Our New President

I read this this morning and it has stuck with me all day! It said disagreement is not sin. Prejudice is. That's all I really feel like writing about politics but I think if we can rememer this we will all be much better off! Guard yoursleves (I need to as well) against conversations that take a turn in this direction. I have heard WAY too many already! We are called to be the example, not part of the problem. :)

Post to come!

I had the BEST couple of days in Houston this weekend! I finally got to see Josiah, met cute little Annie Head & Betho's shower was fabulous!! However, I just got finished with a 14 hour day at school! Yes that's right....its pretty crazy right now. BUT I will post all my wonderful pics soon for everyone to enjoy!

ACU Homecoming & years of KJK breakfasts!

This weekend Lance & I made a super short trip to Abilene for ACU's homecoming. We both had big tests today so we were only able to be there for about 24 hours but it was well worth it! Friday night Lance got to go out with all of his friends and I went out with all the girls like old times! Saturday morning I went to the Kojie breakfast at 7am and then to the ACU parade! So fun! My friends and I are going to try to go to the breakfast as long as we can so we can meet up at least once a year! Here are some pics throughout the years of us at the Kojie breakfasts!

Kojie Homecoming Breakfast 2008

Kojie Homecoming Breakfast 2007

Kojie Homecoming Breakfast 2006


Kojie Sing Song Breakfast 2005 (we invited Betho eventhough she's a "Siggie")

Kojie Sing Song Breakfast 2006

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! :)