To the Immature Folks -- Please Grow Up. Thank You.

So I have decided that life would be sooo much better if people would just grow up, take things as they come, be mature and just get over it. Lately some things have been going on that have made me realize that some things are just not worth getting upset about. When things happen, you have to learn that it's done and nothing you can do will change it. Things happen for a reason -- whether we like it or not. But I guess it goes back to us being responsible for our actions. Some people need a reminder on that lesson.

So on another note, Spirit Days is slowly wrapping up. 2 sessions down and 1 to go! =) I have really enjoyed being a HPC this year. All my parent PC's have been doing such a great job! They are such a great group of students and I have really gotten close to them! :) And as usual, I've been befriending more and more parents this year! Miss Anita during first session and then the Green Family during the second session! No matter how dreadful the sessions may be going, it's parents like that that make it worth all the while! :)

There is another great thing going on in my life right now that always makes me smile when i think about it. It has really made me a more patient person and understanding person. Nothing brightens up my day more to when I got text today saying "I felt good being around you all the time. My good side comes out when I am with you because of your bright personality and I thank you for that." <--- No matter the day from hell I might have been having, that just wipes it away.

Lately, I've gotten to know some friends better and I've very thankful for that. You always have friends but then there comes a time where you just have that wonderful bonding session that make you "wow, ok. that was a freakin awesome time!" haha!

So keep my family in ya'lls prayers. We go to Dallas next week to see what's next on the list for my momma. It's been a stressful time but we are getting through it day by day and having strong faith. That's all we can do. :)

Dear Summer - You have been full of twists and turns.

Ok so wow -- it's been a while since I've updated this thing! :) I know you all have been on the edge of your seats wanting to know what's been going on, so let's get started.

Here is the chain of events that have happened for my family in the past 2 months:
Mom has wreck --> Has MRI --> Discovers 3 masses in her body and realizes her gallbladder needs to come out. 2 are ok but one on her kidney leads doctors to send her to another one --> Biopsy done on her kidney --> Finds out she has cancer --> Go to Dallas at the end of this month to discuss surgery options --> and finally at the end of the year, have one big surgery that invovles: a hysterectomy, gallbladder removal as well as whatever they decide about her kidney.

So needless to say, all that's been a freakin nightmare at the Reyes household. But all we can do is just take it day by day and see what happens.

Other than that, things have been going so far so good. There is a new certain someone in my life. I will keep him a secret. Some people know and some don't. Don't feel upset if you are in the DONT KNOW category. You will find out eventually. Hopefully it things keep going great, I'll introduce him to the parents at the end of the month. So keep your fingers crossed for me on that! :) Haha! Cause if you know my mom, you'll understand what I'm talking about! Haha!

Summer has been going great so far! Just staying busy and I really like it that way. It's nice to not have to worry about classes. All I'm doing is working and making money, which I REALLY need! Haha!

There are other things on my mind but I need to save a whole other post. Trust me, it's gonna need one because it has to deal with a guy. LoL

Dear Summer - I predict an adventure from you!

FINALS ARE OVER!!! :) WELCOME SUMMER OH-9!!!

Needless to say, that this semester has been the oh-quite eventful one!! Haha! Oh the memories made these past few months. There some things that I wish I could forget or go back and change but that's what makes life crazy at times!

I have a feeling that this summer is going to be an interesting one, to say the least. I'm not doing summer classes, just working which only means more time on my hands to get into trouble! Haha! :)

Hope everyone else had a great semester as well! All we can do now is wait for what summer '09 brings this year!! :)

Dear April - You were confusing to me like no other!

So it's been a while since I've posted on the 'ol blog here.... Oh where do I start?? Since April is pretty much going to be it's own blog, I'm writing two because May needs one as well, right? :)

First off, boys: You like to complicate our lives like it's a hobby of yours. But then again, us girls actually enjoy it sometimes. Haha! Depending on who the fella might me..

April was eventful to say the least. Every weekend was a memorable one. First weekend: ODPhi party; meeting new people; dancing like there was no tomorrow; and a result of a smashed hand in the car door. Second weekend: [Easter weekend] at home relaxing with the family and catching up on all homework that I knew wouldn't get done the following week. Third weekend: Alphapollo Weekend. Oh sweet Jesus, Enough said there. Friday consisted of working a Preview Day that the Alpha's hosted and then trying to get my errands done. That night was the Delta Probate show followed by an evening of catching up with a friend of mine, who I didn't realize how much I did miss him until we talked. Saturday was rush rush rush trying to get our punch done [kudos to Michele for making a bad-A punch!!] and then trying to get to the show on time. Here is my rule when it comes to the multi-cultural events -- Whatever time they tell you to show up, add about 30-45 minutes to that and THAT is when you show up cause that is when it will ACTUALLY start! Haha! But I love them anyways! So the show turned out pretty awesome. Although at one point I was scared for my life as a certain someone kept walking by me ... *LoL* Anyhoo -- Michele and I made our rounds for the night which consisted of: stopping by TKE Elite for a hot minute [literally, a few minutes]; going to eat at IHOP, where a gorgeous, nice smelling man sat behind us who called his momma and told her he loved her [how sweet is that!!!]; then off to the Afterparty. I love their parties! & Michele was in for a shock which I loved more! I've been trying to get her to one of these for a while now and now she can really understand when I talk about them and what goes on at these things! Haha! But she had a great time and I wouldn't have brought anyone else!! :) Also, I literally think I sweat off a good 5 pounds at that show! Gosh it was hotter than Satan's bedroom floor in that room! Guys [and some gals too] were pretty much half naked during the party. Which was alright by me cause there were some hotties in there, but moving on... By the end of the night, my hair was wet. And what cracks me up is when were leaving at 3am, guys were waiting outside to take their pick of the ladies walk out. Excuse me fellas, we all look like hot messes that just walked out of a sauna and you wanna take it home?? Wow. Anyhoo, the next day consisted of me laying in bed all day recovering from an AWESOME weekend!! And dear Michele, thank you for making the weekend ten times better! I had so much fun with you!! ILY.

