Status Report

Well, I (Christine) am officially done with Junior year. I may even go so far as to call myself a Senior now. I had my last final today (aesthetic gastronomy) in which I had to make some food (anything I wanted) and bring it for him to eat while I talked about why I chose to make it. I baked my teacher up some scrumptious Spicy Thai Chicken Pizza, a fabulous recipe my mother gave me, which I am very pleased to say he loved. After my final I did a little dance of joy. Actually it was a rather large dance of joy, right in the middle of the common room, although no one seemed to mind. We all get a little loopy during finals week. And besides I couldn't help myself. Last summer I was somewhat skeptical of how this year would go, trying to juggle married life and student life. Now, having just finished this year, I am happy to report that it was much easier than I had anticipated. God is always good, and everything always got done when it needed to. I was taught many important lessons, the most important one being that it is better to have a messy house and a peaceful mind than a neat and clean house and a very grumpy attitude. I also learned how to make successful 30 minute meals.
Joel is at work right now (tutoring in the accounting lab) and has one final left and a project due (both on Friday). Both of us can hardly wait for him to be finished; we will relish the interim between spring semester and summer classes (for Joel, not for Christine), and hopefully celebrate by taking a get-away trip to Spokane for a weekend. Not to mention our upcoming trip to Maui, the thought of which makes us bounce with excitement. (I literally, Joel metaphorically)

So that is our status report. Whiskey is also doing well, and would like to point out that she has neither finals nor housework to do. She is also trying to overcome her fear of birds.