garlic and lemonade..never, ever.

you know what the best thing about going back to school after Christmas break is?
having another week (minus one day) off, due to fabulous snow. its grand.

surri, cutie.

so due to the lack of school and activities, i went sledding, watched too many episodes of CSI and The Cosby Show, and made my favorite snack too many times to count. exhibit a-

Ramen noodles with Garlic Powder.

(yes, it sounds gross, but trust me)

uno. cook these bad boys in a pot.

(the flavor doesn't matter, it isn't added)

dos. drain all the water out

(just like "mini" spaghetti if you haven't noticed)

tres. right after you drain the water, add to a bowl and immediately put butter on your noodles, so it will melt into the noodles and taste divine.  

cuatro.  you take this...

and sprinkle it onto your now buttery noodles.

I absolutely love garlic, so i find it amazing, and eat this constantly.

give it a try :)
oh, and do NOT eat garlic powder with lemonade. it burns. someone would know.

and speaking of ramen noodles, i received this text message from my mother this afternoon...

"I got u a 12 pack box of Ramen noodles and 3 boxes of honey buns!!"

i started dying laughing, my own mother must have noticed my addiction to honey buns and ramen noodles.

or maybe it was because at 10 o'clock the other night, i gave a huuge sigh when i opened the pantry and whined about how there weren't anymore ramen noodles. yeah, that could be it.

happy thursday!

to the mountaineer.

January third, I felt like the biggest baby on the planet.  It was the "last" day i was going to see my best friend Marcie Gale before she moved off to Appalachian State to "further her education," blah, blah, whatever you call it these days.  Don't get me wrong, that is absolutely awesome and amazing and i'm happy for her x912365.  but...in my eyes, she was leaving me here to rot in this small town with out a best friend here to go eat hot fudge cakes or to go watch disney movies with. 
yes, i was being over dramatic.
yes, i knew she would come home during some weekends and during holidays.
and yes, i knew i'd most likely be up there to see her every other weekend.
but my best friend was leaving, and i was upset.


so as a "maybe if i make you this, you'll feel sorry for me and not leave me," present (only kidding, but seriously) i made her this...

 and wrote her a two page letter,  while listening to "yellow," by coldplay, and cried.

and during the process she called me and we talked about how in a few hours we were going to say bye to each other, and we had to hang up before we both started crying.


i mean seriously, you would think that we were moving to opposite sides of the world, but no...only two hours away. true best friend love right there.


yes, it's four days later, and i can't waitttt till she comes home. hope she realizes i'm not leaving her side.


i love you marcie gale, thank you for everything. 

adiós twenty ten

in the year 2010 I... 

became a legal adult.

attended my senior prom.

finished the 49th edition of the east wind, with an amazing yearbook staff.

walked across "the" stage, with a diploma in hand.

bought my first scratch off ticket, and won $3.

watched all of my friends move off to multiple colleges.

became a freshman in college.

read two books in two days.

gained a greater love for Chris Brown, Jason Mraz, and John Mayer.

became the mother of a beautiful black lab, kye.

found a love for skeet shooting.

realized that i do in fact, want to live in a big city during my life time.

experienced my first broken heart.

ate a whole box of honey buns in a 12 hour period.

gained a new best friend.

figured out what i want to be when i grow up.

realized i'm addicted to facebook.

had two of my best friends get engaged.

I know God has an amazing 2011 planned for me, i'm so excited.

just a few selected recaps..