Fun Times

So tonight Dani, Ginny, Jaycee, Emily (the birthday girl), and I all went to Olive Garden to celebrate. It was a good evening with lots of laughs and good times. It's always great for all five of us to hang out. It doesn't happen as often as it should considering our individually busy schedules. After wards we headed to Spoons to get some froyo. Good times continued and we ate lots of nummy bacteria to aid our digestion! Yay for probiotics. The picture pretty much says it all. Ginny took the picture due to having given up Spoons for lent. But, she still joined in to hang out which is always good! It was a great way to spend some time celebrating having finished our tests this week and getting ready to start a fabulous Spring Break. Tomorrow it's time to head to class and then come back to pack. Have I mentioned I have some of the best friends ever in college? These are some of the coolest people I've ever met, and I'm gonna miss the hell out of them during the break. Good day. Great evening. Awesome friends. Enough said. :)

Quote of the Day #2: "In good times and bad times, I'll be on your side forevermore...that's what friends are for." -Anonymous

Tomorrow's the Day!

Exactly 1 more day until Spring Break. At around this time tomorrow I will be on the bus headed home to pack for Spring Break. Psych test went alright today. Hopefully I did well. Had a great Sbisa lunch with Ginny and can't wait to hang out with her and Dani later. A big shout out to Emily Kirkpatrick who has a birthday today! Dinner at Olive Garden tonight to celebrate! 3 classes tomorrow, but they're all back to back so I'll be done in one chunk. Took Shimmy for a walk with Melanie and Major earlier which was fun. We went to Brother's Park and back around. We'll probably make another trip to the Park with Ginny later depending on the time. Aside from that there's actually nothing exciting going on. Kind of sad I guess. I don't really want this to be a short blog post though. I guess it'll have to be though. I'm sitting here and nothing is coming to my mind. I blame school. It's all school's fault I tell you. Spring Break-I can't wait. :)

Quote of the Day: "It is not length of life, but depth of life. " -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Burnt Out

Sorry for the lack of update the past 2 days. I've been a busy bee. Sunday I just had errands to run and came back to College Station and saw the friends I missed again. It was a good evening. Yesterday was busy as well. After class Dani, Ginny, and I headed to meet up with our Realtor to try and find a house. We looked at two properties that weren't too bad. We still want to look at the inside of one other house though. Depending on which places allow the animals we'll probably mostly go by that. We're excited though and can't wait to have an official new address soon! 3 more days until Spring Break which is totally awesome! I'm so excited for the break. I finished my History paper though it is too long. So, now I have to shorten it-sad day. Oh well. I'm starting to get burnt out though and am really looking forward to Friday. Biology test tomorrow and Psychology test on Thursday. Got out of Psych class early today though so that was a big plus. In the underground right now with Ginny just relaxing. Dani's heading over here later and we'll study some. Right now, I'm definitely enjoying my break time though. Got the Chem test back and got an 85 so that totally made my day yesterday! I for sure had thought I bombed that test. It was a really difficult one. Now, all I'm worried about is my Biology Practical grade. We'll see, I guess. Aside from that tomorrow is going to be crazy as usual, especially since we also have Pre-Vet Society. If I can get over the Wednesday hump though then Thursday and Friday should be smooth sailing for the most part. Excited to do a bunch of stuff during Spring Break. It's really starting to set in that I'll have 1 week of freedom! I will miss my wonderful friends, though. Hope everyone has a good Tuesday!

Quote of the Day: "You cannot hate other people without hating yourself." -Oprah Winfrey

Strutting with the Mutt

This morning was definitely not a pretty wake up call. Getting up at 6:30am is not my idea of a good time though after breakfast it was a bit easier. We got to the Airport early and just hung out with the dogs. The 2011 Mutt Strut the SPCA put on was pretty good. We got a few free samples and it was good to get out and walk with my girl. It was quite windy and cold however, so the activities were cut quite short. After wards we went to Bones2Go and picked up some raw meat and chews for Shimmy. She's all set for this coming week until we start out Spring Break. After the blog update we'll head out to PetSmart to visit Loving Arms. Haven't seen them in forever. Hopefully adoptions will go well today. Later we're headed to the dog park for some fun, so we might as well say, the day has gone to the dogs. And, I am ok with that. I'm glad Shimmy is getting some fun out of the weekend. Hanging out with Ariana tomorrow-MALL DAY! It's been a while since I've gone shopping at the mall. I do actually have things I need to purchase. Aside from that there's nothing huge or new to report. Although I had an early wake up, I'm loving being home again and I think Shimmy does, too! She's currently upstairs on the bed snoozing away. She won't be happy when she gets a bath later. Little Omelette Dog very much dirtied herself up at the Mutt Strut considering it was wet and there were puddles everywhere, but the dog park is going to be very muddy as well and that will definitely call for a Shimmy cleaning. Huge thanks again to everyone who participated in and raised money for the Mutt Strut. It was great to see so many people come out to support those animals that are in need. Definitely something we're doing again next year!

