H E D!

Happy Earth Day!!!! I hope everyone takes time out to think of things they can possibly change in their lives to go green. I know the two things that I am going to work on to lessen my carbon footprint:

• I am going to work on changing all my cleaning products to ecofriendly products. I have begun using Method products and I love it!!!! I use only like 5 or 6 cleaning products, so it shouldnt be too pricey to substitute.
• I am going to also change to the ecofriendly light bulbs. They are truly energy efficient; I have a few already in my lamps, and I have noticed a but of a change in my utility bill, so that will be something that will be worth it.

Anyways, what are you all trying to change? Good luck!

Tom Ka Gai

Last night, me and Sandra went out to dinner at my favorite restaurant in Huntsville, which is Surin of Thailand. I love everything about it, from the amazing martini bar (with top shelf liquor), fresh sushi and their huge entrees and it is set in an amazing, modern, dim atmosphere. The one thing that I order almost every single time along with everything else I eat is the Coconut Chicken soup. I don't understand how it has such an amazing flavor and makes me want it everyday of my life. Anyways, I think I am ready to try making it at home. I am going with this recipe, so please cross your fingers, as I try this over the weekend. Here is the recipe that I am gonna try and if you are in the mood, you should try it too!

Tom Kai Ga-Coconut Chicken Soup (from allrecipes.com)

Ingredients
3/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken meat
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 (14 ounce) cans coconut milk
2 cups water
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
4 tablespoons fish sauce
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

Directions
1.Cut chicken into thin strips and saute in oil for to 2 to 3 minutes until the chicken turns white.
2.In a pot, bring coconut milk and water to a boil. Reduce heat. Add ginger, fish sauce, lime juice, cayenne powder and turmeric. Simmer until the chicken is done, 10 to 15 minutes.
3.Sprinkle with scallions and fresh cilantro and serve steaming hot.

Finally, there is another Vacation in sight!

I know I took my major 7 day vacation for the year, but when spring comes, there is always a random itch for something more. Some kind of beach mini vacay or romantic getaway or something. So, me and my bestie Sandra finally set a date for a mini vacay to PCB!!! I am so excited, I dont know what to do with myself! We are going in 2 weeks from Friday, so I have 2 weeks or serious workout and packing!!!! I just want to see water! That is my major agenda, but it will be nice for all the following reasons:

Beer. Crab. Souvenirs. Frozen margaritas. New friends. Pool. Beach. Tans. Good books. Road Trips.

A few random pics...

Things.

I have had so many things on my mind in the past few weeks, it is like my brain is going a mile a minute! My bday is in 3 days (yay!), my actual graduation ceremony is in a month (double yay!) and with all these things happening, I have begun to look at my life and evaluate decisions and observe what my purpose is. I love my life, don't get me wrong, but I just feel like I am not moving forward. I cannot not get a job in my field and I have looked everywhere in every city and state. This is definently not a good place for me to be in my life. I love my job, because I enjoy the people and I know I do a great job, but this is the first time in  a long time that I feel like I am getting antsy. So all I can tell you at this point is big changes are about to start happening! Things that I am definently excited about, but I am also scared out of my brain about. I am not going to jinx myself on telling you at this point, but everything should be in place by July 15th or earlier. The excitement is there, because I truly love change, but I am also a single mom, so I have to think about the bigger picture. Anyways, hopefully it will be sooner than later and as time goes on, I will definently spill the beans. All I can say is life if too short to not do what you love. This is big for me and it will take lots of prayer, so please pray for me.