My Future Family!

Hey guys! I've introduced you to my family already and told you a little bit about us, so now I am going to introduce to my soon to be In-Laws!!!

My Fiance and I recently went to New York, where his family lives and where he lived before moving here! I had the privilege of meeting his family and getting to know all of them!

So meet The Hupperts!

Jason and Kimberly are Kris' parents! They've been together for 21 years! They have two children Kris the oldest and their daughter Brandy. They are both very sweet, funny, and outgoing people!

Upon meeting them, I didn't know what to expect, I was nervous and excited at the same time! Once I finally met the both of them they immediately made me feel like part of the family! They are fun and full of life!

Next there is Kristopher!!!! My fiance! 
He is 22 and lived in Arkansas as a child, later moving to New York.  He is a very smart and caring person. No matter what he's going through or dealing with, if a friend our family member needs anything, he's the type of person to put his problems aside to help them with theirs.

Last but not least, Brandy!
Brandy is 20 and a very outgoing beautiful women! She is graduating college soon, and is extreamely smart. Brandy has been dating her best friend and love of her life for 5 years now. Ryan and Brandy make such a sweet couple they are funny, sweet, and so cute!! Both of them welcomed me with open arms and made me feel as if we'd been friends for years!

Aren't the adorable??

I am so happy that these special people are now part of my life! They are amazing and such fun people!

This is us in the City!!

Kimberly, Jason, Brandy, Trudy (Rick's wife), Rick (Kimberly's father), and Ryan at a restaurant on their trip to Niagara Falls.

Kimberly and Brandy being the princesses they are!! So cute!

My soon to be sister in law and I in the city!

Brandy, Kris, and I. They are the sweetest siblings I've ever met!

Jason, Kimberly, Kris, and I on a tour bus. Jason and Kris being silly of course!!


Well there you have it! There is my soon to be family! I love all of them so much already and know my love for them will continue to grow. I'm thankful and excited to soon be able to call them my  family!

Until next time!
Alyssa

Easy Crock-Pot Dinner

Hey guys! Tonight I decided I would cook dinner for my family! So I started looking through some different recipes and looked on Pinterest for a while.
But once again I didn't have time to run to the store, so luckily I found this yummy recipe that I already had all the ingredients for!!
Saving time and money again!!! :) That will probably be what most of my recipes consist of, because why spend the extra money when you don't have too?

I found this recipe on Pinterest but unfortunately there was no link for it :/ But, in the description of the picture were the ingredients, so I just made it up as I went along!

Creamy Chicken over Bow Tie Pasta

Prep Time: 5 Minutes 
Cook Time: 4 Hours

Incredients you will need:
2-4 Chicken Breasts (Depending on how many people you are cooking for, I did one breast per person)
2 Cans of Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Block of Cream Cheese    
Italian Seasoning

Directions:

Start by turning your Crock-Pot onto high, and set timer to 4 hours.

Add Chicken Breasts into Crock-Pot
Add desired amount of Italian seasoning

Next you pour both cans of Cream of Chicken Soup over the chicken breasts.

Now you add block of Cream Cheese. {I cut my block up into multiple pieces so that when cream cheese melted it was evenly distributed over all areas}

At this point you can add more seasoning if you want more.

Now just sit back and let the Crock-Pot get to cooking!!

Once your Crock-Pot has about 15 minutes left or so, fill medium sized pot with water and set eye on high, so the water can start to boil for the noodles.

Once water is nice and bubbly, add box off bow-tie noodles.

Once noodles are fully cooked, remove from heat and strain noodles completely.

And you're done!!!!

Grab yourself a plate or bowl, put some pasta in first, then a piece of chicken (at the point chicken will be very soft and easily shredded with a fork), and last but not least some sauce from crock-pot!

And there you have it! A very cheap, easy chicken pasta dinner!!!

My fiance absolutely loves spicy foods, hot sauces, etc. so he added some hot sauce to his bowl, and it made it even tastier!!

Hope you try this meal out, and you and your loved ones enjoy it as much as we did!!

