turquoise....turkey....

This was supposed to be posted a couple days ago...so what?

I don't even remember what I did that day, but whatever it was included ruffles, turquoise, and fuzzy socks!!!

Sweater: Charlotte Russe...a couple years ago
Necklace: Forever 21 this summer
Top: Banana Republic
Jeans: Target?
Earrings: No idea.

and NOW, on this early morning of thanksgiving... the first thanksgiving meal that my mother has ever cooked by herself, (with my help of course) we are beginning the cooking.

After watching my mom procrastinate for about 3 hours, and whine about being "so tired", I decided to take control of the situation, and get stuff done.  

Mashed the potatoes

Cleaned the dishes

Put away the food from dinner

Then poked, prodded, and motivated my mom til she finally put on her apron with a hearty "look out Mr. Turkey!"

Picked up the 18 pound turkey

put it in the sink

grabbed the scissors

started snipping the packaging away

til i heard silence, and a "how the heck..... what do i do now?"

then just 5 seconds ago... "oh there are the gizzards!!! ....they're in the other end.."

....Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Love,

 

Things I love

• Getting to decorate my own cupcake after Large Group on Friday night {and then a second}
• Eating dessert first
• Kickboxing class {more of a love-hate relationship though}
• Taking 5 minute showers because they make me feel accomplished
• Singing pretty songs at nursing homes...then taking time to talk to the elderly people and hear all their awesome stories
• The way sports stores smell {like NEW things, not sweat}
• Buying new fuzzy socks
• Finding out that those titanium necklaces really work
• Testing the limits of my wardrobe by not doing laundry for...about a month.
• The first snowfall and how giddy it makes me feel
• Sleeping in... and then not doing anything productive for the rest of the day
• Playing the guitar for however long I want to
• Listening to beautiful music in French class
• Wegman's frozen chicken pot pies {don't judge. they're delicious}
• Staying up late for a movie night with friends
• Snuggies with pockets
• Optional morning classes
• Long showers
• Staying in my bathrobe for almost an hour after showering because all my clothes are in the laundry
• Eating breakfast super late
• Pinterest expressing my feelings through the various "quotes" boards. Thanks all you wonderful people.

And Last but not least

• Being forced to wear my LARGE men's batman underwear that i bought for halloween, because all my other underwear is in the laundry. {and LOVING it...}

 

World of Food

Well... I just thought I should let you know that the food up here isn't very tasty. it's bearable sometimes, but often times not, and I end up just eating salad... which I know isn't very healthy, but neither is that nasty chicken they made for dinner a couple nights ago.  I've been having some rather bad luck with the food here.

• Last Saturday morning I had a good omelette. It wasn't the best, but it wasn't bad, so I'm not complaining.  
• Then they made crab cakes this week, and it was kinda nasty. I didn't eat them. SALAD!!!
• Philly cheese steak sandwich..... got all over the place, but it was good!!
• Eggplant parm. ew.... eggplant is so mushy and gross....
• Then Saturday morning, I woke up, knowing i got to order my own custom omelette because that's breakfast on saturdays.  I asked for sausage and peppers, and cheese.  She gave me sausage, and TOMATOES and cheese. I don't really like tomatoes... at all. I've tried them NUMEROUS times, each time hoping I'll think it tastes different, but it doesn't.... so I got my omelette, and saw the nasty tomato juice all over my sausage, and my cheese, and it was gross. but I ate it..... because I felt bad for the girl who had to make it... 
• This morning I woke up too late for cream of wheat :( so I had cereal and cinnamon raisin toast with cream cheese.  my toast burnt....... :(

It has been a rather sad going-on in the food area of my life up here.. however I have ramen!!!! when in doubt.... ramen. :)