He is a smart lil' cookie!

This is my nephew Caleb talking about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Its cute and educational!

"I'll say a lil' prayer for you, for eva and ever.."

You know there is good in the world when you hear the word "prayer" in everyday conversation. I really feel that phrases such as: "I will pray for you", "I have been praying for you", "I am praying for you" are some of the most precious things to hear. I seriously (seriously) love when people share that they are praying for eachother. When people are best friends or sometimes the worst of enemies, prayer always can unite people. Thank you to all the people who have prayed for me, I hope you know I pray for you too!

I should be studying right now....

Studying? I havent studied for a year and a half. Homework? That word isnt in my vocabulary these days....BUT...to become a liscensed architect I have to take 7 tests and complete 3 years of internship...so I am back to the books. I take my first test on saturday and I will be honest, I am scared. I picked the scariest sounding one to take first: STRUCTURES. It is difficult studying when the exciting events of singledom get in my way...but, among my new years resolutions and goals (one of which is to get my roommate married) is to take all my exams. So wish me luck, and pray that I come out alive....Saturday my first test starts at 8 am...and its a 5-1/2 hr long test. Holy Crap....this is the real deal!

A Challenge is a challenge....

Um, so...I kinda hate to admit that i have participated in 2 ubsurd challenges of late...I would have to say they are not the smartest things i have ever done...but I am still alive so thats a plus.

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME:

CHALLENGE 1-The Fruit by the Foot challenge.

My friends and I were casually eating these one sunday afternoon. I serioulsy felt like i could eat a million of them...! So, the question was posed....is it possible to eat a football field length of fruit by the foot? In commemoration of the rebroadcast of the sugar bowl, Caroline and I set out to see if it was possible. Um...its not that easily possible...Caroline at 51 yards, I ate 31 yards. It was a rough weekend after that.... :)I think my nephews may have been good challengers!

CHALLENGE 2- 1/2 Gallon Challenge

I drank 1/2 gallon of milk in 5 minutes. I'd like to thank my girls for backin' me up on the challenge (Shannon, Brook, Bree: I couldnt do it with out you!) And of course, most would know I couldnt do it without my chocolate symphony bar at my side either.

Did you know dolphin CAN fly?

There once was a dolphin named TP. He lived in a vast sea. One day he looked up into the gray sky, and wondered...where the airplanes had gone. He couldnt see any because the sky was so full of pollution and the air was not circulating properly. "Oh no," he thought, "how are all the people going to get to their destinations if the airplanes are not in the sky?" His good, yet very deep thinking neighbor, Ray walked by. In passing she said, "Its an interesting study how similar dolphins are engineered like airplanes....they have the same basic shapes." With a comment like that it was only natural for TP to think he was just like an airplane. "I can fly people to their destinations," he exclaimed! So with all his might TP went out on his first flight. And it was glorius. The end.

When life gives you lemons

"When life gives you lemons you make lemonade... and then you take that lemonade on vacations!"--CM

I came to this conclusion for my single life today as I chatted with a friend. Its' basically true...this is my motto. I LOVE traveling...it makes perfect sense. Last year I was lucky to go on lots of trips at an overall decent price...this year I told myself I would cut back...and I will--some. BUT, Hey...I am where I am at in my life...and I am going to live it up! That means....I am going to go places!

Burnt Pork

ssshhhh....don't tell Emily, I dont think she reads my blog....maybe she does. But I will get an "I told you so" if she reads this, or hears about my experience. Let me explain why.

I have pork in the freezer....its been there for a long time. So, last weekend I decided I was going to cook it all up and eat it. My roommate is half jewish...(the jewish part that doesnt eat pork)...she didnt like the idea of me making pork...cuz she wouldnt get to enjoy eating it. She gave me warnings....she said...dont make pork! I didnt listen...it needed to be eaten, so I started to search for recipes. I found a handful of them...and they sounded really yummy. One recipe was for this pork stir fry, another for stuffing and pork (i already had the ingredients...so I decided to go for this one first it).

When I decided to make the pork...First of all...I couldnt find the recipe....Emily told me, this was a sign from God that I shouldnt make it. Once I found the recipe...I got to work. It seemed really basic. The recipe requires you to fry the pork over the stove on medium-high heat.....I dont know what I did...maybe i dont understand cooking pork....but i dont think i cooked it right. It came out really chewy and not edible....so, i secretly tossed it in the trash.

Its ok, I thought....I will do an easy recipe for the rest of the pork i need to cook. The next recipe i decided to just go with a marinated pulled pork for sandwiches. The instructions were to use a slow cooker. Cant go wrong with a crock pot can you? Um...apparently you can. I burnt the pork. Instead of it being soft and chewy...it was hard and crunchy! (still edible...just not the same experience).

So, I have come to this conclusion: though I still like to eat pork....its not meant for me to cook. And Emily just may have gotten her prayers answered....either that...or it was a sign from God.