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This is my Grandma's recipe for tuna noodle casserole.  Nothing fancy, but I love that it's my Grandma's.  And its simple, just like me.

Tuna Noodle Casserole

Ingredients:

• 1 - 12 oz. package of noodles
• 2 - 10.5 cans of cream of mushroom soup
• 2 - 5-6 oz. cans of tuna
• 1 - 15 oz. can of peas (you can use a smaller can)
• lots of shredded cheese, whatever kind you like
• French's French Fried Onions or crushed up Lay's Potato Chips
• Nature's Seasoning or whatever your prefer

1. Preheat the oven to 350°.
2. Cook the noodles as directed on the package.  Whatever kind you like.  I normally use rotini, but I decided to use bowties instead.
3. Put cooked noodles in a casserole dish.
   
   
4. Mix in cream of mushroom soup, tuna and peas.  You can also add some shredded cheese, I do.
   
   
5. Put in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
6. After 15-20 minutes remove from over and add French’s French Fried Onions or crushed up Lay’s Potato Chips (Lay’s are what my Grandma originally used, I think I learned about French’s from my Mom) and lots of cheese.
7. Then put back in the oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Reading is one of my most favorite things to do.

What's a hobby of yours?

I don't think I've discovered my talent yet.

Hubs said today "talent is something that you're born with not something you learn."  So he says my talent is the fact that I'm double jointed.

This was a really tough one for me.  It made me realize that I don't have a talent.  I need to work on discovering what it is.

What's a talent of yours?

Hubs and I got married in La Jolla, CA on April 7, 2009.

We only had imediate family there.

My mom, dad, brother and sister in law. His mom, dad and sister.

As well as the maid of honor and best man.

We technically eloped, but we still treated it like a regular ceremony.  Hubs and I didn't see eachother until I walked down the "aisle".

Our ceremony was quick and afterwards the marriage license was signed and we took some family photos and then photos with just the two of us.

After all the photos we went to a restaurant near our hotel called The Spot. It was great and simple. Exactly what I wanted.

Starry Night by Van Gogh

This song was played at my grandparents funeral.  It makes me think of them.

House Front:

I love the porch and it looks like there's some land to it.

Living Room:

Add family pictures, and a plushier couch.

Master Bedroom:

Kitchen:

Master Bathroom:

With a bear claw tub and a stand up shower.

Closet:

I love all the organization!

Laundry Room:

Different washer and dryer, but close!

I'd love to have 3-4 rooms; master, two kids rooms, and an extra for Hubs and my extra stuff.  2-3 bathrooms; master bath, one for the kids and one for guests.  Two car garage.  Huge backyard.  I want to live on some land.  I'm sure there's more, but these are the basics.  I hope to get them all one day. :)

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Such an awful thing to happen.  But his writing almost makes you feel like you're there with him through the whole thing.  Reading this books just made me wish I could hold him and tell him everything was going to be alright.

No child should be treated this way.

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I recently wrote about this book here.

Can I have this laundry room, please? LOVE IT!

Laundry.  I'm picky about how it's folded.  No one else can seem to do it right.

At least to me, anyways. :)

What's something you're OCD about?

June 2010. Wear green for Wyatt River memorial day.

8th Grade. Age 12. (almost 10 years)

I look like a player with all these boys.

Flagstaff, AZ in January 2010

This picture reminds me of the best friend I had and lost.

But it also reminds me I need to move on and find better friends.

I stole this photo list idea from Tillie at A Nuttier Life.

1 - Hubs

2 & 3 - Kenai & Root Beer

4, 5 & 6 - Trauma, Oliver & Nugget

7 - Reading / Books

8 - Blogging / Writing

9 - Tattoos

[I didn't know which photo to use.]

10 - Family

11 - My Nephew, Grayson

12 - Dr Pepper [in a can]

13 - My iPhone [occasionally]

14 - Sleeping

15 - Funfetti Cupcakes

16 - Television Shows / Movies

17 - Showers

18 - Rain / Storms


19 - Blog Friends

20 - Takings Pictures

Torrey Pines, CA. Taken in July 2007.

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