mini cupcakes!

chicken dinner

I made my first roasted chicken today. I had to watch a quick youtube video on how to truss a chicken. It turned out to be pretty easy. So I got a 5lb chicken today and seasoned it with a little salt and some pepper and cooked it for 2 hours. It was so juicy and delicious. We had it tonight with some corn.



Next I want to make pulled chicken BBQ. I've been spending a lot of time in the kitchen lately. I made some cupcakes after dinner. Mini, teeny, tiny, little cupcakes that are so freaking cute!

The weather was so hot today. I wanted to spend every minute outside enjoying it. I finished my polka dot apron today. I have an idea for a new apron already that I may get started on soon. Can never have enough aprons.

+ sleeping cats
+ fan breeze
+ black grapes

Too much science

I have two tests to take today and I'm nervous. I have to take my first chemistry exam in about an hour and later tonight I take my anatomy and physiology test. I feel like the metric calculations and tissue histology is all swirling around and nothing is organized. Its been only 3 years since I was in school but it feels like it was forever ago now that I'm trying to get back into it. So I'm taking a break to update this and then its back to rereading my notes again and again.

Tomorrow Philip and I are going to go car shopping. We're thinking of getting a Honda or Hyundai or maybe a Toyota. I hope we find something cause I do miss being able to drive places. Taking the bus isn't as bad as I thought it would be at first. It does take a long time and I go to class during rush hour so I do have to stand the entire trip swaying back and forth as the bus goes down I5. Although it feels like a workout trying not to fall over and hold on so I don't bump into all the people around me. I should probably get back to the learning and try to cram as much information as I can into my brain before 4pm.

+ sunshine
+ strong coffee
+ food blog distractions

pluots

pluot
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I tried my first Pluot today and they are awesome. They're a combination of a plum and an apricot. I got them in my first farm delivery last week. I think I'm going to use the bok choy that came with the delivery to make a stir fry tonight. I don't know if I've ever even had bok choy before. I heard its a lot like cabbage. I'm also going to try and make some cookies for this week. Maybe I'll make some oatmeal with chocolate chips.

I was thinking of trying to make my way through an entire cookbook to try new things. I tend to make the same meals week after week. I'm not sure what cookbook to use. I really want to try making more Mexican and Chinese foods. It would be fun to make my own burritos.

+ doing homework with Annie dog
+ fresh lemonade
+ Murphy's oil smell

what to say...

It is actually hot in Seattle. I can not believe it! I don't even mean push up the sleeves of your cardigan hot but leave your cardigan at home HOT! I am loving every second of the warm weather before it leaves town. I spent the afternoon doing my anatomy homework while roasting on the roof deck.

I had today off from school to run errands and do the laundry. I know how to live it up during my free time. I also spent a few hours working on homework. I'm actually enjoying Chemistry so far which surprises me because I do not remember have a good time with it in high school.



This is a photo of my new living room chair. It doesn't really match the ottoman that I made but it is so comfortable it doesn't matter. We finally have a place for a guest to sit other than our uncomfortable kitchen chairs. Which is good since we're having a party tomorrow. Hopefully I will remember to take some photos because I don't even have any of my friends. In a few years if we don't live in the same place their faces will be all blurry in my memory.

+ nachos dinner
+ HOT weather
+ watermelon

July is my favorite month

I started school this week. I like it so far but its been keeping me really busy. The summer quarter is only 4 weeks so they cram a lot into each week. I decided to make my July To Do list all fun things that hopefully I can get done this month. I don't want to go crazy spending all my time memorizing the names of all our bones. I am terrible at remembering to take photos but I'm really going to try and photograph the list as I go along.

+ bad TV
+ sunny days
+ free furniture

four eyes

This has to be the cutest necklace ever made. I really think I need to buy one. I am so glad today is Friday. I got to see Katie tonight which was great cause it had been over a month since we hung out. We met up at Top Pot and I had the best strawberry frosted donut ever. We got caught up and really my update was about one sentence. "I've been working and sleeping" Tonight I'm going to watch Uninvited and go to bed as late as I can possibly stand to stay awake. Maybe 11:45. I live a crazy life.


+ diet dr. pepper
+ good mail days
+ donuts!