I had no idea it had been so long since I updated my blog. I check other people's blogs nearly every day, but I have been neglecting my own. Sorry if you've been disappointed. :-)
Peter is gone, again. In February he went to California twice for work, and this weekend he's in Boston. I don't mind him being gone as much as I used to, but I still don't like it very much. Fortunately, I have something to keep me occupied both evenings this weekend. Friday night I am working at a mystery dinner at the museum, and Saturday night I have stake conference. I think I will enjoy both very much.
Other news- our living room is FINALLY finally clean. It feels like a home, not a storage room/junk collection. We cleared out lots of Peter's dad's stuff, moved the TV upstairs, and installed our projector and screen. And hung up lots of our pictures that had been sitting in our office. It's really nice to be in now, and I enjoy it.
I can't think of anything else to write. Life is good, busy, and I can't wait to be done with school!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
I passed my defense!
Yesterday was my honors thesis defense. It went really well. I was nervous going into it, but I didn't need to be. The questions that were asked were fair and I got really good feedback on how to improve my thesis before it is published.
Since you may be wondering, this is what my thesis is about:
In 2006, the Reidhead family donated a collection of over a thousand Southwestern whole ceramic pots, hundreds of arrowheads, shell jewelry, etc. to the museum where I work. They had collected all of these artifacts over a period of about 20 years. They excavated most of the artifacts in their collection themselves at archaeological sites near their home. I went to visit them in Arizona last summer and interviewed some of them about where they found the objects in the collection and what they did with them from the time they dug them up until they donated them to the museum.
It's a really interesting story. I think it will be published electronically as well, and I will post the link here when it is so that anybody who wants to read it can.
I submit my final, final draft for publication next week. I am really excited to be almost done, and really excited to be graduating with honors!
Since you may be wondering, this is what my thesis is about:
In 2006, the Reidhead family donated a collection of over a thousand Southwestern whole ceramic pots, hundreds of arrowheads, shell jewelry, etc. to the museum where I work. They had collected all of these artifacts over a period of about 20 years. They excavated most of the artifacts in their collection themselves at archaeological sites near their home. I went to visit them in Arizona last summer and interviewed some of them about where they found the objects in the collection and what they did with them from the time they dug them up until they donated them to the museum.
It's a really interesting story. I think it will be published electronically as well, and I will post the link here when it is so that anybody who wants to read it can.
I submit my final, final draft for publication next week. I am really excited to be almost done, and really excited to be graduating with honors!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Too busy.
I am very stressed. Next week I have an orchestra concert, a midterm, my honors thesis defense, and 16 writing conferences with my students. I am tired of thinking about all of them, and so I am taking a break. Actually, I've been taking a lot of breaks. Maybe what I am really doing is procrastinating...
Here are some pictures I promised to post a long time ago, but never did. Enjoy.
The Palmyra temple at my mother-in-law's wedding in August.
Us at the Oregon Coast.
My cousin, his son Nate, and my aunt. It was Nate's birthday.
Zack really liked his brother's birthday cake.
Mmm, mmm.
My dad, my sister, my cousin, my uncle. They had a joint baptism in August.
Here are some pictures I promised to post a long time ago, but never did. Enjoy.
The Palmyra temple at my mother-in-law's wedding in August.
Us at the Oregon Coast.
My cousin, his son Nate, and my aunt. It was Nate's birthday.
Zack really liked his brother's birthday cake.
Mmm, mmm.
My dad, my sister, my cousin, my uncle. They had a joint baptism in August.Tuesday, February 17, 2009
My viola teacher
My former viola teacher, Anna Rapp, was featured in an article in the Oregonian yesterday. She is one of my very favorite people. She was an incredible teacher, very inspirational. When I was taking lessons from her, I actually practiced. :-)
Now she has cancer. Reading the article brought back lots of fun memories for me, and made me a little sad.
The link is here if you want to read about her.
Now she has cancer. Reading the article brought back lots of fun memories for me, and made me a little sad.
The link is here if you want to read about her.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Thanks to the Highway Patrol, and other advetures
This evening, we drove up to Salt Lake to have dinner with 2 of our friends. We exchanged Christmas gifts, celebrated a birthday, and had a very nice time at dinner.
