Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Pepaw's Crackers
When I was younger, my pepaw Loftis always made these little treats. All they really are is Townhouse crackers with peanut butter in the middle, dipped in white chocolate. I was telling some co-workers about them the other week and thought I'd give them a try - I haven't had any since pepaw passed away.
They didn't taste quite as good as the ones pepaw made but I think they turned out well, they got pretty good reviews from all the people that tried them. I don't know if pepaw was really good at them or I'm just really bad at cooking (it's probably a little bit of both) but they were actually harder to make than I thought! Dealing with melted chocolate is a pain. They didn't look very pretty, but I think sometimes not all things good in life are perfect.
Overall though, I'm glad I made them. It helped me remember a little bit of pepaw and gave me a smile, and that's always a good thing.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Red vs. Blue
I got to go to the Utah/BYU rivalry game this year, nothing splits Utah like this game, it was crazy! Even though I didn't go to Utah, pretty much everyone I know, including Blake and his family, either went there or cheers for them.
Growing up in North Carolina, I know a little about rivalries with UNC/Duke's basketball rivalry. I think of Utah as the UNC and I've always cheered for the Tarheels so it's an easy crossover. Plus, I swear you can tell who's a BYU fan without even asking.
Anyways, we went tailgating before the game and I saw some really funny things, and a few not so pleasant things (on BOTH sides mind you, but really, before this I would have thought what adult is going to argue with a 10 year old about who's the better team?!? Well, you'd be surprised.)
The game was exciting and even more fun that they won - Utah beat BYU 48-24 and ended their season ranked No. 6 in the BCS standings.
Here's some more pics from the event...
(sorry mom!)
Utah's Quarterback Brian Johnson
Presenting the Mountain West Conference Trophy to the Utes
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