Slow Day

I haven't blogged since I've been back in Texas! Shame on me! Not a lot has been going on though, I spent most of my first week here babysitting, or maybe that was the second? I'm still on a job hunt for some vet experience, but I've a few other things I want to accomplish. I want to get a library card. I'm in the process of watching the HBO series Band of Brothers. I let you know how it turns out. I want to keep trying out new recipes. So all of these things are definitely attainable probably by next week. Then I'll just make some new goals! Life in the summer is a little slower, so it may be fewer and farther between posts, but I'll be here and do my best to do interesting things for you to read about!

Edibility

Today I have accomplished a few things on the to do list in preparation for the summer since I've come to the conclusion that I'll be going to Texas. I can't complain about this, I haven't been home since Christmas and honestly am excited about getting to go back. I will miss the friends I'm leaving behind here in Auburn and what we might have done, but it gives me something to look forward to in coming back. One thing I'm not looking forward to is all the packing. Probably my least favorite thing in the world, and over the past couple of years I've gotten to do this more than I would have preferred to. We are upgrading this time though, so it's ok! Tonight for dinner I tried a new recipe. It's pesto chicken stuffed shells and they were delicious and super easy to make. Also I made a cookie cake pie to take to Georgia tomorrow when I head to visit Sally and Jody and my parents will be joining us soon too! But I didn't try the cake yet, so I'm not quite sure how it turned out, hopefully well! Really I just wanted and excuse to use my new Paula Deen pie dish :) I've learned that cooking is pretty easy, you just have to believe in yourself that what you're doing is the right thing, and usually you'll end up with something edible.

Pesto Chicken Stuffed Shells

Cookie Cake Pie

Opportunity

This weekend and yesterday has been a fun time for the first few days of summer. Emily and I went to see Something Borrowed and it was a great movie! Not your typical love story/romcom. The story goes to show how you should never hold back because you can spend your whole life regretting a single moment that you know would have changed it all. Take opportunities because you don't know when they may rise again, if ever. And another plus, the movie had John Krasinski in it and he's one of my faves :) Yesterday, I joined the Riley family for Ashley's graduation from the Auburn School of Nursing! What an exciting time! I can't believe how fast time is flying, that in two years (hopefully) that will be me. And while at the time classes seem to drag on, take forever, cause long and drawn out amounts of suffering, college really goes by in the blink of an eye. So you have to take opportunities here too. The speaker said he didn't agree with the saying that opportunity only knocks once, he believed that with education you have many opportunities. I somewhat agree with this, but I think that an individual opportunity will only knock once and you have to decide if you want to take it or not. He also made another good point that with education you have many doors opened for you, so make use of your education and build doors that will open for other people. Seeing that diploma yesterday gave me so much motivation and determination to power through so that one day that will be me walking across the stage, fully realizing that my opportunity to succeed in college was fulfilled.

School's Out

It's been a busy time since I last posted. Studying, studying, and more studying. But now I am officially done and there is no greater feeling! I don't have any obligations for two months. Summer plans are a little up in the air at this point, but I know that God has a plan for me with whatever comes my way. I'm excited to see what's in store because I know that whatever I do is just another step to my future, and that's just exciting! I'm also excited for others' as we enter such a defining chapter of our lives. We're growing up so fast :) In celebration of the end of the semester, I decided to try a dessert recipe that I "stumbled upon". They're cookie dough cupcakes and they're delicious! They're also very easy to make, which I also love. So here's a picture and a link to the recipe!

Cookie Dough Cupcakes