I've cooked for the past three nights. That's a feat.
sunday: meatball curry. finally.
monday: chicken curry. i was on a theme.
tuesday: baguette french toast. and blueberry syrup. which I had made.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
everything changes
Campus Crusade for Christ is changing their name. Steve Douglass "himself" emailed me about it. Apparently, they had the big unveil out at staff conference at CSU.
Read the official press release here.
It makes sense, but still I have way more affinity for the original name and logo.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
this past year
2010 was more of the most notable years I've had to date. Mostly, I moved a lot and spent way too much time digging through boxes. But I consciously made the decisions I did and I stick by them. I do hope there's a bit more stability in 2011, though.
Here's 2010 in review with pictures from each month.
January
I got back to the UK just before New Years, and my American roommate and I spent the holiday with some great friends in Sheffield, England.
While we were there, besides freezing (because Steph and I are both from Florida), we got to see the Peak District, York and lots of countryside. Then it was back to work in London.
February
For my birthday in February I got an awesome package from my friend, Hannah, a teacher living in Taiwan.
January and February, and even into March blend together in my memory. They were dark, cold, and short days. The outside was so cold but when underground on the tube it was hot with all the people.
March
We climbed the Fire Monument. I'd been planning to go up the monument for a while and one day we just did it.
My favorite part of being in London was just roaming the streets. The monument is right over London Bridge on the north side of the Thames. Of course, they give you a certificate for climbing all the stairs to the top.
Before I went to London, I didn't know they had a massive fire in 1666.
April
I finally understand why in books and movies people love to rave about spring. I was so glad to see color and blue skies again, even if it was still cold.
In April, I did a lot of exploring on my own around the city.
May
We went to see a play at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. If I had remembered my Shakespeare, I would have remembered how gory Macbeth is but it was fun all the same.
If you are willing to stand for the performance, you can get five pound tickets.
June
I think June was my happiest month in London. It got warm and sunny. I got a nice sunburn in Greenwich Park the first Saturday we had great weather.
In good weather, everyone comes out to lie in the sun and have picnics. It gets really crowded and you have to claim a spot of ground. It's like the beach.
I finally felt comfortable with the city and how to navigate around my favorite places... I actually had favorite places. I had found some good friends outside our little team, and there was weekly frisbee at the park.
July
July was a little more manic but cool. We had good, even hot, weather.
At the end of the month, Steph and I went to Nice.We had been planning this trip for a while. With all of Europe so close by, it was hard to decide where to go. My only stipulation was it had to be on the Mediterranean.So we went to Nice and I saw the Mediterranean for the first time!
Then one of our teammates got married. She let me make the cake - such a scary job- and she asked me to be a bridesmaid.
July was also really scary though because I was getting ready to leave some great people and a nice situation and I wasn't sure what I was going to come back to in the US.
August
In August, I travelled all over. But I was mostly in Florida.
I counted- 4 different cities in August, 9 different hosts - 7 days was my longest stay in one place. 2 weddings.
I was job searching. My friend Kristi was getting ready to go to Norway. At the end of the month, I left Florida, my home area, and went to Maryland.
September
I got offered a job in Maryland and decided to go for it. Instead of going back to the familiar Florida, I decided to take the challenge and relocate. I took the job. Besides my family, I knew no one. I spent a lot of time on skype and the phone with friends.
October
Nothing says diversion like a sibling getting married. My older brother got married to this wonderful girl. We all went down to Florida for the event.
For me, it was awesome to be back in my home state, feel the warm sun. But especially to see friends, some I hadn't seen since before London.
November
Really cold and working hard at settling into a new job. I had to get warmer shoes, especially since I had to paperclip-rig them.
December
Two of the best times I had in the fall was when I had friends come up to DC. I went down to the city twice for the weekend to see old friends from Orlando.
Here's 2010 in review with pictures from each month.
January
I got back to the UK just before New Years, and my American roommate and I spent the holiday with some great friends in Sheffield, England.
While we were there, besides freezing (because Steph and I are both from Florida), we got to see the Peak District, York and lots of countryside. Then it was back to work in London.
February
For my birthday in February I got an awesome package from my friend, Hannah, a teacher living in Taiwan.
January and February, and even into March blend together in my memory. They were dark, cold, and short days. The outside was so cold but when underground on the tube it was hot with all the people.
March
We climbed the Fire Monument. I'd been planning to go up the monument for a while and one day we just did it.
My favorite part of being in London was just roaming the streets. The monument is right over London Bridge on the north side of the Thames. Of course, they give you a certificate for climbing all the stairs to the top.
Before I went to London, I didn't know they had a massive fire in 1666.
April
I finally understand why in books and movies people love to rave about spring. I was so glad to see color and blue skies again, even if it was still cold.
In April, I did a lot of exploring on my own around the city.
May
We went to see a play at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. If I had remembered my Shakespeare, I would have remembered how gory Macbeth is but it was fun all the same.
If you are willing to stand for the performance, you can get five pound tickets.
June
I think June was my happiest month in London. It got warm and sunny. I got a nice sunburn in Greenwich Park the first Saturday we had great weather.
In good weather, everyone comes out to lie in the sun and have picnics. It gets really crowded and you have to claim a spot of ground. It's like the beach.
I finally felt comfortable with the city and how to navigate around my favorite places... I actually had favorite places. I had found some good friends outside our little team, and there was weekly frisbee at the park.
July
July was a little more manic but cool. We had good, even hot, weather.
At the end of the month, Steph and I went to Nice.We had been planning this trip for a while. With all of Europe so close by, it was hard to decide where to go. My only stipulation was it had to be on the Mediterranean.So we went to Nice and I saw the Mediterranean for the first time!
