Okay so apparently I only make blog posts at 4 am. Why am I awake? No idea. So today was my first day of classes. They were great. I am excited about all of them, although I can already tell that this is going to be my hardest semester thus far and I'm gonna have to work my tail off. It's worth it though. Straight As this semester? Oh heck yeah. Aaaaanyways. Last week, I really wanted some southern food. The kind that warms your heart. The kind that is so bad for you it's good. So my old roommate Rosalia (she's from Louisiana) and I decided to make a sunday dinner together of some good old fashioned southern home cooking. And it was a complete success. Everyone's plates were completely cleared by the end of it...and there were nine people there. Yeah, if that's not a success I don't know what is. This experience helped me in my domestic goddess-ship. I can do anything. Anyways, if you can't tell, my life is wonderful right now. The southern food hit the spot, I'm taking awesome classes, my ward is the best, I have great friends, etc. Oh and I lost 12 pounds in a week, despite the Southern food. Can I get a heck yeah? HECK YEAHHHHH!
On to the picture portion of this post:
On to the picture portion of this post:
3 lbs of fresh green beans. It took me like an hour, no seriously, an HOUR to snap the ends off of all those babies.
Cooked the right way. Bacon and onions and chicken stock. so delicious. they smelled like home and made me a little homesick, I can't lie.
Fried okra. a.k.a. my favorite food in the whole universe. The universe is a pretty large place, ya know.
Homemade mashed potatoes. The kind with two sticks of butter and real cream. Paula Deen would be proud. This picture sucks but I assure you, they were great.
In addition to these three wonderful meal items, Rose made homemade baked beans and also sausage. Delicious. I didn't get pictures of those though unfortunately.
In addition to these three wonderful meal items, Rose made homemade baked beans and also sausage. Delicious. I didn't get pictures of those though unfortunately.
This is my roommate Brittany. She enjoys wearing footie pajamas and licking lollipops.
This is me, 12 pounds lighter.
and this is the biggest zucchini I've ever seen.
OH and I forgot. I decided to go by LJ this year. It's been a success switching over. I got tired of people saying, "Oh, your name is Linda? You know, Linda means pretty in Spanish." Okay cool story I've heard it a million times go away. I harbor a certain vitriol for people who tell me. Obviously I'm not stupid, I took four years of Spanish in high school and my mom has been telling me SINCE I WAS BORN what my name means. Seriously shut up. So anyways, to avoid that drama, I decided to start going by LJ. Also Linda is a boring and old-fashioned name and I am neither of those things. Plus this year is my new beginning as a sane person. I mean, new beginnings, a new camera, and a new name. You can't beat that.
Until next time,
LJ
OH and I forgot. I decided to go by LJ this year. It's been a success switching over. I got tired of people saying, "Oh, your name is Linda? You know, Linda means pretty in Spanish." Okay cool story I've heard it a million times go away. I harbor a certain vitriol for people who tell me. Obviously I'm not stupid, I took four years of Spanish in high school and my mom has been telling me SINCE I WAS BORN what my name means. Seriously shut up. So anyways, to avoid that drama, I decided to start going by LJ. Also Linda is a boring and old-fashioned name and I am neither of those things. Plus this year is my new beginning as a sane person. I mean, new beginnings, a new camera, and a new name. You can't beat that.
Until next time,
LJ
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