Orange Sweet Rolls, Sick Kids, Vacation and Swimming

I made these (here is the link) yesterday and they were delicious! I'd never had orange rolls, and I think I may actually like them better than the traditional cinnamon rolls. They took a really long time to rise (3+ hours), but in the end it was worth the wait. We had some friends over for the BYU basketball game and one of them commented that these rolls helped lessen the blow of the loss. We actually didn't end up finishing the game because shortly after half time we decided there was little hope for a win and watching the defeat was too soul crushing (I believe those were the sentiments expressed). Instead of watching the rest of the game we watched Casino Royale. I hadn't watched that one in a long time and forgot how intense it was! It was fun to watch a movie with a group and spend our Saturday night doing something social.

Over the month or so my kiddos have been really sick twice. The first time I got off fairly easy with just 24 hours of a fever and chills. This time I thought I had made it through unharmed, when Friday I came down with a cold. It's one of those sinus colds where you're just drowsy with a stuffy and runny nose. Not bad enough to totally incapacitate you, just enough to make you feel miserable as you go through your day. Yuck. I took Saturday off and I'm hoping that I'm improved tomorrow. I guess I got off easy this time too considering my three year old had ear infections, a respiratory infection and slight pnenomia and my little man has had a cold/cough for over a week. A friend of mine made a comment that I really hope is true - she said maybe by the time Greg and I have our own kids I'll be immune to all of the viruses that are getting me this time. I can only hope she's right. I'm so excited for spring/summer and the warmer weather they'll bring. Hurray for sunshine, warm weather, fresh air and hopefully 2 healthy kids (which equals 1 healthy me).

This week Greg has off for spring break. My oh my do I miss the scheduled and guaranteed breaks of academia. To celebrate spring break this weekend we're heading south to the Outer Banks Beaches of North Carolina! I'm taking Friday off which means only a four day 40 hour week for me (!!!!), and we'll spend a couples days and one night in a KOA cabin. It's not really camping, because our cabin has WiFi and electricity, but considering we're not really equipped for "real" camping it will be great. Besides I'm a big fan of running water and flushing toilets, so this "fake" camping is probably best.

After this weekend the next big light at the end of the tunnel in my calendar is visiting Washington in May. We're going for Greg's sister's wedding, but staying before and after the events to visit my family. I'm so excited! It'll be a year and a half since I've been home and I'm really glad we're going. There is nothing like going home. The only downer of going home is that from there Greg and I will part ways for the summer. Some days I feel just fine about it (not because I want to be rid of him), and other days I think we're crazy for doing it. Military wives manage separations that are far longer than 10 weeks and I'll have the benefit of knowing that he's safe and being taken care of by his family. I guess I don't have much to complain about.

Well I think I've rambled on long enough for one post. Life is fine. We work, sleep and try to do something meaningful and fun with what time we have off. We press on and dream of days when we don't work/go to school 60 hours a week. Our life isn't terribly exciting, but I guess we're working towards a better future. Until then, as Dory would say, we just keep swimming, swimming swimming.