On the way home, immediately after getting on the freeway, the car started swerving and shaking and it was really, really loud. We pulled over to the side, and discovered that our friends' snow tire had a huge gash down the side of it and had nearly come apart. Not sure what happened there. Anyways, we (Peter and Mike, actually) had to change the tire. Not 5 minutes after we stopped, a friendly highway patrolman stopped to see if we were ok. He lent us his jack and wrench, and soon we were on our way again. The ride was still a little bumpy because the spare was not quite the same as the snow tires, but all in all it was fine. We were very appreciative of the highway patrolman stopping to help us and make sure we were okay!
Once we got home, we tried out the new games we had given each other for Christmas. Zombie Fluxx is really fun, more fun than I thought it would be. I am glad we have regular Fluxx, though, just because I don't really like the pictures of zombies and brains on the Zombie Fluxx cards.
Then, we went to Gloria's Little Italy for some gelato. It was FABULOUS, just like the last time we had it. They have moved from 300 S to Center street and University--a much better location for them. So check them out, if you're in Provo. :-)
Other news--at least for now, we are no longer taking care of Grandma Moss on the weekends. She got the flu and is really going downhill, so Peter's aunt, who is the one managing her care, thought it would be better if there were other people there to take care of her. We miss Grandma, but at the same time it was really nice to have the weekend in Provo.
On the way home, immediately after getting on the freeway, the car started swerving and shaking and it was really, really loud. We pulled over to the side, and discovered that our friends' snow tire had a huge gash down the side of it and had nearly come apart. Not sure what happened there. Anyways, we (Peter and Mike, actually) had to change the tire. Not 5 minutes after we stopped, a friendly highway patrolman stopped to see if we were ok. He lent us his jack and wrench, and soon we were on our way again. The ride was still a little bumpy because the spare was not quite the same as the snow tires, but all in all it was fine. We were very appreciative of the highway patrolman stopping to help us and make sure we were okay!
Once we got home, we tried out the new games we had given each other for Christmas. Zombie Fluxx is really fun, more fun than I thought it would be. I am glad we have regular Fluxx, though, just because I don't really like the pictures of zombies and brains on the Zombie Fluxx cards.
Then, we went to Gloria's Little Italy for some gelato. It was FABULOUS, just like the last time we had it. They have moved from 300 S to Center street and University--a much better location for them. So check them out, if you're in Provo. :-)
Other news--at least for now, we are no longer taking care of Grandma Moss on the weekends. She got the flu and is really going downhill, so Peter's aunt, who is the one managing her care, thought it would be better if there were other people there to take care of her. We miss Grandma, but at the same time it was really nice to have the weekend in Provo.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Visit from Megan
Peter's cousin Megan and her boyfriend James came from California to visit Grandma Moss yesterday. We got to spend the day with them too since we were up taking care of Grandma. Here is a picture of Grandma and Megan. I had not met Megan before, and so it was fun to get to know her a little bit. We enjoyed getting to know her boyfriend too.Wednesday, January 21, 2009
A recipe for marshmallow squares
Homemade Marshmallow Squares
Ingredients:
Stir in the flavoring(s) you have chosen. You can also add food coloring if you would like.
Pour into a greased 9X13 pan, or into two square cake pans (8X8). Refrigerate until firm. When you cut them into squares, dip the knife in cold water first so the marshmallows don't stick.
You can roll the marshmallow squares in chocolate sprinkles, chopped nuts, toasted coconut, or any other toppings you can think of. I haven't tried them in S'mores, but I'm sure they'd be delicious!
Ingredients:
1 cup cold water, divided
3 - 1/4 ounce envelopes unflavored gelatin
2 cups sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
A dash of vanilla extract, or any other extracts you'd like to try!
Mix 1/2 cup cold water and the gelatin packets in an electric mixer until blended. Let stand while you make the syrup.
Pour 1/2 c cold water, 1 c corn syrup, and 2 cups sugar into a pan. Bring to a boil, but do not stir! Boil the syrup until it reaches 240 degrees on a candy thermometer, or until it is to "medium pull" consistency (when you make a ball out of a little of the syrup in ice water, and it is firm to push, but not stiff).
Stir in the flavoring(s) you have chosen. You can also add food coloring if you would like.
Pour into a greased 9X13 pan, or into two square cake pans (8X8). Refrigerate until firm. When you cut them into squares, dip the knife in cold water first so the marshmallows don't stick.
You can roll the marshmallow squares in chocolate sprinkles, chopped nuts, toasted coconut, or any other toppings you can think of. I haven't tried them in S'mores, but I'm sure they'd be delicious!
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