This Semester in 10 Points

1. Cherish the wins and the losses equally.  They both make you stronger and more confident.  
2. Never, EVER leave bubbles in the syringe with a former insulin educator checking your syringe!
3. Enjoy the people you are surrounded by.  Life is much better when shared.
4. We all freak out, but the true measure is being able to take a deep breath, recover, and move forward.
5. Laugh at yourself.
6. Your timeline is not God's timeline.  You have to move along His schedule.  He knows the best for you, despite what you may think.
7. Remember to say thank you.  
8. SMILE
9. Do not wear red thongs underneath white pants.  Panty-gate 2010.
10. I am truly thankful to have supportive instructors, friends, and family to walk beside me on this journey.  I know that none of this would be possible without any of them.

Need to Share This!

The need for festive desserts that are not super time consuming is great, at least in my book.  Today, I put together a really simple cake that turned out pretty well.  It's a pretty white cake playing peek-a-boo with red cranberries.  Here's the recipe:

Cake:
3T butter
1c sugar
2c flour
1/4t salt
1c milk
3t baking powder
3c fresh cranberries

Mix first 6 ingredients until well incorporated.  Gently fold in cranberries.  Bake for 35 minutes at 350.

Butter Glaze:
1c butter
2c sugar
2T flour
1c milk
2T vinegar
2t vanilla

Bring all ingredients to a boil.  Drizzle over cake and serve.
**Just as a side note, I thought the amount of glaze was too much.  I like sweets, but not overly sweet sweets (if that makes any sense).  This could easily be taken down 1/2 and still have plenty to cover the cake.