Honey Mustard Deliciousness

Here's the recipe for the sandwiches...And I must credit my brother Mark for this recipe. He's a great cook and I think he just made this one up...Good job Sparks.

HONEY MUSTARD CHICKEN SANDWICHES

chicken breasts
olive oil
Montreal Chicken seasoning

May use:
bacon
avocado
lettuce
tomato
red onion

Dressing
1 c. mayo (I used fat free, not that it would make a difference after this fatty magee sandwich)
3 T. honey
1 T. mustard
1/4 t. cayenne pepper (I used about 3/4 t. because I like it spicy)

Marinate chicken in olive oil and seasoning for 1 hour (or however long you have). Grill then slice. Mix dressing. Assemble on roll (Kaiser is my favorite, says Mark, and I concur). Top with desired toppings. (Mark says that the bacon and avocado together tend to cancel each other out, but it tastes SO good...You decide what level of happiness you'd like)

3 Obsessions/Collections

Last one, I promise!!  Then it's back to normal blogging...which I'm sure you're all anticipating :)

1.  Collection: Pacifiers.  We're collecting them because we lose like one a day, I swear.  Just lost another one at the gym this morning.  Dang it.  Actually, we lost one on a walk the other day, and then when Justin got home from work, we went out to re-trace our steps.  We found it.  It had been run over, but I just boiled it and gave it back to the munchkin.  He's okay with that.

2. Obsession: Sandwiches.  I love a good sandwich.

3.  Collection: Nieces and Nephews.  This collection keeps growing, which we are very excited about!!  We now have eleven (as of this morning at 6:19 AM...Welcome to the world, Eddie!!) and have added three just this year!  Good job everyone.  

Troy's kids

Darling Elena (and Allie hiding in the back)

Jack Jack

Three Fears

1.  Getting kicked out of yoga class.  I keep my eyes open when I'm not supposed to, I giggle when people tip over, and I refuse to say "ahhmmmm" in sync with everyone else.  It's too weird.  Namaste indeed.

2.  Snakes.  Seems like a normal fear, but I think I'm a little over the top.  I kind of got really scared when we saw a little garner (garden, garter?) snake on the sidewalk in front of the swimming pool the other day.  
3.  Never finding a good haircut again.  I have had some good ones recently, but my hair grows in to all sorts of ugly so fast and I can't find what I like.  It's unfortunate.

Three Random Facts

I love (interpret:hate) tags that ask three random facts.  I'm running out of random facts...But here they are...
1.  I hate the color purple.  I'm wearing a purple shirt right now because I know it will get spit up upon and I can change it without feeling bad about changing my clothes.  I think this hatred stems from me consciously wearing a really bad purple dress to my oldest brother's wedding.  It was disgusting.
2.  I just checked my old email address in search of an past professor's email address and found I had 895 unread messages.  Wow.
3.  I went on a very treacherous zipline when I was five months pregnant.  It was super scary,
and felt somewhat like Swiss Family Robinson.  We swung past monkeys and the ladders to get up to the top of the zipline were NOT so steady.  I'm glad we didn't die.

Three Joys

Here you go...Part 2 of this extended tag:

1. Index Cards. Perfect for making lists, writing down a workout, and marking my spot in the books I'm reading.

2. Kids. This is weird, when I was teenager/younger/before I had Andrew, I was NOT a baby holder. Now, I cannot get enough. I love seeing, talking to, holding and playing with anyone under three feet tall. I never thought I would be this person, but I find much enjoyment in the itty bitties these days. Especially this one:

3. Food. I married someone who eats to live. I TOTALLY live to eat. Gladly, I joy in healthy food and don't necessarily find joy in fast food/artery-cloggers. There are some exceptions, of course, but generally, give me a good recipe for something like grilled chicken honey mustard sandwiches and I'm very satisfied. I also love cooking in most forms. Observe:

This was our Father's Day meal...Mmm!

