Confessions

I am a want to be foodie. Okay, I am not a full-out "cruncher", but I am pretty-close to a foodie.

I have a love for Gwyneth Paltrow, and Coldplay. Equally, I love Gwen and Chris Martin together. The odd love I have for Gwyn started when I went to London last year and my sister introduced me to Goop. Sophisticated, gorgeous and great taste, even for food.  How can you not love Gwyn, Chris, and their cute little family {even though the names Moses and Apple aren't on the top of my list}?

Even better? Gwyn's {we are on first name basis} latest cookbook.

Over the last week, Robert and I were a able to relax and spend time with my aunt and uncle in Salt Lake City. While I was there, my Aunt Julie checked out this book from the library. I pretty much spent every moment at the house with my nose in the book. Obsessed. 

This morning I woke up and, surprise! My sweet aunt bought it for me as a gift and sent it to the house. {Thanks A.J.!}

The book is full of amazing {mostly vegetarian and low-fat/low-sugar} recipes, and the first on my list is the home made Root Beer, and butter-nut squash ravioli {with fresh pasta}. 

I hope every-one has a happy new-year!

picture(s) are worth a thousand words.

express christmas and more

The past two weeks have been some of the craziest weeks of my life.
First, we had finals. That is a story in and of itself. Needless to say, I survived with all A's, and a scholarship!
Second, we moved. Ta-dum. We are back in Vegas for three months for Roberts internship. A broken dresser, some cut fingers and short tempers later,  all of our belongings were moved into two storage units in Rexburg. Note to self, I am NEVER moving again. {Remind me to tell Rexburg they need a medical school, within the next twelve months.}
Third, we had express Christmas. All of my married sisters and I are on the same holiday rotation (ex: This year we all had Thanksgiving with The Wixoms , and Christmas with our in-laws) and since the Sunday before Christmas was the only time we would be together, we celebrated express Christmas.

We had our traditional Christmas Mexican Fiesta, dad read the nativity and we played our chimes. It was a lot of fun, and I was glad we got to have a Wixom Christmas before my parents, Layne and Micah went off to Florida & the Bahamas, and the rest of us went to our respective homes to celebrate Christmas.

Lastly, real Christmas in Logan! Robert and I traveled up to SLC with my sister Collette, where she had Christmas with her in-laws. We met up with Roberts parents and headed up to Logan! We had a blast, but, I will have to wait to blog about this one until I have pictures. It deserves a post of it's own.