Spring is in the air.

This weekend has been beautiful! We have flowers starting to bloom in our garden and all over Athens. Yesterday we were able to go for a long walk at the Botanical Gardens. It was the first time we have been able to do something outside since snowshoeing in MN! We have had so much rain that every weekend has been too nasty to go out. The weather is getting me excited for hiking and camping this spring and summer. I cant wait to be more active outside!

Dreaming of the end....

In a little less than 6 months I will be graduating with my MBA. I am longing to not have class every Monday and Thursday night. I am dreaming of cooking, baking, cleaning, fixing up the house, crafts, maybe some dance classes, & more time to spend outside. I am ready to be done. Yet it seams these last 6 weeks of class have slowly past me by so I am hoping the next 6 months will go by a lot more quickly. I am tired of writing papers, reading, group projects and busy work.

For now, I have my sights set on March 6th. In 2 1/2 weeks I will be flying to Costa Rica with my husband and two good friends. We will be exploring a volcano, miles of beaches, jungle, and refreshing waterfalls. I - cant - wait! In 18 days I will be here...

Winter Wonderland

I dont think we are in Georgia anymore! It looks like we have about 3 inches of snow and it is beautiful! The sun is out this morning and sadly I think our snow is going to melt quickly. I was up early and ready to take some pictures around the house. I would drive to take more of Athens and UGA but the roads are VERY icy. We will have to wait for things to start melting before we venture out of the house today. I really should do some homework today but I think the snow is going to distract me!!!

Snow!

Ladies and Gentleman, we have snow in Georgia!! I am beyond excited to have snow here and it is very beautiful! It started today around three and I am sure it will go into the night. We already have a good inch and I think we are expected to get 5 inches. Tonight we are going to a friends to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympics and we might just have to spend the night depending on how much snow is on the ground when we decide to leave.

Here are a few pictures I took when I got home from work...

Caffeine

I have decided to stop drinking caffeine. Two weeks ago I stopped drinking coffee in the mornings. This week I have stopped drinking Diet Coke. I am allowing myself to have coffee on the weekends when I am studying and Coke if we go out to eat. Other than that, no caffeine for me. I bet you are wondering why in the world would you give up these two delicious beverages?? I am starting to ask myself the same thing after having a headache all day....but I will continue to press on. My goal is to no longer be dependent caffeine and to hopefully loose some weight by not drinking it as often. I hear that caffeine is not good for your metabolism... who knows if this is some Myth and I am giving up Caffeine for no good reason. Hopefully, I will start to see some results... 1. Not being so irritable in the mornings 2. no caffeine headaches 3. loose some weight.

New Car!!

Well, we finally did it! We got a new car! We are very excited to finally have a car that works! No more worrying that it will break down on us. It is a huge relief to not have that weighing over our heads. The new car is slightly bigger than what we had and gets great gas mileage. We are very happy to have the new car and are taking turns driving it everywhere.

So, what did we end up getting? The Toyota Matrix. I know some of you are thinking, why a Toyota!?!? They just had a recall! Yes, they had a recall but the cars are being fixed. Plus we were able to get a great deal :) So, without further adieu.... here it is!!