A recipe that you must try....

I am obsessed. This is a recipe that I got from Nickie a while ago. We had it for the 2nd time on Sunday and I have to share it with EVERYONE. It is semi-healthy and so yummy!
It is macadamia Nut Crusted Halibut. However, we used orange roughy fish because it is cheaper and just as good if you ask me!
Here is what you need:
2-4 fillets of Halibut or Orange Roughy
1 can of coconut milk
1 cup of macadamia nuts
1 cup of Panko Bread crumbs

Soak the fish in the coconut milk
Meanwhile, chop the macadamia nuts in s food processor
combine 1 cup of the chopped nuts with 1 cup of the Panko bread crumbs
Pat the mixture on the fish
Bake on a greased baking tray at 350 for 20-30 minutes.

Enjoy!

New job!

Most of the people that look at our blog probably already know this, but just incase you haven't heard the good news I am excited to announce that I have a new job! I start on Monday. I am very excited because it will be an opportunity to learn and grow more professionally, it is MUCH closer to home and the best part it is more money! I will be the senior accountant for another construction company, Interstate Construction. I am a little nervous to start a new job, but I decided that it is time for me to step out of the comfort zone that is Marques Pipeline, Inc. and move on and meet some new people. David and I (and Abby too) are very excited for this change. I'll keep you posted on how it goes.

Thanksgiving was nice, we went to my grandma's house for an early dinner and then to Julie & Derek's to hang out. It was a long day, but nice to visit with the family. It was especially to see Chrissie. She is too far away in LA and we miss having her around all of the time! Only three more weeks until we get her back. We played POP 5 - it is a game by the makers of Cranium and it is SO much fun. You must get it!

I will post some pictures from the long weekend as soon as I get them downloaded! Have a nice week!

The Fray

For those of you who don't know, Chrissie and I have an OBSESSION with The Fray. We have been waiting on pins and needles for their next album since the first one was so AMAZING. After a LOOOOONNNGGG wait it finally comes out on February 3rd! Check out "you found me" on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/thefray .

Movie Reviews

We watched a few movies this weekend and I thought I would share my "reviews"...





The first movie is "The Strangers". This one has been on our Netflix Queue for a while, but I keep pushing it to the bottom because the previews scared me! I guess I was feeling adventurous this weekend so we finally watched it. I think it took years off of my life. Sara, Nickie and Kerry, you should NOT watch this one. The worst part is that it was based on a true story! It is about a couple who are staying at his families summer home in the middle of nowhere and they have some very scary visitors. The masks that the strangers wore are the CREEPIEST things I have ever seen! If you like scary movies you will probably like this one. David said that it wasn't that scary, but I saw him jump a few times. LOL! Here is the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TBlPelvbE




The next movie was "What Happens in Vegas". This one was better than I thought it would be. Actually it was kind of cute! Much more light hearted and more up my alley! I am sure most people have seen the previews or seen the movie. It is predictable and silly, but we enjoyed it!

The last movie is called Bella. I actually watched this one on my own. But I actually think David might have enjoyed it. It is an independent film and a little slow in the beginning, but I think that it is touching and definatley worth viewing. It stars Eduardo Verastegui and Ali Landry. I want to watch it again with David. Here is the trailer for that one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ9AkTrbxgk.

So basically I would recommend all three movies if you haven't seen them. Just be careful with the Strangers. Don't wantch it if you don't want a heart attack!

Abby says VOTE!

I had to get Abby in on the action today since I am pretty excited about this election. Abby wore her "Vote for my better tomorrow" shirt to school today. I wish I could have gotten a better picture, but Abby had ants in her pants this morning!

Pumpkin Farm

As usual, I am a little behind on updating the blog. We went to the pumpkin farm two weeks ago and I am just now posting this! Anyways, if you haven't been to Bishop's pumpkin farm in Wheatland you should go! Abby had a blast. They have a little train and hay rides and pig races, horse rides, a petting zoo and food and a million little kids. We went on beautiful day and had a lot of fun. Abby really enjoyed watching the train, but once we got on she wanted off! I am sure next year she will be driving the train.

We are really enjoying our new house. I would post pictures, but I can't bring myself to do that until we paint the downstairs and get some new furniture! I need to figure out a way to organize all of Abby's toys. I found this cool coffee table with matching side tables in the Crate and Barel catalog that open up like trunks. I think they would be perfect to shove all of the toys into. First we have to figure out what kind of style we want! But here they are:

We'll figure it out eventually. It isn't like we are moving anytime soon!

I am very excited because I just made an appointment for us to have our pictures taken with Brenda Bisharat. She is local photographer that I met through Dawn and Jeremy. Mainly I want to get some nice pictures taken of Abby, but we are also in desperate need of some nice family pics. Abby is going to grow up and think that she lived by herself because most of our pictures are of her by herself. Here is Brenda's website: http://www.bisharatphotos.com/index2.php?v=v1

Happy Halloween to everyone. Abby is going to be a pumpkin. It was between that and piglet and she likes the pumpkin costume way better. I think because it is big and weird to walk in.

Loving Our New House!

Unbelievably next week will be our one month anniversary in our new house (Also Abby will be 15 months on the 2nd)! We really love our little house even though we still have a garage full of unpacked boxes. We have really learned that we actually don't NEED half of all of the stuff that we own since we have lived without it for 6 weeks now! As usual we have been keeping busy. We will be heading to the Walnut Creek this weekend for Angie's wedding. We are excited for Angie and her fiance Matt.

Abby loves her room! She seems really happy to have all of her toys and furniture back. She is really pretty easy going (like her dad), but she sure does love her home and her routine (like her mom)! Most people have probably already seen these pictures, but just in case here are some pics of the incredible job that David did painting Abby's room:

I need to take some new pictures of the house now that we are pretty much moved in.

We went to Abby's "Back to School Night" on Tuesday. I NEVER thought that I would be going to one of those until she was live 5 or 6, but it was cute. They gave us a folder with all of her "artwork" and showed us their curriculum for the school year. Abby still seem to love it there still.

I will post some pictures of the wedding next week. Have a great weekend!