August 2

Finally got my books for school.  Buying books is bittersweet for me; I love having the new books and paging through them and getting excited about the learning journey that I'm about to embark on, but I also hate having to part with the money.  I got books for just four classes and my bill totaled almost $400.  Way more than the typical college student can afford, but about average from my experience. In case you were wondering, this is what it looks like when you buy $400 worth of text books.

This is what $400 worth of textbooks looks like...and they're all USED! 

I also cleaned out my car (which needed it SO badly) and made Rosemary-Lemon Chicken for dinner. (Of course I forgot to take an after picture!)

I threw it all into the crock pot around noon before I went down to school and then by the time I was done cleaning my car at like six it was ready.  I used boneless skinless chicken breasts and did everything the same except that I added 1/2 cup of chicken broth to keep it from drying out.  Katie also made mac & cheese to go with it, as well as some steamed broccoli.  Absolutely delicious and definitely something that we'll be making again!!

Days like this make me kind of sad that summer's about to come to an end.  I love this feeling of freedom and independence and just being able to do what I want and live.  At the same time though, I can't wait to get back into the swing of classes and for everyone who's not in Seguin to get back.  I'm already feeling like this is going to be one amazing semester!