Love on the West Coast

So I'm Portland right now.  I flew in yesterday to spend the holidays with Mark, and I'll be here until January 9th.  It's the best thing ever.  It really is.  Mark works at Starbucks, and I went to work with him today, getting free drinks.  He's working the register and we keep looking at each other when dumb people get up to order.

I'm so glad to be here with him.  On the roster: Dawn Upshaw mania in Portland (she's singing here this week and we have tickets and hopefully an inside connection), more free drinks from coffee world, a recital for his friends next week, cooking galore, and much, MUCH frugality.  

I love my best friend :)

Lindsey Can't Speak Italian

I have my Italian final tomorrow.  Or I guess really today.

And my heat doesn't seem to be working.  But maybe it is.  I don't know anymore.

Luckily at 2 pm I will be done and then maybe I'll be able to REALLY assess why I'm getting another master's.