Here is our little garden! Clark put these "soil discs" in each egg carton hole, then added-Seeds+water+sun and a week later look how big our Veggie garden has grown ALREADY! We are starting them off in the egg carton and then transplanting them into a big planter box in our backyard. We are just about to make our planter boxes today (more pics to come!). 
This Piece of Lovely was my Great grandma Hattie's. I was considering painting it but can't bare the thought now that I picked up these antique-looking knobs from anthro. Saved me some work. It's truly amazing what new hardware does to furniture! Grandma would be proud!
This sunday dinner menu: Chicken Cordon Bleu, Garlic butter broccoli, Sweet Corn on the Cob, and Seven-Layer Bars for dessert! OK, yeah.... this is a little ambitious for me but I want a yummy challenge. So much of the things I make include one "kinda hard" entree and super-easy sides (such as instant mashed potatoes). So I decided, "what the hay" I absolutely LOVE The America's Test Kitchen Family Cook Book every recipe I have had is absolutely amazing and this sunday, EVERY recipe will be from this book. And I have eaten out of it a lot (and clark just surprised me and bought the baking book of ATCFCB). My step-mom, Catherine, first started cooking out of it and everything tasted so good that I purchased it, loved all the picture directions and tips so much that I bought it for my brother, nick, for his birthday. Needless to say, I got him hooked too! So I decided to invite Aunt Liz and Cousin Spencer over for dinner this sunday as my guinea pigs. If it is a success, My confidence level will be boosted enough to invite parents over without embarrassment over my amateur skills. My goal is to impress my "Cooking Idol", Catherine. If I have her approval, then I'll know I've achieved my "Cooking Black Belt"! Wish me luck!
So I started at ASU on monday. Almost done with my first week and it has been the longest week ever! Taking classes: Chemistry (with a 3hr lab), Writing for professions, Statistics, a Nutrition Majors lecture, and Planning Theraputic diets! YAY! Farewell cruel world! I'm off to glue my schnoze in a textbook!
Taking my grandparents to DISNEYLAND + Riding California Screamin with Grandpa + Watching my brother alex preform as Rev. Moore in FOOTLOOSE + Weiner Dogs + Eating My first crab steam pot + Watching Chris pretend it was his bday a joe's crabshack + Taking photos with toph + Clarks Metal-detecting + Watching chris act as moses parting the red sea + Dana Point Beach + Riding a 4 person bike + Being with amazing family = Priceless!
A weekend of yummy food, ROCK BAND, fresh hair cuts, Swimming and lounging lazily by the pool, Hiking, The Big Bang: Dueling Pianos in tempe, Bioshock, Scene-it xbox version, Gila Monsters, Ocean Blue AND Mojo Frozen Yogurt, Fresh sueezed Lemonade, LAUGHTER, and tons of fun! Best Weekend in a longtime! Thanks meg, spence, liz, linc,beth, nick, and t!
Here am I floating round my tin can, far above the moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...
Here we go!
I googled the words because I wanted to know where it came from.
It is a part from a David Bowie song. I didn't find
the lyrics too fitting at the time, but they are now.
I apologize in advance if it makes you tear up, I did.
I really miss my uncle matty.
Ground Control to Major Tom
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
Ground Control to Major Tom
Commencing countdown, engines on
Check ignition and may God's love be with you
(spoken)
Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Liftoff
This is Ground Control to Major Tom
You've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
"This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
For here
Am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much she knows"
Ground Control to Major Tom
Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you....
"Here am I floating round my tin can
Far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do."
