Coffee Peanut Butter

     I ordered an ice cream maker last week and I was super pumped when it was delivered yesterday!  I ran to the store and bought some cream and such and today I whipped up a fresh batch of ice cream.  I don't have some of the fancy ingredients we used at school so I just made a super simple recipe that came with the machine.  It only took 20 minutes in the machine and it's pretty smooth and tasty.  Why didn't I get one of these things years ago?

     I used their peanut butter ice cream base, added coffee and there are chocolate chunks in there.  I don't know if coffee and peanut butter together sounds weird to people but I love coffee and I love me some peanut butter.
     Also, I'm a fan of the show Design Star and on an episode recently they had to decorate a tiny house.  I looked them up and found a website for Tumbleweed Tiny House Company.  They make adorable little houses about a hundred square feet (plus a loft just big enough for a bed).  They also build some on a trailer!  Those range from 65-130 sq ft and are the home of my dreams!

Tumble Weed Houses - click this link and behold adorableness! 

Skydiving

skydiving |ˈskīˌdīvi ng |

noun

the sport of jumping from a perfectly functional aircraft and performing acrobatic maneuvers in the air during free fall before landing by parachute.

Mom's Skydiving Video 

Mom bought her video and you get to see me jump in it too!

Chicago Skydiving Center

The people at this place were great, I'll definitely be going back =) 

On Wednesday I woke up and Mom said, "Do you know what today is!?" and I said, "...?" 

"We're going skydiving!" 

     I really loved it.  They said once you're up in the plane things start to get real and you'll feel the nerves kick in.  Mom and I were still fine.  They said when you have to go put your legs out of the door of the plane, point your toes and arch your back that people have a hard time.  We did not.  I think that was my favorite part.  I'm hanging out the door of a plane! Awesome!

There I go!  Best feeling ever. 

Honestly I don't think there was a thought in my head... 

just WEEEE!

That's my Mama!

I got to pull the cord.

The parachute opening was a bit jarring =)

After the parachute opens it's super quiet and peaceful.  

We chitchatted and he let me steer for awhile, I loved it. 

 People may think I'm crazy for thinking skydiving was relaxing 

but it's true!  You don't know until you've done it.

We had a very smooth landing (no rolling as Derek pictured it) 

and I landed on my feet.  Mom's wasn't quite so smooth 

as you can see in the video.

Mom and I both had a blast.  I already plan on going back 

next summer and Brett said he'd go with me! 

I don't know if I can wait that long...

Filbert!

     Went to visit the boyfriend at work and long story short, 

Jen and I have a new roomie.

    
     His name is Filbert and he is an adorable baby guinea pig.  So small I can hold him in just one hand.  We've been bonding these last couple of days; he's even peed on me already.