Pray for India

please keep the hostages/gunmen/families of victims in your prayers....

thank you.

Ohh the holidays! I know it's a day late, but Happy Thanksgiving. I want to start by saying that I had such an amazing time with family this year. We shared a delicious meal (of which i contributed these two pieces, sadly, these photos are not mine, courtesy of 1. velvetstrawberries.typepad.com and 2. Ditte Isager, an amazing London-based photographer), played Guitar Hero II, Balderdash and shared stories about our year and the things that have really inspired us. I am so thankful for family, friends, and the stage that I am enjoying in life right now. I am free to visit and enjoy many members of my family that I have had little time and resources to visit in the past. It is always fun meeting new people and making new friends, and I am very grateful for that. Also, I am thankful for the emotional/financial support of family and friends during this time of transition for me. Being a jobless grad student isn't easy!! :) In other news, I am mourning time with my camera so as soon as I spend some time shooting, I will post some of my findings. School is getting more interesting by the day, and I am LOVING what I am learning about child development. The job search has slowly started for me, but for the most part I am waiting to see what positions open up later on in the year. CHRISTMAS is coming! Although I am sad that it is forced upon us in late October, it is coming up quick! Visiting friends/family in the South is looking really good right about now and I have been scouting out great ideas for homemade gifts. Don't you just love those! Haha... lovin life, lovin you!

Dee

trick? maybe just the treats.... :)

HAPPY HALLOWEENNNNN!!! too bad you cant get some dark chocolate buttermilk cupcakes with chocolate ganache icing in your candy bag.... trick or treat!


If you are reading this, I love you.




* Rule 8: DON’T TRY TO CREATE AND ANALYZE AT THE
SAME TIME. THEY’RE DIFFERENT PROCESSES.

i kissed dating goodbye.

haha....funny title eh? i just found out that my new pastor, (of two weeks) who i really like, is an author.... he has written several books and i just found out that he wrote "I Kissed Dating Goodbye." funny funny...i never read it but i heard tons about it...

that pretty little cake over there was made for Opa (my uncle's dad) for his 83rd birthday! vanilla with lemon curd and raspberries! it was delicious....

school is okay....finishing my fourth theory paper of the weekend....observations start in a week though and i am really stoked about getting in a classroom.....my first school to observe in is on 12 acres of land! it is beautiful!

i miss you guys and have a great Sunday!

Rule 7: The only rule is work.
IF YOU WORK IT WILL LEAD TO SOMETHING.
IT’S THE PEOPLE WHO DO ALL OF THE WORK ALL THE TIME
WHO EVENTUALLY CATCH ON TO THINGS.

throwback from the 60s.

Every Saturday, protesters stand on opposite corners of the major intersection downtown and have a "pro war"/"no war" honking contest...it is HYSTERICAL! I heard about them and expected young liberals or middle aged conservatives and it is a throw back from the 60s! Everyone there is a senior citizen and it is the old hippies vs. the war vets. I LOVE the freedom we have in this country, but aren't we supposedly moving toward an undivided nation? I know it will never happen, and this kind of thing is a living example. It was a great to see people standing for something, no matter what, and actually voicing it publicly. Old people, I knew they were wise and all, but man are they cool....

p.s. so sad i couldn't get a pic of the old vets in their full getup...they were around the corner....

scrumptious.

My latest creation! S'mores cupcakes with mallow frosting.... pretty scrumptious...On another note, school is intense. It pretty much consumes all of my time. We are preparing our lessons for when we start teaching that have illustrations as well (prob. about 275), along with the 10 theory papers, and about 25 theory notes papers. Tons of work... It is all very worth it though. The theory behind Montessori's work is fascinating and completely brilliant.

RULE 6: NOTHING IS A MISTAKE. THERE’S NO WIN AND
NO FAIL. THERE’S ONLY MAKE.

p.s.

RULE 5: BE SELF DISCIPLINED. THIS MEANS
FINDING SOMEONE WISE OR SMART AND
CHOOSING TO FOLLOW THEM.
TO BE DISCIPLINED IS TO FOLLOW IN A GOOD WAY.
TO BE DISCIPLINED IS TO FOLLOW IN A BETTER WAY.