mistakes happen and I'm a procrastinator

Lab mid-term tomorrow, no interest in studying for it.
studying anyway,

Paul is in a soup eating phase (he says he needs the liquids...I say that's an the way anorexics trick themselves into feeling full) spilled it all over on accident, in the process of cleaning up I found out our vacuum was totally clogged with gobs of blond hair...no wonder it wasn't picking up.

We go and watch UF gymnastics whenever its around, this has inspired me to want to learn a back walk over (maybe someday back handspring???).  I think my back flexibility is lacking (and arm strength) because the second time I did the backbend, I fell on my head (good thing I'm not a baby with fontanels or that would have been permanent brain damage.) Now I have a headache...maybe I will take a few days off my back walk over quest.

I finished Paul's painting, except for the ear...but I am just not too worried about an ear, I will get to it when I get to it.  I actually finished it last week.  I tried on Monday to start another painting that ended in total failure, so I am going to start again after I take care of things.  I feel like Heavenly Father said...do your chores first (study for your test, turn in that application, write those letters) and then you can paint.  I know that there are people out there that can paint much better than me, but I was proud of my efforts and the result especially since I have not painting for 5 years and even then only took one oil class at community college.  So yeah for me.  Next week is spring break and I am going to do a portrait of myself (to hang next to a portrait of Paul) and also one of some sort of landscape. Those are my spring break goals.  Besides that I have a TON of homework.

Also last night I found some funny workout/dance videos on youtube, its made me so happy.  So happy that I was dancing in the shower.  Who needs a class when I've got youtube...free!

Last week I also sort of went bake crazy I don't know what started it, but what happened with it was a lot of potato dumplings, heavy bread, super fancy chocolate cake ( I never give that sort of treatment to a cake, I don't know what came over me), along with our typical giant pot of food.  Oh and my friend Kaitlyn helped me fix my sewing machine and I made curtains....I was so excited, sewing never seems to work for my and even though these lovely curtains are crooked I was sooo grateful that it worked :)

hey guess what i started a oil painting today...yay, its of paul... i almost never use oil paints because they are super messy and take to long to set up and clean-up (after all i'm not a an artist, i'm starting nursing school).  Anyway, here day one of about an hour and a half of painting. I know it makes him look like a drag queen but stay tuned it should get better (i hope.)

Also speaking of nursing school, i got into Duke's accelerated bachelors in nursing program, depending on how the next month pans out...that's where I will be, but can't say anything for sure yet, many other factors still being decided.

Also I had a major baking disaster last night, tried to make dumplings...make dumplings, but I also made a huge mess uhhh.... i think I am going to take a baking break.  I also made some realy heavy wheat bread last night, didn't make a mess with that one quite as much.

home

well, yeah we drove across this crazy country, we made it here we settled into our little apartment and we're pretty happy, but for some reason I had today I had a little bit of homesickness for the hills and the west.  I told Paul and he just told me that wherever he was with me he was home. sigh, that's nice but, I miss the nature.  I am home here with Paul.

                                                     kate send us a cd of some bridals

also since we are in the south I did make vanilla wafers (homemade) and banana pudding with whipped cream.
also bought fabric for curtains I feel like I have so many projects to do right now that I want to finish before my program does. sigh. its the good life.

Well today the canvas came in the mail, so I have no excuse but to start painting.   I am pretty nervous because I have not done anything with oil for quite sometime and not that much to begin with.  Also I ran a mile today.  I know that seems like no big deal with so many people out there running marathons, but hey I was proud that I did anything.

My exercise motivation has been lacking so I am trying to get it going again.  One thing I have been doing is youtube yoga videos.  So nice, in my house, anytime I want, and I can stop whenever I want. This guy is my favorite one so far, not too intense, not too easy.

    

So I used to do some calligraphy, but I have not for a few years and as a result don't have the proper materials anymore, but I did a little last night, with the marker I happen to buy on my mission. I thought the results were good, but stay tuned for improvement.

One thing about me is that I never do anything perfect, there are calligraphy people out there that do perfect work.  I sort of do convenient work, and I pretty much only do it for addressing envelopes.  It makes it so that I sort of plateau, but it also allows me to dip my feet in all sorts of other fun stuff and send out awesome envelopes....maybe I am going to go make a few more envelopes right now.

valentines day

Well, today was valentines day, and yesterday was our sixth month anniversary.  We were going to go on a walk to buy some dirt so we could start plants in our pots but, it was raining so I made bread instead.  Life if good here, just the normal calm studying that carries us both through our weeks.

Also some news for grad students, the federal government is now cutting out subsidized loans for graduate and professional  programs.  While I agree that this is the right step to take as hopefully people will take their student loans more seriously it would have been nice if they would have waited a few years. But if I think its good for the country then we also have to be willing to go to school under the same terms.  I guess I am even more grateful that we choose the more affordable school after all.
(thats the little water color card I did for Paul )

hold me closer tiny baker (hey I dance too!)

today we went to the temple with some of our good friends, I have been thinking quite a bit about family history recently.  This might sounds redundant but it is crazy to think I know nothing about my mothers mothers mother.  I mean I know so much about me mother and feel such a profound connection with her and to think that people were preparing for me and trying to make life situations better generations ago that benefit me now but I have no idea anything about them is just flat out ingratitude or just oversight.  Well, I am grateful for them.
Also I made a cheesecake last night and did some fancy things with it...sometimes I feel like such a baker.  By the time I actually have money to make fancy foods I will know how.
 Also did i tell you about the super healthy cookies I made...they were super healthy.
 Also did I tell you I am supposed to be doing homework right now ?  well I am

and now for another video <3