Some things I miss about senior year of college...
Good times in the apartment with Heather, Ace of Cakes, grilled chicken, pasta, and Friends...
Mountain get away weekends with great friends at my favorite place on earth...
Can't get enough...
That trip to Louisiana with a stop in the beer cave...
Fridge organization...
Walks in Edgewood basically to stalk my favorite house...
Picture Secret Garden-the creepiness+A Good Year... Yep, it's perfect...
Future nurses night out at Mafiozas...
Impromptu stops with my road trip buddy...
Taking on the Ocoee with friends and laughing to the point of swallowing half the river...
Getting to see this one while working at retreats. Yep, I was on a horse. I don't think there will be a repeat performance of that ride...
Ace and Turnbaby with Fuzzy:
Getting my panini maker. If you could marry appliances this would be in the running. We were meant to be together...
Lunch-Bunch-Butt-Parts...
Celebrating my birthday in the street in Houston during a visit to Rice...
So this is what a boy's dorm room looks like... Wait, is that a pillow pet???
Too cool for a movie-happy sister... love you!!
Another stop on a different road trip that yielded good conversation, homemade jam, and a frying pan...
Leading a community group with these girls (this was the night I saw Becca's engagement ring. I miss that apartment, Brandon being downstairs, and always having people over)
Farmer's market squash with olive oil...
Core Four. Miss them most...
Ok, maybe I miss these two most...
Yep, miss her lots...
Jackson's laughs...
Ok, there's no competition, I miss everyone...
Did I mention I miss Kate?
Those shoes... oh wait, just kidding...
The inter-coastal countdown ending with a fabulous day on the boat...
Plus a lot more...
Then, those were some of the things that get me through... Now, God has provided encouragement for me in different forms...
Pictures from sweet friends reminding me of truth we talked about together
Pictures of this munchkin sent to me at all hours of the day and night making work more bearable
Julie Darling Doughnuts: go try the blueberry cake and the honey wheat. Sorry Krispy and Dunkin...
The organizing you can do with a rolling cart with drawers for meds... don't worry, the top drawer has dividers. It may be my favorite thing about my job.
Catching up with 2/4ths of the Core Four in Birmingham...
Watching this little man dance at a UTC basketball game
Seeing this on the drive home from work in the morning.
Getting sent this picture of a movie star and a member of the paparazzi almost makes working the night of the Oscar's bearable.
Stole this off twitter... look at it often... it is still hilarious every time...
GroupMe texts with this group... use mental photoshop to add in JFo as a good looking ski instructor saving the world one black diamond at a time and Foxy being a good friend to too many brides...
Cooking on my off days... chicken penne florentine... so so good! From MyRecipes.com
Ingredients:
1 tsp olive oil
cooking spray
3 cups thinly sliced mushrooms (I only used maybe 1 cup)
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
3 cups chopped fresh spinach
1 tbs chopped fresh oregano (accidentally got dried so I skipped it)
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 16 oz carton 2% low-fat cottage cheese
4 cups hot cooked penne (about 8 oz uncooked)
2 cups shredded roasted skinless, boneless chicken breast
1 cup (4oz) shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, divided
1/2 cup (2oz) grated fresh parmesan cheese, divided
1/2 cup 2% reduced fat milk (I used skim)
1 10 3/4oz can condensed reduced-fat, reduced sodium cream of chicken soup, undiluted
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 425
Heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium high heat. Add mushrooms, onion, and bell pepper; saute 4 minutes or until tender. Add spinach, oregano, and black pepper; saute 3 minutes or just until spinach wilts.
Place cottage cheese in a food processor; process until very smooth. Combine spinach mixture, cottage cheese, pasta, chicken, 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, milk, and soup in a large bowl. Spoon mixture into a 2 qt baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheddar cheese and remaining 1/4 cup parmesan cheese. Bake at 425 for 25 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.
Serves 8.
345 calories per serving!
Hoping to continue to be even more present and grateful to this season of life and all that I have to learn!
