bust your bubble...

so last night i made cincinnati chili for some friends. the reviews? 2 love and 2 not so sure. that's about what i expected. like i said earlier, it's an acquired taste. but along with the cincinnati chili, i wanted to make chocolate bowls filled with icecream and topped with a slice of banana. and let me tell you, it was hard!!! basically the idea is to take a balloon and blow it up just a little bit until it looks like this:after you've blown it up to this point, you lay it aside and get your chocolate ready. then you melt your chocolate (i used chocolate chips and butterscotch chips together. it's good) either in the microwave or on the stovetop. after you melt your chocolate and mix it around a little bit, wait for it to cool off a tad, but make sure it doesn't harden. then spray your balloon with cooking spray or rub some crisco on it. crisco worked best for me. then dip it in the chocolate and stick it immediately in the freezer.

i managed to make 5 chocolate bowls successfully, but not before having two of them explode! basically, if the balloon gets too hot, it will pop, sending chocolate everywhere. exhibit A:

i just stood there shocked, with chocolate all over myself and in my hair and on the walls and the floors. and then rebekah and i just burst out laughing. it was funny, but not exactly the plan. haha. i wish i had a picture of the finished project instead of just the mistakes. oof. but oh well. there it is. they went great, and the reviews? 4 love. so that's good.



also, i had a funny dream last night in which i told eddie murphy that i greatly respected him for his tile-laying ability. so that was awesome. i also experienced a brand new roller coaster in my dream and got chewed out for not giving someone a gummy shark. all that to say, i love dreaming.

cincinnati chili

cincinnati chili is one of the greatest things created by man. it takes a trained tongue to appreciate it, but it's amazing. you've gotta check it out:
my favorite is the 3-way. it's just the noodles, the chili, and the cheese. some people like the 4-way better, which is noodles, chili, cheese, and some onions. here's a picture of the 3-way:
i'm making it for a few friends tomorrow night, so i'll post their "reviews" on it. ha.

not again.

so i was in clinical this morning and it was my week to shadow a nurse. i got an awesome nurse named teryn. we were in the fourth patient's room of the morning and teryn was taking a drain out of a guy's neck. i was feeling kinda weird so i started moving my legs just in case i had locked my legs. teryn finished dressing the patient's neck and taped it down. we were getting ready to leave the room when i started getting lightheaded. i sat down in a chair and told teryn, "i'm kinda lightheaded. i think i might pass out..." and at that point, apparently i did. haha. i passed out right there in my patient's room. i threw up about two times and seized up a little. anyways, they were worried about me so they stuck me on a stretcher and took me to the emergency room. that's where i picked up a little souvenir: the doc said all my blood work and vitals were normal. so anyways, no clue as to what made me pass out. i'm thinkin it's a blood sugar thing. hopefully this weirdo passing out thing will stop. haha. i'm sure it'll stop eventually. right? so that was my crazy day. ooh. i got one more souvenir from the ER:

i'm not sure if you can tell what that says, but it's a school excuse! isn't that awesome? i was crackin up! i just think it's awesome that they give school excuses just in case my professor didn't believe that i passed out and went to the ER. luckily for me, my clinical instructor was there when i passed out, so i won't have to try and convince her.

thoughts to aid in procrastination

so i'm avoiding writing a care plan/concept map for clinicals. yuck. so to get as far away as i possibly can from it, i am going to blog. first of all, i want to put a plug in for an incredible photographer. his name is mark elkins. he does crazy good work. i love his stuff. it's incredibly romantic, but most of all i think it captures the beauty of a moment in a picture, which to me is insane. he somehow captures the warmth of the moment. i don't get how he does it, but he does. here are a few shots of his work:needless to say...amazing. if you want to check out his website, here it is: www.markelkinsphotography.com

i just had to recommend him. also, a few more things i've thought about today:

• spring in georgia is insane. it snowed yesterday, and today i wore a t-shirt and jeans and i was slightly warm. ridic.
• any kind of glasses make my eyes dry if i have my contacts in: large sunglasses, lab goggles, 3-D glasses. who knew?
• i'm going to try and experiment and make a chocolate bowl one of these days. it's a super cool idea.
• closed toed shoes make my feet feel claustrophobic
• i hate labs in science. they try and make me apply what i learn. lame.
  
• i'm hypoglycemic and apparently milk has a high glycemic index. a.k.a. milk is bad for me. but i will rebel! milk is my greatest food joy, so i refuse to relinquish my milk habit
• marc broussard is pretty much amazing

here are a few things that happened this past week, and that are in the process of happening:

• i just finished up spring break
• i got to see my friend wendy's baby boy. he is beautiful and has incredible eyes.
  
• i got to hang out with my buddy mitchell who i haven't chilled with in like 2 years.
  
• i'm in the process of getting a new car
• i'm plannin on going to summer beach project again this summer, which is a change from my original plans of being a lifeguard. i'm super excited!
• i went to a missions conference in augusta, ga and it was actually pretty eye-opening in ways that i wasn't expecting. so summary? awesome.
• i paired up with my friend hannah and i'm going to be hall aunt for her freshman hall next year, so i'm psyched about that. opportunity to share the gospel! plus, kate is going to be my ministry partner, which makes this even more awesome.
  
• rebekah and i are in the process of looking for a new, cheaper apartment for next year
• i played football with my dad, lindsey, and caleb and i scored 4 touchdowns!
  
• i played 2 way fun games with my dad: (1) a card game called baseball and (2) a game where one person asks a question like, "why were high heels created?" and another person answers a bogus answer like, "well, men used to have to stand int he back of crowds so that the women could see, but not all men are tall enough to see what's going on, so high heels were actually originally functional men's shoes."
• i got to watch band of brothers and a part of the new Planet Earth series called "Life". both are amazing.
  
• i applied for bcm leadership and am still prayerfully considering it all.

also, a few weeks ago i got to do a photo shoot for rebekah and james so i'm going to post a few of those pics along with haley and james' engagement pics from a few years ago:

i'm no mark elkins, but i still love doing photo shoots for people, so if you ever want someone to do pictures, let me know! i would love to do it for free while i'm building my portfolio.