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today i am enrolling in my last semester of college! not the very last, since i plan on grad school, but the last for a while. it feels great. and michael graduates this december, next month! i love graduations. my mom went back to school and finished her degree two years ago and we had a great big celebration. sometimes while sitting in class, i plan michael's graduation party in my head. upon his request, there will be a large tray of a variety of cheeses. maybe a traditional "congrats" sheet cake, but probably not. i'm thinking giada's mini chocolate-orange cheesecakes, or the lemon-rosemary olive oil cake i made a few weeks ago. or all of the above plus more. as you can see, my mind often wanders from matters concerning school : ) but i should say, i really enjoy most of my classes this semester: ballet, modern, aging & adult development, and art history. i could really do without my juvenile delinquency class and my online history course though. any who, what are you looking forward to these days?
recipes and photos here and here
boy, some days are just exhausting. today i woke up late, rushed out the door just in time to make it to ballet, studied frantically for a test i was able to use my notes on, lost my cell phone, and the garbage disposal quit on me. oh and while michael was in the midst of changing the oil in our car...he realized he forgot to buy a new filter! since we only have one car, he hopped on the edmond bus to walmart : ) good news: my phone was found on campus, i realized i can do without a garbage disposal for a while, and the oil is changed in the car. oh, and michael made me a special calendar just for december!
i was just a walkin' home when i saw a mysterious package on my front porch. then i remembered, my aunt rebecca said she was sending a "junk" box. this was not just any "junk" box ladies. it's a fantastic treasure box, filled with lovely sewing accessories galore. friends and family, you may just see remnants from this box in your christmas presents. thanks aunt rebecca!
i wanted to tell you that my friend joe just had lunch with my little sister katie last week, in odessa, tx! my dear friend is moving to his other house in odessa in the spring : ( as much as i don't want him to go i know he needs to be closer to his sister, and it looks like my little sis will fill in for me and have lunch with him every so often. thanks katie.
michael, joe, and i are going to see this movie soon upon joe's request.
it's rare, but sometimes it works out that michael and i are home on the same night. and it's wonderful. we cook dinner together and then watch a couple CSI-type shows. tonight i made pioneer woman's sweet-roasted rosemary acorn squash wedges and michael cooked up some grilled cumin chicken. we rounded it off with some whole wheat rolls sprinkled w/rosemary. delish. i also made a very girly cocktail that i'll share with recipe club next time i get the "drink" category. thursdays are my favorite, especially when i get to sit down to a meal with my husband.
there are so many beautiful things on the ground right now! grab some and put them in clear jars. i love these berry-like things...found them on campus the other day. free and recycled decor is the best.
