"Candy Apple on a Stick..."

This past weekend we rang in the Halloween season with a Delicious treat & great friends...We pulled out all the stops. We stocked up on candy (twix, reese's, snickers, m&m's, & crushed oreo) and plenty of caramel. We also threw in air mattresses, blankets and a movie. It was a wonderful night after a long rainy study day.

The Works.

The Location.

The Company.

The Joy.

The caramel apples were more than we could of ask for...they were amazing!

A perfect Halloween Delight!

The best things in life last forever!

I am of course talking about my Gorgeous wife Michelle. I have never done a blog entry so this might get a little crazy =).

Yes, I am 25 years of age and I still can't stop myself from being a kid. I am surprised Michelle does not have to tell me not to touch things in the store (except I have never broken anything in a store unlike someone I know. Ha ha ha), knock on wood.

School has been CRAZY with all of the assignments, tests, research, and much more. However, we always try and find time to enjoy life and the time we have together.

We recently gave ourselves a pizza party one night when we felt really overwhelmed with school. I can only remember one time besides that night that we ordered pizza here in Hawaii out of the 2 years we lived here.

About a week ago we were able to go to "BODIES. The Exhibiton." with some classmates. BODIES was fascinating to say the least. The human body is such an amazing creation. Because BODIES was next to the mall, after the exhibition we meet up with some really good friends of ours and it looks like they started playing dress up in Forever 21 when Josh and I left the store.

We also had to get our fix of Panda Express when we were there (I really like that place).

Halloween is coming and Michelle has the bug that bit her Father =)....... She started decorating the house and I think has not stopped adding things. The house looks really nice, so now it's our turn soon to dress up ourselves.... I really want to be a ......... well I guess I should keep it a surprise but, it's not a woopie cushion.

Man Tag

Oh freak- I've been tagged.

Here we go....

A. The rules are posted at the beginning.

B. Each Person answers questions about their sweethearts

C. At the End of the post, the person then tags people and posts their names; then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged.

Alright people here are the facts and details.

What is your husbands name? Jason Scott Ellsworth

How long have you been married? It will be 2 years November 22.

How long did you date? A little over a year

How old is he? 25

Who eats more sweets? That would definately be me.

Who said I love you first? Jason

Who is taller? Jay

Who can sing the best? Tough one. But I'll say Jason

Who is smarter? We tie for first

Who does the laundry? We usually do it together. But then again, it depends on who has time when the laundry is overflowing.

Who pays the bills? He does.. Thank you!

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Jason

Who mows the lawn? BYUH lawn people, but if we had one Jason probably would.

Who cooks dinner? Mostly me, but Jason often helps, or every once in a while he'll make it.

Who drives? If we had a car...I think we'd 'fight' to each have a chance since we both like it--although Jason does more because he can be quite the front seat driver

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? um...me

Who kissed who first? Guilty, it was me. {I had to do something, I was moving back to Hawaii the next morning =] }

Who asked who out first? We just 'merged into it'. But "officially", it was Jason

Who wears the pants? Its 50/50 in this relationship. =]

Beauty in Everything.

Because I was so nervous for an exam I took last night, dinner was very simple. College-like even....a carrot. After I took a bite, I looked down and noticed how beautiful the inside was. Like a little sunburst. It brought a smile to my face. And gave me a little more energy than what I had had.

See, there is beauty in the simplest of things if we just take a minute to notice it.

Fun Facts.

Sometimes it takes science quite a while to learn what nature knew from the beginning...



A sliced carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye. Science now shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.


A tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows that tomatoes are excellent food choices for your heart and blood.


Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.


A walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.


Kidney beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.



Celery, bok choy, and rhubarb look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.


Eggplant, avocado and pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).


Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of sperm as well as help overcome male sterility.


Sweet potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.


Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries.



Grapefruits, oranges, and most citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.


Onions look like body cells. Today's research shows that onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes.

Tara!

Happy 22nd Birthday Tara!

Her husband Nick tried to surprise her with a little BBQ and cake and ice cream-that didn't last very long, she she thought he was neglecting her & he couldn't live her her being upset. But he did surprise her with cupcakes hand made by Trevor and Lauren.

We hope you had a great birthday Tara and hope you have a great year with lots of happy times!

Favorite Class of ALL Time.

{Papa B and Natalie will appreciate this post....}

----Caution, this post may be a bit morbid----

Jason and I went through the agony and pain of the Elementary Anatomy class last semester and succeeded! If your lucky enough to make it through and are a senior, you can take the Advanced Anatomy class. There are only 5 people allowed in that class and we are lucky enough to have taken up 2 of those slots.

