Our Weekend Get-A-Way

Because Dusty and I don't get to see each other as much as we'd like (our work schedules are a bit crazy right now), we decided we deserved a little weekend get-a-way. On Friday we headed up for Ogden to stay at my sister's cabin.

We brought some healthy snacks and watched [part of] a movie that night, Social Network. Surprisingly interesting movie. If you have not seen it yet, you should. We tried to stay up late, but that didn't work too well for us. We didn't finish our movie, but fell asleep instead.

Saturday we slept in FOREVER!!! (well, until 7am). We decided to be uberly lazy, and finished watching our movie.

Later that day we decided to go snow shoeing at Snow Basin because they have some fun trails for that. However, we decided to scope out the trails first before we rented the shoes, and good thing because we didn't even need them. The show was so packed down that we stayed right on top of it the entire time. It was a lot of fun to just walk and chat!

After that little adventure we went to Smith and Edwards.

If you have never been to this store, you need to go. It has the most random yet most fun things. Even if you don't plan on buying anything, it is still fun to just walk around (and you probably will end up buying something before you leave).

We bought some bullets and some Girl's Scout Cookies (that's what Dust is holding). I'm doing a 3-month healthy eating challenge, so I can't eat my cookies for another 2 months, but I have never had my own box of Girl's Scout cookies before, so I decided to treat myself.

After that, we went back to the cabin and I made a delicious margarita pizza. Sooo good! We lazed around for another few hours, and then headed back home. Wish we could have stayed up there for longer, but it really was a great weekend for us.

What a Bargain!

I just have to brag for a second...

I was able to buy two super cute/trendy/comfortable/awesome female pilot shirts for only $48! And I got them from Express. I usually have to buy my pilot shirts and then have mom take half of the fabric off so they'll fit. But no longer! How great is that, right?

This picture is a bit deceiving because I look really short, when in actuality I am quite tall.

So Good!

Last night I made the most delicious but non-fattening/non-sugary dessert ever. And it was so good! Here's the picture of my wonderful delight....A Whole Wheat Crepe.

I put strawberries, bananas, and sugar free/fat free pudding on the top. And I used only egg whites in the batter. I ate two because I just couldn't help myself. :) If you want to make them too, here's the recipe.

2 egg whites

1/2 cup skim milk

--mix until well blended then add--

1/3 cup whole wheat flour

dash of salt to taste

--mix until well blended--

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Happy Birthday Dusty

Yesterday, Valentines Day, was also Dusty's birthday. Because we didn't think we'd be able to see each other until quite late yesterday, since it was a week day and we both work like crazy, we decided to do his birthday stuff on Saturday. We went up to Park City, walked main, and then ate at this delicious Italian place. We were the only ones there at that time (lunch) and it was so nice.

Yesterday day I was having serious stomach aches and could not work because of my pain (which would come in spurts) so I headed home. After napping few a few hours I felt relatively better, so I decided to make Dusty a fun dinner- for Dusty's birthday and for Valentines day.

We had bread and salad for our appetizers, and for our main course we had PF Changs (a frozen bag of orange chicken and veggies- all you have to do is place it in a skillet for 15 minutes...so easy) and egg rolls. Dusty loves that restaurant, but I'm not crazy about it. I can eat there, but I certainly never crave it.

Because I am not eating any desserts of junk food right now, I had to get Dustin a one-serving pecan pie for his "cake." But since he doesn't like cake very much, he loved it.

Happy Birthday Dusty!

A Little Weekend Crafting

I thought I'd make a quick post about the fun I've had this weekend. On Friday I dragged Dusty with me to Hobby Lobby to pick up a few things for some projects I've been thinking about for some time. Dusty has great taste, so I like having him with me to help me pick things out (even though I know he gets bored...).

Here is a picture of the necklace and earrings I made. I just LOVE 'em!

It's crazy how much can be created with mod podge, a calendar, and a canvas board.

