We love the weekends!

This was a really great weekend! At work, we have started our summer hours which means that I get off early one day a week (usually Fridays). This past Friday, one of my co-worker's wives (Thuy) and I had sushi and then went to the mall for some shopping. It was a fairly successful shopping trip, but somehow I managed to buy more stuff for Ryan than I did for myself... how did that happen??? (I'll have to remedy that situation next weekend!) When I got home, Ryan and I decided to go downtown and check out the Taste of Omaha. The Taste of Omaha is a huge community celebration, showcasing a variety of Omaha restaurants and live entertainment. Basically, it's a 3-day outdoor food festival. We were a little skeptical, but it ended up being a lot of fun. We ate some good food, listened to some good live music, and just enjoyed each other's company. The weather outside was perfect too and that made the evening even better!

We didn't do a whole lot during the day on Saturday; we cleaned up our apartment, did some grocery shopping, ran some errands, etc. But on Saturday night we went to the movies with Johnny and Amber. Johnny and Amber are some friends from church who live in our same apartment complex (and Johnny is also a Creighton med student who just finished up his second year- he's been a great mentor for Ryan!). We saw the new Indiana Jones movie- Ryan liked it, but I thought it was just alright. I was a little disappointed. I'd encourage all those who have yet to see the movie to just wait for it to come out on DVD. In my opinion, it's not worth the money to go see it in the theater. Even though the movie wasn't the greatest, it was still fun to spend an evening out with friends. We're gonna miss having Johnny and Amber as our neighbors when we move!

Sunday was a nice relaxing day. We went to church in the morning. And when we got home, my BFF Rose (aka Margo) from work came over for some girl time. We watched one of my very favorite movies, The Notebook, and cried our eyes out- it was great! Then, I got to do something that I haven't had the chance to enjoy very much these last few weeks- COOK! I love to cook when I have the time and haven't just gotten home from working all day. So for dinner I made homemade rolls (to go with the delicious honey-butter that our friends, the Tyrells, gave us), chicken breasts stuffed with ham and cheese in a mushroom white wine cream sauce (Margo was an awesome helper with this), mashed potatoes and white gravy, and, for dessert, a peanut butter cheesecake made from scratch! It's a good thing that Margo and Ross (Margo's boyfriend who made his way over after our movie) ate with us because there was a lot of food! Now, I don't mean to toot my own horn, but everything was super delicious, especially the cheesecake! I was so proud of myself! The cheesecake actually tastes just as good as if it were from the Cheesecake Factory- no kidding. The only problem is that it makes a huge cheesecake and it's so rich that you can only eat just a little bit at a time. Needless to say, we have a ton leftover. Anyone who would like to help us eat it is more than welcome to stop by!! Anyway, after our yummy dinner we played Scattergories and then Spades. It was so fun to finally have a game night again! I think the last time we played games with another couple was back in Rexburg with Jon and Maria (don't worry guys, we'll always have a special place for you in our hearts... oh wait... we got no heart!! lol!).

Isn't it beautiful!? I made that all by myself!!!

Whew... and that was our weekend. I wish all our weekends were that fun! Sorry this post was so long- if you haven't noticed, I tend to ramble. Well since I wrote you a novel, I guess it's only appropriate to say... The end!