The End of an Era (or at the very least this blog)

This little blog here has served me well over the last several years, but it is time to move on. I will no longer be updating this blog. However do not fear, my blog days are not over; I am simply changing things up. You can now find me here: http://thinkthinkingthought.wordpress.com/.

Boredom Solution!

When you are bored, and you have a free Shutterfly photo book offer, this is what you do:

It's a book with my pictures from college! Hooray for memories! Hooray for having something to do for a week!

Pop...Pop...Pop...sicles!

I got these popsicle molds like last summer, but I've never used them. So my goal/desire is to use them and try awesome popsicle recipes. My first attempts were less adventurous but still good. Here are pictures, descriptions, and popsicle reviews:

Vanilla Pudding Pop:

Description: vanilla pudding. 
Review: simple and good.

Strawberry Topped Vanilla Pudding Pop:

Description: vanilla pudding and pureed frozen strawberries. 
Review: Good combination, but next time it should be layered.

Simple Strawberry Pop:

Description: pureed frozen strawberries. 

Review: It doesn't need anything else; it's perfect just the way it is.

Vanilla Cinnamon Toast Crunch: 

Description: vanilla pudding with cinnamon toast crunch in the middle. 

Review: I'm not a fan of mushy cereal and that's what the cereal was, so I will not be repeating this. However, the cinnamon, vanilla flavor was good.

I was bored.

This is what I do when I'm bored.

This is why people want to be friends with me.

I like breakfast for dinner

Sometimes (read: most of the time) this is how I feel when trying new recipes or new things in general:

but no worries it usually works out fine. So on Sunday I was making french toast for lunch/dinner and I wanted to try this recipe for caramel buttermilk syrup—sounds delicious, right? I was a tad worried it wouldn't be half as good as it sounded.

You have to make it in a BIG pot because it gets really frothy

And then you get this thick, yummy syrup

But it turned out really great! And it went great with my french toast!

summer shenanigans

1. i spelled shenanigans correctly without looking it up. actually i looked it up afterward because i couldn't believe i spelled it correctly on the first try. i'm not a "speller," so this is amazing.

2. if you want more regular and more detailed descriptions of my summer happenings, go here.

it's so fluffy i'm going to die!

ok, maybe not fluffy, but it is adorable. baby animal birthday party=baby animals+cake. yep, believe it. here is the quick recap:

 the three little pigs actually live in a metal cage—probably just as safe as a brick house?

 we made a connection—a deep, lasting connection—until he realized i did not have food

 this was my face the whole time i was there

 i stole this baby goat; it lives in my room now

yes, you should be sad you missed out on this life changing experience.