An Entire Pan of Brownies in Two Days

My name is Kattrina and I am a complete sugar addict.

Since I have no photos to go with this post I am going to intersperse a bunch of photos from the zoo instead,
we went on Sunday and had a grand time.  I know it is not going to make sense to see zoo photos
when I am talking about something entirely different but I don't care.

 I am not sure why I crave sugar so much but it is outta control!  On. Monday night Ivan wanted a "snack" so I made brownies at 10pm.  I happened to have all the ingredients, so I whipped up my absolute favorite brownie recipe.  I always think of Ivan when I make brownies because they are one of the only sweets he likes.  When I would go visit him on Honduras I always made brownies and brought them with me.

They have a polar bear exhibit and it was amazing!  There is an underwater part and we got to see the polar bear
swimming underwater and catching fish.  I loved it!  Also, these polar bears remind me of
Dolce and make me miss my sweet puppy.

The thing is, he only eats a few.  He doesn't like sweets all that much so he doesn't eat them constantly.  I, on the other-hand, scarfed them all down.  We finished the pan up yesterday night!  It was a 13x9in pan and all the brownies were gone in two days!!!  I wish I could blame Ivan, but I polished at least two entire rows off all by myself.  And this was after polishing  off two birthday cakes last week (and eating a few large nibbles of wedding cake too).  Yikes!!!  At least it's all gone now, right?  

Evan refuses to look at you when you take a photo - he's amazing at staring right at you until you snap the photo,
then he can turn his head at lightening speed.

Please tell me I'm not the only one who can eat an entire pan of brownies in two days (aside from my sister, because she is as addicted as I am)???? I am going to have to start showing a bit of restraint thought because two days in a row Evan has thrown a fit at the dinner table when I told him he couldn't eat brownies before dinner (my friend made me beet brownies so he's been eating those).

He was really entertained by the gazelles that were on the other side of the fence - he stood here forever.

Speaking of gazelles, guess what I did yesterday??  It's pretty much on the complete opposite side of the spectrum as my sugar addiction.  I got up early and did speed work.  One of my friends from TNT and I decided to meet one morning a week (very early) and do track or hill workouts.  It sounded fun all the way up until we were doing it.  Then we couldn't remember why we had thought it was a good idea.  We did 4x400s.  That means we sprinted once around the track, walked a cool-down mile, then repeated it three more times.  My times were 1:28, 1:32, 1:30, 1:32.  Not too bad.  I was tired though and my legs are a bit sore.  It felt great afterwards - nothing like finishing a track workout!

And I don't think I told you my news.

I decided to go to University of Maryland for nursing school.  I paid my deposit and sent my acceptance note in for the scholarship (along with my photo and CV - I understand the CV but an nervous as to who will see my photo).  I am excited and glad I chose that program.  Let's admit it, I am probably more of a state school type than an exclusive private school type. Hopkins mailed me a letter stating that since I didn't pay the deposit that they have withdrawn their invitation and financial aid.  Obviously.  The letter was a bit rude, in my opinion.  I wonder how often people reject their program.  I am happy with Maryland, although it is a longer and slower program, and there is no Nurse Practitioner program attached to it.  I think it will work out good in the end.  I start 2 September and I'm so excited.  I feel like I've been working towards this goal forever and it feels so great that it's actually going to happen.  Yes, I'm sad that I had to pass up the Hopkins program with their amazing Returned Peace Corps Volunteer program, but I really think that Maryland was the right program for me when I looked at everything (program, time, money, etc.).  It's still one of the top 10 nursing programs in the country, so it's not like I sacrificed that much!

Evan loved these - you could climb inside and then spin around.  He was not happy when we made him leave.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is the right path for me and that I am making the best decision for my family and me.  Life is funny that way, right, you never know how your decisions are going to impact the rest of your life until there's no turning back.