Sprouting Plants
Isn't the beginning of spring grand? See, I told you I love the beginning of every season! I discovered these tulips (and I believe there are also daffodils in there) last spring. They had been planted in front of our house by a previous renter, so I was really excited when I saw the sprouts last spring. I've actually never been into flowers all that much, but being married and having our own home has changed all that.
St. Patrick's Day
Last year, I was too late getting on making a special St. Patrick's Day meal. This year, I researched recipes a week or two prior, and I wasn't impressed. All of the recipes I found were not all that healthy. They were pretty horrible, as far as nutrition facts. I was disappointed. The "traditional" meal is mostly an American custom anyway, and not truly Irish. I do have Irish heritage; however, my father taught me at a young age about Irish history so that I would know about my Irish ancestors.
Most people know the Irish flag looks like this. The green essentially represents the Catholics and the orange stands for the Protestants. To put it briefly in my own words, they fought a lot and eventually found peace, which is seen in the white center of their flag. That's pretty great symbolism for a flag.
The American tradition of wearing "green" and doing everything "green" would be to support the Catholic patron Saint Patrick. I know very little about him, but as I'm not Catholic, it seems sort of silly to me. I like to celebrate holidays, however, even the commercialized versions of holidays, and so I kind of enjoy wearing green on this day. But, my father taught me that our ancestors came from present-day Northern Ireland and were very definitely Protestant Irish. So, he always wore orange on St. Patrick's Day – not out of spite, but since it is an Irish American holiday, it's fun to show that orange also represents Ireland. So, I wore a green t-shirt and an orange sweatshirt. :o) I think it would be even better to wear white some year, though I'm not sure that would help me avoid getting pinched.
So, since Nate had to work late anyway, I decided to forego the unhealthy meal. Instead, we stopped at McDonald's to pick up Shamrock shakes. The employee took our order wrong, and only rang up one shake. The employee who handed us our order gave us a second shake for FREE. That's two shakes for exactly $2, my friends. I love a good bargain, though the 500 calories weren't such a bargain for my diet!
Those who follow me on Twitter/Facebook will probably know that I was not impressed with the cookie (as seen above). It looks so delish in the pictures, but alas, it was not. It was so nice of my coworker to bring in cookies for us all. I generally say no to that sort of thing, but seeing as it was a holiday, I accepted. Ugh. I wouldn't say it was gross, but it was definitely in the "wouldn't eat again" category. They were from a bakery! I was super disappointed. I think next year, I'm making these instead. Maybe that will make up for it.
Job Interview Update
I haven't felt like updating about this because I really have so many things to say about it and don't really know where to begin to say it. I'll put it briefly and maybe I'll update more about it later. First, the interview went well. Second, I don't think I'm going to get the job. Third, I'm totally okay with that. Really and truly fine with it. I don't handle rejection well, which is proof that God's hand is in this. It was a marketing position at the hospital in Coldwater. Basically the job is about 90% stuff I'd need to learn how to do and 10% stuff I already know how to do. Not that I couldn't learn it. It's just so not up my alley. Even if I got a call for a second interview, I would probably turn it down. I still need out of my present position, and deciding exactly how and when that is going to happen is the difficult part. That's all I'll say on it for now.
:: Laura
No comments:
Post a Comment