Back From The Dead

I realize I haven't blogged in like half a year so here's me starting again. I got this email this morning from my school.


This is a message from the KatSafe Emergency communication system. University police have resolved a report of persons on campus carrying guns. Police have confirmed that the individuals involved were students engaged in a “nerf ball” game. There is no threat to the public. Repeat. This report has been resolved. There is no threat to students or the public. End of message.

They must be making nerf guns look a lot more realistic these days

Good Food, Good People, & A Boat, What More Do You Need?

My friend Allison annually has a campout for her birthday as well as her brother Randy's. Needless to say it was a heck of a good time. Here are the pictures to prove it.



Dinner around the campfire



Most awkward picture taken



The gang on the boat



Yes wakeboarding in April - the water wasn't too bad



The Birthday Kids



Crawfish - yumm!



My weekend roomies - I'm a giant compared to them



All the girls

Being able to go to the lake in April is definitely one of the perks of living in Texas.

The Bluebonnet State

As a 6th generation Texan I knew that our state flower was the bluebonnet but due to the fact that I was born and raised in the west Texas desert, I had not ever really experienced them. As much as I wanted to get a picture of me in the wildflowers, the odds are against me because I've planned on it for the last 2 weekends and things have come up to keep me from doing it. SO the picture from google will have to suffice. The wildflowers are gorgeous. I don't even know the names of all of them but there are bluebonnets and indian paintbrushes and lots of other gorgeous ones. They grow on the side of the highways and I often find myself drifting because I'm distracted by how amazing they are. I know have a greater understanding of the bluebonnet state.

The Girls in My LIfe

I thought it was about time that I share with y'all the girls in my life. These three are the wonderful girls I get to stay with every weekend. They are usually pretty excited to see me get there and even sadder when I have to leave, even if it's just for a few hours. It's nice to know that you are loved.



Bella



Maize



Molly



They just have to be in the same room as me.

You Must Be in Texas...

I was talking to my brother the other weekend and he asked me what my plans were. I replied that we were having a crawfish boil that evening. He replied in a Texas twang "A crawfish boil? You must be in Texas." It is true. I am in the heart of Texas and had my first crawfish ever. They are a lot of work to eat but pretty tasty. I'm pretty sure I ate a couple of pounds all by myself. I'm sad I didn't think to get any pictures - hopefully at the next one.

It's Official

I feel like I officially live in Texas now. Yeah I know I was born and raised here but I mean the heart of Texas. Last Saturday I went skeet shooting for the first time. (No that is not me in the above picture but since I didn't get any pictures of me shooting I thought I would just use one of my friends.) Apparently I'm a natural. I hit 2 skeet, which doesn't seem like much but I guess is actually pretty good. I also threw skeet on my first try which I hear is quite difficult. So pretty much I'm amazing. I think it's the 6th generation Texan in me.

Hot Stuff

So a few weeks ago my singles ward had a Valentines Dance. The dress was semi-formal and so when my mom was visiting I asked if we could look for a dress. We found the dress in the first store we went to and found an awesome necklace to accessorize with. Plus I already had shoes to match. All we needed was a sweater. Sounds easy right? Wrong! We spent the rest of the day trying to find a sweater that looked appropriate with the dress and would match the necklace and shoes. Finally after miles of walking the mall and hours of trying on clothes (no exaggeration here at all) we found the yellow sweater I wore. Well I looked like dynamite that night as the picture shows & received several compliments on my entire outfit, especially the necklace. Thanks mom for putting in the time and effort for me to feel like a million bucks for one night!

Lifes Lessons at The Woodlands

So although I am frustrated with the lack of new knowledge I am learning at my current rotation, I have been educated in various other areas of life. The following are just a few of the lessons that I have learned from my time here at Memorial Hermann at The Woodlands.

You don't pet the animals at the rodeo, you "rub the animals."

Cookie is an appropriate nickname for Mardrettia.

187 is police code for murder.

When you are married but have multiple other girlfriends, you put them in your phone coded as guys. For example Nichole would be Nick.

A pimp is a man who is dating multiple women but they know about each other. A player is a man who is dating multiple women that don't know about each other.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is the governor of LA.

I'm so glad that I'm learning the finer things in life.

Spiritual Boost

I taught Sunday School last week....
I am speaking in church this week...
I am teaching Relief Society the week after.

If people didn't know who I was before, after the month of February everyone in my ward should be more aware of me. Maybe it's my Bishop's way of helping my dating life. Speaking of dating life - I have been asked out twice in the last week by my fellow foodservice workers at the hospital. If only I wanted to date 40 year old guys or people who aspire to work in foodservice, my life would be good.

New Year's Resolutions

I was in the kitchen with my mom a week or so ago and she asked me what my New Year's Resolutions were, my responses included things like finish my internship, get my masters, etc. She said those were all things that were just going to happen and then she ever so politely said maybe you're goal should be to exercise. Ouch! You know it's bad when your mom is hinting to you to hit the gym. I know she didn't mean anything bad by it but it was still funny. She even helped me out by buying me a new exercise shirt and pants & she told me to just shoot for twice a week. That probably seems pathetic to you but to me who hasn't exercised since last summer (& even then it was pretty minimal) I think this is a worthy goal. So let's see how I do.