Uglies

Well, I've been non-existent in the blogging world so here is my attempt to jump back in!

Tonight, I tried a new recipe I found on allrecipes.com called "Uglies." And truly, they lived up to their name. They were ugly little things, but they were DELICIOUS!

They didn't take long to make, but they were sure, yummy! We had them with tater tots and campfire sauce.

Campfire sauce is that stuff you can get at Red Robin, but my brother-in-law, Jayden, taught me how to make it. Basically you make regular old fry sauce, then mix in barbecue sauce. Delectable!

Anywho, here's a link to the recipe if you'd like to give them a try!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Uglies/Detail.aspx

Meet Kylee

This is dog 20482 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter. She is a 3 year old Jack Russell/Corgi mix. We went to the shelter this morning, and met the sweet sweet dogs there. Two in particular stood out to us as our possible future dogs.

Jenny was a Chihuahua mix (no picture available, sadly) who looks just like my best friend, Kat's, dog, Turbo. She was shy, and reserved, and didn't bark at all.

And this sweet girl is 20482, or as we have named her, Kylee. She was in the back with the bigger dogs (next to the GIANT bloodhound). The dogs around her were leaping and dancing, and barking, but little Kylee just walked to the front of her pen to greet us. She almost looks like she's smiling! She's a sweet dog, and we're crossing our fingers to adopt this sweet dog.

Springville

Tyson and I are living in a basement apartment in Springville, Utah. Now, to me, Springville was that one city that you drove by on your way to Provo, you know, an exit. Oh ho ho, let me tell you, Springville is such a cool place!
It is called "Art City" and it truly is that. There are statues lining Main Street and everything about them is original and fantastic.
The homes here are amazing! Some are so old and colonial, while others are so modern. I drove by a home yesterday with these two GIANT hands on their front porch. I love it!
It definitely has a country/small town feel (manure, chickens, horses, cows) but with the conveniences of a city (Wal-Mart, Sonic, AutoZone). I love it here. :]

Where We're At

It has been a crazy few months in the Rollins household! Here are a few highlights :]

*Tyson has started school again at BYU. He is enjoying his classes and works on campus!

*I'm working at the Sister Missionary Mall and lovin it!

*Our car is awesome. Enough said. :] (Think Batmobile cool)

*We're living in Springville, and we are really loving our apartment. Its basically super cute :]

*I have a cute new coat. I love that it is freezing here, so I have the excuse to have a cute warm coat.

*I want a puppy. But what's new?

*Tyson still loves explosions and coming up with amazing war stories.

*Our house FINALLY looks like our home. We have pictures and things hanging, so I love it!

* I need new shoes...my 3 year old Vans and 2 year old Chucks are beginning to show their wear.

*Tyson needs a new camera, basically because my camera won't flash, and he currently doesn't have one. Meh.

*We are extremely grateful for tax refunds. Let me tell ya.

*I love having so many temples close to us! Sigh... :]

*We're excited to go to Vegas soonish!

We are happy campers, and loving the married life. :] Psh, who knew it could be this fun? :]

Public Service Announcement

Dear kind members of the church...

CLIPPING YOUR NAILS IN CHURCH IS NOT OKAY!
ITS GROSS!
UNSANITARY!
AND REALLY DISTRACTING TO HEAR THAT "clip clip clip" NOISE DURING SACRAMENT MEETING.

That is all.

Also, Tyson and I discovered a really neat website

www.mormonsmadesimple.com

:] great missionary tool

Hair Color

So, since we got married a month ago, my true hair color (aka blond) has been showing through quite a bit. I've had way too many moments of my brain working slower than my mouth, including gems like these:

"Wait, can you burn water?"

Tyson: "Yeah, here in Utah when they have you swear on the the Bible in court, they make you swear on the Book of Mormon too."
Me: "Really??"

Tyson: "Yep, there's a bear farm down there."
Me: "What?? Really??"

Most of the time, my mouth is saying these lovely things while my brain is going "Oh Tara, stop it!! Stop talking!!" Clearly I have a problem here. :]

We Did It!

That's right folks, Tyson and I were married on October 30th, 2009 in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple! It was a beautifully cold day, and we had a huge turnout. We really appreciate all of those who came to the temple and the receptions following the day.
Our life together started out as an adventure, that's for sure. Tyson and I were sick all weekend, and I didn't get better til about Tuesday, but hey, it'll make for a great story! :)
We had our Vegas reception this last Saturday, and that was a blast. It was really exciting to see all of my old friends, and even my senior year English teacher, Mrs. Gerken! We got home Sunday night to our power being out. Completely. So, we made the best of it, lit our battery-powered tea lights, and our candle by Febreze, and camped out a little! Our power finally turned back on about an hour ago, so we're much happier.
Tyson and I will be starting a new blog soon, so we'll keep you posted on when that'll change!
We're loving life, and each other! :)