The rest of April consisted of other fun events that were never planned but hey, those turn out to be the best adventures! So April turned out to be a pretty good month full of twists and turns like a roller coaster, which I loved but sometimes was just talking to God being like "I know you know what you're doing but REALLY?!?" LoL

So that was my April in a nut shell. :) & What a month it was! Wouldn't trade it for anything.

Dear Spring Break - you were great to me.

Hello all!

So this past week was Spring Break, and let me tell you -- it could NOT have come at a better time! Gosh I needed a break from this place!!! Well, I think everyone needed a break. I'm afraid a few more days here and most of us would have climbed the bell tower going insane.

So the break did NOT go at all as planned. Sometimes that is a good thing. San Antonio [& my date with buddy Eddie D.] did not happen. Very sad face. Fort Worth [& seeing my awesome ex-roomie] also did not happen. So I was here until Tuesday. Which don't get me wrong, I actually really enjoyed being here while no one else was here. The quiet was nice and it almost felt like summer [including the weather!] here. I stayed and helped Shahala count pennies from last week's GREEK WEEK PENNY WAR. And let me tell you, coins are gross! Anyhoo, so after that we dabbled in some tennis playing. Well, mostly just jacking around but it was still a pretty good work out! :)

So then I went home Tuesday and stayed until Sunday night. Wednesday consisted of spending time with my little cousin Megan. I wish I had the energy of little kids. She wore me out that day completely! We went to the zoo and then McDonalds and then to Dairy Queen. So much fun though! Here is us with the monkey's at the zoo:

So all in all, it was such a fun day since I don't ever get to do stuff with her! Thursday was filled with cleaning up around the house and just being lazy. It was nice too! Then Friday was errand running with mom and going out with my besty [who I NEVER get to hang with!!] which turned into the best night that I've had in a LONG time! :) At first, I just wanted to go out to eat and then call it an early night but then I was like "Umm no. I want to go out!" So we went to downtown Amarillo to have dinner. Next to the restaurant were 2 different clubs/bars. Cassie's uncle [who is a gay mexican man! HILARIOUS man!] just happened to be at one of the bars down the sidewalk. So as we are walking, we run into some people and this is where the argument happens. Let me see up the scene for you fab readers:

There are 4 people wearing "I LOVE JESUS" shirts walking towards us. They seem friendly so when the dude started to talk, we responded. No problem. This is how the conversation goes:

Dude: "Good evening ladies. How are ya'll? Mind if I talk to ya for a sec?"
Us: "We're great. Sure, why not?"
Dude: "Are either of ya'll married?" [at this time, I just point to Cassie]
Cassie: "Well I am."
Dude: "Well how would you like it if he cheated on you?"
Cassie: " I wouldn't."
Dude: "What about if he went out with the other girl?"
Cassie: "Still wouldn't like it."
Dude: "What about if he even just thought about it?"
Cassie: "Umm the answer is still the same."
Dude: "When then how do you think Jesus feels having you cheat on him by going into these bars here?!"
[at this point, he starts quoted verses from the Bible regarding sinning.]
Cassie: "We are meeting my uncle and we surround ourselves with good people and we are doing nothing wrong."
Me: "Have you seen the movie 'Footloose' sir?"
Dude: "Yeah..."
Me: "Well, if you happen to remember in the end while he is fighting his case at the city council meeting, he quotes verses regarding 'dancing and rejoicing in front of the Lord and for the Lord." Tonight we are dancing and celebrating life.
Dude: "Well, I'm not condemning you are anything..."
Us: "You have a good evening..." [and we walk away to dance!]

