Scarecrow Festival

I love October. I get in the most festive mood, wanting to decorate the house and find good comfort food recipes. Last weekend, I went with the girls (Cheri, Amberly, Aunt Dede, and Nena) to the Scarecrow Festival in Chappell Hill. It was cold outside, there were all kinds of crafty things, and everything you could get to eat came on a stick. It was so fun and neat! I bought a little scarecrow decoration for the yard and put the rest of my harvest decorations up in the house. As far as recipes go- I found a few good ones on Rachel Ray’s website. I cooked one tonight- a Chicken, Biscuits ‘n’ Gravy casserole and it was delicious! Easy to make and plenty of left overs. I still want to find some festive ones for Halloween so if anyone has any suggestions let me know!

 

Link for recipe: Chicken, Biscuits 'n' Gravy Casserole

sMoRgaSboRd

My mother-in-law is very much an early planner when it comes to Christmas and I will prove this to you by saying that she has already emailed all of us (Me & Forrest and Amberly’s family) to ask us for our Christmas list. She gives us an allowance and then tells us to send her website links to the things we want or offers to just take us shopping. Then she perfectly wraps everything in the prettiest paper and bows, sits it under the beautiful tree, and we have the best time opening them. She always throws in a few extra things that we don’t know about and fills our stockings full of little goodies too. Isn’t she so fun?

Anyways, she got me thinking of some things I want this year and I realized I am in need of some new make up items. I have a complete smorgasbord of make up and I am not crazy about having a cosmetic bag full of the same brand. I like to ask around and find out items people are “married to” and then once I am happy with something, I do the same. Now I know I am no expert, but I thought I would just share a little insight into a few commitments I have made.  :)

Commitment #1: Lip Gloss: CHANEL

Commitment #2: Blush: NARS

Commitment #3: Concealer: MAC

Commitment #4: Mascara: CoverGirl lash blast

Commitment #5: Powder: Smashbox

Commitment #6: Eyeshadow: Bobby Brown (cream)

Commitment #7: Eyeliner & Eyebrow Pencils : CoverGirl

Commitment #8: Brush: Japonesque

Football Games & State Fair

This football season has been fun so far and the Aggies have been winning with the exception of Arkansas. Aaron got a camper this season so we have been tailgating in the RV area instead of our old spot on the corner in front of Reed. The weekend we played UAB, we didn’t tailgate but Forrest’s parents came in town. The four of us went to La Bodega for lunch, northgate, then to the game. Then this past weekend, we played Arkansas at the Cowboys’ Stadium in Dallas so we drove there and went to the State Fair before going to the game. We had a great time with my parents at the fair and made it just in time to beat the rain! It started to rain as we left and then rained the whole evening. The stadium was really neat and the game was fun even though we lost. Overall a great trip to Dallas!  :)

 

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Nursing Milestone

Today was a big day for A&M nursing students. Matt picked me up at six this morning and we headed off to the St. Joseph’s hospital where we would begin our very first day of clinicals! At this time, we only shadowed nurses as they went about their usual routine and slowly we will begin to have more responsibilities and interaction with the patients. I think besides learning about the computer system today, I only moved about two food trays out of the rooms! Guess you have to start somewhere!

Overall it was a great experience and is only going to get better. I am really looking forward to being a nurse and the good thing is- if I get a job at St. Jo’s I will already know my way around!

We have clinicals every Thursday so more stories to come!

Flashback Friday “Speaking of Trends…”

are sliders under shorts ever coming back? :)

Taste of Fall

I know this weather we have been experiencing may not be here to stay, but it has definitely gotten me in the mood for fall. During the busiest week of nursing school thus far (actually two weeks), I have wanted nothing more but to cozy up on the couch or shop- neither of which are productive. I will say though, these are simply urges that I have mostly been able to ignore and that I have done quite well at staying on task for school. I have aced two tests and yet to find out about my third test, but thought that two A’s was a good enough reason to treat myself to a break! One thing I love to do every year or season is browse for upcoming trends. It is interesting to me to see how things trickle down from the runway even to little ol’ College Station who is last to get word on what’s in. So trendsetter or not, here is what we can expect to see this season!

