Busy times

Okay so I realize I haven't posted in almost 2 weeks so here is the overview. Ross ended up coming into town the weekend before last to spend MKL day here with me, we didn't quite make it two weeks before seeing eachother. I also went to Dallas this past weekend for a wedding and to hang out with Ross and his family so again we didn't go two weeks without seeing eachother haha we aren't so good at not seeing eachother. This weekend for real we aren't seeing eachother...Ross has to work a b-ball game on Saturday and my roommate is having a birthday party so we both have good reasons to just stay where we are. After looking at Ross's schedule he really doesn't have another weekend free until March so it looks like I will be driving to Dallas to see the boy every other weekend.

ANYWAY (not anyways...right Mr. Bundy!!) I have my first test of the semester on Friday and I would love to start on a good note so I'm off to study.


Goodnight

Life will go on

So over the past week I have decided that I am going to be okay...kinda. I spend my mornings in class (yuck) and my Monday and Wednesday nights are spent at the junor college in a night class so I haven't had too much down time YET. This weekend will be hard but I have friends that are determined to show me a good time and hopefully they won't let me be too sad. We also have Monday off of school which makes it even harder to make myself stay here instead of going home or to Dallas and believe me if home was still in Troy I would be back there in a heart beat but the 4 1/2 hour drive is holding me back. Me and Ross are doing very well and I have actually noticed that after I talk to him and we say our goodnights I am so happy that even though he isn't here in person, he is still in my life. I go to bed extremely happy and I really thought I would be sad for awhile but maybe I am realizing that this is just temporary :) Anyways...my classes are going to be pretty rough this semester just because there are so many of them but luckily they are all kinda centered around microbiology so maybe studying for one will help me study for the others. Well thats really all I have going on...

I try to look up an encouraging verse every day (something I picked up from my mother) and sometimes I think it is weird how I find them and they seem to encourage me in the perfect way. Today I read 1 Peter chapter 5 verses 6 & 7 "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." But now its like not even 9:00 yet and I'm probably going to go ahead and hit the sack...some how I ended up with 8:00 classes on fridays BLAH!! Goodnight <3

Sad Trip "home" to College Station

Sorry it has been a few days since my last post...Ross came to Ballinger and with him around I kinda forgot about this thing. Tomorrow I start stupid class and even though I absolutly love Texas A&M, I am not a big fan of actually going to class haha. This semester should be very interesting because it is my last "real" semester here and it will be mine and Ross's first experience away from eachother...we are very used to seeing eachother daily and have probably only spent a week apart (besides a few days here and there) since we started dating in 2006. We both trust that if we are meant to be together we will make it through this perfectly fine.

Today was a pretty sad day though...it was really hard leaving home, it felt like the first time I left home for college and tonight I am kinda home sick. Saying bye to Dad was really hard becuase these past few days I have actually felt like he needed me to be there and I didn't want to leave him alone (Mom was at church when I left) but he assured me that he would be fine. Once I got done with that then I had to say my goodbye's to Ross and as pathetic as this sounds I am not going to see him for 2 weeks and that is a BIG deal so I was pretty sad...but I held myself together (until I got in the car). The 4 1/2 hour trip home was filled of many thoughts of how this semester is going to be, the good and the bad.

Hopefully this semester will be filled with lots of studying (which means good grades), closer friendships, and much much more time with God. Sorry this post is a downer...until I get used to the new arrangments (Ross not being here) they may be a little sad. I guess I'm going to go to bed and get nice and rested for my bright and early 8:00am class EWWWW!!!

Brief overview...

Today it was just me and Dad at home. I woke up and he walked on the treadmill for about 30mins then we played with a cool toy that Dad got from Brandi. The toy is a remote flying helicopter (I'm glad to see that at 52 Dad still enjoys the little kids toys) we had to play with it in the garage since it was pretty windy but it was fun. After that we just sat out in the driveway and got a little fresh air and some sun. Dad was feeling very good so we decided to take a quick drive around Ballinger and run a few errands. We got home and watched Dr. Phil and Oprah (not that Dad would admit to watching these haha). Dad finally got a call from the Doctor and we found out that they still aren't very sure what the next step is so as of now we still need prayers.

