Quick Addition!

I just read in Meredith's blog that Christmas is 99 days away!!!!! I love christmas SOOO much and can't wait! I decorated my house in November last year b/c I was so excited. So hopefully this news makes someone elses day as much as it made mine! :)

bethanyandcody.blogspot.com

Bethany Lynn Freede has entered the blog world and all should read! I have the link posted in my blog so the inner thoughts of Betho are just a click away! I have is linked as "the future Girods"

And now about my blogging...I have been the worst blogger ever and it is for several reasons.
1. We don't have a wireless router yet so if I wanna blog I am stuck in this little study nook and I don't like blogging in the same place I study for hours.....too much negative association!
2. I have been studying 24/7! I have a test a week for about the next month and I am still trying to get into a routine with school.
3. All I have been doing is school! I have been seeing clients that are really interesting, but because of confidentiality I can't write about them.

However, as soon as things slow down I will try to be better about blogging! But I'll fill ya in on some Lubbock stuff....we have had some prayers answered already. I have made some really good friends already and that has made everything much more enjoyable. We haven't found a church yet but we know there are lots of good ones out there. We visited one a couple of times and we are going to try out class on Sunday. We are adjusting slowly but surly to this crazy weather here. Every morning when I leave for school it is in the 60's or 70's and it is AMAZING! I don't know the last time I wore a sweatshirt in Sept. but right now I am definitely bundled up and it is great! :)

We are both looking for internships for the summer and hoping everything goes well. For both Lance & I our internships are kind of a big deal b/c it may have a lot to do with where we settle after grad school. It is probably more of a big deal for Lance so we are just hoping he can find something great, that is near family, and is what he wants to do!

That's all for now, I am going to take a nap. I sat in my research methods class all morning dreaming about my bed! I hope everyone has a great end of the week & weekend! :)

LOVE THEM!

Ok this is very different for me to be overly interested in politics. BUT I must say I am pumped about the McCain/Palin ticket! I spent last night and tonight watching their speeches and I am so pumped about the possibility of having them as our leaders. McCain has so much class and didn't waste any of his time slamming other people. He has done so much for our country and I am AMAZED by his war stories. I love the way he just simply states his ideas and has faith in the fact that what he is saying is right. It is definitely clear (in my opinion) that he has our Countries best interest in mind!

I don't know much about Sara Palin at all, but from what I can tell she is GREAT! She has what seems to be a really great family and she's not afraid to admit that they aren't perfect. It is absolutely insane that supporters of "you know who" will get on TV and use the F word every other sentence about the republican party and then judge a 17 year old girl for getting pregnant and judge McCain for his failed first marriage. The fact these people who live by the idea of "do whatever makes you happy" actually have the nerve to come down on this poor girl is beyond me. I was actually on people.com today and was looking at pictures of all the celebrities piling into Denver to be at the convention. Among them were numerous people who have children out of wedlock, people who believe in religions like Scientology, people who are on their 2nd or third marriage etc. Here is a little blurb from one of many things written about Palin's daughter...

"Unwed pregnant teens, redneck baby daddys, shot gun weddings -- are these the corner stones of GOP family values? In case you didn't hear, John McCain's baked Alaskan has a pop tart. Yes, Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter Bristol is unwed and five-months pregnant, by Levi Johnston"

"If Sarah Palin has accomplished anything in this election cycle, it's to expose the right wing extremist for the bigots and hypocrites they are"

I am not one to judge and I know people come from a variety of backgrounds and have a variety of beliefs. I also understand that some people that define themselves as "Republicans" are terribly hypocritical and closed minded, even racist and probably stir up a lot of hatred in a lot of people. It just gets a little bit disgusting when people start throwing insults at innocent people and are SO horrible hypocritical! Uggh....it is just disgusting! I do need to say that I have respect for Obama as well. I can't imagine how hard it must be to be in any politicians shoes. I agree with VERY LITTLE of what Obama has to say, but I don't think he is a bad person.

So there is my 2 cents about the McCain/Palin ticket. I am loving it! :) GO USA! :)

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!)