* I started up school again the last week of March, and this quarter I'm going full time--another math class, English 101, and Intro to Business. It's definitely a completely different experience from last quarter where I was only taking the one math class! The classes I'm taking may be basic, but the amount of homework and studying required is definitely keeping me on my toes. It helps that I'm loving the classes though. My English professor is a little odd, but I look forward to class every day because he is more interested in critical reading than writing and we are spending more time reading and discussing essays this quarter than we are writing, which suits me just fine. I love the discussions with my classmates. As for my business professor, he is everyone's dream professor. He's genuinely funny and interesting, and I never imagined I would enjoy such a "dry" class so much.
* As with any "update" that is Army-related, I always hesitate to make any definitive statements because every time I say one thing, it's completely changed by the next week. I am completely paranoid about saying anything now. =P But, it appears to be fairly certain that we will be PCSing to Ft. Bliss, Texas in August. I'm reasonably excited. I am going to miss Washington painfully, but I've really been getting the urge to move and Bliss will certainly be adventure. It is also not as horrible as I've always heard either. I have really learned the last few years not to pay too much attention to the opinions of other people and keep an open mind about things. Anyway, I will say more about this when Andrew has officially reenlisted and we have orders in our hands and I don't feel like I'm "tempting fate."
I think those are the two biggest things going on right now. So there, you're all updated. =)
On Easter, I decided I needed to do something I'd never done before. That's right, folks, I have never dyed Easter eggs. Growing up, Easter was a pagan holiday in my house (as were most other holidays on the calendar that pretty much everyone else I know has fond childhood memories of =P). My parents did not allow us to celebrate Easter in any way, shape or form. I remain puzzled as to how cute children dancing about on the grass with cute baskets searching for brightly colored eggs can possibly lead to dancing naked in the woods around a ritual fire chanting to the goddesses, but be that as it may. I can't really make up for the fact that I've never experienced an Easter egg hunt in my deprived childhood, but at least I could decorate some eggs! Andrew was all for helping me, so I think we've started a nice little tradition this year that I'd like to continue. =)
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Next year I'm going to be more prepared and have more supplies, but it was a fun first attempt!
looks like you guys had fun!:) You definitely did amazing for the first time!! And who is to say you cant have your first Easter egg hunt next year?!!? :) its never to late!
ReplyDeleteCrystal :)
I look swoll.
ReplyDeletei'd just like to say that i'm very happy you were able to dye easter eggs for the first time! and glad that your experience included the white crayon (as my dye kit this year did not). dying eggs is definitely incomplete if no white crayon for designs is present.
ReplyDeletefingers crossed for bliss, if that's what you and andrew want!
It is never to late to start new traditions, and make new memories, everyone has to start some where... I have alot of childhood memories and traditions, but I have changed little things along the way, and every year it seems we start yet something new. By the way, the EGGS are beautiful... HAPPY EASTER!!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't ever done a Easter egg hunt or Dyed eggs either Sarah,you know why though ;) I LOVE that you dyed eggs this year,I think it's wonderful that's you're doing some of the things you never got to do, good for you! I'll have to dye some eggs with Gabe next year when he is home :)
ReplyDeleteAwwww dying eggs looks like so much fun!! I wish I would have thought of that! Great job for taking so many classes too, Sarah- that's awesome! : )
ReplyDeleteYay! I've actually never dyed eggs as a kid either, but not because they were "evil", but because my brothers and I couldn't have cared less about hard-boiled eggs, colored or not. Heh. Yours turned out great. =o)
ReplyDelete"I remain puzzled as to how cute children dancing about on the grass with cute baskets searching for brightly colored eggs can possibly lead to dancing naked in the woods around a ritual fire chanting to the goddesses..."
WORD. And this made me laugh so hard that Isaac made me read it to him. =o)
The only reason it bothers me that I'd never dyed eggs was that I wasn't *allowed* to. Otherwise, I'd just be like, "Eh, who cares." lol But I know I would've wanted to do it when I was younger--I was artsy as a kid and dying eggs in cool designs would've been right up my alley. =\
ReplyDeleteIf you ever have kids, you'll be able to introduce them to all the fun holidays we weren't allowed to celebrate :)
ReplyDeleteOne of my nursery kids was telling me how he was going to have THREE Easter Egg hunts that day: I'm thinking sad, I've never had one! So deprived.
Yay for classes :) Good professors sure do make a world of difference
I never did it will I had kids (for many of the same reasons). How did you write the little white designs?
ReplyDelete*Till I had kids.
ReplyDelete*headdesk*