This is for my mom.

This is in response to my mom's request for more updates.
If I could update in one honest sentence I'd say:
"Garrett and I are still so much in love and leaning on
each other more every day because life in AZ has been
our most difficult experience so far, but it's good."

PA school is stressful, frustrating, tear-inducing
and worth it all in one.
I'm struggling, it's true, but I'm getting
through and doing well.
I had a test the other day that covered 3 lectures,
so the night before I was reviewing and put in 7 hours..
I didn't even get through 3/4 of the material!
.. and I have 9 classes! It's just a lot but
THANK GOODNESS for good friends who help
me through and keep me laughing, and
everyone knows I would have given up
long ago without my #1 SUPPORT SYSTEM- Garrett
What a gem.

When I died my hair recently I was delusional
with the thought that it was brown. My friends had
me take a picture with them just so I would
snap out of it and realize.. I'm still blonde :)

I got a new bike to ride to school, and we put some
awesome huge baskets on the back for my school junk.
I feel like I'm in a time warp when I ride it
and I like it. Isn't it pretty? Garrett got an early
Christmas present from his awesome
Grandma - a bike of his own - and now we can ride
our bikes together with Laces too - it's
great for the whole family!

A few weekends ago we had a giant
thunder storm and the lightning was like a
strobe light show in our back yard!
We sat in the backyard for a bit
just talking and catching up.
We deemed it a perfect date.

This is how Laces experiences thunder storms.
She hides in the corner :(

So all my friends at PA school are FANTASTIC cooks.
We share recipes on our blog
"brains and bon bons" - the link is in my list :)
They introduced me to spaghetti squash
as a substitute for rice or noodles
so I bought my own delightful little squash
way back at the beginning of August.. and unfortunately
didn't try to cook it until mid-October!
Oops it started sprouting! Can we say
JACK AND THE BEAN STALK! AAH!

So we threw a little party to make home-made pizzas and
practice our Head Exams on eachother's husbands
(what a party huh?) and luckily Jeanna and Sara came
to my rescue and showed me how to make
good spaghetti squash.
And on that note - IT IS DELICIOUS. Garrett and I
like it with a dash of Picatta sauce (add some chicken)
or just a bit of butter. Yum.




and the pizza - making, head-examining party was a blast!
Thanks to the boys for being up for 5 different strange girls
looking in their ears and up their noses!


It'll be over sooner than we all think :)