Cravings A Girl Can't Help

Mexican food!

The wonderful yet cruel Taco Bus has been mocking me from just down the street.

It knows I have been craving Mexican food all week.

Refried beans and enchiladas just sound heavenly right now.

So much I even went out and bought pinto beans to turn um in to REFRIED HEAVEN.

You thought girls would crave chocolate, or peanut butter.

Not me, it's Mexican or Chili Cheese fries delight.

Anyway here are some random cool facts/stories:

I ran into Haley and I's favorite dunker at the bookstore a week and a half ago.

He even recognized me, but couldn't pin-point where.

So I filled him in about being a regular at the Temple on Fridays last fall.

Once I said my last name, he remembered.

Sadly he's not working in the Temple this semester (unless they call him for Thursdays)

I found out his name is Donny Campbell and he is a business major.

It was a pretty awesome and random meeting that made me very happy.

I found the BEST recipe last week.

 Garlic-Lime Chicken.

It is to die for!

Here is the recipe.

It has a nice little spicy kick to it and tastes fantastic!

I highly recommend it.

 Haley and I have been going to the Temple again.

We're working on going every Tuesday and Thursday.

Also exciting for me:

97 days until I get married!

Down to double digits!!!!!!!

So that is all.

Have a great day!

Lunch time!

Eat some mexican deliciousness!

Megan

Good, Bad, Maybe

First things first though...pictures of my fort from 2 weekends ago:

BAM!

 

Awesome huh?

Overhead view from the window

And inside with Liz (she's going to hate me for this one, oh well).

Bad things this week:

• Having to write a 7 page paper with lots of interruptions...
• Wiping hair off the bathroom floor.....eww!
• Down to my last pair of socks....I blame my laziness despite the laundry room being just downstairs.
• Too much snow, well I take that back, it is more the ice that freezes over that is the problem. Then trying to walk home on an inch of ice, all downhill, in the dark with a super heavy bookbag. NOT FUN Y'ALL!! NOT FUN!! (Only fell once)
• My room changing temperature all night long. SUPER cold, burning hot, window frozen shut.....awessssooomme.....
• Eating the last of my cookies. =[ Now I am out of snacks to take to my 3 hour class.
• Mr.Doomsday that teaches said 3 hour class. He can make any ray of sunshine into a demonic cancer causing agent.
• Getting mostly cherry flavored fruit snacks when I open a pack. I don't even like those ones! Though they are starting to taste like Sweet 16 powdered doughnuts, not sure if that is good or bad.
• Being away from Garett this weekend, bittersweet.

Good things this week:

• Working out (twice)! My abs are thanking me for that one.
• My room is clean! (thank you clean checks, despite having to wipe up all the hair on the bathroom floor).
• DINNERS! Garett and I have had dinner 4 nights of the last 5! Enchiladas, Russian Chicken, Curry Chicken w/ rice & veggies, and Stew. YUM! We've been so spoiled!
• That stew was made by the wonderful Garett, and getting out of my 3 hour class to enjoy said stew with him. =] Happy happy happy
• Getting a mini date night on Monday! Garett was so happy, he skipped for a block or two!
• Getting to see his face twice a day most days. =] =] =]
• Going to bed at a reasonable hour, feeling SOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOD! *insert teen girl squad voices there*
• And going home this weekend to see my family and Nikolai!!!! (I dreamed about him last night...O.o....he talked!.....weird...)

Off to do homework and 

count down the minutes until

Garett gets out of class.

Meg

I Have Found A New Love

I actually enjoy cooking.

There is something joyful about creating something delicious.

It is seeing ingredients slowly build together to create something I get to enjoy.

Plus I think Garett enjoys me cooking too.

It's exciting from the beginning as I pick out the ingredients at the store in preparation for something yummy.

This is normally where Garett gives me funny looks as a I resist the urge to jump up and down in the store as my taste buds are anxious to enjoy this food.

Even better is attempting to recreate my mother's recipes. Not gonna lie, it is hard to recreate 20 years of perfecting my mom's recipe. It still went rather well regardless.

This is where I say YUM!!!!

Sometimes Garett decides it is his turn to cook. He makes stew that is DELICIOUS. He tries to pretend like it is no big deal, but actually it's quite impressive. ;D

A new recipe I have been trying which is a Veggie Rotini Pasta Salad and it was DELICIOUS and somewhat addicting.

Garett and I got in a baking mood and made 72 tiny cupcakes. Cute huh? Oh and homemade icing. =]

Some where regular icing (lighter colors). The darker were hot cocoa flavored and VERY good. =]













Then after he devours everything I/we make, he likes to curl up and take a nap. Apparently my lap makes a good pillow. But I don't mind because as long as he is with me, I am happy. =]

                                              

I'm sad to say Garett does not like me taking pictures when he sleeps. But what else is there to do when my man is napping? Regardless he's so cute when he naps and I have to keep record of these moments or one day I might forget.

Anyway hope you're having a lovely day!

Meg

Catching Up

Some things that have happened or been on my mind lately:

This talk here. I highly recommend reading it. It is one of my favorites. The image below is a small piece of it typed up and put with one of my favorite images of the Tetons last fall. I know I have showed this before, but this video (that goes along with the talk) is incredible and should be watched regularly.

It snowed last week. Not cool Rexburg, not cool.

Regardless, my roommates and I stood out in this for an hour to get sandwiches at Jimmy John's for a dollar.

Poor girl. Don't worry, the rain melted it the next day and it has been sunny all weekend (and actually feeling like fall now!)

This is what I miss it looking like:

I made pasta salad. It made for a great lunch, but bad breathe.
Guess who is going to brush her teeth before going to her New Testament class.
This girl! (What can I say? There are cut boys in that class and I can't be smelling like pasta salad around cute boys!)

For all those who heard about my fall in the caves, here is what my battle wounds originally looked like:

My knee looked better at first....

This was a few days later: This image doesn't do it justice.

It was much darker and more of a greenish/yellow/purple color.

I painted my laptop:

I went to conference with my family =]

Aaron slept in the corner of the room like a dog:

We thought it was pretty strange and funny.

I have had a great deal on my mind lately.

Pondering is essential.

"Embrace this day with an enthusiastic welcome, no matter how it looks."
-F. Enzio Busche

I just remembered I have
Izzes! Oh the little things in life!
Meg

Homemaking Skills 101

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
THE DAYS I NEVER THOUGHT WOULD COME HAVE NOW ARRIVED!

I have been cooking and sewing and learning to be crafty!
(Sounds like Catherine doesn't it? But no! This is me! I promise. Seriously.)

But yeah I've been sewing up my old pants and shirts. I'm improving at it too!
I might even making a new scripture case or something....

I also want to take up crocheting. I need something to do when I watch NEW movies.
Sudoku is good for movies that I have seen before, but not new ones.

And I have been cooking and baking =D

Exhibit A:

Mom's tasty pasta salad.

Up close view:

I promise it is delicious! I ate all of it in 2 sittings, for dinner last night and for breakfast this morning. It is just THAT good. And cold, which is perfect for this hot weather we've had lately.

Exhibit B: Muffins! Blueberry and chocolate! (Aka the best kinds)

I love muffins!

NO I REALLY LOVE MUFFINS!

And milk =D

You can ask Nikki, I was talking about milk all the way too and from the library.

Oh yeah, and I am starting Jane Erye and Sense and Sensibility.

And thus begins my adventures of developing my homemaking skills.

I think next I am going to try mom's amazing chili and homemade macaroni and cheese.

I can't wait! =D

I had a dream about
theme parks, back massages,
salmon (yum!), chocolate
and a rampaging train.
Awesome huh?
Meg