Let's start by saying, It's March!! Spring, Spring, Spring! I love Spring! Last year I remember at this time I was walking to class and saw a bee and freaked out because it meant Spring was so close it could sting me and the past few weeks have been just as exciting...
(Also the fact that I've been listening to country music ALL day has helped. I always forget how much I love it.)
Last weekend it was beautiful weather and my schedule included a baby shower (best excuse to buy baby clothes!) It was super fun and there was an amazing fruit and quinoa salad that I want to try to recreate sometime. Last weekend was also the first Husky home baseball games! It was a weekend series and it was so nice out I sat on those bleachers at Chaffey Field without a care in the world! (Side note: We won! Whose house? Dawg's House! Woof!) Last week was also the last week of classes. Which means finals are next week. Which is completely fine with me because it means Spring Break is the week after! Yayyy!
This weekend I was also able to keep the fun schedule of the previous week. First off (and not as 'fun') was my hunt for two things. Popsicle molds and culinary lavender. Literally eleven stores later I had no such luck. My endeavors took me to Target, K Mart, the Dollar Store, a spice shop, a specialty cake shop, among others. All I wanted to do was try a great new popsicle recipe I found and make lavender lemon cookies for a church function tomorrow (I hate baking so I figured I'd hate it whether I was baking box chocolate chip cookies or home made gourmet cookies, so mine as well go big or go home.) Quite disconcerted I called my sister Hayley on the way home (my sister Whitney who I live with is in L.A. visiting her bff so I couldn't call and complain to her.) To my disdain/elation she informed me that she had at her house both popsicle molds AND baking lavender. Saveddddd.
Feeling a little bit better about my endeavors to adventure out in the baking realm, and the reality it was once again, I got to go to something awesome last night in a fabulous mood. My dad is a graphic designer. And he's legit. He volunteered his expertise recently to something called the Little Red School House. For those of you who know Children's Village in Yakima (and if you don't you should) it is a similar organization. He designed these great labels for a featured wine that Little Red was selling as a fundraiser. Last night was the fundraiser event at the Little Red School House. It was really fun to get to be my dad's plus one now that I'm 21! There was a silent auction with things like a weeks stay in Puerto Rico and $500 wine. The food was delicious and they had my favorite blackberry Izze drinks for those who either didn't drink wine (my dad and I were the only ones there) or need a break in between their glasses of wine. It was so cool to see his designs in the public eye again and everyone was so happy with the way they turned out. I was beaming. He kept being introduced to all of these high-up people so it was fun to see him in that atmosphere. I think sometimes we forget that our parents are cool and hip and have lives outside of caring for us kids. All in all, a great night was had!
This morning I attended a Spring Brunch/favorite things party which is also contributing to my excitement in the change of seasons. My sister Hayley hosted and everyone brought delicious, fun, fabulous food. Grapes rolled in goat cheese and crushed almonds, basil mozarella tomato skewers, quiche, apple cinnamon muffins, pineapple cupc
akes, punch, fruit salad, pasta salad, cheese, etc. We decorated her house very Springy and we both tried to channel our inner Spring fairies by wearing (theoretical) season appropriate clothing. I wore teal jeans and she wore pastel flats.
All I can say is that it's a good thing we were inside because it was raining. The. Entire. Time. Along with good food, we had great company and a favorite things exchange. Each person chooses their favorite item under $7 and buys three of that item to bring. You put your name in a jar three times and then take turns going around the room after everyone's name is in the jar three times. Each person picks three names out of the jar and explains the favorite thing they brought and the three names they drew get their favorite item. I took my favorite dish soap everrrr (Meyer's basil scent) and Abuelita's hot chocolate. Someone brought sparkling cider and girl scout cookies, one person brought a magazine and dry shampoo, etc. Anything flies. A favorite kitchen gadget, a favorite snack, anything, you just have to explain why it's your favorite. And everyone leaves with a belly full of yummy food and three new favorite things to try!After the Spring Brunch I went to my dad's to get some gardening stuff and then came home and made my lemon lavender cookies (I barely remembered to get the lavender from Hayley's this morning and turns out she didn't actually have popsicle molds so I'll just have to use dixie cups and craft sticks.) I vacuumed and folded laundry, cleaned the bathroom, and am supposed to be studying for finals now... oops.
All in all, I had a great weekend and it was completely Spring themed!! It was all about new starts, refreshing your mind, and getting things cleaned and in order. I tried new things, I got new things, and I met new people. I also started a map of an anthropological study I'm thinking about doing for my senior dissertation next year (or just for funsies) that can be tied into the theme of 'newness'. New ways of thinking and new ways of constructing imagined spaces.
Also a plus to my day, I painted my fingernails hot pink. I've been smiling the entire time I've been typing this. Just seeing the hot pink patches glide across my black key board makes me happy. And my plants are starting to bud!!
Happy Spring everyone! Don't forget to turn your clocks ahead an hour!
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