Goodbye, Michael

Last night I watched the last episode of The Office with Steve Carell as Michael Scott, and I cried like a little baby.  I've been watching for seven seasons- it's like the end of an era!  The goodbyes in the show were so adorable and I realized how I've gotten thoroughly attached to this fictional character.  Whoops.

My overly emotional reaction really doesn't bode well for how I'll cope with all the real-life transitions happening in my near future.  I should probably just accept my natural inclination to cry all the time.

Spring

taken in my courtyard

Skype Calls

Cowboy doesn't like them very much.  

Saturday Night

I sat at my desk and worked on my paper for hours today.  Now it's time to go out and celebrate the birthday of one of my best friends! (Hey, Matty!)  Time to get ready.

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Neon Animals

I found the best Etsy site.  Turns out I need neon colored plastic animals.  Look at these guys.

Cooking with Claire

For the past couple weeks, I devoted my Friday afternoons and evenings to a cooking class.  It was taught by Claire, the owner of a vegetarian cafe that makes the most famous cakes in New Haven.  She is the nicest, most patient teacher, even when, for example, someone left the sugar out of the cookies.  Each Friday, Claire prepared a list of dishes for us to prepare and the groceries magically appeared in the kitchen.  We would each take a dish and start cooking, and Claire would run around trying to teach us how to chop garlic, or bloom rice.  I had an amazing time, and tried a lot of new foods.  I feel a little more prepared for real life now.

I was in charge of a pasta with mushroom sauce, called Farfalle Fungi.  The stars really aligned for this one.  I am obsessed with mushrooms.

Turns out I like asparagus.  This dish is made by boiling the asparagus in the frying pan, then cracking two eggs over the top and waiting for them to fry.  Yum.

I made a fresh tomato sauce that was pretty darn good.  This went in the eggplant-parmesan. 

Claire's Cake! It really is famous around here.

My ahhhhhh-mazing mushroom broth.

One of those days

It's been one of those days where all I want to do is climb in bed and watch Friends.  The real world is bumming me out, and I need to curl up and watch an episode, or five.  It's like the television version of grilled cheese.  I never get tired of it, and it always makes me feel better.  Too bad the real world says I have a ten page paper due tomorrow.

Light Love

I'm a sucker for warm lights, especially those in flame form.

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Perfecto

I just want it to be warm enough so I can wear cool stuff like this.  Not that I own cool stuff like this.

Love from home: care packages and hail storm pictures

First of all, I received an awesome Easter care package in the mail today from Mickey, my grandma, who is on top of her game.  It was every bit as good as this one.  It has buttered popcorn flavored jelly beans, my favorites.  It also has a really terrifying singing bunny that Mickey was really excited about.  Sometimes things crack her up, and I really don't understand.

Also, a couple days ago, I was told we had some pretty ridiculous thunderstorms at home, and it hailed the best hail ever.  I was sent these pictures.  Wish I could have been there.

Future Me Again

A lot of my procrastination centers around imagining how I'll put together my apartment next year.  These day dreams leave no room for constraints like budget, space, or the fact that I will be living with another person.  Oh well, I still have a few months before I need to go from imagining to actual planning.

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Special Visit

I had another fantastic weekend.  My Mom, along with my Aunt and Grandmama, visited!  It was the best.  We toured campus, ate at my favorite restaurants, and took naps in their hotel room.  The weather even decided to cooperate on Saturday.

Love these ladies.

And Grandmama was in charge of the wine.