Happy Thanksgiving!

Right now I am sitting on my couch watching Star Trek for the second night in a row. I kind of love it. My dad is a Trekkie (one of my earliest memories is at a movie theater seeing a Star Trek movie with purple goop on everyone and I was so scared) so he encourages my love for this movie.

Thanksgiving was pretty great; Tyson and I stayed in town to attend the football game and then we went to my house for Thanksgiving with my family and his parents on Friday. We all ate so much, which is a pity since we have to take our engagement pictures next weekend. Smart timing.

Pumpkin pie.

Cheesecake. Someone must have already sneaked (snuck?) a piece!

Pecan pie. Seriously there were at least 4 other desserts. So many calories in one location.

A blog entry just isn't complete without this happy face.

Seriously, where has 2009 gone?

I feel like it was just the beginning of summer! It's so weird how as a child time seems to go so slowly between the seasons, and as you grow up it flies by.

My Glee cast radio station is playing on pandora.com today and it is glorious.

The end of the semester is drawing near and I am ready for it but in need of some productive weekends! I've got two papers and several projects to finish up. Luckily I've got a solid start on them and the due dates are (more or less) scattered.

In other news, I have changed the URL of my blog. I don't know if this is worth noting, but a few people have asked me about it so I thought I'd point it out. My old address was from high school when I would sing "Ice Ice Baby" all the time. But baby was taken so I switched it to gravy. But anyways.

Thankfulness.

• Medicine that makes me feel better
• Beautiful weather
• A clean Aggie ring!
• Celebrating birthdays and another year of life, even if it is Brody's
• Seeing the end of this crazy semester
• Getting to spend some much needed time at home
• Passion Tea from Starbucks
  

Routines...

are pretty big around here. I've been able to make my work schedule so that Fridays are free for me to stay home and catch up on homework assignments. One of my favorite things to do is watch Project Runway from the night before and make myself something for lunch. During the week I typically eat soup or a piece of bread (unless I cave to peer pressure and go out to eat!), so getting to make myself a healthy and balanced lunch is a treat. Today I made a delightful sandwich, which also happens to be my order at Subway. For me, simplicity is so sweet.

I like ranch. As if it wasn't obvious.

Routine is good. Time to get back to it.

What is inspiring me right now...

Fall colors.
Inspired photography.
This video.
Stinkin' adorable aprons.
I also like the owl.

...and of course these two.

Monday Musings

This weekend has been glorious. Tyson had a great time in Corpus, and ran in a 3k spontaneously. I think I would have to train for that, haha. I got some quality "me time," which was so nice. I cleaned (like real cleaning, not just sweeping up crumbs) my whole apartment, got to workout, wear pj's all day...and I did some research and homework too.

It has been such a wet day! I woke up sometime this morning to the sound of lightening crashing right outside my window (which was pretty scary), but I went right back to sleep. I love sleeping during storms. We barely got any rain this summer, and the fall has been pretty rainy lately. I enjoy it.

I've done almost all of my Christmas shopping. I still have some crafts to make for presents...I am making a mini-book for Tyson and another for my parents. I'm really excited, but I'm worried I won't have the time with school and everything. I have a paper due in 2 weeks. That's a scary thought. I feel the need to be productive now.

"I'm weird cause I hate goodbyes."

It doesn't happen that often, but I woke up this morning and just knew it was going to be a good day. I was actually a tad apprehensive, as I had a paper and assignment due tonight and hadn't started either. But it all got done, thankfully!

My mom came in town today! We were going to see Love Happens, but they canceled the showing so we went to Target and bought "bad-for-you-popcorn" and The Proposal and watched it at my apartment. An excellent time was had by all. I even got Tyson's birthday present taken care of! Crazy. The bad thing was that I bought seasons 1 and 2 of Alias on dvd. Which I already had. Sad, I know. But they had them packaged together for $30 and my old ones skip. Plus they repackaged them! My mom was laughing at me, but I told her I had to support Michael Vartan's career because he wasn't doing so well. Which made her laugh more. Fun times.

