Compromise.

Last night we tried a new pasta recipe. I hate white sauce and Lincoln's not a huge fan of red so we made this...

• 12 ounces dry fettuccine pasta
• 2 red bell peppers, julienned
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup reduced fat sour cream
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Instructions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
2. Meanwhile, spray cooking oil in a large skillet and saute red bell peppers, garlic and cayenne pepper over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Stir in sour cream and broth; simmer uncovered for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cheese.
4. Toss hot pasta with sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste; serve.

We didn't end up going to Panda by the end of the night so it was a hit. Although next time I think we're going to avoid burning our mouths off and lighten up the cayenne pepper. It was quick and "light".

Chocolate covered happiness.

Lincoln has been back for a week! His plane didn't get in till 1:30 AM (supposed to come in at 9:30 AM) so I spent the majority of the night watching TV via my laptop and staring at the wall...that is until I had a genius idea. Chocolate covered strawberries. I hoped in the car at 9:30 on a Friday night and felt very conspicuous as I picked out strawberries. The dipping was fun. But I had way too much chocolate so I ended up dipping bananas and then searching the fridge for something to dunk in chocolate...carrots? uncooked pasta?
I considered doing something along those lines to make Lincoln laugh, but ended up just with extra chocolate. We had a great weekend. Since then it has been madness.

Rude Awakening.

We had a blast in California. Dallin came home and he is so awesome! I was surprised to see how little his personality has changed. It felt very natural to have him home. I forgot my camera but if I ever get pictures from Dillon I'll post his amazing candid shots of Cambodia.

After a week of swimming, watching "Funny Girl" and hanging out with the WHOLE family...I'm home and home alone. I think going from 11 people to only me is quite a drastic change. Lincoln is in D.C. for TWO WEEKS for work and so I remain here. This week has been insane. I forgot how much I hate school, but that seems to be the theme of my life lately. So moral of the story I'm alone and it's 10:24pm and I'm avoiding going to bed without my hubby. At least one more day to cross off until he's home right? Yup...I'm an optimist. Goodnight.

I wanna be like Dew.

(Think of The Jungle Book and sing the title..."I wanna be like youoooo.")
Dewlin (my 10 year old brother) is here. He is doing a lacrosse sports camp at the Y and loves it. It has been really fun for us to have a third person around (now there's not only two people to choose for prayer). On Monday we went bowling and hung out on campus then had a sweet FHE...

and yesterday we went to Boondocks with the cousins. It was sa-weet.
We also went to the bank yesterday and the teller commented on my "unique" name then asked what Dew's name was. She asked if all of our siblings had "different types" of names and I said yeah...but I think we have the weirdest ones. I love the Dew Man. (Dew's here until Tuesday when we fly out to see Dallin!)Also, this is how Dewlin was watching a movie last night. Now you know why I want to be like him.