happy birthday (dad.) {the song.}

dear dad,

happy birthday! i hope it is everything you hoped it would be even though i am not home to celebrate it with you.  i hope you do something real crazy and i hope your birthday cake doesn't set the fire alarm off. {you and i both know how many candles are on there :)} well dad, i just want to say thank you for everything you have done for me and for our family.  you are one of my greatest heros and i look up to you so much. thank you for teaching me how to be strong and how to stand up for my beliefs even when it is hard.  thank you for raising me in the gospel and being a worthy priesthood holder at all times, and letting me know i can always ask for a fathers blessing.  thank you for always being there and willingly listen to all my stories that i can ramble on for days, and even if you don't really care, you put on a face like you do.  thank you for sending me text messages while i am at college asking me how my day has been, it helps me know that you think of me often.  thank you for always pushing me to do my best in everything i do and helping me reach my full potential. i am so thankful that i have such an awesome dad, and i hope i can find someone to marry that is at least half as awesome as you. i love you dad.

love,
your little brookie

real bad news. {kanye west.}

this could quite possibly be the worst news ever.
read it and weep.
sorry to ruin your day.

numbers. {jojo.}

so i am a little obsessed with numbers.
not all numbers.
only if they are a cool sequence.
obviously today is one of those cool sequence days.
11.11.11.
and of course at 11:11 am i made a wish.
and of course at 11:11 pm i am going to make another wish.
i'll let you know if they come true.

today i finished school at 8:50 am.

i drove home.

i took care of my gimp brother {he got surgery on his arm.}

i hung out with my little brother and sisters.

i went to a best friends wedding reception. {lyndsie jones.}

{it was gorgeous by the way.}

and i hung out with one of my most besties of besties. {kristin dicristfano.}

it was so fun to see her and i can't wait until christmas break when i will see her again.

then i got to see my older sister who also came down for another wedding reception tomorrow.

today has been an awesome day.

obviously because of the amazing number sequence.

here is too 11.11.11. 

and at 11:11 pm there will be another toast to wishes.

change. {taylor swift.}

changes are taking place.
and i feel great and overwhelmed and scared about these changes.
but its the first time i feel like i am making the right changes.

today i changed my major.

today i also found out i will graduate next year on time.

{best news ever. especially when i thought i was a year behind.}

after this hit me {a couple hours after finding out.} i started to stress/freak out.

i am going to be DONE with school in one year.

i am going to have to start a CAREER in one year.

i will no longer have to take classes.

no longer have the "college experience."

i have no idea what i want to do with my life.

where i want my "knowledge" to take me.

mainly what i am going to do with my degree.

after i calmed down a bit. i started to freak out again.
but with something different.
something a little more scary to decide.
something where graduating might have to wait until fall 2014.
something that i am scared to pray about because i'm scared for the answer.
one positive AND negative. it will postpone my reasoning for the first freak out session.

i try and stay positive and know everything will work out in the end.

but deep down i am scared about what is to come.

P.S.

i changed from exercise science to nutrition.

don't worry exercise science is now my minor.

honestly i feel like this is the best decision of my life.

even though this change increases credits needed.

obsessed. {miley cyrus.}

i have been wanting to make amazing desserts for quite a while now.
don't get me wrong i have made some to die for desserts.
but none that could have this much potential.
one problem.
i did not have the baking dish necessary.

i have searched high and low.

looked at ridiculous prices.

but extremely cute designs.

too bad im a poor college student where price matters.

well big lots matched my budget.

1 for $1 or 2 for $2 dollars.

you get the idea.

i bought 4.

introducing the newest member of my culinary dish collection.

ramekins.

so brooke, what are you going to make with these??

oh where do i begin?

lets start with molten lava cakes.

or better. PEANUT BUTTER molten lava cakes.

pazookies.

individual pies.

you get the idea.

granted on this blog there won't be much more talk of these beauties.

but. have no fear. follow the beloved ramekins on my sister and i blog. here!

they will be blogged about soon!