Quote of the Day: "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." -Anatole France

Heading to Houston

Exactly what the title says! Shimmy and I are heading to Houston tonight to visit the madre and participate in tomorrow's SPCA Mutt Strut to raise some awareness and help out animals in need. Hopefully we'll be able to make a trip or two to the dog park as well. I'm all packed and ready to go and did all the things I need to do around the house. Now, we're just waiting for the madre to get here. It's been a pretty good day so far. History was boring as always though at least we're talking about World War II which is my favorite part of History. The World Wars are awesome (not in the sense of haha a bunch of people died, but in the sense of how they developed and how they played out). Going to take home some of my homework to work on that this weekend. I'll most likely just study for the upcoming Biology test and Psychology test. I might start my History paper depending on if I get a reply from my Professor on clarifying his absolutely ridiculously strange instructions. I mean, come on, if you're gonna give out instructions at least make them clear, please and thank you. Some people... No pictures to post yet, haven't done anything too exciting. Well, after I got home I ran into a friend who was out jogging and she joined Shimmy and I on a short walk which was fun. Note to self, hang out with different people more often (though I absolutely love my regular group of awesome college friends). They make life fun. Hopefully the weather will be nice in Houston tomorrow. The weather in College Station is supposed to be quite icky tomorrow. Nonetheless, huge shout out to Dani Kutz who has her Quidditch Tournament tomorrow. Kick some ass girl! As happy as I am to go home to visit my mom, I'm going to miss my friends terribly even if it's just for the weekend. We hang out on a daily basis and I'm always so well distracted I don't miss home as much anymore. God only knows what I'll do without them this summer...winter break was hard enough. Guess we'll find out. Anyway, that's really all that's here to report. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Quote of the day: "The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned. " -Maya Angelou

Adventures of Brothers Pond Park

I absolutely love Brothers Pond Park. Shimmy and I now go there religiously and we are often joined by good friends including Ginny and Dani. Today, Ginny joined us and we had a great time. After a good day at class and a good lunch at Sbisa we headed back to the house and took Shimmy. We stayed out for a good 1 hour or so. Shimmy got to do lots of exploring in and around the woodsy areas and had a fabulous time. We also went to the Pond area twice and she waded in the water. She also got to do some staring at the ducks which were quite apprehensive considering Shimmy was ready to dash over and see what they were all about. We got back and gave her a bath, which she most certainly needed! Now we have a clean, exhausted, and very content little Omelette Dog. I'm currently just relaxing and enjoying not studying for a test right now. I have Bio on Wednesday and Psychology on Thursday and my two papers due Wednesday and Friday. However, after getting a second wind last night I ended up finishing my Chemistry Technical Abstract from 12:00am-12:45am. Not the brightest time to do it, but it actually went quick and well. I'll probably do my History paper tonight or tomorrow and worrying about studying for the weekend. I finally get to go home again! Mutt Strut this weekend which should be a ton of fun and then hanging out with a good old friend from Middle School who I only see every now and then considering she now goes to LSU. Looking forward to a good weekend, a good last week of school before Spring Break, and an amazing Spring Break of course! :)

Quote of the Day: "Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one." -Dr. Seuss

Today's Discoveries...

Pretty good day today. Had a nice chat with my Psych prof and a good lunch with Dani and Ginny. I got home and decided it's such a pretty day outside, why not take Shimmer out, but instead of walking, add some jogging. As predicted, Shimmer decided jogging wasn't good enough, she wanted to run, though she was good about me telling her, um dude, there's no way we're going for a full out run here. So we jogged on and off, our regular route, down Ponderosa, through the Brother's Pond Park trail, past the Pond, back up Deacon, and down Adrienne back home. Cutest thing ever-as we stopped by the pond, some ducks came waddling out of the bushes one after the other quacking away. Sadly, I didn't bring my phone or I would have a picture to insert here. However, I do not. Note to self-I am way more out of shape than I thought I was, but despite being exhausted after getting back I feel good now. Our goal? To try and incorporate more and more jogging into our walks so that maybe someday soon we'll be able to go for jogs not walks. Shimmy is now very tired, super happy, and has taken residence in her kennel. I'll probably go ahead and start the studying in a few. I really don't want to, but let's get tomorrow over with as soon as possible! At least now that my dog is pooped I'll be able to study in peace and quiet.

Quote of the Day: "A tired dog is a happy dog." -Anonymous