Sunshine.

I love sunflowers! My favorite :]

Gettin' some green.

I'm sick!

Anyone who's known me a while would probably react to this statement with, "...again?" It seems as if I haven't been fully well since before I left the States! If I get any worse, Dr. Mom has prescribed I go to my campus health center and get that prescription. However, in an attempt to get healthy and rejuvenate my physical body, I made this delectable salad. It's too bad I ran out of my sesame dressing -- looks like I'll have to buy more at TJ's!

Europe: London edition.

So for 2.5 weeks, three friends and I went abroad and explored parts of the European world.  It was fabulous!  Our first stop was in London, and we had quite a wonderful time. The people we visited fed us, showed us around, took us in for six days, and treasured us like family.  It was funsies.

View from Bianca's and my room.

Of course, we found yummy goodies around every corner.

Pastry!

Cheese!

[expensive] Cupcakes!

The architecture of all of Europe is unmatched anywhere. It verges from cute/old/approachable, to mighty/beautiful/unfathomed.  The streets themselves are filled with life, and eager people -- eager to sell, eager to buy.

The streets were probably my favorite. The girls would make fun of me whenever I would stop to take a shot of London pigeons, or the Belgium cobbled streets, but I couldn't help it. It was all too invaluable.

More to come!

Winter!

Apparently it's a thing to stick your right foot out to play this game.

This past week several of my comrades and I went to a very snowy place for a couple days to blend and hang out.  I took my camera, but ended up deciding I'd rather participate in all the fun & games rather than capturing everything that I better not forget!

On the drive up we stopped at a McDeezy for lunch, and of course had to play some games whilest we were there.

Betta recognize.

But the real fun started when we hit the base.


















That's when things started to get a little crazy driving up in that snow. Nevertheless, we all eventually got there safe and sound and I got to snap a few pictures of the roadside on the way up!

 

I promise those two pictures were taken at very different times, despite how alike they look!

Wasted in chocolate.

My celebratory 21st birthday drink (Elizabeth Bennet status?)

Nothin' like a game of Apples to Apples.

Thanksgiving Yumminess!

Thanksgiving has got to be the best holiday - ever.  Turkey,  gravy, bread, stuffing, potatoes... it's an all-around grub-fest.  This year, and for the past few years prior, my family and I celebrate with some close family friends of ours that we've known for a long time by us going over to their house and bringing a portion of the meal feast on.  This year one of the things my Mom brought was a salad with chopped bell peppers, ripe baby tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, topped with crunchy croutons.  Though the last two items were not yet added when I took this photo, you can still appreciate just how colorful this salad was.

And of course you can't have a complete Thanksgiving meal without homemade chocolate pie!  This creation was actually a corporate family effort, since my cooked the pudding, made the dough; I worked on ironing it out with a rolling pin; and my Dad and I worked on fitting it to the dish, after which he crimped the edges for decoration. We are awesomesauce!

And coffee compliments a stuffed stomach.

Demolished!

In short, a successful meal with good people.  Happy Thanksgiving!