WONDERFUL LAST 10 DAYS!

So I have had the most fun the last week or so. My family moved us in here last Friday but Betho stayed until today. I just took her to the airport about an hour ago and now I am actually really sad. I haven't known Lubbock so far without Betho. She took me to school and picked me up every day last week. It was so fun getting done with a long day at school and getting to come home and hang out with Betho and Lance. None of us know anything about Lubbock so we have been all around trying to figure everything out. We have gone out to eat, decorated my apartment and watched lots of movies and LOTS of John and Kate + 8! It is both of our new favorite show and has kind of made me want to have 5 kids.

But now that Betho is gone I guess I have to accept the fact that she doesn't live here with us. Although, I really wish she did. I think Lance had a lot of fun having here too! It has been great having a grocery shopping buddy, chick flick buddy, cooking buddy and decorating buddy. As much as I love Lance I don't think we will ever be a couple that enjoys any of those things together.

But all good things must come to an end and I know Lance and I will start feeling more at home in Lubbock soon. If I could adjust to the weather that would be a great start. I drink like 1,000 bottles of water a day and have a sore throat by every night. Coming from 100% humidity to 0% has been really rough. It was kind of raining this morning as we were walking into church and it was WONDERFUL. It was the first time in like 10 days I have been able to breathe without feeling the burn in my throat. I don't wish it was as humid as Houston but I could definitely go for a little more moisture in the air! :) On a positive note, my hair is awesome here, it is loving the weather! :)

Something is wrong with my camera so that is why all of my pictures came out kind of dark. But Here are some pics of the apartment. Betho was wearing my pink robe in all of the pictures. I made her be my model. These are pics of the guest room, kitchen, living room, guest bathroom, and kitchen. I forgot to take on of my bathroom but I am sure no one is going to die without seeing that picture! Our room isn't decorated really yet b/c last time I started hammering things into the wall the person on the other side started banging back! So I am working up the nerve to do it again.

That's all for now, I hope everyone has a great day off tomorrow! :)

Apartment pics to come!

Well I was hoping to post a bunch of pictures from our apartment but I am having problems with my Snapfish album and only have one to post today. However, it is of our cute breakfast room and I like that room! :)

So we have been here for a few days now and are still trucking along. The reality of going back to school has been a little bit rough. Especially for Lance who has been out for 2 years. We are also adjusting to a very different schedule. Lance has all evening classes and I have all morning/afternoon classes. My program is also in the Health Science College so I am really not even a Tech student. It is an extreme amount of work and I am going to be SUPER busy for the next two years. There are 37 girls and 1 guy in the program and everyone is really easy to get along with. It is comforting to know that I have 37 other girls in the same boat with tons of classes and clients for the next two years. I have already really had fun getting to know some of the people.

I also got my caseload today and am SUPER SUPER pumped. I was selected to be in a group that gets to help sweet little people from the nursing homes and other people in the community that have had strokes. Not to mention that my other clients don't go over the age of 4! SO FUN!

I also have to express some HUGE misconceptions I had about Lubbock so far. I really thought the town was full of a bunch of farmers and people driving tractors down the road. I assumed the people at Tech would be really country and wear boots or something to class. Well that is WRONG! The girls at Tech are the cutest, most stylish things I have ever seen. I mean don't get me wrong...I am very aware that I am in West Texas but they have definitely not missed the boat on fashion and expensive cars! Not to mention, the 25 sorority girls at Rosa's today eating about 5 burritos each in their size 0 jeans reminded me that I am not 19 anymore either!

My parents and Betho drove across the state to help us move in here and we worked SO hard on this apartment! My parents are AMAZING to come all the way to Lubbock to help us move. We had some friends over and they were amazed at how settled in we were! And that is ALL thanks to my wonderful parents, Lance & Betho (and john and ellen who hired us movers). I wish we weren't so far away because we have tons of room here and LOVE visitors! Anytime you are driving to Colorado or New Mexico or whatever else is this way stop in! :) However, we aren't too homesick yet because Betho is still here and staying until Sunday! But I think we are going to be really happy here for two years.

Ok well this has been kind of a long, rambling post. I am thinking that my life is about to get a little crazy and I don't know how much I am going to be able to blog. I hope I still can a lot though! :)

Have a good week....we miss everyone in Houston are thinking about you! :)

We made it!

We're here. It took a LONG time. The apartment is GREAT. We miss Houston more than I can say. First day of class tomorrow at 8:30. Very Tired. Real post tomorrow. :)

Our trip to Colorado.....

We just arrived back into Houston a few hours ago from a WONDERFUL vacation to Colorado. Me, Lance, Betho, Cody and my parents spent 5 days in Estes Park, Colorado and we had so much fun. I am really struggling with looking out the window from my computer desk right now and not seeing any mountains or anything pretty. I want to go back already!



