I love The Nightmare Before Christmas, it's one of my all-time favorites!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Pumpkins
I have been meaning to blog about our pumpkins but every time I thought about it I would get distracted (mostly by pinterest). Sooo here they are (we were pretty proud of them).
(mikes is the oogie boogie and mine is jack skellington)
I love The Nightmare Before Christmas, it's one of my all-time favorites!
I love The Nightmare Before Christmas, it's one of my all-time favorites!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Day 4, 5 & 6
Day 4 was a nice relaxing day, we just hung around the pool and relaxed the entire day.
Day 5 was beach day!
The first beach we went to was Venice. Lots of interesting characters there!
Then we went to Santa Monica Beach.
The last beach we visited was El Matador beach, which looked surprisingly a lot like the Oregon Coast.
Day 6 was Hollywood day.
We walked around Hollywood Blvd and then went on a Hollywood tour (such tourist i know).
My favorite hand/foot print in front of the Chinese theater.
Day 5 was beach day!
The first beach we went to was Venice. Lots of interesting characters there!
Then we went to Santa Monica Beach.
The last beach we visited was El Matador beach, which looked surprisingly a lot like the Oregon Coast.
Day 6 was Hollywood day.
We walked around Hollywood Blvd and then went on a Hollywood tour (such tourist i know).
My favorite hand/foot print in front of the Chinese theater.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Day 2 & 3
We went to the Getty Museum for the first part of the day
Not only was it an amazing art museum, but they had beautifully landscaped gardens.
We then made our way to the Ronald Reagan Library. This is one of the other museums I would highly recommend, even if you werent a Reagan fan, this museums if full of history and one of a kind artifacts.
We got to see a replica of the Oval Office that was built to exact size and most of the decor are original pieces from the Reagan's Oval Office.
We also got to tour Air Force One (the actually Air Force One that flew Carter, Reagan, and Bush)
They even have a piece of the Berlin Wall on display
The next day we picked Kari and Travis (Mike's sister and brother in-law) up from the airport and headed down to Hermosa Beach.
We ate at a place called Martha's which is rumored to be one of the best places to get breakfast in the LA area.
Then we headed back to down town LA and went to an auto museum.
They even had the Batmobile!
We finished off the day by going to the observatory.
It was amazing to see the city from way up there, especially once the sun had gone down.
Not only was it an amazing art museum, but they had beautifully landscaped gardens.
We then made our way to the Ronald Reagan Library. This is one of the other museums I would highly recommend, even if you werent a Reagan fan, this museums if full of history and one of a kind artifacts.
We got to see a replica of the Oval Office that was built to exact size and most of the decor are original pieces from the Reagan's Oval Office.
We also got to tour Air Force One (the actually Air Force One that flew Carter, Reagan, and Bush)
They even have a piece of the Berlin Wall on display
The next day we picked Kari and Travis (Mike's sister and brother in-law) up from the airport and headed down to Hermosa Beach.
We ate at a place called Martha's which is rumored to be one of the best places to get breakfast in the LA area.
Then we headed back to down town LA and went to an auto museum.
They even had the Batmobile!
We finished off the day by going to the observatory.
It was amazing to see the city from way up there, especially once the sun had gone down.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
California Day 1
We decided to take a week trip down to California to visit Mike's uncle and aunt. Mike's sister and her husband were also going to be in California that week so it worked out perfect!
We flew in on Tuesday and had a full day of fun.
Started with
driving down town and doing a little exploring.
Mike wanted to see the Staples center (big arena where two basketball teams, and hockey team plays)
The Great Wayne Gretzky
We then walked over to the Grammy Museum (which if you are ever in the LA area I highly recommend this museum, we could have spent all day there)
You are not allowed to take pictures in this museum but Mike being Mike of course tried to sneak some...
Bob Marley legacy was the visiting exhibit.
This museum had hand written original lyrics from Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, James Brown and many more, the interesting thing about these lyrics were most of them were written on napkins or hotel stationary. They also had a big display of Michael Jackson's jackets and gloves.
After the Grammy Museum we made our way down to
Dodger Stadium. We went with Mike's uncle Eric and his brother Chris. The game started at 7 and we finally left at 10 (three hours in and it was only in the 7th inning... looong game). There were tons of foul balls and we had excellent seats right behind the pitchers mount, so lots of foul balls came our way and I freaked every time.
