Missing Home and Loosing my Sanity

For some reason, I'm really wanting to go home this weekend. Sadly, there is homework that needs to be done, and instead I'll be focusing on that. Excited for the next three weekends after this though. The month of April has a busy agenda! April 9th is Vet School Open House and that should be tons of fun. The day after that we're doing one day of USDAA on April 10th. Just entered three runs, but it'll be fun to go and play with my girl one day. April 15-17th is Parent's Weekend and the madre will be coming up to Aggieland for a good time! The week after that we'll have Friday off and I'll be headed home for a three day weekend. The weekend following that won't be a going home weekend, but May 11th is approaching. It's only a matter of time before summer comes. Monday, Ginny, Dani and I will be heading out to look at more properties and hopefully find our perfect one so we can sign a lease! Wish us luck!! Aside from the exciting weekends coming up though, I also have lots of crappy school stuff coming up. Next week Wednesday, my stupid Biology Lab Project is due. I began it tonight, and it's no fun. Hopefully I'll be done by Sunday or Monday night though. Psych test on Thursday and then studying some more over the weekend to prepare for April 13th (aka the hell day this semester). Of course, lucky for me *not the sarcasm* it's on a....you guessed it....Wednesday. D: Not good at all. So after chem lab, I'm going to be a cool college kid and skip history to prepare for my back to back chem and bio tests and then bio lab. Good thing we don't have Pre-Vet Society that night. I'll be too beat. Knowing me, I'll be wanting to push myself to go to History class. I'm anti-social in that class, hence no one I can ask for notes if I miss. However, it must be done seeing as I will lose my mind before my tests if I don't. I'll be enlisting the help of Dani and Ginny to keep me from going to class....I'm the type of person that has to be forced from going TO class-pathetic, I know. I think the week after that calls for a smaller break. Aside from the History paper due April 25th and the Psychology paper due April 26th. Yes, it's wonderful being a college student...ha...ha...ha... I'm loosing my sanity me thinks. Oh well, what can you do. As previously stated on Facebook: School has robbed me of my life's existence. With that being said, I need to go build bridges for Biology. Lots and lots of bridges...

Quote of the Day: "Education is all a matter of building bridges. " -Ralph Ellison

Has it really been a week???

Wow, has it really been a week since I've updated this thing. I guess it really has been that long. Alas, I have good excuses, er I mean reasons. For one thing I'm quite busy with school. What? You say it was only the first week back. Yes, they still bombarded us with knowledge that will supposedly help is in our future. I've also been enjoying the time with friends considering I hadn't seen them in a week. Just got done with Shimmy-we had a short tuggie play session. Nothing complicated, just a simple, you tug on your tug-n-treat, you get cookies kind of thing. Cookies! That reminds me, I'm seriously bummed I won't be able to do Susan Garrett's Recallers 2.0 course. I just simple won't be able to afford this time around. However, I'm hoping it won't take her as long the second time around to bring out another one. The webinars we're still quite helpful and I think Shim and I will just continue to try and figure things out as best we can. On another note, a good friend I know through the dog world recently took in a shelter momma dog who is literally about to pop any day. Sadly the dog is heartworm positive and will need treatment. Puppy care will also become quite expensive as the xrays show a good 7-9 pups in the oven. A chip in fund has been sent up for this sweet girl now dubbed Snow. I would highly appreciate it if anyone could donate. Every dollar helps so don't hesitate! Click here to donate!!! Aside from that there isn't much else to report. Test on Friday, then on Thursday the week after, and 2 on Wednesday the week after that, along with a huge Biology Lab Project due not this week but next week Wednesday. Anyone want to come do it for us? Shimmy and I have taken to the lazy life. We're ready for summer...

Quote of the Day: "The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." -Michael Althsuler

Birthday Weekend

This weekend was my birthday and our 3 day USDAA agility trial extravaganza. We had an absolutely amazing and kick-ass time! We got back in College Station on Thursday morning and set up at the trial site and helped out a bit. Then we headed to the grocery store because Shimmy and I were in need of some serious stocking up. We then headed back to the trial site to help out some more and then headed to dinner at the Hullabaloo Diner. The food was incredibly delicious. Dessert was of course the best-we had regular cheesecake and chocolate cheesecake-I died and went to heaven it was so good. The next morning we headed to the trial site and started our day.

Friday 3/18/11: Masters Gamblers-NQ Advanced Snooker-Q/1st (AS Title), Starters Standard-NQ/3rd, Steeplechase-NQ, and Masters Jumpers-NQ

Saturday 3/19:/11 Masters Jumpers-Q, Starters Pairs-NQ/3rd, Starters Standard-NQ/2nd, and Masters Gamblers-NQ

Sunday 3/20/11: Masters Gamblers-Q, Starters Standard-Q/1st, Advanced Snooker-Q/2nd, and Masters Jumpers-NQ

Overall we truly had a fantastic weekend. When we Qed we were in total sync and when we NQed it was just a little thing here or there. I am mostly very proud of her first 2 Masters Qs and the fact that her teeter performances vastly improved over the course of the weekend. She even got a teeter gamble, although we just didn't Q due to being half a second over time, same thing happened in jumpers today. She had a bunch of positive moments and great runs and I was so pleased with her this weekend. It was a great birthday with good people and an amazing dog! Shimmy also got worked on by Ken Bain and got herself some trigger point therapy. I think part of our success was those magic hands! Shimmy is currently out and snoozing away. She's had a long weekend and we had a great Spring Break, too! Sad to see that it's coming to an end, but I was glad that it happened and we got to do some awesome stuff. Now to finish these last couple of weeks of school. May 11th is the official last day so that's the goal we're keeping our eyes on right now. We're shooting for a great ending to the semester and some good times in between!

