decorate because we knew we were going to be gone the week of Christmas.<br />
But, I did not let that happen and we decked out the apartment in true Christmas spirit style.<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-84210653088445146552012-11-30T14:00:00.000-08:002012-12-10T20:12:38.849-08:00What we've been up to...<div style="text-align: left;">
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So this fall we have been busy, busy, busy! </div>
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Mostly we have just been doing the mundane daily things that you have to do to stay alive. </div>
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I won't bore you with those stories...although, some of those you would find hilarious. </div>
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Here are some highlights that have happened over the last few months.</div>
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Going way back to the end of September, I was able to become a color runner :) The 5K Color Run race was held in Portland and it was so much fun!!! I was so excited for this happy and colorful race and let me tell you, the energy at the event was so intense. Paul was an awesome cheerleader and great support. He was running all over the course to cheer for me at different spots during the race. He probably ran more than me on that day.</div>
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Next big thing was Paul's birthday. He turned 28 and we celebrated with a round of putt-putt golf, going out to dinner and then presents and <strike>cake</strike> pumpkin bread at home. He would only let me put three candles on the bread that was pretending to be his birthday cake. He is a silly boy. The whole day was pretty low key but that's how he likes things.</div>
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Last thing, our eventful trip to the fake pumpkin patch. We were so excited to go to the REAL Pumpkin Patch but surprise, surprise it was raining the only Saturday we had open so we did the next best thing. We pretended like we were going to the Pumpkin Patch, but we really went to the Winco grocery store pumpkin patch :) You have to be creative when you live somewhere where it rains all the time!</div>
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It's now time for my favorite holiday ever...CHRISTMAS!!!</div>
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The last stop on our California trip was Redwood National Park. </div>
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We just felt like we needed to see even more humongous trees and, of course, we wanted to camp again!!!</div>
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So the morning after we camped, we got up and we were so excited to go exploring. Our goal was to find the biggest tree. Before we even left our campsite our goal was reached; we found a grove of giant redwood trees. The size of these trees was incredible.</div>
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After gawking over the huge grove of trees for like 30 minutes, we decided to go see more of the park and find even more trees. {They are everywhere in this neck of the woods!!!} This is where the plans for the day changed just slightly, but it was in a very good way. As we were leaving our campsite, there was an adorable girl on the side of the road holding a sign that said "North". Paul and I both immediately got the feeling that we needed to ask her where she was going and if we could help her get there. I have never ever in my life picked up a hitch hiker, but the Lord knew that we needed to give service at that very moment. She said her final destination was Seattle, Washington. We told her we couldn't take her all the way there but she was happy that we would be willing to take her to Oregon. We made room for her in the car and then we were off to find more huge trees. As we talked to her we learned that she was from Germany. Paul was so happy because that is where he served his <a href="http://www.mormon.org/" target="_blank">LDS</a> church mission. The two of them had lots of fun talking back and forth in German. Paul was very excited that he got to practice his German...he doesn't get that many opportunities to do that. We talked about so many things and learned about her life stories and culture. As we reached the spot that we would drop her off, she was so gracious for what we had done for her and she was so excited to keep on trekking to Seattle. She is a brave woman for hitch-hiking the west coast alone.<br />
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This was the perfect way to end our wonderful trip to California. </div>
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We had such a great time and we know that we will visit the GOLDEN state again someday for even more adventures. </div>
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Note: Because our blog is basically a family journal I wanted to document everything single fun adventure that happened on our California trip. I know I'm over three months late in getting caught up, but now I'll have the pictures, stories, and memories to read about in the future. Thanks for bearing with me and the regular updates will start up again soon. I'm so excited for the holidays coming up. Bring on the Turkey and Christmas decorations.</div>
Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-43363156537299188832012-11-06T13:03:00.001-08:002012-11-06T13:03:45.502-08:00California || San Francisco<div style="text-align: center;">
On our two-year anniversary, we spent most the day driving from Southern California up to Northern California...San Francisco to be more exact. Not the funnest way to spend the day, but then again we did drive cross-country for our <a href="http://paulandemilygould.blogspot.com/2011/10/cross-country-honeymoon_31.html" target="_blank">honeymoon</a> so we are totally used to it. Before we drove the final few miles into downtown San Fran we stopped at the LDS Oakland temple to watch the sunset and think back to our special wedding day! I'm very happy that I made the decision to be married to Paul forever :) </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">#1. Bike across the Golden Gate Bridge.</span></div>
