Veggie dip

This is by far the easiest recipe I have put on my blog to date. However, we eat it ALL the time so I thought I should share. Plus it is a healthier dip to have with those vegetables we don't get enough of everyday.

What you need:

6 oz. plain greek yogurt

(don't stop reading if you hate greek yogurt. I still haven't gotten the guts to try it, but I love this dip!)

1 packet of ranch dip seasoning mix

I had originally used the Hidden Valley one,

but recently I found this cheaper options at Sprouts, my new favorite place to shop. Any will work as long as it says "just add sour cream" on the package. I suppose if I was being really healthy and all natural I would post how to make this dip with what you have in the kitchen to avoid more of the sodium, but I am all about quick and easy in this case. It takes me long enough to chop up the vegetables as it is to eat with this!

Combine the seasoning mix with the yogurt. I made a double batch in this picture, and this is what is left after a weekend of enjoying it! Otherwise, if you just bought one regular sized yogurt (6 oz) you can make it and store it in the yogurt container. I used to do that, but now we go through too much so now I buy the big 2 lb. tub of yogurt instead and use what I need as we go.

Dip your favorite (or not so favorite) vegetables. We like cucumbers, carrots, and any bell pepper. Let me know what else you find for dipping! Thanks for reading! ;) Also be sure to check out my updated "in the kitchen" tab. I have added a lot of recipes I like from affiliate links!

As we go on, we remember

We headed back to Kansas City this weekend for my graduation from occupational therapy school at Rockhurst University. It was such a quick trip; I wish we could have been there a little longer. We made sure to have fun while we were there! Friday night our class was honored with a banquet. It was so great to see everyone again!

One good thing about going to school with all girls, everyone looked beautiful for the occasion!

This program brought me so many great, new friends. I hope many will stay in my life forever.

  

So the last time we had to dress up for an OT event (capstones) Angela and I took pictures in theme with our outfits which last time was Christmas. This time we chose Spring. Angela represented a growing new flower, and I was the water.

Look at her grow!

Then, since we were in Kansas we also had to add a little Wizard of Oz so I transformed into Dorothy with my Ruby Red heels and Angela was the cutest Toto ever.

And then it was graduation day in downtown Kansas City! There were many times I didn't know if this day would ever come.

How lucky was I to get to sit next to my best friend in OT school during the long graduation ceremony?

It's official! I got my hood. I am now an MOT.

Thanks to this handsome man for being there for me through everything. You can now call me Master Alexa!

After three graduations, I FINALLY got to throw my cap into the air!

A special thanks to my family for helping me celebrate my special day! We missed you, Jadyn!

Also thanks to my in-laws for coming to celebrate with us as well. We were short on girls with Jadyn and Erica unable to come.

A HUGE thanks to my parents for all of their support throughout the years. I could not have made it through 20 years of school without their love and support!

Me & Nola! The college kids

 I still forget how fast she is growing up! Thanks for all the visits, At. You always know how to make me laugh!

Okay, how awesome is my mom?!? She brought me an Eileen's cookie cake. They do not make these nearly as good anywhere else-I've checked. And check out this necklace! How adorable is this?!? I'm planning on going into pediatrics so the mini hand print was the perfect touch!

Saturday was also my cousin Matti's graduation so I made this for her. Hope she likes it! I thought it would be a good way to commemorate her special day. I definitely do not remember all our "class items" we chose for graduations. And it might make a good dorm room decoration this fall!

What a wonderful weekend it was. However, we are glad to be back in the warm weather! Thanks for reading! :)

Reminisce

As I was reading my morning news feed (aka Facebook) I noticed many people my age were commenting on how they have been graduated from high school for 6 years. 6 years!!! Holy cow! This weekend marks the 6th anniversary of our graduation ceremony. My how things have changed, and the time has flown! I still feel like it was only a year or two ago. I see the events go by on the calendar, but it still doesn't hit me. Maybe I just need to move every year so I realize time is actually passing me! Things are still going so fast, but it is great to look back on the last six years and be amazed at all the good things that have happened in my life:

I graduated from high school,

started college at UNK,

 

 worked with Southwestern,

 

where I made some great memories,

everlasting friends,

 

and met this sweet guy!

took some awesome trips,

graduated from college,

got engaged!

started grad school,

got married,

moved to Arizona!

and now I am finishing up my fieldworks. Next weekend I will go through my final graduation ceremony, complete with a hooding and everything! And sometime this fall I will begin my first "big girl" job. Who knows the next blessings that are in store for us, but don't worry-you will all be the first to know!
Thanks for reading!