But after that little chat with that guy, it kind of upset us a bit. Who is he to tell us what we should be doing and start questioning OUR Faith. But we didn't let it ruin our evening. So we met up with Cassie's uncle at the nice little place. Very classy after 5pm type bar. There was some live music going on and they were FABULOUS. So we had a martini and got to know people a bit. Cassie's uncle had a friend with him [who was a straight good looking Cowboy] and then we decided to go next door to dance the night away. [By this time, our new 'friends' had left. Prolly to go watch Footloose] Anyhoo, at this club, it was FLASHBACK FRIDAY. Oh dear it was soooo much fun!!! We brought back alot of the dance moves from Jr High and High School dances. It never got too crowded and we had SOO much fun just cutting loose! A guy proceeded to quote Kat Williams to me later in the night! [He is my new best friend!] This is how the convo went after be buys me a drink:

Dude: "Tonight, I'm not gonna follow you. I'm just gonna follow by $7 investment!"
Me: "OMG, did you just quote Kat Williams to me?!"
Dude: "Oh you know him?!"
*LAUGHTER*

But it was alot of fun that night and it made me realize how much I miss my friend from home. We've both been through so much together and sometimes it takes those little things to make you realize who the best ones in life are and we are best friends. I heart this girl. One lady asked if we were sisters. Nope, but we sure act like it sometimes.

The rest of the weekend consisted of recovering from Friday night. Haha! :) But it was all worth it. Thank you Spring Break 2009!

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So now it's back to school for the rest of the semester. I have a feeling this week is gonna be an interesting week, I mean today alone was interesting. There is a foam party on Friday. Not too sure yet if I'm gonna go. The last foam party I went to, didn't have a great experience. So we'll have to see.

Also, it's nice to see how childish people can be. All it does to me is make me laugh cause you're only making yourself seem like a jack-a$$. You try to play off that you are 'all that a bag of potato chips'. Sorry honey, you're not. Hate to break that news to you. But no worries -- at that should be ending pretty soon.

Anyhoo -- hope this week still stays going great! We can only hope. :)

Dear February - Was there a reason why you sucked?

So dear February February February -- where did we go wrong? I thought you were suppose to be the 'love' month and blah blah blah ... Well in 2009, you must have decided to take the year off! *LoL*

First off: I have something that needs to be said to a certain someone. And what better way than to do it on the blog! So here goes:

[First, I know that I have done some things that I probably shouldn't have BUT that's part of life and those are lessons learned. Yes, I'm not the person that I thought I'd be 5 years ago. But that's called growing up and finding out who you REALLY are. I'm having fun right now and learning more and more about the person that I am and that's what matters. Don't sit there and judge me when you do the EXACT same things that you are judging me for. I'm sorry that I am busy all the time and you feel like I'm ignoring you. It's called being an adult and having stuff on my plate that needs to get done and excuse me for being involved and having a life. It actually cracks me up that you spend so much time wondering about my life and what I'm doing. It's kinda flattering to think I'm that interesting. But if you have that BIG of a prob with me and my life choice right now, you know where the door is. I know who my true friends are.]

*sigh* I feel soo much better! Moving on... *LoL*

So the wonderful thing that was happening in January happened to spill over into February which made me happy. However, it ended as quickly as it started. It's a lesson learned and in the end, I ended with having a good friend and getting to know him more and more every time we talk. It was a dark day though for me. I hadn't cried that much in a long time. And bless my poor co-workers... I tried to hide it but they know me too well and could see it in my face. It was like one of those things that I was fine until someone said something to me and then Niagra Falls came out of my eyes! Haha! But thank god for having amazing friends to lean on during all that. [Gracias Michelle & Shahala & AnTuan! :)] It just sucks to have all these amazing guys in my life and yet, there is a barrier for each and every one of them of why it won't go anywhere. Whether it be that they are already with someone or they have their own personal barriers, it just sucks. I mean, I'm glad they are in my life as friends but DANG IT! Haha!

One good thing is that I did go out more during this month. Oh the lovely Alpha party for Valentines Day... those boys know how to throw a good one! And then the Sigma party later on in the month where I was blessed to take Michele to her first 'multi-cultural frat party' [didn't really know how to word that without making it sound weird or racist! LoL] Boy, oh, boy that was a night to remember! Let's reminisce with some quotes from that evening, shall we:

Michele: "Brandy - that's the car he was driving!"
Me: "Omg - he beat us here! He told me he didn't know if he was coming out here or not!"
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Me while Michele had the car door open: "CLOSE THE DOOR!"
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Michele: "Can you promise a cute white air force man?"
Me: "I can get ya a black man wearing air force ones! Will that work?"
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and the best for last: ".... and we DID hang out!"

**Michele: I had so much fun with you that night! You are now officially my going out buddy to those parties! You, me and Skins! hahaha!**

And last but not least, let's not forget the nights at Stage. Oh boy. Those memories will stay in my mind and better off not written out! haha! :) But all in all, the going out parts of this month have been great!

I have noticed that this month has been the month of JUDGING. People are getting judged who they hang out with; people are getting judged on maturity levels [cause apparently we don't decide those... 'Hey Michele - What' s the level today?!' :)] and apparently, I am getting judged for going out more this semester. Last time I checked, I'm a 22 year old gal wanting to have a great time and dance. Didn't know that was such an act of crime. Hmm, maybe I should check up on the latest laws. But on a happier note: I am LOVING the crew that I go out with now to parties. I'm getting loving the KDChi girls more and more I hang out with them and I love it EVEN MORE that Michele has joined us! I have really felt that I've gotten closer and tighter with the most amazing girls ever. It makes for one fun crew! The Sigma party was so much fun with them. Too bad we didn't have a camera. Actually, prolly a good thing we didn't have one!

