I've decided that my issue with being a consistant blogger is I don't know if anyone is reading what I am writing so I'm not motivated to write, but obviously no one is motivated to read if I don't write. So, maybe, if I write, someone will read and then I will write, right?
Just a warning - this post is kinda random.
I included pictures of the Easter eggs that were dyed with Lauren, Madalyn and Kaitlin last weekend when we were in Shelbina. I did not include the cute pictures of them working on their eggs because I don't have permission from their parents to post the pictures on the internet, but there are some really cute ones. Bryce was not interested in egg dying, but Lauren made sure he was included by making an egg with his name on it. The buckets of egg dye were the most fun because they girls got a lesson in colors and how they were able to dip the eggs in different colors and how they eggs would turn out as a result. They also did some of the "shrink-wrap" eggs and some ty-dyed eggs - which resulted in me having multicolored fingers for several days after - fun stuff. Kaitlin, Madalyn and Bryce also decorated their own cookies on Easter so I included a picture of what I believe is Madalyn's plate of cookies. Needless to say - the kids and only the kids ate the cookies they decorated. I did not get any pictures of the girls decorating flip-flops with their Aunt Chris, but they took cute flip-flops and fabric strips and tied the fabric strips around the plastic part of the flip-flops. I wish I had pictures - it was cute. I also missed out on pictures of them hunting for their Easter baskets. Next time...
Our weekend in Shelbina was a short one as we did not leave until Saturday morning and returned on Sunday. Matt and I both had Friday off from work, but Matt had a baseball game on Friday evening so we couldn't leave until Saturday morning. Matt's parents hosted a full house on Saturday as they had eight people sleeping in their house. Matt says that he does not know if he has slept with that many members of his family in one house ever before.
We got the air mattress in dining room.
This past week was crazy. It was Round 4 of Pharmacy Interviews, but it has been over a month since we held any on campus so everyone (myself included) was a little rusty! We had some strange issues/problems occur -things that have not happened on any other day - including an interviewee that showed up a week early! Craziness! Luckily, I have wonderful co-workers who pitch in and make things happen quickly so the issues that could have been major were minor only. I also found out that I will be going back to San Diego in April - in less than two weeks to be exact. An event we had scheduled for last fall that got cancelled because of the wildfires in the SD area has been rescheduled for April 12th. Unfortunately, we were only notified this past Thursday of the new date. So here is my schedule for the next few weeks:
April 8th-10th - Kirksville, MO (Truman here I come!!)
April 11th-13th - San Diego, CA
April 18th-26th - Oregon!!
May 17th - 23rd - North Carolina for Zach and Kim's Wedding with the family
It looks like my suitcase will get a workout in the next two months. I'm super excited about all of these trips though - even San Diego, because I feel like I am finally learning my way around that city. Matt will not be joining me in North Carolina, unfortunately, as it is the last week of school and he will still be doing baseball, but I'm looking forward to a vacation with my cousins. We haven't done that in YEARS.
Matt and I are sitting here tonight and the Atlanta Braves are in DC playing the Washington Nationals. I cannot even tell you how much I have been looking forward to baseball season. I think it is odd that we only spend 5 months out of the year without baseball (not counting the preseason) and 7 months with baseball, but those 5 months last FOREVER! I was so disappointed with the Cards last years and was then really disappointed with all of the players we lost in the off season - EDMONDS! ROLEN! ECKSTEIN! - but I am excited to see what this season holds in spite of that. Maybe they will surprise me and sometimes the teams that have all the potential do not produce in the end. Matt and I ordered MLB Extra Innings so we will be able to catch most of the Cards games this season.
Okay - here is where the randomness of this post really shows through.
I've really tried to not be extremely public regarding my political views this year simply because I am leary of making a decision when a vote will not take place until November (I was out of town for our caucus) and because I feel like I am learning more about each candidate everyday. However, the Clinton camp has really been making me frustrated lately. I watched a report on CNN.com today regarding a question that Chelsea Clinton was asked by a student at Butler University that went something like this, "Did Chelsea Clinton think her mother Hillary Clinton's credibility was hurt by her father Bill's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky when he was president?" Chelsea responded, ""Wow. You're the first person actually that's ever asked me that question in the, I don't know maybe, 70 college campuses I've now been to. And, I do not think that is any of your business." I've grown really tired of the Clintons using Chelsea to their advantage, yet enabling her to avoid having to answer any of the tough questions because of an agreement that the media made years ago to leave her alone. If she is going out on behalf of the campaign, then she should be prepared to answer the tough questions. Obviously the student at Butler who asked the question felt that it was an important question to ask and while I do think it was asked partially to get a rise out of her - he succeeded in his attempt. And, the actions of former president Clinton and Sentor Clinton are the business of the American public. My point is that the Clintons can't have it both ways - either Chelsea is out as a representative of her mother, or she isn't.
See, random...
