Kendra's Mac and Cheese

So one thing I haven't really told you about is my husband and I love our kitchen. At the moment, we've been busy with work and school, but tonight was my turn to make dinner. I like it so much, I had to write about it. I adapted this recipe from The Pioneer Woman.

So to start I boiled 1 lb of Italian Trio pasta.
Chop up about 1 oz of green peppers, red peppers and broccoli each. Set aside.
Whisk 1 egg in a separate bowl, set aside.
In a big pot I melted 4 oz of salted butter, whisked in 1/4 cup of flour, cooked for about 5 min making a roux.
Then poured in 2 1/2 cups of whole milk.
Dump in about 1 Tbsp of Golden Spicy Mustard and whisk.
Take  some of the cream sauce and whisk it into the egg. This is called tempering. Then you poor the egg into the pot.
Once this is whisked, pour the egg into the pot and whisk again.Once it's combined, add the veggies.
Shred 2 lbs of cheese. I used 1 lb of Jalapeno Velveeta and 1 lb of white cheddar (the better the quality the better the taste).
Add the cheese and let it melt before adding pepper, salt and paprika to taste.
Mix in pasta.

*It is delicious if I do say so myself. And my husband and his friend liked it too. The only thing I'd change for next time, is use the cheddar, and chop up finely a real jalapeno.

Almost done!!!

I can't believe it. I have less than four weeks of school left including finals week, and still so much to do. Sorry, but I've been so busy, I haven't had time to write between work and school. So my husband and I have talk more about having a baby, and once we go to Colorado, I think we'll be looking into fertility clinics. Until then, I will be researching this summer to learn about IVF and testing and whatever else there is out there. I'm excited to be going to Colorado, because they have some highly rated fertility clinics. I think little by little we're taking baby steps to reach our goal of becoming parents!

thinking, dreaming, hoping, wishing and praying...

My husband glanced over at the screen and said that I should let you know that "We're working hard." I then asked him what we're working hard on, and to that he said a baby. I had heard a poem somewhere, and it's so true. granted it might not be word for word, but I want to have it hanging in the nursery when we do have a baby.

Before we even knew you,

We thought about you;

We wished for you;

We dreamed about you;

We prayed for you;

We loved you.

Hopefully sometime soon I can bring you happy news about a blessing in our lives. But until then, I'll keep talking to you. Not sure what about though....oh well, until next time!

a home is a home is a home

While I was growing up, my mom always said to us that she didn't want to raise us in a trailer, apartment, but in a house. She wanted us to have a place that we could always call home. Years later I look back at this, and I'm glad I don't have the same thought process. As still newlyweds, we live in an apartment. Lately, we've talked about moving after I graduate and living with my mom to get some money saved up. From there, we've talked about getting a trailer to get DP through school. Once we've done that, maybe figuring out where we want to settle and building a house. Yes, we may have kids along this path, but I'm okay with that. I've known all sorts of families that come from all sorts of places, and the one thing I've learned is that it doesn't matter if you live in an apartment, trailer, or house; you make that your home. I believe that saying, home is where the heart is. I know that no matter where we are, as long as I'm with my husband, I'm home.

Sorry for the short post, and it taking so long.

It's that time again

So the semester started this past week, and good news is I think I'll pass all my classes. This of course means I'll graduate this semester! Not only that but it looks like we'll be moving to Colorado this May and we're super excited.

Lately I've been thinking about my angel babies, and I finally went and got a tattoo in memory of them. It turned out perfect. I miss them and think about them everyday. I wanted them to be in this life so much, but one day, I will see them again. Just wanted to let our little bugs know that Mommy and Daddy love and miss you both, LylLeigh and Hunter.

Happy New Year

I know it's January 3rd, so this is a little late. I cannot believe another year has come and gone, and so much has changed. December 31st marked a year of Ness and I living together, and it is so exciting. This year seems to have flown by, but I have some fantastic memories from it, and some sad ones too.

Anyway, there are some changes on the blog, obviously. The picture us from our vacation, where we went to see my family. I wanted this blog to reflect more us, than me now that I have found him....hence a new url as well. This is my blog and it's about our journey, or at least my version of our story.

As a New Year's Resolution, I will try to blog more often, at least twice a month, but I won't try to come up with something to blog about. I don't want this to become a stress for me. For the rest of my resolutions, I will spend more time with God, keep a clean apartment, and budget better.

I will try to keep up. Thanks!!!

Life's blessings

First, I just want to say that I love the measuring spoons with the measurements of a "tad, dash, pinch, smidgen, and drop." I think they are just adorable!

Life has so many blessings, and God is so good to us. His timing is perfect, even if we don't know, or realize it at the time. Anyway, I just wanted to say that He loves us, He hears us, and he is oh so good to us. His timing has always been, and will always be perfect. I'm so thankful for my husband. I prayed for him, and sure enough, He gave me the best man, who loves me dearly and shows me just a smidgen of what God's love for me is like. I'm so thankful for my mother, who is an amazing friend, She loves me unconditionally, and accepts me for who I am, just like God does. I have amazing friends, who like to be with me, not with the me who will only go out after the make-up's on, not with the me, who sits quietly in places without giving an opinion. They love me for I am beautiful without the make-up, for when I'm quiet, yet can't seem to keep my mouth shut at other times. These are examples of God and how He loves me for....wait for it....ME!!!

I see how God looks down and smiles on us...I do this at work with the kids I work with. I can't help but smile at them, help them up when they fall down, comfort them and wipe away the tears. I love seeing them learn and discover...can you imagine what it's like for God to see this with us? Maybe just a smidgen? We're still learning everyday and discovering. How cool is that!?!

Anyway, food for thought...haha...get it? I start with measuring spoons and end with food...I must be hungry or something.