Almond Butter

is delicious. It is also one of the items that I got from my parents for my birthday, along with Quinoa.  Its funny because my parents know me way too well.  I have wanted to try Quinoa for a while, since it's high in protein and I've found some great uses for it on Pinterest. I couldn't justify buying it for myself because it's so damn expensive.  When I told my mom that I was going to put it on my birthday list, she said that she was already planning on buying it for me, since she knew that I would never buy it on my own. 

I am currently burning the "Tiki Beach" candle that my mom picked out at Bath & Body Works.  My dad kept nagging her about how much money she spent on a single candle, so I had to ask her just how much she spent.  It was $20, but she loved the scent so much that she didn't want to settle for a different one.  My parents spoil me.  For real though.  The worst thing is, I've gotten in this habit of feeling guilty when people spend money on me, even on my birthday.  

Which leads me to the next point that I'd like to address in this entry; money.  Why am I such a cheapskate? That is a good question.  I think that it stems from the fact that my parents are paying for EVERY part of my college tuition; classes, apartment, food, etc.  The thought of getting a job while I'm at school has often crossed my mind.  However, school work is always my top priority and keeps me busy almost the entire day.  As much as I truly would love to help my parents out financially, a job would just cause me additional and unnecessary stress.  

As my parents and I watched the basketball game and shared a pitcher of beer at Pub II on Saturday night, there was a part where they talked about athletes that were newly drafted and what salary they signed with.  I am awful with money related figures, but lets just say that they are making way more money than anyone even needs to make.  It's a sad, sad fact of life that there are people dying of hunger, while others have no problem paying a $200 bill for one meal at a fancy restaurant. 

That's just the way it is though.  So lets just accept it, and move on I suppose.  I just wish there was more that I personally could do to help.  I am just a broke college student who is trying to justify spending $95 on a ticket that I hopefully will be purchasing for Lollapalooza.  I WANT TO SEE MUMFORD & SONS. I also really, really, reallyyy want to go and see the Dalai Lama in Wisconsin in May.  Why do the tickets have to be $35 for that? Aye.