It's a quiet weekend. Tyson went to Corpus to visit college friends, and I'm taking care of Brody tonight. We took a nice walk in the park and now he's trying to eat a rope toy. We are watching Glee...seriously, he is looking at the tv and pricking his ears back and forth. It's pretty presh.

Bedtime.

Procrastination.

I am such a last-minute person. Never am I one to have a paper due more than a day before the due date, and sometimes it's more like a few hours. I actually have an assignment due Friday that I need to start, now that I think about it...

Anyways, I have done something crazy. I have already begun Christmas shopping. And the rest of the presents are already planned, I just need to figure out logistics and such (some require some craftiness!). It's very strange though.

Not really much of an update. I have some pictures I'd like to post, but I need to upload them first before that can happen. I should probably be in bed right now, as I have an 8am class tomorrow. I will pay for this tomorrow.

The internet is for...

I love youtube. I waste so many hours watching obscure videos because they are so entertaining.

I love his voice.


This is my favorite commercial ever.


I am constantly singing this!


JoJo got me hooked on these videos. They are all so great!


This is the best video of a baby dancing, hands down.

An assortment of thoughts.

There are a couple of things that I just really enjoy. White wine. Liquid gel ink pens. Owls. Cutesy pads of paper. And perhaps most of all, Top Chef. I have noticed though, that I enjoy the upcoming scenes from yet-to-be-aired episodes quite possibly the most. As such, I loved catching a peek at these stills from Bravo's website. My favorite is probably the 5th one, as you can see Tom wearing flip flops. So endearing!

In other news, Ali Edwards' Tuesday Tutorial caught my eye today. I was actually thinking last night that I wanted a few more magnets on my fridge, and I have several rolls of the magnet strips from making a post-it notepad for the fridge that can be used! Hizzah!

My puppy is the cutest.
And by puppy, I mean almost 90 pound monster.

right now I'm...

• Hearing: the pitter-patter of Tyson typing an email and 60 minutes on the tv
  
• Smelling: a hot apple pie candle that my mom bought this weekend from the Carriage Candle Company
  
• Touching: my new fleece I bought at the Columbia outlet today
  
• Seeing: how clean Mom keeps the house, I admire her ability to constantly do so!
  
• Tasting: spinach and artichoke dip Mom made...delicious.

I had seen this done on other blogs and thought it might be a fun way to appreciate everyday life... it was!

I am so bad about updating the good 'ol blog. Improvement is much needed in this category.

Today was exhausting. It was the craft show at my home church, where I had a booth selling my cards. Even though I didn't sell too many cards, it was still a really great day. I had my mom and Lauren and Ashley there for support and it was very much a reminder of the importance of bringing a camera to capture life. I missed the look on Lauren's face when she got her first puppy all by herself (he's such a cutie!), and some pretty awesome candid shots of us all hysterically laughing. I took several mental shots though, a la Jim and Pam on the office Thursday night and the movie Elizabethtown.

I am desiring sleep. I'm sure you understand.

Thursday Thankfulness.

Flowers from Tyson. Fall-ish smelling candles. Inspiring blogs. Wine. Health. Technology working. Getting out of class early. Watching shows and lounging. Laughter.

September update

I am much more inclined to update my journal when I have a new background. Let's see, what is new with me? Classes are back in session and I am definitely missing the lazy days of summer! In two short weeks, I will be selling my cards (or attempting to) at a craft show, which I am pretty excited about. I ordered my wedding dress (I love it!) and should be getting it mid-November, but for obvious reasons I'm not posting pictures online. :o)

Speaking of wedding dresses, I was watching Say Yes to the Dress this weekend and the announcer made the comment that "for some girls, finding Mr. Right is only half of the wedding. Finding the perfect dress makes the wedding complete." Or something like that. I mean, really?!? That just seems really weird to me.