1. Pink

2.) Chained up pieces

3.) Asymmetrical/One shoulder

4.) Hats

5.) Fur

6.) Metallics/Shiny

7.) Biker/Leather

8.) Dark shades and Business look

9.) Yellow

10.) 80’s - Shoulder pads?!

Team Edward

Yes, I will admit it- I am a proud member of the Twilight Saga Fan Club. Which means like the rest of you fans out there, I have been looking forward to New Moon coming out this fall. When I heard you could buy tickets for the midnight showing NOW, I jumped on board. Only obstacle was convincing Forrest to come with me on a “school night.” Forrest is very stern in his decision to not make any big plans during the week especially ones that require him staying up until 2 in the morning. He likes his 8 hours of sleep before the work day.

Anyways, I bought two tickets today for the midnight show and called Forrest at work to tell him the good news. He was in a very important meeting (I forgot certain Thursdays during the month were big meeting days) but he answered quietly to make sure it wasn’t anything important. Ha well this was VERY important news to me but I didn’t think it qualified as “urgent” to him so I told him to call me back. Long story short, he called me back and I was able to persuade him to be my date for the big night! I know he is only doing this for me and for that reason, he completely made my day, even more so than the actual purchasing of the tickets.

Edward…Bella, HERE WE COME!

"To Bubba, Love A-A"

This past weekend was Nena's End of Summer Party but unfortuately I had to stay home to study for a couple of tests I had coming up. I sent my camera with Forrest and his mom took some pics for me. Which by the way, what is it with guys and taking pictures?? The weekend before last, Aaron was in town without Amberly for the game and he had to ask me to take pictures with his camera for her. I don't get it! Anyways, here are some from A-A giving Forrest the Bubba Hat at the party.

Smart Cookie

My little niece looks so smart in her new glasses!  Her ophthalmologist discovered that she is farsighted and has trouble focusing on close objects. He said this might contribute to one of her eyes drifting inward and that if she wore glasses, that problem would probably be fixed. So here she is in her new cute pink glasses! I believe she will need to wear them for a couple of months.

Flashback Friday "Some things never change"

Miss Sassy Pants...

...and her Country Boy!

Copy Cat

My friend, Ashley, has the most creative blogs and I cannot help but want to use some of her ideas! I enjoyed reading one of her recent posts titled "the always, the sometimes, and the never" and thought I might do some brainstorming about myself:

I always...
get up early enough to eat breakfast.
have my toenails painted.
can justify buying things on sale.
wash my face before going to sleep.
turn up a good song in the car.
compare myself to the class average.
ask around.
talk to my sister during my free time.
miss my mom.
enjoy simple evenings with Forrest.

I sometimes...
treat myself to starbucks.
bite my nails.
feel like I live in v-necks and tanks.
buy expensive beauty products just because.
am too picky when it comes to movies.
wait 'til last minute.
forget to use common sense.
talk to Rocky (Reagan).
wish I lived a little closer to my parents.
like the house to myself.

I never...
oversleep.
have my fingernails painted.
wear tennis shoes unless I am going to the gym.
leave the house without putting on mascara.
get tired of re-runs of friends.
miss class.
find it easy to make a big decision on my own.
forget my sister lives 1,500 miles away.
dread driving when it comes to taking trips home.
want the bed to myself.

Mom's Birthday!

This past weekend, I went to visit my mom to celebrate her birthday. We had so much fun just running around on Saturday, eating lunch at our favorite place- Panera Bread, doing a little shopping, and then later going out to dinner. That night after dinner, we rented a movie and I helped my mom in the kitchen. She was going to be attending a BBQ on Sunday thrown by her neighbors in honor of her birthday so she wanted to make her famous potato salad and special K dessert. Then on Sunday morning, we woke up and had breakfast at the Cracker Barrel before I headed back to C.S. to catch up on some reading for class on Monday. Even though I didn't get to spend much time with her on her actual birthday (Sunday),I was just glad I got to see her and spend some of the weekend with her. We LOVE our mother-daughter weekends!! Just wish Sister could have been there- but we talked and checked in with her on the phone most of the

time so she didn't feel left out! :)