Happy Spring!

With the coming of spring also came my desire to cook. I never was much of a cook before I went to Germany. In fact, I don't know if I so much as made a box of macaroni and cheese. After being exposed to so many good cooks in Germany (Jos, Beki, etc.), I finally acquired some food preparation ability. And now coming to the point, on Friday I made pan-fried catfish with green beans and yesterday I made venison pepper steak and baked potatoes. Nidhal enjoyed them both, and he is certainly picky so it really means something if he approves. And I even liked the catfish, which is amazing since I don't usually like fish. So these were my cooking triumphs of the week.

Obama was at U of M yesterday giving a speech for graduation. I would've liked to go... because how many chances do you get to see the president... but it was early and we didn't want to wait for hours for tickets. We saw it on TV, but it was definitely not as cool as being there.

In other news, it is really humid here. 80-something percent humidity the last time I checked. It's only in the 70's but it feels so much warmer.

I need to get Nidhal to watch Star Wars before we go to Tunisia.

And as my one-week vacation comes to a close, I just have to push myself forward by reminding myself that I am halfway along the path to getting my master's degree. Almost there, almost there.

And happy birthday, Lyne!