Then one of our teammates got married. She let me make the cake - such a scary job- and she asked me to be a bridesmaid.
July was also really scary though because I was getting ready to leave some great people and a nice situation and I wasn't sure what I was going to come back to in the US.
August
In August, I travelled all over. But I was mostly in Florida.
I counted- 4 different cities in August, 9 different hosts - 7 days was my longest stay in one place. 2 weddings.
I was job searching. My friend Kristi was getting ready to go to Norway. At the end of the month, I left Florida, my home area, and went to Maryland.
September
I got offered a job in Maryland and decided to go for it. Instead of going back to the familiar Florida, I decided to take the challenge and relocate. I took the job. Besides my family, I knew no one. I spent a lot of time on skype and the phone with friends.
October
Nothing says diversion like a sibling getting married. My older brother got married to this wonderful girl. We all went down to Florida for the event.
For me, it was awesome to be back in my home state, feel the warm sun. But especially to see friends, some I hadn't seen since before London.
November
Really cold and working hard at settling into a new job. I had to get warmer shoes, especially since I had to paperclip-rig them.
December
Two of the best times I had in the fall was when I had friends come up to DC. I went down to the city twice for the weekend to see old friends from Orlando.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
are you too busy?
I'm busy with weird things.
Not too busy, though, because you can't be too busy when you're not employed.
I've been job searching, car searching, interviewing, and now I have a job offer! Hopefully stable living conditions and my own place will soon follow.
Things I'm most looking forward to:
owning my own car again.
having a coffee maker perpetually sitting on the counter, making coffee.
have a closet so i can organize my stuff.
pulling my belongings out of boxes and settling in.
I know, I'm such a girl. It's true.
Not too busy, though, because you can't be too busy when you're not employed.
I've been job searching, car searching, interviewing, and now I have a job offer! Hopefully stable living conditions and my own place will soon follow.
Things I'm most looking forward to:
owning my own car again.
having a coffee maker perpetually sitting on the counter, making coffee.
have a closet so i can organize my stuff.
pulling my belongings out of boxes and settling in.
I know, I'm such a girl. It's true.
Monday, August 30, 2010
at least there's people
the best part about being back has been getting to see lots of people I like.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
familiar movies.
"Gettysburg" always makes my top-ten list for movies.
Growing up, my brothers loved learning about the Civil War, and I did too. This movie, specifically about the battle of Gettysburg, was a movie I watched a lot growing up.
An old, familiar movie can be just as good as an old, familiar book.
Growing up, my brothers loved learning about the Civil War, and I did too. This movie, specifically about the battle of Gettysburg, was a movie I watched a lot growing up.
An old, familiar movie can be just as good as an old, familiar book.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
what did you do over new years?
So, what did you do over Christmasand New Years?
I spent Christmas with my family in Maryland. Then New Years in the north of England with a friend.
Two of my friends got engaged, not to each other- two separate engagements.
My colleague and her husband announced they are expecting their first child!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
current events.
The days are super-short now. I guess that happens when you don't live right above the equator. Seriously, though, we had the time change on Saturday night. Now dusk is about four-thirty and it's dark by five pm.
The Royal Mail strikes one or two days a week recently. I did get some "post" today, so that was exciting. I need to send out a card to my sweet former roomie who turns twenty-four at the end of the week (it might get there a little late Brenna, because of me not because of the strikes, hopefully).
Discipline is forever dogging me. The worst part is that it's not some elusive virtue, it's me having to choose to what my best intentions would have me do. It's choosing to do the better thing, even in the small things. And I think the small things might actually be the big things.
I am coming home for Christmas. Originally, I bought my ticket for December, thinking I could change if I were unable to tear myself away from the wonderful city, but now I am really glad that I will be able to go back to the US and be able to spend Christmas with my family. And "go shopping" in my own closet and change up my wardrobe over here.
Today I am on day duty- the day where a team member stays at the flats, cleans up the place and cooks dinner for everyone. I really like this day. Cleaning is usually fun (at least for geeks like me), and I am embracing the challenge of cooking a complete meal for several people. Tonight there is supposed to be a crowd- 15 people- yikes!
But I'm doing the girly-Betty Crocker thing and looking up recipes and recording what I make and trying to be creative. I even bought a little cookbook the other day. Hey, it was only two pounds. I'm keeping it simple and delicious tonight. Plain, banana, and chocolate chip pancakes with eggs and potato wedges.
The Royal Mail strikes one or two days a week recently. I did get some "post" today, so that was exciting. I need to send out a card to my sweet former roomie who turns twenty-four at the end of the week (it might get there a little late Brenna, because of me not because of the strikes, hopefully).
Discipline is forever dogging me. The worst part is that it's not some elusive virtue, it's me having to choose to what my best intentions would have me do. It's choosing to do the better thing, even in the small things. And I think the small things might actually be the big things.
I am coming home for Christmas. Originally, I bought my ticket for December, thinking I could change if I were unable to tear myself away from the wonderful city, but now I am really glad that I will be able to go back to the US and be able to spend Christmas with my family. And "go shopping" in my own closet and change up my wardrobe over here.
Today I am on day duty- the day where a team member stays at the flats, cleans up the place and cooks dinner for everyone. I really like this day. Cleaning is usually fun (at least for geeks like me), and I am embracing the challenge of cooking a complete meal for several people. Tonight there is supposed to be a crowd- 15 people- yikes!
But I'm doing the girly-Betty Crocker thing and looking up recipes and recording what I make and trying to be creative. I even bought a little cookbook the other day. Hey, it was only two pounds. I'm keeping it simple and delicious tonight. Plain, banana, and chocolate chip pancakes with eggs and potato wedges.
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