Sorry I haven't blogged in like 3 weeks! But SO much has happened :)

Ok, the weekend of my birthday started out with a girl's night with Heather :) We went to the Sportsman's Bar, had some delicious food (and drinks!), and then realized it was TRIVIA NIGHT!!!

 Our team was the Nancy Drewers. And we got second to last place… :)

This is my birthday present from Heather. She got it from my favorites on etsy :) I LOVE IT!

 My sister got me this cute little necklace from my favorites on etsy too :) She also made me some homemade caramels and gave me some apples. They're AWESOME!!!

 Tim and I went to Grand Rapids to go mainly to Plato's Closet. I didn't find much there, which was disappointing, but we did go to Krispy Kreme :) I was just going to get one donut, but Tim suggested we get a dozen. I willingly agreed lol :)

 Bavarian cream, lemon, pumpkin spice, blueberry, chocolate, cinnamon roll, and regular. Yummy!

 We then took a random picture with the gourds at Meijer...

 On my birthday, Tim said he'd be making dinner and cake! And um, no that is not a spatula, it's a pie cutter/pickerupper lol. He rarely cooks. 

 Yummy, red velvet cake with vanilla frosting. I had wanted german chocolate cake with frosting, but Tim kept saying how he wanted to write on the cake, so I got red velvet. Still good :)

 Making the one AWESOME dish he knows how-tortillini with cherry tomatoes and spinach.

 SO GOOD! Don't mind the just showered, no makeup look. Tim said I should take a shower since I just worked out and looked like crap lol.

 THIS IS WHY!!! Tim covered my eyes, led me into the kitchen where the cake was lit, and when I opened my eyes, he was down on one knee :) It was so nice. We ate so many candles LOL! I was COMPLETELY surprised and started crying, as I was perfectly content with him just making me dinner/cake for my birthday, unaware that he had other plans :) Tim had originally planned on having a friend come pick me up and us drive around a little bit, ending up at a place where he would come riding up on a horse (like my knight in shining armor), get off the horse and propose :) AND THEN IT RAINED…ALL WEEKEND! :( I still love the cake though-and his handwriting :)

 Since it's just us two, we sometimes drink out of containers rather than getting cups. I know normally guys only do this, but it's SO MUCH easier than getting a cup dirty lol :)

I always thought I'd want something vintage, not realizing that this is me. Simple but SUPER sparkly :) I love it. I can't wait to see it with the wedding band :)

I did my own nails because I'm cheap that way. Oh my gosh, it's hard making an upside-down heart lol!

Quinoa burgers and sweet potato fries

I don't know WHY this picture turned out the way it did-quinoa burgers look more appealing than this :) Click on the link below to see a delicious looking quinoa burger :)

Tim and I have been trying to eat healthy; however, this normally includes me sneaking healthy foods into our dinners. Tim's parents didn't really have any fruits/vegetables at meals besides corn. When Tim and I first started dating, it was super difficult to try and make meals because he was super picky and wouldn't try anything new. Well, I'm proud to say, I've changed him. He doesn't eat carrots raw or anything, but he'll eat pretty much anything I make now. I've just "hidden" the vegetables. Chicken pot pie, shepherd's pie, chicken noodle soup, chili and lasagna (with added veggies)…etc., he'll eat it all. And these quinoa burgers? I'm happy to say, yes he ate not only one, but TWO! I love quinoa, not only because it's good for you, but because it has such a unique taste/crunch to it. This recipe has some interesting ingredients in it that you wouldn't think would go together, but they do.

On top of our quinoa burgers, we had sour cream. I actually even tried cottage cheese on top (besides what was in the recipe), and that tasted pretty good too. Tim wanted more flavoring, so he added some ranch dressing. I also made homemade buns that were AWESOME!

I wasn't sure what to eat with the quinoa burgers but finally decided on Alexia Foods, spicy sweet potato fries. Tim and I have been trying to find good sweet potato fries; however, we were disappointed again. They were OKAY, but nothing special. We'll keep looking and let you know if we find the right one :) By the way, we have tried their onion rings, and those were good (besides the ones I burnt), so if you like sweet potato fries, try these; maybe you'll like them more than we did :)

You can get the recipe I used for the burgers HERE. I used the carrots in this recipes; however, I have used zucchini in the past, and it tastes great! I didn't use normal quinoa in my recipe, I used (can't remember the brand) a spicier quinoa with black beans. It just added an extra kick to it that tasted great. You will not be disappointed by this recipe.