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We also did a ton of other stuff not on my bucket list and took a bunch of pictures and most importantly, we had FUN.<br />
I still get all happy inside as I look at all the pictures. <span style="text-align: start;">San Francisco was all that I expected and more.</span><br />
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-43524134657221527242012-10-27T21:58:00.001-07:002012-10-27T22:00:46.244-07:00California || Disneyland<div style="text-align: center;">
When Paul and I left for California we didn't think that we would be going to Disneyland. Not that we didn't want to go, we just didn't think it would happen {even though we knew it would be REALLY fun!}. Nick and Priscila decided that we couldn't come to Southern California and NOT go to Disneyland! So to Disneyland we went and we are so happy that we got to go. We had a blast!<br />
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We got to see the new Cars land which literally looks exactly like the movie set. It was awesome. We rode tons of rides and just walked around laughing at everything that happened...well at least Priscila and I did. That's just how our friendship is, we have like 1,000 inside jokes! We ended our day at Disney watching the Soundsational Parade which was amazing and made me feel like a kid again. As you can tell from the picture, I loved it!!! Disneyland is really the 'Happiest Place on Earth'.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A big thanks to the Jensen's for making this magical day possible :)</span></div>
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After a fun 24 hours in Yosemite, we made our way to Ridgecrest, California to visit Josh, Mindy, Emily, Aubrey, Olivia and Ellie. When we got there all four girls were looking out the window waiting for our arrival. We had not seen the Rowley family in over two years so it was wonderful to visit with them and to see how much the girls had grown! Josh and Mindy quickly informed us that there was not much to do in Ridgecrest and that we had come during the hottest part of the year. After some talking about things we could do, we had a good plan for the next day and I was so excited to do some more exploring in California!!!</div>
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After we got back from our trip to the tunnel, it was the middle of the day and it was still HOT! We decided that the rest of the day was going to be a spent playing water games. Mindy had found some really great activities on Pinterest that involved getting wet. The first activity we did was put shaving cream on a tarp and then we used it as a <a href="http://www.playcreateexplore.com/2012/04/shaving-cream-slip-n-slide.html" target="_blank">slip 'n slide</a>. It was the best slip 'n slide ever! {Seriously, I have never fallen down so much sliding around on a tarp.} We also made some <a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2011/05/16/sponge-water-bombs/" target="_blank">water bombs</a> out of sponges that were lots of fun to play with and get wet with. They also had a pool so that made the water play day even better. The boys were out on a 'field-trip' to Joshy's work so while they were gone the girls planned a sneak attack for when they got home. We each had a specific task to get the boys wet!!! I think they were onto us because as soon as they got home and we were like "come outside and look at our fun water games", but they played along and got wet and we all had a really enjoyable time. Olivia was trying so hard to get Paul all wet! It was so funny because she chased him around the yard for probably 10 minutes straight!</div>
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It was an awesome day spent with some great friends. We were so happy that we were able to visit the Rowley's on our trip. Plus, we managed to stay somewhat cool despite the three digit temps out in the desert!</div>
Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-30032241936318800682012-10-09T21:56:00.000-07:002012-10-17T10:16:12.329-07:00California || Yosemite<div style="text-align: center;">
Well folks, it's time to play catch-up. Ready, set and GO!<br />
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The first stop on our California trip was <span style="font-size: large;">Yosemite National Park</span>. We were so excited for a little summer vacation, not to mention some California sun! As soon as we got to Yosemite National Park we were blown away at how amazing and huge everything looked. We quickly got the map out and decided what sites we wanted to explore because we were only going to be there for about 24 hours total...and that included sleeping time too. We wanted to make every minute a memory :)<br />
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Day 1: First we hiked to Vernal Falls...which felt great after sitting for MANY hours in the car. Then we explored Yosemite Village and took way too many pictures. Next, we stopped at 'Tunnel View' for a spectacular view of Half Dome, El Capitan and Bridal Veil Falls. Lastly, we finished the day having a picnic dinner as we watched the sunset at Glacier Point.<br />
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Day 2: First things first, we took a picture with the sign {somehow we missed it on the first day}. Then we went to the Tuolumne Grove of giant sequoias and saw GINORMOUS trees...we're talking 30 feet in diameter! After that we stopped at Olmsted Point to get one last look back into Yosemite Valley. We had lunch at Tenaya Lake, drove through Tuolumne Meadows and then made the steep descent out the east side of the park towards our next destination.<br />