Really I am boring. All I do is study, write papers, work, and craft occasionally. I did get to visit one of my friends (and bridesmaid :o) ) in Abilene a few weekends ago and although it rained all weekend (I mean literally the whole time!), I had a lot of fun. Tyson was most excited about a BBQ place we went to Saturday night, Joe Allen's, where he got a rib eye that was perfection. Good times.

That's all I've got. Maybe I'll be inspired to write something later (probably not).

I really do love Mondays...

Today was just one of those days. Not that it was particularly bad, but several annoying small things contributed to a heightened level of annoyingness. Luckily I was able to come home and just vege out, so that's been really nice.

It seems like summer has gone by so quickly, but feels like I haven't been in class in awhile. I think I adjusted too quickly to my summer schedule. It's been a good one though, so no complaints.

I've also gotten much more into cooking recently. New cookbooks combined with watching entirely too much Food Network has provided so much inspiration that I can't not cook. Tyson mentioned the other day that he's spent a lot of money eating out this summer and I was quick to challenge that statement...we had gotten in the habit of eating out or getting take out this spring, but the past few months have been full of home cooked meals! Definitely not as good as our moms make, but still pretty yummy. I'm excited because I've found a few lip-smacking copy cat recipes from some of my favorite restaurants that I'm dying to try. I forgot my grocery list today (one of those small annoyances) so I'll be trying that next week.

September's weekends are almost all full and October's starting to follow suit.

I just saw a new freecreditreport.com commercial and it made me so happy. Thank goodness for tivo so I can watch again.

"The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning."

Working on a Friday...this is a foreign concept to me. I took Wednesday off so I could see Harry Potter and hang out with my house guest, so today I am here. It hasn't been so bad, and I only have an hour left. It is also payday which is also great.

I have decided to try to sell my cards at my church's craft show in October. I'm really nervous, but also excited. Last night I realized how much work it would be, but I think I'm ready for the task. Mom pointed out that I'm about to start school again while working and planning a wedding...but I really want to do this at least once. There's a lot to be done before October 10th (pricing, finding a table, deciding how to display everything, actually making the cards), and I hope to get a jump on it this weekend. Tyson will be out of town and I get to take care of Brody Bear! Together we will craft and watch lots of How I Met Your Mother on dvd.

There is a (relatively) new song that I am obsessed with. So amazing. It's called "More Beautiful You" by Jonny Diaz.

Little girl fourteen flipping through a magazine
Says she wants to look that way
But her hair isn't straight, her body isn't fake
And she's always felt overweight

Well little girl fourteen I wish that you could see
That beauty is within your heart
And you were made with such care
Your skin, your body, and your hair
Are perfect just the way they are

There could never be a more beautiful you
Don't buy the lies, disguises, and hoops they make you jump through
You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do
So there could never be a more beautiful you

Little girl twenty-one the things that you've already done
Anything to get ahead
And you say you've got a man, but he's got another plan
Only wants what you'll do instead

Well little girl twenty-one you never that that this would come
You starve yourself to play that part
But I can promise you there's a man whose love is true
And he'll treat you like the jewel you are

So turn around you're not too far
To back away be who you are
To change your path go another way
It's not too late you can be saved
If you feel depressed with past regrets
The shameful nights hope to forget
Can disappear they can all be washed away
By the one who's strong can right your wrongs
Can rid your fears dry all your tears
And change the way you look at this big world
He will take your dark distorted view
And with His light He will show you truth
And again you'll see through the eyes of a little girl



It finally rained today! It was only for about 10 minutes, but it's better than nothing. I think that's the second or third time all summer we've gotten rain, so I was definitely rejoicing (especially since it was 15 minutes after I was inside!).

Greetings! I think Thursday might be my favorite day of the week this summer. It's my last day of work, Tyson is usually in town, and I get to be crafty! Next week I will have a house guest, and I am pretty excited! JoJo was here a few days after I moved into my apartment earlier this summer, and we had a lot of fun...but I hadn't gone grocery shopping yet, so I wasn't a very good hostess. I am going grocery shopping today though to freshen up the fridge with yummies. I am also taking Wednesday off so Tyson, Joanna, and I can go see Harry Potter. I am probably most excited about that. I got my ticket on Monday!! Hizzah!

