So, within one wonderful week in march I had my birthday and my Senior violin Recital-both events that were very exciting.
For my birthday, we had a little party at my house the following evening. My roommate Bethany made cupcakes, Dad went and bought me a hand mixer (since "I won't need one- I never bake" was now an invalid statement), and previous-roommate Elise came over and helped make oatmeal cookies. Everything tasted so good.
Now, please notice the large bowl of white...
What is that, you ask? That is enough fruit dip for a third world country. I found a simple fruit dip recipe (consisting of yogurt, cream cheese, and whipped topping) and thought, "3 cups of yogurt? That's not very much... Maybe we should double it." My advice-Don't double the fruit dip. Needless to say, I sent everyone home with a generous amount. I'm not sure why, but I thought it was so funny that we had so much; probably because it was :-)
Don't be too much in awe of my ever-impressive domesticity skills.
So, my birthday on Wednesday, my party on Thursday, and MY RECITAL on Sunday! Like I said, it was so very, very exciting. I felt so blessed by the love and support I felt from all of my wonderful family and friends that were able to come. It was a lot of hard work; SO much hard work. But, it paid off, and I felt really good about it at the end. I really enjoyed it so much; I would do it again in a heartbeat.
I can hardly believe I am here; I can barely believe that I'm almost done!!! It has been such a great semester. I'm so excited to be finished with my classes, to do my student teaching, and step out into the world. It's gonna be great.
haha! I loved the big white bowl of fruit dip! Hilarious! I'm glad you had such a great week and great job again in your recital - you did a beautiful job. You better start posting more because your posts are always fun to read.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could have been there for your recital, Jess! I heard it was wonderful, and I am sure it was! And as far as the fruit dip goes - you come by it rightly... I mean, look at what Grandma has taught you! I have the exact same problem, but instead of a little (OK, a lot) of extra fruit dip every now and then, it's EVERYTHING I make. It is a sickness, but what a wonderul sickness to inherit from your Grandma! Bless her heart! :) Love you and hope you are doing well!
ReplyDeleteLove you Jess! You look so Beautiful in your recital picture! I so wish I could have been there! Would you consider a private concert at my house? I'll pay you, and you don't have to get dressed up! That would be so fun! Enjoy your last little bit of school!
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