a story of a squash. 2:46pm

there are so many new things that i am experiencing now that i am married. i am learning to make home. i am learning to host. i am learning that husbands eat a lot of food—this is something that is especially true about my husband. needless to say, i am learning a lot in the kitchen.

my mother-in-law gave me a lovely, hour-glass shaped vegetable to which i could not put a name. i was especially grateful when she went on to explain that it was a butternut squash. excitedly, i took said squash home and set it on my counter and proceeded to have an awkward starring contest with it until i decided to consult pinterest for a plan of execution. that was the ticket. i found a lovely recipe for butternut squash, pear and vanilla soup. i embarked on the journey of crossing territory i had not yet seen before.

here is a simple anthology of my experience.

if it looks like something you'd like to try, here's the recipe...

nicole eliänna lay | 4:21pm

 I have met a new friend in Manitou Springs, CO. She is beautiful, inside and out. She bounces through the classroom door in the morning and says, "Hey! What's good?"

I tell her what is good.

I wish we lived closer, so we could hang out in real life. But, alas, we do not. Nicole, you are a gem.