Wedding planning is going alright. We need to sign the contract for the photographer (I keep bugging my mom to do it!), but my priorities apparently are way different than everyone else's. I don't really want to go dress shopping anytime soon, because I would like to lose at least 7 pounds first. I don't know why I picked that number...I don't even really know what I weigh, it just sounds good. I can't work out at the Rec over the summer since I'm not taking classes, and my lame attempts at physical fitness in my apartment have not worked that great.

Well I found some work to do so that's all for now! Praying for rain!!

I could watch Food Network all day long...or Bravo.

I am watching "The Best Thing I Ever Ate" on Food Network right now, featuring bacon. There's this amazing looking burger in L.A. at Father's Office, but they don't serve ketchup or mustard! That saddens my heart just a tad. The meat looks pretty red though which makes me nervous. Bust still yummy looking. :o)

I can't believe it's only Wednesday!! It's Sports Camp at Central this week, which started on Sunday. So to me, it feels like Thursday. Hopefully I remember I have to get up and go to work tomorrow. I am a team leader with three others leading a gaggle of not quite 6th graders but too cool to still be 5th graders. They're a great group of kids and I love them quite a bit. The best part of this camp is that I'll still see them at church throughout the year. Having to say goodbye was the hardest part of working at Pine Cove and Misty. There were definitely weeks I was so happy I could do that, but that was just because you're with them 24/7.

YESSSSS!!!! I just saw a commercial that Ace of Cakes is coming back for a new season already! Soooo excited. Summer tv is the best.

This week has been pretty exceptional. At first I was confused as to why this was the case, but yesterday afternoon I finally figured out why. After a much too long hiatus, I started waking up early to have my quiet time before work. I let myself think I was too busy with moving and vacationing, and then when I got back to College Station just got lazy. It's easy for me to keep up once I get in routine, but if I break the cycle I get into trouble.

My mouth is now watering from the most delectable-looking BLT I've ever seen. Unfortunately I did not know of this sandwich place when I was in NYC last year. Sad day. I've been making a list of things I am doing next time I go back. There were several activities I knew my parents would not do with me. However, Tyson has never been and is super eager to. He also likes to make me happy so I know he will indulge me. :o)

That's all I have for now. I think tomorrow I am going to become the proud owner of a College Station Public Library card, which I'm pretty pumped about. I want to read My Sister's Keeper before I see the movie. Or maybe after. I hear mixed reviews of people who have experienced both mediums, so it's a toss up.

Oh wow. Chocolate ganache. Chocolate mousse. Hazelnut. Bacon. For dessert. On one plate. Yes please!

Just beat it...

So I am relaxing after work on a glorious Tuesday afternoon, drinking pink lemonade and watching the American Idol episode from last night. It is pretty marvelous.

I finally can drive without fearing for my life that I will be pulled over and get in trouble for not having a driver's license! It was quite a trip, as the DMV had just moved locations (which I did not know) and I was making my best effort to not be late for work. I also forgot that they only take cash or check. Luckily I had $10 and then I found a dollar in quarters. :o) But my picture looks pretty weird--my hair didn't fit in it! It was pretty weirdly cropped. It'll take 5-6 weeks to get my actual license...I read online that they switched over to a new system which is causing some problems. I think I might need to laminate my temporary paper, or at least scan it just in case!

Well it is about time to leave for Sports Camp!! Only one more day after today, can't believe it's going by so fast!

I am very sad. Lauren and I were supposed to be driving to the ranch tonight and then to Brownwood tomorrow for Erin's wedding. Lauren called me this afternoon that her car was shuddering whenever she slowed down, and took her car to the shop to get worked on and wasn't sure when it would be ready. That was fine, we were taking my car anyway. Then, I was driving back from Houston visiting Mom for her birthday when my car's gauges froze where they were. I ended up taking Herman to the dealership in town and was told I'd have to come back Monday or Tuesday. Seriously? I must be spoiled by the amazing service department in Houston. Not everything was able to be fixed on Lauren's car, so we are stuck here. It's pretty annoying.

