New York State of Mind!

Tomorrow I'm going to see my favorite people in New York! I'm so excited!!! Can't wait to bring in the New Year with them! I'm sad Megs won't be there!!!

A Merry Kissmas to you!

Well Christmas is just around the corner. Being at home is lovely. I love seeing all the Christmas cards... oh and all the joyous Wedding Invites! Being a single gal... makes the holidays so sparkly and wonderful. Why just yesterday I was shopping with mom as she asked me about all my friends from high school and college whom are either engaged, or yes... are already in wedded bliss. As she listed the names I said yes, yes, married, engaged, married.. will be proposed to next week. She looked at me and said.. "well looks like we need to go shopping for someone special.. or a husband hahahah!" All jokes aside. I am so happy for all my friends. I just wish I had someone to take to their weddings. Anyways wherever ya'll are go ahead and find some mistletoe and kiss! I'm looking into getting some cats. How is 5 to start out.. too much.. okay we'll see. Merry Christmas Everyone!! <3

Better like Texas or else!

I have been so eager to get home to Lubbock. After my finals.. aka panel.. I packed my suitcase wrapped my gifts and then basically waited to get on the plane. Well I couldn't wait long enough. I got a dear friend to take me to the airport at 10 and hopped on the earliest flight to Dallas they had. Being that my original flight was at 3:40.. the 1:00 arrival in Dallas made my life complete. I ran to my gate in DFW and was greeted by an old friend. As we talked I got more excited about being at home and being with my family. The plane finally arrived and me and my bag jumped on. I was thrilled that it wasn't a full flight and I had my own little section. I nestled in and began to shut my eyes when I heard... "GD I don't know who in their GD mind would get their education in Texas... much less Lubbock GD Texas." Well obvi I was awakened by this.. I get very upset when people talk about my hometown much less my home state. I had to take a peek of this loser. As I shot eyes over at the jerk he said to the boy behind me... "I hate Texas and I have to go to my neice's graduation in Lubbock. What an awful place." I had just about had it with this fat old yankee. When he said to me.. "I bet you're from Texas with those boots and all." I didn't know he was talking to me, so I looked over and asked, "me?" He said, "yeah you.. and I bet you own a horse too." Uhhg I was very upset at this point. I said, "No sir, I do not own a horse, but I grew up riding them. And my whole family went to school in Lubbock and I have great friends that went to school in Texas and you better watch your words on thisflight, because most of these people are going home TO LUBBOCK TX." Well I was angry, beyond angry actually. He kept on... and the more he continued the more and more I wanted to boot him of the plane with a good ole Texas kick. He then went on talking to me about how much he hated lawyers. Oh no no no I thought. So he says... "matter of fact miss I've never met a lawyer I didn't think was a snake." Well I was about to put this man in his place... I had had it! I said, "well my Dad is an attorney... but he doesn't represent everybody, and he is the kindest man I have ever known." Oh no Mr. Ohio man had more tricks for me.. but I've been in ATL long enough to have my ghetto-ness up to speed. He began whining about how he hated kids and had been thru several marriages all which failed and he was living alone in a 3 story house. Well although I wanted to close my eyes and shut this ugly old miserable man out of my life.. I tend to have a bit of a temper when people talk about the things I love in an ill manner. So I uncrossed my legs and recrossed them on the other side. I pulled back my hair, applied a small amount of gloss on my lips and turned to the man and said, "Oh how sad you must be. Oh and how lonely you must be without anyone... especially during the holidays... its such a good thing that your niece at Tech actually wanted you to visit her. I don't know if I would be the same way. You know us Texans don't really like people who don't like Texas to visit." I winked and smiled and put in my ipod. My heart was racing and I felt good. I felt like I had conquered the world.. well the northern part anyways.. it felt good. It made me think about the OU/TX rivalry.. and I though you know what.. as long as it's the south and it has anything to do with Texas, my family, or the things I love.. I support it. So I felt great walking of the plane in my cowboy boots. I grabbed my bags and saw him walk by and he stopped and turned and smirked and said, "you have a good time." I said, "No.. you have a good time.. and oh by the way try to smile a little more while youre at it.. after all youre in TX!" So the moral of the story is people tend to love where they are from and they are not shy about expressing it. But come on ya'll Texas is God's country! and Amen for that!

Balloons make everything ok.

Flowers.. sure. Chocolate.. probably shouldn't. Balloons.. yes please. This is on my wish list. I love it.

Another quarter gone.

Another quarter has come and gone. Tomorrow is Panel and I cannot wait. It's always a little nerve racking, but once it's over there's not a better feeling. I can't believe I only have 3 left. Pretty scary. At least I'll have a little more time this break to blog! I'm seriously looking forward to it. Pretty soon it will be a new year and a new quarter. Time is flying by and soon I will be back in Texas will all the people I love. Here's one of my favorite things I did this quarter.. poster for Ray LaMontagne