swiss steak?.

so, i called my mom the other day and asked for a recipe for "that stuff you sometimes make on sunday." well, she told me what it was called, but i still don't know. so, i got the recipe and decided to make it. this is mostly for her because she told me to let her know how it turned out. so here goes ...

it was delicious! i cooked it up! and it was so tasty! and we put it over some mashed potatoes that i also made. accompanied by some, very delicious, corn on the cob. it was a very tasty sunday dinner. i am becoming quite the cook up here at school. maybe if my momma is nice it will stay that way while i am hope for the 7-week break! here are the pictures!

cooking is fun! its the dishes after that aren't such a happy time. but i am enjoying being able to cook!

scripture of the day:

Acts 14:17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

today i am thankful for:

* yummy food.

* roomies who like to eat sunday dinner together.

* momma's, and how they give you tasty recipes to make tasty food.

* revelation.

<3.

birthday bonfire bash.

so, as it would happen, stephanie and i both share a birthday week. this makes life pretty exciting come our birthdays. we decided to have a birthday bonfire bash to celebrate. my birthday was on Sunday and stephanies on monday, so we decided to have our party on either friday or saturday. after lots of decisioning we decided on friday because there was a school music thing on saturday that a lot of people go to, and we didn't want to be competing with that. so we invited our friends and found a good place and had our BIRTHDAY BONFIRE BASH!

the bonfire.

s'mores.

gabe in the middle of a wink (brandon in the back).

my roomies!!! (minus cathy, she left earlier).

brandon wanted us to carry him around, personally i think he should have been carrying steph and i around seeing as it was our birthday party.

tyler thought it would be smart to cook his hotdog and toast his bun at the same time.

cathy with a s'more.

spencer wore my mitten to roast his stuff because his hand kept getting so hot.

hyrum by the fire.

so ... this picture i decided to put up because my roommates think it is hilarious because apparently i spent the entire night talking to boys only. these two particular boys i didn't meet until that night. they were hyrum's friends and came with him. they were both super nice and funny and i didn't want them to feel awkward or left out so i had to be nice to them, right?? :)

the birthday cards tyler, kyle, and spencer got for stephanie and i.

it was extremely fun! i seriously love all my friends up here so much! they make my life so much better than it would be without them. we all had a blast, and i finally got to enjoy a bonfire in rexburg, next time we will aim higher and get a real big bonfire going out at the sand dunes. or maybe we will just do something else. i hope you all had a fantastic fathers day! i love you all!

scripture of the day:

D&C 98:18 Let not your hearts be troubled; for in my Father's house there are many mansions, and I have prepared a place for you; and where my Father and I am, there ye shall be also.

today i am thankful for:

* awesome friends!

* fantastic roomies!

* my daddy, he is amazing!

* bonfires.

* birthdays.

* boys.

* roommates who go to the temple with me every week!

* friends in classes so you have people to talk to and are able to feel more comfortable and more likely to share.

* rain.

<3.

pajama pants.

so, the next project that i have finished in my sewing class is a pair of pajama pants. i made them for my roommate lauren. she picked out the fabric and i sewed.

they turned out really cute i think.

scripture of the day:

1 Nephi 16: 2 And it came to pass that I said unto them that I knew that I had spoken hard things against the wicked, according to the truth; and the righteous have I justified, and testified that they should be lifted up at the last day; wherefore, the guilty taketh the truth to be hard, for it cutteth them to the very center.

today i am grateful for:

* free sewing machines/sergers to use while i am at school.

* friends.

* family.

* following the spirit.

* courage.

<3.