Comida Brasileira

This week has been very Brazil-themed. Troy has taught me several new words in Portuguese, which I am getting very close to mastering. We have had a lot of Brazilian-themed meals going on as well. Last week with our Bountiful Basket we also ordered an extra box of mangoes. We got about 8 or 9 mangoes and have eaten all but three! I ask Troy to make me mango juice daily, and it has become a new addiction.

Also, Troy made dinner for me the other night and made "Creme de Galinha" which literally means cream of chicken. He made it on one our first dates for me, and I really liked it. It has shredded chicken (which is not my favorite part, because I am the shredder.) cilantro, tomatoes, corn, onions, milk, flour, and creme de leite (table cream). He didn't have his original recipe, so it wasn't quite as good, but we both still loved huge bowls of it over rice. Oh, and Troy doesn't understand yet there is only two of us......this is what we have frozen in our freezer left over. (About 3 liters worth) We'll be eating this for a while.

Last, but not least we had a ward party this week that was an international themed event. Everyone brought different food and decoration from the country they served their mission in. It was a really cool thing, and for the event we made pasteis. (The closest translation is pastries). Troy picked up some won-ton papers from the store, and we filled them with mozzarella cheese and turkey, crimped them shut with a fork, then fried them in oil. They were delicious and the hit of the whole party! Everyone loved them, and there were gone really quickly. Troy was really proud. :]

(Troy didn't get any pictures after they were cooked, and I was doing my hair because we were late.)

Beauty School Drop-Out

This is what Troy got for Valentine's Day!

He always wanted me to cut his hair, so I finally got brave and tried.

This is clearly the before shot.

Our set-up.

Me cutting his hair. He was nervous I was documenting and cutting simultaneously.

The aftermath.

The finished project! It's really short, but that was not due to any mistakes on my part, he asked for it that way. :]

Roughin' It

This is what happens when you have an apartment that was built in ancient times, with an ancient breaker box. You lose power. A lot of power. Power to both bedrooms, the most important outlet in our house and the hallway. Since I refused to sleep in a room that had no light and no power, and I always wanted to set up the tent that we are holding hostage in our living room, this is what you get. We totally camped out this weekend. In our living room. It was quite fun actually, we pulled our mattress from our bed, and moved all our furniture around. (Due to the latter, we had to use our back door as an entrance/exit for a few days, the front was blocked by our couch. Oh, and the huge tent.) It was so fun and I would do it again!

We now have full electrical stability and an updated breaker box that is not from the 1600's. We discovered recently how ever, our fabulous mustard yellow oven is not functioning. At all.

Happier note however, Troy has a new job! He quit at K-Mart and now works on campus for the Access and Diversity Center. He's a receptionist and loves it. I do too, because he is home more and gets paid better! (Don't worry, we CAN actually name this company on a public website. No fear of termination.)