ROBBED

So I came home yesterday after Rachel's volleyball game and our house had been robbed! YES I AM SERIOUS!!! WE ARE NOT JOKING!!! THIS IS NOT A TEST!!! NO REALLY!!!

My jewelry box was completely emptied, David's gun safe had been broken into, all of the stuff in our room had been pretty much ransacked, 30ish coins from Grandpa Walker dating back to 1880ish, our PS2 and a ton of games and controllers gone...HAHA the wireless ones didn't work, so there!!!

So now I have to make an itemized list of all the things...GOOD LUCK with that!!!

Funny side note...not that any of this is funny, because it is not...We went to lunch on Saturday with David's mom and bro's. It was time for fortune cookies. I opened mine and it said:

Your lost posession will be returned within a month

I am hoping this one might come true. I should have gone right out and bought a lottery ticket with the numbers on the back! If my stuff is returned, I definetly will!

Ode to Sam

My heart is full of love for this beautiful girl! Sam was one of my last Beehives or first Mia Maids and was with me all the way through Laurels and then some. The years all blend together into one big ball of fun and laughs and it starts and begins and involves this one chick, Samantha Jade Messersmith. There are so many things that I could say about her, but I won't. I will keep them in my heart. One of the coolest things about this girl is that she is one of my best friends and I know that she feels the same way about me. My one memory of Sam, that I will always hold near and dear, is her thanking me at her final home basketball game, Senior Night. Natalie, Heather and I went to her game that evening, like we had several times. In her little thank you speech she said thanks to Harris, Goff and Coleman. I mean come on, her Young Women leaders. I know that meant alot to all of us. Sam hung out at dances and activities with us because we cared about each other, not because she couldn't find someone to dance with...Look at her-she is BEAUTIFUL...but because we had a great time together. I am going to miss her more than I can say!!!

Natalie and I had the chance to have one last moment with her this week. We went to Cheesecake Factory for lunch on Tuesday and then to see Mamma Mia that evening. (See 'The Schroeders' post for details on this fun evening.)It was fun to just talk and hear about all the things that she will be doing...

See you on Sunday, November 23 in San Jose, CA. Seattle University will be playing there that day! Have a great college experience and most important...MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

GOOD LUCK SAM! You are my sunshine...

Time Out For Women

What a great day last Saturday. I had never been before. Here is a picture of Nat and I sitting in the front row for TOFW. (Thanks Steph for taking the picture!) What a great day we had with many friends. We had a great tail-gate lunch in the parking structure! THANKS DEBBIE and your sister and friends for all the work! It was sure a fun day!

Bruin Bash

Rachel served up 6 points in a row...4 of them were ACES!


What a great Tournament. Galt swept the tourney in all the divisions! Freshman squad played awesome!
GREAT JOB LADIES!

Easy Pumpkin Spice Cookies

This is a great cookie for fall or anytime of the year.

1 Pkg Carrot cake mix with pudding
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/4 cup margarine or butter melted
1 egg
1-16 can Cream Cheese frosting (homemade is better but if you want a canned frosting try Duncan Heins 'homestyle'. Theirs is actually pretty good.)
36 candy candy pumpkins, similar to candy corns-optional

Heat oven to *350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. In large bowl combine cake mix, pumpkin, margarine or butter and egg; stir until combined. Drop dough by rounded tablespoon onto greased cookie sheets.

Bake for 12-15 minutes. (I cook for 12 or they dry out.) Let cool for 2 minutes and remove from trays.

Frost cooled cookies with cream cheese frosting. Top with pumpkin candy or colored sugars for a cute presentation. We like them plain. They have a muffin like consistency. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

BOULEVARD BISTRO

So, David surprised me and took me out to dinner on Saturday. What a great day it was! I went to Time Out For Women with several friends that day and then out for a FAB-U-LOUS dinner with David.

