Relief Society Brunch

We had a yummy brunch of fruit, bagels, flavored breads, french toast sticks, and cinnamon rolls. Then to work it off, Bekka taught us some international dances. Way fun!





Don't forget to shimmy...




The Windmill move....


Planting seeds move....



James was tired after dancing with his mom....I was more tired holding him

Happy Birthday to the Relief Society

We had our Relief Society Birthday Party on March 17. We had bread bowls with yummy soup. Then had a wonderful program/skit to learn more about past Relief Society presidents. Then we had delicious raspberry chocolate cake.

Cooking Group Getting to Know You

So Bekka always tries to think of questions to ask the girls during our cooking groups. Last night's question: What has been the best date you've been on with your husband?

Megan MacBeth: Mexico cruise (They're going another one in a month or two)

Maryanne Nelson: prom (we weren't husband and wife back then) but prom really got things going in our relationship...the night of our first kiss...any dates that Mike actually asks me out and does most of the planning

Liz Taylor: just a fun dinner where the guys decorated with candles and glow sticks and then we went dancing

Bekka Hansen: recently ice skating and bowling (even though they had Lucy with them)

Erin Murdock: Lake Tahoe...went on a little boat cruise on the lake





My question that I thought of since it is a cooking group: What one food can you eat everyday?

Megan: pulled pork from Cafe Rio with lime rice

Liz: stir-fry

Erin: Hawaiian Haystacks

Maryanne: everyone else said a dinner food, but me Turtle Cheesecake from Johnny Carinos....mmmmm!

Craft Group Project This Week

Craft Group
EVERY Saturday
10:30am at the Stake Center

Bring any supplies to work on any of your craft projects: sewing, crocheting, knitting, scrapbooking, vinyl, etc.

Some sewing machines are available to use

OR just come hang out and talk with the women or learn how to make some crafty things

Contact Katherine Bettilyon or Sam Wilcox



OR THIS WEEK participate in the project of the week: Scrapbook Boxes
You can make one to fit 36-72 wallet sized pictures in them....makes great gifts!
Cost $6 or e-mail me, Maryanne Nelson at scrappydiva2129 at yahoo dotcom to get materials list...
If you can't come on Saturdays and want to make the box, contact me and I'd be happy to teach you another time.

Enrichment Group: Crafty Group

Craft Group
EVERY Saturday
10:30am at the Stake Center

Bring any supplies to work on any of your craft projects: sewing, crocheting, knitting, scrapbooking, vinyl, etc.

Some sewing machines are available to use

OR just come hang out and talk with the women or learn how to make some crafty things

Contact Kathryn Bettilyon with questions

Service Auction Enrichment Mini Group

Service Auction
Saturday, November 15
1:30pm at the Stake Center

Make a comment here if you are coming and what service(s) you are auctioning. Remember to be extra good so you can get a lot of points to buy services for yourself or family.

Some service ideas to auction off....

• Free babysitting while sister goes out or goes to the Temple
• Free haircut
• Photography Services
  
• Free lessons in knitting or crochet
• Loaves of bread
• Fresh jam
• Flower arranging
• Free dinner to a family
• Baby blankets
• Cookies
• Computer lessons
• Quilting lessons
• Dance lessons
• Yard care services
• Already made items: scrapbook, quilts, vinyl lettering, desserts, bread, crafts
  

Cooking Group

Cooking group, everyone brought great food and we all got to know each other. Some of the foods people brought were Taco Ring, spinach dip, sauteed onion and sausage with penne, Ham 'n Cheese Calzones, Simple Crispy Chicken, Beef Taco Skillet, Chicken Cordon Bleu, Scotcharoos (sp?), Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins & Bread, Upside Down Shepherd's Pie. See Ward Recipe Blog for details.

Getting to Know more Sisters
Bekka Hansen loves to dance: clogging, soft shoe, folk, etc. Loves that her husband never raises his voice...met him in Singles branch in Arizona, graduated college in 2005
Charisa VanderSloot loves that her husband is so patient and has to know the whole picture before making a decision, excited about baby number 2 but worried about getting used to how dependent baby girl will be
Brittany Campbell married for almost 3 months, served a mission, met husband the only time he went stadium singing
Danielle Hite from Mississippi and from Lehi, UT. Was one of Erin Murdock's Ridge girls, her dad is on the good dad list for managers =)
Emily O'Connor graduated from Madison High in 2005, has lived all over
Laura Brown loves that her husband really understands her, loves to just do nothing with him, be around him and talk to him
Maryanne Nelson (me!) First things she noticed about her husband-he was so easy to talk to and very generous. Loves to see her husband interact with baby James in her, measuring 2 weeks bigger, loves being pregnant and is not worried about anything with the baby except for maybe money.
Laura White met her husband her junior year of college went from dating a guy getting his masters to a freshman in college. Her baby Hannah sleeps through most of the night until recently...had to wake up at 5am with her the other day.
Emily Young loves that her husband is so Christ-like, married for 3 months, majoring in Spanish education and minoring in PE
Erin Murdock married for 3.5 years, met her husband her last year in school and his freshman year, graduated college in 2005.
Emily Perkes loves that her husband can always make her laugh....he can be funny and spiritual at the same time.

