Franny Francis Baby Michelle. He also goes by Michael.

I love rediscovering Beatles songs. They have such a vast library of hits and you can easily forget some of the songs you like most for weeks on end. I think that's one of the reasons I love them so much.

Francis just left on a jet plane to go beach camping. I'm not sure how I'll fair without our morning singalongs in the car. Luckily, he only gets to spend the weekend with our nephews before returning back home and I'll be absent from home during most of that time. I think if I wasn't so busy the next few days I'd go crazy without my favorite friend.

Acceptance

My first order of business after learning that I was admitted to BYU:
Tell my parents

My second order of business:
Begin a list of kitchen supplies I want for my college kitchen




While I was recovering from my wisdom tooth removal this summer, I watched Julie and Julia every single day. And then I would cry at night (medicine makes me emotional, which is my worst nightmare) because I couldn't eat real food.

Anyways, there was a quote that I would play over and over again because it really resonated with me:

"You know what I love about cooking? I love that after a day when nothing is sure and when I say nothing, I mean nothing, you can come home and absolutely know that if you add egg yolks to chocolate and sugar and milk, it will get thick. That's such a comfort."



That will be my luxury while I'm away at school. I'm a firm believer that everyone needs a luxury to make them thrive and relax and feel like life's worth living, even when everything else says it's not. Cooking will keep me sane and happy at college and maybe it will even help me gain those 15 pounds I've been promised by myths all my life.


I'm beginning to realize that I'll need to have a job in order to sustain this luxury (All-Clad pans and almond extract don't come cheap), but sanity is worth its weight in minimum wage and tips.

Nicknames

1. Angi
2. Annie
3. Angelaman
4. McAngela (alternatively: McAnne)
5. Kangus

#2 reminds me of the MJ song my middle brothers used to sing to me all the time

I don't instant message, but I thought this was an intriguing illustration.



Albeit sappy, I think it has a good message. How often do we not say the complimentary and real thoughts that are on the tip of our tongue?

On a similar subject...
As someone who is naturally quiet, I find that I enjoy the simple act of talking far more when I treat it as an art.
My current classic read for English is 1984 and I love the part when the protagonist is listening to his comrade fanatically describe the Party's plans to eventually eliminate all the synonyms and antonyms in their language. It reminded me of how lucky I am that my native tongue has so many intricacies that allow you to create a truly unique voice for yourself. In fact, I find that I can often pick out the author of an essay in our English class merely from reading a few sentences of their paper.
Lately I've decided to open up more to people and I think one of the best ways I can show others my personality and all the quirks that come with it is the way that I choose and phrase my words.

Guess That Person: Round One

Correctly identify the person that the following images and film remind me of and you'll win! What will you win? Probably something valuable and delicious.

Why I love J.Crew:



Orginally $74. On sale for $44. Add on the 40% off weekend sale and I just purchased a gorgeous, well-made cardigan for $26.40.
Ka-ching.

today in class

Teacher: Don't get too comfortable in your new seat selections. We'll be moving around a lot during the period, so don't fall in love.

Boy in the next seat who I've been crushin' on: I guess we shouldn't fall in love.

(laughter)

Immediate inside-my-head response: Too late.






I felt like such a tween.