As of Late

It's been awhile since my last blog. That's probably what most of my blogs start out with. Life is good, I can't complain! Work is busy as ever, and I'm switching from the evening shift to the morning shift starting in October. I'll be studying for RN school in the afternoons. That's my little update....now for the heart and soul of the blog.

It finally feels a little bit like fall in Texas. Highs in the low 90's, lows in the low 70's. I'm ready for highs in the 60's and 70's! Last week, Josh and I went to the West Texas Fair and Rodeo. I absolutely love the fair! I love the atmosphere and the smells. I had to go at night time because I wanted to see the fair lights so badly! All the bright colors and the twinkling lights go round and round on the fair rides. The comforting smells of sweet funnel cakes, smoky barbecue, and farm animals filled the air (I was made fun of a few times for loving the fair smells). The best part was the petting zoo. There were all sorts of animals, even a sweet little baby longhorn :). I fell in love with all the animals...except not the emu. That emu freaked me out.
Another "fall thing" that I'm loving right now is my crock pot. I love that I can fix lunch and dinner the night before, and let it cook all day. I check out recipes on Crock Pot Girls and Skinny Crock Pot. So far, I have made chicken tortilla soup, taco soup, Italian chicken, Italian beef, pot roast, and stew. I'm wanting to try Chicken A La King. It is one pound of chicken breast cut into bite size pieces, 2 cans cream of chicken soup, 5 tablespoons flour, 1/4 teaspoons black pepper, and 1 cup diced onion. Cook that in a crock pot on low for 6-8 hours, and add 3 cups of frozen peas about an hour before you're ready to eat. Serve over biscuits or puff pastry. Yum!
The last "fall thing" that I'll blog about today is my seasonal love for candles. I buy Tyler Candles from Village Boutique in Abilene, but the company is out of Tyler, Texas. (http://www.tylercandles.com) I'm currently burning Mulled Cider. They also sell wax melters for Scentsy melters. So, Warm Cinnamon is in my Scentsy melter, and the Mulled Cider is burning. It smells so deliciously like fall! Cabin Fever is also another great scent.
All of these fall things make me want to be in a cabin in the mountains, or on a park bench in Central Park watching the changing colors of the leaves. We won't have any leaves change colors here this year because of the drought. They're all already dead and brown.

My mom told me today that I'm creative. She thinks I write interesting things that people like to read. I'm considering writing a children's book. I'm brainstorming story ideas. We shall see!

Till next time..