And oh the basketball game against WTAMU. I'm REALLY surprised we weren't kicked out of that one. Especially with Dr. Farrell sitting kinda close by. Haha! But that was a fun night as well.

One best part of Feb was the Steelers WINNING the Super Bowl! Oh what a night, what a night that was in the Reyes household! Those last 2 minutes were heart attack city in our house! But what a game that way! :)

I don't think I'm been to Starbucks as much as I have lately. Which is a good thing! Thank you Michele for that! :) It's a good study place as well as a good place to people watch.. Oh lordy some people just don't own a mirror, do they?

Ok - so now that I look back on it, I did have some great moments. I think it just sucked in the area of relationships and certain friendships. This for sure was a month of finding out who I can and can't tell things to AND who my true friends are that will be there for me no matter what. I was hoping the one relationship would have kept going but in REALITY, it's better off that we kept it as friends. I have just come to conclusion that we can't control the things that we would like to have most control over. So whatever happens, HAPPENS! :)

Hopefully March will go better, not only for me, but for all my friends as well. February was just brutal to everyone, it seems. So here's to March and no negative thinking! :) :) And whatever happens... HAPPENS! Sometimes they are the best adventures yet!

I'm just tired...

..of messing with this relationship game with the fellas.

Dear fellas, realize when you have something great in your life. Realize when you have something that will treat you right. Realize that you are the one in an unhappy relationship and that there is something better out there. When you realize that, you know where I am.

I'm ready .. well kinda.

So the new semester starts on Tuesday. And I'm ready to get it going and to get back into the routine of things again. I like staying busy with things to do. I DO know that there will be some changes this semester that needed to be made last semester. But like they say, we learn from everything.

I came home for the weekend to spend some more time with the family. I think it's a nice family break before I get busy again with things. Kinda bums mom and dad out that I won't be comin home as much this semester as they'd like. But then again, they also realized that I am growin up and that my attention is focused on other things & other people.

Hope everyone's first week back is a good one!! :]

Let's see how long it'll last .. .

Although we are only 14 days into the new year, let me just say, I hope it stays going this GREAT!

For New Years, I ended up staying in. I usually don't like to go out that night for the fact that people feel like that is a night that they can go crazy and not be responsible for their actions.So I stayed in with the family and watched the usual Dick Clark Special on TV. And then went to bed. *LoL*Being at home was nice for the break. I forget how much fun I have with my family. They are the ones that have taught me how to laugh through hard times and just go with the flow of life. It was hard to leave but I was more than ready to get back to the Falls and get back into a routine of things.

This past weekend I took a nice little trip to Fort Worth. Omg. So much fun! I got to meet up with so fabulous friends and have a great time. First off, Kalen met me at the hotel and we proceeded to go to dinner. Our shuttle driver took us to a very nice Mexican restraunt. So we pull up to this place and Kalen and I immediately looked at each other and thought "Oh geez. Can we afford this?!" But all in all, it was a fabulous place and lunch was uh-mazing! Our waiter, Javier, was the most awesome waiter ever. We had so much fun! We almost saw Carol Burnett that evening at that place. Pretty exciting just knowing that if we would have just hung around long enough, we totally could have become BFFE with her. She would have liked us. Our waiter, Javier, totally was hitting on Kalen. We thought for a split second he was gonna give her his number by the way he was acting. He pulled out the pen. He had the napkin. And then ... he started drawing! *sigh* Oh well. Next time Javier.. next time.

After a nice lunch, we strolled around downtown Fort Worth and chilled. It was such a nice Then by that time, my old roomie had called me and was ready to take me to dinner [PS - I felt like I ate all day that day .. ugh] so then she took me sight seeing for a bit and then we caught up on everything. What I liked most hanging out with her is that we acted like we had never been apart. We picked right up where we left and joked like it was old times. I enjoyed that SOO much. It's great when you can do that with friends. My hotel was pretty much amazing as well. It was modern day retro and lordy, this hotel seemed to LOVE flat screen TV's cause they were EVERYWHERE. I swear they would have put one in the elevator if they could. I swear.

Also got to spend some time with a certain special someone. It made for an uh-mazing weekend.

I haven't been this happy in a while. Things have just been going great and I hope it stays this way as long as it can. :) :)

Goodbye 2008...

