Miracle of the Peaches

You should all go to the Apron Stage blog and read today's post, The Miracle of the Peaches. I really enjoy reading this blog, and especially this post. Here is the link.

How I feel Lately

I Can See!

Yep its true! They sliced and diced my eyes with laser beams and it is so great!

The actual slicing and dicing was a bit nerve racking (I was grateful for the Valium), but it was over in less than twenty minutes total. In two days I went from about 20/900 (-7.75 in contacts) to 20/20. It was amazing! I still have to remind myself at night that I don't need to take my contacts out. I LOVE waking up and seeing in the morning without patting around for my glasses!

P.S. In case you are wondering I got them done at Hoopes Vision in Sandy. I don't want to give an annoying sales pitch, but I highly recommend them. I researched and went to some other places before hand and they don't even compare. Hoopes is one of the top ten LASIK centers in the U.S.; which is why my insurance would pay for part of the surgery. No small blessing.

Mommas don't let your babies grow up to be football stars

Interesting article. Click here.

That being said. This is a fantastic movie, and a great post finals treat.


P.S. Finals are over! I finished my first semester of grad school! I am busy breathing and will get back to blogging soon.

Opportunity

"The trouble with opportunity
is that it always comes disguised as hard work."
~Herbert V. Prochnow, Sr.

This quote has been on our fridge for the past couple of weeks. It has been a much needed reminder.

I remember working on math problems nightly with my dad during my teenage years (I think he is bound for heaven for that alone). I would refer to a math problem and he would grin as he corrected me: "it is not a 'problem,' it is an 'opportunity!'" (By the way Dad, sorry for rolling my eyes at you).
It is the end of the semester, and therefore there is a lot of hard work going on right now. I am trying really hard to think of it all as opportunities.
The term papers, and final projects. Learning new software, and memorizing fungi. Due dates, and finals. They are all opportunities wrapped up in the bigger opportunity of getting my masters degree at a great school, and doing it all with my husband.