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Yosemite National Park is a must-see if you ever travel to California!!!</div>
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I just got back from a short trip to Idaho to drop my baby sister off for her freshman year of college at BYU-Idaho. My mom, sister and I drove all the way from Salem, Oregon to Rexburg, Idaho. Talk about a fun 13 hour road trip!!! It was definitely some much needed girl time for me. I felt like a little freshman again as we moved her in, got her books, and went to all the new freshman activities. I am so excited for my sister and all the unique experiences she will have at BYU-Idaho. I couldn't believe that it was SIX years ago that I had started on my college journey. As I walked around campus, I had so many memories flood my mind. Rexburg has such a special place in my heart. I was also able to catch up with some of my old roommates. It was like we had never been apart :) I didn't want to leave, but I was very happy to see Paul {after a week apart} when I got home.</div>
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Life has surely been busy these past few weeks. I realize that you have been patiently waiting for the big California trip recap. I am still sifting through the hundreds of pictures we took so you will have to wait a wee bit longer. I'm terribly sorry. </div>
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-41545332534491129182012-08-17T15:00:00.000-07:002012-08-17T15:02:30.159-07:00We Have Returned!<div style="text-align: center;">
We got back from California at the beginning of this week and had to pretty quickly get back to "real-life". There are so many pictures, stories, and adventures to share from our amazing trip!!! Here is just a small glimpse of what we saw and did:<br />
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-38702868072316200152012-07-31T22:05:00.000-07:002012-08-01T06:29:24.005-07:00July Recap...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZdbirJShYvPACcM36cLmiTzUBbZOrCkVSMkF-prcApjecHSERnhwj3uSxqSprgHWWVPyDWYBXtXUOZPWzpIm8keCIPPzYGSXu7pLsDtewwlFcuFdqnmyg9R38uGDAoedAUeWn0SQBoo/s1600/DSC09206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Well, I decided to make the month complete by writing a little blog post. Yes, we are still alive as you can clearly see in the picture {just in case you were worried}. And yes, we have been very busy with...um what's the word...oh yeah, LIFE!</span> </div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br />
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July has been filled with lots of hours at work for both of us, a birthday visit from my dad, triathlon training, a temple date, apartment decorating and we can't forget these last few nights of staying up WAY past our bedtime to watch the Olympics!!! Go Team USA :) I was unable to participate in the triathlon due to me getting sick the week of the race, but I am better now and there will be a special triathlon just for me in the coming months. More on that later. Oh and one last thing...</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br />
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Did you know that the road to the London Olympics for the track and field participants runs through Eugene, Oregon?? Well I didn't know this fun fact until Paul had bought us tickets. How awesome is that?? :) Paul and his family had gone to the Olympic trials before but for me it was my first time. Let me tell you, the trials were so incredible! We were able to see a lot of different events that displayed so many amazing athletes. These included running races <span style="background-color: white;">{200m, 1500m, 5000m}, 400m hurdles, shot put, discus throw, triple jump, high jump, 3000m steeplechase and pole vault. Take a look at some of the moments I captured... </span></div>
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Towards the end of the day they had the athletes that had already earned a spot on the Olympic team come out in their official Team USA uniform. I got chills just watching them run around the track. It was so exciting to see some of the people that will represent our country in the 2012 Summer Olympics. <span style="background-color: white;">Who else is super excited about the </span><span style="background-color: white;">Olympics</span><span style="background-color: white;">?? </span><span style="background-color: white;">GO TEAM USA!!!</span></div>
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Two days ago was my half-birthday and we had lots of fun celebrating!!!</div>
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We ended the day with cupcakes and a candle on top for me to blow out.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I don't really remember when I starting celebrating my half birthday or even why. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Sometimes I think it has to do with the fact that I love numbers/math. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Sometimes I think it has to do with the fact that I love birthdays. </span></div>
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Random fact #1: I also celebrate the 22nd day of every month, but not with a cupcake and candle. <span style="background-color: white;">I get excited because I'm one month older...and wiser too. R</span><span style="background-color: white;">andom fact #2: </span><span style="background-color: white;">I get really happy when I look at the clock and it is 12:22 {December 22} because it's my birthday day time. So there you have it, random facts about yours truly. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Some people think I'm strange, I think I'm just me :)</span></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-81384995923288858392012-06-10T21:25:00.001-07:002012-07-04T20:14:10.176-07:00A Life Update...<div style="text-align: center;">
Since when did it become June?? </div>
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Wow, we must be really busy with that thing called life :)</div>
