I'm not an expert foodie by all means but I do like to whip up some tasty goodies when I can. However, I can't take all the credit for my wonderful masterpieces because I usually snatch a recipe or two from those that proclaim themselves as foodies. This thought leads me onto my today's discussion: recipe ideas.

All I can say is web searching can be dangerous, especially when you stumble across something called Pinterest! I have read many other blogs, which the ladies rave about and I can see why. I didn't sign up to be part of the addiction but simply just meandered around the site. And, boy oh boy I think I got myself into to trouble.

This site is a "catalog" to place all the things you love. Well all I know is that I love everything and I knew that if I did sign up for this, my "catalog" would of filled with food!

So after looking through so many good looking pictures of food (Disclaimer: I almost ate the computer screen that it was making me so hungry), I stumbled upon these sites from Pinterest. And this is what I got: blogs and blogs about food

As I drooled over the many tasty recipes these websites offer, I knew I was no match to become an ultimate foodie but to utilize these sites as guides as I continue to craft tasty menu items for my husband and I devour. So note to self: food blogs can be dangerous (they can take up your whole day!) To end the day, I'm going to create a challenge, a cooking challenge that is...look for more details Aug. 1st!

Enjoy your last weekend of July!

So this is what we have been us to:

June 25 – I became Mrs. Koepke! I'm still getting use to the name. At work, it varies often what last name will say.

June 26 – We started our Alaskan excursion. It was cool, beautiful, amazing, and relaxing! Can I go back?

July 9 – My best friend said 'I do'! And, I was so honored to be part of her special day!

July 14 – I chopped 5 inches off!

July 17 – This is what our house looks like now. I call it "a home tornado!" We had gift opening and now we have to make room for our beautiful gifts! I just think we need a larger house.

And for Jet, I think he's glad to be home for awhile too!

So I hope I caught you up on things! Since I haven't been able to be home enough to do a load of laundry, I don't have any new recipes. However, I have a new idea in the forecast. Come back at the end of the week for details!

To catch up on things, June 25 was the day I married my best friend and true love, Dustin! It's been a long time coming since we were engaged for little over 2 years. The day was perfect–the weather was sunny and partly cloudy and many family and friends celebrated with us. After the wedding, we shipped out on an Alaskan cruise for a week. We finally have arrived back to Philip, SD last night.