Heidi and Liz got married!

Travis and I travelled to Chicago for the wedding of my cousin Heidi and Liz. Travis had never been before and I love Chicago so I was really excited! The wedding was adorable (totally Heidi) and the reception was awesome. The cotton candy machine was really cool. We also discovered Carol's bar (thank you Ashley)! It was an awesome hole in the wall, country western bar. Great burgers and cold beer! We spent Sunday at Navy Pier before heading home. What a fun weekend! Congrats Heidi and Liz!

Yum...

I am always looking for cheap and easy, but still delicious recipes. I found this one from disneyfamily.com

Tortellini with Edamame and smoked sausage:

Hands on time:30 minutes
Ready in:30 Minutes
Yield: 6 servings

1 pound frozen cheese tortellini
1 cup shelled Edamame (I found it in the frozen vegetables)
1 cup diced red pepper
1 pound smoked sausage
1/2 cup of Italian dressing (I added a little more)

1.) Set 6 quarts of salted water to a boil
2.) chop red pepper and slice sausage into 1/4 inch thick rounds
3.) Stir fry red pepper and sausage together (about 5 minutes)
4.) Add tortellini to water and cook for 5 minutes
5.) Add edamame to water and boil for another 2 minutes. Drain edamame and
tortellini well.
6.) Toss everything together with Italian dressing and heat through one final time.

I added a little Parmesan cheese to the top.

Not only was this a good dish, but I had never had edamame before. One of the things on my 30 before 30 list was to try new foods.

She was.....

Beautiful...


Amazing...


generous...


loved...