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I am still trying to be very diligent about training for my triathlon. </div>
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I'm down to about seven weeks so I've got to make the most of the time that I have. </div>
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Paul has been the best support system throughout my training.</div>
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We have gone on many bike rides together to make sure I'll be ready for race day :D</div>
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We have had quite the number of vehicle problems in the last few weeks :(</div>
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First it was the Suburban, then it was the Saab.</div>
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Lucky for me, my husband is quite the handy man with automobiles.</div>
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This has saved us a great deal of money and it has given Paul lots of learning experiences.</div>
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And the California can collecting continues!!! {See the beginning <a href="http://paulandemilygould.blogspot.com/2012/01/cans-for-california.html" target="_blank">here</a>}</div>
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We are so excited for our trip to California at the end of this <strike>month</strike> SUMMER.</div>
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There are tons of fun and exciting adventures that await us in "the golden state".</div>
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Not to mention we will being visiting some of our very best friends!!!</div>
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Paul and I were both given callings in our still new-to-us ward.</div>
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{In our <a href="http://lds.org/" target="_blank">church</a>, callings are opportunities given to the members to serve in various positions.}</div>
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Paul teaches the 10-11 year old kids during Sunday school.</div>
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I am serving as the ward primary pianist.</div>
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I am loving the weather we have been enjoying here in Salem.</div>
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The flowers around our apartment are so pretty and colorful.</div>
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This has given me the inspiration to have a little patio garden of my own.</div>
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Hopefully more details on that coming soon...</div>
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This is big news y'all, my baby sister is a high school graduate!!!</div>
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I'm so proud of her and I'm so sad that I couldn't be there to celebrate with her.</div>
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I must have said something good about my college experience because she plans to attend BYU-I in the fall.</div>
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She will be majoring in Music and I know that this pretty lady will be successful in life :)</div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-85926751906421239092012-05-29T23:09:00.000-07:002012-05-29T23:24:32.569-07:00Silver Falls State Park.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Over the weekend, Paul's family came for a visit so we decided to take them on an adventure to Silver Falls State Park {which happens to be less than an hour away from Salem}. There are 10 waterfalls and plenty of walking trails throughout the whole park. It was amazing to see all the different waterfalls which ranged anywhere from 30-180 feet tall. Another amazing thing about the waterfalls is that you could walk behind some of the falls. Yes, we did get wet but it was fun :) We had a great time exploring the outdoors and we loved seeing all the GREEN Oregon has to offer...I guess that is one good thing about all the rain.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-10501189771318034752012-05-17T19:42:00.000-07:002012-05-17T19:44:49.227-07:00Poor Paul...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For the past SIX {or more} months, there has been a pile of Paul's clothing sitting next to my sewing machine. All of these clothes either need to be patched, hemmed or are missing a button. Really, if you think about it, they are all relatively 'quick' fixes but somehow I always have let other things get in the way of me spending just a small amount of time mending my husband's clothing. Last Sunday, Paul wanted to wear his favorite short sleeve shirt to church and he asked me if it was fixed and I embarrassingly had to say no. I finally realized that it was time to take care of the pile...something that was WAY overdue! </div>
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Paul was SO happy when I told him that everything was mended and ready to be worn again. He now has THREE more pairs of pants that he can wear to work, a pair of shorts for the summer months, his 'working-on-vehicles-and-bicycles' pants don't have holes in them anymore, he can finally wear his short sleeve shirt to church, AND his dearly loved pajama pants are fixed!!!</div>
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Here is a side note about Paul's pajama pants: He absolutely loves these PJ pants and was so sad when they ripped and got a huge hole in the knee. I told him that I would love to use my sewing skills and make him a new pair of pajama pants. He said that he would rather have me fix the pair he already had {that's how much he loves them}. So here's how they turned out with a patch over the knee. I took the privilege of personalizing them so everyone would know that they belong to him. Sometimes I feel like I treat my husband like a five-year-old child :) I think he is happy to have his favorite pajama pants back in his life!</div>
