oh hello.

i'm still around.

life has been crazy, which means there's been less time for pictures, lists of things i love, and well, updates on the busyness.

last week was super-busy between school (the last week before spring break) and work.

i was at work on 6:30 in the morning on friday. it made me wonder how i used to do that every single day. and then i remembered that i used to go to bed at 8:30 every night. and it also made me appreciate the fact that i no longer have a 6:30 am start time. although getting done with work at 2:30 was pretty sweet. especially in the winter when the sun sets at 4 pm.

anyway all day friday i was dreaming about this:

that's brie smothered with mushrooms, artichokes, and chives. french bread. and a large glass of wine.

our amazing neighbors gave us a huge chunk of brie and this happens to be my favorite dish. and yes, this was my dinner on friday night. bread and cheese. but charlie did eat half of this ... it's amazing but i'm pretty sure the entire thing would be my calorie allowance for a month. it's worth it.

lately has consisted of lots of work, lots of studying while listening to the mumford and sons radio on pandora, and lots of walks.

the most exciting thing around here is that we've started grilling again and even pulled our little table and chairs out from the garage and put them back on the balcony.

i'm looking forward to some long, warm summer nights.

and wondering what my life is going to look like without school.