Rocky

Hello, my name is Rachelle and I am addicted to roasted pumpkin seeds. I have been clean for about 3 hours now. It all started after the International Student Friendship Fall Party, I collected hundreds of pumpkin seeds with some friends enablers. I ended up with so much that I made four batches with different flavor combinations. I still haven't figured out the best way to store them though because they lose their roasted crispness if you store them in a closed container but I don't want to leave them uncovered. Word to the wise: If you eat pumpkin seeds nonstop for 2 hours straight, you may or may not run into "stomach issues" for several days following. I have no idea why I know that. I've never really had a problem with coffee addiction but whilst I was without internet I became dependent on coffee places for free wifi, and meanwhile made a slight attachment to coffee. Which is funny because I used to work at coffee places and I drink more coffee now ...

Up to me leaving for Kansas I had been (well, still am) quite the busy bee. I went to bed at 3am and got up at 7 or 8am many ah times this week. Design work, troubleshooting, dental appointment, dinners, meetings, Christmas partays and galavanting across Diamond Bar, etc. It has been a fantastic whirlwind (well, not the being sick, but the rest of it I have loved). So many things to do, so little time. With World Mission Summit up around the bend and Christmas time drawing nearer, I don't foresee things slowing down any time soon. Before leaving to visit my family, I was able to meet up with several friends and students. Thursday night one of my Chinese teachers, Eric wanted to treat Sara, Citrin and me to dinner at BDC Tofu House in Koreatown. While I am in Kansas he will be traveling to Chicago and then New York City and later to DC and won't be back till March, so it was a great last hurrah or more like a 'see you later' kind of dinner. I am loving the barley t...