i need a hobby.

roommate recap: we started out our evening with our FIRST dinner in our dining room--had a picture to share, but due to a tragic accident involving a macbook, a fireplace mantle, a fall, and a concrete landing---the picture is no more. we had the meeting. went great. {it might have something to do with the delicious cake pops i brought them ;) } had to sort out some things--but i think this year will go by smoothly! we're all pretty calm girls, and can retreat to our rooms if we're annoyed ;)) thanks for the advice! we're going to separate food out just so no one has to worry about not having something they bought. oh&&i'm on "common area duty" aka clean the living room/dining room {shoot as long as i didn't get kitchen or trash i was happy! ha}

SO. i've done some thinking and i've come to a conclusion: i need a hobby. when i go back to school, i only have classes on tuesdays/thursdays--so i'm going to need something worthwhile to occupy my time and i'd like to become more active. i mean i LOVE my room, but i'm not trying to spend all day EVERYday in it :) i was thinking about organizations i could join or a sporty thing. {ha--if you knew me you'd know how hilarious that statement is} what do y'all like to get involved with? i'll have class/younglife but i need to take advantage of the free time i have, because too much time on my hands and i could become a bum--and that's not an option :) not to mention once i get into nursing school--adios life.

oh && my sister wanted to take some pictures today, so i thought i'd share some with you :)

yours truly,

kelley mackenzie

betty crocker here :)

okay so today i tried something i've seen on a lot of blogs lately, cake pops! and let me tell you--i'm the new betty crocker :) okay, okay. i shouldn't go that far--but i do think they turned out good for my first try!

 {supplies used: just regular cake batter, put in a special pan, i used melted

 chocolate on some and vanilla frosting on others}

 {before}

 {after}

 {i tried a few with the cake on top but they were so heavy that only two survived}

 {end result!}

 {pretty right?!}

so pretty simple! you can get creative on how you want to decorate them--i just used the sprinkles/frosting we had around the house! but they taste SO good and are fun :) i'm going up to murfreesboro tomorrow to visit the roommates/go to church and i am going to surprise them with a few of these :)

on another note..how many of you have/had roommates? tomorrow we are having a little "pre move-in" meeting {sounds so formal ha}, to sort out responsibilities given by our landlord, discuss pet peeves, and how we're handling the groceries--basically try and address any issues we might have before they happen. because from past experience/friends' experiences..if you haven't talked about it before hand, mentioning it once the issue has happened can cause drama or people can take it personal. &&with five girls living together in one house, there's just too much emotions/estrogen in one house. haha

any funny roommate stories? or advice you want to give us? i've heard too many times that friends living together end up not being friends--definitely don't want that to be the case!

yours truly,

kelley mackenzie