There are only 5 people in this class because we get to dissect the cadaver that the elementary class will learn from the following semester. Cadavers come from the University of Hawaii medical school, this one is Margaret. She past away due to Cardiopulmary dysfunction. She has had a mysectomy and she has had surgery on both of her knees. She lived a long life, passing away at the age of 92. And we are grateful she donated her body to science so that we can learn.

In the first class we started on her back, Jason and I both had the gluteal region (her booty). After taking off the adipose tissue, we were able to locate the muscles, nerves and blood vessels in that region. When dissecting, I located a cyst. That was really interesting. After dissecting an area, we are quized about what we found and then, move on. These quizes are MUCH better than the ones in elementary anatomy. We all got 102%!

We have since moved on to the front and have been locating the muscles, nerves and blood vessels of the brachial cephalic region (the upper chest, shoulders, neck region).

This class has already been such a great learning experience. We are so grateful to be in it!

The show "Bodies, The Exhibition" is here in Hawaii and several of our friends from elemenarty anatomy and Jason & I have been wanting to go see it, but just haven't yet. Well, the first day of class our professor brought it up and said he wants to take our class!!! We're so excited!-not only to see it but to see it on the Biology Departments tab is even better! =]

"Back to School, Back to School, To Prove to Dad That I'm Not a Fool"

We knew it would come. We loved having a summer break, a chance to "breathe", to play, to relax, to make extra money, to spend time with family and friends, to not be in school, but the time has come.

And so we've gathered our school supplies, purchased books and began our new semester. We actually have been in school for about 2 and 1/2 weeks. And so far so good.

Jason and I think we're pretty lucky; we are both Pre-Professional Biology majors and so we have been in a lot of the same classes. Some people wonder if that really is a good thing, but honestly we both like it. We also get asked, "who's smarter?" We took a statistics class together and our professor told us that she's never had a husband and wife team do so closely as far as our grades.

This semester we are both taking Immunolgy, the Immunolgy lab, Advanced Anatomy (our favorite class!), and Senior Research. Jason is enrolled in Genetics, Genetics lab, and a class for his position at work. And I am enrolled in Senior Biology (as this is my last unergraduate semester). So we have all but one class together.

We are also both working. Jason had applied for a Resident Advisor (R.A.) at the apartment complex we live in for married student housing for the upcoming school year, but didnt get it. So he decided not to work, and focus his time with school. However, over the summer he got a job as a tempory R.A. (Thank you Lauren for submitting his name!) It was only supposed to be over the summer, but one of the newly hired RA's backed out so, they called up Jason and offered him the job. Our prayers were answered! The job doesn't pay hourly but it pays our rent, so we're VERY grateful! I am working as a student secretary in the Biology Department. It has been great for helping others, studying, and I've definately gotten to know the professors a little better-which will hopefully lead to some nice letters of recommendation.

I have already had one exam and Jason has one coming up, so we've been kept very busy. It will be a tough semester, but we're ready for the challenge!

If we seem to have gone missing we're either in class, at work or in the library.

Somewhere over the Rainbow

The other weekend the Wilburs and Jason & I got to spend the later afternoon at Keikeis beach (it's a favorite of mine & Jasons!). After the beach we decided not to head back to Laie, but take advantage of being out and about, so we went to dinner at a favorite Thai food place in Haliewa, "Haliewa Eats". On our way to Haliewa, we saw the most beautiful rainbow! We did a double take and noticed there were 2 of them! They were huge and so close to us. They seemed to follow us to dinner. It was a great end to our afternoon at the beach.

A beautiful sunset to a beautiful day.

An Un-Laborous Labor Day...

Hooray for a day off!

Although we only started school on Wednesday (August 27th), it was nice to have a day off on Monday. The night before we got invited a BBQ at Castles Beach; filled with surfing, friends, food and sun. We gladly accepted the invitation!

{Thanks Hayley-I stole this picture off your blog. =]}


Jason, Josh, Hayley and I stopped at Foodland (its "the" grocery store-the only one really on the north shore), stocked up on hot dogs, drinks and chips and headed out. Unfortunately we forgot our camera, meaning no pictures. =( The boys enjoyed surfing, while the girls enjoyed soaking up the sun and good conversations. There were a few attack of Blue Bubbles (a type of jellyfish), but we all made it home safetly.


Because Jason & I procrastinated reading a chapter for a class, we decided we better read at least some. After reading, we met up with Josh and Hayley once more. They had us try some Thai Curry they made-which was delicious! Then headed to a surprise birthday party. We ate, mingled, and watched a Piñata be busted open. Although we had an early start with school the next morning, Hayley had been wanting s'mores all weekend so after the party we had Josh and Hayley over for a little snack. Trevor and Lauren had taught us how to toast the perfect marshmallow {without a campfire} and we dove right in. They were delicious and a great way to end a 3 day weekend. ...the only thing missing was having spent the day without Trevor, Lauren, Nick & Tara.