So to go along with my last post, here are some memories that made this year FABULOUS:

*First off, realizing that things will change no matter how bad or hard you want them to stay the same
*Realizing that some people are NOT meant to be together, no matter how much you think they should
*Finding out who my true friends are -- thank you for sticking through with me!!
*Boys suck. Well, sometimes. :] Haha!
*No matter how much a boy make break my heart, I've got my awesome gal pals to bring me back up.
*Making new friends!! SHAHALA! :], my Spirit Days girls, classmates, etc...
*Playing momma to my Spirit Days girls .. but sometimes they need to learn those lessons on their own ..
*Going to more parties in the Fall [gotta love those Alpha men!] *LoL*
*Seeing my awesome roomie graduating in May .. and also one of my best friends. May graduation was saaaad and happy all at the same time!
*Decemeber graduation was even more sad! As my roomie would put it "All your chocolate men are leaving you!!" <-- Thanks Katelyn! Haha!
*Doing things that I NEVER thought I'd do ..
*Still sticking with my major .. Even though I didn't get into the program the first time, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for next year!
*Realzing that I am STILL in school -- but when I do graduate, I will be with 2 bachelors and an associates! Take that! :]
*Spirit Days. Enough said there! :] Oh the memories from the summer. Set up crew - students hitting on me while signing up at registration - Bon qui qui - Heeeeey. Just checkin on ya. - Waldo & Waldo's Brother - the "fake" boyfriends to keep me away from one guy, who I later ended up dating for a bit! - the UH-MAZING skit put on by our crew!!! Just flat out amazing summer!!
*Sometimes that crush can turn into a new flame. Experiencing that right now, and LOVING it.
*Seeing one of my best guy friends cross into his Frat. LOVE YOU ANTUAN & ABI! A-phi-A
*Meeting some awesome girls that I hope one day I can call my sisters! No worries my KDChi girls -- I'll be there in the Fall '09!!! [Never thought I'd want into a sorority so much!]
*Bridges did burn with old friends but new one have been built with some amazing ones!!
*3 hours of car tagging with 2 amazing loves of my life! Priceless. Shahala: one day we will get your car! No worries.
*Even though life can feel like a roller coaster - just hang on for the ride! :]
*The nights of having too much to drink and confessing things to a certain someone .. thank goodness for him being such a great friend!
*Mucho-Gusto-Cosmo-Cuddle time with an awesome friend .. who is a guy! :]
*Cooking for friends!
*Random night at Toby's with Abi and Pete .. sooo much fun!
*MSU Football games when Kalen would come to visit!!
*Homecoming
*Bonfire!! And the Alpha after-party with Fransico... oh blueberry, you make our lives fun!
*All the memories made in #421! Oh lord, if walls could talk.
*Chocolate river .. enough said. :]
*Fort Worth Zoo with Michele, Luke & Shahala. Soo much fun! "But mom - we want to see the lions!!" "You've just been pished!"
*Going to AlphaPollo with Katelyn and having such an eventful night! Guys qawking at us on the steps, McAlisters, random guy coming into the apt, hanging out the windom [literally], talking to guys while hangin out the window, becoming friends with the dancing drunk guy, goin to the After-Party with Antuan, then staying up til 5 in the morning. Then wakin up the following morning to flowers on my doorstep from Eddie. :]
*Surprise Valentines Day dinner from Eddie.
*Climbing into the school fountain .. hehe! :] We have pics to prove it.
*Going to the fair with Katelyn and acting like a kid again ... FUNNEL CAKES!!
*Traffic cones ... Enough said. :]
*Tiff getting into the Dental Hygeine program and celebrating . "I feel like Jesus!" <-- some people didn't find that so funny! Haha!
*Going to Krank It with Shahala and Michele and making new friends .. .haha! Those guys loved their pics being taken! haha!
*Celebrating my 22nd with Cassie and Cole @ Fast Eddie's playing pool and throwing back a few ..
*Painting the CCC with Franny and Michele ...
*Getting obsessed with Twilight and LOVING the movie! <-- thanks Shahala for that one! ha!
*Baking cookies for my frat guys who I love ... now, that's turn into a nice little side money for me! ha!
*Random road trips with friends ...
*Thinkin you know your friends and then you learn more and more about them everday.
*Having the most AMAZING roomie ever!!
*Stayin up 4 straight days working on a research paper -- with my awesome roomie! haha!
*Trying to brighten people's days with my laughter and trying to look at the positive side of things! [Not always the easiest! Haha!]
*Laughing so many times, at so many things, til tears come pouring down!
*Soo many memories that I would never trade for anything.
*Realizing that sometimes things get hard in life and we don't know why -- but as long as we have faith, we can get through anything with that and a SMILE! :]

I'm sure there are many, many, many more but these are the ones that stick out most in my mind. 2008 has been a great year and hopefully 2009 will be just as great, if not better!! Thank you to all my friends for sticking with me through my craziness! LOVE YOU ALL! :]

Hope everyone else had a great 2008 and wish you the best for 2009! Merry Christmas everyone and see you next year! :] Happy New Year as well! ]

Much love,
Bran

Oh what a year you have been 2008...

So I can't believe this year has finally come to an end. So many things have happened this year that I thought NEVER would and actually they have been nice little surprises. I did discover who my true friends were this year and I wouldn't trade them for anything. I'm glad that this year is wrapping up because I have a feeling that next year will be even better! :) :)

More will come soon -- however it's that time of the year that you just sit back and think what a great year it's been and how lucky we are with some things. Even though at times we wonder what the heck is going on with our lives, there are still those small things that make you smile and thankful that life is so unpredictable. :) :)

Too be continued...

