Life Lately

I went and bought myself another pair of sunnies.  I'm pretty sure I'm starting a collection. :/  Also, did you know that in some parts of Australia they call sunglasses "spekkies"?  And in India, they're "glares"?  Fun facts.

 Lilacs are in full bloom!  They're everywhere and they're making me happy just looking at them.

I am sooooo excited for bonnaroo!!!  I can't even take it.  I'm going to see my love, Paul.^^  Not to mention a ton of other amazing artists.  This year it's going to be just Spenser and me.  I know he's been wanting to sit down and plan a lot of it with me (who we're going to see and when) and I feel badly because right now I just have not been available to do that.  I've been starting the job search, taking care of grad school things, and when I get a free moment, planning anything just sounds overwhelming.  But Spenser's a bonnaroo expert and a wonderful planner in general, so I know that our bonnaroo plans are safe with him.  Plus, no matter what we do and who we see, I know we'll have a lot of fun because we always do.

Life Lately

Right now, I'm in Iowa City for the weekend.  Spenser and I went out to dinner and had some wild, delicious pizza.  It had a white sauce and apples and pecans and all sorts of things.  And yes, it was good!  The restaurant had a jukebox too.^^  Double score.

Earlier in the day, I toured a Montessori school.  If you are not familiar with Montessori, it is a method of teaching developed by Dr. Maria Montessori that emphasizes exploration and hands-on learning.  At one time, my mom was the directress of a Montessori school, but that was a long time before me, so this was my first experience seeing a whole school dedicated to the Montessori method.

In other news, I recently, finally celebrated Christmas with Adele. (gasp!)  Yes, I'm well aware it's April.  I'm not proud.  But she loved her gift and we celebrated at our very favorite Ihop, and that's what matters most.

I've been exploring and experimenting more with my telescopic lens.  Above is the results of my efforts.  As you can see the trees are still pretty bear...I can't wait til everything starts blossoming again. :)

as of late

a box of beautiful colors

first hot cocoa of the season

caramel delight pie

owls are starting to appear (yay!)

what may be the last summer blossoms

wise words, I wish the sign showed better...it reads:

 

There are some questions

that can't be answered by google.

as of late...

1. peaches

2. the neighbors are camping out

3. log pile waiting to burned

 4. driving over the new bridge at dusk

5. pink bicycle at the municipal band concert

6. field of dreams on the big screen

as of late...

Recently, I made French toast a couple of mornings, something I haven't done in a long time.  When I was little I'd cook French toast often, always just eyeing the milk and vanilla, never measuring.

I co-signed on my first car not too long ago.  Technically, it's not the first car I've ever "had" or driven, but the first I co-signed on.  I used to drive a small suv, a mazda tribute.  It was light gray and I took it everywhere in high school.  This new car is a car car.  It's dark blue and looks professional.  This car will go with me through grad school and beyond.  It was kind of bittersweet getting this new car that I know is going to transport me through the next phase of my life. (But mostly sweet.)

I'm taking two summer classes right now, one being World Religions.  I can honestly say I really enjoy what I'm learning in the course.  I had only a brief knowledge of the overviews of many of the major religions, but now I'm delving deeper into the specifics and subtypes of numerous faiths.  The only drawback is that there is an unfathomable amount of reading, but that's true with any college course.  I read this in the text the other day and absolutely loved it:

"Since the beginning of the human race, people have told stories. We human beings are not just storytellers, we are "storydwellers." We live in our stories and make sense of the world through them.  Even our understanding of what is good and evil, right and wrong, is shaped by the kind of story we see ourselves in and the role we see ourselves playing in that story."