Blogger Notes

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons olive oil
4-5 cloves of garlic, minced
1 ½-2 lbs ground round
1 lb Italian sausage, sliced or bulk
1-2 sticks pepperoni, sliced
6 oz can tomato paste
15 oz can tomato sauce
32 oz can crushed or minced tomatoes
1 teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons basil
1 tablespoon parsley
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning

Directions:

1. Simmer garlic in olive oil over medium heat until lightly browned.
   
2. Add ground round and Italian sausage and brown well. Drain.
   
3. In a large pot, mix meat mixture and tomato paste.
   
4. Add pepperoni, crushed/minced tomatoes, half a can of water and tomato sauce to pot.
   
5. Add sugar, salt, pepper, basil, parsley and Italian seasoning. Mix well.
   
6. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover the pot and simmer 1 ½-2 hours, stirring occasionally.
   
7. Remove from heat and add parmesan cheese; mix. Serve over hot pasta.
   
   
   

Well it certainly has been a while since I've blogged. Quick recap: I've moved to California. I can't find a job. Money has beyond dwindled. School starts in a week and though it's only one class, I'm not ready. We're probably moving into a different apartment in a matter of months. Knowing this prevents me from feeling fully "settled in" - as does not yet having a job. Since I'm not yet working, I can't afford to take my dance classes. Between not working, not attending classes and not being able to start dance, there's been no opportunity to meet people and make friends. Which means I am basically sitting around an apartment with two guys every day. I've spent an obsessive amount of time cleaning and trying to spruce the place up a bit.

But I'm not complaining... not by a long shot. It's warm -- very warm. We go to the pool (a few steps away from the apartment) pretty much every day. The blue skies and sunshine do wonders for my mood. I'm only 20 minutes from the beach, which is nice. Though we haven't been there since I've moved out here. I have an interview set up for tomorrow and I'm really hoping to get it. It's a lot of hours with decent pay which means I can stop worrying about bills and finally be able to take dance. Hopefully I meet some people and can start to build a life of my own out here.

I really miss my girls. I'm not exactly homesick, but I miss being able to chat it up over coffee or hit the mall in the afternoon with one of my girls. I guess I miss being girly... talking about boys, getting a mani/pedi, shopping, etc.

Well, I guess we'll see what happens tomorrow.

13 hours and I'm on a plane!

I took finals yesterday. Did horribly on one, awesome on another
and so-so on the last.

I still haven't packed. 7 hours til my sister gets here for our good-bye dinner/nail date.

The baby and his mama are still at the hospital. I got him to eat some Cheerios and drink a little bit before I left last night. He perked up a bit and was asking to get down. But then he kinda sank back into his pillow. I also brought 2 of his favorite Elmo DVDs and he was very happy about that. I'm hoping they can come home today since his fever had dropped to 99.5 and he seemed to be a bit more active.

I have a lot to get done before I leave. And not so much time. This day is going to FLY by!

I have an interview arranged for Wednesday in Cali. Keep your fingers crossed for me on that one!

AHH! I'm so excited! I will check back in when I return! :)

I really don't have time to be blogging right now but it's the only thing I can focus on right now. I have finals starting in about 2 hours and haven't studied *at all* for one of them. My room looks like a tornado of clothes and I have yet to pack. My plane leaves tomorrow night. I'm off of work today (and possibly tomorrow) because my nephew and sister contracted rotavirus and are in the hospital. This is where I am now... sitting in a chair next to my little guy's hospital bed, listening to Dragontales and the whimper of a baby in pain. His mama is sleeping in a chair at the foot of his bed as she can barely sit up, let alone take care of the baby. And I have to leave here in an hour, praying they are in good hands and will feel better soon. And that I won't get it.

American National Government and Legal Environment of Business. These are the only class options I have for next semester. I am a Psych major. This stinks.

I'm continuing classes next semester at my current university because I'll only be southern Cali for the next semester, then we're moving further north. So, it didn't make sense to apply and register at a school out there only to transfer again the following semester. In order to keep on track with school, I opted to take a couple of classes online so I don't start the grace period of my student loans just yet. This is why my only options are government and law. Ew. Well, the government class I was expecting to take and just got lucky that it's offered online but I really don't want to take a business law class! All of the other options I've either already taken or would a complete waste of my time and money (like Math 093).

Ah, well.


Countdown is t-minus 3 days!!! I had a wonderful talk with my sweetheart last night and fell asleep smiling the biggest smile. I really cannot wait to see him! I also packed up all of my cosmetics, which took a good hour (BTW Cate, I bought 4 bottles to bring with but only had room for 2 -- grr). Tomorrow is going to be dedicated to laundry and packing. I can barely contain my excitement!

I hope the rest of the week is just as sunny and I know that my good mood will only get better as Thursday approaches! <3