Latest Doings

Nothing too extraordinary has happened lately. Mark goes to work at about 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. I go to school from 8:30 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. And work from 4-6. It's a little sad that we see each other less now than when we were just dating. Oh well. Life goes on. I am enjoying school and learning interesting ways to teach kids. I do have many time consuming projects to do but I feel they will be worth it when I have my own classroom. It has been lovely weather up here lately so we have played tennis a couple of times along with a little frisbee. Yesterday we went to First Dam and fed the ducks. Life is good!

Favorite Spot on Campus!

I HAD to put this picture on because it's Mark's favorite spot on campus! During one of our softball games last year, Mark hit the ball right at this pole and it bounced off the bottom and hit the "emergency" button. The police came and everything. It was really funny.

THE FAB GRAD

GRADUATION! WHOO! May 2, 2008 was the big day. A big congrats goes out to Mark for graduating Cum Laude!! (don't ask how to spell that :) It was a wonderful day. We were blessed to have the company of Mark's parents as well as a few sibs and an almost inlaw and my family including parents, grandparents, sibs, and aunts and uncles. Becuause my brother Chris graduated the same day, we had a joint celebration with a BBQ at the park. It was a wonderful time for everyone, I think.

A Little Game of "Love"

Here's some evidence that it really is nice weather in Logan on occasion! We had a wonderful time playing tennis with Mark's parents the day before graduation.

May 1, 2008

It is May 1, 2008 in Logan, Utah. Need I say more? Yes, I do need to say more. Some say that writing in a journal can be a way to get frustrations out in a positive manner. After some consideration, I decided that writing a poem would best express how I truly feel about the snow.


I am so sick of the snow,
I wish it would go
Good heavens, it's May
GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are cold and wet
You're almost worse than debt!

I feel much better now. ha ha ha.

Big Stix Softball

Playing intramural softball has been something we have loved at USU. Last Tuesday, our team, Big Stix, played for the championship! Since the team we were playing was undefeated, we needed to beat them twice to get first place. We beat them 9-4 the first game and got annihilated about 23-7 the second game!!! We still had fun and earned the silver metal. Good times at USU.

How to make delectable cinnamon rolls

from the kitchen of
world renown

Chef Mark Tew

(Disclaimer: this blog is best read with a high pitched sweet voice)

First and foremost, a good chef is a HAPPY chef.

Roll out half of the "Rolls From Heaven" roll dough into a rectangular shape and gently spread a light baste of melted butter as shown above (with a genuine smile).

Using the remaining butter, make a conglomeration of butter, brown sugar, and pecans (if you're lucky) in the bottom of a 9x13 pan heating it in the oven. Then, with an even more glowing smile, spread a mixture of cinnamon and sugar over the dough emulating a joyful countenance.

Spread raisins on three quarters of the dough for the raisin lovers. Leave 1/4 of the dough raisinsless ensuring that all consumers will be satisfied.

Now it is time to begin to roll your sensation until it looks like this....

As you can see here, measuring with a knife is a great way to ensure that all of those delicious rolls will be about the same size. That way, nobody will be unhappy because they get the runt of the batch! There is no runt with Chef Mark!

Chef Mark loves to make his cinnamon rolls very fat or thick, if you will. Gently place the rolls in the 9x13 pan with utmost care.

Ta Da!!!! Now just let the tasty sensations raise for a while...

Mmmmmm....Notice how they look like you could eat one right off the screen already but I'm sure you'd never guess that this is before cooking the sweet treat! 350 for about 10 minutes will do it. Flip the rolls over so that the brown sugar and pecans-if-you're-lucky mixture is on top immediately after taking them out of the oven.

Don't forget to share your treat with your sweetheart!

There's another MUST HAVE treat

from the kitchen of Chef Mark!!!