Sometimes You Just Gotta Deep Fry!

Forget a traditional roast and potatoes dinner for Sunday evening! Yesterday I just got this urge to fry something! Not just a little turn of EVOO around the pan (nod to the Rachael Ray fans), but some serious deep frying. I told Scott my idea and we searched our fridge for what we could fry. I whipped up some cream cheese wontons and some pork, tofu, and veggie spring rolls while he decided on some homemade corn dog bites. Once the frying was over we decided we had way too much fried food and that we had to share; so we brought some neighbors in on the action to "try out" our fun. We decided to end the evening on a healthier note, so we made some mugua neoni (Taiwanese papaya milk) and it was honestly some of the most fun I've had for a while. Scott and I used to hang out in the kitchen all the time and see what we could come up with together, but lately (the last 2-3 years) he's been so busy that I've mostly been donning the chefs hat alone. It was a good blast from the past that I hope to repeat a bit more with him.
Sorry no pics of the action! I lost our charger to our digital camera! Whoops...

Moving On

This last Sunday we said a sad good-bye to a very long chapter in our life; the BYU 82nd LDS Married Student Ward. We figured when you have been in what is supposed to be a transitional ward for 5 years (off and on), you have lasted through 3 bishops, the Stake-Presidency knows you by your first names (and feel comfortable calling you for emergency fill-in talks for Stake Conference), and most of the other members of the ward were in Elementary School when you graduated from High School (and you actually knew their older siblings who also used to be in your ward and have since moved on), then it was time for us to move to a family ward. In all actuality, the only real reason we have switched is because our oldest, Meili, was old enough to be in Primary (a special Sunday School for children ages 3-11) and our student ward doesn't have one because there aren't any other children old enough. It was tough for Scott and I, but when Meili happily skipped between her classes and eagerly introduced us to her teachers and her new friends (kids her age!!!), it was all worth it. We are actually excited, but neither Scott nor I have been members of anything but Student Wards for over 10 years. It's just different, and we will miss all of our friends we have made in the student ward.