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Another side note: I used <a href="http://doityourselfdivas.blogspot.com/2011/12/diy-hem-jeans-fast-easy.html" target="_blank">this helpful blog</a> for instructions on hemming Paul's pants. Very fast and easy. </div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-67113589309297342592012-05-13T21:34:00.000-07:002012-05-13T21:34:16.777-07:00Happy Mother's Day!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
On this special day, I just want to say that I'm so grateful for my wonderful mother. I consider her one of my greatest blessings. She is always giving me good advice and helping me through my life's struggles. She is always there to share a laugh or a funny story. And these isn't a day that goes by where she doesn't tell me that the Lord answers her prayers. As she shares her testimony of the gospel with me, my own knowledge of the gospel is strengthened.</div>
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SHE IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF MOTHERHOOD A GIRL COULD ASK FOR :)</div>
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THREE years ago today, Paul and I sat on this very bench at the Nature Park in Rexburg.</div>
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We had a very serious conversation about our 'friendship' and what was to become of 'us'.</div>
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I couldn't take the seriousness any longer, so I just came right out and asked Paul to be my boyfriend.</div>
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And that was that.</div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-72116201660842375202012-04-30T19:30:00.000-07:002012-04-30T23:31:09.429-07:00Training for a TRIATHLON.<div style="text-align: center;">
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The local leadership of my church is sponsoring a "sprint" triathlon at the end of July. What I mean by sprint triathlon is the distances for the different parts of the race are shorter than a regular triathlon. {...By all means it does not mean that I am going to be sprinting for the whole race...}. The race will consist of a 500 yard swim, 12 mile bike ride, and a 5K run.</div>
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I must say that the news of the triathlon came at a perfect time in my life. I have really been wanting to get into a good routine of exercising and this is going to be the best motivation. I know for the next 13 weeks I'm going to have to spend lots of time training for all three areas of the race. I will have to have strong internal discipline to reach the goals that I have set for myself. </div>
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I want to make sure I make it to the starting line and the finish line of the race :) </div>
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I guess there are two main reasons I am writing about the triathlon. <b>First</b>, to let everyone know about the race I will be participating in so I can have lots of people asking me about my training and reminding me that I should be exercising for at least 30 minutes each day. Seriously, I will love any and all emails, facebook wall posts, and texts {especially on those "bad" days...you know what I'm talking about}. The <b>second </b>reason is to MAYBE give people reading this the extra push to get into a good workout routine. I've been there, done that with the whole starting a workout routine and then stopping for some reason. You don't have to be training for a race, you just have to have a goal in mind and not loose sight of your goal. </div>
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We had a wonderful warm and sunny weekend here in Oregon. </div>
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P.S. Happy Earth Day :) </div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-39445027107045473602012-04-17T13:50:00.000-07:002012-04-19T09:02:33.830-07:00Getting from Point A to Point B.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Paul laughed at me last night when I asked him if I could write a blog about this. I have no idea why I am writing this blog post, but something inside of me really wants to record this eventful, exciting, and mostly FUN experience. And plus it was a new "first" for us...our first broken-down-on-the-side-of-the-road car adventure.</div>
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So here's what happened: It was late afternoon and I had just left Garmin with the intention of going to the bank and then going to the gas station and then arriving back at Garmin to pick Paul up from work. As I was driving to the bank, I noticed a small clicking noise when I pushed in the clutch. I had heard the noise before so I didn't think anything of it. About two minutes later, I hear this huge POP and I could no longer push in the clutch and that means I could not get the car in gear for it to drive. So what's a girl to do? I took the next side street and rolled to a stop. I called Paul in a panic not having the slightest idea of what to do because I don't know that much {basically nothing} about cars. He told me to leave the car, walk the mile back to our apartment, get the Suburban and then come and get him.</div>
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Once Paul was with me I felt so much better and I knew everything was going to be okay. We went back to the car so he could look at it and figure out what the problem was. He had a hunch that it was the clutch cable that broke and he was right. So right away my mr. fix-it husband was ready to go buy the right part and fix the car by the time the sun set. He called car part stores in town and every place he talked to said that they didn't have the part in stock and they would have to special order it. At this point we knew that we needed to get the car to our apartment because we didn't want to leave it on a random street overnight. {There is a lot of car theft that goes on in Salem.} This is where the story gets interesting :)</div>
