Strawberry Bread

Today I wanted to use the some of the huge bowl strawberries that were left over from dinner last night. (Which was waffles.) So I searched for a cake recipe or something that would use some strawberries. I found a recipe for Strawberry Bread. So I made a loaf.

Sort of a blurry picture. But it still looks delicious. :)

The batter smelled so yummy so it was no wonder that the bread smells yummy. I had a couple of slices after I let the bread cool a tiny bit. It is so good. It moist and the strawberry pieces are yummy. It would be really yummy toasted and with cream cheese like the author suggests. Maybe I'll try that tomorrow for breakfast.

Thoughts About Stuff

Today I got to go home a few hours early. It was nice. I had started listening to ‘How to Speak Dragonese’ at work earlier so I listened to that on the way home and finished it at home. It’s a great story. I want to get all of the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ books on audio, if available. I would prefer to get the ones narrated by David Tennant. Those ones are so great! David is brilliant with his voice acting.

Colton and I have been seeing a lot of each other lately. We’ve been hanging out at his house watching past episodes of ‘How I Met Your Mother’ among actual dates. It is lots of fun being with Colton. I like just being with him.

I haven’t started another book or series yet. I have been busy at work and dating and tired that I haven’t started a “real” one yet. I did start a “day-read” book from the pile in my room. (That’s a pile of books that are super-short and that I can read in a day or two. They are books I can read in between the bigger books when I can’t decide to read next. Most of these books I have read before.) This morning I started reading My Side of the Mountain. I probably read the rest tomorrow. The next book/series I want to read is the Inheritance Cycle. (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, and Inheritance.) But I haven’t wanted to start it yet because I have been too tired to concentrate on it like I would like. I plan on borrowing the fourth book from Colton. I haven’t bought the book yet because I want to get it in paperback like the other three books I have.

Tired

These past couple of days I have been really tired. And I have woken up a few times during the night. I really don't know if it's the change in temperature or if I am just so tired that I am not getting into REM sleep. Whatever the cause, it's annoying. I just need a stress-free day where I can sleep for hours uninterrupted. Like a vacation. I could use a nice, sunny vacation right now. I could lie on the beach soaking up the rays listening to the ocean roll in. Or lay in a comfy hammock in the shade being lulled to sleep by the breeze. That sounds nice.

Double Date

So yesterday Colton and I went on a double date with a couple of his friends, they were on a blind date. We went to Applebee's for dinner and then went mini-golfing. It was a lot of fun.

And then today we, Colton and I, went to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point. The weather was gorgeous which is why we went today and not some time next week. We meandered around the gardens for over an hour. And then went to dinner at Red Robin. It was really fun. And relaxing. I was quite content just to wander around and be with Colton. lol. ... I took photos. I'll post some later. Maybe tomorrow.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

I just finished reading Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy this morning. It was so good! I knew the first half of the story because I remember watching the BBC mini-series that was done several years ago. But I didn't see the ending therefore that was all new to me. I wasn't expecting it to end like it did but I feel like it could not have ended any other way.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles is about a young woman. Here is what it says on the back of my book:

Violated by one man, forsaken by another, Tess Durbeyfield is the magnificent and spirited heroine of Thomas Hardy's immortal work. Of all the great English novelists, no one writes more eloquently of tragic destiny than Hardy. With the innocent and powerless victim, Tess, he creates profound sympathy for human frailty, while passionately indicting the injustices of Victorian society. Scorned upon its publication in 1891 by outraged readers, Tess of the d'Urbervilles is today one of the enduring classics of nineteenth-century literature.

It vaguely tells you what Tess is about. A young woman who is violated by one man and forsaken by another. The story tells the tale of her hardships while she tries to deal with the consequences of the events that happen in her life. I thought the book was, indeed, eloquently written. I liked it very much. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a classic.

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Yesterday I was only supposed to work the morning shift. But my manager looked at the wrong schedule and when he found out he had one less person then he thought he asked if I wanted to stay all day. Of course I do. I need money. More hours is more money. lol. I also volunteered to work Saturday for the spring football scrimmage. That'll be another three hours I get paid for.

Colton and I watched a movie a his house last night. We watched 'V for Vendetta'. It's a good movie. I enjoyed it. And then we had so much fun cuddling that we didn't want to part ways. So we watched an episode of 'How I Met Your Mother'.

Saturday Fun

On Saturday I had a full fun-filled day.

First off 'The Last Airbender' new series aired Saturday morning. It's called 'The Legend of Korra' and it's about the new Avatar. The first two episodes were aired and they were really good. I think we are going to wait until the DVD comes out to watch them all. But I think I might watch them online every week. We went over to my cousin's house and watched it. He had a little viewing party with about eight people. That was fun.

We, my brother's and I and a friend, went downtown to the city library. They are having their biannual sale. I had heard about the sales before but never been to one. It was awesome. They had all these books and movies and CDs for sale for cheap. I spent $12 and got about 8 or 9 things. It was cool.

After the library, since we were downtown, we walked around City Creek for a bit. We watched one of the fountain shows. It was cool. But it wasn't the one with fire. It was still fun. It had music from 'Beauty and the Beast'. I had been to the mall before. It was a lot less crowded on Saturday then when I went. But I did go the second day it was open. lol. We went into some of the stores that I wanted to go in before but didn't because of all the people. Tiffany and Co. was really fun. It's sparkly in there. lol. We also went into the Disney store. That was fun. We ate at the food court since we were all hungry and it was lunchtime. We sat over by the kids play place because it was, surprisingly, more quiet over there.

I had my date with Colton on Saturday night. I had lots of fun and look forward to this weekend when we have another date. lol. We went to dinner at Cafe Rio because I don't remember ever being inside before. Then we went and saw 'The Hunger Games' movie because I had not seen it yet. Colton has previously seen the movie but he didn't mind seeing it again. I read the books not very long ago so everything was/is still fresh in my mind. I thought the movie followed the book very well. And I really liked the movie. It was very good. I thought the whole cast was great. I was a little leery of Josh Hutcherson playing Peeta but I think he was awesome. I think he is actually my favorite from the movie. lol. I look forward to seeing the second book in movie form which comes out in 2013. After the movie we went back to Colton's house and baked cookies for dessert.