priorities, priorities

For some reason, I was thinking earlier today about the personal finance class I took my freshman year of high school. I didn't really get a whole lot out of the class, as the teacher wasn't very good, but I do remember making budgets for when we lived on our own. I don't really remember how much money we supposedly had, but I do remember thinking that it would be fine with me to eat peanut butter every day if that meant that I got to spend my money on important things, like clothes and shoes. My, how times have changed...

Not that I don't still spend money on clothes, but I definitely don't eat peanut butter every day. Or ever, for that matter. And when I think about spending the spring in France, one of the things I'm most excited about is the awesome food I'm going to eat. Which is why I'm trying to save up like crazy now. I might be broke by the time I get back, but at least I'll have some great memories.

So, just in case you're wondering, I'm already starting to eat my words since my last post. I do like that there's some structure in my life now, but I'm pretty dang busy. They've been scheduling me four days a week at work, which doesn't sound like a lot, but I'm also taking six classes... so yeah, not much time for fun. Well, there won't be once I really start getting into my classes. And obviously it's football season, so I'm sure that'll really make me feel better about missing fun. Ugh. I keep telling myself it's for my future...

Anyway, I haven't really made anything crazy cooking-wise lately.. BUT, tonight I'm making lamb. Mustard and Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb as a matter of fact. With Julia Child's Gratin Dauphinois, which are basically potatoes au gratin. And let me tell you, it's not so easy to find lamb here in Auburn. Kroger only had stew meat, and at Sam's I would've had to practically buy the whole lamb. But Publix came through for me once again. I honestly don't know why I even bother going anywhere else. So I'm pretty excited about dinner, and I will for sure write about it asap!!