Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Cornbelly's!!!

For John's birthday we went to cornbelly's at thanksgiving point! We went to the corn maze, haunted corn maze, a haunted monster, and we especially enjoyed the tree of carved pumpkins. My mom's roommate Fumie (who is from Japan) came with us because she was really excited to see the pumpkins. My uncle Brian and John's work friends and his wife came as well.
The haunted corn maze was really scary-and it turns out that the scariest scarer was my dear friend (and former roommate) Kim's brother! I didn't even recognize him and I was seriously convinced he was a serial killer ha ha! I'm glad to know he wasn't! :)

My Silly Bain


Pumpkin Tower


Pumpkin Tower Lit up



Me & my John!!!


Awesome!


Uncle Brian


My John got cold, so he borrowed my warm, fluffy earmuffs. Yes!!! :)

Sunday, October 27, 2013

50 Reasons Why I love my Husband

1. He's striving to be a good man
2. He makes me laugh
3. He's silly
4. He works & studies hard
5. He's a thoughtful person
6. He rubs my back when I'm stressed/tired/want him to
7. He loves to read to me
8. He's handsome
9. He has an evil, clawful, fangly cat
10. He makes the bed every morning before work
11. He's intelligent
12. He's supportive--he wants me to develop my talents & do the things I love and am passionate about
13. He's generous
14. He's kind
15. After events are finished he often stays longer to help clean up
16. He's loyal to his friends and family
17. He likes to do things the right way
18. He's a great cook (better than me, most of the time)
19. He has a beautiful singing voice
20. I love to hear him sing and/or whistle along with his eclectic mix on itunes
21. When he makes that 70's----noise
22. He'll go out of his way to help a friend--and sometimes even a stranger
23. He knows my ticklish spots
24. He's honest, even when it's hard
25. He loves his mom
26. If he doesn't know how to fix something, he teaches himself
27. He's a problem solver
28. He likes to create programs to help make my life easier (for example, when I was sorting through hundreds of graduate schools he created a program based in excel for me to keep track of things I was considering about each school)
29. He puts up with me & holds me when I'm emotional for no reason other than fluctuating hormones
30. He tries to explain what he's programming/learning at school using simple analogies & comparisons to things I can relate to
31. He likes to take me on romantic motorcycle rides :)
32. He tries to finish all of his daily work, homework & studying by 9 pm just so we can spend some time together
33. He likes symmetry (it's endearing)
34. He still loves and cares for people in his past who meant something to him, even when they've hurt him
35. He's practical but he lets me be impractical when I want to be
36. He wears protective gear on his motorcycle in order to be safe, even though it looks funny & elicits comments from strangers when he's wearing it in class or work
37. He wears really ugly ties which he collected on his mission ;)
38. He has adorable nieces
39. I never get tired or bored of talking with him--he's a great conversationalist
40. He's a good listener, even when I'm excited and forget to stop talking
41. When I get home he excitedly says, "My Nyatt, my Nyatt, my Nyatt!!!!" and hugs me tight
42. He has a great, contagious smile
43. He laughs at my jokes (most of the time--when I'm being really silly he just rolls his eyes though)
44. He has a great brain
45. Sometimes he doesn't have a brain
46. He looks good in hats :)
47. He listens to me rant & he knows he can rant to me and I'll listen
48. He makes delicious jalapeno cheddar bread (not to mention rasberry-white chocolate bread)
49. He fixes my experiments with breads (like Naan) when I mess up
50. Just because he loves me, and I love him!!!!


Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Naan

We made Indian fry bread, Naan, and it was delicious!!!!
Unfortunately, my recipe was terrible and they forgot to include part of it. I followed it exactly only to discover that there wasn't enough liquid, and I was supposed to let the yeast rise but didn't. My John fixed the bread, and although it wouldn't rise, it all worked out. It was heavier than it was supposed to be and didn't have a hollow center, but it still tasted (and looked) great.
Next time will be even better since we learned lots from our mistakes. :)