Summer/Update

Summer is fast approaching. I just finished my last class and my last assignment. Whoa, buddy!

Since I was 15, I've spent every summer working at least full time. I have either attended or worked at some form of summer camp (frequently more than one) since I was about three.

This year, my summer job is:

Working at the store
Substitute Teaching
Catering
Tutoring
Housesitting
Babysitting
Pet Sitting

Whoa buddy! Starting at the end of July, I will also spend a couple of hours every day preparing for my student teaching. In Mid-August, I start my 5th grade placement.

Luckily, I have sometime big planned for the beginning of every month.

May- Atlanta to see April
June- Chicago to see Hannah (and Catie?)
July- Omaha for Megan and Alec's Wedding
August- Mooooooving (three whole blocks)

What about you, ladies? Of course, i've talked to all of you and vaguely know of your plans, but what else? Any trips? Anyone going to take up cross stitching? Dirt biking? Entomology?

I'm still trying to think of something productive to fill my free-time with. I'll let you know what I come up with.

XOXO
Booby

A Yummy Recipe!

Hannah will especially appreciate this, but we all enjoy good food, right?

I found a delicious recipe for Mercimek çorbasi (Turkish Red Lentil Soup) that's almost as good as the çorba we'd eat every day in Istanbul! The only change I made to the recipe was to purée it at the very end with an immersion blender. I think it'd taste just as good without puréeing it, but I wanted to stay true to the çorba I remember from Turkey.

Also, the sumac and yogurt garnishes are essential! (Or I guess if you can't find sumac an extra plop of yogurt or squeeze of lemon should do the trick.) It really cuts the sweetness of the tomatoes and makes the soup go from good to great.

Babies R Cute

Okay, I promise I'll post some things that aren't about babies soon, but... look at this baby! Isn't she cute?

That's CeCe, btdubs.

Also, I went to the movie theatre to see The Ghost Writer and there was a big poster in the lobby about Babies with a little bio about each wee babe. I can't wait.

And The Ghost Writer was really good too, you should definitely check it out. Or netflix it, since I think it's leaving the theatres imminently.

I'm on a roll today

For April, and the creative benefit of all:

The Grilled Cheese Academy

I know you're being a vegan again, but know that this gem is out there waiting for you when you come to your senses.

Happy Easter

In honor of the ascension of the Lord, I found this funny blog (that has nothing to do with the lord) to share with you.

Sleep Talkin' Man

Oh! I want to play.

I like blogs a lot. Not all blogs can be as great as this one, with its strange, slightly off color palate and sparce random postage, but hey, not everyone can get down like us savages do. But, I've learned to adjust my expectations and discovered some ones that I enjoy checking in on from time to time.

Booby's selections were all strong. I love Smitten Kitchen and have even been known to hit up Pioneer Woman every once in a while, but I have to admit, sometime the amount of butter and cheese she uses strikes fear in my heart.

Jezebel is one of my go to reads for both guilty pleasure celeb gossip/fashion news and thoughtful and witty feminist tinted writings. Their writers post like a million times a day, so it's the kind of the site you can check regularly and always find something new.

I LOVE design sponge. It is kind of like etsy: the blog. They have visually luscious and creative posts ranging from flower arranging to reader submitted DIY projects to yummy seasonal recipes. The editors and regular readers seem to be a really great community of creative entrepreneurial women busting into the business world one adorable organic cupcake boutique at a time.

There's also this weird group of bloggers who photograph their outfits every freaking day and post them and I guess we're supposed to be really interested in that. In general, I think that kind of over-sharing is one of the most annoying parts of the internet...we get to act TOTALLY narcissistic and for some reason, other people like you for it! But this girl actually has cute style and seems nice -- when she's not trying to crack too many jokes.

This one is kind of weird and maybe dorky, but sometimes really cool. I feel like this is the kind of thing a history major would be really in to. I mean, just look at all the strange maps!


On an unrelated note, what would you guys think about doing a mix cd swap? I've discovered some fun new tunes since we all separated and I'm sure y'all have too, so how bout it?