my day in a nutshell. feb 18.

1. woke up early and went to the temple.

2. pondered on my talk.

3. returned home to a delicious lunch complete with my favorite drink.

simply orange, orange juice.

in my favorite glass.

4. worked more on my talk for sunday.

{topic: how to know what commandment to work on next}

5. met up with my hales at hatch family chocolates.

we also had several classy moments:

- when we first arrived we ran and hugged each other
 while my hair was still in curlers.

{we believe in cheesy,
would-be-slow-motion-reunitings-if-it-was-in-a-movie, moments}

and i had an afro as i took them out.

- while talking in the bathroom the lights turned off suddenly.

hales screamed.

we ran out of the bathroom.

pretty sure people were "concerned" about us.

- and old boyfriends were brought up.

some of us awkwardly ran around the store

 because of the uncomfortable/hilarious feelings inside us.

{it wasn't me}

6. most importantly we began our backwards progressive dinner with dessert.

{chocolate ice cream and chocolate covered strawberries and raspberries}

their peanut butter chocolates with sea salt = to die for.

7. we continued our backwards progressive dinner at cafe shambala for mo-mo's.

so delicious.

8. we got in the car and drove to her uncle's new restaurant, pallet.

it is a beautiful, intimate restaurant, with a stellar vibe.

we liked very much.

hales, being classy at the chic restaurant opening.

9. her uncle insisted on us eating.

we agreed and planned on ending our backwards progressive dinner with an appetizer.

we definitely got more that an appetizer...

and didn't even come close to eating it all.

fancy appetizer part 1: potato and white root soup.

fancy appetizer part 2: short ribs and salmon.
oh, hey, look... i decided to use my flash on my phone.

fancy appetizer part 3: cheesecake.
despite my strong dislike of cheesecake, i took a bite.
still don't like it.

10. my hales is leaving for va for a while.

i will miss her. i don't like it when we aren't in the same state.

she is a great listener, very observant, and one of the greatest friends.

i hope i come close to being as good of a friend to her as she is to me.

11. drove home.

12. worked more on my talk.

13. went to bed... late.