So after a two day babysitting marathon with my two nieces, I have a new found appreciation for mothers. It's crazy what an insane job keeping track of children is. While I was wiping gravy off my 1-year-old niece Ava while 2-year-old Marin was running wild, I couldn't help but think about single parents with multiple children. Only through God's grace keeps those poor parents moving. My 20-year-old self slowly realized through this experience that there is no way I am ready for kids of my own yet. I love those two girls to death; I love Marin's giggle, and Ava's adorable grin. I also love that when one of them starts crying, I can gently point them in the direction of their mother. :-)

Spring Break has been interesting so far. Mostly I have spent those two days corraling my nieces, and now I'm taking it easy. I'll be working back at my old job for three days before heading back to school. Right now I'm enjoying the 80-degree breeze leisurely traveling through my house and the faint scent of carmelized onions. That aroma is a gift from God. While I was glancing through the freezer today, the frozen pot pies and chicken strips just weren't speaking my name ... nope, no frozen food for this girl. Okay, the shredded cheese was frozen. Now melted. One thing you may not know about me is that I am mildly famous for my pizza. Not bragging, speaking a simple fact ... The fact that I'm home alone did not deter me from my craving for Italian ... Leftover bacon, pepperoni, and ham joined the caramelized onions and became a delicious combination. Haha, I make it sound so dramatic ... I'm sorry I have the awkward-est writing style known to man. This is cooking for me though ... never too dramatic, always theatrical.
I'm pretty sure this pizza is going to last me until I head back to school this weekend. YES. So yeah, that's about it! Happy cooking.

So ... midterms entered and left with an equal amount of drama. It was pretty interesting to see people walking around for about 6 days with their books smashed to their faces, studying every possible second. I may have seen a few students run into trees or other various people while cramming on their way to exams. Classic. The weather has been pretty delicious for the past few days. Spring is really trying to give winter a run for it's money ... Marchs' fury is still trying to make a final stand, however. Now I'm sitting in my room doing homework with a warm breeze coming through my window. It smells divine - fresh grass and someone grilling somewhere around here sounds about right.

Now that midterms are a thing of the past, I thought I could give my brain a break. American Experience isn't occupying the forefront of my mind as much now, but college really presents a lot more to focus on. I'm so confused about a lot of things right now. I like order ... try to stay away from too much change. I thrive on routines. Multiple curveballs have been thrown at me over the past couple weeks and I'm struggling. Struggling to make decisions and evaluate things slowly and not too rashly. People confuse me. Sometimes I wish you could figure out one or two people, and know after that exactly how everyone would act and react about things. I feel like when I finally feel like I know what's going on, something crazy happens! Life is bending and pushing me right now ... not comfortable ... but it's necessary. God works in circumstances like this.

Spring break is in a couple days ... having my house to myself doesn't sound super exciting ... most likely I'll just invade my kitchen and cook everything imaginable for about 10 days.