Add a little dash of Domesticity

I have been feeling the need to be more domestic since..... forever! and I decided what no better time to start than now. I must warn you, I am not insanely creative by any means, so these projects are simple and easy to do. I'm just a beginner!

Jeff had to go to Bear Lake with Dallas to work on remodeling some of the bathrooms in his grandpa's condo's. I went with them, but let them handle all the hard labor while I crafted to my heart's content! Okay, so I just did a few simple crafts, but this was one that I was really happy with the turnout.

I hung this "B" with a red ribbon from our door... when we get a place of our own I am planning on making a picture wall and this will go on it. For now, it will hang from our door!

I apologize for the lack of quality, I forgot my camera and I used my phone, but you get the idea!

Jeff and I both love nachos and this is the guacamole I made the other day to go with our lunch! I mashed the avocados and mixed them with some fresh salsa and garlic pepper and salt. It was absolutely delicious!

The next experiment was our first attempt at making cinnamon rolls and, I have to admit, it is going to take me a few more times before I get this down just right. The dough didnt rise enough but after over an hour we got impatient and made them anyway. They turned out really yummy, but not very pretty. We are still learning and I know that our next batch will turn out a TON better.

This is our new Bosch Mixer! I can't lie, I thought I was going to be a KitchenAid kind of wife, and then I used a Bosch! I don't think I will ever go back. This machine may not be the most beautiful machine and it doesn't come in lime green, bright red, yellow, silver, gold, copper, etc... but, it can do anything in the world and it does it well. I am so excited for the many more cooking challenges that I will take on with my new mixer!

These are the cinny rolls.... sorry it is blurry, but they were yummy! So proud of us! I hate to admit this, but I had never in my life made my own dough before. It is so much more fun and way better tasting! It also makes me feel like a real wife now that I know how to make bread, different kinds of rolls, anything really! Pretty cool!

Sub One!

In my life the word "sub" has always had somewhat of a negative connotation. I'm not talking about the sandwich, mostly just the "SUB" during volleyball games that I heard my coach screaming from the sideline when I wasn't playing up to par. So yeah, the word sub really isn't a favorite of mine, I mean sandwiches are great, but coming out of games is always disappointing (even if I deserved it). However, now this word has taken a completely different meaning for me. In my search for a teaching job this winter, I was unsuccessful and decided that it would be a good idea to substitute teach while looking for a job for the fall. I got my applications in and here I am now, an official substitute teacher!

My first day on the job is tomorrow at Olympus. I am excited to be able to go back to a familiar school, but I am somewhat nervous because the last time I was here I had the title of a teacher. Yes... it was only a student teacher, but I feel like students respect student teachers more so than they do substitute teachers. Student teachers have more control over the classroom. They are the teacher. They plan the lessons, know the students, and are in the classroom for more than one day. Substitute teachers are in a much different boat. I remember being really awful to substitute teachers.

I hope the kids aren't too awful for me. Crossing my fingers!