Something exciting happened to me last weekend. I went to that neighborhood potluck I mentioned, bringing with me this lovely quinoa salad, and I won a raffle! Everyone who came to the potluck was given a raffle ticket, and my housemate and I each got a ticket.... and with one of the tickets (I received both tickets while he went to sit down, so let's just say the winning ticket was mine, haha) I won a lovely casserole dish from Grocery Outlet full of goodies for an Italian meal.
I won... some dish towels, some organic pasta, some fancy pasta sauce, a bottle of chardonnay, some organic chocolate, some iced coffee (not already iced when I got it, but in a can meant to be iced at a later date), a bottle of olive oil, and the dish, which would be fantastic for a nice, big lasagna or some other hearty casserole. I had been eyeing the prize ever since I arrived, and it was my good fortune that my ticket was called. It was a really nice evening, I got to meet and talk to some of my neighbors and also talked to a local librarian about volunteering over the weekends. Busy, busy, busy.... that's me. Busy, but happy.
This weekend I just did a bunch of studying. I still have to catch up on some homework from last week. Just reading at this point, mostly, so that's a relief. I should probably head to bed soon so I don't start the week off totally tired already!
This weekend I just did a bunch of studying. I still have to catch up on some homework from last week. Just reading at this point, mostly, so that's a relief. I should probably head to bed soon so I don't start the week off totally tired already!
May your good fortune continue, Jen! Hahaha @ your cute justification of holding both tickets...so happy for you! What a great prize! Rosh Hashanah wishes...enjoy your week ahead.
ReplyDeleteAre you excited about volunteering at the library? Hope it enhances you professionally, potentially leading to a position when one becomes available. Looking forward to a future post about when you actually put your winning prize to use in creating an epic treat.
Hi Al :) thanks for the Rosh Hashanah greetings. I am indeed excited about volunteering at the library. I will probably be volunteering at the big library in the center of downtown, it is shared by the city of San Jose and San Jose State University.
DeleteI will see what I can do with my prize, maybe I will make something I can cook in the lovely dish I won. :)
Good morning, Jen!
DeleteInteresting that a major city and university share the same library system...talk about cost effective,not to mention how many citizens/patrons potentially entertain the thought of pursuing higher education as if they are sitting on the fence so to speak. Sounds like you're be working in an exciting and enriching environment.
Something tells me your winning prize will bring you much joy when you are creating some mmm, mmm good meals. Back next week to see what's next on tap here at your epic treats. Safe/wonderful weekend wishes to ya.
Hmm I thought I replied to this comment already... I've been so busy but I will update again soon :)
DeleteI don't think I actually will volunteer this semester, weekends are basically my only free time and if I just wait until next semester to do my internship then at least I can get class credit for that. So I guess it will all work out.
Hey Jen!
ReplyDeletePeeking in to say hello...enjoy your day :)
Hey Jen!
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed your weekend. Suspect there's plenty of sunshine out there in sunny California, but some areas here in WNY woke up to frost patches, a bit unusual this early in Autumn. Speaking of Autumn, Are there some pumpkin pies in store in your baking plans? Hope all is well...enjoy your day.
Yes, it's been pretty sunny over here still, Al! A bit cold in the mornings but by 11am or so it starts warming up. Then gets cold again around 5 or so. I've never baked a pumpkin pie, but I am baking some chocolate chip cookies tomorrow night for my co-worker's going-away lunch :).
DeleteHow thoughtful of you, Jen! It's considerate people like you who boosts morale in the workplace. Thanks for caring enough to make their going-away lunch pretty special.
DeleteSunshine may be boycotting some parts of NY, but the weather lady's forecast promised some tomorrow--hope so. See you have a new post up, so am scrolling up...