Super Bowl Sunday!

To start off, let me first say that church was absolutely wonderful today. I'm really loving our ward and the people in it. Our ward has the same ages as our singles ward did, but there's something about being married that brings out the maturity in people. I love it!

Today I watched my first ever super bowl(sort of). All my life I've heard how great super bowl commercials are but I felt very unimpressed. Was this just an off year? I don't care for the Giants or Patriots, so it was a little hard to get into the game, which is why I played Blokus with my friend Lizzie for the first half. I was actually very impressed with Madonna's half time show. She still kinda has it goin on!! For an old lady, at least.


 Buuut, I'm not here to blog about the game. Blake and I invited a few friends over and had a mini party. I got a few ideas from Pinterest and they worked out REALLY great, so I thought I'd share!

P.S. I was having major issues with the layout of this post so I'm just giving up. I know the 'p.s' usually comes at the end,  but apparently I'm way too tired to figure how to do that. Grrr. I'll start my photo project tomorrow, promise!

Taco Dip:

• 8 oz  cream cheese
• 8 oz sour cream
• 16 oz jar mild salsa
• 1 packet taco seasoning
• 2 cups iceberg lettuce, shredded
• 2 large tomatoes, diced
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 2.25 oz black olives,

In a large bowl combine cream cheese, sour cream, salsa and taco seasoning and mix well with an electric mixer. Spread on the bottom of a large shallow glass dish. Top with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese and black olives. Serve with tortilla chips.   

Here's our little setup. Taco dip, veggie cups, bean dip, mexican mess dip, and chips. (The little smokeys came later. Because what's a Super Bowl party without little smokeys?)

Mexican Mess Dip:

• 1 (16 ounce) can  refried beans
• 1 cup salsa
• 4 ounces green chilies
• 1 cup shredded cheese (I used a mexican blend)
• Spray a pie plate. Mix all ingredients and place in pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 mins or until hot in the center. Add extra cheese or anything else you want on top. (Leaving it bare isn't very pretty, fyi)

And lastly, the vegetable cups!

 I was most excited about these little guys, 

and they were a big hit! Self explanatory:

 cut up your choice of veggies and put

 them in a cup with ranch. Viola!