Today mama and I spent quite a bit of time cooking. Seriously. Started at 12 and didn't end until about 6 or 7, but geez, we got a lot done. Here's just a few of the things we made.

When you don't have a automatic mixer when making meringue, this is the next best thing. I wasn't about to hold that blender for 15 minutes.

The finished product.  Might I add that it was absolutely delicious. It was even said by my parents it's their new favorite dessert. (I'm going to believe they actually meant it and weren't just saying it because they have to..)

We also made some scones to go along with our dinner. 

Since it's Sunday, we decided that calories don't count. 

beginnings.

my mom, my mentor, my best friend

everyone has to grow up eventually. i just never thought that it would happen this soon. here i am, moving to salt lake, and leaving the home and comfort that i have always known. although i am only moving 40 minutes away, i feel as if i am moving to another country. and thinking about it, i have come to realize that i dont know how to do much on my own. i still dont know which laundry basket to put my clothes in to. i am always having to call my mom into the laundry room to tell me that yes, blue jeans are a dark, and that pinks go with reds, not in the white basket. i am also trying to accept the fact that i am going to be eating a lot of top ramen and cereal. and no longer the delicious meals that my mom has made for me pretty much every night for last 18 years. i will no longer be spoiled, and am certainly going to be roughing it, in comparison to what i have now. but i guess that there is a time and a place to finally grow up, and this is my turn.