Archive for July, 2010
Fernando is taking nook to Africa. 
I don’t want nook to get stolen or scratched so I looked into cases and fell in love with the Barnes and Noble Jack Spade case below:
Classy and sleek. BUT $65!
So…my take on Jake Spade (with a Japanese twist):
I don’t know if it’s as manly, but hey, its my nook.
Last weekend we went to the Houston Symphony Final Fantasy Concert. Fernando had been looking forward to this event for a while and considers the Final Fantasy series (there’s 14 games!) one of the best video games of all time. The soundtrack has also won numerous awards, so we decided to check it out. The attendees were quite the sight. Hundreds of pasty white gamers put down their controllers or brought their Sony PSP’s to the event. I don’t think the symphony has ever seen such a young crowd, or under dressed crowd for that matter. Come on people, shorts, flip flops, jeans and baggy t-shirts to the symphony?!
It was great fun though. The music was amazing (hard to believe it was for a video game), and they projected video from the games on a huge screen above the orchestra. While I fell in love with the Chocobo, why don’t they have cute Chocobo’s in Super Mario Bro.?, the best part of the night was when composer Nobuo Uematsu joined the choir.
…Make pesto!
My lovely sister in law told me about this super cool gift giving blog called Givers Log which is where I stole the idea from. She even has printable labels! And a recipe for deelish walnut pesto.
Me? Oh just sixteen.
peach pie in a jar
I got the idea from Our Best Bites.
I found these cute little 4 ounce jars at H-E-B. Cook them fresh at 375 for 35-40 minutes and serve with vanilla ice cream.
or
Freeze them for a quick dessert
No need to thaw. Throw them into a preheated oven at 375 for 45-50 minutes
The little garden GROWS!
TOO MUCH BASIL! Please help!
As you can see, I have more than I can eat in a lifetime. That’s saying something because I eat a lot of basil. Please, all of you locals, I can pick it for you or you can hop my fence and take some (basil, that is :). I’m even considering setting up a free basil table outside of the Relief Society room on Sundays (is that allowed?)
The tomato however has seen better days…something has killed it :’(
Which reminds me…
Last night we took a bowl of cherries and little red wagon to the Miller Outdoor Theatre to see…
“Little Shop of Horrors tells the story of Seymour, a timid and nerdy sales clerk at the seedy Mushnik’s Skid Row Florists, barely in business in lower Manhattan. He achieves fame and fortune after he discovers an exotic plant named Audrey II, a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed. A Greek chorus of hip soul singers narrates the thriller with a score in the 1960s style of rock and roll, doo-wop, and Motown. Audrey’s appetite grows to gigantic proportions as the cast rapidly diminishes. This show promises to be an audience favorite!”
Produced by Theatre Under The Stars
Half of Houston was there
Eating cherries
The show was entertaining. The cast was great. However, the storyline?? A plant that eats people? CHEESY!
For the 4th, we spent the week at my family’s place at Lake Chelan along with my entire family.
Here’s how our trip went:
Warning: picture overload
Lake Chelan, WA
Plenty of boat rides
Texas BBQ Chelan style
Playin' in the sand
Finally met my bro's GF, Sara
Hot tubbing
Making s'mores
Roasting giant mallows
The kids digging a giant hole on the beach
The adults playing in it
What a big helper
Our favorite shaved ice
Good till the last drop
Lots of happy campers
Playin' in the water
Some evening wakeboarding
Some hard falls
The big kids table
All bundled up and ready to watch the fireworks
Pizza at the park
The hill in the park
Everybody had the Doodle Jump addiction...high score is Fernando at 74,325!
Oh, beautiful Lake Chelan! See you next year.
