Ling-Ling and Peanut Butter Pie

Today I am grateful for:

An awesome aunt and uncle (and fam) who had us over today and made a delicious early Thanksgiving dinner since I probs won't be having a super great one the dismal day after wisdom teeth extraction. Thank you and I love you guys!!

Ling-Ling. Quality talk time today girl. Even though you made me stay uncomfortable in my skirt forever. Just kidding! ... but seriously. Good times. Uh. Gotta go.

A relaxing weekend with minimal homework. It was glorious.

Tomorrow I get to do my nursing pass-off and that pressure and stress will be GONE!

Peanut butter pie. Holy smokes, who knew such a heavenly creation existed?

Last but not least, I am thankful for the hours of sleep I am about to enjoy :)

Sisters, studying, and smoothies

Today I am grateful for 3 special "S" things:

1) The sista-sista love I exchange with Kirstin. Today I was sitting on my couch in Provo procrastinating studying for tomorrow's physiology test, and Kirstin was sitting in her school library in McKinney procrastinating studying for her test that was only 45 minutes away. We chatted on ichat for a while, talking about nothing, or rather, everything. Christmas, our family, phones, class, tests, Thanksgiving, running, food, and music. Before I peeled myself away to crack down on school necessities, I emailed her this picture, right from my couch in Provo. And not five minutes later, she sent her picture back, right from her library in McKinney (I'm grateful for technology too!). Isn't she gorgeous? I have such a beautiful big sister. Today and every other day of my life, I am grateful for my sister Kirstin. Love you Gee!!!

2) The awesome studying that I have been able to get done today. Sometimes, okay most of the time, its hard. There are so many distractions. But today, i've been good. I have filled my brain with lots of knowledge about the complement system, pyrogens, NSAIDS, cytotoxic t-cells, surfactant, spirograms, respiratory disorders and equations, and carbaminohemoglobin. Next up, glomerular filtration. Lets keep this going so I can dominate that test tomorrow.

3) My delicious cantaloupe/strawberry smoothie.

Attitude of Gratitude

As the week of Thanksgiving is fast approaching (ICAN'TWAIT), I can't help but reflect a little more than usual on the things that I am grateful for. For the next few days, i'm thinking I might just share with y'all a couple of those things that make my life a happy occasion.

Tonight, it was the Utah sky. Gorgeous.

Also, Hunter Hayes. If you don't know his stuff, I strongly recommend it. That is, if you're a lover of typical sappy country love song lyrics, like me.

One last thing: Thanks for reading Andrew ;)

A Year of Us

Today's post features some of the top quality professional shots of miss hanna and miss perry. Make sure to note that we are trained professionals, free for hire at any time if Dr. Pepper, avocados, guacamole chips, and chocolate covered strawberries are provided on set. You may send fan mail and/or special requests directly to our apartment.

Not to brag, but this kind of talent is unmatchable. Soak it in.

Spaghetti Squash Surprise

Oh my spaghetti squash. Who knew it was so amazing?!? Thankfully, I know now and i'm no longer missing out on the world's greatest thing ever.

For those of you who, like me, have been kept in the dark about the miracle of spaghetti squash, let me explain it to you. Its a cute little (okay so its not so little) yellow vegetable. It looks like this:

Then you cut it open, and it looks like this:

And it looks/smells sort of pumpkiny. But just you wait, this baby is going to be carved in a whole different way. So then you just scoop the seeds out, plop half of it down on a baking sheet (so that the inside part is facing down), and put it in the oven for 45 min to an hour at about 375. The wait is hard, but its SO WORTH IT. Okay so when its done, pull it out, grab a fork, and get ready for the magic part. Just start scraping, and this will start to happen:

ITS LIKE SPAGHETTI. I'm so totally not joking. Its delicious. Throw whatever you want in there, scrape it all up together, and enjoy. Oh my heavens have I been enjoying. Tonight I put in: little cut up pieces of chicken, corn, broccoli, and cheese. You guys, it was amazing. I can't even express how wonderful it is. And its straight up vegetable. WIN.

Okay pause. Isn't that girl on the right GORGEOUS?!

I've had it twice this week, and after our grocery shopping trip tonight (see purchases below!), I do believe i'll be enjoying it some more real soon :)

*Coming soon: i'll rant about what amazing things those cantaloupes in the upper left-hand corner can do for a smoothie.*