Everyone that was at the 444 last night had a fever, and the only cure was dancing. And so we did. All night. Playing hit after hot hit. No one wanted the night to be over.
After a good night I woke up to some tragic news. Joe our subleter frog had moved on to a better place. I can take the blame because I had them in our frigid cold living room. I tried to save the frog's life by adding some warm water but this only worsened the frog's conditon. I didn't know they only swam in fresh spring water, the tap water I added has clorine.
I experienced a very tragic event today. I found Joe, the houses new subleter, floating upside down around 1 pm. I'm not sure if he always does this or if he was trying to end it early. I tapped the bowl and he turned right side up and currently seems happy. Hopefully he doesn't try another stunt like that again.
It is nice and sunny on this last Friday of January. But the weather outside isn't so pleasing, it's 5 degrees out there. This Friday has consisted of a little class and alot of coffee, mainly drinking it to stay warm.
It is way to cold to sit in my room and type. During these bitter cold days, no one in the house has any motivation to leave. Everyone congregates where its warm, the second floor living room.
School began a week ago today. The 444 is now home again. This semester is going to be different than the last, but not because of new classes. Two members of the house are studying abroad, Joe and Caleb. Soon we will be only six members strong. I am sure there will be plenty of skype sessions during their 4 months overseas.
Besides the changes at home, everything is normal. Chris wears a red, white and blue cut off daily, Cam sits in his room and renders, Levi ices his knee every 20 minutes because of his recent surgey, Kevin is big and tall, and Scott sleeps in the School of Business Library every other night.
The house welcomed in our subletters not to long ago. Two frogs. Named rightfully after Joe and caleb. The frogs sit in a 4" by 5" cup filled with water. The frogs float in water all day and get fed every Sunday and Wednesday. Their food consists of one pellet per frog, which is barely visible to the human eye. I am looking forward to feeding them tomorrow!
Keeping on the same subject, Nila, my family's new puppie is nearly 2 pounds! I smile every time I watch the video from my previous blog post. <3 Nila <3
Today marked the day of my fist attempt to make chili. I needed a recipe so I looked in my new cookbook I recived from my sis for Christmas. Although I really enjoy looking at the cookbook, there were no recipes that caught my attention. So I made the trip to Aldi and did my shopping, throwing can after can of anything that looked inviting for a batch of chili into my bag.
With minimal preperation, I went through the process of making chili. The process basically consisted of dumping evrything I just bought and putting it in the crock pot and letting the chili cook for a couple hours, stirring about every half hour.
I call this recipe Silli, a combination of soup and chili. The Silli had a taste of chili, but a concentration of soup. But the main thing is that it left an enjoyable warming sensation in my stomach. :-) The end process didn't turn out how I wanted but all the guys at the 444 loved it. Seconds for everyone! Ask if you want the details for the recipe. I made a video of the Silli...
First blog post of the new year. I have a good feeling about 2010.
I have really enjoyed my time home in Minonk. Christmas has come and gone, along with 2009. It was nice spending time with the family over the holidays.
I haven't really done much except for sleeping in and getting up and enjoying sport center. Christmas brought me many great gifts this year, but Nila our new puppy trumps all of them.
School starts in less than two weeks. I am ready to start off on a good note, and am eager to get back to the 444!
