While my foot has been turning purple...

... Jeremy's thumb has turned green! Look at his AMAZING garden! I am so proud. I, obviously, have not contributed one little bit (well, I'm big in the "moral support" department). Soon, there will be vegetables galore, and I can't wait!!
A tour of the garden: imagine a clock... Starting straight up at 12:00 along the whole back fence, we have tomatoes. Around 1-2:00, you will find some peppers (tabasco, serrano, and poblano). About 3:00, you will find cucumber. 4-5:00, two basil plants, some rosemary, and some Greek oregano. From about 6-9:00, the big daddy plant- squash... mmmmmmmm!
Everything has really taken off. Jeremy took pics for me since I have not moved from my station on my couch for more than a week now. ;)
The squash is my favorite... the pic just doesn't do it justice- it's HUGE!!

Third pic: The cukes and basil

Fourth pic: The very first teeeeny pepper!! He thinks it's a tabasco. Things are really coming along! Way to go, Jeremy. I'm proud. Mostly because I kill plants, and I am in complete awe. ;)


Update on the break... not much to report at this point! I have had LOTS of visitors, which really makes the time go by well. Chandle sent me 2 seasons of Buffy, which has also really helped. It makes me oh-so-happy. I have had trashy mags to keep me entertained for days, and lots of candy. ;) I think once I make it till Thursday, things will get much better. I am expecting a hard cast, but we'll see what they say. The swelling has gone done immensely, but the bruising is still a little icky (I had lots of scrapes from the gravel where I slid). The pain is getting much more manageable, for sure. And I've definitely caught up on sleep! So thanks again to all you friends for coming to see me. It makes me feel muuuuch better! Will let you know what the dr. says soon!

ONLY yours truly, my friends. Only me.

Jeremy and I went camping on Saturday night at the BEST spot. Ever. Right on Lake DeGray. Beautiful. Quiet. PERFECT....
Well, then I went and "shattered" my fibula (words of my slightly dramatic UCA dr.). What that means is that I broke it in three places. Yup, that's right. Sure did. I thought it was just very badly sprained, but I went to get it x-rayed yesterday. And cried. Because OF COURSE I don't have insurance. I only have a few more months till I can get on my hubby's awesome insurance- I took a dangerous gamble and lost. Oh well, it's alright! I have an orthopedic appointment Thursday of next week, and I am currently in a temporary cast-like thingy. It's sort of a hard splint that I can take off every once in a while. But after that, I'm pretty sure I will have to get a real cast. Yucko! Honestly, it's pretty much the most pain I've ever felt, and I've sprained my ankles a million times, dislocated a knee and a shoulder, and broken a leg before. But this is the worst. But don't feel too bad, Vicodin has kept me plenty happy. I know, it's terrible, right? ;) Apparently it's the best leg bone to break though, it heals fairly quickly (acutally quicker than a bad sprain, they say). And I have had lots of lovely people being very sweet to me. My folks came over and made soup, my neighbor brought me a care package complete with OK! Magazine and National Enquirer, Kristen brought me candy (very important), and Katie and Jaime are coming to visit today. And Jeremy has been absolutely wonderful to me, that poor fella. ;) Now he knows what it will feel like when we're 80. Ha, ha. So thanks for all the sweet phone calls and visits. Sorry if I'm loopy! I will keep you posted and put up an awesome picture sometime soon.

Walking in Memphis...

Monday night I got to go along with Jeremy on a work trip to goooooood ol' Memphis. We just spent one night, but it was much needed "vacation!" When he got out of his meeting the first day, we went to Sun Studio and looked around. That evening, we went to Silky's for dinner then watched a Johnny Cash cover band. Did you know that Shel Silverstein wrote "Boy Named Sue"?? The things you learn when listening to a knowledgeable (and talkative) cover band singer!





Tuesday afternoon when he got done, we went to the Peabody and watched the marching of the ducks. I had never seen it before (not in Little Rock, either), but it was kind of adorable. They went down the elevator. There was a red carpet involved. I loved it.
Up now, since I'm out of school.... Planning to get a part-time job (any ideas?? anyone??)... Might go camping this weekend... wedding at the end of the month... trying to relax and recover from my first year. ;) I will keep you posted!

What a weekend!

Friday night we went to Miss Liza Bean's wedding. It was absolutely beautiful and lovely. We had a great time! The food was excellent, and the company wasn't too bad either! ;)
Kat, steal this picture because it's adorable.

Liza's dress was absolutely beautiful... my pictures didn't come out too well, but go see Kat's- they're better!

This is the hardest I've laughed in a long time.

Kristen rockin' it out.
I'm sorry I laughed so much. ;)

Movin on to Saturday

Saturday was Baby Christy's graduation day, so Katie and I drove up and had a marvelous lunch at Pia's right smack in the middle of Toad Suck Daze. So that meant we got to walk through and look at all the stuff on our way, which was fun. I can't believe our Baby Christy's all growns up. To celebrate, I gave her a gift that came in a gift bag that came with a pirate's patch. It seemed appropriate. Happy graduation, Christy!
Saturday night (because all the menfolk were in Memphis for Benji's bachelor party), we ladies had ourselves a little ladies-night-out. We don't do it nearly enough, and it was a blast. Virginia is officially moved in over at Brooke's, so it is fabulous having her in the big city now!! Makes me happy- one more comes back! Now we just have to work on you other people that are out of state. ;)

Love this picture, Jaime. ;) You're so cute.

Two of my absolute favorite people...

... are turning one year older this weekend! Happy birthday to the fabulous Miss Kat and Fantastico!! Love you gals more than you know! ;) These pictures makes me quite happy.

This American-Student Life

I AM DONE WITH FINALS. And with my first YEAR of graduate school. It seems like just yesterday that I started. I gotta tell you guys, it feels great. I have been slightly on top of the world. I really truly think this was a great move for me. I am going to LOVE the job when I get done with, and being a student has been an amazing experience (although hectic from time to time, you know I loved every minute of the cramming and paper-writing). So thanks to all of you for understanding my insanity this past year. I think the worst of it is over now. :) Summer classes start in June! I have all of May off, so call me and I promise I can hang out.

To celebrate, Jeremy and I have a date with Ira Glass of "This American Life" on NPR. I love, love, love that show. They're broadcasting a live show via satellite to theaters all over the place (isn't technology the coooooolest?).
Tomorrow: LIZA AND COBY'S WEDDING. Jeremy will be gone, so Kat/Karl/Kristen will be my date. ;)
Saturday: Baby Christy is graduating!!!!!! Can it be that long ago she came to visit Chandle at UCA? Um, yes it can, she was 15. Congrats to Christy!! Hooray!