Now that I have time to breathe

Things have been a little crazy lately and I know its my fault for waiting until the last minute to do anything but its to late for that now. It has been a productive day so far so now I'm just going to relax until I have to give my presentation later. I decided that i would post something now that i have time and I am thinking about it since my blog has been neglected in the past week. Over Easter break we got to go home to spend time with my family. We were pretty productive with stuff while we were there. We helped my mom with the yard and garden and bought flowers and vegetables for the gardens even though we had to leave before they actually got planted. I also made a ham by myself for the first time which was pretty exciting and I'm glad i did mess it up. Along with the east er ham i made potatoes and green beans. The potatoes i make are always a favorite and i get asked to make them every time i come home. they are pretty simple to make but i will post the recipe and pictures next time i make them at home. I also made amazing cookies while i was home that everyone loved but that is another recipe that will have to wait for another day. We got back to school Monday night and i have been stressing about the presentation i have to give today and that job i am applying for to work over the summer. It's a teaching assistant position and i finally got the application packet sent in today. My presentation is finally finished after changing it a couple times and practicing it in front of my teacher 3 full times and different parts of it many times. While I am still nervous because i hate talking in front of people I'm confident in my presentation and now i just get to relax and read until i have to head over to do it at 5:15. its crazy to think that after this week we have one full week of classes and then exams. I have so much that is still due so i feel like i should do something now but my teacher told my to just relax. I am excited for our e term though. At our school you have to take at least 1 e term class which is a 3 week term a week after spring semester. for ours, Big man and I are going to Munich and Salzburg for a religion seminar. While I'm not to excited about the seminar, I am very excited about getting to see many places while we are over there. I think this is enough rambling for now so I will keep trying to be better at posting things and try and post more tomorrow.

Easter

Sorry it has been a while but I didn't forget about the blog yet things have just been a little crazy. We went to my house for Easter break ad are settling back into school. We have two more weeks as then exams so enjoy these pictures of Natalie, James, and I and will post more detailed stuff when I find time after everything I SHOULD do tonight. Other random pictures I threw in include my doggy freckles and his new toy dragon, my giant bruise I got 5 days ago from falling down the steps and the picture is from today and then when we took the kids to 5 guys while we were home and James taught Natalie how to crack peanuts.

Lazy Sunday

 

Today was a lazy day for both of us. We woke up about noon and I made eggs sausage and toast for brunch. After spending all day watching TV and on our computers I made grilled cheese and salad for dinner. It was nice to make something that was quick and yummy. Now more TV and computers for the rest of the day and maybe some homework if I feel like getting to that later. Weekends aren't very exciting around here but recently i have been thinking more and more about what I want in my house when we get out. I want a small farm with chickens, horses, and maybe a cow or two. Big man isn't too keen on these ideas but he will get used to it. The most important thing is I just can't wait to get my own kitchen so that I can make all sorts of real food and not just these one dish box meals that I can through together in my skillet, even though i do love my skillet. I just can't wait to get out of a dorm. Big man graduates next year so hopefully he gets an apartment not forever away from school so I can stay with him there. All I can really say is there will be a lot of exciting new things going on in the next few years around here.

RACHEL