But I did have fun with my mom. :o)

I think I will always be a child at heart. Right now I am listening to HSM on my pandora radio station and surfing the web. I don't care what anyone says, I love it! Apparently Tyson doesn't though. We had agreed that our first dance at our reception would be "Can I Have this Dance?" from the third installment. He rescinded his offer. Lamer. I tried to make it look more appealing, by offering Miley Cyrus' "Hoedown Throwdown" and I think he guessed I didn't really want to open with a choreographed number such as that.

Today was date night with the tysonator. He drove in and met me at the movies to see Transformers 2. It was pretty long, but really awesome. I was kind of awestruck by all of the special effects and the knowledge that the people had to have to create such realistic robot destruction! We then went to Ninfa's and Starbucks, followed by the second installment of New Jersey reunion. Reality tv amazes me. I can't not watch. I've also noticed that I've picked up on the whole ask-yourself-a-question-and-answer-it syndrome that plagues the aforementioned cast and Kate Gosselin. It's becoming quite popular. For instance, Dina will say, "Does this mean we'll be best friends and go out to dinner tomorrow night? No." Or Kate will ask, "Do we do everything perfectly? Sooo no." I am trying to work it into my everyday conversational skills. No luck yet.

I've been reflecting over the deaths of MJ and Farah Fawcett, and it just reminds me that we're all another day closer to death. Nothing is guaranteed, and it makes me extremely grateful for life.

That's about it, today was my mom's birthday so I am driving to have lunch with her tomorrow and then to the ranch with Lauren to spend the night before going to Erin's wedding on Saturday! Busy weekend... Sports Camp starts Sunday evening and goes through Thursday so I will be probably be exhausted next week.

Oh and I killed a cockroach without running away or whining last night. Living by yourself has its disadvantages.

"So proud to be disheveled."

I'm so sleepy! Hopefully I can get to bed early tonight after blogging. I had a seminar at the GSC this morning so I had to wake up earlier than usual, which was not that awesome. I've also started the account spreadsheets for the next fiscal year and it's extremely monotonous. It's pretty sad because I come home too exhausted to craft :o( All of the sentences in this paragraph (with the exception of this one) begins with the letter I.

I've started to receive wedding catalogs in the mail and it's pretty fun so far. Today I got an invitation catalog. I bought the Anti-Bride planning book and it's pretty sweet and very practical.

Tyson and I are going to see Transformers tomorrow evening! I am pretty excited because we thought it came out May 22nd...but it didn't. It was fine because we saw Wolverine (which was pretty awesome), but it's made me super anxious for Transformers 2! I went and bought tickets yesterday while everyone else around me bought midnight showing tickets. Hopefully I do not lose them like I lost my driver's license. I cannot find it anywhere! It's pretty lame, because Texas redesigned the license and I don't think I want it yet. Oh well. I'd have to get one next year anyways because it expires and I'll have to change my name. But really, I hope I find it!!

I tried making coffee tonight. I was pretty excited, but I think my dad gave me the wrong proportions because it turned out looking like tea and all watered. So I need to figure that out. Well I am getting sleepy so that's all for now.

Hawaii in pictures!

Most delicious coconut shrimp ever!! (Shrimp Station on Kauai...go there. Now.)

We rode horses and then hiked to this waterfall. Breathtaking.

On Tyson's flight lesson. Apparently Mom only let me go because she thought he was going to propose in the air. He didn't.

It was so gorgeous. Dad took this while we were boogie boarding.

Tyson buried himself in the sand. I was taller for once!

