Callings-Primary Pres & Executive Secretary

So last month our ward split. They actually redid the boundaries for the Boise Central Stake, so many other wards w in the stake changed. We were in the bitterooot ward and we taught sunbeams together. We are now in the Colehaven ward. Last week was the craziest week of our lives. On Tuesday i was extended the calling as the Primary President , i am excited and nervous. I have so much to learn but i have learned so much already. Than on Thursday someone from the high council came over and extended the call to Kasey as the ward Executive Secretary, which i know he will do an amazing job at and we will support each other so much. We are each active in our callings now. I will learn so much and can't wait to bring my talents to the calling. Our lives just got busier lol. There is one more thing but i will write about later. we feel we have been so blessed. Life has given us so many wonderful gifts and its time to give back.

Jenn's Second Surgery June 18th

On June 18th i had my gallbladder out. I was outpatient, so ya i didn't have to stay at the hospital! I am recovering right now. Kasey said my swelling has gone down. I am so grateful for such a wonderful husband. He has helped me so much threw this, physically and mentally! I am so grateful for all my blessings! I am so grateful for the love from all!  Now i hope to have a clean bill of health for a while.

Easy Parmesan Chicken

I love crock-pot meals and we got this really cool crock-pot cookbook for a wedding gift. It as awesome recipes in it, like real ones i would use. I cooked this today. I love to come home and especially on fast Sunday to dinner all cooked, for the most part. So i will share the recipe.

Easy Parmesan Chicken

 

8OZ of mushrooms, sliced
1 medium Onion, cut into thin wedges
1 tbsp olive oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 jar (24-26oz) traditional Italian spaghetti  sauce
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
hot cooked spaghetti

Place mushrooms and onion in the crock-pot slow cooker. Heat oil in a large skillet over med high heat and light brown both sides of chicken. Place chicken in crock-pot. Pour Italian sauce over chicken, add basil, oregano and the bay leaf. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hrs or high 3-4 hours, or until chicken is tender. Remove and discard bay leaf.
Sprinkle chicken w cheeses.
tips:
I never follow the directions all the way i love to make things my own. so this is what i did.
You can use canned mushrooms but just use a small can. I used chicken tenders as i didn't have breast but all the same. I didn't stir the seasonings around till 2 hours after i put in(which was right before i left for church.) It probably only took 5 hrs to cook on low. I started cooking the pasta and i sprinkled Italian bread crumbs lightly on-top. I than used an Italian cheese blend and sprinkled on top of chicken and sauce. I covered it to melt  while i finished the pasta and etc.

If dairy products are added too early they can curdle.

Enjoy!

honeymoon-Utah

On our wedding night we stayed in a cute cozy bed and breakfast called SnowBerry Inn in Eden Ut by Huntsville.http://www.snowberryinn.com/alaskan.htm we stayed in the Monte Cristo room. The next day we traveled to Coalville Utah in which we stayed in a cute little cabin. We traveled all over Utah a few days out of the week. It was a very memorable honeymoon.  One day we went to the Draper Temple, we did a endowment session and than went to Ikea(Oh wow i love that store). Another day we went to Salt lake City and did some shopping, went to see the Joseph Smith movie, looked around temple square and than went out to dinner at red lobster where i met Elder Richard G Scott. We left on that Thursday to come home and cause i had to take pics of the cabin i was coming down the stairs(they were very narrow and steep) I fell down the stairs and Kasey was at the bottom but he couldn't do anything but watch me fall as they were to narrow, he felt so bad but i was ok just a little bumps and bruises.

Monte Cristo room

Morning on our way out

our view from snowberry Inn

Draper temple someone had to take the pic

kasey and jenn in front of Christ

Christ praying in the Garden of Gethsemane

on the Marriage Pedestal

salt Lake Temple

cabin view from upstairs

cabin Kitchen

cabin

Reception in Star, ID Jan 28 2012

Thanks to tia Dowdle for making our cake!

ha ha i ordered that topper from china

Love

my family

our photographer did a awesome job

Cornia family

my older sister did all the decorations, thank you!

On January 28 Kasey and I had our reception in Star, Id. It was such a joyous night. we got to see so many wonderful people. Kasey mom and dad(from Utah), brother& sister-in Law(Trevor & cami, & little Parker came from Las Vegas.) And of course all my family was there. We had a dessert table, a photo booth ran by my brother and sister in law, and had no intentions of having a line as we had no bridal party of our choice but a line formed around us, lol oh well! It was a busy busy busy night, wow i was tired out!

The one w Jenn at the ER

so on April 4th i was in so much pain i had Kasey take me to the Er at Saint Als. I was there all night and morning. I had a cat-scan and ultra sound. Results came back i had a hernia in my diaphragm and gallbladder stones. We searched for a surgeon and on April 11th i was in the OR having surgery to fix my diaphragm. It was the most important. I stayed in the hospital 4 days, bluh.. I am so thankful for all the amazing prayers and people who came to see me called and etc. So thankful for my in laws for fasting for me and so much more. Surgery went well and i am healing nicely. Went to my post opp yesterday and Dr seemed pleased. In June is when i will have my next surgery to take out my gallbladder. Most of all i am so thankful for my sweet husband Kasey who took such good care of me(his love and devotion), we learned so much patients by this as i whined a lot, ok i was in lots of pain, I had 5 incisions, :).

Wedding day Jan 21 2012

On Jan 21 2012 Kasey and Jennifer were married in the Bountiful UT temple for time and all eternity. It was the most amazing day ever! It was a perfect day! I have a long story to tell about that day! Somethings i will never forget that i will be able to tell my children.