I have to admit that my Birthday yesterday kind of sucked. Work was tough, I had a lot to do for school, I had class last night (4 hours of class!), and I didn't get to enjoy one min of my Birthday! BUT, I was very blessed by my co-workers who bought me bagels and flowers, and friends & family who sent cards & gifts or wished me a happy day on Facebook. Today is a different day! I am feeling more optimistic on my end of the term classes....and I only have one week left until I get a little break! WHOO HOO!
On another happy note... today is the first pick-up day for our veggies from Roots Farm. We signed up with them for our CSA this year and I cant wait to see what we got!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Athens Twilight
Yesterday was Athens Twilight Criterium (a 80km bike race around downtown Athens). To celebrate the race (and my birthday...I turn 27 tomorrow!) we had a little party at our house with our closest friends. Unfortunately, it rained - scratch that - PORED all day Saturday! We enjoyed some burgers, hot dogs, and dessert before heading downtown for the races. Of course, we all had to put on some rain gear so we wouldn't get too wet. We got downtown in time to watch the woman's race. It was a lot of fun and it was poring down rain! We saw a few small crashes in the woman's race and one BIG crash. I think there were at least 10 women in a big pile up of bicycles....it was crazy! We caught a few laps of the men's race before we decided to head home. After standing in the rain for a few hours we were all wet...the rain coats only did so much! It was a fun day, even though it rained. Cant wait for Twilight next year!!!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Behind!!!
This apparently is my life at the moment. I feel behind in everything! School has been keeping me busy and I am overwhelmed with the amount of homework I have to do and all of the fun spring activities that are going on around me. There is just not enough time in the day to do everything I want to do!!! I actually started writing this post on Monday and I am just now finishing it!
Last weekend was a whirlwind experience. Friday night Eric and I went to the Philosophy Departments Awards Dinner at the Georgia Center. Eric (along with several others from the department) was given his award for being an outstanding teachers assistant. The dinner was fun although I will admit, I had a hard time following some of the conversations revolving around Philosophy!
Saturday morning we got up to drive to the Mall of Georgia. We went to REI to spend some of Eric's birthday money, World Market, and of course Chipotle. Again, I wish we had a Chipotle here in Athens!! The rest of the afternoon was filled with running errands, and planning/helping a 60th birthday party for one of Eric's Philosophy professors. The graduate students planned a little skit to roast their professor. The party was great and the food was delicious!!
Sunday we headed to church and then quickly left to go to our friends son's birthday party. Mr Riley turned one and it was fun to hang out with them for a little while. We could only stay for 45 min, and then I was off to a group meeting for my capstone project. Once our meeting was done I headed to the Y, planted some more in our garden, made dinner, and had a little time to relax before hitting the hay.
I haven't had time to blog about our garden yet but here it is!
The hammock was my birthday gift to Eric. He enjoys using it very much and our garden it a perfect spot for it!
One last thing, the rest of our azaleas have bloomed and they are SOOO beautiful! I love this time of year in Athens!! Too bad I am too busy to enjoy it!
Last weekend was a whirlwind experience. Friday night Eric and I went to the Philosophy Departments Awards Dinner at the Georgia Center. Eric (along with several others from the department) was given his award for being an outstanding teachers assistant. The dinner was fun although I will admit, I had a hard time following some of the conversations revolving around Philosophy!
Saturday morning we got up to drive to the Mall of Georgia. We went to REI to spend some of Eric's birthday money, World Market, and of course Chipotle. Again, I wish we had a Chipotle here in Athens!! The rest of the afternoon was filled with running errands, and planning/helping a 60th birthday party for one of Eric's Philosophy professors. The graduate students planned a little skit to roast their professor. The party was great and the food was delicious!!
Sunday we headed to church and then quickly left to go to our friends son's birthday party. Mr Riley turned one and it was fun to hang out with them for a little while. We could only stay for 45 min, and then I was off to a group meeting for my capstone project. Once our meeting was done I headed to the Y, planted some more in our garden, made dinner, and had a little time to relax before hitting the hay.
I haven't had time to blog about our garden yet but here it is!
The hammock was my birthday gift to Eric. He enjoys using it very much and our garden it a perfect spot for it!
One last thing, the rest of our azaleas have bloomed and they are SOOO beautiful! I love this time of year in Athens!! Too bad I am too busy to enjoy it!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Eirc's Birthday
Friday night we went out with some friends to celebrate Eric's 28th birthday. Before joining some friends for drinks, Eric and I had a nice romantic dinner at La Dolce Vita downtown Athens. The food was YUMMY so I would highly recommend it!! After dinner we went to Trappeze and met up with a small group of friends. We had a great time and of course, I had my camera!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Panther Creek Falls
Last weekend we went on our first hike of the season (in GA) with our friends Michelle and Kelly. We went to Panther Creek Falls about an hour north of Athens. It was great to be outside and moving again! Most of the hike was fairly easy, there were a few steep ups and downs but nothing too rigorous. The best part of the hike is that the trail follows a river and after a 3.5 mile hike you are at a beautiful waterfall!
