love fall, I do.

I find myself always craving the combination of a pumpkin spice latte, the rain, and an over sized knit sweater.

Fall is when storms come unapologetically and demand attention.

And when they come, all one can do is sit and gaze at this totally glorious show of God.

If you look closely, you will see old men stomping in puddles, glancing to see if anyone is watching them.

It holds many days in which I wish I had brought my camera.

Pumpkin pie is good year round, but when the leaves fall, it comes boldly, free of shame.

Its days like these when I wish he were finally here, whoever he is.

And its days like these that I thank the heavens he isn't my treasure, or I'd be broke.

Strut your stuff, beautiful.

I need

to use my egg book.

my very first salmon fillet.

I have been a busy, busy bee.

My current schedule is kind of crazy. i am in school full time, running cross country, working 4 days a week, and trying to have a life. i have been to too many weddings lately. and baby showers. and restaurants. which leads me to this. i love to make my own food. but i don't really like to cook for a large group of people that i do not know because there are too many obstacles in place. what if sunny doesn't like garlic, or charlie is allergic to peanuts, or molly hates tomatoes? these are problems.

but for me, i like to try new things. and fortunately, i have the opportunity to not only cook, but to teach my client how to cook as well. so cool. (i work for a lovely lady who has epilepsy. basically, i get paid to hang out with her and help her live on her own).

so i had this piece of salmon. i've never baked salmon before. how hard could it be?

here's my partially over-defrosted fillet. so far, so good.


then i stir fried some veggies in a thick soy dressing, made some brown rice, and threw it together.

so, without further ado, MY SALMON BOWL!!!!!


and the crowd goes wild!!! dang, that makes me wish this was wild caught. pretty sure it was farmed. it was cheap.

but it wasn't dry. flava.

three cheers for the cheat!