Showering

1. Doesn't this look like a cool shower?

2. On the Lucky magazine website there is a list of 100 things the Lucky editors have learned. This list of 100 was broken down into different categories, like shoes, handbags, etc. One of the beauty categories talked about the best thing you could do to improve shiny, healthy look of your hair was to end your shower by rinsing your hair in cold water. I decided to try it out, and tonight as I felt the frigid water tumble down my back I felt sure that someone over at the Lucky office was laughing hysterically at my expense.

Jack! Do not read this!

But to all my eager readers, I would like to share some Thanksgiving monstrosities that I have discovered, and may be trying sometime in the not-so-distant future.

1. What kind of cake does this look like?

{via Chow}

My dad and I both thought this was carrot cake at first. What is it really? Two layers of turkey, with a layer of stuffing and cranberry sauce in the middle. The frosting is really mashed potatoes and the cake it topped with sweet potato and marshmallow. You can find the recipe by clicking on the link under the picture!

2. Appropriately dubbed, "The turducken of desserts". I present the "Cherpumple"

{Via WSJ}

A cherry, apple, and pumpkin pie baked into a three layer cake. As you can see they also use complimentary cake flavors on each layer--pairing the pumpkin with spice cake, apple with yellow, and cherry with plain vanilla. I'm trying to convince my mom to make this one.

Neither of these options could be as bad as the Thanksgiving we had the seasonal Jones soda. Have you ever tried gravy flavored soda? It isn't good, I can tell you that!

8. Short Term Goals For the Month

1. Get a seasonal job.

2. At least feign some interest in getting to know people from the Singles Ward here.

3. Hmmm, the month is almost over, but I would like to read the next four books on my list!

My Elf Hat

I finally rectified the craft fail of a knitted hat (it involved me completely unraveling and re-knitting). This hat is going to be felted and this is what it looks like pre-felting:

I'm not sure if I should be worried that it's pointy like an elf hat on top! Hopefully it will be fine after I wash it--wish me luck!

7. Someone who has had the biggest impact on your life

Ok, all the answers I have to this question seem super cheesy. But honestly,

at this point in my life it would have to be these two. Although I may not always get along with them I am grateful for good parents who taught (and continue to teach) me all of the most important things in life.

6. Favorite superhero and why

Batman, because he is a superhero that (granted he does have cool gadget) does it all on his own. No superpowers needed.

Day 4--a picture of somewhere you've been.

I'm going to take this quite literally and say--King Country Metro.