Soo..umm.yeah..

Lately my life has been one curveball after another. It's like I'm living a secret life that no one knows about. It's exciting, don't get me wrong it's just that I would never imagine my life to be the way it is going now...just craziness. But good craziness.

Thanksgiving break was so nice. It was great to be home and just chill with the family and eat some uh-mazing food!!! Can't wait til Christmas now!!

So graduation is next Saturday and I have mixed feelings about seeing some of my great friends leave here. I'm happy they are getting out and starting their own lives but at the same time I'm going to miss them sooo much! It's going to be weird not seeing them around all the time. Or being up to just pick up the phone and be like "Hey come over.. I need a hug." But that just means that the next two weeks are gonna mean alot with those friends. I know that we'll stay in touch after they leave but you know how often people say that. I mean, heck, we all said that when we graduated from high school. And I barely keep in touch with them. But I know that I'll stay in touch with these friends. They mean alot to me and we've been through too much to just end it after they leave...

Can't believe this semester is almost over. Once again, Fall semester has proved to be another interesting semester. So much has happened and gone on that it has really kept thing interesting. I can't wait til next semester though. Spring '09 is going to be GREAT! :) I can just feel it.

Why do people act the way they do?? I hate how people think I won't find certain things out. It's very annoying and it's a quick way to burn a bridge with me. Random outburst, I know... But some people know what I'm talking about ...

Well I guess that's all going on for now! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break!! :) Much love to you all! :) :)

Life's little curveballs...

So today a few wonderful surprises were thrown at me and just let me tell you -- WHAT A DAY!! I think it's God's way of telling us that life is not always what you seem and it just reminds us that life is full of these little curveballs.

I.love.it. :)

I'll always be a country girl...

Around this time last year, my family and I were in Las Vegas celebrating the PBR (Professional Bull Riding, for you folks that don't know what it means... LoL) World Finals and enjoying a nice family vacation. Well we weren't able to make it back this year but that didn't stop us from watching it on TV and still celebrating. It's like I told Michele.. it's our family's version of the NFL Superbowl. We were clapping and yelling at the TV since one of our fave riders ended up winning the World Title. But it was sad too cause 2 of my fave riders ended up retiring this year. :( But we are for sure going again next year and plus who doesn't want to go to Vegas?? LOOOVE that place! And it's that one time of the year when country folks take over that place! Haha!

So anyhoo -- after we watched the finals and what not, I realized that I will always be a country girl and that I see myself settling down with a cowboy. I mean yeah, I'm going through my 'chocolate' phase right now and just having fun but when it comes down to it, I really see myself that way that I've always talked about. Living on a ranch, taking care of cattle, and settling down with my cowboy. As long as I can remember that's all I've ever been around. With daddy rodeoing and roping all the time, all our family friends were either ropers or cowboys. Plus being on my granddaddy's ranch and going to the cattle auctions when I was younger, I got used to that way of life. I can remember being just a little girl and riding a horse all by myself. And then doing the rodeos as I got older. I miss those days actually. Nothing is better than traveling from place to place and doing what you love. Who knows, I might get back into it after college. My lifelong goal (after spending some time in Boston and NYC of course!) is to buy some land in Texas, build my house and my parents house (I told them they could live on my land with me!) and just have my own ranch. Nothing would be better ...

So as much as my parents get freaked out by my 'phases of boys', they always tell me that I'll end up with a cowboy. Heck, there were a couple of guys that I met last year in Vegas @ the World Finals. Who knows, I might meet me one at next year's World Finals.

So like they say: You can take the girl out of the country but ya can't take the country out of the girl! :) [And that's alright by me... ]

So something to think about ...

So I got this email from my momma this morning and I must say that this poem is pretty much amazing... ENJOY.

I was shocked, confused, and bewildered as I entered Heaven's door
Not by the beauty of it all nor the lights or its decor.
But it was the folks in Heaven who made me sputter and gasp--
The thieves, the liars, the sinners , the alcoholics and the trash.
There stood the kid from seventh grade who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor who never said anything nice.
Herb, who I always thought was rotting away in hell,
was sitting pretty on cloud nine looking incredibly well.
I nudged Jesus, 'What's the deal? I would love to hear your take.
How'd all these sinners get up here? God must've made a mistake.
'And why's everyone so quiet so somber - give me a clue.'
'Hush, child,' He said, 'they're all in shock. No one thought they'd be seeing you.'

Anyhoo, thought people wound enjoy reading that.

Today has been really good actually. I think I'm getting sick though which really really sucks monkey toes. I'm trying to stay healthy for this weekend. Who knows? We'll see...

Well guess I better get back to work. Hope everyone has great day! :) Much love!

When you come to a fork in the road ...

.. it sucks!!!

I'm faced with a dilemma [well, it would be classified as a dilemma in a girl's world anyways .. LoL]

But both forks lead to great things. That is what makes it harder for me. I could be just over thinking everything that is involved with this but I just don't know what to do. But then again, I may not have to choice anything. It may work itself out ...

