Taco Salad and Fall Break = Fabulous!

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Yummy taco salad for dinner.

Chels and Andrew set the table. Bridget slices the avocado.

This weekend is the start of Rhodes' Fall Break. Andrew's fall break overlapped a bit so he made the long trip to Memphis to hang out :) In honor of the start of fall break and Andrew's arrival, the rooms and I along with Andrew cooked up some tasty tacos and taco salads for dinner. They were very tasty if I do say so myself.

This is his satisfied with dinner face. :)

Walden Farm Trip

This past weekend I went home to see the fam and celebrate mom's birthday which is today...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!

(She's turning 25....)... and to see Andrew. Andrew and I had a lot of fun on Saturday visiting a local farm out in Nolensville that sells pumpkins and showcases their animals for petting every fall. Basically it was a lot of children under the age of 7 and me and Andrew pushing them out of the way to get to the animals :) It really made us long for a small farm of our own one day. Here are some pics from our day which included getting some pumpkins, eating tasty homegrown treats, petting/feeding lots of cute animals, and listening to some live music.

Leslie's Wedding and the Dalia Lama

This weekend, Andrew and I went to Tucson, Arizona for his sister's wedding. The wedding was gorgeous (especially the bride!), the desert was gorgeous, the weather was gorgeous, and the food was delish. I want to wish Leslie and Charles a very happy marriage. I have never been out west and really enjoyed exploring the terrain, even if it was only for a very short period of time. I hope to explore around there some day.

But while I'm here, other exciting news... today I went to a very intimate talk with the Dalia Lama. It was awesome. He really challenged the audience to work towards peace and harmony (both of which I happen to be a big fan of) and slow down in order to reach our inner peace. One of my favorite quotes from the day (in reference to achieving harmony) the Dalia Lama said, "For harmony, trust is essential. The basis of trust is love and compassion." Good one Dalia Lama! I think it's a pretty applicable quote to life no matter what religious or non-religious background you might come from. He really reminded of Yoda off of Star Wars. He was pretty darn cute and had a great sense of humor. Check him out with the Memphis Mayor here. Pretty hilarious! The chat made for a great day worth the books.