Twilight Movie Update!

Looks like we won't have to wait quite as long for the movie to get here. I am still reading Breaking Dawn... taking my time and trying to soak it all up until the movie gets here :)

From the Twilight Saga website:

"We learned over the weekend that the Twilight movie has been moved up. It will now arrive in theaters on 11/21/08 – just in time for Thanksgiving. Now you have something to be thankful for around the dinner table."

Put it on your calendar girls!!!

Lemon Cookies

Haws and I went to Tae and Dana's last night for a little BBQ, get together. It was a fun night and unfortunately I didn't bring my camera to document any of the festivities. There was a lot of prego talk considering Liz (and Derek) and Dede (and Andy) are both due to have their first babies mid-late February. We are so excited for all of them!!!
Haws made our friend's lemon cookies and I promised to post the recipe here for everyone to enjoy. These were really a hit! Thanks Kirsten :)





Ingredients:
1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix (Betty Crocker-Super Moist)
1/2 c. cool whip, thawed
1 egg, beaten and mixed with 2 teaspoon lemon extract and then added to dough
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Pour cake mix into a large bowl. Stir in cool whip, egg and lemon extract mixture, and oil until well blended. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough into a bowl of confectioners' sugar. Roll them around until they're lightly covered. Once sugared, put them on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 13 minutes in the preheated oven. The bottoms will be light brown, and the insides chewy.

John Mayer

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure to join a group of 10 girls to go see John Mayer along with Colbie Caillat and Brett Dennen. It all started with a trip to Chula Vista for the John Mayer concert with these girls. We had lawn tickets so we cuddled up in blankets and listened to the tunes. It was very romantic :)
I purchased the most expensive chicken sandwich ever (a house of blues exclusive... wow!) and Robin helped me by eating the bun (I gotta give away the gluten) and fries.
Our view was a little far off. Luckily we brought binoculars to get a good look at John's new hair cut. I must say he is a extremely talented guy and not bad to look at. Although I find him somewhat repulsive when he starts talking... a little too full of himself for my liking.
I missed seeing Brett Dennan... but could hear him from the snack stand and he sounded great! Colbie Caillat was adorable and sounded great. I was pleased that their live performances sounded so good!

This is what happens when I try to take a picture myself... frightening!
Ali kicking back and relaxing to the music.
These were our "neighbors". I think the guys were high on something. They couldn't get their hands off each other except for when they were vigorously clapping along and singing. It was almost more entertaining to watch them than to watch the stage!

First Song

My sister in law, Noelle sent me this link to see what was the #1 song on the day you were born. They say that music is the soundtrack to your life... so this would be the first song on your playlist. Kind of fun to see. You can find yours here: http://www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInHistory/SelectMonth.htm

Mine was "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond.
Not the most exciting song, but you have to love the duet between these two. Maybe this is why I am not that big on getting flowers?

And Haws' was "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" by K.C. & the Sunshine Band.
I think this is very fitting, don't you? He loves to shake it!

BOOKED!!!

We booked our trip last night to PUERTO RICO!!!!

This will be our first big trip with just the two of us. I am so excited to go. Neither of us have been there before... so it will be a fun adventure. We leave mid-October, so if anyone has any tips on things we MUST do... your suggestions are welcome :)

"Matsen" madness :)

DJ and Kristin came with the kids last month for a quick surprise visit. It was such a treat to get to see them while they were here. The twins are growing up so fast! They will be one this month!

Proof that DJ really does have "dad's special touch".

I wish I could remember which one this was... Sofia?
When I first got there, Dalton was trying to hide from me. He was even hiding from the camera. That is him hiding behind his hand... can you tell? By the time I left, he was wrestling with me and trying to give me "killer whale kisses". It was kind of scary to tell you the truth.


Kristin's sexy look. Two babies trying to pull off her clothes :)
The 3 girl cousins. This was the best it got trying to get them to pose for a picture.

Some sad news...

For those of you that read this on a regular basis... you may know about the horse I was helping to care for, Savannah. This morning I got a call to inform me that she was put down last night. When I talked to her owner yesterday, she told me that Savannah was showing signs of Colic, a common intestinal disorder that happens with horses and can cause death. We were hoping it was just a belly ache, but as it turns out... it wasn't. The poor thing was in a lot of pain and considering how old she is (over 20) there wasn't much they could do for her. She was a sweet horse and I wish I could have had more time to get to know her. I guess my horse care taking days are over for now. I am just glad it was nothing I had done that made her get sick. That would have been horrible!