yummy macaroni

Ever since I started this blog I have always posted about my moms birthday and reflected a little bit. I kept it on the blog because it's a bit more personal. A couple years back when I posted that it was my mom's birthday all my roommates wanted to celebrate with lime rickey's! I've always been more timid about this especially with people other then my family because I didn't want to be that girl. I wasn't looking for sympathy, just simply wanted to talk about it and be able to acknowledge it openly like anyone else who's mom's birthday comes around. I soon realized that my friends were the best supporters while I'm here at school. Of course they jumped on board...am I crazy? NUTS!

Ever since then it has opened up a whole different world for me. I don't have keep this a secret, I also don't have to advertise it. But maybe I kinda want to? Because my mom was an incredible woman and I want people to know that. Most importantly I want to always be living my life in a way that directly reflects her character. 

How we celebrated: 

For years my sister and I have talked about this macaroni my mom would make us. It was our favorite. Along the way it somehow became known as yummy macaroni. The recipe for yummy macaroni has been a mystery. Because of it's name a google search is pointless..... i've tried it, trust me. Katie asked everyone that might have known the secret ingredients. NO SUCH LUCK. Every now and again Katie will bring it up and we discuss the mystery. "the sauce is white and there's onions in it" I searched for it again last week and found one that I thought might be it with slight modifications. 

Today, the twenty-fourth day of September yummy macaroni was recreated! I feel like I cracked a secret code or something. When I was making it the exact same aroma filled the kitchen that I was used to smelling 12+ years ago. Some things really are unforgettable. And now my kids can grow up eating yummy macaroni and that is the best thing in the world.

grand babies doing some casual reading on Grandma Kathy

 

comfort food for the win. In the most ancient of ancient sandwich makers, we just call it the smasher though.

It's amazing to me how much joy and love I was filled with all day. Because Plan of Salvation you guys. It makes days like today a day of celebration.

recipe for yummy macaroni sauce:

2 tbs butter
2 tbs flour
1 cup milk
1/2 cup of chopped onion
1/2 cup of shredded cheese

Melt butter and stir in flour. Then stir in milk until sauce thickens on medium heat. Add onions and cheese.

xoxo, Meg

You know, sometimes my mind won't ever shut off.  Now that I'm on my semester of "lasts" it really gets me going. I compare myself to who I was my very first year of college.

Freshman Megan had too much energy and trust me I still have too much energy from time to time, so you can only imagine how terribly annoying I must have been. I used to blog about long study sessions, finals week, boys that I didn't talk to, and embarrassing moments I was sure I would never live down. I also thought I was pretty funny, but I try re-reading old posts and they don't make very much sense to me even. (except that one story where a group of girls pegged me as a home wrecker, that one really is funny) I didn't know what heartbreak was or disappointment and failure. The hardest decisions I made were picking out clothes for school and choosing things to buy from the grocery store. I thought I experienced everything in that short year of my life. I thought the friends I made that year would be my very best friends forever and ever. Despite my seemingly easy life looking back I remember thinking I was way old and stuff. I mean home was a whole 2 hour-drive away.

It's weird to finally have an end in sight. I don't want to leave and grow up and get a real job. No sir.

ENJOY IT little freshman, enjoy it.

dear freshman, 
Enjoy being annoying, enjoy not taking your classes seriously, and enjoy your new found freedom. Join that group of kids who are having a portable dance party through every apartment in the complex on a wednesday night. One day you will think that it's the most annoying thing, but not yet. Enjoy those late night McDonalds runs at 2 AM and most other poor decisions you make. 

Don't ever think you have figured life out. You will overcome things that are really hard which will in turn prepare you for the next thing that will be even harder. People in your life will come and go appreciate them for what they added to your life at that moment. There will be a few lucky ones who get to be stuck with you forever. Don't sweat it, you've got all of college to figure out which ones are deserving.  Don't rely on people or circumstances to make you happy. Be in charge of your life. Become YOU! 

hopefully when you graduate you will still be above water and you will still have a little faith in humanity. 

xoxo,
Meg

also take photos like this, you will never regret these.