Products that we LOVE!

Hello!!

This blog is going to be very different from what we normally post. We have a few products that we have found in our past couple years of marriage that we absolutely LOVE, and we wanted to share them with you!! If you have any products that you love and think we should check out, post a comment, we love trying new things!!



SO..here we go....





Kleenex Viva Paper Towels...


This is BY FAR our paper towel of choice. We love how tough and durable it is, we have driven to another store to get our Viva's rather then settling on another brand when our grocery store is sold out. They are almost cloth like, and we LOVE them!
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Cascade Action Packs






This was the first dishwasher detergent that we used that totally cleaned our dishes and didn't leave water marks. We now try and buy them in bulk at Costco! No messing with powders or gels, just drop one of these bad boys in and you are set!

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Cottonelle Toilet Paper

This stuff just flat out rocks! So soft..so great.

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ALL Small & Mighty Laundry Detergent





We live in a condo so we try and find the most compact, space saving items that we can. We saw All Small & Mighty when it first came out and tried it and haven't switched. It is concentrated so you use less, thus taking up less space. We will certainly stick with this product even as our homes get bigger.

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Kraft Grate-It-Fresh Parmesan Cheese






I LOVE Parmesan Cheese, but I LOATHE that powdered stuff that you find in most grocery stores. However, good fresh grated Parm cheese can be tough to find, and expensive. This product has a block of Parm cheese inside and you grate as you go. It is awesome..much better then the powdered stuff..and much less expensive then the big blocks.

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Well...that is about it.

No, neither Sherri or I work for any of these companies, we just though we could share with family and friends some of the great things that we have come across.

Remember to post a comment and share any great products that you use!!

Bye for now!!

First Snow!!!!!

We woke up this morning to the first snowfall of the year!!! It was a very light dusting, and it has already melted, but it still counts!!!!

The Cake...

Yesterday (October 12th) was Sherri's 26th Birthday. We had a great evening with friends, we had 11 people at the Grenn's house for a little party for Sherri!! I knew that I wanted to do something "different" for her this year. We both really enjoy the TV show "Ace of Cakes" and I got the idea to have an "unusual" cake made for her. I contacted the lady who did our wedding cake (who is absolutly AMAZING!!!!!) and told her my ideas and she said..YES! I can do that!!

First I had to figure out what I wanted the cake to be. Sherri is very "girly" and loves anything pink or purple, so at first I was thinking of a very girly cake. But then I got "The Idea". One of the things that Sherri loves is "Coach" bags and purses. I recently got her a new Coach bag in Seattle that she absolutly loves and uses all of the time. I thought...How awesome to have a cake made that looks like her favorite Coach bag!!! So, I secretly took some pictures of the bag, as well as her Dior sunglasses and sunglasses case and e-mailed them to our cake lady. She did all of the hard work and I picked up the cake last night just before the party. The cake was THE highlight to say the least!! I was amazed at how well it turned out and everyone couldn't believe how real it looked!!!

Here are some pictures....

Here is a picture of the bag from the side.

Here is a picture of her Coach bag next to the cake!!!

Winter Is Almost Here...

Hello Everyone!!

The Joke is that Alaska has 2 seasons...Winter..and Summer. Our Spring and Fall last only a few short weeks. The Summers in Alaska are AMAZING, I have heard hundreds of times that "it is the summers that make the winters worth it". However, I am one of the few who feel the exact opposite. While I love the Alaskan Summers and think there isn't a more beautiful place to be during the summer, I actually like the winters here the best!! I feel like the winters are just so romantic and peaceful. Lots of fluffy white snow, cold enough outside to keep you inside by the fire, wrapped up together. I just love winter!!! SO..imagine how excited I was when I walked outside and saw this...

That's right...snow on the mountains!! My guess is that we will get our first snow here in Anchorage within the next week or so. I had guessed between the 10th and 14th and I think I will hold by that.

It is hard to believe that we will have snow that soon when I also took this picture off of our balcony today. It is of the hill right behind our house. Looks like a nice summer day!!

Only 78 more days till Christmas!!!

Quite The Update...

It has been a couple of weeks since we have updated this so here is what's new in our world...

• Sherri has worked for Curves for 3 1/2 years, it has certainly had its ups and downs. We are glad to say that she no longer works there. This isn't TOO recent, it actually happened a couple of weeks ago. This is totally a good thing. Because we have no debt and are doing well financially there is no rush for her to get out and find "the first job available", instead she is taking her time, looking for a job that she will enjoy and that fits her gifting!

• We recently celebrated our 2 year anniversary! We had a great day! We went and saw the play "Defending The Caveman" and it was SO funny, a perfect anniversary play! We then went to Benihana for dinner, it is Sherri's favorite restaurant. We came home after that and had cake. I had the same lady who did our wedding cake make us a smaller "anniversary cake". It was so great!! (Here is a picture of our anniversary cake)

• I have been traveling a lot with work recently. I was gone some last week and I will be leaving again tomorrow afternoon for another trip. Hopefully travel will slow down once November hits.
  
  
  
• Sherri's 26th Birthday is coming up soon! I think we are going to have a bunch of friends meet us at Moose's Tooth, our favorite local pizza joint, for a fun evening.
  
  
  
• We are taking a class at church on Wednesday nights on the book of Acts. We are co-leading a table of young married couples with no children. Its great, we are only 2 weeks into the class and we are already loving it, and forming relationships with the other couples. We have about 700 people in the class so its pretty hectic, yet fun!
  
  
  
• We recently had a going away party for some friends from our small group who are moving to Texas. It was a great event and really good to get everyone together! (here is a picture from the dinner)
  

That is a quick snapshot of whats new with us. I will try and be better about updating this on a more regular basis!!