Until next time!!
Alyssa

 

  

Brown Sugar Chewies! YUM

Hey guys! I have a special treat for you!! The past couple days have been pretty stressful for my fiance and I. With all the wedding planning, work, car problems, etc. we have had our plates full!
So earlier this morning when he went to work I thought I could suprise him with a yummy treat when he got home!
I didn't have time to run to the store so I found a recipe that I could make using everything I already had in the pantry! Saved me time and money!

So here it is... Brown Sugar Chewies!
 
I found these amazing little treats online on Ms. Paula Deans' website! I absolutely love her!! Good ol' southern girl:)

These were incredibly easy to make and taste so yummy.

Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 30 min


Ingredients you will need: {I found these to turn out thinner than wanted so next time I will double the ingredients used}
1/4   chopped pecans (optional)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1   beaten egg
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup butter

Directions:


First you start by preheating your oven to 350 (since it only takes a few minutes to get it ready, you may want to preheat your oven then do some house chores because I had to wait forever for the oven to be at the right temperture)

Then spray a small baking pan with easy pan release. Set baking pan aside.
 In a small sauce pan melt the butter, then turn off the heat.

Once butter is completely melted and heat is off, add brown sugar and stir until smooth (make sure there aren't any clumps.

Beat your egg, and add mixed egg to pan with brown sugar

Stir the egg in completely.

Add flour and baking powder to the brown sugar mixture and blend until no powder is visible.

Next you add the chopped pecans and vanilla flavoring, mix it all together.

Then you pour the mixture into your pre sprayed baking ban. Spread mixture out evenly in pan    ( I used a rubber spatula which worked really well)

Then place pan in oven (heated at 350df) and let cook for 20 minutes.

Once your treat has cooked for 20 minutes, it should look something like this.

Let the chews cool for about 10 minutes.
Once chews are cool you can add a little bit off confectioner sugar to the top.

Now all that is left to do is... ENJOY!!!

My fiance loved them and said they were very tastey!!
 Hope you all enjoy this recipe, check out Pauladean.com for even more yummy treats!

Until next time!
Alyssa
 

Meet my Family

Hey guys! I figured I would share a little bit about myself and my family so you can kind of get to know me a little better!

I have an amazing family who has always been there for me, supported and loved me! They're pretty great! We are not a perfect family by any means.. we fight, argue, disagree, and may not always get along, but at the end of the day we all love each other.. and that's all that really matters in my opinion. :)

So lets start!

My parents Dave and Sandra have been married 22 years, and have 4 children.

 

                                                      Mitch, Kevin, Alyssa, and Cory

My oldest brother Kevin (27) is married to the most amazing women Jennifer, who have two children together.. my heartbeat itself Kaylee and Neyland. They are such a sweet little family! They have been married for 4 and a half years!

Kaylee my niece who is almost 5 years old, is the most beautiful girl who has the sweetest heart! I love her with everything within me!!! She is so smart, sweet, and loving! She is also OBSESSED with Justin Bieber ha!

Neyland who is almost 2 years old, is the cutest little man that I've ever seen! He has so much character and personality! He is so cuddley and loving! He loves balls and cars!

They are the sweetest gift to our family and we are so blessed to have them!

Mitch my second oldest brother (23) is married to his best friend Sarah! They are a very sweet and Godly family! They have been married for 4 years now! And hopefully will have children within the next few years!

And Cory who is my youngest older brother! He is 21 and a very Godly and intelligent young man! He is works full time and is very active in his church! He is very sweet!

                                         P.S Ladies.. He's single! SO get him while you still can;)

And of course (not saving the best for last or anything ;)) there is me Alyssa the youngest.
I am engaged to my amazing fiance Kristopher! I work full time for my father's business and I am also a nanny! Children are my passion and I can't wait for Kris and I to have some of our own!

So there it is! My family<3
I am so lucky to have each and every one of them in my life! And  I love all of them very much:)

So maybe next time you'll get to meet my future family.. The Huppert!!

Until next time!
Alyssa