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Paul didn't even think twice about getting a tow truck. He said, "Emily, I have an idea. I'll push you and the car home. All you have to do is steer." First we mapped out the route we were going to take. The car and our apartment were on opposite sides of a pretty busy road, so we knew we had to find an alternate way home. We wanted to stay on residential streets where we could go as slow as we wanted to. Once we knew where we were going, we started the long trek home. I'm happy to report that the car successfully made it to our apartment and Paul will be fixing it soon. On the way home we had the police stop to ask us what was going on, two very kind strangers help Paul push the car part of the way, and LOTS of comments from the people we passed.<br />
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Looking back, we are grateful that everything worked out and we are even more grateful that the car broke down where it did. It could've been a whole lot worse if I had been on the interstate or a place with lots of traffic. And now I have something {or lots of things} to say about Paul. HE PUSHED A CAR FOR 1.6 MILES!!! He is awesome!!! He lives his life with the motto "When there is a will, there is a way!" This is one of the many reasons I love him so much :) </div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-66826799657096660342012-04-10T12:44:00.000-07:002012-04-10T12:49:18.689-07:00A new/old Easter tradition :)<div style="text-align: center;">
Growing up, I remember my mom loved to put my sisters and I in matching outfits. I think with every holiday we would have matching dresses to wear to church and I think there was even a summer where we had matching bathing suits. Yeah, I so wish I had pictures to show :) This year I thought it would be fun for Paul and I to match on Easter Sunday.</div>
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I made the tie from a pattern I already had {McCall's 2447} and I made the skirt using <a href="http://sewingin-nomansland.blogspot.com/2010/08/taking-notes-skirt-tutorial.html" target="_blank">a tutorial online</a> {...although I changed it slightly...}. Both the tie and skirt were relatively easy to make. I did have to spend a little time re-learning some sewing techniques since I had not used my sewing machine since last year! It was really fun to sew again and now I feel like my sewing machine deserves some major lovin' so watch out...I might start making things like crazy.</div>
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I'm so grateful that Paul supports me with all my festive holiday ideas. It probably seemed silly to him for us to have matching outfits, but he knew it meant a lot to me so he just went with it. We had a wonderful Easter weekend visiting family and friends and also reflecting on the life of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer.</div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800019249565562791.post-91001583844745392032012-04-07T23:57:00.000-07:002012-04-10T09:14:10.304-07:00Can opener needed.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've been busy with life and making <a href="http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2010/10/perfect-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-bread.html" target="_blank">pumpkin chocolate chip bread</a> {TWO times in ten days, that's right}. I had to share the recipe because this bread is so deliciously good and it is also very easy to make. The hardest part is having to wait over an hour to sink your teeth into a hunky slice of bread :)
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2 ½ cups white flour<br />
1 cup whole wheat flour<br />
3 cups granulated sugar<br />
2 teaspoons baking soda<br />
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon<br />
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin puree {<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">not pie filling}<br />1 cup canola or vegetable oil {I used ½ cup oil and ½ cup applesauce instead}</span><br />
4 large eggs<br />
2/3 cup water<br />
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips<br />
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 9×5-inch loaf pans or three 8×4-inch loaf pans.<br />
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In a large bowl, mix flours, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt together. Set aside.<br />
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In a medium bowl, whisk together canned pumpkin, oil, eggs and 2/3 cup water until well combined and stir into dry ingredients, just until the dry ingredients are moistened and no dry streaks remain. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter in prepared pans.<br />
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Bake the bread for 60 to 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the bread from the oven and let sit for 10-15 minutes. Run a knife gently around the edge of the bread and turn the bread out, right side up, onto a wire rack to cool completely and ENJOY!<br />
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So if you were wondering about the title of this blog post, these pictures should help explain it. The second time I made the bread, Paul had taken our can opener to work with him so he could open a can of chili for his lunch. I obviously needed the pumpkin from the can so I used other resources in the kitchen and made a hole big enough to get most of the pumpkin out of the can. All I can say is that it was quite an experience. Now I know to check to make sure I have all the ingredients I need AND to make sure I have all the kitchen "tools" I need before I start baking.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921790191439398515noreply@blogger.com1