August Blossom: Some extra time on my hands...

...since school was canceled today due to power outages from the storm, I have some time to update the blog since it's been almost a month! Below are some pictures from our weekend. Saturday I had to take the Praxis 2 test in Special Education so that I can get my cross endorsement. So everyone needs to keep their fingers crossed that I passed it! :-) After that, Richie and I went to visit his family. First stop was his brother's house where we got to see our niece and nephew and spend a bit of quality time. Then it was off to his parent's house for dinner; antonisadas (a fried ham and cheese tortilla), chicken, and salad, as well as some pictures with Tatiana and her birthday cake since her birthday is Tuesday (the 16th).

Sunday, my parents, sister, and grandmother came up for dinner; oven roasted chicken, stuffing, veggies, potatoes (sweet and white), and of course a St. Patty's day dessert.

I had the pleasure of cleaning my first chicken (nasty!)

My St. Patty's day dessert. Here's the recipe if you care to make it:
2 packages of vanilla pudding, 3 1/2 cups of milk, 1 tsp of green food coloring, 1 tub of cool whip, and crushed oreo cookies (bananas optional).
First, mix the milk, food coloring, and 2 packages of pudding until well blended (about 2-3 minutes on medium speed). Let sit for 5 minutes. Next, crush the oreos either in a food processor or in a ziplock bag and crush with your hand. Once the pudding has sit for 5 minutes, carefully fold in the cool whip. In a clear bowl (2-2.5 quarts), start with the crushed oreos and begin layering oreos then pudding mixture. Make sure that you end with the oreos on top. Put in refridgerator for 1 hour or until ready to be served. Enjoy!