(More to come)
We flew in on Tuesday and had a full day of fun.
Started with
driving down town and doing a little exploring.
Mike wanted to see the Staples center (big arena where two basketball teams, and hockey team plays)
We then walked over to the Grammy Museum (which if you are ever in the LA area I highly recommend this museum, we could have spent all day there)
You are not allowed to take pictures in this museum but Mike being Mike of course tried to sneak some...
This museum had hand written original lyrics from Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, James Brown and many more, the interesting thing about these lyrics were most of them were written on napkins or hotel stationary. They also had a big display of Michael Jackson's jackets and gloves.
After the Grammy Museum we made our way down to
Dodger Stadium. We went with Mike's uncle Eric and his brother Chris. The game started at 7 and we finally left at 10 (three hours in and it was only in the 7th inning... looong game). There were tons of foul balls and we had excellent seats right behind the pitchers mount, so lots of foul balls came our way and I freaked every time.
(More to come)
Sunday, September 18, 2011
College Football
Last weekend Mike and I decided to take a trip down to Pullman and watch a Cougs game.
Mike did what he always does and waits until we get to the game to get tickets aka getting them from scalpers. I hate when he does that!! But we ended up with pretty good seats and they were cheap, so I couldnt complain too much.
The Cougs played UNLV and smoked them (59-7)!
Here we are at the stadium, it was 94 degrees and we were sitting on metal seats so we were just about as hot as you can get, but it was still lots fun!
Mike did what he always does and waits until we get to the game to get tickets aka getting them from scalpers. I hate when he does that!! But we ended up with pretty good seats and they were cheap, so I couldnt complain too much.
The Cougs played UNLV and smoked them (59-7)!
Here we are at the stadium, it was 94 degrees and we were sitting on metal seats so we were just about as hot as you can get, but it was still lots fun!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Crayon Art
I have become addicted to Pinterest! I love all the crafty pins, so I decided to actually do one.
I thought this was cute and I have been looking for something to hang in my kitchen, so I decided to re-create it and this is what I got
I think it turned out pretty good. It was really easy and lots of fun! All you do is glue crayons to a canvas and the turn it upside down, and take a hairdryer to it and let it drip. After I was happy with the drippage I made some flowers (like you would put in your hair) and glued them to the "stems".
I thought this was cute and I have been looking for something to hang in my kitchen, so I decided to re-create it and this is what I got
I think it turned out pretty good. It was really easy and lots of fun! All you do is glue crayons to a canvas and the turn it upside down, and take a hairdryer to it and let it drip. After I was happy with the drippage I made some flowers (like you would put in your hair) and glued them to the "stems".
Home-Made Hostees Cupcakes
My husbands cousin came into town a few weeks ago, so I decided I need to make some "Welcome to Washington" cupcakes.
I made chocolate cupcakes, filled with marshmallow fluff frosting and topped with chocolate frosting with the famous curly-cue.
Michael Buble
Mike got me Michael Buble tickets for my birthday! We had such a great time, we couldn't stop talking about how great the concert was for days.
I cant wait to see him again!
I cant wait to see him again!
Birthday Flowers
My birthday was a couple months ago but I just had to blog about the flowers my parents got me for my birthday.
My parents surprised me at work with these flowers! Isnt that the cutest flower bouquet ever?
I had a great birthday it was full of surprises, Mike went all out!
Birthday Surprises!
*I had Red Lobster for lunch with my parents
*Had a FANCY dinner at Quest Casino
*Stayed in a lovely suite there
*Had chocolate covered strawberries delivered to our door
*Got Michael Buble tickets!
My parents surprised me at work with these flowers! Isnt that the cutest flower bouquet ever?
I had a great birthday it was full of surprises, Mike went all out!
Birthday Surprises!
*I had Red Lobster for lunch with my parents
*Had a FANCY dinner at Quest Casino
*Stayed in a lovely suite there
*Had chocolate covered strawberries delivered to our door
*Got Michael Buble tickets!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Treats!
I have recently found that I love to make treats! I am finally getting around to posting some pictures.
