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Recent Eats

Hey there!

Here are some recent (delicious) eats:Hot sauce. My brother just got me into this. Not sure why I didn’t jump onto the Sriracha bandwagon sooner.

Pumpkin muffins. I’m developing the perfect recipe to share with you all this fall. Speaking of which, I went to Bob Evans last night and had pumpkin bread. It was so good and came for free with my meal.

Garden quiche. Or you can call it clean out the fridge quiche ;).

Tacos. Taco night is always a good night in the Smith house.

Orange-ginger pork chops. I just love pork chops lately.

Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits. Enough said.

Cucumbers from my garden. So crisp and delicious.

Vanilla chai latte & lemonade. Both consumed while I was shopping… I guess shopping makes me thirsty?

Banana peanut butter. Yes yes yes.

Random water from a race swag bag. It was pretty good. I stole Hannah’s water too and her flavor (cherry) was better.

Cute lil lunch. Turkey sandwich, cheese stick, fruit & almonds.

Quiche. Made with eggs from my aunt & uncle’s chickens. This one had more of a Mediterranean theme with spinach, red onion, tomatoes, basil, and feta cheese.

Coffee in my favorite mug, coconut peanut butter, and curried tofu. I like the coconut peanut butter, but I’ll admit, I add honey to it because it’s not sweet enough for me.

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That’s what I’ve got as far as recent eats. Today is (sadly) my last day of summer, so I shall be soaking up every last minute of freedom, sunshine, and relaxation. Upcoming posts: a summer recap, endoscopy results, my Spinning playlist/workout, and I’ll post my school schedule. Peace & love from me (& Jimmy) to you 🙂

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Bible verse of the day: Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells. Psalm 26:8

Visiting the broski

Sunday was amazing. I spent the whole day with my whole family.

That’s my family…

My older brother, Billy, lives  and works just minutes from the main campus at Penn State and the rest of my family (mom, dad, me, & Hannah) live in Pittsburgh. I hate living 2 hours away from my brother because we have always been close growing up, with about 4 years age difference between us. I just miss him so bad sometimes.

My parents, sister, and I all woke up at the crack of dawn on Sunday morning and drove out to PSU to visit my brother. With one stop at Dunkin’ Donuts we arrived at his apartment around 9:45AM.

What my family did on Sunday:

  • Attended the church that my brother worships at, Penn State Church of Christ.
  • Had lunch at an Italian pizza pub (so, so good).
  • Checked out Wegman’s for the first time. It was pretty amazing! I got some pumpkin granola and had a soy vanilla latte.
  • Walked around the PSU campus and shopped in the little stores that sell clothing & such.
  • Visited the famous Penn State Creamery for ice cream.
  • Walked around the alumni gardens
  • Hung out at my brother’s tiny apartment with his cats.
  • Had dinner at Cracker Barrel (<— one of my favorite restaurants.. one word… CORNBREAD!).

Pictures from Sunday:

Portabella pesto salad from the Italian pub. I asked for chicken on top too 😉

The homemade herb bread that came with the salad and balsamic dressing.

I was so excited after this picture was taken because I realized that squash was growing from the “ceiling”

How do these not fall on people’s heads?!

Hannah playing with one of Billy’s cats, Simba.

Dinner at Cracker Barrel. Two fillets of rainbow trout, baby carrots, mustard greens, pinto beans, and (unpictured) corn muffins. I ate everything. It was amazing.

Thoughts:

  • It was so nice to spend a whole day with my whole family.
  • I haven’t smiled so much or laughed as hard as I did on Sunday in a while. Seriously, I couldn’t stop laughing sometimes.
  • I miss my brother so much. I really wish he didn’t live two hours away. I also feel bad that his apartment is so small. I know everyone has to start out somewhere and that he’s happy, but I know it must be hard to pay his bills month to month at a new job without any financial help.
  • I’m going to make a trip up to PSU by myself to visit my brother soon. We are going to get into so many shenanigans. He wants to show me his favorite running trails, have lunch (or every meal..) at Wegmans, and cook together like we used to when he lived at home.

I had a really special day with my family and I’m so happy that I could see my brother and just hang out with the family that God has blessed me with. No, we’re not the perfect family, but we all love each other so much and I’m so grateful for them.

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Bible verse of the day: Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Psalm 127:3