The week started off perfectly and then we got the dreaded weather report that it was supposed to be in the 30's, raining, snowing and sleeting on and off for the rest of the week. Considering our plans ALL revolved around outdoor activities we were kind of at a loss for things to do. I mean who really plans for snow in August!? On our second day we had been hiking all day long and the weather was perfect. Very sunny and warm. However, about mid way through our hike it started raining and we couldn't figure out why the rain was hurting and was so cold. We soon came to realize it was because it wasn't rain but ICE COLD HAIL! We rushed to put on our ponchos and just kept hiking in the freezing rain. It was actually pretty fun and we felt kind of hard core so that was cool! :)


Even though some of our plans were cancelled we had one of the best trips ever. We had a great house and cooked TONS of food, played lots of games and watched tons of Olympics. (I am totally into the Michael Phelps obsession by the way). We went on lots of great hikes...rain or shine....and saw some really cool animals. We even hiked up into the mountains and went fly fishing with the waders and everything. Lance and I were terrible. We caught less fish combined than every one else did individually. I spend most of my time trudging across the stream to get my hook out of a tree or out from under a rock! At one point I got really frustrated and said to Lance "I hate fly fishing, I am not catching anything!" He then replied, "Well you are sitting on a rock with your pole on the ground so I don't see how you are going to get anything." It made me laugh! But it was a great new experience! It is just amazing to look up and see a huge snow covered mountain right in front of you.


It was our first trip with the guys and I know my parents....especially my Dad liked having some more guys around. Now we are on to our next task....packing for our move. We leave in 2 days for Lubbock. And I have to say I am really excited to move into our apartment. We are so excited about having two bedrooms and two bathrooms! I can't wait to get it all decorated and post some pics! I love change and can't wait to start our new (albeit temporary) life!

(at the top of one of the mountains...so pretty!)

("cold" family hiking day)

(hardcore hiking in the hail...it had stopped by this pic)

(we were the extremely cheesy tourist who took and old fashion picture)

(us in our waders after 7 hours of fishing!)

Mamma Mia!!

I just got back from "Mamma Mia" and it was THE best movie I have seen in a long time. I was laughing/singing/dancing in my seat the entire time! If you haven't seen this movie yet you are missing out and definitely need to go! I know a lot of people aren't into musical type movies but I really think if you have any weirdness or quirkiness inside you, you will LOVE this movie!

20 days and counting...

So we have a lot of stuff going on lately. On Friday we are going to Abilene for Betho's graduation from GRADUATE SCHOOL! She is now the most educated person in our family! She got her master's, worked full time and was a teacher in the department all in one year. Way to go Nug!I am always up for a trip to Abilene no matter what the reason, so I am looking forward to the trip.

A week from today we are going to Colorado on a family vacation and then 2 days after we get home we are off to Lubbock for good! So we pretty much only have 5 days left here and are squeezing a lot into everyday! We have dinner plans every night with different people and in the mean time Lance & I are trying to get everything together for school. Tech actually sent me about 14 PowerPoint on a CD in the mail to study to "get ready" for the semester. I am choosing to look at that as a positive and be thankful for theopportunity to get ahead...otherwise I may be a little overwhelmed. :)

I went and bought some stuff for our apt. yesterday. Considering the fact that we are gaining a bedroom & bathroom we needed more stuff. I have been told numerous times that Marshall's is the best place to go to get good deals on good stuff but I am SO intimidated by that store. Huge stores where you have to sift through things to find good deals has never been my thing. Hopefully without sounding like a snob....I must say that I would much rather get my stuff from a place where things are neatly places on the rack or on a shelf. I am just too impulsive and impatient for the digging. However, I am glad I listened to my friends because I found some great clothes, a shower curtain and seat cushions for our breakfast room table & it was CHEAPPPP!

Just in case I don't have time to blog again for a while I want to post some of my favorite pics of this year in Houston. We have had so much fun & will leave with lots of great memories! :)

Hanging out at Jamie & Jay's....we have been so thankful for them!

The night Betho & Cody got engaged! Such a cute family I must say! :)

Right before leaving for the church! That was such a fun morning with all the girls!

John Mayer concert in the Woodlands...this was right after the honeymoon.

Me with the Hubby & almost brother Cod-Cod at some show.

Me with my new car at our apt!

Watching Craig Biggio hit 3,000 with Garrett & Michelle! We will miss you! :(

The high school Biology teacher brought Sharks to my classroom for the kids to "experiment" with! Look at my little scientist!

Dress up time!

Anna Kate

Don't have time to write. But Betho hasn't seen Tim & Shel's adorable little bundle Anna Kate yet. Here she is! She is so cute & TIINY! All of her little cousins were so sweet to her & did such a great job holding her. I can totally see how Mom's keep wanting to have babies! They grow so fast and the newborn phase is so cute! She is 7 days old. :) Enjoy!