cooking 101

once in awhile when i feel courageous enough i try to attempt to cook. anything in the kitchen feels like a messy science project to me. i was supposed to cook this on mothers day, but we ended up going out instead. im usually more of the easy, quick and cheap meals kinda guy, but i figured i'd push myself to try do something nice for my mom. i came down with a super bad fever so it made cooking a little more challenging, but in the end it came out alright and super tasty! thank goodness for youtube

good friends

I had two good friends greg and melissa fly in from CA. They were here to celebrate their younger sister's graduation. It was refreshing to get to see them and just enjoy the weekend. All we did was pretty much eat a lot of food lol. way too much food lol. The best part is laughing and talking about the most random things. it's almost as if my friends and i have our own language. We use way too many references and inside jokes, but it never gets old. It was a breath of fresh air getting to spend some time with them because they usually bring out the playful and fun side of me. I realized that humor and laughter really are connected to friendships. Spending quality time with good friends rejuvenates our happiness and health in a way that other things cant.