A little of this, A little of that

(This is a picture of me at Science Night. I was Suzy Star. I made a constellation room that in my opinion was good. The things I do for my job...I wouldn't trade it for anything.)
Anyways.... This is going to be sort of a list blog. There is lots to say and I really don't want to bore you with my hum-drum life.

There have been days that I didn't leave school til about 8 or 8:30. One week we had a faculty meeting, grades, Science Night and planning. I know it doesn't sound like much but when you are a procrastinator like me, things start to pile up.

I am getting adjusted to my hair. I am still not 100% happy with it, but it will do.

I enjoyed some Turkey time ...yes again...with Elizabeth, Luis, Brittney and her hubby Justin and a friend of Elizabeth's (Steve).

I am excited to start the search for an apartment or house or something for me and my future roomies, which I am excited to say are Kara and Sheila! I can't wait. Kara and I spent last Saturday hanging out at the Tipperary Inn on the patio drinking and talking about all sorts of things. I am so happy that they are coming back and we are all going to live together. The thought of hanging out and having a glass of wine with the girls is leaving me with a happy heart.We also got a bunch of free glasses that the bar was giving out. We have a brand new set for our new place.

I also went out to McKinney to hang out on Saturday night. Melanie ( a wonderful friend from work) wanted to have a "swanky" birthday celebration. She ended up picking a swanky bar called the Lotus. I dragged Anthony along so that I didn't have to drive up there and stand in line by myself. Thankful he came and said he had a great time and he would go to the bar again.

All in all I have had some stress and I have also been having fun.

I am trying to find a healthy balance of play and work... Is there such a thing?

The Turkey, Hair Mishaps, and 15 minute converstions

I haven't updated in about a week, so here goes.
Monday was blah....enough said.
Tuesday was blah, but got better. Kara Lockridge had been in the Big D for about a month and we had been playing phone tag for about two weeks. We finally got a hold of each other and in holding with tradition said we were going to go to another bar, but ended up at the Turkey. We had a great conversation. Kara met some the Turkey locals, and two men asked if they could go home with us. All in all I would say it was a good night! Anyways, it was really good to see her and there is only more of those to come since she is living in the Big D now! Yaaaayyy!
By Wednesday I was feeling pretty good. I had worked out three times in a row by this point and looking forward to Thursday because we didn't have school on Good Friday.
On Thursday I was feeling excited to go and get a new hair cut and color. I got to the salon about 6:30 and told him what I wanted. I even showed him a color picture. Well lets just say I came out hating the color red and orange. I had spent two and a half hours in the salon to get something that was too light and did not take to my hair.
So on Friday, I went to have my hair redone, spending another three hours in the salon. After I was done fixing the madness, I got to see Maddy Brink! Wooohooo! She had called the day before and said that she would be in Dallas for about three hours. She had a connecting flight to Austin to see her sister. I felt so bad because I only got to see her for about 15 minutes due to this hair mishap! uggg! But the 15 minutes I did get to see here was great! We had a recap of three years of life after graduation in 15 mintues. You can imagine the speed at which we were talking. She looks great and is going to be in St. Louis in the fall for grad school! Good for her! There is still so much more to catch up on, but she said she might make a visit during her first break as a grad student. I can't wait...
Phewwww what a week!

Holy Week

As we enter Holy Week there are a few reflections that I have of this past Palm Sunday. As Father Michael began his homily he made the comment that he had about three or four DVDs that he watches over and over. He said that what makes a good drama is that we learn something new every time that we watch it even though we know how it is going to end. He made the analogy to the Passion of Christ. As we enter into Holy Week every year we enter knowing how it is going to end. The difference is that every time we enter Holy Week we should prepare ourselves to learn something or to notice something that we had not before.
Father continued with his homily making the point that Jesus was human and did experience the ups and downs. I am in way saying that we are comparable to Jesus, but what I am saying is that we can look to him with the certainty that we will rise again and be able to get through our hardships. Jesus was welcomed with waving palms and praises and not but days later was crucified. We look to Jesus as guidance in our hard times because he truly knows how to be faithful and accept the end result however tragic or taxing it may be. So as we continue through Holy Week, I remind you to think about the true gift we recieve through Jesus and to continue to half faith that if He brings you to, He will bring you through it!