Scientist to house wife--All in a day's work

Hello hello! Haha, I sound much more cheery than I felt earlier today. I was incredibly tired at work today. I couldn't shake it for some reason; guess the train adventure from yesterday really wore me out. Anyway, up around 6:30 and then, once ready for work, I made a rather large breakfast. This would have been good if Paul had been awake but I didn't think about that and he wasn't sooo it was a little wasted for the morning, but he did eat it all when he got up...at noon. :-P

Anywho, I went on my way and thankfully met Arkady for the regional train. I think my day would've been much "worse" if I hadn't run into him. I still wasn't nearly as perky as usual but it helped. He wanted to know when I would be bringing in more baked goods since I hadn't brought any today and had apparently said I would bake this past weekend. So I laughed and said before Friday I would bring something because he's leaving for Switzerland and he IS the one who lent me the baking forms.

I got started with my work once double checking a couple things with Esben and then spent my down time reading and researching different topics in catalysis. I don't know why I did since I've done it before but I learned quite a bit. Arkady came to get me for lunch and we got Esben and met Klas and Kresten. Lunch was rather quiet for me because the guys were talking about where Klas was going to live (he needs a new apartment like yesterday). I brought up going to the Hard Rock Cafe on Wednesday and that brought Paul's visit up and they all seemed a bit incredulous about him coming to spend the whole day at work. I know it shouldn't have but that actually really brought me down. It's true, he'd be bored and there's the "risk" of confidential information going the wrong place, but, yeah, just one of those days where things I know wouldn't normally bother me happen to bother me.

I decided to start a reaction around 1 which meant I wouldn't leave till after 4:30. Felt kind of necessary since I was going to ask to leave early Wednesday and come in late on Thursday. Before he left I was able to talk to Esben and he was all for me being able to leave early Wednesday and coming in late Thursday (I want to "take" Paul to the airport). Plus we talked about him maybe just coming for an hour or two around lunch time because otherwise he'd be bored and the whole risk thing. Anywho, I finally left around 5:15. That is the latest I've left work since my first week here. I got home around 6 and started making dinner. I had to run out to get a few things at the grocery store (guys eat a lot, nuf said) so I got my bike ride in. Oh was it rough! I haven't done the hill in quite a few days and was huffing when I got back. Plus the weird pain in my chest was back today, almost full force. Not sure what's up since it's been pretty non-existent the past week or two.

Dinner turned out pretty well. Burgers, bbq peppers, rolls, pears and brie, and an English Ale. We really just chilled. He'd only been up for like 6 hours and I was tired from the day. However, I was determined to make lemon bars. So guess what? I did. They are currently cooling and I am praying they taste decent. I felt like a little housewife because 1) I don't have measuring cups, 2)I don't have a blender and 3) well, it's not exactly my kitchen. All things that women "way back when" would have dealt with when baking. Plus I had to find a recipe that didn't have powdered sugar OR baking powder in it. Ha, I ended up just ignoring the baking powder in a recipe and going from there. They may not be as light and fluffy as they should be but the lemon juice was fresh (squeezing the lemons--THAT was fun!) so they should be plenty tart.

Anyway, enough about my baking escapades. Prayer requests. As I mentioned, the pain in my chest is back. I don't know why but it is a bit unnerving. "Pain" is a strong word but discomfort isn't quite strong enough. Please pray that the pain would go away or at least recede to a level that doesn't make me uneasy. Continue to pray for Paul as he recuperates and gets ready to head back. And please keep praying for the people I meet here and who I get to know.

The lemon bars came out well!! I just tried them, as did Paul and Yujie. The crust is a bit thick but other than that, they are pretty good. :-)

Have a great night/day/afternoon,
Bekah