Welcome to Pumpkin Week.

Sarah's very favorite food: pumpkin. So what does that lead to? Pumpkin week!

During our freshman year she came up with the idea to have a whole week dedicated to pumpkin foods. We loved it so we kept up the tradition last year and then just started it yesterday for round three. I thought I would share the fun we have and maybe even inspire you to have your own food week!

Sunday, October 30th - What's on the menu? Stuffed pumpkin, two different kinds of pumpkin rolls, pumpkin ice cream, and salad with pumpkin seeds on top. Great way to kick off our week!

 Looks kinda weird but it was surprisingly delicious!

Cute, huh? We thought so at least.

Monday, October 31st - Pumpkin bread. Our favorite way to eat it? Undercook it just a little bit so the very middle is a little doughy. Super delicious that way!

What the Halloween?!

Every day in class as I write the date on my notes, I keep wondering how in the world October is almost over! Halloween is on Monday? WHAT?! Time has flown by so fast, I just don’t even know what to do with myself.

Life is good though. School keeps me busy but the accounting program really hasn’t been as bad as I envisioned it being. Some days are busier than other, but I usually am done with homework by around 4:00 or 5:00. Sometimes even earlier! Looove those days!

And then after all my homework is done, I come home and do what I do best: eat. And then I head over to hang out with these two lovely ladies: 

I don’t know what’s gotten into us lately, but we are always laughing up a storm!! Elise and I have especially been on one the past few weeks and we just laugh and laugh. I don’t think half of the things we say are really actually that funny but for some reason we just think they are hilarious. Know the feeling?

So the highlight of my life since my last post is what we did this last weekend. Are you ready? We reverted back to our freshman ways and went PLANKING all around BYU campus. I had never even heard about this odd activity before this weekend but it was sooo much fun! Strangest, most random thing to do, but it is oddly quite enjoyable. Running around finding random things to plank on and then taking pictures = great weekend activity. Needless to say, we liked it so much that we did it again the next night when we went on a black-hoodie mission to deliver cookies to random apartments and houses in Provo. Here are some of my favorite pics from our adventures. Maybe they'll inspire you to go on a freshman-type adventure this weekend? I think yes.

All in all, I had a great weekend. And this upcoming one I’m sure won’t disappoint. Halloween half marathon, Costco trip, Halloween party, Halloween dance party in our parking garage, and our annual pumpkin week kicks off on Sunday. It’s going to be an AWESOME weekend!! I hope yours is as good as mine!

LIFE UPDATES

My little sister has been reminding me how I really need to update my blog, and I do, so here goes!

Life over the past month has been pretty great! It’s been adjustment getting to know new roommates, new ward, and getting used to new classes. School has been pretty crazy. Accounting definitely keeps me busy but I find time to go running and do fun things so it works out well. I like the challenge and the other great thing about the accounting program is all the free stuff! So far I’ve gotten two sweatshirts and a backpack! And then they have lots of free events too. For the game last Friday KPMG had a tailgate party where Carrabas catered. It was such a fun event and the food was delicious! Love it J

I also really like my ward so far. I don’t know very many people just yet but I’m excited to get to know everyone throughout the semester. And speaking of church, guess what my calling is?! Gospel Doctrine Teacher! Haha when they extended the calling, I seriously said “wow.” I never saw that one coming! But my first lesson went pretty well. I have a lot to learn and there is definitely room for improvement but I enjoyed preparing and teaching. So I’m kinda excited for it! I know, I’m crazy.

Nothing too exciting has happened recently. Except that we got FRONT ROW seats in the endzone to the BYU vs. Utah football game!! That was soooo much fun. Would have been better if we didn’t get slaughtered but it was still fun to be right up front! It was all good though, because after the game we got to go up on the roof and see the ESPN box and everything cool up there. That was pretty sweet! 

Up on the roof!

Front Row!!

Other than that, my life pretty much consists of going to school, going the library all night, and then relaxing a little bit from my long day.