Craving

Along with all chocolate and cookies and baked goods, I'm craving this...


While a small craving for baked goods is coming, I still can't bring myself to eat normal sized portions of food. That will come when I'm not sore from my insides being shredded.

A Better Celebration...

Today is Thanksgiving.

And I have food poisoning.





That's all.

The Charade

On the night before Halloween, Colin and I hosted a murder mystery dinner. Themed for WWII, we all got to dress up as nurses, doctors, USO performers, pilots and generals. So so fun. We took pictures:

Justin and Sarah- Justin was a USO performer, she was a nurse who loved to flirt.

Emily and Josh- Josh was a pilot under the general that was missing/murdered. Emily was the general's wife. Interesting...

Brian and Lindsey: Brian was the head doctor, Lindsey the head nurse. It fit.

Colin was the next in command if the general died. I was the ditzy Hollywood Starlet...

Who also turned out to be a German spy and attempted to murder the general. It was me.
I was the murderer.

All in all, it was great. Good fun, good food, and great friends. :)

Acceptable

This morning I took a test. It is called the Praxis exam. It is an exam for future educators, and it is very important I pass...

Each discipline has one, I took the Art Content Knowledge test. Split into 3 parts of Art History, Aesthetics, and Studio (which is the making of art...), I felt I did acceptable. I think I passed. I didn't excel, but I think I knew enough to pass.

It was two hours long. 120 questions. I finished my test in 50 minutes. Then, because I had to stay the full two hours, I redid the test. Then I spent twenty minutes cleaning up every bubble on the answer sheet. Then I took a nap.

I find out in 4 weeks how I did. I hope that I pass. That means I'm acceptable as a teacher...

Alice

I love the story of Alice in Wonderland. Obviously since I dressed up for Halloween...

But I found this photographer-whom I love. And he loves Alice too.






That's all.

Adventure #2 cont... Again.

I know, enough about this building... But I love it!! And Colin just learned about it in his History of Creativity class. Hence has this quote cometh:

"When one enters Hagia Sofia to pray, he feels it is not the work of human power... The soul, lifting itself to the sky, realizes that here God is close by, and he takes delight in this, his chosen home."

The beauty is awe inspiring. Without the bustling crowds, I can see it as a very spiritually uplifting place. Even with the people, it was for me...

That's all.

Cupcakes and Cookies...

Colin and I are participating in a friendly competition with family. You have to do ten things a day:

1: Drink 48 ounces of water
2: 30 minutes of exercise
3: No soda
4: No sweets (including sugar.... chocolate...)
5: No fast food or unhealthy snacks
6: 2 servings of fruits and 2 servings of vegetables
7: No eating after 9pm
8: Read 15 minutes of spiritual or uplifting text
9: Write in your journal
10: Personal Goal

Ten points a day. Seventy points a week. 560 total in 8 weeks to end on Christmas Day.

It seemed like it would be cake.

Today in two of my four classes, someone brought in treats to share. The first was made-from-scratch spice cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. I was so sad. The second was sugar cookies in the shape of pumpkins with orange frosting. Yum.

And to top it all off, all the Halloween candy went on sale today.