Winter Love

I love this print. I think it looks like Noah and I.

ILLUSTRATION: Winter Wonderland by FloraFauna

Have a fabulous weekend!



TOMORROW!!!!

WE WILL BE IN SAN FRANCISCO!!!

My suitcase is packed, and I have all my liquids in a baggy! I am ready to go!! 

We are ready for a little vacation. Perfect getaway before the (what can be very) hectic holiday. 

Spoiled

Someday… : ) 

{Did You Know: Hippo milk is pink…}

Did you knowin every episode of Seinfeld there is a reference to Superman

Did you knowthe fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco       (I have San Francisco on the brain)Did you knowgiraffes and rats can last longer without water than camelsDid you knowif you try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or tongue every letter will sound the same         (Go ahead, try it…)Did you knowornithophobia is the fear of birds

 

(For you Melinda) 

Now You Know

℅ Did You Know

An Event: MNF

Noah and I will be at next week's Monday Night Football in San Francisco. I am so excited I can barely contain myself!!!!!! We have front row tickets in the end zone…. we WILL be on T.V. so keep an eye out!!!! I'll be the girl holding the sign that says, "Troy, will you marry me? My boyfriend loves you too." 

Go Steelers!! 

I LOVE TROY!!! 

{On My Wish List}

Isn't this fabulous??? It would look perfect on my desk at work!!

A french press and a tea infuser? What more could a caffine-addicted-about-to-cry-her-eyes-out-at-any-moment-super-stressed-grad-student want??

check it out: Right Here

{Social Work: Made Up Words}

You know, it's really hard to write a paper when the majority of the words I write have that annoying squiggly line underneath it. I am not misspelling words, no no. I am using words that have been made up by the Social Work profession, and Microsoft Word has yet to catch up!

For example:

Cissexual

Allyship

Heteronormative or Heteronormativity

Antiassimilationist

Effemimania 

…..To name a few.

So, can any profession just MAKE UP words??!! WTF? 

Okay… back to the paper. 

Images of 2011

As the year comes to an end, it seems almost like a tradition to reflect on the past 12 months and wonder what's ahead. 


2011 was filled with political movements, celebrity debauchery, and natural (and not so natural) disasters. 


Here is a link to 45 Most Powerful Images of 2011

Stress+Cravings= Sugar Cookies

When I am stressed, I eat. Not only do I eat, but I have cravings. Since starting grad school, I have used these cravings and turned them into opportunities to procrastinate writing papers. It seems to be working. 

Needless to say, I was stressed with going back and forth between two papers, and I wanted a way out.  

I wanted to eat. I wanted to eat sugar. I wanted to eat cookies. I wanted to eat sugar cookies. I had all almost all ingredients. I was missing eggs. What's a girl to do? Improvise. 

I made sugar cookies without eggs. 

Here's how: 

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Oven
• Cookie sheets
• Parchment paper
• Mixing bowl
• Measuring cup
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup shortening or butter
• Electric mixer
• 1 cup milk
• Measuring spoons
• 1 1/2 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• Spatula
• Cooling rack

1. • 1
     Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
   • 2
     Line cookie sheets with parchment paper for an easy clean-up.
   • 3
     Put 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of solid shortening or butter into a mixing bowl. Beat together with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
   • 4
     Pour 1 cup milk into a measuring cup. Add 1 1/2 tbsp. of lemon juice. This is called "soured milk" and is a common substitute for buttermilk. Add the soured milk to the mixing bowl.
   • 5
     Add 2 cups flour and combine well.
   • 6
     Place 1 tsp. each of salt, baking powder, baking soda and vanilla to the sugar cookie dough mixture.
   • 7
     Mix the dough well until all of the ingredients are incorporated.
   • 8
     Use a teaspoon to measure out the sugar cookies. Roll into balls with your hands and place on the cookie sheet. Sprinkle additional sugar on top of each cookie if you wish.
   • 9
     Bake cookies for about eight minutes or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden brown. Remove from the cookie sheets with a spatula and cool on a wire cooling rack.