Showing posts with label Super Bowl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Super Bowl. Show all posts

Super Bowl & Birthday Festivities

I feel like I had an entire weekend of celebrations. Saturday morning I went to brunch with a bunch of girlfriends. We met up at a bakery in down town Salt Lake called Tulie. It is actually right by where I lived when I was in college and it brought back so many memories being down there. It is on the same street I used to drive  up to go Trevor's house, which was basically every day :) haha I got the French toast and it was bomb. I have such a sweet friends and I love these ladies to death. Then Saturday night we went and saw a family friend perform as Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast Broadway down town.


Every year my birthday lands around the same time of the Super Bowl. Back when Trevor and I were dating, he put together a huge birthday party/Super Bowl celebration "for me" haha. This has become a tradition, every year, us getting together with friends and enjoying the super bowl that includes a cake for me. It is a good thing I love football, because I don't mind it one bit! I have loved the Super Bowl parties over the years! (2009, 2011, 2013 - didn't take pictures some of the years! Boo on me.) The food is always great, as well as the company! It always seems that Trevor's friend Staton and his wife Billie host the party, they are such good sports to have us all over! I can't imagine the mess that needs cleaned after our get togethers. I also realized after going through the pics that I did an epic fail and only seemed to get pictures of the food? What? haha I need to be better about getting pics of the PEOPLE at the party! I used to be so good at it, but now I get caught up in all the fun and forget to capture those moments sometimes. Which is good, but it is also nice to have to look back on. Oh well.... the food was amazing!

Chris and Trevor deep frying some Chimichanga's... they were amazing! 
 
I made my famous, well famous in my household, quesadillas. It is one of my only talents in this life, making incredible quesadillas! haha
 
Chris and Mirelle's Cream Cheese JalapeƱo Poppers that I look forward to every year!
 
Trevor spent all afternoon making me this cake! It was scrumptious! It includes, condensed milk, peanut butter, candy bars, whip cream... you get the idea...

My actual birthday was a pretty typical day. Had some of my birthday cake for breakfast :) Cause why not? Went to work, where my boss bought our whole team lunch for my birthday! After work I went to my favorite gym class (Barre), and then Trevor and I went out to dinner at a steak house (which was heavenly!) followed up with some more of my favorite cake, angel food cake with whip cream and strawberries. Then it was presents and some t.v. watching. A pretty great day if you ask me! Thank you so much for all the birthday texts, calls, and wishes! I have so many great people in my life :)

 

super bowl sunday.

Yes, I just did a post talking about the meatballs Trevor made for the super bowl party we went to, but I didn't get around to do doing a post about the party itself. I feel like because the super bowl will always be on my birthday weekend, if not my birthday, Trevor will always try to make the super bowl parties him and his friends do every year also count as my birthday party, haha. It has been this way ever since we started dating. Trevor threw a birthday party for me (which was also a super bowl party...haha).

A picture of me on my 20th Birthday, at the Super Bowl/Birthday Party Trevor threw for me :)
When I pointed out to Trevor that I think his Super Bowl Parties and adding a cake to them, then calling it my birthday party seems like a cop out. He rebutted with, "Well do you really think you could get that many people to come to an actual birthday party for you?!" haha, he was joking of course :) ....right? Anyways, on our way to the Super Bowl party Trevor told me that he had $5 for me to bet on the game if I wanted. I asked him why would we gamble money on something like football stats when we don't know much about about football. Apparently Trevor and his friends wanted to make the game more interesting and exciting for them, and I was not happy that he was wasting our money on something stupid like a bet. I had decided I wasn't going to participate, but when I got there everyone was doing it (peer pressure right? haha) So I decided to join in and throw away $5 to make the game a little more exciting. They split it it into two different pools, one for the score and some stats for the first half, and then the final score who would win, and some stats for the second half. Well I won BOTH pots! HA! The girl giving Trevor a hard time about gambling, and wasting money, and I won all of it. I guess watching my brother's football games throughout high school and college paid off :)

Do you think we ate enough food? This was just part of it...
Trevor surprised me with Daisey candles, my favorite flower :)
 
Trevor had to lay down because he ate too much, hehe :)

P.S. Here are some interesting facts about the super bowl commercials that pertain to Utahans, and any Mormons reading this.
Mini Cooper Commercial:
Kirby Heyborne (Elder Calhoun from best two years) You know you know who Kirby is right? He has been in almost every Mormon movie out there, haha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il4u4wcDfJA&feature=related

Bud Light Commercial:
K.C. Clyde (Elder Rogers from Best two years)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcN4S0jSYI0

Best two years trailer:
http://www.halestormentertainment.com/movies/best2years/trailers.html

You know the Doritos lick the finger commercial, and the Doritos pug story also had a Utahan film makers:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/51205404-79/bowl-doritos-super-dixon.html.csp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRMMBXx3kqk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpjaOUjUPUc
I have to say my favorite commercial was the Doritos licking the fingers one.... what about you guys? 

super bowl food.

Didn't you love the Golds Gym's commercial that showed the big plate of finger food, and then said... "See you tomorrow!" How true is that! I don't know about you guys, but after my birthday weekend, and the super bowl... I am stuffed. But since we are on the topic of super bowl food, I had to share the amazing meatball recipe that Trevor makes.


Trevor's "Jamaica Me Crazy" Meatballs
+This recipe is made completely of Costco finds, but could be modified with any brand of meatballs or sauces.
Ready, Set, GO!
Bag of Meatballs (we use the whole bag, but you can use as much as you need)
1 cup of water
Half the tub of "Johnny's Jamaica Me Sweet Hot & Crazy Dressing & Marinade (we use half of the tub when you are making the whole bag of meatballs)
Dump everything in a crock pot, set to High, and leave in for about 2 hours.


These meatballs are so easy to make! They have such a yummy kick to them! This is something you could put together and take to a party or shower etc. and know they will be a hit. Don't forget to bring the tooth picks!