22!

So 21 has come and gone and I am officially 22 years and 1 week old. I had a wonderful birthday, and it really showed me how awesome my friends and family are for making it such a special day. My roommates decorated the apartment, had presents and cupcakes waiting and then took me to dinner and out with all of my friends. It was an awesome night and a good almost end to the semester.

Me and Brittany

Present table!

Yes, I got a SNUGGIE! Hah


Coolest wine glass ever..

I just finished unpacking from Thanksgiving break at Myrtle Beach, details to come soon!

Goldie!

My roommates dog from home has been living with us for a couple of months now. She is a toy poodle and is just too cute. She is about 10 years old but you would never be able to tell. Today, Brittany and I, took her to Pet's Mart and came back with a new dress and collar. Here she is all dressed up...




Isn't she precious? :)

Experimenting

Lately I have been experimenting in the kitchen. Figured it could be exciting to spice up what I am eating so I have been trying some new recipes, a lot of fish ones. I am not a vegetarian and do not intend on becoming one but I really have to be in the mood to eat meat. I kind of got tired of cooking the same basic shrimp/salmon/mahi recipes so I have started branching out and making at least one new recipe a week. Even though I am really busy I feel pretty accomplished after cooking a new meal, especially if it is really delicious.

Because I am so busy and I generally am cooking for only myself or one other person I like to keep the recipes pretty simple. I also normally try to cook simpler recipes because I am not a fan of buying a ton of ingredients I won't use often. My favorite website to use is kraftfoods.com. I like Kraft products and I generally always buy them so that is the main reason I like the site. I also like the site because the recipes are very simple and I haven't had a bad one yet.

Last week I made a Glazed Mahi- So delicious!!!! Since it turned out so good I figured I would share the recipe.

The ingredients for the glazed fish are:

• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root
• 1 clove garlic, crushed or to taste
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 (6 ounce) mahi mahi fillets
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

I did not add the ginger root and it was still good. I also only used 1 tablespoon of each ingredient because I was only glazing one fish. You can find the full recipe here.

Since I have been trying to find new recipes I was thinking that maybe once a week we could all share a recipe that we made during the week. Thoughts?

Tonight I am making a black bean chili and tomorrow I am planning on making a parmesan baked salmon. Happy cooking everyone!

Me and Chadley- Circa 2006

Halloween!

This year I was Minnie Mouse! I did a lot of crafting to make my outfit and I am very proud of how it turned out. I stenciled and cut out all of the white polka dots and glued them onto my outfit. I also cut off the pink bow that was on my ears and added a big, red one. Overall I think it turned out good and I had a very fun night!


Me and the Greek Goddess (My Roommate)

Minnie, Pirate, Tinkerbell, Goddess

Canes Game!

Today I got a phone call from a friend asking if I wanted to attend a Carolina Hurricanes game with her. (For those of you who don't know the Canes are a NHL team) Someone she works with has season tickets and wasn't going and gave her the tickets. They were lower level seats, with a great view! Had a fun time, would have been better had we won... maybe next time!

Here is a picture from our seats- I love cell phone cameras.