Getting to Know Some of the Sisters

I had to do this right now, hopefully I remember everything correctly...I know I have everyone's first name, but didn't hear everyone's last name.

Let me know if I gave the wrong info about anyone!



(From left to right)

Charisa VanderSloot (not pictured-missed her in the shot): served mission in Taiwan, expecting a baby girl in December, has 2 year old boy named Ethan, talented singer, met husband in the production of Beauty and the Beast (she was Belle and Trent was the Beast)

Liah McGrath: from Henderson, Nevada, likes to work-out but not her strength, wants to be a P.E. teacher.

Becca Smith with son Michael: expecting another baby boy, graduated December 2007

Stephanie Madsen: Stephen carries all of her things like her gum so she doesn't have to carry a purse, likes to listen to music on her I-Pod, loves looking back at childhood pictures

Emily Perkes: knows sign language because her husband, Trevor, is deaf. Going into Deaf Education, eats chocolate every meal

Erin Murdock: Graduated as a Music major, plays the clarinet, loves star decor

Katherine: married in the Mt. Timpanogas temple, loves reading and children, works with 8 yr. old Down Syndrome boy







(From left to right)

Stephanie Hansen: loves Christmas time, has a year old boy named David, manages at the Ridge, fair-skinned so uses sunblock a lot

Jill Day: 31 weeks pregnant, learning how to sew-can sew things with straight seams, likes Jane Austen

Laura Brown: paints with oils, loves this one store that stars with an A-she looked like the model on the cover....so photogenic in my opinion

Lindsay Miller: likes to play soccer and golf (I pretty sure about the golf, but not positive)

Laura White: has a 2 1/2 month daughter named Hannah








(from left to right)

Katie Fuhrman: likes to play basketball and other sports

Heather Brown: makes cute baby girl bracelets, 4 months pregnant,

Bekka Hansen: favorite book-Killers Angels about Gettysburg, met husband when teaching in Snowflake, Arizona and has a yellow bandanna from doing a marathon with Eddie right after they were married.

Tanya: from Mexico and loves Mexican food

Stephanie Cane: vegetarian, recent convert, loves to snowboard just learned last Winter

(Emily Young-had to leave early-so not pictured)

Emily B. has birthday in October, likes the fall, likes to color/draw, and likes the color green.

Sharlene Bitter (you can see part of her pink striped shirt): gives great hugs, 12 weeks pregnant, nicknamed Shar and Sharky from a song she did when younger, from Brigham City-they have Peach(fruit not the color) Day

Elizabeth Ririe (missed her in the picture, sat next to Sharlene): likes small things, likes the book One Bright Shining Hope by President Hinckley, taught English in China




(Not pictured because I couldn't get a good angle from my seat)

Julie Clinger: likes basketball, fishing, has pocket knife with fish guts still on it

Tilby Froelich: husband in the National Guard, loves candy but not Snickers, has a cute hair cut and color

me-Maryanne Nelson: likes to play card games like Spades, Rummy, Hearts as well as other games like Mexican Train, likes to go to parties: birthdays, showers, get-t0-togethers, likes LDS Romance books and Romantic Comedy movies, always looking for a good TV series to rent-has seen and enjoyed Alias, 24, Heroes




I wish I could remember more information, hopefully it will come to me!

Brown Bag Enrichment Activity

Let us get to know you

and come to get to know other women in the ward,

come to the...

“Brown Bag” Enrichment Activity

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

at 7:00pm in the R.S. Room

Please bring your brown bag with at least 3 objects inside it that describe yourself.

You may decorate your bag as well to help describe yourself.

NO names on your bag please!

Light refreshments will be served!

***Lost your brown bag, contact Maryanne Nelson or wait until Sunday to get another one.

Relief Society Birthday-March 13, 2008

So for the men, the Relief Society's Real Birthday is March 17. We celebrated on March 13 by decorating some lovely cakes!