Leah Gets Older

Today is Leah’s 24th birthday! Below you can see her in her signature awkward pose picture. This pose tells the tale of being somewhere she would rather not be or that she is trying to fool the viewer with her elusive awkwardness. I have other Leah in awkward pose pictures, but she actually looks lovely in this one, and it is her birthday.

Leah's Awkward Pose

In our time of friendship Leah has made me a Queen Latifah trading card, pretended we were part of the sisterhood of the travelling pants, probably consumed 10 gallons of queso with me, travelled around the great country of Mexico with me, consumed a truckload of diet cokes with me with sides of chocolate cake, invited me to be her date at her brother’s wedding reception and lived with me for the past year. There is more of course, but I would need more awkward pictures of her to illustrate. I’m lucky to have someone so fun be my friend. Happy Birthday Leah!

Consumption of Queso and Cake

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Friend of a Friend

Desiree's Bacholorette

Last Saturday I attended Sandra’s lifelong friend’s bachelorette party. Desiree is getting married in two weeks and I only see her for functions like Sandra’s wedding and baby showers. She did visit Sandra a few times at A&M as well but although she is someone I don’t know very well, I like her a lot. Desiree is very sweet and kind in a way that most people give up on sometime during college. She will do great things and I will hear about them through my friend and that is really what a good “friend of a friend” is.

Every one of my friends has a friend that I enjoy hearing their life updates through my friend, but they are not my good friend. I think it is the same kind of curiousnes that comes with reading a stranger’s blog. I don’t know them personally, but I like to hear that things are going well for them or hear they just took a really cool trip (I always enjoy hearing about a good trip).

Friend of friends are characters in the lives of my closest friends. Their involvement in my friend’s lives make up a big part of my close friend’s lives because they are their close friends. Point is: I am fascinated by the friends of others and Sandra’s friend serves as an example to that. If you followed any of this, I’m impressed.

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Volleyball Superstar aka Emily Pickert

Today my sister Emily had high school volleyball tryouts, she is an incoming freshman. The day went as follows:

1045: Check In, get a number

1100: Try outs start

130: Possibly get invited back

430: End of tryouts

530: Eat dinner with the girls

700: Check if your name is on a list

So it was a good thing I was never competitive, because I wouldn’t have made it through that ordeal at 14. I would have passed out or vomitted on another player.

Emily had hoped to make the Freshman team and made the Junior Varsity team. Tomorrow she starts two a day practices. High school sports are intense, I never knew this because I didn’t take part. I would be proud of that girl no matter what. I am so proud that she stays out of the teenage girl drama and she has such a good head on her shoulders. Congratulations Emily! I love you!

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Under Pressure

Leaving in exactly ONE hour to take my Special Ed Exam. I did not do so well on a timed practice exam yesterday. IF I fail, I cannot retake this for 3 months and it messes with the “plan” I am hoping to follow. This is me venting. Currently, reading a definition of something I’ve struggled with (mainly the laws- I keep flopping them around), then rock out to a song I love – repeat cycle.

Also pondering the Serenity Prayer, which always helps me when I feel like I can no longer control what is happening (when I am experiencing an external locus of control- test concept).

Grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

UPDATE: PASSED AND THRILLED. (Scores received this morning)

I am absolutely ecstatic. The exam was tough and I left feeling extremely worried and anxious, those laws! I not only passed, I did well. I am proud and am excited for the next steps.

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Dinner?

If am hungry, I may eat you. Food is expensive, health care and transportation are too. I can ditch a meal and eat YOU to cut costs.

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Photo by Mikhail during his Houston journey at the Natural Science Museum.

Anyone wearing an animal masks reminds me of this article from the Batt (Aggie paper) about a society of Furries. This 2005 article will start conversations for me in 2095 and if you don’t believe this, start a convo with me in 2095.

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