2011 Fruit of the Summer!

If you happened to be lucky enough to attend this year's Fruit of the Summer Reveal Celebration, you enjoyed your first taste of what promises to be a delicious season- the Summer of the Peach! Peach Bellini's were a great way to kick it off. (For those who would like to re-live the moment, you too can enjoy Peach Bellini's simply by mixing champagne and Peach nectar. Thanks, Judith!)

The whole point of picking a Fruit of the Summer is to enjoy and learn how to integrate the particular fruit into your life. So be sure to try a few new recipes, and use it as a great excuse to spend more time with friends. Please, if you come across something great, do share! I will be trying out new dishes and posting them on the blog, so stay tuned. In the meantime, I have been enjoying Chobani Peach Greek Yogurt that I picked up at Publix before leaving St. Augustine (Sadly, the closest Publix to me is Chattanooga, which is 2.5 hours away). If you have never tried Greek Yogurt, pick some up. IT IS AMAZING. Not as sweet, quite a bit thicker, and containing WAY more protein than regular yogurt, Greek Yogurt has become my breakfast staple. I can barely eat the regular kind now! I like to mix in a little Bare Naked granola for some crunch. :)

How have you been enjoying the peach?

Good News!

I have been accepted to law school! I have been applying to schools all over the place, and have been anxiously awaiting word. I didn't get in to a couple of places, but it was ok because they were random schools that I applied to just because there were no fees.

Honestly, even though I wasn't sad about these particular schools, I kind of started freaking out. What if I didn't get in anywhere? I had no Plan B. I just knew that I couldn't stay here another year, both because I didn't want to lose my Florida state residency and because working 7 days a week and not having a church community is KILLING me.

A couple of weeks ago I decided to apply to Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville. I hadn't really thought about it because they do not have the dual degree programs that I want. I ultimately decided to because the first year at the state schools I looked at I would just take law courses anyway, and it is easier to transfer into state programs than to get in initially. I figured it would be a good "insurance" policy, if I got in, that is.

Well, I did! And I was offered a substantial scholarship as well. I am still waiting to hear from FSU, but at least I know now that even if FSU turns me down for this year, I have a spot in law school! And better yet, it is a law school very close to many of my favorite people!

I am really excited, but also really overwhelmed. I am about to commit to a path that is, frankly, pretty scary. But I definitely feel called to this, and am eager to begin.

Meanwhile, I will be in St. Augustine next weekend! I arrive late Thursday night and will leave Monday morning. Yay! I CANNOT WAIT to hug every one of those Sivyers (even you, Steve!) and to worship with my Coquina family. Rumor has it that Judith is planning a soiree, and the 2011 Fruit of the Summer just may be revealed...