End of Spring Quarter

As the end of the quarter approaches, I become (essentially) a single woman.

*please note I am NOT complaining, I am simply stating facts.*

With only 2 weeks until the quarter is over, and finals begin, David spends every waking minute in class, working or studying. Right now, my job is to have dinner ready and to stay out of his hair after dinner. :) He studies long after I go to sleep, and he rises before I wake to study. Again, it is as though I am single woman.

Having said that, we have been able to spend some great quality time together when he does have the off chance of a study break!!
 

Spent a Saturday afternoon watching the La Tech blue/white football scrimmage



 


So one of the things David and I have enjoyed doing together for the past couple of years is attending the College of Business spring crawfish boil! This year's crawfish boil didn't disappoint. David has a great group of accounting friends that he has really become like family, so to have some casual time (where they aren't supposed to talk about accounting) to get to know them and listen to them brag on David was great! We enjoyed a fabulous serving of crawfish and sweet tea. You can't get more southern than that!! I would say it is one of THE best reasons to live in Louisiana. :)

Since David has been doing so much studying, we took this past weekend to take a break. He had three test last week, and a project, so he really just wanted something else to focus on for a while. So.....the weekend began with a good old fashion breakfast. I made gluten free heart shaped waffles. I absolutely love the fact that he loves heart shaped waffles as much as I do! :) After we finished breakfast, we decided to scrap and paint (the first coat) what we call 'the cabin'. We will finish it this coming weekend with a complete first coat and the second coat of paint! Praise God! It is only 3 years in the working to get that thing scraped and painted!! Anyway, the other part of the weekend was spent on yard work. In order to get to the cabin to scrap and paint, we had to clear some brush. We raked leaves, cut under brush, and finally got to see a clear path! I walked away with like 5 blisters, and allergies to kill, but we definitely feel like we accomplished something!!! We can't wait to have this project complete this weekend.

 


The last thing I wanted to share about was our first garden and meeting my first snake! We are really excited about growing our own tomatoes, bell peppers, lettuce, did I mention tomatoes?!? It has been so fun to plant things and watch them grow. :) Now, about that snake.... so I was taking a walk, minding my own business on a walking track near our house.... and my shoe lace came untied, I bent over to tie my shoe, and this little friend was waiting for me. I was very proud of myself, I didn't panic or anything! I think he was more scared than I was, because he didn't make a single move... so naturally, I needed a picture to prove the friend I just met. LOL.




I am definitely excited about the month of May! David will be out of school, I head to Disneyworld for work, and we will spend the end of the month in Dallas. It seems like the more we try and 'simplify' our life, the busier we get... naturally. I hope y'all are enjoying the spring weather as much as we have!! Hugs!









A Year Older

On March 17, I turned 26. I can't believe it. I don't feel old or anything like that, but saying I am 26 sounds so much like an adult... I am ready to take the challenge and 'be' an adult.  :)

My parents surprised us for the day and we spent it together in Shreveport. We had brunch at Another Broken Egg, and then made our way through the paths of Norton Art Gallery. Before they left to head back to Dallas, we stopped by and each had a cupcake from Buttercups in Shreveport. It was a great day, and I am looking forward to all that this year brings! I can't wait for all that God has planned for me!

     

We celebrated Easter this year in Shreveport, with our adoptive grandparents, Ms Virgie and Mr. Don. We absolutely love them and appreciate their words of wisdom and fellowship they share with us. They were good friends with my grandparents when they were living in Arcadia... kinda cool huh?

One of the best parts about this spring has been the weather! Really spring started in November (since we didn't have a winter) and the flowers have fully enjoyed it! We have had SO much rain, and all our plants have loved every bit of it. This year we have had peach, orange, blue, purple, yellow, and white iris in our yard. I was slightly disappointed when my 'Prissy Miss' iris - she is pink - didn't come up. However, we had several of these jewels pop up this year, so I will live. :) I love them, and thought you might like to look at what it is growing in our yard.

I took this picture on our way to Walmart of all places. It just sums up how I feel right now about where we live. It is simply breath taking to go to sleep and watching this kind of sunset tuck you in at night.

This picture just makes me smile. It is no secret we are college kids with limited income right? Well, this past week David had midterms and I tried my darnedest to stay out of his way so he could study. On Thursday he finished his last test, and when I got home he had these on the table waiting for me. He wrote a sweet note, but also said, "since I know we can't afford store bought roses, I figured you would enjoy the ones from the yard."

Sorry, he is taken. :)