Oh the difference in people...

So this idea for a blog just popped into my mind... It amazes me how different people can be and how different people treat people.. Let me explain:

So there is this guy that I'm kinda "seeing" [we'll call him 'J'] and by 'kinda seeing' I mean we are getting to know each other, we hang out, have fun, ya know - the usual. We haven't set a title to us, which I like cause that means we aren't rushing into anything. We just take it a day at a time and we are both cool with that. Like I said in my previous post, if we wanna hang out with each other, we just text and sometimes we each get the 'i'm busy doing homework', 'maybe later', 'i'm tired' and we're cool with that and we move on to something else. So moving on - in the short amount of time this semester that we've gotten to know each other, he is the most respectful and kind guy that I've gotten close to in a loooong time. He's left me notes when he's came over and that just warms my heart. This past weekend he borrowed my car [i know what some of ya'll are thinking, however, we did battle it out before i told him yes.. haha!] to go home to see his momma and daddy. When he got back today, he did the 3 following things that just warmed my heart even MORE and put him at the top of my list:

1. Told me THANK YOU, that he appreciated me & gave me a hug [& meant it all!]
2. Filled my car up with gas [when he took the car, it only had 1/4th of a tank!]
3. Brought me breakfast [he woke me up at like 11 this morning]

Then he proceeded to make me laugh with some funny stories from the weekend and anyone that knows me knows that if you can make laugh, you've won me over! haha! :) I think what just really wins me over also is that fact that we aren't even boyfriend/girlfriend. The more I get to know him the more and more I'm starting to see the true gentleman he is and girls, that is not easy to find ... especially in Wichita Falls.

Ok - so let me get back to the point of this post. One of my best friends has been going with her guy [we'll call 'ungrateful'] for almost a year now and he is complete A$$. He doesn't appreciate her at all and she dotes on him so much. She is such a great girlfriend and he doesn't do jack-$hit to show his appreciation for her. He fails to even recognize that they are even dating and I always get the vibe that he is trying to 'hide' her from friends and family. It just sickens me sometimes because she is such a great person with such a kind heart. And I got to thinking tonight, of all the things 'J' has done for me in the short amount of time we've been hanging out, 'ungrateful' hasn't done any of them. No notes, no breakfast, no THANK YOUs, etc...

So the point being: it baffles me how a dude that isn't even my boyfriend can treat me sooo much nicer than a dude treats his girl of a year. It just always amazes me how different people can really be sometimes ...

A whole different day ...

Soooo I'm feeling ALOT better now! Thank goodness for that. :) I put all my friends through so much hell last week and I hated it. I did not like the person I was becoming at all! But with one quick call to the doctor, we got it all switched out and all is well now!

Today my brain is mush. I had a test and a midterm today and I'm just soooo tired. But hey, that's college life. And I have a paper due on Thursday that I should prolly get finished up. Next week is gonna be a killer as well. The more I look at it, every week till Thanksgiving break is gonna be a killer! Oh well - I'll get through it! Have no choice .. haha!

This weekend was a good one. Saturday was pretty much dedicated to studying my brains out. Didn't step outside once at all. Then on Sunday is when the real adventure began! My two wonderful friends Luke and Katelyn took me to their hometown of Sachse. Sooo much fun! It was the break that I needed! Left at 8:30 in the morning and jammed out to some old school stuff. *couch*NSYNC*cough*Backstreet Boys* oh I think some 98 degrees was thrown in there somewhere too! It was so much fun and I love them 2 like a brother and sister so it was the perfect way to spend a Sunday! :) We jammed on the way back to some good 'ole country music. Well let me re-phrase that... Luke and I sang our little hearts out while Katelyn looked at us like we were losing our minds. haha! Them two really helped me get out of my funk too. I just heart them so much! :)

So far this week is going good. Just those tests have taken a toll on me. I'm just ready for this weekend because I MIGHT be going home so dad can take a look at my car. It'll be a nice break for a while.

So let's get on to the REAL reason people read this blog: the boy situation is going good. I love how we work too. There is no pressure to call or text or anything. If we want to hang out, we'll just text each other and sometimes we get the response of "i'm studying" or "maybe tomorrow" and we're cool with that. We're just having fun getting to know each other and I like how relaxed we both are. And we don't have a title either, which I like. We have talked about it though. So we'll see on that.

Still haven't decided if I'm gonna go snowboarding with my best guy friend yet. I really want to and then I don't. There are just so many factors that are good and then so many factors that are bad. *sigh* I have until the 31st to make up my mind. What should I do guys?!?!

Well I better get back to work! Thought I'd update ya'll [well by request!! haha!] on what is going on and that I'm doing ALOT better!!

Hope everyone is having a great week so far! Much love to ya'll! :)

For once...

...I wish people would find out what's going on with me before a judgment is made on me. I understand I haven't been my normal upbeat self this week due to this new medicine, however, it's not like I'm doing it on purpose...

Oh the lovely adventures that make our lives..

Soo um wow it's been a while since I've blogged!! Let's get reacquainted shall we...

