summertime?

It's been awhile, and I do apologize. January dragged on forever, and February just flew by. We are at the beginning of a long stream of visitors. Shirley (Curt's mom) flew in Friday night and will be in Arizona until the 9th. She is staying at a Holiday Inn not to far away from here until Wednesday, when she will go to Scottsdale for an audiology conference. I haven't been feeling well (again), so we haven't been up to much this weekend. Last night we went to Cafe Lalibela, an Ethiopian place. DELICIOUS! We watched The Darjeeling Limited, the latest movie directed by Wes Craven (of The Royal Tennenbaums and The Life Aquatic fame).

Today we just lounged by the pool for awhile. We are going to grill out tonight. I wish spring break started tomorrow...it will be here soon enough.

More visitors will be my parents March 13-18th, Curt's cousin Pete et al at the end of the month, and my aunts Pat and Ginny towards the end of the month. It will be fun to see everyone.

After two bouts of possible food poisoning with seafood and fish, I am back to a real vegetarian diet. While I could never (ever) give up cheese, I am trying to cut back on eggs. I made vegan raspberry walnut muffins from scratch today and I think they turned out alright. :) I am turning our balcony into a bit of a garden...after visiting the farmer's market yesterday, I now have a pot of rosemary, basil and oregano. I hope it works (for eating so many vegetables I don't have much of a green thumb). I also got everything I need to pot a tomato plant from the market. Fresh tomatoes, year round?! Welcome to Arizona. :)





Ghost town in Apache Junction





Church on the Mount



Inside the church



As we pulled up to the ghost town, I secretly hoped they had ice cream.





A pretty cool Hawaaian concert I took some students to last weekend.



Some of my students.



Our new patio set (thanks Mom and Dad!).



The new herb garden.



Our balcony. <3