Valentine's Day

Well, I may get in trouble for writing this blog if SHE finds it. I guess I really embarassed someone today but I am happy and I think she is too.

It has been building for a while. I have liked her for a lot longer than she has liked me but we both like each other. We tried to be just friends but it didn't work. Finally I had to have the talk that lead to the best Valentines Day ever!

I asked her if she wanted to try actually dating; afterall, we were basically dating without calling it that anyway. Most people already thought we were dating.

So I took her and let her choose a gift. I had the idea of letter her choose the chocolates she liked best, but instead she chose a bear. And then I told her to go do her shopping while I got a surprise card. After that we went to the bank and finally we went to the local park and took a walk around the lake.

Then to finish the day we went to the cafeteria (this was the one day it was worth paying to get in) and to the library. It was probably one of the best school days of the year!

I look forward to being able to call her by girlfriend and spending time with her. With it being in the public and not "hidden" I really hope not only does it help her and I, but some of my friendships that have been hurting lately. Happy Valentines Day everyone!

Again, thanks to my mom for the photos.

Two dislikes equals one like?

One of the perks of living in Collegiate over the traditional dorms is the kitchen. This semester I only get 80 meals in the cafeteria. I made that decision at the end of last year. I pay about $1,500 less this semester than last. And I am not missing much other than socializing.

The food in the cafeteria was usually pretty bad. Not to mention they would serve the same thing over and over week to week. I can do that on my own, in my own room, and make it taste better. So I decided to sacrifice a little social time (which means I see a lot less of many of my friends this year unfortunately), and eat in the cafeteria for dinner on Monday through Friday. So far it has worked well. I cook on the weekends and have leftovers during the week, or make a sandwich for lunch. Every now and then I skip a day's meal in the cafeteria and it allows me to go on the weekend or for lunch or something. I also half wonder if there is a correlation between me not having nearly the stress and not having the meal plan? It seems I waste a little less time.

Tonight I used my time to try something new. I find it funny how I can mix two things I do not like and make something I do like. For example, I do not like peanut butter. I do not like apples. But when I combine the two it makes for a healthy snack that actually tastes pretty good. Tonight I tried peanut butter and celery. (I don't like celery.) After the first couple of chews it tasted pretty good. Then of course, I am not a big fan of peas, onions or carrots either but I made vegetable soup (no meat).

The broth of the soup was onion soup. Then the rest of the ingredients were carrots, green beans, peas, corn, celery and tomatoes. I like green beans, tomatoes and corn. I actually liked the soup too.I had four friends to help me eat it tonight and everyone agreed it was good. I still have left-overs and probably enough that if I am the only one eating it, I would have lunch and dinner for the next week and a half.