So our Friends, Bret and Debbie, own a restaurant in Old Town Elk Grove, Boulevard Bistro. We do not go there as much as we would like to, but when we do, we always have a great time and are guaranteed a great meal with wonderful company, who come and sit with us and crowd in on our 1 on 1 time...LOVE YOU DEB! You can eat with us anytime you want- it's your restaurant!!!

We were treated to some sparkling cider as soon as we sat down. We decided on starting with the Shrimp Cakes, served with a corn salsa, (my favorite) and David ordered a smoked salmon served with corn pancakes. Both came with amazing sauces drizzled beautifully on the plates. No Sweetbreads this time!

For dinner, David ordered the 'melt in your mouth' Rib Eye special, served with Heirloom Tomatoes. David went back and forth between that and the Venison. I tried the Chicken Breast, stuffed with Ricotta and peppers. This was served with green beans and basil mashed potatoes and a creamy sauce. We both were thrilled with our selection. (I know this is killing you Amy!)

On to dessert, of course. I cheated, I couldn't make up my mind...Pays to have good friends, who are accommodating and great staff...I ordered the Chocolate Decadence, YUM, and the Fig Cheesecake! Smaller portions of the two. Yes FIG Cheesecake. WOW! David chose the Raspberry Sorbet with fresh berries and then ate my cheesecake along side his sorbet. He loved the combination of the two together, of course. After we finished we went and sat in the bar area and visited with Debbie for a long time.

If you have not been to this restaurant, we highly suggest going there for date night...Tell them that David and Kori (and Mike and Amy) sent you! It is the best! They have won KCRA's A-LIST dining award for 2 years in a row and Sacramento Magazines-Best of Sacramento award and many other honors. Here is their website...
www.frontiernet.net/~boulevardbistro/
or their telephone # is 916-685-2220. They also serve Brunch on Saturday and Sunday. I can't wait to try the Creme Brulee French Toast, :-) Bret's Creme Brulee is amazing! It is my second fav dessert served there. Taking 1st place is the Chocolate Pot de creme, which they were not serving on Saturday :-( Good thing the cheesecake was YUM!

Recipes...

So Kathryn said, "Where are all your recipes??? You didn't post them right." You are right, I didn't post them, I change them out all the time. So I will be adding them back in for those of you that want them...and those of you who could care less...and/or those of you that want to steal them and put them on your own BLOG!

Salsa My Recipe!

1-14.5 oz can tomatoes and green chilies-Del Monte
1-14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
1 large jalapeno, cut up. (I leave in the seeds)
½ of a yellow onion
1-2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 tsp salt
½ tsp cumin
1/4 tsp sugar

Process onion and jalapeno in food processor. I put them in separately because I like to make sure the jalapeno is finely chopped. Transfer to blender. Add tomatoes and other ingredients and give a few quick pulses. (Depending on how chunky you like your salsa.) Place in a covered container and chill to blend flavors.

You can play with the heat of the salsa. This is medium to hot depending on your taste. If you want it milder leave out the membrane in the pepper.

Off to a great start!

The Freshman had there first official game Tuesday and they won both games! Today we play in Lodi.

Good Luck Girls...

River Cats and Merlino's Freeze

We had a great time last Friday night at the River Cats game. They played Fresno that night. It was a nice evening. A little hotter than we would have liked though! We had great seats just behind home plate and a little to the left and 15 rows back. It was $1.00 night for hot dogs and Drumsticks. Josh took a baseball and got 5 autographs on it. One of the players, #23, hit a grandslam that night. Josh got his autograph on his ball...hang on to that one!


Now all I wanted was a Merlino's Freeze!!! They had some new flavors this time. The Black Raspberry was awesome!!! I ended up with Cherry and Pineapple though. David had the Black Raspberry. I was jealous of my friend Stephanie who had Watermelon. She had gone to a different stand at the stadium. They did not have the raspberry though. She said it was YUMMY! Josh had the Orange, as usual. I forget how good that flavor is! Josh always gets Orange.