I'm a criminal!

So today I had a REALLY hard test that I spent about 30 hours studying for! I'm not even kidding! So I get up to school at 6:45am to study before my test at 9:00. Spend the next two hours taking the test, sit in another class for an hour. After all that my friend and I decided that we were going to relieve some stress by going next door to the maternity ward to look at the little babies through the window (its the next wing over from the speech clinic in the hospital). However, we couldn't find where you can look at the babies and were searching all over. We bumped into a guy who asked us what we were looking for and he pointed us into the right direction.

HOWEVER, as we were turning the corner, with our humongous over sized school bags, a security guard women abruptly asked us what we were doing and my friend innocently said, "looking for the place where you can look at the babies". The security guard quickly blocked us and said, "We don't have anything like that." So we turned around and left. We walked to the entire other side of the building and went into the bathroom to come out to see the woman again. She asked us why we were in the building (we weren't wearing out ID's) and why we were asking about the babies! She proceeded to tell us that you should never ask about babies or carry big bags like that into the area where the babies are. She wrote down our department, and what we said and told us never to do that again....and VERY suspiciously let us go.

We then had to go tell our professor that we were accused of trying to steal a baby and to be expecting a report from security! I do have to give them credit for keeping such close tabs on the babies. I mean I know Jamie just had a baby, Rox is pregnant and it seems like about half the world is pregnant right now. But I promise I don't have the baby bug so bad that I would steal one!

Baby Josiah!

Jamie & Jay's baby is finally here! I haven't seen him yet in person but from the pictures he looks 100% perfect and definitely the cutest newborn I have EVER seen! Go to Jamie's blog for all the info but I just couldn't resist posting a pic of little Josiah! Congrats Jamie & Jay! I Love You! :)

IT'S FREEZING

Today when I woke up is was 45 degrees, REALLY windy and raining! Yuck...I am not loving this weather. It's not the cold that bothers me but the wind. I went into therapy today and looked like I had hiked to school. However, my clients looked the same so I'm sure no one was judging!

On a positive note....this cold weather means that the holidays aren't too far away! I am so ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas! Speaking of Christmas....I have realized that when you get married your Christmas list dramatically changes. I still want clothes and shoes (of course!), but when my mom asked me this weekend what I wanted I found myself being MUCH more practical, and asking for things like a new printer and new bath towels. I guess when you go from two people working full time to two full time students you have to adjust what you ask for! :)

Countdown to Christmas
71
Days
10
Hours
52
Minutes
...But who's counting?

Apple Orchard & Arts and Crafts!

So the weekend of country fun continued yesterday at the Apple Country Orchards. http://www.applecountryorchards.com/ . It was really pretty and super down to earth and country. This place made the corn maize look like New York City! It was just outside Lubbock in a little town called Idalou and we walked in and found a tiny little restraunt and bakery. There were kids outside decorating pumpkins and hayrides going in and out of the orchards. The food was really good and they had the worlds BEST apple turnovers! It was just fields and fields of apples, and it was so pretty to get to walk through and see!

This weekend has been so fun and refreshing and I am so glad my mom made the trip to come see me. We have been watching lotsof "girly" movies and eating lots of food! She is actually in the kitchen right now cooking lots of food for me and Lance to freeze and eat for the next couple of weeks. SO NICE! I also have to announce that I made a wreath & it actually came out cute!! For anyone who knows me they know that arts and crafts are NOT my forte! But I think this project was actually a success....with the help of my mom of course giving me some tips! Ellen, my mother-in-law gave me a wreath that was really cute & it just had a ribbon on it. So we decided to spruce it up & it turned out SO cute! We definitely have the most festive door at our apt. complex!

Ok that's all for now. I am going to have to face reality for a couple of hours today and work on some homework!

One of the pretty apple trees....this one has lost a lot of apples already.

The view down one of the patheways. You can't tell from this picture but this place would be amazing for a wedding!

Me and Vick at the Orchard!

Last but NOT least.....my work of art! :)

The Corn MAIZE!

So today my Mom got to Lubbock to visit! Lance is out of town until Sunday on a guys weekend so my amazing Mom decided to come up an hang out. When she got here we were planning on trying to drive to Palo Duro Canyon and go hiking and stuff but the weather is looking really bad tomorrow....so we got online and looked at stuff to do in Lubbock. We found this Corn Maize & I had actually heard about it from one of my friends so we decided to try it out!

We got lost on the way and were kind of out in the country and we found a sweet little old many driving his tractor and he gave us directions. Once we got there it was the cutest thing! There was a pumpkin patch that was actually growing real pumpkins. They were cooking brisket sandwiches, corn on the con, hot dogs, sausage and lots of other yummy stuff. Their was a petting zoo for the kids and a hay ride through the fields where the kids could go pick their own pumpkins! The best part was the actual Corn Maize. It was like 10 ft. high corn and a huge Maize that you had to find your way through. There were lots of clues and things to help you through, but we were STRUGGLING! It took us almost 2 hours to find our way out of the thing. We eventually just started following this one family b/c the Dad knew what he was doing and we were going crazy! But it was really fun and really "Texan". The sunset was amazing and everyone seemed to be having so much fun with their families. Being out in the country like that is sooooo refreshing and such a nice break from being up at the hospital for school!

