College Station home improvements

My mom gave me a foam mattress pad that I added to my air mattress last night, and it helped my bed be much comfier! I also brought a chair, poster, and lamp from Austin and it is starting to almost seem homey. I also bought a silly but fun new bath mat!

Beautiful sunset

... From my office at TAMU!

There are still cockroaches in Texas

It is freezing here in College Station, and it is particularly noticeable because I didn't expect it to be so cold at my desk and I don't have warmer clothes with me. However, somehow I still saw a cockroach in the bathroom on campus. It was stationary and apparently squashed, but still, I thought it was supposed to be too cold for them!

Slow cooker recipes: beef burgundy

Kyle started another new slow cooker recipe last night with some beef marinating and then started it cooking this morning. We ate a delicious dinner tonight!

Sunday morning

Kyle and I went for a brisk run around part of Ladybird Lake this morning. It was chilly but sunny and invigorating. It is kind of like the Green Lake of Austin. Afterward, Kyle and I tried out a new place for breakfast: Le Cafe Crepe. It was a great find on yelp! It was low key but very tasty. We had delicious crepes and a chocolate croissant!! It was a perfect Sunday morning.

Slow cooker recipes! Pulled barbecue chicken

We got a magazine of healthy slow cooker recipes from Cooking Light at some point and finally got around to trying some this weekend. For the wedding, we got an electric pressure cooker, rice cooker, and slow cooker in one. We've been trying out its features. Yesterday, Kyle made a barbecue shredded chicken recipe for sandwiches, and it was tasty!

New glasses!

I am finally starting to address some of the doctor appointments that I've been putting off, and it has been tough to push my way into new doctor offices. Some have made it easy for me and others have not. Kyle recommended the eye doctor he went to that is just down the street and they were very welcoming, so now I have finally gotten new glasses for the first time since 2004! I like them and I hope to use them regularly as acceptable replacements for contacts, and they may even be better in some circumstances, like driving at night. We'll see!