I got this picture in the mail from some Female Pilot Organization. I didn't join, but I did keep the picture they sent. I kind of like it. :)

Cruise Vacation

This past week (January 9-16) was a Hafen family vacation, and it was a blast. We went on a 7-day cruise to the Western Caribbean- Roatan, Belize, and Cozumel. The whole family was there (9 people total), and this is last time we'll all be together for a couple of years becuase the youngest, Cody is leaving for a mission next month.

Riding in a big white van was normal for me, but the Hafens thought it was the funniest/coolest thing ever, so they had to get a picture. Jeremy is a 'retarted' person with a helmet on in the front seat. Total dork...but you gotta love him. :)

Here's a picture of us waiting to get on the ship.

Us finally on the ship!!! Eating (of course).

I have to say I love cruises because it is such a nice way to take a relaxing and stress-free vacation break.

The first day out at sea was warm and beautiful. Dusty and I sat in the sun for hours and just soaked it up. I love the sun!

I'm pretty sure even baby Zac enjoyed the sun with his stylish hat.

The second day at sea was also incredibly nice. We hung out with the family, watched the boys play some soccer,

sat in the sun, ate tons of delicious vanilla and strawberry soft serve, and then went to the formal dinner that night. I know most guys [Dusty] don't quite understand this, but for us girls, it is so fun to get dressed up...Love it.

Wednesday was our first stop: Roatan, Honduras. Again, the weather was absolutely beautiful. We, the family, decided to take it easy that day. We took a taxi ride to the beach and rented a nice little area just for us.

I sat at the water's edge and let the ocean waves touch just my legs- not too much to get super wet, but enough to keep me nice and cool. I didn't realize that after sitting there for that amount of time that I would get so much sand down my pants. :) Thankfully, there were showers in the bathrooms, so I was able to rinse all of that sand out. We spent the day relaxing and walking up and down the beach barefoot. I feel completely exfoliated now.

Thursday we made it to Belize. It was stinkin' cold and rainy that day, but we weren't going to let that get in our way. We booked an off-shore excursion to go snorkeling. The waves were huge that day, and the wind was blowing, and though I had never snorkled before, I was going to be brave and give it a try. The first area we tried to snorkel at had a huge living reef. I tried to get a good look at it, but with my inexperience and the massive waves, I didn't see anything.

When the tour guides realized that area was not going to work, they took us to another spot to see Sting Rays. One of the tour guides picked one out of the water so that we could all touch it. It was so gross and slimy, but kind of cool. Ya- I totally touched it...I'm so brave. There were so many sting rays at that spot. They would swim around our feet and all around us- they were not bugged at all. We even saw a shark- we were informed it was not dangerous, but I'm not sure I believe that; he looked pretty lethal to me.

After snorkeling, the tour guides took us to one of the little islands there. We ate some lunch and then walked around the little town for a bit. Let's just say that I am glad to live in America.

The craziest thing- some rich person made his own little island miles off shore and built his house on it. I hope he has flood insurance.

All of that hard work made some of us a bit sleepy.

This is a picture of us after we got done with our fantastic excursion.

Friday we were in Cozumel. Here's a picture of our ship (Voyager of the seas) next to another Royal Caribbean ship.

We didn't have any major off shore plans here, so we all did our own thing. Dusty and I figured we could use the exercise, so we walked the 3 miles to town to do some shopping. It was super fun at first, but then every shop started looking the same. We did buy some authentic Mexican vanilla, a diet coke, and some candy bars, but that was it.

We were back on the ship by 4pm.

Saturday, our last day at sea, was soooooo cold!!! I wore my sweats and sweater all day long. It was pretty relaxing though. I read for hours, and loved it.

All in all I had a blast on the cruise. I ate delicious food (thankfully only gained 2 pounds), saw some pretty good entertainment, and got to hang out with my Hafen family. Thanks Brad and Judy for the awesome vacation!!!

Happy Fall

A couple of weeks ago I got the most brilliant idea for a table centerpiece, so I was off to the craft store to get the needed supplies. I bought some foam balls, craft paint, fall leaves, and some fun ribbon. Here's what I came up with: