I'm Back!

Dearest Readers:

I'm sure the worry about my whereabouts has most of you deeply concerned. Fret not. I intend to take this opportunity to thoroughly update you on my recent doings and goings.

First of all, Spring Break came! Huzzah! My parents came for a few days, and we celebrated Easter at their condo here in Boise. We ate food, watched my nephews participate in an Easter egg hunt, and made merry. I wanted to document the occassion, so Jesse and I went to take a picture. My nephew Heath is Jesse's bff, and he was quite uncomfortable that he wasn't part of the picture, so he ran out to join us. Anywhere that Heath goes, his little brother Wade also has to go. His little legs brought him waddling right behind Heath (with no shoes on!), hence our picture as a lovely family of four... On Tuesday we went to Idaho Falls to spend some time with Jesse's family. Our timing was perfect as our new niece, Isabelle, came early on Easter Sunday. We were so excited to meet her, and we were not disappointed. She is absolutely gorgeous, even at two days old (I think she gets it from her Aunt Becca--even though we are technically only related through marriage).

Jesse is officially in L.O.V.E. I think it's because they have the same haircut.

(Exhibit A: Jesse and Izzie sporting the same hairstyle)
The Davis family also received a new addition on Wednesday. My brother and his wife welcomed their third child, Deacon (click on his name for a pic of the sweet baby). I have yet to meet him, but I am quite certain that he is absolutely charming! I happen to love babies, so two in one week is pretty exciting in my book (and apparently my family is trying to outbreed all of your families...).

Finally, dear reader, during my absence the most exciting thing happened. Jesse and I were looking forward to getting our mail when we arrived back in Boise as we are still waiting to hear back from some pharmacy schools. Jesse was forlorn to find he had not received anything from ISU (his first choice out of all the schools he applied to). About an hour later we decided to check our mail again, in case we received anything new and exciting. Lo and behold, Jesse had a letter from ISU. Lo and behold, he was accepted! I am so proud of him!I guess this means that we are headed to Pocatello sometime this summer... So, is this sufficient information, readers? Can we continue our love of blogging together?

Lovingly Yours,

Boo

BREAK, PLEASE

i have cabin fever so badly that even the mention of "cabin" in the phrase "cabin fever" sounds like an exotic vacation. spring break, could you please start a week early? please?

i've become popular! i mean... been tagged!

i have finally been tagged by my friend rachel to answer the following questions about myself. here goes...

What were you doing ten years ago?

ten years ago i was 13 years old. i was in eighth grade and in the middle of my incredibly awkward stage. after being rejected for everything i tried out for (cheerleading, gymnastics, district musicals), i was hardcore into my junior high school journalism class (as i was certain i would grow up to be a hardcore journalist). i could sense that i didn't love pop music, but struggled to find other music (i had no mentor), so i listened to no doubt and smashing pumpkins constantly. it was also about ten years ago that i met jesse. wondering why he wasn't interested in me? check this out:



What were you doing five years ago?

five years ago i was in my second semester at byu-idaho. i had just been kicked out of my apartment (which i now wear like a badge of honor), but that was alright as i was pretty much living at the library anyway. i was spooning with one stephanie joy hawkins (now robertson) on a regular basis, and we were in the early stages of planning our spooning book. also, not to be debbie downer, but five years from saturday i lost my brother, cameron. that wasn't so fun.


Five things on my to-do list today:

1. clean apartment. check.
2. procrastinate homework. check.
3. respond to this tagging (almost check).
4. read Parzival.
5. watch Lost.


What snacks I enjoy:

i pretty much enjoy snacks in general. haribo mini frogs are tops. i also love me some apple slices and peanut butter, chips, cereal, raw broccoli with ranch, and always a diet soda.


What would I do if I suddenly became a billionaire?

give some away (jesse would insist that a huge chunk go to cancer research). go to law school and set up a killer nonprofit organization. put jesse through school. have a baby (hopefully?). buy a house. save some for the (future) little ones. donate the money for a new liberal arts building on the BSU campus.


Three bad habits?

1. i procrastinate (like most everyone)
2. i can be overly sensitive
3. i really like to snack


Five places I've lived:

1. idaho falls, id
2. rexburg, id
3. arlington, va
4. boise, id
5. yep, that's about it.

Five jobs I've had:

1. lawncare technician (i mowed lawns at a cemetery)
2. reading tutor (at byu-i)
3. adjunct instructor (at byu-i)/teaching assistant (at bsu)
4. constitutent services specialist (at the governor's office)
5. medical records specialist (at a crappy hospital)


Five things you don't know about me:

1. i really hate: unnecessarily competitive people (i didn't know life was always such a competition), insurance companies, and spiders.
2. i am diabetic and have a diet, as my husband would tell you, of rice and candy.
3. i am really burnt out. i love school, but i think i've reached my limit when it comes to english literary studies. at the same time, i don't think i'm completely done with school just yet... should be interesting to see what happens.
4. i'm wearing earrings shaped like pinecones right now.
5. i'm pretty much an open book.

i tag:

suzie, bitty, andrea, libby, jetta, and anyone else looking for something to blog about...

speaking of the husband...

he has pharmacy school interview #2 tomorrow morning. seeing as he didn't have a pleasant trip to georgia, let's hope that this one goes a little better?

as i, like you, am nowhere in proximity of him this weekend, let's all try to send good energy (and prayers!) his way...

post to the script--who are the two readers who have voted for the becca to be a reject? if we are friends, unmask yourselves and apologize immediately! if we are not friends, unmask yourselves and let us have words!

fyi

dinner + husband + movie by self + feigned essay grading = perfect friday evening

well, for this week at least.

some adieus

well, february is over, and as i bid adieu to the month of bloggly love, i find myself making several more goodbyes.

my dearest friend libby came to visit me this weekend, and i needed it ever so much. i LOVE it when i have visitors (hint, hint) and the libby did not let me down. our whirlwind weekend consisted of everything from standing in the insanely long line at sephora (we just got a store in boise this weekend!) to working out at the rec center to eating gummy candy after a rousing game of air hockey. she is such a versatile gal. i was ever so sad to send her off this afternoon, but i look forward to seeing her again soon.

my second adieu is to name i have grown rather fond of: mr. kitty. this petname for jesse started out as a sleepy accident to a joke to an established term of endearment. i thought it seemed very fitting for the man in my life. jesse, however did not. i see it as the description of a cuddly friend. he sees a neutered, de-clawed remnant of a man. we have gone back and forth on the issue--jesse says he hates it; i say he's embarrassed to admit how much he loves it. this weekend my dad intervened. i get fifty dollars for not calling jesse kitty for 30 days.

so long, kitty, you will be missed. meow.

and, last, but certainly not least, i am bidding a formal adieu to my thesis. after stressing rigorously over how to fit writing a thesis into my summer (i have this freak tendency to try graduating early in the summer), moving twice, and still making money, i have opted to try the coursework option to finish my degree. this has several perks:

1. instead of spending countless hours all summer researching and drafting, i now have to dedicate two weeks to classes on advanced inquiry and creative nonfiction in the classroom. i can handle that.
2. i don't have to spend all summer reminiscing just how weird that fanny price (from mansfield park) is.
3. i might get to go swimming this summer--something that never happened last year.
4. most importantly, i get to actually graduate in august, not defend in august and graduate in december. that's pretty neat.

so, it is with a smile that i bid adieu to the thesis. i may occassionally wish that i had you bound on my bookshelf, but i think i will find a way to live with myself.