Me Party.

You read that right. Me Party... not Crowley Party. I guess I have been calling and having too many pity parties on the phone with my parents. See Trevor has been studying non-stop since oh...October! I have mentioned before how I now understand why they call Law Spouses, Widows.

With that said... please enjoy the email and video my father sent me.
(Oh & Belle is my nickname, for those of you confused by that, haha)

Hey Belle;

We went to the Muppet Movie today and they sang a song that reminded mom and I of you. Since you're a law school widow we figured this could be your song.

Love you;

Dad

&While I did laugh because my parents thought of me when they heard this song... this is probably the worst Muppet's song ever.... agreed? haha

Valentine's Day.

Trevor and I tend to have low key Valentine's Days, which suits our personalities very well. So far every year we have given each other homemade gifts (which is usually a form of food haha), and our favorite treats, and this year was no different. We had candy for breakfast, dessert before dinner, and enjoyed watching Zombie related television. It doesn't get more romantic then that... or more us :)

Right now Trevor has been so stressed out and busy with Law School, and I have been working a lot, so going out just isn't really appealing to us. We just want to stay home, and be comfortable, together. Actually spending some time alone. It was a great night, just want we needed, and wanted.

Am I bugging the crap out of you with my Instagram photos yet? haha I will try and lay off of them for a bit :) What can I say?!

 

This Valentine’s Day I couldn’t help think back to when I was a kid. My parents had a way of making every holiday so magical. I hope to be able to do that for my kids. Valentine's day holds some of my fondest memories of my childhood. I remember always being very excited for my Dad to come home. He would bring home my mother a big bouquet of flowers, then individually come up to my two sisters and me and give us a single flower with a note that said, "Will you be my Valentine?" I Love you, Dad. Although I expected it every year, it didn't take away from the excitement. It is probably one of my favorite memories of growing up, and of my Dad.

 May 20, 1995

Although I have had many Valentine’s over the years, my first Valentine was my Daddy… and I am pretty sure no man could ever compete with that.

I hope you all had a great day with loved ones yesterday! What are some of your favorite Valentine's Day traditions? Past or Present? 

I have pretty much decided that if Trevor and I ever have little girls, he will just have to bring them home a flower :)

Oh, and that S'more pizza. BEST THING EVER.

memory lane, eh?

Now most of you may know from reading this blog, that I am Canadian. I was born in Canada, my parents grew up in Canada, and the majority of my extended family is from and lives in Canada as well. Even though I grew up in California, I have this love for my home country. Some Canadian traditions and things obviously found their way into our household growing up. One of those, was the love for the Royal Family. For those of you who don't know, Canada is a commonwealth country, which means the British Royals, are the Canadians Royals as well. You bet me and my mother were on the phone talking about William and Kate's wedding for days :)

Anyways, me and my mother spent some time in London after my graduation, and I loved it there. This is a long round about way to tell you why I was so excited to go to these two shops here in Salt Lake City. I have lived here for four years and drive past these shops all the time. So when my parents were up for my graduation I decided we all had to go together. It ended up being a real treat, and we all had a blast.

The store was like memory lane, because so much of the British candy is the same as in Canada. We had so much fun wandering through the store and reminiscing over our favorite candies, and things me and my parents grew up eating. I normally don't get to see this stuff unless it is in a Christmas package from my grandparents.

Then imagine our surprise when Trevor started recognizing foods and snacks on one of the shelves. He kept saying how they had this on his mission, and that, etc. Then I noticed the sign on the shelf, it was a South African corner! Trevor served his mission in the Johannesburg South Africa Mission. He got so excited he ended up getting some jerky he use to eat all the time down there, which was nasty by the way, haha. Then we headed over to the other shop which was a bakery with English goods, we got us some Cadbury Hot Chocolate, which me and my mama enjoyed.

You got to love the William & Kate flag :)

Trevor excited to find the South Africa corner!

"Mind the Gap" made me think of when me and my mother were traveling around London :)

My Dad with a Harry Potter wand :) haha love him.

I drank Ribena a lot when I spent time in Scotland, and other parts of Europe. Love this stuff.

Meat pies and pastries galore!

I remember eating these as a kid :)

Me with my Cadbury hot chocolate and free British Newspaper :)

If you are in the Salt Lake City area and you are interested in going the stores they are the London Market and Elizabeth's Bakery & Tea Shop!

It was such a fun afternoon, and brought back memories for all of us!
Speaking of Europe you all need to enter this amazing Paris giveaway!

Bacon & Egg Breakfast Cups!

One of my favorite breakfast meals that my dad would always make for me were One Eyed Jacks. You know a piece of toast with an egg cooked in the middle of it? So when I came across these, it made me think of those fun mornings when my Dad would make me a One Eyed Jack. Isn't it funny how memories can be attached to food? Trevor could probably have eaten a dozen more of these!

What you need:
6 slices of bread
6 slices of bacon
6 eggs
1/2 cup of shredded cheese
salt & pepper

What to do:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin pan with butter non-stick spray.
2. Using a cookie cutter (or a cup, I always use a cup, even to make One Eyed Jacks), cut circles out of bread slices about 3 inches in diameter.
3. Take bread circles and press them into the muffin pan, set aside.
4. Heat a large skillet on medium-high. Cook bacon on the skillet until partially cooked but still pliable, about 3 minutes.
5. Shape bacon strips into the toast cups, fill with 1 Tbs of shredded cheese. Place in the oven for 5 minutes, allowing the bacon to toast just a little more. Remove from oven.
6. Crack your egg and separate out most of the egg white. Drop eggs into the cups, sprinkle with salt & pepper to taste. Place back in the oven and cook until white begins to set, about another 8 – 10 minutes.  The yolk should be creamy.
7. Remove from oven when done and pop out using a spoon, serve warm.

 Enjoy!

Happy Memorial Day and long weekend  :)

These would be the perfect sleep in morning breakfast snack!

Daddy Day

I have been so blessed to have the Dad I have. He is the sweetest, and smartest man I have ever known. He is constantly an example to me on the type of person I should be, and has taught me so much. He believes in me, and sees me as the women I want to be someday. I don't know who I would be today, if it wasn't for my dad. He is such a caring person, and so involved in anything I have ever done in life. He loves me more then I think I could possibly imagine, and tells me all the time. Ever since I was born he has called me Belle. I use to think it was apart of my name, I would tell people my name was Alycia Belle. He has always told me that I was beautiful, and smart. Today he still calls me Belle :) Thanks to my Dad I know I will always have someone who loves me, wants the best for me, and will always be there to help me when I need it. I love him so much, and I am happy and lucky to say he is more then just my dad, but truly a best friend.