I made these for one of our doctor's 50th birthday, chocolate cupcakes with white chocolate chips topped with chocolate frosting (all from scratch)
Baby ice cream cones, made with itty bitty ice cream cones with a chocolate dipped marshmallow.
I made these for Easter, they are banana cupcakes with cinnamon honey frosting (again from scratch).
Mini fruit pizza, sugar cookies with a cream cheese, powder sugar and a little bit of lime frosting.
Strawberry Lemonade cupcakes
Chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting (yum)
Obviously from a looonnggg time ago.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Things I have recently discovered:
About Young Women's
*I love Young Womens! I am a laurel advisor to the best Young Women ever!
*A new value (virtue) has been added to the theme, so needless to say I was very thrown off by that for the first couple weeks.
*Also regarding Young Women's the necklace has changed as well as the personal progress book.
About Mike and Ike
*I love feta cheese
*I love the orange colored sixlets I think it taste different than the rest of them
*Everyone I know is having a baby and Im just beginning to think about getting a dog
*Looking for a new place to move is stressful!
*I can no longer be taken to Tri-City Americans Hockey vs Spokane Chiefs games (I get violent)
*I am going to learn how to ski
*I am seriously contemplating going to nursing school
*Zumba is going to become my new best friend
*Mike is learning the guitar and he is actually pretty good at it
*Mike is coaching pee-wee hockey
*The team Mike plays hockey on is the #1 team in his league
That is it for now, Im sure (well at least I hope) I have learned more stuff but thats all I can think of at the moment.
About Young Women's
*I love Young Womens! I am a laurel advisor to the best Young Women ever!
*A new value (virtue) has been added to the theme, so needless to say I was very thrown off by that for the first couple weeks.
*Also regarding Young Women's the necklace has changed as well as the personal progress book.
About Mike and Ike
*I love feta cheese
*I love the orange colored sixlets I think it taste different than the rest of them
*Everyone I know is having a baby and Im just beginning to think about getting a dog
*Looking for a new place to move is stressful!
*I can no longer be taken to Tri-City Americans Hockey vs Spokane Chiefs games (I get violent)
*I am going to learn how to ski
*I am seriously contemplating going to nursing school
*Zumba is going to become my new best friend
*Mike is learning the guitar and he is actually pretty good at it
*Mike is coaching pee-wee hockey
*The team Mike plays hockey on is the #1 team in his league
That is it for now, Im sure (well at least I hope) I have learned more stuff but thats all I can think of at the moment.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Love and a Birthday
Yesterday was a big day in the Thompson household, not only was it Valentines Day but it was also Mike's birthday!
I have always been a birthday lover and love to make big deals about birthdays, and seeing how Mike's birthday lands on a holiday I had to make it extra special.
So I got off work early and rushed home and started making dinner (which turned out AMAZING... who would have ever thought I would be such a good cook).
Then while Mike was taking a quick shower I hid presents around the house and sent him on a treasure hunt.
Here are some pictures of the hunt
It was so fun/cute to see him try to figure out the clues and then running around the house looking for the presents.
After all the present were found we enjoyed a giant cupcake.
It was a great birthday and Valentines day! Mike even had a couple Valentines day surprises for me!
I have always been a birthday lover and love to make big deals about birthdays, and seeing how Mike's birthday lands on a holiday I had to make it extra special.
So I got off work early and rushed home and started making dinner (which turned out AMAZING... who would have ever thought I would be such a good cook).
Then while Mike was taking a quick shower I hid presents around the house and sent him on a treasure hunt.
Here are some pictures of the hunt
It was so fun/cute to see him try to figure out the clues and then running around the house looking for the presents.
After all the present were found we enjoyed a giant cupcake.
It was a great birthday and Valentines day! Mike even had a couple Valentines day surprises for me!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
Recently I have become obsessed with making cupcakes! They are the latest fad but I have loved cupcakes forever they have always been my favorite. I work with a couple of other gals who love cupcakes so we are always bouncing cupcake ideas off of each other. We want to open a cupcake shop someday....
My latest creation was Strawberry Lemonade... and I must say they were amazing!
I never blog and it bugs me so I am going to try to blog more.
My latest creation was Strawberry Lemonade... and I must say they were amazing!
I never blog and it bugs me so I am going to try to blog more.
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