Three Goals

So, yet another tag has come my way...I've been pondering on how to make it less boring, so I thought I'd break it up a little bit and sporadically complete the tag, minus tagging anyone else...

Three goals I have right now...

1.  Make it to Europe.  It's been my dream to go since I was about fourteen.  I ALMOST made it in 2006, but this guy totally got in my way.  Most days I think I made the right choice (love you, honey!!), but it would be lovely to be living here:

2.  Be able to bench press my weight.  I figure if I lose a few more pounds, I might have a chance.  Like if I weighed as much as this little guy.

3.  Jump really high.  There's this portion of my workout where I practice my "little kid" skills...running as fast as I can, jumping really high, etc.  But I don't jump very high.  I can't jump very far, either.  I know, I measured. 

Birthday, Week 2 and the BEST Flag Day ever

Following the belief that life is meant to be celebrated, Saturday was a serious celebration.  It was Flag Day, after all.

We started the day with a flag pancake (which Justin kind of made fun of...with reason)


Next it was on to the ward hike.  Super fun, pretty easy, and really beautiful.  (Not me, I hadn't showered for...a while).





Then a quick Andrew photo shoot before nap time...

If I make this face, do I look surprised?

Party at the pool with the Puseys and the Wernlis...


Tyler (Andrew's future BFF), Nate, Justin and Andrew


Thanks to Lexi for sharing her toys


Princess Lexi

In between all of that was a man jumping around the parking lot in a bunny suit.  Oh, I wish I knew how to get pictures from my cell phone to my computer...I'm sure that would require some connection cord lost long ago.  But imagine.

Katie's Weekly Dose

The munchkin in real time, just for Katie.

Note to Self...

No computer time for Justin when I have a migraine...See below.

Core Performance - Week 11

If any of you are like me, every once in a while I get extremely motivated to go the gym. I do everything from setting goals, to having my meals planned out. Well, if you are like me, that plan lasts about one week, and then I lose motivation.

Megan is NOT that type of person.

With the help of our neighbors (babysitting Andrew) and a membership to Gold's Gym, Megan is on week 11 of her 12-week schedule. She has completed all of her goals and is looking dang good!



I hope I don't get in trouble for this . . .
When I was at the gym with Megan tonight, she weighed herself on the scale. She weighs less now than she did before she went on her mission. All the baby fat is gone! She clocked in at 120 pounds! She is also bench pressing 105 pounds now.

I'm proud of Megan for working hard and accomplishing her goals.

Next week when she finishes her program, she is rewarding herself with a new pair of running shoes. Right now her top choice is the Nike Pegasus. What do you think? Do you have suggestions of a great pair of running shoes?


I wanted to upload some recent pictures of Megan, but I can't find the camera right now. So, here are a couple of great shots.

And on that note...

Yesterday was Andrew's half birthday.  It's kind of hard to celebrate with a 6-month old, but Aunt Katie saved the day by sending the munchkin a gift...

Birthday Celebration, Week 1

I get really excited for birthdays.  Abnormally excited.  I've been planning Justin's birthday for months.  First stop: dinner date + STOMP = Fun.

Thanks to Kates for letting me borrow this favorite.

Dinner, Tucanos...My choosing.  

These little bundles of happiness are just that: happiness.  
Oh, to return to Brazil

and eat to my heart's content.

Justin, texting the babysitters.  Thanks, Grandpa and Grandma Martin!!

Who knew that 90 minutes of garage-style percussion could be so incredible?

Party Like It's 1999

I always wonder...What was I really even DOING in 1999?  But I love that song...Total classic.

So, we went to our friends' house on Saturday.  This is definitely not the best picture of Justin or me, but Andrew's face is SO cute...And his new "I'm awesome" jammies are also cute.

 

Dan, Scotty, Justin
And last night, we went to celebrate Dan's birthday (on the left).  I love when these boys get together.  They're best friends for life and they crack me up.  They have a hilarious dynamic. I'm really hoping that Dan can come from L.A. and we can go to Bear Lake this summer to have another reunion.  Love it!!