An accidental yummyness

        I don't like to cook, but when I do I love making things my way. I learned a lot of recipes from my mother in law, her recipes coming from Louisiana and she added her own flair to them. After both of us dealing with the flu, I didn't really feel like making a heavy meal so I decided on chicken burritos. How can you add your own flair to chicken burritos you ask? Well, after the first burrito there was stuff leftover; chicken, beans, etc. My husband Denny decided to tear up some of the tortilla and heat it in a skillet. Inspiration hit! I decided to cut them up and try my hand at making homemade tortilla chips! Man was I surprised! The first batch, which was a hit and go kind of thing was actually not bad. Some were a little well done, but I really liked them!
This brings me to today where I actually timed everything perfectly. I even added some course sea salt on top! Oh man, delicious and not too bad for you. :)

Here's how I did it:
1. Preheated the oven to 350.

2. I cut the tortilla in to triangles (like regular tortilla chips lol). Depending on how big you want your chips.
3. Coated the pan with olive oil by using a paper towel; don't want them to oily.
4. Placed the tortillas in a single row on the baking sheet.
5. Using the paper towel again I lightly coated the tops of the chips with olive oil.
6. I have a grinder with sea salt so I ran the grinder over the chips. Not too much or they'll be too salty.
7. Place them on the top shelf of your oven and bake for 2-4 minutes.
8. Take the baking pan out and flip the chips so each side gets baked.
9. Return to top shelf and bake for another 2-4 minutes, watching carefully so they do not burn.
10. Once the chips are nice and light brown, take them out and let stand to cool.

Serve with anything you'd like, but I enjoyed them by themselves! :)

Sorry if I rambled, not used to blogging.

2012

Long time no see bloggers. A lot of things have been happening lately, some good, mostly bad. Denny and I finally got an apartment of our own again. I hate that it took so long to finally get back out on our own, but with the job market the way it is these days it's hard to find a job. We both got hired on at Wal-Mart back in November. Not the best of jobs, but hey it's something. Met a lot of nice people which is nice. Some are a bit quirkier than others lol.
In April we went through some issues. Can't really explain it because I don't want some people knowing, but let's just say it was not something you want to go through. If it wasn't for friends and family I would have had a meltdown and I'm thankful for them.
A lot has been going on with family.
Mom came to Phoenix a few weeks ago for work. So, we got to see her. I hadn't seen her in two years! I miss my family a lot these days.
Denny's parents moved permanently to Havasu after a fight with Dale, Denny's grandfather. Long story. Donny started doing UFC fighting. He won his first match last weekend. :D
John went back to Afghanistan again. I know it's hard on Paige and Aiden, but they're strong.
Courtney and Daniel moved into a better place after a crappy landlord that did nothing.
Tyler got a job at Toyota a few months ago. Glad to see him making something of himself.

Denny and I extended our family by getting two adorable hamsters, Moco and Loco. They're very rambunctious, but they are so cute and loving. I still would love to have a child and when the time comes I'll be ready.

There's a lot more I can say I just can't say it because I don't like people looking at me badly. I know it's silly, but I hate being judged for my opinions.

Been a while...

Well, it's been a looong time since I've written here. Unfortunately not much has happened since I've last posted. A lot of weddings, stress and continuing a long journey to getting a degree. Hopefully by next December I will be finishing the final classes to graduate. As for the stress part, we're still trying to find jobs. It's taking a toll on both of us. Money seems to be the defining factor in our sanity. I'm afraid of what will happen if we can't find jobs. We really need to get out of these dorms. I really don't want to go back to living with his parents. It would be nice to be able to take our lives back. Be in control again.

Who's that girl?

I try to get along with everyone, but it seems that I'm just the type of person that is forgettable. I'm the quiet type and often times I'm skipped over because of it. I'm not one to say my feelings when I'm upset, this is why I get walked all over. I really don't like confrontation and this is my problem. I'm afraid that people will not like me. Often times people do not want to know what's going on inside my head. I'm a very cynical person...on the inside. I hate that I'm that way, but I just can't help it. I often get my feelings hurt when I don't feel included. I really don't have that many people in this world to really call my friends. I honestly don't think I'm a good person or friend. Is it because I'm so indecisive about everything? That most of the time I like to follow instead of lead? I really think I have some sort of depression because I just don't feel myself these days. I try exercising and eating differently, but I haven't really seen any results and it frustrates me. I hate being like this. I hate my whole body. It's just one massive blob of fat and I wish I could just cut it all off.

I honestly don't care what I say here because no one ever reads my blog anyways.

So when do I start being able to live life?

I know that I should post more often because then I get my thoughts out in the open. Lately, I've had a LOT on my mind and no where really to express those thoughts. Sometimes I just hate people so much that I wish that I could just up and move to the mountains or the countryside. It's like people are permanently living in high school.

I'm here, now what?

Well, it's been a really long time since I've made a post. Just haven't really felt like blogging lately. Now that I'm back at Yavapai it's time for some changes. Denny and I have been starting to workout. It's really nice to have someone there to push you and support you while you try to better yourself. Monday we do our assessments and we get to see what we're working with. My ultimate goal and even though it's a high goal and I know that I won't succeed in this goal this year, but this time next year I want to be at least 90 lbs lighter. I will feel so much better and have a lot more energy then I do now. I hope the same goes for Denny, he would be so much happier and he would be able to do a lot more than he does now. It excites me to think about what we will look like when we lose that much weight.
In other news, a new day, a new semester. The fall 2010 semester has started and it's going to be a great one. I have some great friends and I love hanging out with them. Sometimes though, my depression sinks in and I start having these stupid thoughts. I'd wish they would just go away. Sometimes I just feel so alone. Like I have no one. Yeah I have Denny and I thank God for him every day, but I can't shake this feeling. Like I don't belong anywhere. I hate feeling like this, but I'm always paranoid that no one likes me. I just don't fit in. Ok another topic.
In April, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. It means that I have multiple cysts on my ovaries which is caused by a hormonal imbalance. Which explains a lot. Weight gain, irregular periods and increased hair growth are the main symptoms of PCOS. I had an ultrasound which confirmed that I have it. My doctor put me on Ortho-Novum 1/35 which is given to women often to treat PCOS. He also told me that I will probably have a hard time getting pregnant when Denny and I want to start having kids, because PCOS is the main cause of infertility. That came as a disappointment to me. I've always wanted children. I guess you could say it's one of my goals in life, to become a mother. It would really devastate me if I'm not able to have them.
Well, I'm going to sleep now. It's pretty late. Hopefully I'll keep up this blog with how I'm doing on my workouts and stuff like that. Good night world.

~Robin

The Mrs.

It's been a little more than a week. People keep asking me if I feel any different and I tell them the same thing. lol Things are just basically the same. It's just a legal term. Haha! Instead of being a Miss, I'm now a Mrs, which is pretty weird now. My mom asked me if I was going to hyphenate my name, but I'm not going to because that's just too much to write! lol I have noticed that we don't fight as quite often. Well, we still fight, but not so much now. Not much to say right now, so will write next time...if I feel like it.