On the way to Houston we stopped in Nashville very quickly, just to drive through the downtown and get some coffee. This is the first time I've ever been anywhere in Tennessee! The city looks like it's a cool scene - colorful and lively; I've definitely heard great things about it, and the state seems to be beautiful. It's not far from Lexington, so maybe it would be good to explore it more thoroughly someday... Ever been there and have a favorite spot? We're driving by on the way back and might need to stop again!
Spring break is here! I think this is the best spring break I've ever had because the semester was so busy the past 2 weeks, and it feels really rewarding to be away from school. I've been, ahem, seeing someone, and we are on a road trip down to Houston, TX! His name is Will, and he's in the middle photo there. I think he's cute and I like him a lot because he says things like, "Actually I'm glad that you broke one of my wine glasses because it was sort of bothering me that I had an odd number." He has other qualities to value besides embracing clumsy behavior, but I'll save them for later. Anyway, I have extended family in Houston that are super cool, and whom I don't get to see often. It's a 1000 mile drive one-way! Long. We are going at a leisurely pace and not worrying about making various stops along the road. We started seeing more and more things that made me chuckle as we made our way further south, and I couldn't resist getting a picture of this man's t-shirt :)
Have you ever made one of these?? It's a German Pancake, or I guess it's also called a Dutch Baby. This is the recipe I used, and it was delicious. Actually it was a lot bigger and puffier when I took it out of the oven, but then it proceeded to slowly deflate a bit upon its arrival on the table (Now I know what it must feel like to make a souffle. Also, how do you type accents?) Maybe it realized it was going to be eaten right as its life began. I filled it with apples that I sauteed with butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and a bit of lemon juice and brown sugar.
I would like to assure you that I do more in life than make breakfast. For instance, this weekend has been really busy with opera performances, and my mom and sister are in town, which is awesome. I've seen some great movies recently, including all the Godfathers, Argo, Munich, and Chinatown (all really good). There have been some cool home improvement projects that I want to post about. I also got a new job! I'm a personal assistant for a doctor, which basically means that I do errands and pick up groceries for him. I'm not really going to talk about him or the job much because I want to keep it. But I will say that today I was thinking about how it's a little bizarre to become familiar with the way a person smells without knowing them very well. You know what I mean? Usually you have to know someone pretty intimately to recognize their smell. I don't really know my new boss, but I do smell him a decent amount because I hang out with his clothes. I know he must be pretty cool because the laundry woman spoke very highly of him when I picked up a load. She walked with me carrying a small, superfluous bag of clothes, and said "I enjoy him, he's very calming and kind of mellow." I started panting a bit beside her trying to walk down the aisle carrying the first, 50 lb bag of laundry, and kind of grunted, "Yea, calm," while almost spilling all of its contents. I will also say he has a pretty cool apartment. My favorite part of it so far is the vacuum, which is the nicest vacuum I've ever come across in my entire life; I get to use it once a week. Anyway, it's a good job so far.
So, life is moving, breakfasts are being eaten. Have a good day everyone!
xomo
