oh, the weekend, how I love thee...

well, it is sunday evening and I have had a nice weekend. It feels as if anytime that is not dedicated to studying is good time. no matter what it is i am doing, such as cooking, cleaning, organizing the house, laundry, etc. is great as long as it is not studying. well, being in phd school definitely puts the rest of life in perspective. :)

anyway, I spent most of the morning cleaning and putting away all the new dishes and other extras we bought at ikea, cooking some jambalaya in our new crock pot, doing laundry, and picking up the house. then, i spent the rest of the day studying. from what i can smell, i think the jambalaya is going to taste quite good. we bought some great spices when we were in new orleans, so hopefully that will add a nice kick. as for the studying, well i got a lot done, but i still haven't really studied from my midterm or started my next paper. now, the midterm is not until next monday and the paper is not due until the week after that, but i should definitely get started on those. I have decided on what theory i will be using for my paper and I have also put together all my study materials for the midterm. I got an agenda ready for my meeting with Dr. Black on tuesday. she is the professor that has very similar interests as me, so I am hoping the meeting goes well. anyway, all in all, i got a lot done. I think i need to make sure and spend some time not studying so i don't get burnt out too quick. :)

friday, michael and i went to piranha for a nice dinner. it was tons of fun. it was so nice just to be able to sit and talk together without worrying about getting something else done. then, we met up with gabe and talked research for a few hours. it was pretty cool to get other people's opinions about my research ideas. yesterday, michael, gabe, and i went to ikea which was a good time. i really love that place. we bought some fabric panels that we are going to hang behind our tv as decoration. i think it is going to look way cool. then, we went to the angelica and saw the darjeeling limited. i really enjoyed it. it is a movie about 3 brothers and their journey of reuniting and letting go of the past. I thought it was really thought provoking.

This week, michael has is CCRN test and his PALS certification class, so send him smart thoughts, so he will do well. He has been working hard on getting his applications together and studying. we are just a crazy studying couple. I wonder if we will ever be done with school. anyway, only time will tell.

well, i am not really looking forward to another week starting, but that is the way the world works. you just keep going. I already feel like i need another vacation. how sad is that? i think our next short trip should be a camping trip so we can just get away from it all. what do you think? well, i hope you all had great weekends. here's to another week.