Letters

Well, among all the saddness of leaving Hermiston. Good news! A letter from my sister at boot camp. I am so proud of her. She is doing so great there, and got to have lunch with her supervisors. But, I am sure she will be even happier to graduate (at the end of next month) It's hard enough being engaged and planning a wedding, let alone when you are in boot camp. I am so excited for you to come home, Brit;-)

Moving

These are not my boxes. Haha. Mine will be in far more of a disarray. Hopefully not. March 13th will be our last day here in Hermiston. And as much as you might here me talk about missing Portland and how small it might be here. I will miss it. Maybe I will take some tumbleweed with me to remember it by. Hahaha! Mostly I will miss all you wonderful people. Darcie, Megan, and all my wonderful friends at LFC, and at Highland Manor. I don't think I will have that again wherever we go (the fact that 6 friends I already knew live in the same apartments as we do!)

What an amazing time it has been here. I wish I could stay forever, or bring all you with me;-) But, God has his own way of doing things sometimes... Even if in the midst of them I don't like it, I know it'll all work for his good. But, good thing for blogs, twitter, facebook, texting, facetime!!! And if we're lucky, we won't be far. Still in the PNW anyway.

Valentines and Spring

My man is the best. He brought these to work yesterday! They're so springy and fresh, I love them. Roses are nice and romantic, but I really love these cheery tulips. Thanks, Babe!

Mint Oreo Pops

Okay. So first you'll want to buy:

1 package oreos

1 package cream cheese

2 packages of Andes mint pieces (or chocolate chips)

1 package of lollipop sticks

sprinkles to garnish

Makes 20-24 pops

First crush the oreos. Using a food processor or a kitchen aid is great, but a bag and rolling pin is what I had to make do with.
Crush til they look about like this.
Then add the cream cheese with your hands until it is fully blended. If the "dough" is still too sticky to roll into balls, add some powdered sugar.
Then form into balls and add the stick in about half way. Refrigerate for about 20 minutes, then set out on the counter for another 10 minutes. Melt the Andes mints in a double boiler over the stove and cover the pops. Add sprinkles and vuah lah!!!

Blogs

Just found this great blog called Bakerella. All about desserts. I found it because my mother-in-law gave me this great book on making cake pops! I have not tried yet, but tomorrow is the day. I am going to start with some simple oreo ones;-) I am excited.

Plus I found this website with all kinds of cool colored meting candies, cake glitter, straws, etc. It's called Wilton.

Another great blog I found all about designing, crafts, food, clothes, etc. Jones Design Company Enjoy.