Oh where do I begin?! Let's see... went home for the WT -vs- MSU game. Sooo good to be home! LOVED IT! I love how they start the parade with running the buffalo down the street to kick it off! And as always, the fair food was UH-MAZING! :) Corndogs and funnel cakes, ya can't go wrong!! And to top it off I go to see two of my old high school friends who I haven't seen since graduation!!! Pretty much awesome. But then I did realize how much we all have changed. But it was good to see them though.

However, the game on the other hand was just not that great. First off, it rained and delayed the game for 45 minutes. Thank goodness for thinking ahead and taking umbrellas. It was fun though cause some people embraced it, while others hated it. But my family and I had a blast with it! One thing I like about WT games is that they play some awesome music before the game and it's stuff that you can really jam out to. Great stuff. Also, the buffalo took a dump on the field before the game started. Priceless and hilarious all at the same time. MSU didn't win the game. :( Heck, I don't even think the team showed up. jk. WT is just an amazing team though and they did a great job. We ended up leaving after 3rd quarter cause of my hell-acious headache. It was such a horrible headache that ended with me sleeping for like 12 hours straight.

But it was a great weekend at home. Nice 3 day one. Only sucky thing was that I had to go to the doctor. No bueno. But now at least I know what's wrong with me. Haha! And it involved me and my mother having a bonding experience for sure!!! Haha! But it was a great time at home. Wish I could go home more often but that's just how the cookie crumbles. <-- yes, totally just took that from "Bruce Almighty."

Although that weekend could NOT have landed on a WORSE weekend. This week I had 2 tests and a quiz and plus with it being HOMECOMING week full of madness, I needed that weekend to stay here and get things ready. But it all worked out in the end.

So Homecoming is this week. Always LOVE the week!! One thing that saddens my heart is that this is my first year that I didn't compete in the Banner competition. 2 out of the 3 times I've done it for UPB, we've placed. And I still have all those banners too chilling in my closet at home. I love them though. So much work goes into them and you just feel so proud to see it hanging in the atrium. Bonfire was last night. Sooo much fun! Thursday was just an awesome day in general. Bonfire and torchlight is just a blast anyways. My favorite part is at first we are all crowded around the bonfire and then as soon as they light it, WHOOSH, we all back up!! It's like we can't back up fast enough! haha! And more fun came afterwards when we went out to the Alpha party ... Oh lordy lordy!

First off, managed to rope in Franny to go with me. Sooo glad I did! It was quite the experience for him! Didn't get out there til midnight (which is usually my bed time.) got up to the door and showed our ID and went up to pay cover charge. Let's just say it's awesome to have connections and not pay full price. We get in and it was nice cause it wasn't too crowded. There was just enough people to where you could walk through and not be afraid to grab someone's ass or chest. Although some people like that. However I am not one of those. So we get in, get some drinks (a lovely bacardi and coke for I), find AnTuan and begin the fun. And let me tell ya, we DID have fun. Let me ask something: Do people REALLY look at themselves in the mirror before they leave their place and go "Damn! I'm hot stuff!" Cause I really think all those people were in that joint that night. I mean, I'm no Cindy Crawford or anything but I try to look pretty nice when I go out. But holy moses... Let me just make a list for you of what our eyes saw that evening:

* A 60 year old white lady with a black cocktail dress pop-lock-and dropping it
* 2 little people getting their grove on
* Some air force base men who we really think were in the wrong place
* A guy who totally could have passed as santa clause ... should've have introduced to grandma
* A guy who we really think had on grandma's night gown for the fact that it went past his knees
* A guy with a gold grill that threw up all the liquor that was in his stomach and he had his pants down where you could see his underwear.. AND to top it off, he was shaking everyone's (ours not included) hands on his way out.. priceless
* Blueberry .. enough said on that.
* Proof that a white girl can break it down and show them how it's done ..
* Dance moves that would make Micheal Jackson even go "WTF?"

It was just a hilarious and fantastic evening! I'm so glad we ended up going out! However Friday was not kind to my body! Haha! But it's all in being an adult I guess!

So we lost our own Homecoming game. Pretty sad. I guess I was wishing for a repeat of last years score of 73-6. Oh what a game that was!! haha! But the fireworks were great as always and we had a great time though and that's all that really matters! Kalen came into town and that is ALWAYS a blast within itself! :)

Got invited to go to Keystone, Colorado for a week in December after finals for only $150.00. (plus spending money and splitting gas cost) Pretty pumped about that. My parents however, not too pumped cause that means I'm not gonna be home as early as they thought for Christmas break. But this friend that I'm going with will be leaving MSU after this semester and I want us to able to leave on a good foot. Cause I must admit, for a while it wasn't looking too great. So I think it will be fun! :)

So lately I love how little things have really brightened my day. The other night I got a note from a friend and it just made me smile. It made me see that people really do appreciate the things I do. Which in turn makes me smile. A smile for a smile. :)

Well I'm still deciding if I want to go out tonight or not. I guess I should go figure that out! :) Hope everyone else has a great rest of the weekend! :) Much love to all!