We stayed at the bottom of the falls to refuel with lunch, and to relax and enjoy the water. Unfortunately, the water was FREEZING...so we only got our feet wet. While relaxing Michelle and Kelly enjoyed a little nap in their hammock...
I don't think they knew I took this picture... :)
After some down time, we headed back up the trail and walked the 3.5 miles back to our car. We all agreed that it would be fun to do this hike again, preferably when we can enjoy a little swimming and maybe even spend a night camping by the river.
We stayed at the bottom of the falls to refuel with lunch, and to relax and enjoy the water. Unfortunately, the water was FREEZING...so we only got our feet wet. While relaxing Michelle and Kelly enjoyed a little nap in their hammock...
I don't think they knew I took this picture... :)
After some down time, we headed back up the trail and walked the 3.5 miles back to our car. We all agreed that it would be fun to do this hike again, preferably when we can enjoy a little swimming and maybe even spend a night camping by the river.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Spring Happenings
Since being back from Costa Rica we have been busy busy busy! Since I have been so busy, I haven't blogged in a while...this will be a long one!
My school session this Spring is challenging and I am waiting until May 3rd for it to be over so I will hopefully have some more free time! I will have two weeks off, then back to school for my final 8 weeks!! Right now I am working on my capstone project...which is the equivalent of your masters thesis. It is challenging but I am learning a lot. As the end of my program comes near, I am still trying to figure out my future. This has proven to be very frustrating in a small college town where there isn't a lot of room to grow unless you are connected to the right people. So for now, I will wait and see what opens up for me.
Eric has also been very busy with school. A few weeks ago he found out that he won an award for being an outstanding graduate teaching assistant at UGA. Wednesday was Honors Day at UGA and there was a ceremony honoring the students, faculty, and teaching assistants who won an honors award. Eric will also be honored next Friday by his department. I am so proud of him! Eric also found out Wednesday that he was accepted into the Future Faculty program at UGA. This program is a workshop that will help Eric prepare for being a teacher once he graduates from UGA. Again, I am so proud and happy for him!!
Spring it in full force here in Athens, GA. The pollen count here is ridiculous! This week there has been a yellow haze over everything! Your car, the roads, the wind, is all yellow. If you sit outside for more than 10 min, you will also be yellow. :)
Even though the pollen kind of sucks, everything has been blooming. The daffodils, tulips, saucer magnolias, and Bradford pear trees have all bloomed. The dogwoods, redbuds, and azaleas are in bloom now. It is so beautiful!! Here is a pic I got a week or two ago of our neighbors saucer magnolia, this tree is huge and super pretty in bloom!
My azaleas have also started blooming....
Today we went to the Growers Outlet in Loganville and purchased a lot of plants for super cheap! We planted a lot in our shade garden and in pots on our back deck. It was great to get my hands in the dirt! I will post more on that soon once I get some pictures of the plants, and some more time to blog. :)
My school session this Spring is challenging and I am waiting until May 3rd for it to be over so I will hopefully have some more free time! I will have two weeks off, then back to school for my final 8 weeks!! Right now I am working on my capstone project...which is the equivalent of your masters thesis. It is challenging but I am learning a lot. As the end of my program comes near, I am still trying to figure out my future. This has proven to be very frustrating in a small college town where there isn't a lot of room to grow unless you are connected to the right people. So for now, I will wait and see what opens up for me.
Eric has also been very busy with school. A few weeks ago he found out that he won an award for being an outstanding graduate teaching assistant at UGA. Wednesday was Honors Day at UGA and there was a ceremony honoring the students, faculty, and teaching assistants who won an honors award. Eric will also be honored next Friday by his department. I am so proud of him! Eric also found out Wednesday that he was accepted into the Future Faculty program at UGA. This program is a workshop that will help Eric prepare for being a teacher once he graduates from UGA. Again, I am so proud and happy for him!!
Spring it in full force here in Athens, GA. The pollen count here is ridiculous! This week there has been a yellow haze over everything! Your car, the roads, the wind, is all yellow. If you sit outside for more than 10 min, you will also be yellow. :)
Even though the pollen kind of sucks, everything has been blooming. The daffodils, tulips, saucer magnolias, and Bradford pear trees have all bloomed. The dogwoods, redbuds, and azaleas are in bloom now. It is so beautiful!! Here is a pic I got a week or two ago of our neighbors saucer magnolia, this tree is huge and super pretty in bloom!
My azaleas have also started blooming....
Today we went to the Growers Outlet in Loganville and purchased a lot of plants for super cheap! We planted a lot in our shade garden and in pots on our back deck. It was great to get my hands in the dirt! I will post more on that soon once I get some pictures of the plants, and some more time to blog. :)
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