Birthday post: #2 "Favorite Day"

I know. I know. I know....

Nothing can quite possibly top a post that contains videos of Adam consuming a TON of pie on his birthday, getting two-thirds of the way through, and the fateful aftermath that follwed:) (pretty darn HILARIOUS)

Nevertheless, titling the previous post as "Birthday Post: #1" insinuates there will be another part, thus here I am writing Part #2.

Scene 1: It's 7am in the morning on February 19, 2010 (Adam's birthday). I have been up for about an hour, preparing for "Favorite Day" while Adam is peacefully sleeping in our bedroom. 50 balloons of every color fill up our office (a.k.a the birthday room) and I begin spreading out the various "favorites" throughout the room.

You see, Adam Bethany is my "favorite". We often tell each other throughout the week (usually daily) that we are eachother's "favorites". It may sound like a very simple word/name, but it has come to mean a lot to the both of us ever since we started dating, were engaged and now are married. I love Adam deeply, but I also greatly enjoy him. He is the one I laugh with, share life with, my encourager, protector, safe place, and my best friend. I'm so blessed to have him by my side in marriage. So on his birthday, to remind him that he alone is my favorite, I created "Favorite Day" for him :)

Throughout the day he was to open different "favorites". The morning began with this:


a red ballon, inside contained instructions of where he'd find his Favorite #1:
a breakfast of corn cakes (definition: pancakes made out of cornmeal...sooo delicious!)

After he ate breakfast he was led into the birthday room :


Every 2 hours, he was allowed to pick a favorite present to open *note: he did not have to go in numerical order.....but of course he did:) *


some of his favorites included: swedish fish, goldfish, his favorite sheets to sleep on, a coupon to watch his favorite movie- Dumb and Dumber- with his wife, an entire pan of chocolate eclaire pie , a pint of B&G's Chunky Monkey icecream, a bottle of Moscato wine, etc.

At the end of the day, after he had opened all 7 Favorites, he naturally assumed Favorite Day was over. But little did he know what was awaiting him when he came to bed.
(NO! NOT THAT!! SHEEESH...)

I had hidden one last surprise envelope hidden in his pillowcase that led him to his last favorite gift that hidden behind a chair in our bedroom. The Favorite:
An adult-size onesie. Complete with grip footies and drop seat.

The Design: Three Wolf Moon (..... RIDICULOUS) .

He had no idea and it was such a joy to end Favorite Day like that for my Favorite:)

Here is some footage of Adam in his onesie (IT doens't get much better than this huh?!) *Disclaimer: This footage is taken after Adam has spent 15 minutes stomping and kicking balloons, (in his onesie), in the birthday room....annnnnnndddd after having eaten half of a bag of swedish fish*




yes...that is a balloon I stuffed into his onesie.

Mrs. B

Birthday post #1: That's ALOT of pie

Adam's Birthday was this past Friday and I had written about one wish he had for his birthday. You can read in depth here .

Pretty much he wanted to eat an entire pan of Chocolate Eclaire Pie in one sitting....all by himself and for himself:) I have footage of this epic experience and instead of writing about it....I will let the videos speak for themselves. Enjoy!

*note: when trying to accomplish a feat such as this, I would (and speaking for Adam) HIGHLY recommend not having 2 bowls of chicken and dumpling prior*




and this is him about 1/3 of the way through...



can't seem to upload the "him beginning to feel it" video clip :(

but here's the final footage and the result of adam's wish:)





guess there is always next year! Next time we'll forego the dark chocolate and stick with the milk chocolate:)

One wish...

Tomorrow is Adam's quarter-century birthday...meaning he'll be 25!

When I asked him what he would like for his birthday, I wasn't surprised to hear him request Chocolate Eclaire Pie.

You see, Adam developed his fondness for Chocolate Eclaire pie when I made it for social gathering. He tried it, LOVED it and the rest is history. So WHENEVER we are invited over to someone's house for dinner and we're asked to bring dessert..duh nuh nuh, we make Chocolate Eclaire Pie. I've made it so many times since we've been married (for others..but mainly for Adam) that I have it memorized and can whip out a pie in a matter of 8-10 minutes...especially with Adam's help. And by help, I mean his amazing ability to lick bowls, pans, and spatulas clean of pudding and choclate:)

So chocolate Eclaire pie it is for his birthday...and he doesn't just want one piece, or two, or three.

He wants the ENTIRE pan.

yes. the WHOLE pan. It's been a dream of his to sit down to a
9 x 13 pan filled with graham cracker, vanilla pudding, whip cream, and choclate goodness and have the freedom to eat it all in one sitting...not having to share it with anyone or save it for a social event...it's all his.

I'm excited to help him fulfill this dream. (Documenting footage to follow!)

