Bowling

So I've been going to the Young Single Adult ward, it was hard at first because I didn't know anyone, that's really hard for me because I'm a shy person.  So it was really hard for me at first but the people in this ward are amazing and they are very welcoming.  It's been great though, I started going to the ward FHE and institute, game night and temple trips.  I am finally starting to make friends and I'm getting more and more comfortable around all of them...okay I'm still shy around some of the guys.  I think that will be a life long challenge, me and guys don't always mix, I just never can think of the right thing to say, oh well, I'm working on it.

For FHE one week we did Bowling with a twist (our Fhe mom loves adding twists to things, she even did speed dating with a twist - but that's a different story)  So bowlig with a twist intales you closing your eyes then picking out one to two skittles then whatever color your skittle is who have to bowl the ball like that. It was fun, but some of the things we had to do were really hard, needless to say our scores weren't very good, but it was fun making a full of ourselves and just enjoying our time.

Here are a list of the different things we had to do:

- Hop on one leg

- skip down the asile then bowl

- link arms with another person

- use your opposite hand

- backwards granny style.

It was a hoot watching everyone and it was always fun watching people debate who to ask to link arms with, it's like they didn't want to ask but in the end you had to ask for help with that one.  All in all a great FHE.  Here are some pictures from the acivity.

 

Chocolate Cherry Heart Cookies

I made these way back in February for Valentine's day, they are delicious and so cute.  It's like a chocolate sugar cookie with cherry flavored frosting, it doesn't get much better. ;)

1 cup softened butter
1 cup sugar
1/4 c. milk
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 3/4 c. AP flour
1/2 c. cocoa
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda

Frosting:
1/2 c.  butter, softened
2+ confectioners' sugar
3+ Tlb.  maraschino cherry juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in milk, egg add vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and soda; add to creamed mixture and mix well.  Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out half of the dough to 1/8 in. thickness. Cut out with a floured heart shaped cookie cutters.  Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. (then while the other cookies are cooking you can roll out the other half.)
Bake for 8-10 minutes or until firm. Let stand for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.
In a mixing bowl, combine butter, confectioners' sugar and enough cherry juice to achieve spreading consistency (it may take more juice to get the right flavor as well, just keep adding it slowly until you get the flavor you desire.) Then add powdered sugar until you have the right spreading consistency.

Enjoy!!