yes... very unhealthy...

when i told brent what brandon, my younger brother, and i did for our saturday night date he said something like... healthy!!!...

...but at least we had fun... that was the whole point...

ingredients to having this fun include:

neapolitan ice cream = three scoops... chocolate... vanilla... & strawberry...

brownie bites

marshmallow cream

homemade cookie dough

candied almonds

homemade chocolate fudge sauce

caramel sauce drizzle

oreo cookie crumbles

rainbow sprinkles

chocolate sprinkles

and then of course to top it off...

maraschino cherries

... let just say... it was fun while it lasted...

but then we felt sick...

sept 19th 2009

i freaked out...

so... i hate bugs... like most girls... the word hate doesnt even describe the sick feeling i get when i see bugs, mostly i am talking about cockroaches, big spiders, centipedes... you get the idea...

well... i just told jones, lets see what we can find in the toy box... i was trying to finish my guru palace post... when next thing i know he has found something in the toy box and is coming to show me... at first i am so proud... oh, what did you find... i said, and then i freaked out!!! really not that big of a deal, a very small cricket... but he was holding a dead bug and coming straight for me... of course it made it worse that i was freaking out and he was now doing the same... i finally calmed down told him it is ok... nothing was wrong and we wrapped the dead bug in a tissue and threw it away...

... but then of course he was more curious... and being a boy just had to have another look at what i had just freaked out over... so we luckily he was laying there on top of all the garbage and we could get him back out to take a look... boys and bugs...???

sept 22nd 2009

the guru palace:indian cuisine...

i love to try new places... so when ashley said, "i know of this indian food restaurant we should try..." i was sure that we were going...

we finally went... the guru palace:cuisine of india on baseline and gilbert, a few doors down from trader joes... and although i didnt learn his name (man above in photo with us) he was very nice and welcomed us to his restaurant... i had briefly tried a few indian dishes... a few things from trader joes and one other time in flagstaff... but didnt know how authentic it was... so until this encounter... i did not consider myself having tried indian food... we loved it! jones even tried and liked it... azcentral gave wonderful reviews which i just found after having already tried some of the same dishes...

our favorites:

the naan flat bread, we ordered both original and garlic & herb

&

the very popular chicken tikka masala with rice

we tried a lot more but unfortunately i cannot remember the names...

lentils... eggplant... a sweet carrot and corn dish...

i did not dislike anything i tried...

it was all very good!

so fun to try new things!

great recommendation ashley!!!!

sept 15th 2009

jonesetta...

one sunday afternoon trip to grandma and grandpa martindales and this is his new name....

jonesetta...

(named by grandma martindale)

with a purse, necklaces, high heels and a mouth full of mike and ikes he sauntered around the house...

comments while he sauntered...

jason... "he needs some more men in his life"

poor boy misses his daddy...

marla... "i'm tougher than any marine"

it takes a confident boy to walk around like this...

everyone else... "laughing"

...and he very much enjoyed wearing his golden grahams box "hat" just as much as he enjoyed eating them with grandpa... animal style...

dont you just love sunday afternoons!!!...

and of course we had to shake it while at grandma and grandpas...

ps... sorry it is side ways...

no...

not making any announcements... just wanted to remember for future purpose...

she is so smart...

favorites...

as i was getting ready the other day i was thinking about how much i absolutely love a few things...

my hair does not have a lot of body... but one pump of this stuff and voila... body! i love it... you must try it... plus is smells so good!

and...

also a new love...

dillards and clinique came together in perfect time for me... right now if you buy $21.50 of anything clinque at any dillards and you get this....

and although i havent tried everything yet... i love the lip gloss... it is so light... plus the woman that sold me my favorite that i went for (clarifying lotion #2) told me that their mascara that comes with the gift is awesome... so we will see...

love thursday:how do you eat your pretzels???

this is how we like ours...

tacos...

we miss our carne asada tacos!!!

the good news and the bad...

the good news : the tacos

the bad news : it was so sad to see what crazy hurricane jimena did to guaymas and san carlos... thank goodness our friends down there are all ok... but so many are without homes and much more... my heart goes out to the many people there... and i want to thank the many people who have been donating so much to be taken down there to help...

if you want to see what happened click here...

how to make jones happy...

=

go to visit brent...

i loved seeing how happy jones was while we were able to visit brent... all he needed was his daddy by his side and he was the happiest boy alive... i loved how excited he was to wear brents cover (hat) and his dog tags...

sept 10th 2009

hello september...

hello treasures...

so i have been wanting a vintage bag for temple trips... and when i told my mom what i was looking for...

she said;

"you mean like my old bag?"

i said;

"yeah, exactly... i love that thing and always have!!!"

...and then she gave it to me!!!!

thanks mom!!!

so... although i would still love to find a garment bag for my dress... i am so in love with my new old vintage temple bag...

and fun part is that it really is vintage and even better.... my great grandma gave it to my mom and now she gave it to me!

i heart it so much!!!!

....................

something funny that i just remembered...

i have been told this a few times in the past few days...

"you were in mexico too long"*

why it was said reason number one:

one of my favorite chocolates is dark chocolate with chipotle chili in it... so good!

see here for an ok chocolate but the best price...

or

here for the best chocolate at an ok price...

why it was said reason number two:

jones was eating hot tamales, jalapeno poppers after dark dorito chips & mexican layered bean dip pringles... and then begging for more... the kid will eat anything spicy... and loves it...

*i cant speak for all latinos, but as for mexicans... they love their chili... it goes on everything... from fruit to popsicles to shakes... everything... i dont agree with all of it... but they do know a little something about chili... yum!!!