It's Sunday 7 pm and I'm sitting in my room drinking jasmine tea and wearing pajamas. This weekend was the Great Cambodia Reunion sleep-over at my professor's house. I want to cry it was so good. Seeing everybody and all being back together again...dream. We went to an Asian market near Atlanta- we drove there in a UGA van, talk about awesome- and shopped for ingredients to make Khmer fooood. We cooked all afternoon...no joke, it took us like 4+ hours to make all the dishes we wanted to make. Our menu was as follows:
-mushroom & leek fried egg rolls with coriander dipping sauce
-bok choy (a green leaf type thing)
-mango & cashew chicken stir fry
-ginger chicken stir fry
-rice...
-vegetable amok (a thick soup type dish with veggies & herbs & spicesss)
-bobatanaut (dessert...rice porridge type thing)
-brownies and cookies swirled together (aka REAL dessert)
-noodle soup with veggies & chili sauce for breakfast
We were so proud of ourselves. We all caught up and talked and painted our nails...not joking...and reunioned. It was wonderful and made me miss Cambodia all the more. I have never felt more college in my life because we stayed up until 5 am. Very atypical for me. We woke up this morning, but stayed around at Dr. Lewis's house, who we refer to as Momma, talking with her and her husband until late until this afternoon. I finally came back to the real world and drove home. It's been really rainy all day and I took a 40 minute shower and am now writing this entry so as to continue neglecting any schoolwork that I may have for tomorrow.
This coming weekend- Rebecca- I will be back in Nashville for Andrew & Olivia's wedding shower. I'm glad it is a three- day weekend with Labor Day.
I think of you all all the time and hope everything is starting off well. I wish I could visit you- Lindsey- and see St. Louis and Wash. U. campus. Friends will happen. I promise that I would tell you if there were anything glaringly awkward about you that you would want to know about... People will see the incredible things that I love so much about you if you give them the chance. And I am so glad you are finding solace in the library, as I am also friends with the library at UGA.
Rachel, are you very stressed? Call me. We haven't talked at all! Or better skype me...Rebecca and I skyped on Wednesday for a long time, it is so much better than phone calls. In my opinion. Whitney will be heading up to D.C. on September 2nd. I don't know what today's date is.
(me)
I had a nightmare the other night. I cannot remember it now. Pray for my sleeping because it's been very poor lately, minus the forced staying up of last night's sleep-over, that was my fault. I will leave now and clean my room, another thing to do before thinking about school work.
Love yous.
thanks mar. actually, today went a whole lot better. some days i'm just exceptionally more awkward than others....
ReplyDeleteI went to church this morning, phoebe came with. I like it, and i'm gonna keep going there, and maybe join a women's study group. I got some more school supplies, hung out with taylor some (so glad he's here), and now i'm just sitting in my room, just finished some homework. also, last night washu rented out the science museum for the freshmen and it was really fun. i met lots of asian folks that are fun.
oh, and mar... totally relate to the getting distracted and not doing school workness. thats me all the time. and i'm glad you got to see your cambodia family!
i love you all.... seriously. my sisters make me who i am. everytime i thin about you all i want to cry in thankfulness. (guh, i sound so emo)
i love you rach, mar, and berky, and jodie.