Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Cookie? What is that?

Has February gone by super fast for anyone else? It doesn't feel like it should be March yet, but it is and boy does it smell nice! There's two more months of school left and the basketball season for the University is over. Josh and I have found some students to rent our apartment starting this May, and we're making plans for heading to Yellowstone! Josh will be interning with Bill Young (the pastor who married us) and will most likely be working in the Communications Centre in the park. I think that's what its called. Basically we're waiting to see if he passes the background check...lol. We're hoping his drug bust from last year doesn't show up...KIDDING!! It looks like I'll be working at the local grocery store which is going to be pretty interesting and I'll get to know everyone pretty fast! We'll be back here in Kirkland for the beginning of September so that Josh can finish his final semester of school! Woot woot!

The immmigration process keeps going but looks like it'll end fairly soon. I got my fingerprints done recently and an interview, and we're supposed to get a letter in the mail in 2 weeks with instructions for our next interview. This one will be for both Josh and I, proving that we really are married and know about each other, once again! Then if we pass its only supposed to take a few weeks to get my green card! While I was at the Homeland Security place I asked them to check on my document's status as we paid for it over 3 months ago! So I'm supposed to have my travel document and temporary work visa mailed to me in 2ish weeks. My sister Melissa gave me some awesome advice and showed me the sites with certain rules about social security numbers and the like. Thanks to her we have a bit clearer idea of what's going on! This whole process has taken so long and is so confusing! At least the immigration officers have all been super nice!

Now Josh and I have been discussing what makes a cookie a cookie. In his opinion, its not a real cookie unless it has chocolate chips in it and is slightly chewy. And I think as long as the word "cookie" is in the title...its a cookie. So my favourite kind of cookie "oatmeal raisin" is a health bar and my other favourite, a plain chocolate cookie is too "cakey" for him! Now I realize that this sounds super childish and you're probably thinking that we just need to deal with our likes and dislikes, but we have nothing else to do! hahaha

Well, I have nothing else to do! hahaha Josh on the other hand is still super busy. He's going to Mexico with the youth group next month, so there's lots of meetings and his internship class is every Sunday before Church. He's now picking up some of his old shifts at the mini golf course working in the pro shop, which he likes WAY better than clearing the driving range of golf balls!

This is also our first Easter being married and I must confess, I forgot about Lent, but I'm excited to make Paska for the first time! That is, if Mom can find her recipe for me! haha!

I'm off for now! Josh is playing in the basketball intramural and I should probably go support him, right? Love to you all!

4 comments:

  1. Hhhmm I think a cookie is a cookie as long as the word "cookie" is in the title...um, wait...

    Anyway... a GOOD cookie is a different story. A GOOD cookie is one that is JUST chewy enough but not so soft that it feels like you're eating a muffin. Right Josh?

    I don't like hard cookies... they just aren't good at all. I'd rather have no cookie at all than a hard cookie. (Oreos are an exception...cause they got yummy soft stuff in the middle) :)

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  2. I'm with Josh on the cookie deal. It's got to be chocolate and it's got to be chewie! I wonder where he got that idea?

    I'm so thrilled that you should be able to visit home soon. In about 2 weeks? Isn't that near Josh's spring break? Also, great news about the apartment! The Lord is good!

    The food store will be a nice place to work. They are good people, and, yes, you will meet everyone in town.

    Bye for now.

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  3. So,Leslie, Tell me about Paska?

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  4. Well, I seem to be outnumbered on the cookie discussion, but I'll hold my ground! haha. Paska is an Easter sweet bread that we put icing on with sprinkles. Lots of eggs and sugar! I think it might be Mennonite...the recipe looks like it is! The recipe makes 12 loaves! I think I'll be cutting it down. Just maybe

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