With me lately...

I'm not sick. Anymore. I'm feeling some serious gratitude for my immune system. It is forced to work inordinately hard when I overload with dairy. I know that. You can see it on my face, literally. Add to that one simple little germ and BAM! I'm sick. For the first time in memory. Sorry immuno-dudes, I'll be nicer to you -& me- from now on.
Lucky for all of us, my germiness did not interfere with the money making roll I am on right now! I got sick just *after* one interpreting assignment (why didn't I think that exposing myself to an entire campus of young adults just might impeach my ability to fight off their germs?? Emergen-C anyone?) and recovered enough to work again last night. There was one word that just plain got stuck in my phlegm-y throat; in my defense it was in Spanish, every time I opened my mouth to say it, I choked, literally. I was forgiven -- Bonus! I've got all of next term to redeem myself ;)
Perfect timing, too! I desperately need to brush up on my skills de Espanol, so I can communicate more freely with my favorite taco making family down the street - Tacos Uruapan. Where I am the favorite Gringa in the world!! I needed tacos Saturday night. From the bottom of my sick & snotty soul, I had to have Carnitas and Mexican Coca-Cola to cure me. I pulled up a full hour before scheduled closing time, only to see mama y papa flipping off the lights... misery abated when she saw my face and turned everything back on, to get me las comidas! I worked hard to express my gratitude in my pidgin ways and they expressed theirs in their reverse pidgin ways ♥
It's easy to communicate my love of carnitas... it was tougher to explain how much I love Coca-Cola de Mexico -- No Corn Syrup!! Yes, that's right, the label reads: SUGAR!
AND I had two kick-ass nights of baking. Corvallis is the luckiest town EVER ;) to have such amazing goodness right in that there bakery case! It helps that Bre's mama made new aprons for us to wear and I'm loving them very mucho!
I've still got pictures to post of the month's beginning's Non-Con, our trip to Grande Ronde & the kids I borrowed from there.... I shall catch that tail of mine! I shall! For now, I will greet Scotty at the door, where he'll be appearing with some KFC (Guitar Hero meals = Hayden's favorite food!) and a new silly redhead for me to meet, any minute now...