Here are some cute pics from the night. Tomorrow morning we are heading out to the Pumpkin Festival. Their is supposedly a lot of fun fall stuff and a famous bakery that it is supposed to be amazing! I'm sure it will be another super fun day with my mammasita!

-Here are some pics of us lost in the Corn field, some pumpkin patch pics, sunset pics & me shooting corn at hay trying to win a prize!! :)

Another post just b/c I can & I miss it!

So I posted about Betho's shower but I really miss blogging and actually have some free time tonight so I am going to blog some more! I could actually be doing 1,000 things like school work or cleaning the kitchen but It will get done eventually!

I really don't have much to report on school. I just finished my first round of test. I didn't do amazing but I didn't do terrible either & I am just relieved they are over! We are at mid term now and that mean I am 1/8th finished with grad school! YAY! I have been learning a lot about how Speech Pathologists can work in the NICU and lots of other settings and I am really starting to get excited about actually doing this job as a career and not just seeing Speech Pathology as classes and lectures! I have had the chance to work with a lot of clients and it has been really rewarding already.

We are pretty used to Lubbock now. I can almost get anywhere and that is nice. It is a super easy town to get around in and I fill up on gas WAY less! We live right next door to a super walmart and that is amazing! I am just not organized enough to get all my grocery shopping done in one trip so it is nice to have a walmart next door for those items I forget! Which is a lot...always! We also have a chicken express right across the street. I would love to say I am one of those girls that has never eaten that and never will but then I would be TOTALLY lying. In college I would allow myself to eat it 2 or 3 times a semester but the fact that I am stressed out a lot & those delicious chicken fingers and biscuits are just across the street is dangerous. They don't have those in Houston so the temptation was eliminated but now it is back! I cannot even imagine the calories in that meal.

We still haven't found a church but have liked a lot that we have looked at. It is super hard to find a church and Lance and I tend to lean in a little bit different directions when it comes to what we like in a church. I mean we both believe in the same thing but when it comes to the worship style we are a little different so we are trying to find a place that we are both happy with. However, we have been praying about it so I'm sure it is only a matter of time before God will show us the way. Along the lines of church, I was driving to school today and that song "I Know My Redeemer Lives" came on and I am not kidding I burst into tears. I LOVE that song and I swear hearing that right before I began my school day changed my day. I was so happy all day!

Lance is doing great in school too! I am so glad he is getting this degree and can't wait for him to have a job he loves! He is an extra good husband lately and has been making my life so easy. He even made tacos and cookies last night for dinner. We are nearing our year and a 1/2 anniversary and I can't believe it has already been that long!

I will leave you with the top 10 things on my mind right now.....

1. I am loving "John & Kate plus 8" No kidding it has made me want to have 5 kids.
2. I am super creeped out in the amount of twisted creepy movies coming out lately. I don't like it at all.
3. I am so happy that it feels like fall here. It never went above 70 today.
4. I just learned a little fashion tip that I love. It is that you should always wear three pieces. Like a cardigan, belt or scarf with your outfit. I love it and have been sporting cardigans for the first time in my life!
5. I haven't had time to cook yummy meals and it makes me sad. I feel like Lance and I eat bad food lately and I hate that!
6. Being in Houston this weekend made me realize how much I miss it and how much I miss teaching. I saw my kids this weekend and hung out in Lance & my old neighborhood and it was super sad!!
7. Having TONS of kids someday has really been on my mind lately. I don't want kids for a good 2-3 more years but for the first time in my life I really think I want like 4 kids.
8. I am really excited about Betho's wedding....it is really starting to seem like a reality.
9. I have noticed I have really bad test anxiety and am desperately trying to figure out how to chill out!
10. I want Jamie to have her baby and can't wait to meet Josiah. I also can't wait for Roxanne & Brian to find out if they are having a girl or a boy!

Ok that's all for now....I have a lot of paperwork to do and I can't put it off anymore!

Shower Fun

I had so much fun this weekend in Houston for Betho's shower! Her shower was an "English Tea" theme and it was super proper and fun! We even got a lesson on how to eat the food the proper way, and not the southern way! I got to spend a lot of time with family, ate at Papasitos twice, saw lots of friends, went to First Colony on Sunday and ate at my favorite Chinese restaurant (Goo Goo Yen) after church. It was SOOOO good to just get to hang out with the family. It was also amazing to see college friends and hang out like old times. Here are a few pics of the shower. Enjoy! :)

some of the family posing for a pic!

enjoying some tea & scones!

The amazingly cute chub monster baby Anna Kate. If you want to see how much she has grown since I have moved to Lubbock check my post from about 2 months ago when I posted right after she was born! This was her first "girl party".