I've declared this day a "personal" day

With all the stress finally over from last week, I am exhausted. 

Therefore, I've done what I would like to do today because, I think we all deserve those every once in awhile. 

So here's what I've done: 

- Woke up early for The Big Event!!!! If you have not heard of it, then visit the website here. My group helped an elderly woman rake all the leaves in her front/back yard. Sounds easy but golly there were a lot of leaves, took us 1.5 hours, not long but again, just leaves! Anyways, it was fun to help out someone and I got to do so with my pi phi sistas!

-After I got home, I was pooped so I ate a scrumptious lunch including my new favorite, sliced bell peppers with ranch dressing 

- Then, I showered, took a nap, and when I woke up, decided that I didn't want to get out of bed, so I didn't

- After awhile ate ALOT of hummus/crackers...yum

- haven't left my bed in a good few hours but I'm off to dinner soon! 

I love days like this, and I'm not even beating myself up about resting all day! 

OH- and I just got an e-mail saying that my friend Sarah's birthday present I got her has been delivered! I'm anxiously awaiting a text or call saying what she thinks about it! For any of the two people that read this, you must go to their website thevintagepearl.com! 

Ok, off to do more of the same!!

Sin City. *Now with video!*

I actually liked Vegas more than I thought I would! 

I'm not a fan of over indulgent, cheesy places (Vegas is both of these things times ten) but 

I thought it was a great escape for a few days. 

I don't want this to be too picture heavy but I'll just post some of my

favorite pictures that I took on the trip! I also have an HD Film clip of the Bellagio fountains below!

The fabulous Bellagio...

"Paris" at night was one of my favorite views...

Me and the whole gang out to dinner...

My favorite part about the Bellagio (Besides the fountain) the lobby ceiling...

 

 

We saw two Cirque du Soleil shows, "O" and The Beatles LOVE Show. I think I could have cried at both shows, they were that good.

Before you view the video, make sure to click 720p (right next to the pop out button)

Do Not Abandon Me!

To my few readers, please do not abandon my blog! 

I know I haven't posted in awhile but fear not, after this week of stress and repeatedly throwing my math book against a wall as I prepare for my huge Calculus test...I will be back.  

Meanwhile, I'll be wishing that:

 I was eating this...

 

Taking pictures of these...

 

Hanging out with...

 

And doing a lot of...nothing 

Be back to blog (hopefully about Vegas) in a week! 

Flexitarian.

 

( This has nothing to do with my post but this is a cool photo by Tim Walker, I love his stuff) 

For those of you who do not know, I love to cook. 

If I had a kitchen, that is where you'd find me. I think there is something so 

deeply personal about cooking someone a meal/baking them a treat. It really is a great sense of satisfaction to know someone enjoys your cooking. 

Recently, I've found a lot of Natural food/Vegetarian/vegan food blogs and...no joke, the food looks delicious,flavorful and healthy all at the same time. I don't eat meat much (just don't crave it) as it is and I don't think I could permanently give up cheeseburgers and chicken but  

I also want to try some of these recipes! I've been reading up on how our bodies weren't made 

to digest all of this processed crap and it's really sparked something in me!

So I'll go ahead and share with you some of the blogs: 

1) Peas and Thank You- this blog is written by a mother who is raising her kids to be vegetarians, so all of the recipes are really simple and look delicious. I for one want to try this reci"pea". (you can scroll past the mom stuff) 

2) Kath Eats Real Food- written by a young gal, she's a certified nutritionist and her recipes are less vegan and more on the "just eat wholesome" side, which I'd love to try. 

3) Oh She Glows- Some of her recipes are a little too healthy for me but she has some really creative ideas and a great philosophy on food/healthy eating. 

4) The Pioneer Woman- ok, she doesn't have a natural foods blog by ANY means but her home-cooking recipes are delicious. Not only that but she has a pretty cool life! This is great if you're looking for comfort food.  

Call me a weirdo, I love food! I also love nutrition (thought about changing my major to it!) I probably won't become a vegetarian, I found out I fall into the flexitarian category? Anyways, I can't cook any of this stuff since I don't have a kitchen. So for now, I'll eat what I can :) 

Oh and my spring break has started, I'll post pictures of my adventures. 

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One of the Best Days.

This weekend I ventured to Austin for the day. 

I absolutely love that city and have even thought about maybe trying to move there after college. 

I love the people, the atmosphere and the landscape so much. We didn't even do much 

in Austin but just being able to be there was a blast. 

This is a picture of the food at Lambert's BBQ in Austin. It's kind of "fancy barbecue" the sides we got are baked mac n' cheese and waffle fries, YUMM!!

I already can't wait until I can go back!

I Miss These Two.

Aren't they gorgeous?

I hope I see them soon because they crack me up! Lil' goobers.

I love my mornings and other reasons I'm a 40 year old stuck in a 19 year olds body.

It's mornings like these that I realize what an old fart I truly am. 

I'm a night person and a morning person, an awful combination. 

I love staying up late but I love having a full day. During 

the week, I wake up at 9 even though I don't have class until 12:40 

every day. This isn't what makes me feel old though, 

what makes me feel old is what I do in the mornings. 

- First of all, I usually wake up and check my e-mails 

- Then I work out...while watching "The View" 

-Today, I also watched "Parenthood" which officially makes me a middle aged woman. 

- Then I eat something for breakfast, usually something uber healthy and good for digestion cause I'm weird (old) like that. 

- Then I shower and get dressed for the day  

- Then I check my blogs, yes, my blogs that I read daily...who am I? 

I realize this may not be the weirdest thing in the world but it is a funny routine for a college gal. Hey, at least I'm not waking up trying to remember where/who/what happened the night before!  

But really, I savor my mornings, I may be an old lady but, I really enjoy that about myself. Make fun of me if you want (please don't). 

Sidenote: I got all my Oscar Predictions right! However, the Oscars were a snooze.