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Lots of Food.

Everything has to do with food lately... 

We said our goodbyes in Casper, and Austin's mom treated us to our favorite diner. I mean look at that milkshake! That thing is glory! In fact, there's so much YES in that milkshake that Austin can't even handle it right now. 




I miss those guys already! Kristine is staying behind to shadow a PA and work.

Knowing that we started long, long shifts and full time and then some, we had to prepare our meals in advance. Pinterest, Pinterest, Pinterest. 

That's all I can say. I was able to make gluten free turkey meatloaf, and beef and pork asian slowcooker meatballs. Both on our recipe page!

The meatloaf: 



The meatballs in which we stored in the freezer for another day:
(I froze dinner portions of the sauce by ziplocking them. That's the printmaking container I was talking about haha, good ol' graphic chemical citric acid....) 



Lastly, I have a new project I want to do (when I get time, holy cow this full-time server and front counter work we both have is killer.) When up in Casper, they had all these cool cacti, and Susan bought two for an early birthday gift! I have these small planters, and I want to make dangling cacti by making yarn macramé slings. 


Who knew cacti were so colorful?

Well, here's a nasty selfie. McDonald's has offered me a great job I'm enjoying, and it'll be crazy hard work the whole summer to save money for the school year! Nope, haven't got "coned" yet. Thank goodness I'm not in the drive thru. Tell you what, if you want to develop your multi-tasking skills.... work a crazy busy restaurant.  


I am sure I will have plenty of stories. I already do haha! 

Austin is facing a conference that will stay at the Hotel he serves at, and they all have meal vouchers. That'll be exciting haha!

All I can say is people better watch out because if they are mean to me now, they might end up in my operating room one day and before they go under I'll say, "May I take your order?"

Mwahaha. 

Cheers from Laramie, WY! Xoxo

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