Right after we got engaged! :o)

Lazy Sundays are the best! I went home Thursday night for the weekend to celebrate Father's Day and see friends who finally came back to Texas, which was super nice. I had to drive back this morning though, because I was teaching children's church at Central. It's been quiet and I like it! I made brownies but have been scared to try them...I've heard instead of oil, eggs, and water you can just put a can of black beans in and that makes them better for you. Maybe I won't tell Tyson anything and see what he says! Haha...

Speaking of Ty Ty, yesterday was our year and a half anniversary! Yay us! :o) I didn't get to see him this weekend, so I think tonight we're going to Outback, the location of our first date! I'm watching reruns of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and I think he should note Teresa's husband when he said, "Happy wife, happy life!" Of course, he was talking about his wife's implants... so perhaps not.

I always wanted a Captain Planet ring when I was growing up. So today I pretended my ring was one that could call upon Captain Planet. I don't know what my power is though, so I couldn't say it out loud. I need to ponder that more.

Greetings from my couch!

Things are moving along... I found my dream photographer, only to find out that her son is graduating on June 5th :o( I'm still meeting with her though, as her associate photographers are available...we'll see! I was talking to Mom on the phone and she told me that it wasn't meant to be and my retort was "yes it was, she went to A&M!!!!!" which made her laugh.

I was driving home from work today and turning left at the light at Holleman and Texas. The light turned yellow while I was entering the intersection and I kid you not, the car in front of me slowed down so that I was still turning when it turned red. I know this because the space between this car and the car in front of them increased right when the light switched. Rude. If I get a ticket mailed to me, I will do everything in my power to fight it.

That's all for now, I think I am going to make some Father's Day cards!

My carbon footprint is the same as my age.

I love lunch time. Seriously, it's so fun. Usually everyone at work leaves to go home or out so Janie and I get to sit in quiet. Also, the food is awesome. I love sandwiches, whether they are toasted and cheesy in the form of a panini or a crisp sub from Subway. I can't believe panini isn't in Firefox's spellchecker. That is insane to me.

I got a new cookbook and it is pretty sweet. It's from the tv show "Cook Yourself Thin" and is based on the premise that you should eat a specific number of calories per day (your target weight x10). But all of the recipes are super filling and full of flavor, so it's fun. The only bad part is that I love juices and such and I never realized how many empty calories they had in them! It's pretty sad. Speaking of delicious juices, I must share that my favorite right now is an old concoction I had forgotten about: it's half raspberry tea, half pink lemonade. So great!

So apparently my carbon footprint is 22, and the average American's is 27. The world average per person is 5.5!! How crazy is that? I thought I was doing pretty well, but apparently not. But I won't give up meat just to reduce my footprint by 3.2.

We picked the location of our reception! I'm pretty excited. We only visited 2 places, but I really like what we chose. Hopefully it's a place everyone will enjoy and have a great time! :o)

:o)

I've got a few minutes at work before I leave, and I wanted to post a quick update. Hawaii was amazing--we rode horses, hiked to a waterfall, snorkeled, kayaked, flew in an airplane, got engaged...I think that's it. :o) I've also moved into my new apartment all by myself. Maybe I'll post pictures if I remember to. It was so much fun though! And Tyson was so sneaky :o) The only bad part is that now we are back and he is at his ranch a lot working on building a barn. So I won't get to really see him a whole bunch like I would prefer :o(

I promise I'll post vacation and some apartment pictures soon, but now it's Taco Tuesday!!

The Real Housewives of New Jersey is a ridiculous show...and I can't stop watching it.

My most used applications on my start menu are Firefox, Cricut DesignStudio, Word, iTunes, PowerPoint, and Notebook. I feel like this probably says a lot about me...

I have been dog sitting for my parents' friends for the past week and a half, and they return from their vacation tomorrow night. It's been pretty sweet, because I've had a legitimate excuse for going to bed before 11 (except tonight haha...) and waking up at a reasonable hour (8:30ish--those who know me are impressed), so that has been a good routine for me. One of the puppies has diabetes and has to have insulin injections twice a day, so I'm glad I only have to give 2 more for awhile. But on Friday we are leaving for Hawaii!! Hip hip hooray!