I think that about sums up the day...sorry it is so scatter minded and short.

Day 2 in B-town

Well today was a pretty eventful day in Ballinger for me. I woke up and took the dogs (Harley and Maggie) on a quick walk/run, played a little fetch, then fed them. I feel like this is one of the main things I can help with while I am here because my Dad likes it when they get to run around and play. Anyways...anyone who sees me fairly often should notice that my hair is much darker then I used to keep it and even though many of my friends and even my boyfriend have enjoyed the darker look, Dad is ready for me to have the natrual color back. So today was try number 2 at getting rid of the dark color. I went to this small place in Ballinger owned by a women who charges next to nothing and seems to care more than any other "hair lady" I have ever trusted. Anyways my hair is lighter and getting closer to my real color with every shampoo and my Dad is very happy about it :)

Next on my list of things to do was hit up the HUGE Wal-Mart in Ballinger and pick up a few things for the parents. I am always surprised at how many people are always at Wal-Mart even in this small town there were a lot of people in there but I got my things and then headed home. Finally I fed the dogs again and then came and ate dinner with the parents.

Dad is doing GREAT physically and I'm pretty sure if the tests come back fine we are all going to have a hard time holding him back but keep all of us in your prayers especially until the tests come back. I guess that is about all my day consisted of and it doesn't seem as eventful as I thought but oh well. Here are a few pictures I snapped of the beautiful West Texas sunsets from right outside the kitchen window....enjoy!

This one was my favorite.

Let the blogging begin...

Well with the past and upcoming events in 2008 I felt it was necessary for at least someone in my family to keep track of everybody and the details of our crazy lives. At this point I am not sure if anyone will even read this and to tell you the truth it probably won't be worth reading most days but for the few of you that are interested I wish you happy reading :)

The events of 2008 started on January 3rd with Dad's surgery which went very well. The past couple months have been filled with anticipation for him and my family and it is good to have that behind us. Most people sleep the entire day after surgery but not Dad he was awake and wanted to talk to everybody that had come to be with our family. He has been exactly how I thought he would be through all of this, he was up and walking on day 2 and home by day 3. My Mom is going back to school on Wednesday and I am here until next Monday just hanging out with him and making sure he isn't completely bored out of his mind. Keep him and my Mom in your prayers!!!

Okay the next big event is Chelsea's wedding. Alec Sowards is the lucky man who gets to marry my sister and he couldn't be any more perfect for the job. He is a patient sweet guy who is head over heals in love with Chelsea. They are set to get married on Sunday, May 25th and I am not sure if either of them can even wait that long. They both graduated from ACU in December and Alec will graduate from graduates school in May and then begin his job in Dallas after the wedding. If you want to know more about the two of them just check out their website www.thefuturemrandmrssowards.net.

Now on to my life for just a second...I am a Senior at Texas A&M and I will be graduating in August with a Food Science degree. As for what I am going to do with that degree, I have no idea. Hopefully I can determine what I want to do when I "grow up" within the next couple months because if I don't I think daddy still stops paying for everything once college is over :(

Lastly we have Brandi, the most imporatnt thing about her is that she is FINALLY engaged to Andrew Bell and is set to get married on December 5th. Her and Andrew are fun to watch because they aren't really like "normal" relationships. Believe me...Andrew is just as lucky as Alec and it is weird how both of them are perfect for my sisters in such different ways. Andrew is a goofball and probably won't ever truely grow up but Brandi loves him for that and I think he will be a great addition to our family.

Well I think I have covered the main points of why I might need to keep track of this next year and I will try to make it a point to write as new things happen.