Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Kiss The Bride: Andrew and Brianna

This weekend, I went home to attend the wedding of my high school friend Brianna to her high school sweetheart Andrew. This is one of the first weddings of a high school friend I've attended, and it's got me thinking how much life will continue to change in these next few years. Many of my friends are seeing people, and I have no doubt that the next few years will be full of fun celebrations.

But for now, I was content to be home celebrating with Brianna.

She and Andrew switched up their wedding a bit and greeted their guests immediately after the ceremony. This tactic would have proved to make their guests wait around for quite some time if they hadn't had this little gem parked in the church parking lot.
Snow cones! Amy was particularly excited about her snow cone, and I have to agree that they were delicious.
We hardly noticed the 20 minutes in the parking lot before the bride and groom joined us for their own snow cones before leaving for the reception.
Two of my high school buddies, Hannah and Amy, sat with my family and I at our table, which kept everyone laughing as we shared memories and cracked jokes.
One of the highlights of the evening was bringing back a Lancer Production tradition to the dance floor. 5 LP alums rocked out to "Paradise By the Dashboard Lights," and even managed to snag a willing learner! We all had fun dancing the dance that was a staple at any LP event.
Definitely involved lots of acting towards the only guy in our little group. He was an excellent trooper though!
It's been awhile since we've all been together, but it was great to be together to celebrate this special occasion!

I'm so happy for Brianna, especially since the love she and Andrew share was so evident during the ceremony and the reception. I wish them the happiest of marriages, and can't wait to see what the future brings for both of them.

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Wier!

Monday, June 11, 2012

A Monday Visitor

Besides being super productive this afternoon with internship items, I had a visitor arrive in Ames this evening!
 
My good friend Amy is on her way to northwestern Iowa to pick up some calves, and decided to start her trip a little early. I'm thrilled to be her stopping point! It's always great to see friends from home, especially since Amy and I were roommates for two years during our time at ISU.


She even brought along Callie, her beautiful (and incredibly calm/well behaved) border collie pup.


Amy and I enjoyed some delicious Mexican food at Carlos O'Kelly's and got a chance to catch up on life (At least, I caught up on her life, since she follows the blog and seems to know most everything I tried bringing up - ha!). It was great to sit and talk and really relax after my productive afternoon at Panera.

Delicious Chicken Picado!
After supper, we took Callie for a walk on campus after supper, enjoying the perfect evening air and quite a few ISU memories.

Thankfully, not too much has changed in the year since Amy graduated. The campanile still stands!

Even though Amy and Callie are heading out early tomorrow morning, I've still loved having them here. Guess it's a good thing I'll be getting a huge dose of home this weekend!

Monday, March 5, 2012

Pizza Throwdown

Pizza is always a good thing.

 So a pizza cook-off must also be a good thing.


On Saturday night, some of my friends gathered together to bake, taste, and judge several pizzas. 

The competition was fierce...

...fun...


 ...and occasionally, fiery! 

 There were five teams who competed, some in pairs 
and some individually, in four categories including 
taste
appearance
creativity
and
sex appeal
{interpret that category as you will}

The crab rangoon pizza B and his roommate made won the most creative  award.
It was very interesting, to say the least.
Still very good, but an unusual taste for pizza.
Sure made me hungry for crab rangoons though!


 Savannah and her boyfriend Tim took top honors with their pie, 


a delicious mix of chicken mixed with some sauce I can't remember, bacon bits, and plenty of cheese.


As for the winner of the appearance and sex appeal categories, this cool pie took both honors.


Blueberries
mandarin oranges
grapes
strawberries
and kiwis
on a sugar crust 
with cream cheese frosting


Not too bad for a solo team huh? 
I'd never made a fruit pizza before, but I sure had fun arranging the fruit 
{and eating all the extra fruit I bought that I didn't use}

As for the rest of the pizzas
it didn't take long for everyone to dig in...


...trying each of the five pizzas until....


 ...most of the pizzas were gone. 
And as I heard later, there weren't any leftovers.


Just a bunch of college students in food coma's. 
Perhaps Matt's Mom says it best.
"Don't you guys party like normal college students?"
And proudly, we can say no.
 

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Unwinding

Friday
I've really been looking forward to Friday.
Much as I love student teaching, I was tired Friday morning, so a weekend of sleeping in and relaxing was definitely something to look forward to during the day Friday.

To kick off my night, (after I went to the gym - success!), 
I went over to my friend Ben's house for chili.
And decided to make cornbread to share. 
This is my favorite recipe that my Mom always makes, so 
I thought I'd bring it to share. 
I also took some pictures, just to try out a cooking 'tutorial' like the ones
Ree Drummond features on her blog, The Pioneer Woman
The best part about this recipe is how EASY it is to make
 Ingredients you'll need....
1 14 cup Flour
1/4 cup Sugar
 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
3/4 cup Cornmeal
1 cup Milk
1/4 cup Oil
1 beaten Egg

 Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
 Stir in milk, oil and egg, mixing until dry ingredients are moist
 Pour into a 8" or 9" greased baking pan and bake at 400 degrees F for 20-25 minutes.
 
 And there you have it! Magic, delicious, easy cornbread. 

And one of the best parts - clean-up is super easy.
 So few things to wash, especially since I only used a 1/4 of a cup for everything. 

In addition to chili, I also caught up with some of the boys, and of course, had to have photos!
{Clockwise} Greve, Mumm, and Berger. Of course we don't use first names here!


I'm so thankful for the friends I've made during my college experience.
Some of the most unlikely people have given me some of the greatest memories. 

Enjoy your weekend!