Finally... ta da! Jaime and Ryan's wedding!

It really was so much fun... Thanks to Jaime and Ryan for letting us be a part of it! Jaime looked beautiful, and the band (Damn Bullets) were incredible. We danced and danced! Love you guys!

PS, I have taken the slideshow off... if you want to see more pictures, let me know and I'll email you a link to the full album!

HOLY LORD, what happened to my week?

(ha, ha, there's her mean face! I think it's hilarious cause she's quite possibly the sweetest dog in the WORLD)

I have no idea what happened to the last week. I have been crrrrrrrrrazy busy. First, the wedding (which I'm trying to upload photos of). Jaime and Ryan's wedding was AMAZING. I had such a good time. It was one of the best weddings I've ever attended! The reception was a blast... pictures to come. Other things to be thrilled about:

• I got an A on that ridiculous stats test. It is a miracle from above.


• Melissa and Greg are movin' back to the big city!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait!


• I temporarily lost my G.A. position (long story short: lack of funds), but got it back again..... STRESS, but it all worked out!


• Got an A on my first paper.


• Going to visit CLS tomorrow (sniff!)


• The weekend is ALMOST here.

Birthday, Gregie-poo-licious style!

Happy birthday to my wonderful brother-in-law Gregie Poo. I hope you have a wonderful day!! Is this a good use of my time (drawing hats on family members)? I think so. ;)

Happy berfday, Greg! Love ya!

I'm a member.

Today is my first official test (shudder in fear) in statistics... Not just any statistics, but the kind where you have 60 definitions you have to memorize because you have to write the whole thing out on the test. Yup, that kind. So wish me luck. This week has been slightly insane, work-wise. I hope to return to the land of the normal-functioning student (OR human being, for that matter) at some point. Wish me luck. I'll let you know.

Belated yet sincere!

My wonderful friend Katie turned the big 2-5 (how is she such a baaaaby??) on Saturday! Happy birthday, Katie! Love you oh-so-dearly! Truly, I do!
Weekend update:
I had a ridiculous amount of homework to do this weekend, so I stayed home on Friday and read 5 enormous chapters from my ginormous book. Took a much-needed break and watched "Disturbia." Saturday, studied some more then went over to Ben's house to watch the game. Sunday... guess what? Studied some more- knocked out a 9-pg paper in no time at all. I still got it, people! Dat's right! Last night, we went to eat at Pizza Cafe when I was done with everything then went to see "3:10 to Yuma." Jeremy says it's no "Lonesome Dove" (and really, what is??), but it's a great cowboy movie if you're into that. Christian Bale did a really great job. And AJ from "Empire Records" is in it for like a minute and a half. Yup. It's what I do, spot obscure people in movies. ;)
I found this adorrrable pic of Katie and Holt hanging out for the first time ever ONE year ago at David and Judith's reception. So cute. Yay, them. ;)
Have a good week, everyone! Here we go again...!

If you've been wondering what I've been doing...

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
Trying to capture Zoey's killer face when they play, but my camera's too dang slow. It will come with time. Trust me.


But really.... workity, workity, work. That's what. ;) But if you're REALLY interested, visit the Arkansas State Improvement Grant website and read all about it. I work with the two fellas that are in charge of Goal 2. It's really interesting work and a lot of great experience. Today and yesterday I went to a training they give at the DoubleTree. Some awesome stuff on time-out, teachers.
Up next on the agenda: reading, reading, reading, and studying for a big stats test I have next week. I'm fairly certain it might kill me, so wish me luck. Stats and me, not good friends. Plus, there are only 3 tests, and those are the only grades for the class. Must do well. Peace!

What happened to the wine o' the week??

It's been far too long since I've departed some wine-y wisdom, so here we go... Apparently school has distracted me from my duties. My bad. This one is a Kimmy P. suggestion that is fantastic for the remaining hot days we have in September. Silver Birch Sauvignon Blanc-- very refreshing. Very grapfruity but not sweet. Here is some info from a website review:

About Sauvignon Blanc:

"Every winegrowing region in New Zealand produces Sauvignon Blanc, yet the best examples come from Marlborough, on the northern tip of the South Island. Warm, dry days, very cool nights and long days of sunlight during the growing season ripen Sauvignon Blanc just enough to develop its mostly green-fruit flavors, yet retain the wine's signature firm acidity."

About Silver Birch:

"This wine is distinctive for its aromas of talc, jasmine and musk, and the palate of juicy ruby grapefruit, kiwi and passion fruit. It's brightly acidic, with a stony, lemony finish."

Mmmmm!

One day late...!

... but it's never too late to wish my parents a very very happy 32nd anniversary!! 32 is my dad's favorite number, so that means it's going to be one heck of a year! Love you both dearly!!

I am home today, not driving back and forth between here and C-town for the first time in 2 weeks. Whew! I will normally have Fridays "off" (although I plan to take advantage and study a lot those days). It's just nice not being in Rhonda the Honda a little. ;)
Work is going great so far- it's really interesting. I like all my classes too, and I finished my very first paper last night (not due till next week, thank you very much). I am having trouble getting used to all the reading they love to make me do, but I'm getting in the swing of it. Looking forward to October, when everything should be in a flow... ;)

Have a good weekend, all! Anyone have any big plans?

More B-ville pics

Oh, there you are, Ben! My pictures from Lucero at the Riverfront did not turn out so well because we lost our super-sweet seats in the front... apparently the kiddies don't like to sit and watch. Oh well, we kept them for most of the day. Anyway, these up-close pictures are from the "after party," where the kiddies (well, the high schoolers) weren't allowed. Ben and Cory played basically another whole show. Makes a girl happy.
Anyway, I'm at work (shhh...), but I'm about to get rollin' on some state school discipline data. Yeeeeehaw. Wednesday is my long day, so I am in C-town from 8 a.m. till 9 p.m., so be thinking of me.
PS, I'm pretty sure we're BFF with Cory Brannan now. Prettyyyy sure.

One last shot of the sunset on the White....

And here's a pic of Glossary, a band I now like a lot. Their new album is available for free uploading on October 2nd, so look them up. They have a chick that sings (like the Paper Hearts) and a bearded man that plays the slide guitar. ;)

Beautiful, downtown Batesville

Jeremy and I traveled all the way to Batesville on Saturday for the first annual Lucero Family Picnic. Let me tell you, folks, it was a genius idea. They got a bunch of bands (Lucero, Cory Brannan, Glossary, Southern Bitch, and Two Cow Garage) to play down at the Riverfront Park there. We could bring in a cooler (as long as there was no glass), BBQ was for sale (among other delicacies), and they played for hours. Throw in some family-picnic-style games (pictured here) and some CAGE FIGHTING (pictured at the bottom), and you will guarantee some F.U.N. on Labor Day weekend. I will definitely be going to the second annual family picnic, as it was one of the funnest things I did all summer. No joke. Here are some of the many, many picutres I took. Thanks for the ticket, Jeremy- I had a blast!

Cory's guitar cord kept punkin' out on him, so he went cordless. Incredible.

An accordian. It gets no better than that.

More pictures soon...