Week in Review

It was the week of the Valentine.  Came and went.  Luckily, I got to celebrate like four days in a row.  Date Saturday, returned to a clean house/Selena Gomez Valentine's card/M&Ms on Sunday, the actual day on Monday- naturally watched the Bachelor, and then Tuesday Barack Obama sent me a card and my secret Valentine from school also gifted me that day.

Barack (it's odd that the computer will auto-correct his name...) and Michelle sent me some gift cards.  Thanks B and Meech!!
I always remember Valentine's Day growing up and what a HUGE deal it was to get the perfect Valentine's cards for your class.  I can remember agonizing over which ones to give the boys...you know, as to not convey the wrong message to your seven-year old male counterpart with a rat tail.  I will also never forget my first, homemade Valentine from the cutest twin in the fifth grade.

Roses are Red

Violets are Blue

I fall on my head

Whenever I think of you

I'm positive we never spoke to each other after that day. 

This week was FULL of studying...as will the rest of my weeks up until midterms...who am I kidding?  They will be full of studying for the next 2.5 years of my life.  Wish I could put a smily face after that.  But even with the studying, it has been an AMAZING week.  The weather has been perfect.  I've gotten to sit outside to read, which makes it semi-enjoyable.  It's funny how much your attitude will improve when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing.
This week:
Went to a great little coffee shop that I discovered while I was walking around with this guy.

As soon as he got up from his nap on Thursday I threw him in the stroller so we could get some air.  It was SO nice, but I heard the five words a baby-sitter NEVER wants to hear on that trip: "He looks just like you".  Um, hi.  No he doesn't.  So now I am self-conscious about it, but I guess I am old enough to be his mother.  We might stick to playing in the front yard from now on.  Please notice his ADORABLE Cat in the Hat hi-tops.  They are always a great conversation piece...like what does a cat say, where does a hat go, what a silly kitty.  You know, the reg.  He also said my name this week!  Well, the version I've been teaching.  My name is pretty hard with that voiceless "th" at the end...I can still remember being a small child and getting irritated with friends who called me "Bef"...so he will call me "B" for the time being.  "B" plus sign, "B" plus sign...he can do it now.  Makes me so proud.  Sounds very similar to what "ball" sounds like, but I'll take it.
On the walk, I discovered this adorable coffee shop in their neck of the woods.  I took the girls there for study time on Friday.

Nutella Latte.  Really, no words for it.  The only thing that could have made it better would have been having MyH(e)art sitting right beside me drinking one.  The girl LOVES Nutella.
My weekend has been spent: eating, chatting, studying, reading, watching: Going the Distance (hilarious), and The Social Network (really good), and skyping.  Skype is amazing but sucks at the same time...if you can't see "them" then how can you really miss them?  Great to see my people though...so no complaining.
Oh and I have to laugh about this.  This is the kind of mail I get these days:

Like an 85 year-old man.  Sadly, I was actually really excited about this.  I  was talking with the girls earlier in the week about how strange it is to be nearly 23 years old and know as much as we do about hearing aids.  We scoffed at a "normal" friend who asked, "How does a hearing aid even work?".  Isn't that just everyday knowledge? I don't even know who I am anymore.

Have a super week.  Enjoy this great weather!