But there were some fun things that happened though! Here's some pictures:
This is the view out of the window where Jay lives now in North Bend. Pretty sweet, huh? The morning after this we saw snow up on the tippy top of the trees!
Made some delicious turkey and black bean chili! Best served with avocado, sour cream, cheese, and crushed tortilla chips! Oh, and a really dark oatmeal stout in the background too :)
Another weekend I made crockpot potato soup! Same recipe I used back in January, except minus the bacon because I somehow ALWAYS forget to buy bacon. Guess that shows you where my priorities are, potatoes before bacon!
Spiced apple cider makes the homework a little more bearable!
This is from October 24th when it SNOWED! Woohoo! It all melted within an hour, but still!
Found these guys at the dollar store and hung them up in our hallway to make it spooky for Halloween
These last two are from a night spent in Seattle when one of Jay's old college buddies was in town. The first one is of drinks at the 5 Point Cafe, the second is of the Ferris Wheel down on the waterfront! They had it all lit up at night with blue and green lights, which was pretty cool to see.
Let's see, what else is there to report... Oh yeah, I voted! For Obama, mainly because Romney terrifies me. I feel like if Romney is elected, we will spend 4 years going backward, repealing things that Obama put in place. I know there's good and bad to both sides of politics, and I don't really want to get into a debate about specifics (maybe I'm just a lazy American who doesn't want to think too hard...).
In philosophy class we just read the Communist Manifesto and now we're reading a book (actually a series of lectures) by a guy who was raised as a Jewish communist. I've been having a hard time with the philosophy readings, mainly because philosophers make up words and think so darn abstractly, but for whatever reason I think I'm finally starting to get it with this book. Thinking about socialism and communism and capitalism is all so interesting to me now, and those things definitely never were before. I'm not really sure what to make of it all yet, but I suppose that was my ultimate goal of taking a philosophy class, just to get me thinking.
OH, I forgot the news! For part of winter break this year I'm going to Ohio! For a whole week! We're supposed to go from December 13th-19th, so if you don't hear from me shortly after the 19th, SEND HELP because it means I'm stuck in Ohio!!!
