Snowing in my Heart

Alex is gone. He's going to the Great Wall of China today. I think he's taking our separation a lot better than I am. I stare at my homework for hours on end, then close it up and watch TV instead. It's hard to do anything while he's away.

Today I woke up to 4 inches of snow. In May. I told my professor it was my fault: it was snowing because it's snowing in my heart. He thought that was very clever and entertaining.

So, sorry for the snow, friends. It will all be over June 6th.

Purse Extravaganza

This post is for Alex, who's in China. I neglected to show him what kinds of purses I like before he left.

Home cookin'

I love to make dinner for Alex. I tried this last night to great success. It was really light and yummy. I halved the recipe and still came out with a ton! We both ate a lot but didn't get that too-full feeling. It was really easy and I recommend it!

I tried out this little recipe last week. It is amazingly flavorful, even without cilantro, which I happen to not like. It's even healthy enough that I made some of the fish for my dad who's on this crazy strict diet. He thought it was great, too!

I made this a while ago. It could not be easier- or yummier! It is probably the best thing to ever come out of my crock pot. Alex and I couldn't get enough of it! We had it on tortillas and it was really really great! I used some black beans and regular canned corn. Seriously, SO good.

Lesson learned

If you have church at 9 am, don't take Nyquil at 3 am. You won't wake up until 1 pm. Lesson learned.

If you are having a slight emotional breakdown, and you don't have waterproof mascara, you will look awful for your next scene. Lesson learned.

If you marry the perfect man, you will be deliriously happy. Lesson learned. :)

Success

I've been thinking a lot today about success and happiness. I'm looking at my class schedule for the next year and wondering if I should try to do NY Showcase or not. They've started asking people to only do Showcase if they are planning on moving to New York. So... am I planning on moving to New York? I have no idea. Am I just scared to try? I don't know. My dream job is working for Music and Cultural Arts for the Church. Whenever I'm working for the Church I feel completely satisfied with my life and talent and completely happy. I don't really know what to do. I think to move to New York I'd have to give it at least 5 years. I don't know that I want to wait that long to work for the Church. And I don't feel like I need Broadway to feel successful at all. What to do?! Life decisions are hard! Alex feels like NY would be great for me. But if the Church is my ultimate goal, why wait? Hmm....

The Cure

My cure for a slow, hard to wake up morning? Music. Nothing gets my day going better than getting ready to some toe-tapping, upbeat music! Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts or even some good old fashioned BSB does the trick every time!

Another doldrums pick-me-up? Rob's blog. Robierto25.blogspot.com. It's my favorite- check it out! He is, by far, one of the funniest people I know!

Some things

I got Tim Tams today.  I can't wait to eat them!  It will be a good ending to a crazy, hard week.  There is so much to do for school in the next few weeks.  I can't wait 'till Thanksgiving!  

I realized today just how happy  I am at Savior of the World.  I never feel as completely at home as I do there.  I love everyone there and they all teach me each day.  I'm grateful for the great examples of the people around me at the theater.  It was sort of a blow to my ego to not get cast as Mary this year, but I really felt today that I am where I'm supposed to be.  I love being able to just sing my role without having to make my voice young or old.  I'm thankful that other people are so positive about my new role, too!  The Lord always helps us to grow.  Isn't it great?  

Michelle told me a few weeks ago that I have a regal stance... I'm pretty sure I never thought- ever- that that would be said of me!  It made my year, seriously.