Here is the recipe for Chocolate Eclaire Pie. Please try it....I'm serious. It is a VERY easy and DELICIOUS dessert!

Ingredients:
-1 box graham crackers
-2 4oz. boxes vanilla instant pudding mix
-3 cps. milk
-1 8oz. thing of Cool Whip




Chocolate Topping:
-Bag of chocolate chips
-1 T butter
-about 2T half and half or milk

Directions:
Blend vanilla pudding and milk. Fold in Cool Whip. Line a 9x13 pan with graham crackers. Put half of the pudding mix into the pan on top of the graham crackers.



Put another layer graham crackers on top of pudding mix.
Pour in remaining mixture and put on final layer of graham crackers.



Melt butter in small sauce pan over low heat, add chocolate chips. As the chocolate and butter melt, stir continually while adding in the half and half or milk until smooth.Top pie with chocolate covering. Refrigerate for a couple of hours (or ideally overnight *this allows the crackers to absorb some of the pudding mix, softened and taste DELICIOUS*)






oh and here is me with the soon-to-be-birthday-boy:) love him and being married to him!

El Fuego

It didn't even take 24 hours since the first official post of the "Marvelous Misadventures of Mr. and Mrs. Bethany" for a mishap to take place.

The story goes as this:

Ruth, a.k.a: "Wife", is getting ready to make dinner for Adam, a.k.a "Husband". She has selected to make a delicious glazed salmon recipe from Allrecipes . And as she always does....tries to improvize and add her own Pizazz to a meal. This "flair" would all too soon backfire on her.

Glaze includes:

- 2tsp. Butter
- 2T Honey Mustard
- 1/4 cp. Brown Sugar
- Swig of Brandy *Ruth's added ingredient*

Directions: combine ingredients in small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Glaze salmon and place in preheated oven under broiler for 10-15min or until golden brown.

After the broiler had been heated, I (ruth) proceeded to put the glazed salmon onto the baking pan and into the oven.

yes. the oven....

I heard a big bang, but thought it was just the oven making noises since it's OLD and continued getting the rest of the meal ready.

(I know you are probably yelling "ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!)

After 6 minutes had elapsed, I started to smell a distinct burning scent. Opened the oven to check on the salmon and was exceedingly shocked to see my salmon engulfed in flames!!!!

yes. flames. (I know many of you saw this coming)

I turned the oven off and in disbelief that this was all happening, called out, "uh.....Adam... FIIIIIIIIIRRRREEEEE!!!!!!!"

As Adam ran down the stairs, I grabbed the torched and still flaming baking pan and pulled it out of the oven. The house rapidly filled with a dense smoke and smoke detectors started blairing! We rushed to open all the downstairs windows, allowing the winter air to sweep through the house and turned on the living room fan. The "BEEP BEEP BEEP" eventually came to a halt and we were able to catch our breath. That breath ended up turning into laughter and then thanks to God for keeping us safe and the house from burning down.
The salmon survived el fuego and actually turned out to be VERY delicious! (go figure!)

When I aksed Adam what his thoughts were about the events that had just passed he said:

1) "I'm glad you're okay."
2) "I'm glad the house is still standing."
3) "annnnd I'm glad the salmon is okay."

all in all it was a good misadventure.
And may this be a lesson to us all (most likley just me since you all know far better):

DON'T PUT ALCOHOLIC GLAZES IN THE OVEN

or any alcohol for that matter.

Thanking God we are alive, still in the shelter of our home, and our stomachs are filled with delicious brandy-glazed salmon.
Now a bit wiser,
Mrs. Bethany

here is the aftermath of the scorched baking pan...we think with a few hours of soaking we will be able to salvage it.

The Plunge

yes.

yes.

yes. Adam and I, also now known as Mr. and Mrs. Bethany have taken the plunge into the immense blogging ocean.

We are excited to share life: {the ups and downs, both the crazy and mundane experiences we have, funny moments, "Ruthisms", little instances that cause us to smile and thank our Savior} with those of you who choose to read.

These are our stories. Documented so you may get glimpse into our life, be encouragaed, challenged and see what God is doing. Even more so it is for us to remember all the things [BIG and little] that make up our life together and remind us of the Lord's great faithfulness.

I will end this first official blog post with some Ruthisms.

For those of you who don't know, I suffer a slight combination disorder. That is 1 part dyslexia + 1 part wildly random imagination + 1 part speaks before fully registering what one is saying. The result is a Ruthism. This has been happening ever since I was little.

Childhood Examples (correct terms are on left, Ruthism on right):

elevator= alligator

elbow= Elmo

eyebrow= Broweye

Lasagna= Longjohnya. said: "Long-John-ya"

and lastly, when telling our dinner guests what we were having for dinner (which was to be bratwurst) I told them proudly..... Rottweilers



Signing out,

Mrs. Bethany