Awkward Emergency Preparedness

Remember how Scott thinks the world is ending so this is the emergency preparedness year for us?  It's actually going pretty well.  Amidst our research, we have come across a few funny things that I wish to share with you.

First, we started watching a few gardening shows, since we're attempting to garden this summer.  During one particular show, we came across this image:

Did anyone else look away when they saw this?  Hahaha, sorry to show you a pumpkin that looks like a bottom.  We have been laughing about this for weeks.

Second, be wary when googling stuff.  I would suggest that you never google, "Can I freeze my eggs?"  You will come across some very strange websites if you do.  I'll save you the trouble and tell you, yes, you can freeze eggs if you  scramble them up and add some salt.  We're talking chicken eggs, just to be clear.

Finally, don't believe everything you read.  I read somewhere that buying yeast in bulk was a better deal (which it is), but you don't have to buy it online.  I paid $12 bucks to ship myself a pound of yeast from King Arthur flour, and then a few weeks later I found the same exact package in the bulk section at Winco for about $3.  For the love.

In other news, the daffodils are coming.  Eeeeeeee.

Valentine's Day

Valentine's is a favorite holiday of ours.  An excuse to go out to dinner and increase the already high level of sappiness in our life?  Yes, please.  This was Valentine's Day number four for us and it was magical.  Minus the throwing up, but we'll get there.

See that plant up there?  Scott got it for me, and it's pretty awesome.  Yes, the leaves really are that huge.  And now Scott will fan me with them while I work out.  Right, baby? :)

Anyway, we spent a good chunk of the evening at our new Chinese place.  It's not the same as our old one in ghetto south Provo, but it'll do.  After all, it does meet my two requirements for a good Chinese restaurant.  #1: The lo mein must be delicious and #2: The owner's young children need to occupy a booth somewhere in the restaurant.

 We then dipped lots of things in chocolate and watched some Netflix.  It was a very good day.

In the end it really wasn't much of a shock when we both ended up sick after all this.  Who knew that doubling your normal caloric intake would do such a thing to a person?!  You can bet that we still ate our leftovers and more chocolate dipped things the next day anyway.  Sometimes you've just gotta live a little.

Recommended Reads

Does anyone else have a lot of time to read like me?  If so, maybe check out one of my recent reads and tell me what you think!

The Power of Habit (Charles Duhigg)
The best (and lamest) word to describe this book is: interesting.  Seriously, just so interesting.  I pretty much repeated the entire book to Scott after I read it, and that means it's good.  The book covers personal habits and habits in the workplace (it is a business book, so sorry if you think you don't like that sort of thing) and closes with some truly disturbing habits that I could have done without.  But!  This book comes to mind all the time, and that is great.

Quiet (Susan Cain)
There were things I didn't like about this one, but it did make me think and notice things about myself.  Yeah she may baby us introverts a little; but she has really good points, and I'll be thinking about some of these ideas for a while.  I feel more ok with my personality after reading this, and that's pretty cool.  Recommended for introverts mainly.

Edenbrooke (Julianne Donaldson)
We're delving into fluff with this one, but fluff is awesome, am I right?  The book's very Pride-&-Prejudice-esque sans social commentary.  It's a romance that you can read in two days, maybe even one.  In the words of Rebecca Black, "Fun fun fun fun."  Someone needs to make a movie of this so I can watch it next time I'm sick.

Make the Bread, Buy the Butter (Jennifer Reese)
I read mostly cooking blogs online (cooking blogs are one of like four things actually worth reading on the internet if you ask me), and this book was perfect for my tastes.  Jennifer talks about her journey learning to make things from scratch, and she's no faker.  She'll tell you when it's a total waste of time and money to do so.  After spending my life on Pinterest, the honesty here is refreshing.  I have no intention of curing my own meats, but I will take some of her other recipes and suggestions.

Is Everyone Hanging out Without Me? (Mindy Kahling)
Mindy is pretty darn funny.  This is a memoir about the life of our very own Kelly Kapoor.  My main takeaway was, "Wow I always assumed Mindy Kahling was just like Kelly Kapoor."  Her Irish exit story will never leave my mind, never.  I will also always enjoy that picture of her on the back cover.  Unfortunately I have to say this book had some language, so it can't get a full stamp of approval.

Any reading recommendations for me?