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OBVIOUS SIGNS OF CHANGE

This happened:

I bought these (for cheap):

I did this outside:

I wore these:

I saw this:

Why, hello, Spring! It is SO nice to feel you again!

The last Spring Break

Today marks the first day of my very last spring break EVER.

I am feeling excited and sad about it at the same time. Excited because it means I'm almost done with school! I never thought that I would still be in school at this point in my life, but that's what I get for taking a year off after high school and two years off between getting my associate's and starting my bachelor's. Actually, I never intended to get a bachelor's degree. I am glad that I changed my mind, as I have learned many things and was finally "mature" enough to enjoy being at school and having my knowledge expanded. And now, in just 9 short weeks, I will wear that cap and gown for the last time. (I think)

Sad, however, because it means that I will no longer have 7-straight for-sure days free from all cares and worries that involve deadlines. Although, these 7 days will likely be spent working on projects to keep up with all those deadlines. At least I won't have to wake up early.

To celebrate my last spring break, I decided to make myself some delicious breakfast. Oh how I love sunny-side up eggs with a perfect yolk for dipping toast. It was a great way to start a great day!

Celebration Bread

I have been working on perfecting my bread-making skills. I have always LOVED the smell of homemade bread in the oven, and hope to have it be a somewhat regular happenstance in the Koenig kitchen - assuming life never gets too crazy. (ha)

During the massive cold front that whipped through Colorado a few weeks ago, I was flipping through my cookbooks (killer cold always makes me want to bake) and found a recipe called Celebration Bread. It looked fancy, and yet easy enough to do. As luck would have it, life DID get too busy for a little while, and I never found time to make it until this past Sunday.

This is how it turned out:

I wouldn't call it perfect-looking, but it was delicious! I will definitely be making it again.

Another year has gone by...

I had a birthday!

It was on February 22nd, and it was wonderful. Ryan and I wanted to spend that evening with my parents and brother (we ended up celebrating it on the following Friday with my sister and her husband). My poor father had been suffering from influenza for the previous 2 weeks, so we decided to order some seriously delicious Chinese food instead of going out. I mean, come on, it's hard to beat a birthday crab rangoon!

After dinner, I opened my gifts. I got really great things! One pictured is a big blanket that my Grandmother crocheted for me. It's beautiful and really cozy! I'm grateful she's such a talented woman! The other is a cookbook that my mom got me to experiment with Crohn's Disease friendly recipes for her! I love cookbooks, and look forward to trying out some stuff that she can have too.

After presents we played Cranium, at which my team lost. But don't worry, it was a close game.

Then cake and ice cream!

When we got back home, Ryan gave me a card with our plans for the weekend. It said that we would spend the day shopping at Flat Irons and then go to Rodizio Grill for dinner! I was so excited! Shopping was a blast, and Dairy Queen even helped us celebrate my birthday with a cute teddy bear (not actually sure what it was for, but kind of a fun coincidence).

Rodizio Grill was quite delicious, and quite filling, but totally worth it. I had only been there once before, and loved getting to experience the uniqueness of it again. I even ate a chicken heart.

Last year was filled with fun surprises and life-changing events, and I'm excited to see what this next year will bring!