Part Dos

Some of my favorite things = I like Utah!

Exhibit A: I get to go to the temple once a week! I've been doing baptisms and the last two times all the people I was being baptized for were from Massachusetts.


Exhibit B: Gourmandise. It is an AMAZING bakery,bistro,cafe. It's so yummy/reasonably priced. I had THE perfect BLT and the an AMAZING eclair.

Exhibit C: The conference center. My roommate got a ticket from a friend to the Relief Society Broadcast, so I decided to go to the conference center and see if I could get a ticket. I was standing in line at the will call window and these women in front of me had extra tickets and they gave me one. I got to sit right in the center, and 13 rows back!!! I was spitting distance from the Prophet and all the other people! It was an amazing meeting and you can definately feel a spirit being with all of the sisters, and the brethren.


Exhibit D: School! I love school!

Cutie Pies

Some of my favorite things = Homesickness

Exhibit A


Exhibit B


Exhibit C

Who weighs 3,000 pounds and wears a flower behind their ear?











A Hippie-potamus

On a stranger note...

The other day I had a dream I was pregnant with twins (thanks Crystal) and I was married to Shaq (Shaquille O'Neal). He wasn't faithful, so it wasn't like we ever saw eachother but I didn't mind because I got to sleep in his bed (I saw it on cribs) which is pretty cool since its like 13 feet wide. All I could think about is "I can't have Shaq's twins, they are going to be enormous!". So all night I was freaking out about having 3 foot twins coming out of me. The end.

Roommates

I have an insane roommate. Literally insane. In my 2 and a half years of psych majoring I would say Manic Depressive, very fast acting. I will tell you the whole story, if you aren't interested in the life of a crazy CRAZY crazy person, I suggest you stop reading. FYI I have two awesome roommates who are nice and sweet and a life saver in this situation. I have been here for about 4 weeks. The first week I was here she was very loud, and very excited all the time. She was looking for a job as a nurse (she graduated in the spring) and any lead she had you would think she won the lotto. My Uncle Garry would never refer to her by name, only by calling her "The Drama Queen" which was very appropriate. She was always talking about her self and always talking period. She was like this for about a week or two. Then she told us about her past. Her parents had a meth lab and got busted so they moved around using false names (so she says). She went to a "boarding school" (school for troubled teens) in Tooelle. She absolutely hates Mormons which is pretty obvious when you talk to her for more than two minutes. Here comes the turn for the worse. My Dad, if you have ever met him is THE sweetest, most sincere, most caring person I know. He asked her where she went to church when he and my mom were helping me move in, and the next day, joked that no one lived here to her (since she had been staying at her boyfriends, one roommate hadn't moved in yet, and one was on vacation). So crazy says to me two weeks later "I wanted to punch your Dad in the face. I was so offended when he asked me where I went to church and said nobody lives here?" SERIOUSLY exact quote. She started leaving moldy, really moldy dishes around the house, and never cleaning them. One of my roommates left a note on the white board asking her to please clean the moldy dishes and she did it about a week later. She joined a cult about a week ago. She told us she was taking a class that at first she thought was a cult, because they did offerings and stuff, but she decided to do it. Here comes the crazy part. She left MOLDY MOLDY MOLDY bananas downstairs and they were stinking up the house. My roommate Kendra wrote on the white board, Throw away the bananas. Thursday morning she barges into my roommate Andreas room, sees she is asleep and starts screaming "did you write that note on the white board?" andrea is dead asleep and shes keeps yelling did you write that note, blah blah blah, finally andrea says get out of my room. So she runs up the stairs to wake me up and find out if i read the note. She barges in while im in the middle of a REM cycle and starts saying "Did you write the note about the moldy bananas?" and I was like "whaaa" (what in asleep talk) meanwhile Andrea heres her waking me up and wont stand for it. She marches upstairs and is yelling "You do NOT wake us up! This is NOT okay! Leave us alone" all while im still drooling. Crazy proceeds to say Why are you attacking me, like you guys are so perfect, and starts to cry, then leaves. Crazy CRAZY CRAZY. She confronts Kendra the next day (by Screaming) and then when Kendra trys to talk to her she turns up the tv volume etc and acts like a 3 year old snothead. (Crazy said "Havent you ever heard of banana bread?"...uh I havent not with MOLDY bananas) She pooped in me and Kendra's toliet and didn't flush just to be mean. She tries to pick fights at all times. We told our landlord this and the fact that she is NOT obeying the rental agreement, i.e. having men staying over (and having really loud sex) and drinking in the house. So she is moving. Not soon enough though. She started yelling at me and Andrea again today and I yelled back saying "You do not talk to me like this". Im pretty proud if you cant tell. I dont ever want to talk about her again thus, the novel I just wrote.

The Diet of a College Student

Often times I catch myself eating Milk Duds and Moutain Dew for dinner, but my new vice are these babies
It's been causing me to think, the idea of eating a teddy bear or a goldfish is not appetizing, but why do they taste so good?

Class Schedule

I have THE best class schedule. I pretty much love all of my classes, minus one, which is pretty awesome. I'm taking Abnormal Psychology, History of Rock n Roll, Human Development, Isaiah with Michael Wilcox, Research Methods <- GAG, and Family Studies. Im also going to the Temple every week which is amazing, and I'm volunteering at the Humane Society. Life is good. Minus being away from all my amazing MA friends.

Labor Day Weekend

I spent my long weekend with these little cuties. My aunt and uncle in Sandy were nice enough to let my tag along up to Boise. It was a really fun trip and I got to see a good chunk of my family. It's always amazing the stories you hear that you've never heard before. It was a good weekend with good company and good food. My aunt made this amazing Chicken Tetrazzini (courtesy of Giada de Laurentis) recipie that tasted like heaven.
Ingredients
9 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 1/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 pound white mushrooms, sliced
1 large onion, finely chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups whole milk, room temperature
1 cup heavy whipping cream, room temperature
1 cup chicken broth
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
12 ounces linguine
3/4 cup frozen peas
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
1 cup grated Parmesan
1/4 cup dried Italian-style breadcrumbs
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Spread 1 tablespoon of butter over a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish. Melt 1 tablespoon each of butter and oil in a deep large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the hot pan and cook until pale golden and just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a plate to cool slightly. Coarsely shred the chicken into bite-size pieces and into a large bowl.

Meanwhile, add 1 tablespoon each of butter and oil to the same pan. Add the mushrooms and saute over medium-high heat until the liquid from the mushrooms evaporates and the mushrooms become pale golden, about 12 minutes. Add the onion, garlic, and thyme, and saute until the onion is translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the wine and simmer until it evaporates, about 2 minutes. Transfer the mushroom mixture to the bowl with the chicken.

Melt 3 more tablespoons butter in the same pan over medium-low heat. Add the flour and whisk for 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk, cream, broth, nutmeg, remaining 1 3/4 teaspoons salt, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Increase the heat to high. Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, until the sauce thickens slightly, whisking often, about 10 minutes.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the linguine and cook until it is tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 9 minutes. Drain. Add the linguine, sauce, peas, and parsley to the chicken mixture. Toss until the sauce coats the pasta and the mixture is well blended.

Transfer the pasta mixture to the prepared baking dish. Stir the cheese and breadcrumbs in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the pasta. Dot with the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown on top and the sauce bubbles, about 25 minutes.