A smattering...

Apologies for the lack of posting! This semester actually has really been keeping me busy with so much going on ....whiiiiich is probably even more reason why I should be regularly updating...aaaand therefore you can disregard my previous post where I mentioned having time to breathe (it's barely there, I swear!)...

So, a short updated post in photo-form:

Twilight hairbrushes.
Found in the Best Buy sale section when we went to pick out our new flat screen television earlier in February.
...because every girl wants to style her hair after Rob Pattinson...

This is how our dog regularly sleeps.
In front of the front door, head shoved up against the shoe crate.
Comfy, eh?
(and she looks really happy to see me, too)

Valentine's Day!
I had to work but Justin surprised me by giving me an hour-long massage on our rose-petal-covered bed. He also fed me chocolates during the massage and gave me more roses (see above photo) afterward. 
What a guy!

So I went to go visit my best friend who's a teacher and lives smack dab in the middle of the state. She and her boyfriend (pictured) took me to this somewhat-janky local restaurant that is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. He ordered this nasty thing called a "hot beef" or something vague like that. 
His expression says it all.
This is the only picture I got of my weekend visit.
That is sad. 

Aaaand finally, our nearly five year old dog has stopped caring about being obedient while we're away and has chosen to rifle through the trash TWICE now in search of leftovers and various scraps. 
Ugh.

This week I start my first round of clinicals for nursing. I'm scared and nervous and excited and apprehensive and feeling so not prepared to start this all at the same time... Wish me luck!

NPR

Slow Cooker Spectacular!

So as I previously mentioned, I've been hoping to add a bit more variety to the blog...hence, I've decided to add a new theme: slow cooker recipes! Due to Justin's and my more than slightly abnormal schedules, eating dinner together has become a luxury for which we have become very grateful when we get the chance. During our first year of marriage (...when I didn't have a job...), I had lots of time to experiment with food and ease into the job of preparing meals for us. I look back fondly on those times when I would spend literally HOURS preparing and experimenting with various elaborate recipes. Sadly, since returning to school, I haven't had as much time to dedicate to making meals, so things have gotten more basic around here (think sandwiches, casseroles, and oh so many Crockpot creations).

However, I when I stumbled upon this recipe, I jumped at the chance to attempt making such an elegant main course, Crockpot-style. For the heck of it (and with the excuse of sort-of-not-really-but-really-yeah celebrate Valentine's Day), I also threw this creation on the menu with the intention of healthifying (yup, that's a word) the entree up with some easy steamed green beans and plain baked potatoes. 

This seriously was not at all difficult.

It took probably 20 minutes max, and that was only because Justin came home from running errands right in the middle of me mixing stuff....and was talking to me....and I have great difficulty multi-tasking in the kitchen so I there were many pauses and re-thinking what I had just done throughout the process.

Thus was my attempt at creating a nearly-completely-slow-cooker-prepared meal...