Saying Goodbye to Old Friends . .

This past month has been one filled with some sadness. I have had to say goodbye to two goodfriends. Ms. Wonderbra & Mr. Walmart Flip-flop. Both of these have given me years of "support" in many ways and saying goodbye was hard.

My flip-flops have been with me since the ski trip of 2007. We took this trip with my brother and his youth group. Little Miss Ava James had just been born in January so it was exciting and exhausting for the whole gruop. It was also March when we traveled to Colorado and apparently a heat wave had decided to hit. It was 70 degrees so skiing conditions were anything but ideal. Plus the ski boots killed my toes that I had just had surgery on. So my dad took me to walmart and I bought a black pair of $5 flip-flops. These have easily been the most comfortable pair of shoes I have ever owned in my entire life. Well the other day we were having some lovely weather in hville - rainy AND cold. Granted I like each one of these individually but put them together and just leave me indoors. BUT my roommates and I needed to go pay bills. So we are sprinting to my car when my roommate stepped on the back of my flip-flop and before I can inform her of this I hear the flip-flop snap. Here is what's left . . .

Sad Day! They will be missed dearly but were looking very sad anyway. As if they were really good looking in the first place.

One Sunday I was home napping on the couch before I had to head back to huntsvegas when I suddenly rolled over and heard a snap. I was so out of it that I blew it off. Later that night while I was undressing I realized what had happened. The underwire in my bra had snapped . . in two places. I was so disappointed. After all, she had been with me since 8th grade. This is probably a sign that I need to bra shop more often but they are so expensive! So after saying I few words I retired the wonderbra. It was tough but something that was necessary for both of us. I spared you pictoral evidence.

Happy Saturday!

Hannah-isms.

Ohhhhh Hannah! My best friend for about 11 years now and my roommate. I cannot even begin to tell you about this girl. We complete each other's sentences, read each other's mind, and finish each other's thoughts. It's ridiculously scary.

It is also scary how our brains work together to make it through the day. She is constantly asking me how to spell words and other questions about homework. I on the other hand text her the other day to ask if I could run the washing machine and the dishwasher at the same time - how was I supposed to know? I thought the water heater might have a panic attack. She just laughed.

Well on occasion this girl comes up with some seriously funny material. Today she was talking about a certain boy that she has had her eye on. And she referred to him as "dreamy" which made me picture us back in the 40's on our way home from a swing dance. I thought it was cute.

She has also been working on some of her education classes recently. A few days ago her mind was a little foggy while working on a project for her reading class. She had to come up with a subject then think of examples for every letter in the alphabet that begin with that letter and examples of short and long vowel sounds. She picked food. So Hannah is doing a good job until she gets to "Q" and let me tell you home girl was LOST. She could not think of anything that was even remotely close - upon further examination the only thing I can come up with is quiche and what 1st grader is going to know that? But then the light bulb went off for Hannah and she was "QUCUMBER!!!" which . . . as we all know . . . starts with a C. And she was dead serious. Then she walked herself through it and realized that cucumber does not start with a Q but rather a C. And then we laughed for hours.

This is just a day in my life.

Small Group Scavenger Hunt!

This was our 1st big event as a small group together. Ruth Ann decided that a picture scavenger hunt would be a fun thing to do. She came up with the list and we had dinner before-hand which Hannah and I prepared then we were off! Competing against another small group - bummer we lost but we made lots of memories and got a chance to bond with our girls! Granted we were nearly kicked out of Walmart AND Target but the bandanas and war paint might have given us away!

Found this sign on campus! A scavenger hunt?!?? No Way! US TOO!
Yes, that is the fountain on campus. SECURITY! Something I definitely want to do before graduation.

On Top of the Parking Garage on Campus!

The Roomies!

Picture in an Elevator!

The people in the student center probably did not like us very much at this point. Picture with the chick-fil-a cow!

Too cute! Chelsea pushes Hannah around Target!

Group photo outside Target!

My Co-Leaders! Awesome girls!

Ruth Ann giving Directions . .

Me hanging out in the back!

All the girls ready to go!

Group Photo!

Straight Gangsta!

Straight Hood!