Quote of the Day: "Celebrate what you want to see more of. " -Tom Peters

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 2011

The rodeo comes to Houston every March, and for me, it's definitely a must-do during Spring Break. It's just not a break without the Rodeo. Andrea, my mom, and I had an absolutely awesome time. We did some shopping, watched some livestock being prepared for show, had some good food, walked around at the carnival, saw KISS in concert, then rode some stuff at the carnival and wrapped up watching a few horses being worked at the arena. We didn't get back until a little after midnight, hence the non blog post yesterday. I thought about writing a post last night/early this morning....and ended up crashing. It was so great to go though and I had the most amazing time. I can't wait to go next year. Though it was great seeing KISS I really want to go sometime to see someone I absolutely have to see, and get closer seats. Maybe next year. Aside from that the rodeo performances were great. There were several good riders and only one barrel racers horse slid down. Everyone was alright though, and no one got hurt, so that was definitely good news. This blog post will probably be more pictures than words, but Facebook will have more pictures. Here are just a few from our awesome day though...

Quote of the Day: "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." -Howard Thurman

Fun Times Ahead

Andrea's over for the night! Today was fairly uneventful but still good. Andrea came over around 4 after I watched some tv and had some cheesecake. We then played cards and headed to the dog park with the pups. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves again and all got baths as well. The picture of the day was that which is pictured here. Muddy paw prints all around. It poured rain this morning and the park was quite wet. After that we headed to Andrea's house to get her stuff, and then to Kroger to pick up dinner. It was awesome-as usual. We then played more cards with my mom and Debra. Now, we're just hanging out. Tomorrow I've got my doctor's appointment-ew (I hate doctors). I know, I know-ironic since I'll be one (granted it's different, I'll be a veterinarian). Regardless, I don't like doctor visits. However, I get to look forward to after wards because we're heading downtown for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo! It's a must do every year for me and I can't wait to go and have a good time. Good food, great things to see, awesome rodeo action, kick-ass music, and a fun carnival. Should be a great day! Aside from that there's nothing new to report. It'll be time to hit the sack semi soon. This time change is still messing with my mind a ton. At least it's during Spring Break, if not, I'd be hurting during classes.

Quote of the Day: "It's the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they're gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it's my turn to leave. " -Tupac Shakur

Successful Morning

This morning Debra and I ushered mom to La Madeleine where she was surprised by several friends for her Birthday Breakfast. Her birthday isn't until tomorrow, but happy early birthday to my wonderful mommy. It was 16 of us - my mom, me, Alyson, Suzanne, Jenny and her 2 daughters, Letrice, Crystal, Judy, Anita, Debra, Penny, Kathy, Joy Lou, and Anna Lee. Needless to say, we all had a great time! The breakfast was delicious and the cake was awesome. Lots of cute cards and all. I'm glad I was able to give my mom a surprise "party". Debra and I did good. It was fun planning it and a huge thank you to all who came out. It was great. Now we're at home just relaxing. Planning on going to the rodeo with Evelyn on Monday or Tuesday. Should be fun. Aside from that going to go shopping in a little bit. Dog park later tonight-which is always fun. Also planning to get together with Ceci and Andrea. It's all still in the developments, but that's ok. Lots of plans for the next few days. I really am finding a lack of motivation to work on my Chemistry lab. We'll find some time to do that....whenever. I don't know haha. We don't care about Chemistry lab right now. We'll worry about that when the time comes to worry about it. For now, my brain is simply on Spring Break. :) The weather is gorgeous outside and I for one can't wait to go out and enjoy the day some more! Happy Saturday everyone!!!

Quote of the Day: "Your birthday is a special time to celebrate the gift of 'you' to the world." -Anonymous

Spring Break Time

Spring Break is officially here! So sad that I've got Chem lab to work on, but I'm free from all other duties that involve school so yay for that! I'm already missing my friends, however. History was boring as ever, Chemistry was bearable considering we all drew on each others notes again, and Biology was fun having a giraffe drawn on my leg. Emily was the artist and Dani and I were the subjects that were drawn on. Now, Shimmy and I are back in Houston and can't wait to get started with the fun. A good friend is coming back from her Peru vacation tomorrow so hopefully I'll be able to see her this week along with my good friend Andrea. Mom's birthday is on Sunday so that will call for some celebration and we're planning on hitting the horse races and the rodeo. Thursday morning it's back to College Station for 3 days of USDAA trialing over the birthday. Should be fun! Aside from that we're just relaxing at home right now. I'm loving being back and mommy made me my favorite dinner, or one of my favorites so my tummy is happy as well. Oh, how I do love being home for Spring Break. Shimmy is also quite pleased with herself considering she's upstairs snoozing away on the bed. We'll head to the dog park tomorrow to see our friends and just sleep in and relax. For those of you who have Spring Break at the moment, I hope you have an awesome time! Enjoy the week-the weather is supposed to be great!!!

Quote of the Day: "Light tomorrow with today." -Elizabeth Barrett Browning