Dorks Like Us

I was quite the "little wife" this weekend. I made a nutritious and balanced meal on Sunday. (See Cheez-it Chicken and asparagus below, still enjoying the leftovers from that endeavour). I also made my first ever pie on Sunday, an apple pie. Since Christmas, I have been planning to attempt this feat of baking. You see, I don't eat pie. I generally think it's gross. That said, I married a man who hasn't met a pie he didn't like and I felt as though I was depriving him of his god-given right to pie. My mom tended to agree and I felt ambitious this weekend. So, below is my first attempt at pie: I was feeling pretty good about my accomplishments until my husband said, "Did you make the pie because of what day it is?" I racked my brain, but couldn't think of a related special occasion. He said, "Well, it's March 14... 3/14... I read about Pi (3.14) - day celebrations and pie eating contests." I have a naturally nerdy job and I really fight to stay out of the nerd holiday celebrations. Somehow, my sub-concious knows who I really am and the day I choose to bake my first pie, is Pi Day. So, here's to 3.14159 and the other kind of pie.

I'm In.

A lot has happened in the last few weeks. My house went on the market, my house flooded, my house went off the market, my car broke down. In addition to those really stellar events, I got offered admission to the PhD program at the Univ. of Utah. First and foremost that means I got into grad school and will be leaving the Land of Entrapment within the next six months. Now, it's just waiting to see if I get in anywhere else and then evaluating the best fit for me. In two weeks, I'll head to Salt Lake for a visit. I've been to SLC twice before and what I remember most was how difficult it was to get a drink and how empty the restaurants were on Sundays. This time around, my focus will be elsewhere as I try to decide if Daniel and I can live in that city for five years... I think it's biggest draw is skiing, which is no draw at all to me. I lack the coordination necessary for downhill skiing and have accepted my short-comings in that area. I'll be interested to see how the visit goes. Most importantly, I am that much closer to going after a long held dream and that feels pretty damn good.