An Epiphany and an Update

I have recently had an epiphany: I really like to cook. I would actually consider it a hobby. In my home growing up cooking was a chore, so it hasn't occurred to me until recently that I might actually like it. The creative muse has to hit me, of course, but I have really enjoyed trying new recipes. As per Aaron, my winners are my quiche, homemade pizza, oatmeal spice pancakes, creamy chicken noodle soup, zucchini bread, and spinach pasta alfredo with cherry tomatoes. Someday I'll get really adventurous and try to perfect some Indian recipes so I don't have to shell out $30 at the India Palace when I want chicken saag.

As for my update on our future plans, we realized that we actually applied for winter semester at the Y and missed the deadline by about 8 months. Oops. We meant to apply for spring semester, so we called up the grad office and a nice guy named Kevin fixed everything for us. So we really are applying for spring semester, which doesn't start until April. This means a few things for us:

1. We will find out whether we're accepted at all three other schools before we find out from BYU, since they don't have to tell us until Feb/March.

2. In the event that we do select BYU for grad school, we will have about 3 months to kill. They will probably be killed in NY.

3. Given the fact of the 3 months to kill, we will probably be moving after Christmas regardless of where we go. So that means goodbye to Crazy Street.

In other BYU news, Aaron is in the process of finding funding for a new, hitherto undiscovered graduate project with mule deer metabolism. He's really excited, as am I. This project, if they can get funding, will give Mississippi State a good run for its money.