Monday, May 5, 2008

DISNEYLAND!

That's right! Disneyland!
On the way to church, Josh turned to Jade and said that he wanted to go to Disneyland before they left for Chicago. She said no unless we went with them because I had never been as a child. Who has never been to Disneyland as a kid? That poor child would be me. So they presented the idea to us after Sacrament Meeting and I immediately said yes. I was so pumped that I was even thinking about what I was going to pack during Sunday School.

We met at Oregano's (one of Ryan's other favorite places to eat) on Thursday to plan our trip. One of my favorite things from there is Pesto Bruschetta, which is also easy to make at home. Here's how to make it...

Pesto Bruschetta

French Bread
Pesto
Red Onion
Tomato
Mozzarella Cheese
Parmesan Cheese

Cut the French bread in half lengthwise. Spread pesto on both sides of the bread. Dice the red onion and sprinkle on bread, then top with thinly sliced tomato. Sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Place under the broiler until cheese is melted and bread is toasted. Cut into sections.

So Friday was awesome. Not only was it the day we left for Disneyland, but it was also the day I finished my last college class. I am completely finished with college and never have to go back!

Anyways...we had a lot of fun on the 6 hour drive to California. On Saturday we got to Disneyland around 10:00 and didn't leave until about 1:00 in the morning. I felt like a little kid going to Disneyland for the first time. The rides were great, Ryan had his first churro, and we got to see Fantasmic. Those people at Disneyland sure know what they are doing.

On Sunday, we drove around Newport. It had cute stores and even cuter houses. I forgot to take pictures because I was in awe. The houses were beautiful and each one different than the next.

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game

On Tuesday, April 29 we were given 4 tickets to the Diamondbacks vs. the Astros baseball game. But these tickets weren't just any tickets, they were section 120, row 29, seats 10-13! Behind the home plate! They were great seats, three fly balls came practically to us, and we got free Diamondback towels (I don't know what I will do with them, but they were free). The interesting thing about the game was that it was the same night and time as the Spurs vs. Suns game. About the same time as the end of the 9th inning was the last 13 minutes of the basketball game (which they were showing on some TVs by the concession stands). I split my time going back and forth to see both games. There was a group of about 50 people at the one TV I was at, all of which were Suns fans. I was the only one there cheering for the Spurs, trying all the while to not get beat up. There were 2 cops that came over to "make sure the crowd stayed contained" and noticed that I was a Spurs fan. It was funny. Anyways, the Spurs ended up winning and moving on to round 2. It just proves that even though the Suns add Shaq to their team to try to beat the Spurs, they still can't do it. Better luck next year. And to all of those people who booed me for wearing my Spurs shirt, HA! I'll have to write about team loyalty at another time.
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House Hunters

On April 19, we spent the day with Josh and Jade. We first started out by going to Vincent's in Phoenix. Vincent is a French chef who owns his own restaurant; the restaurant hosts a "mini fair" that includes food and different vendors selling things like jewelry and homemade jam. Because we can't get together without eating a ton of food, we went there for lunch. Jade and I got pizzas that Vincent made himself in a brick oven. I got the Caesar Chicken Pizza and it was absolutely delicious. It was so good that I craved it for the week after and had to make it at home. Now it won't taste quite the same as if Vincent made it in his brick oven, but here's how I made it...

Caesar Chicken Pizza
1 Pizza Crust (Store-Bought or Package)
Chicken Breast
Fresh Thyme
Mozzarella Cheese
Salt and Pepper
Romaine Lettuce
Croutons
Caesar Dressing (Homemade or Store-Bought, I like the new Kraft Caesar Dressing)

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Cut the chicken breats into bite-sized pieces and cook in a pan with some olive oil or in a George Foreman grill. Put some of the mozzarella cheese on the prepared pizza crust, then top with cooked chicken and fresh thyme. Add more mozzarella cheese and bake according to the pizza crust directions. While the pizza is cooking, make a caesar salad with the romaine lettuce, croutons, and dressing. When the pizza is finished cooking, top with the salad, cut into slices, and serve.

Ryan and Josh got BBQ that was also absolutely delicious. It was tender and the side of potatoes were smothered in cream. Everything tastes better with cream. All the food was so good. After we were finished stuffing our faces, we went antiquing! I love going to antique stores. I was really excited, however, because one of the stores had old doors, windows, banisters, trim, corbels, and tin ceiling tiles. It may sound like trash, but to me it's treasure.
As if that wasn't enough for one day we still had to go see some million dollar homes that Josh's dad built. The first house was about 5-6 million dollars and was amazing. The kitchen was my favorite part as the island was about the size of my own kitchen. Just the island! The refrigerator and freezer were disguised as furniture and the stove had something like 8 burners. And that's not even everything. The second house cost about half as much as the first and was also beautiful. Then we saw Josh's parent's new house and all of its English Cottagish glory.

By that time it was conveniently dinner time. One of Ryan's most favorite places to go is Costa Vida and it happened to be down the road from where we were. And we couldn't finish the day off without homemade ice cream (compliments of Josh and Jade's new Kitchenaid ice cream attachment) and a movie. So the ice cream was a little on the soupy side, but like I said before, everything is better with cream.
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