baby smiles

is he not the cutest! (: so i still have yet to see this little one, i am pretty much counting the days! yesterday my mom sent me this picuture of him smiling... i love that she can go and see him on her days off. jen is so jealous. so i thought that i would share his smiles. hope you are all getting things done for Christmas... i cannot believe its almost here!

me in the mini-

in case you can't tell... this is me in the mini- and just so you know i have always wanted one. i think that i could be okay with having one too, but not in idaho- they weigh nothing, and go super fast! not too good in the dnow i don't think! anyway- my dream cooper is charcoal color with a black top, and everything else.... they are so much fun to drive... i got really spoiled.. too bad i had to give it back to the owner. fun times! (:

AUNT CINTY'S WHITE BEAN CHILI

1 large onion chopped
1 clove garlic
1/4 c. margarine or butter
4 c. cubed ckicken (cooked)
3 c. chicken broth
2 T. shipped fresh cilantro
1 T. dried basil leaves
1 t. chili powder
1 t. ground red pepper
2 (160z) cans great northern white beans

garnish with chips, chopped tomatoes, sour cream.

directions:
cook onions in a skillet with the butter and garlic.
put all ingredients into a 4 qt. pan or crock pot. heat until boiling. reduce heat and cover for an hour. stir occasionally.

handsome sleeper

Nathan Gugelman
10:58 a.m.
December 9, 2007
8 lbs. 7 oz. 20 inches
he is named after his father. i am not sure if the middle name is the same though! (: but those are the specifics that i know! he seems so peaceful. it is exciting to have a new little one in the family....

MY NEPHEW!

here he is! i am so excited! i know that he came out just to see me! well, and probably everyone else! (:is this not the cutest little guy you have ever seen!?!? all dressed and bathed and so freaking handsome! and look at that hair! yesterday at 10:58 a.m. nate jr. my favorite nephew came! he weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces! his parents are so happy, and i am so happy for them. both mom and baby are doing very well. my mom has been up there since before he was born, and i am so wishing that i was there! i have not yet been up to see this new little guy, but i will hopefully be able to go up to rexburg soon! i am so excited for lisa and nate! i just cannot wait to kiss his little face! well...there will be more to tell soon...i just wanted to get this posted so that you early lookers could see the exciting news! (:

catching snowflakes

i am pretty sure that this is one of the funniest things that i have read all day! maybe some of you have seen this before, but honestly i would laugh so flipping hard! anyway, today i woke up to snow all over the place, but it was wet snow, and there was not much of it. i hope that it snows soon because if it is going to be cold, there might as well be snow! anyway, this is all i have for now...i should be studying for finals, so for the next week or so...i am sure that is going to be to topic (if not mentioned) in anything that i post..so there you go. i am looking forward to the snow this year though, i am not sure why- usually i hate it. i guess there is just a different feeling about this year! its great! (: what are your fav- snow memories? bon- remember the christmas that you came and picked me up in the blazer...the drifts were so high, we made it!

impressions......again

visiting the dental hygiene clinic for impressions... what a mess! fun fun!

you have some great views... the top, the bottom, and then more! these were taken on my phone! i really hope that this formats right.. i love going into the clinic and helping out my roomies! i am about down to just four of us living in our house...fun...but rent is a lot more. anyway, this is actually the second time that i have been in for impressions. i guess we learned that the impression stuff (you know the goop that they put in your mouth) actually has a shelf life...who knew? so she mixed the stuff, and it would not set up very good. it spilled all over the place...worse than you can see today.... we had a good laugh. i ended up calling aunt bonnie and telling the top reasons why you do not let your roommate take impressions on your teeth... she laughed a lot and i was sad that i did not take any pictures of the stuff all over my face, all over my shirt...etc. this is clean compared to what it was...and it was worth it. laughing is so good for your soul...plus....with us there is always a good laugh! so....we wanted to get two sets of good impressions so that we could have a back up for her study model...i lost count how many times those trays and that very 'yummy' tasting goo was in my mouth, but we had fun taking pictures, and laughing a lot. so yeah...this has been my day so far! (:

(oh....and i will just mention that i made this post while i was sitting in my geology class... we are talking about the 1997 snake river flood...do you remember that? i think my mom has a video of it)

nicknames....

so...since i have nothing better to do than waste time in the computer lab when i should be doing final projects and actually studying (seeing how i have finals in just over a week from now)..i am listening to my new fav CD jon mclaughlin (LOVE IT) and thinking about all of the nicknames that i have ever had... there have been so many in all 27 years of my life... i have been able to come up with a lot, and i thought that it would be fun to have you comment and tell me all of the names that you know of that i have had, that you have called me (appropriate ones..), or names that you know i have been called by others. i have had a lot of fun doing it, and i think that those who post some and help me out will bring a lot of smiles to my face...along with so many memories. isn't it funny that just a name can do that? - - well...just so you know, a name that i am called more often than not these days is 'heffa' (which has inspired the name of my blog) ... it all started when i was telling one of my roomates that after my mission i worked with a child with downs, he would call (basically yell) my name everytime that he walked into the door of our facility. since he could not say his J's and he skipped syllables etc. so he would call me "heffer" (which i know is a cow) but really it fit along with other family nicknames...and well the name "heffa" stuck! it is a lot of fun. it is especially fun to see how people react the first time they hear me respond to "heffa" they think how rude! but i just laugh...and we love it! 'heffa' later inspired 'heffalump' and i am not called that a lot, but it is written more than it is spoken sometimes... love it! (: well that was a long story...but i hope that you have as much fun as i have thinking about nicknames... really.... i know that you have all had so many- i cannot wait to hear about the ones you remember! (: love you!

the final countdown!

well it is monday again, and the last week of actual school...you know before the "dead week" (which by the way is not actually dead because we still have to go to class...and this semester i have to have my own sheep brain to disect (YUCK) so i think that my speech science professor took things a bit too literally) any way, and then it is finals. i want time to warp really bad past the next 2 1/2 weeks. the crazy thing is i think that my last final is on the 20th! who in the heck decided that it was a good thing to have the semester last so long? oh well. the break will be good, and much needed. i am thinking that i am going to try out riv's bread recipe... and read a bunch of books. more than likely i will be heading to spend a few days with my g-ma and so i think that a lot of baking will be done! its christmas and so in my brain calories dont count so pretty much everything is free game! anyway, if you all have any fun recipes that are yummy let me know...i have loved looking at becca's and bonnies...you guys let me know your favorites! (: also any good books that you can share would be much appriciated!