Oh boy! Here is some awesome news. A couple of weeks ago I had an 8-10 page rough draft paper due in my Archaeology of North America class. I turned in 4 pages of complete awfulness, literally. Well it so happens that I got it back yesterday and...I scored 40/50. I am pretty pleased with myself. I was seriously expecting a 25 at the highest. For some reason I have pretty dang good luck in this class. I pulled off the highest score (94) in the class (average 70) on the midterm. Don't ask me how I pulled it off because I have no idea and I hardly even studied. Needless to say I really enjoy the class.
In other good news, I’ve broken my dating record. This semester I have been on six dates and I have another two this week. That might not seem like a lot, but I have gone on about five over the last three semesters. So wahoo…my mom says it’s because I’m going on a mission and I think she might just be right.
Speaking of my mission, I haven’t turned my papers in yet. I have to get my dental and physical taken care of still. I should have it all done by the end of next week. Then I have to meet with the Bishop and Stake President. Hopefully after that I can turn my papers in. I’m freaking out a little bit because school is almost over and I want to get them in before I move out. I’m sure that it will all work out though.
Another anxiety causing thing in my life is the fact that Ethan gets home in 1 month and 4 days…Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah, is basically how I feel. It’s going to be so strange and I really try not to think about it, but I can’t seem to help it sometimes. It just pops into my head and then I’m like “Oh man, what am I going to do? What is going to happen?” It’s going to be interesting to say the least. I get heart palpitations thinking about it. These heart palpitations remind me slightly of Mrs. Bennet.
Spring break was awesome by the way. Portland and Seattle were the bee’s knees. We did a lot of thrift shopping and site seeing. I bought two black dresses for Jane’s wedding. I am super stoked to wear the one. It’s vintage 80s and totally rockin’. The other one is more subtle and I probably won’t wear it for the wedding. We visited Cannon Beach, Astoria (all the Goonie sites), Pike’s market, the gum wall, Seaside, Hawthorn Street, Voodoo Doughnuts, Several coffee shops (I love steamers. I got a peppermint Lavender one, it was a party for my taste buds.)... It was an absolutely fantastic trip.
This semester I have done A LOT of cooking/baking. I make dinner for Matt almost every night. I would have taken pictures, but my apartment isn’t very photogenic. I made a Boston Cream Pie on Sunday. I had dreamed about it all during church and making it was an incredible experience. Matt and his roommates came over for a slice and we played games after. I’ll have to share some of my favorite recipes soon. I went through a French bread phase at the beginning. I was making it almost every day. I’m going to be making the dessert for my roommate Hailey’s bridal shower this weekend. I haven’t decided what to make yet. I’m thinking one of these: Panna Cotta, Inside-Out Neapolitan Layer Cake, Dessert Tacos, White Chocolate Mousse and Brandy Snaps, Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake, Cream Cheese Pound Cake. Now that I'm thinking about it, Panna Cotta is one of the best desserts I have ever had and it's extremely easy to make. Es schmeckt mir himmlisches. I LOVE it. In fact I made it for my family when I was home one weekend.