I've been living out of suitcases for the past 2 weeks and have another week of it left... the majority of my stuff is in storage, and there are a few items I need to locate still. :o(

That's really all I've got going on right now...it's so nice not having work or school! Even though I only work part time, it's still nice to have some time off :o) Definitely soaking up the next year, times like these won't last long!

Such a pretty day, and I'm stuck inside...

It's officially summertime for me because as of 12:59pm this afternoon I turned in my last assignment! It was actually really sweet, because it happened to be a project worth half of my overall grade and it was very ambiguous. The assignment was to demonstrate your understanding of training and development by teaching yourself to do something over the course of the semester. My natural inclination was to freak out (I love guidelines and a rubric to make sure I'm tracking), but I really enjoyed the assignment and getting to express my creativity. Plus it was way better than the 15 page paper I had to write or pretty much any other assignment ever. I learned Photoshop (something I've always wanted to learn) and made a slide show of my different creations. My professor emailed me back to say he received it, and then again 5 minutes later to say that he loved my project!! My love language is words of affirmation, so that totally made my day. I also just looked at my grade (he already graded it, wow!) and I got an A. Honestly, I was more excited about his feedback than my grade. Is that a sign of maturity?

It's really weird to think that I'm going to be graduating and out in the real world this time next year. I move out of my apartment that I've lived in for 4 years on Saturday, so I've been packing up my belongings. Pretty sad. This week I'm working 40 hours, which is interesting only because it's still the slow part of the year. So I feel awful, but honestly I haven't done too much today. Especially for a Monday, which is usually my busiest day. I should find a project or something for the rest of the week.

That's all for now. I'm really looking forward to dogsitting, Hawaii, and moving in to my new place! But also trying not to wish my lazy days away, because I'm pretty sure it's only going to get crazier.

I wish I could be friends with Hello Kitty...

Halfway through the weekend :o( But I'm almost done with the semester!! :o) It's actually bittersweet: on one hand, I'll finally be done with this extremely difficult semester, but on the other hand, I'll be moving out of my apartment from two amazing young ladies...makes me sad. And one of them is moving away from me, and the other will be moving at the end of the summer. :o(

This week has been abnormal for me. I worked 7 hour days Monday and Tuesday, and did not work the rest of the week, in the hopes of getting all of my assignments done. I haven't finished everything, but am pretty happy with what I have so far. Tomorrow will be a busy day.

I love twitter. It is infinitely cooler than facebook. That's all.

I just took a typing test to see if I've gotten slower since my 8th grade keyboarding class. I haven't! It was pretty sweet.

Today was a really great day...my parents came to up to College Station to bring me some boxes and such. We ended up picking out my furniture and it was super fun! My parents are so, so sweet. We ended up getting a couch:and ottoman (not the chair, it would not fit in my apartment!):

and a dinette set (the style name is Hayley, how random!):

Then we went to Carinos, where I had the most delish strawberry lemonade I do believe I've ever consumed. Yummy. We came back to my apartment and packed up a good bit of my belongings, which made me pretty sad. I have nothing on the walls, except for some nails that my mom said I could take out myself ;o) That's all for now, I'll leave you with my fave picture of Brody Bear!

I actually got my homework done during the daytime this week! Yay! It has been thundery and rainy all day though, so there wasn't too much I could have done other than lounge and be productive. Tyson's old outfit is supposed to have a BBQ for parents' weekend tonight, but I really don't want to get out in this weather! I am hoping he decides it is unsafe to travel :o) Although I still want to go see 17 Again tonight...

Life has been good. I'm trying to not freak out about the amount of work I have before the end of the semester, and stick to my to do list. I rearranged my work schedule so I'm working longer hours Monday and Tuesday and taking the rest of the week off. Hopefully that helps me stay on track. I have this "Presentation of Self" project tomorrow...I had been freaking out because the instructions were super ambiguous, but I think I finally got a handle on the project. We had to pick a song that describes us (she wanted us to sing! haha no way!) and then talk about stuff...anyways, I picked "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus because I really like it...and it's sweet. That's all.

