Happy Valentine's Day

I hope everyone is having a weekend filled with love. Mine started out Friday at noon when I took half a day off and Brandon and I along with my parents headed to Atlanta to eat at the Cheesecake Factory for my birthday/Valentine's. We caught in traffic on the way there because of the snow scare but when we finally got there...the food was blissful. Brandon and I always share the Louisiana Chicken Pasta which is the bomb!!!!! And for dessert, I tried Red Velvet Cake cheesecake which was new to the menu. It was sooooooo delicious. A perfect combination of cake and cheesecake. I was so full when we left though...that is the only bad part about eating there...I always leave miserably full. Tonight Brandon and I went to see Dear John. It was pretty good. Some cheesy parts but overall pretty good. I am not sure a lot of the boyfriends/husbands will like it though (Brandon wasn't too thrilled). He toughed it out though. ;)

Happy Valentine's to all! xoxo

This week so far

This week I feel like I really have a baby because I have been letting Puddles stay at my mom's while Brandon and I are at work. At our house, she has to stay in her pet taxi while we are gone because she has had a few incidents that have banned her there. At mom's house though, she is completely fine...she just sleeps. I don't know what the difference is but I am pretty sure she is just SPOILED ROTTEN. I made her that way so I can't really complain about it. I mean look at that little face. lol

I tried to make "Slow Cooker Cajun Chicken Pasta" yesterday for dinner and it was overall good but very hot!! The recipe called for 4 teaspoons of cajun seasoning and lets just say that was way too much. I will probably use 1 or 2 next time. It was so hot we just had to make a trip to Sonic (since DQ is closed *sniff* *sniff*) to get a $1.00 jr candy sundae. They were pretty good but we were not sure they were really worth a dollar they were so small.

Aspiring Cook

I am trying to be a good wife and cook meals at home but I am having a hard time finding reasonable recipes...reasonable meaning that the recipe doesn't call for like 20 ingredients and it is something I can cook after work and we can eat before 8 o'clock at night. If anyone has some favorite recipes they would like to share with me, I would really appreciate it! Leave it as a comment or you can send it to my email. (malorieryan@bellsouth.net)

Birthday party pics

Puddles loves cookies

Birthday weekend

This weekend we celebrated Carter's 2nd birthday at Hopewell school's gym...he had a firetruck themed party with chili, fritos, tostitos for the adults and some children, pb & j sandwiches for most of the kiddos, cupcakes, brownies, a firetruck cake, and juicy juice! I think Carter had a great time. He rode his 4-wheeler around for a long time in the wide open space...that was his favorite part I think...the big empty space to run free. ;) I can't believe he is already two! It seems like yesterday that I was in the operating room with Chad and Lauren snapping pictures left and right of the precious little angel as he entered the world. That is something I will never forget. Children bring so much joy to a family...especially Carter. Happy Birthday Buddy! love hugs and kisses - Sissy

Cute pics of the boys

Carter licking the cake batter bowl with Papa
Cheesin' in the car for Uncle Brandon

Fast asleep at the Sugar Bowl

Game day ready!

How adorable!