Spaghetti Squash and a Water Bottle

 

Last weekend I decided to try making spaghetti squash.  I don't think that I fully understood that the meat of the squash was stringy like spaghetti, I thought it was the middle with the seeds in it.  Thankfully it wasn't, there isn't anything in the middle anyways.  It was so delicious!  I sauteed diced tomatoes with garlic and onion on the stove to put on top.  Then I topped it off with feta cheese, I love it!  I would definitely make it again.

 

Last week, I got a new water bottle to test out for my advertising class.  We are suppose to get the feel and spirit of it so we can understand what it is.  At the end of the trimester, our two ad "agencies" are to pitch ideas to the owner and try to get his business.  It's an awesome way to get some real life practice on what we are learning!  It's a cool water bottle, it filters just about everything and can be used on any fresh water source.  It makes even the gross water from water fountains taste good.

I had a midterm last week in my financial policy class and a take home test in my other class (which I prefer).  Take homes are so much easier, I can focus on the concepts more than names and definitions.
It shows too, now that I have gotten my exam score back: 75% :(  If I do well on everything else, I will get a B in the class.  Forget getting all As...  Oh well, I can at least get a B in the class, that's good.

That's all for now.

Scallops and Scents

Today I decided to try a new recipe, seared scallops with white beans.  It had bacon and baby spinach along with half a red onion and a garlic clove.  I had never cooked scallops, so I as unsure of how they would turn out.  It was actually a fantastic dish.

I added an extra piece of bacon, two didn't seem enough.  I also only bought half a pound of scallops, those things are expensive, but delicious!  The beans were the main ingredient, besides the scallops.  It was sautéed with red onions, garlic, bacon, and baby spinach.

I would definently make this dish again, though the scallops were kind of pricy. Next time, I'll make the bean part of the dish and use a different kind of meat or seafood to serve with it.

I went to Bath and Body Works to get wallflower scents for my room along with a few other items.  It was 6 items for $24.  I got these because sometimes my room can smell stiff even though I leave the door open.  Also, because it's awesome and smells great!  It's tropical spice, it smelled so wonderful that I just had to get it along with two others.

I bought two scentportables, one for my car and one for my gym bag.  My car doesn't smell bad, but my gym bag does.  The one for my car is a pineapple scented sunshine, while the one below for my gym bag is Caribbean escape.  They smell awesome.

That makes up the 6 items, but I also wanted some antibacterial hand sanitizer, not the small ones (which I have several of), but the larger bottles.  I grabbed a travel sized lotion that is suppose to help you fall asleep before checking out.  It was nice to treat myself to some awesome stuff today.  Bath and Body Works keeps me and my environment smelling awesome!

February 2012 Update!

So it's been a while since I've done any blogging.  I'm not very good about keeping it up constantly, but I'll keep trying.

I finished my first trimester well with As in both classes!  My goal is to get As in all of my classes, seeing that it's all about getting the work done and understanding the concepts.

I had December off of school, which was nice.  I was able to focus on Christmas budgeting and writing all those Christmas cards.  My parents came down for the Biola Christmas tree lighting the first weekend of December.  It was pretty awesome, coming together as Biola students/alumni to Biola's Christmas program.

I also went to Disneyland a few times to see their Christmas decorations, they were amazing!  I loved the parade and wanted to dance the whole time.  We saw a Christmas program going on just inside the gate to leave the main park.  It was on the birth of Jesus, narrated by Gary Sinise (Mac Taylor from CSI: NY) and sung by a huge choir that filled the inside gates.  There were also trumpeters on top of the gates dressed like those old fashion ones that announce the entrance of Disney kings.

My mom sent down my Christmas decorations, thanks so much!  It was awesome to be able to put up a small tree and manger scene in my room.

My favorite part was flying up to WA to see my whole family: my parents, brother, grandma, sister, and her family.  I don't get to see Jen and her family too often now that I'm down in CA, so it was fun to see her and see how her little girls have grown.  Ady is now talking away and Sierra is just the happiest girl in the world with her big smile.  I look forward to seeing them all again.

I started my second trimester at Biola on January 3rd.  I'm taking Organizational Financial Policy on Monday nights and Advertising & Social Media Strategy on Tuesday nights.  I love having Prof Mobley for my advertising class, she's an awesome prof!  Sometimes we look at different ads and talk about what made it great or awful.  She split our class in two groups of 6 or 7 to make an ad agency.  Ours is called "You Me & That Guy."  You being the client, me being the agency, and that guy being the target audience for the client.  Our motto is "start a conversation, build a brand."  The guys did an awesome job with the logo, I don't have it to show, though.

Work has been going well.  I've learned how to scan the checks after they are processed and ready to go.  I feel like I am actually growing here, whereas before I felt like I learned how to be a teller and that was it.  Everything about this job is better, though I do appreciate the experience that I got from my previous job.

I still love to cook.  It's amazing what moving out will do to you.  Before, I didn't know how someone could cook a good meal after a long day at work, but now I know.  I don't even have to have all these extensive recipes, I have learned enough from my mom to have a good idea of what to make (though cook books do help).  I made an awesome Cajun shrimp dish with a bottle of Cajun sauce I got for Christmas.  It was so good, reminded me of the days when we would put on Mardi Gras parties.

Oh, one big thing I did was dye my hair dark (and I cut it).  I've been wanting to dye it for a while, but just haven't gotten around to it.  It's weird when I brush my hair or wash it because it is 4 inches shorter, wow!  I love it all!  I got it done in Palm Desert with my mom.  She was really shocked, but I think she'll get over it soon :)