Nutella, I AM & My Running Shoes

Have you met my new boyfriend?

Yeah, he's Italian. The tall, dark and handsome type. His name is a little feminine. But... it doesn't matter. He can also bake-- and he's the perfect ingredient in this new brownie recipe that I made for my friend, Olivia's birthday. 

 Oh yeah, and he's fat free.  Which means he's in shape. Right? 

Anywho. Try the brownie recipe-- I may have tried a nibble to make sure the birthday girl didn't fall over with how good it was. I think she'll be fine.

I've been a little under the weather, which is sad because it's been so beautiful outside.

I love the smell of honeysuckles. When I was in elementary school, I remember my friends and I used to go chat over by the honeysuckles that were in the woods beside the playground. When I smell them, it always makes me think about that time.


I hurt my lower back earlier in the week and haven't been able to do a whole lot of running, but I went today. Returned home for some advil. It's getting better though. I hurt it on Monday and quickly called my friend, Molly, to Wikipedia it. She goes, "OH, girl, it says this is really common."

"Really??"

"Yeah it says really common for....Oh....*silence*.... 40-50 year olds."

Which is where all the walker jokes have come in this week. Old lady central over here.

But being off my feet has also let me re-watch one of my favorite documentaries. Before you tell me to put my pocket protector away, you really should watch this film. I'm talking-- it's really interesting! 

It's called I Am: The Documentary and it's produced and directed by Tom Shadyac, who also directed Ace Ventura and The Nutty Professor. Basically, the point of the film is that everything we do on an individual level affects everyone, even those who are not directly near us. We are all interconnected and we need to start realizing that everything we do has implications, both positive and negative. And that serving others and spreading our love and talents around are the two things that are going to make the world a better place. Check it out-- you won't be disappointed. They have a copy of it in the Undergraduate Library or you can rent it on Itunes. 

“Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve… You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”

Have a Great Weekend!

Carrie