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School, Booking a cruise, and Orange Sauce Recipe

So I woke up Monday morning with awful back pain. I think I pulled a few muscles putting the tree away. I had to lean at really awkward angles to take the tree apart plus it's very heavy. So I decided it would be best to rest and not irritate my back. I focused on doing school and didn't go running or do weights.



Tuesday my back felt great again so I decided to go for a run. That probably wasn't a good idea because my back was aching again that night. 




The view was amazing though.




Wednesday Jake and I decided to book a cruise!!!!! My parents will also be coming with us.
It is for seven days and we will be going to Mexico! I'm so excited to have margaritas on the beach again.  


Thursday my back still wasn't feeling great so I focused on school. Lando decided to keep me company.


Jake is swapping to a different shift so Friday I moved my school stuff to the guest bedroom so I wouldn't wake him up during the day.



Lando was keeping me company again. 



Later he moved to the bed and fell asleep holding his favorite toy. Isn't he the sweetest?


For supper I decided to make Chinese!

I made some lo mein noodles with cashew sauce, some vegetable spring rolls, and brown rice. I also made some homemade orange sauce! My orange sauce is super easy to make and tastes delicious. Plus its only three ingredients! I can't take credit for it though because I found it on pinterest.

1 cup of sweet orange marmalade
1 cup of BBQ sauce
2 Tablespoons of soy sauce

Heat on medium until it all melts together, stirring consistently. Don't let it burn. 
Let sit on low-low/medium for 20 minutes while stirring constantly.


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