whoo hoo!

So, the summer semester ended two weeks ago and my grades are as follows...

English- A
Psychology- A
Theatre- A
Religion- A
Probability and Statistics- B

So I pretty much rocked that semester. The last month of school really kicked my ass. I was physically and mentally drained, and where am I today? Back at school!!!! It's my first day of school for the fall semester. This semester I'm taking, the study of literature, developmental psychology, interpersonal communication, and U.S. history. my classes are all on Monday and Wednesday this semester and the classes are not condensed so I think this semester will be easier on me and my family. (I almost divorced my husband three times during the summer, poor thing. Sometimes I don't deal with stress well.)

What did I do during my break? Well the Hub and I had a lovely weekend at the hotel Andaluz in downtown Albuquerque, www.hotelandaluz.com/ and we ate several meals at Flying star cafe,www.flyingstarcafe.com and The Standard Diner, www.standarddiner.com We had a great time and boy were we in need of some serious alone time. With kids and Grandma time alone is hard to come by these days. The kids may spend a weekend at grandmas, but great grandma is always around repeating herself and forcing me to take pictures of her cat. Oh and one word, incontinence. The joys of caring for the elderly.

I have put on 5 pounds in two weeks due to my new found love of baking. In the last two weeks I have made, challa 3 times, chocolate chip cookies (the best I have ever had thank you smitten kitchen!www.smittenkitchen.com ) St Louis gooey butter cake, and a chocolate layer cake with a brandied ganache frosting. all from the fore mentioned smitten kitchen. My kitchen aid has never seen so much action!!

So this is my update for now with more to come.

PMS

I think I have PMS. I dream't about a cupcake I couldn't eat last night. So Sad!
The dream:
I walk into an adorable bakery boutique. It's super cute. I walk up to the counter and ask "how much is that cupcake?" Girl in my dream tells me "two seventy five" I say "I'll take it" she rings me up and informs me that my total is two hundred and seventy five dollars. Outraged I storm out of the bakery muttering to myself that if she meant hundreds she should have said so in the first place.

Heart Ache!

Two things made my heart ache today.

1. I saw my baby brother today.

2. I went into a gallery.

Seeing my twenty five year old baby brother made my heart ache because I miss him so much! It's so strange to walk in to the restaurant he works at and see my brother a full grown man! We used to be very close but now I'm lucky if I see him once a year. There is no excuse for this! We live in the same damn city!!! Both of us have not been making time for each other and that is why we aren't as close as we used to be. Time to show a little effort on both our parts!

On my way to my car I stopped at Mariposa Gallery. I began to feel very emotional looking around. When I left I realized how much I missed working at a gallery! I used to think I just missed the people I worked with, which of course I do they are awesome, but I think working with art is something I miss just as much. Learning about the artists and their art fed my soul. I was surrounded by the creation of compelling and beautiful things and I was inspired to make my own art. That something I miss very much.

Chocolate

Mmmmmmmm.

That's right. I did it. I bought lindt petits desserts chocolate mousse bar and have no intention of sharing it with anyone. I don't think i can eat the whole thing my self, but i'm sure gonna try!

So I've had five tests so far and the results are three "A's"! I haven't gotten the results of the other two yet, but my guess is they are not A's. I'm optimistic that they are B's, which is still good. Of course there is always the possibility that I'm over estimating my grade, but i feel pretty good about it.

What I want right now

My world religion class just ended and I have four hours between classes today. I know that i must study my butt off for my psychology test later, but what do I want to do? I want to hunt down a doughnut. A doughnut and a latte! that sounds amazing! I suppose doughnuts are the thing i miss most about my shitty job. I called them untraceable doughnuts. They were untraceable because nobody would know just how many I ate. Not my husband, a psycho health nut, not anybody! they were there almost weekly in the breakroom just waiting for someone to devour! I always had more then my share, which is probably why since leaving that horrendous job, I have lost six pounds. I am parked half a mile away from school. To leave to get a doughnut would require walking in ninety eight degree weather. there's a Dunkin Doughnuts just a few blocks away, but once again that would require walking in the sweltering heat there and back pulling my bookbag behind me, and to be quite frank I sweat like a dude. So, sadly, i will stay here, and study. I will eat the orange and trail mix i brought and try not to think too hard about the doughnut that could be.