Ok well I am going to go make a card and work out...Class all day tomorrow :o(

It's been too long!

I am so bad at this updating thing. I would blame being busy, but I don't think it's an extremely valid excuse. This weekend has been amazing thus far--just relaxing with my favorite puppy, Tyson, and parents, eating and drinking yummy things, watching movies, reading, and sleeping.

I bought Confessions of a Shopaholic a few weeks ago while I went to Barnes and Noble with JoJo in an effort to finish off a gift card I'd had too long. It was on one of those tables at the front with the title "Popular Reads" or "Books that are Now Movies" or something like that. I saw the movie (twice) and loved it, and figured I would like the book too...but it took me a long time to get interested in (it's a very different premise from the movie). I finally got into the story on Thursday, and finished it that night. It was really cute and endearing...I joined a goodreads.com and I think the reviews are varied, but I loved it. Laugh out loud funny. I highly recommend it, and the second book is even better (I love it when that happens!).

In other news, school is crazy right now. I should really be working on a case study, but oh well. Tyson has a 20 page paper due on Monday, and I can see him sweeping mines in the kitchen on his laptop. ;o) I bought a new Cricut cartridge that I am in love with, but have vowed that I will not use it until May 2nd (all of my assignments are due then). Work is pretty good...I guess. I've worked there about 11 months, which have definitely flown by.

Things I am looking forward to in May: school being out!, Brody's half birthday (2nd), dogsitting (11th), new Mat Kearney cd (19th), moving into my new apartment (21st), and Hawaii (22nd)!

Tonight, I will maffick.

Life has been so busy. I feel like my life is in the third fast forward of TiVo bloops and I can't find the play button. School is whizzing by, and it is March. When did that happen? May will be here so soon; why does time pass by faster the older you get? As soon as I begin to appreciate and enjoy life, it goes by at an annoyingly fast pace. Boo.

In other news, I really enjoy work. The doors were all re-keyed this week, and my very own key was bestowed upon me. I was overjoyed and so happy, but no one else thought it was that cool. Maybe I am just lame, but I felt not really part of things since I was dependent on others to get in the office. Not anymore!

Spring Break is here in 22 minutes. I will be at home, catching up on homework. I would like to be hopeful and say I'll get ahead, but who am I kidding? My other goal is to make 20 cards. :o)

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Tonight I found out that one of my students from last year passed away yesterday afternoon. I am completely shocked and saddened for her family and friends. She was a bright and sweet young lady, and will be missed. I do know that I will see her in heaven one day though, and am so glad for that! It's still hard to process though. Take care of Alexia for us Jesus!

"it's a party in your mouth." --brian malarky, and brobee from yo gabba gabba!

So I'm sitting at home watching American Idol right now...and it's reminding me of last year watching it at WIL group :o) I am definitely missing Val, Hannah, Kara, April, Danielle, Korie, Stephanie, Lindsey, and Natalie! I feel like I am definitely missing one or two ladies, but I don't think anyone actually reads this so I am pretty safe. :o) Although Idol is a little awkward (like when Ryan tried to high-five the visually impaired contestant), I won't lie...I teared up a few times. In the non-awkward parts.

Christmas break seemed to go by slowly, but looking back, it seems like it flew by. Random thought. It's pretty crazy how the weather keeps changing from semi-warm to freezing.

Tyson got a puppy right before Christmas! Brody is 10 weeks old and I love him so much. I think it is requited love, because when I sit on the floor he trots over to me and flops down in my lap. He's already getting (almost) too big to do that though! My parents even let him come to Cypress twice, which is pretty amazing considering the only other dog to come to our house has been Cyril, the 10 year old Grand Champion. The picture isn't that great, but he only sits still for about 2.3 seconds at a time.


But anyways, that's about it. I'm feeling a little pre-school anxiety, but hopefully I can handle the stress better once the semester starts :o)