CHinEsE NeW YeaR

~2007~

Happy New Year (again)! SCSU celebrated another Chinese New Year. Several of my friends and coworkers, pictured below, put on an entertaining evening of Chinese music, dance and food. Admittingly, I have had much tastier Chinese food elsewhere, but it proved to be a good time nonetheless. Above, Dustin & I are on Dessert #5: gummy worms in sour milk...yikes, nothing like ending the meal with THAT taste in your mouth...

Fellow TA's & friends: Vivian, Ting Ting & Yuan Yuan
Red is worn for good luck in the new year...

Afterwards, some other TAs stopped by my place for some drinks and games.

From left to right: Sam, Val & Jim. Good hangout--next time, hot tubbing... :)

xoXOOxoOXO

~HaPPy VaLEnTine'S DaY~

catching up

Nothing new to report: The weather is warming and

spring might be just around the corner.

This semester is quite easy - I am finding more time to enjoy

life OUTSIDE of school and the classroom.

My students are great, but keep me busy with some

60 pages of essay corrections each week.

Dustin and I are doing well - still learning and

experiencing new things together - day by day...

Spring break is 2 weeks away and while i don't

"need" a break per se, at this point in my life,

who can say no to extra free time.

Big HELLOs and HUGs to friends in Japan!

I miss you! xoxoxo ~anne

thinking of summer

We are in the middle of another unbearably chilly Minnesota winter.

I wish we had MORE snow and LESS cold.

In 4 months, I will be melting from the heat...

Minnesota's weather is so weird.

today's weather

Winter is FINALLY here!

And it is SOOOOOOOOOO cold...

Temperature: -14°F (-26°C)
Wind Chill: -36°F