On Friday, I had my last In-N-Out burger. I could say it was a bittersweet experience... but it wasn't. It was just a decent burger and I felt bloated and gross afterward. Typical, right? I'm sure once I'm in the MTC I'll be begging for a good cheeseburger and a regular diet coke.
Tomorrow I will be in the single digit countdown for my mission. What the crazy? Where has time gone? I don't think I've ever been more nervous or excited in my entire life. My farewell is a WEEK from today and I've been trying to think of what I'm going to say. There's going to be an estimated 175 people there for me (not including our congregation OR the people there for another Elder's homecoming). Whoa. Intimidating.
Hopefully I'll be able to update you all on my 'last' experiences before I leave. There's a tentative plan to go skiing sometime this week! Yay snow!
Due to previous blog posts centered around fall, I'm pretty sure you all are aware of how much I love fall. I. Love. It. Love.
Last night, Kelsey and I roasted pumpkin seeds and they turned out delicious.
We carved pumpkins on Friday (Jack Skeleton, can you tell?) and saved the seeds. And man, I'm glad that we did. Who knew garlic salt and some butter could turn out so great?
Today, I had a two hour break. Instead of going home and watching an episode of Grey's or studying, I went on a drive up the canyon. It was just me, my DSLR, and Fleet Foxes. I cannot even begin to describe how relaxing it was. I stopped at a beautiful spot and took some pictures. I even scaled this big hill to get to one particularly colorful tree.
I can't think of a better way to spend a Wednesday afternoon.
Yesterday, it rained for the majority of the day. SURPRISE! Supposedly there's some storm circulating around the Atlantic, and it looks like it will be sticking around for a while. Dangit. For lunch, Kelsey found a great burger joint called Byrons for us to try. Holy moly. It was definitely one of the top 5 most delicious burgers I have ever eaten. No joke. Just look at the beauty:
To the parents: we are DEFINITELY going here when you come.
They pretty much gave me an entire sliced avocado (see it on the bottom) and it was pure, delicious heaven.
We left the restaurant and headed out into the pouring rain to the tube to go see King's Cross. When we got there, I asked a convenience store lady where we could find Platform 9 3/4, and the conversation went like this:
Me: "How do we get to Platform 9 and 3/4?"
Lady: "It's not real. It's only in the films. But the replica is outside over there."
Well crap, how am I going to get to Hogwarts now?
Anywho, we had so much fun taking pictures and having everyone stare and laugh at us. But we didn't care, we got some awesome pics!
Attempt one: Being sucked into 9 3/4
A much better attempt- flying into 9 3/4
We left King's cross with high spirits (whose spirits wouldn't be high after jumping around a trolly laughing your head off?) and headed to the British Museum.
The museum was huge and was so cool! We got to see the Rosetta Stone! How many people can say that?
Well, my friends, I am officially off to Paris! We will be staying about a 5 minute walk from the Louvre, and we have plenty of things planned for our short 3 day trip. I'm not bringing my laptop with me, but plan on some super awesome posts when I get back!
Ok, now think of me on top of the Eiffel Tower, or eating a crepe, or strolling along in Versailles. Got the image? Now listen to this song. Perfect, right?
thanksgiving is already over...what? i have two weeks left of school? my lab final is over? (no more dreaming of terms...extensor carpi radialis longus! corpora quadrigemina!) wow...that is definitely making me happy right now.
you know what else is making me happy? a new discovery...thanks to my mom's nail lady...kelsey and i have called it 'christmas in a cup'. it really is. it's diet coke + cranberry + fresh lime from sonic. oh. my. goodness. it is so good! i think i am addicted.
thanksgiving break was oh-so great. the parents and i went to monterey, california to visit my aunt and uncle and little cousin. we had a super yummy thanksgiving dinner...which is where i found my new favorite treat/appetizer: mozzarella cheese wrapped with prosciutto, topped with fresh basil and balsamic vinegar. wowza. so good!
we went to fisherman's wharf, carmel, and san francisco. just take a lookie!
loved that trip. so many laughs!
speaking of laughs...check this out....
you're peeing your pants laughing, right?
and the song for this post... jens lekman. oh how i love his voice and the sweet combination of harp, piano, violin and guitar. it's a hug for your ears.
