Flowers

Over the weekend, James got me this beautiful plant with pink flowers. Isn't he great? I'm not really sure what kind of plant it is, but it is very pretty. It makes our apartment feel more "homey."

I was just thinking the other day about how much flowers can really make your day seem to go better. As I was leaving my apartment a few days ago, I saw one of the prettiest flowers I have ever seen growing on a fence. I just thought how cool it is that God created little things like flowers just to brighten our day and make our world more beautiful. I am grateful for that.

I made a card and brought some flowers for my boss on National Boss' Day. It was awesome to see her reaction. She walked in and way saying what a bad day she was already having...and then she saw the flowers on her desk and got totally happy! It's amazing what something so small can do!

Shark Attack

Well this weekend James went deep sea fishing for his brother's birthday. I was invited to go...and part of me really wanted to, but I really just needed some time to myself. So he went and had a good time fishing. Apparently it started raining and the boat was rocking back and forth a lot...and there were people puking. I probably would have been one of those people, so I'm glad I didn't go because of that. BUT...it would have been really cool to see James' catch of the day! He caught a SHARK! Pretty cool.





He cut apart the shark and it smelled AWFUL. haha...we were all running away from the smell. His dad Barbequed it for James to eat. I didn't try it...but James said it was alright. It was pretty fun to watch. :)

This little guy was brave enough to touch the shark! He was the only one of the nephews willing to even go close to it. Although he doesn't look too excited in this picture, haha.

Recipes

So I made something new tonight for dinner...and it turned out prtty good! We usually eat a lot of frozen food and the same things each week because we are so busy. James is a great cook and he has several things that he likes to make, also. I'm excited because I've made several new things lately and they have been yummy. I am proud that I am learning new things...so I have decided to make a list of some things that I can make now.


Things I have always made:

Spaghetti
Tacos
Hamburgers
Meatloaf
Chicken and Rice Cassarole

New things I have learned to make since being married:

Baked Chicken & Scalloped Potatoes
Cornbread Taco Bake Cassarole
Homeade chicken strips and fries
Pasta with garlic butter sauce
King Ranch Chicken
Black Bean Cassarole (what I made tonight! mmm)

Hopefully I can keep adding to this list. I really like trying new things (as long as they are relatively simple). Following recipes isn't that hard! :)

Think Pink!

"Think Pink" picture: A TAMUCC Tradition for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Everybody wore pink that day and stood together to take a picture. I am kind of below that pole in the middle, wearing my glasses. To the left of me is my coworker, Josie. I think this is a good thing to be a part of. Next year I want to get our whole department to go and we can hang up this picture in our office. We also had two students in the picture, too!

It's been a while...

So...it's been a while since we last updated. A lot of little things have changed in the past month or two.

James is now a full time student! He is taking Accounting, Economics, Government, Biology, Business Computer Information Systems, and Weight Lifting at Del Mar college. So far, he's been doing well in his classes and getting awesome grades. He's enjoying being able to focus on school.

I'm still working full time at the University. I got a raise, which was really nice for us since James isn't working right now. I also started back with my MBA classes for the Fall. I am taking Finance and Economics. So far, it has been really intense. My economics professor gives us A LOT of reading and my Finance class is extremely fast paced. We've already had a take home test and an exam in Finance. The take home test took me 4 hours to complete. I was really scared for the in class exam, but it was actually a little easier than I thought it would be. So...these classes have kept me extremely busy. Most days I really wish I had more free time...but I know that it is good for me to try and get through school right now. I'm grateful for the opportunity to do so, and grateful for employment that helps support both of us and reduces the cost of attending school.

In other news...I got released from my calling at church. I was in the Young Women presidency, but all of us in YW got released. I'm now in the Relief Society presidency (for those who don't know, that's the worldwide women's organization at church. I'd be helping at the local level for our congregation). I'm pretty excited about it. I will miss working with the girls, we had a lot of fun...but I'm ready for a new challenge. :)

We've been having fun following the political debates lately. It will be interesting to see how things end up next month. :)

Mosquito Bites

James went camping with some guy friends this weekend, and all of the wives got together to hang out. Since three of us work with the youth, we had a little sleepover with the young women in our ward. It was pretty fun, we made some prank calls and went to go toilet paper the bishop's house. That's when I got the first round of mosquito bites.

Sooo...I have 29 Mosquito bites on my legs...7 on my BUTT (they stung/bit me through my pants!), and 7 bites on my arms. That's a total of 43 Mosquito bites from about 30-40 minutes of "outside time" during the weekend. It is sooooooooooo itchy! Even with hydrocortizone cream, it itches like crazy.

It was pretty funny when we were doing the toilet papering, because we actually started doing the wrong house. We didn't realize it until we were almost done, so the house we WANTED to get actually didn't have that much T.P. But it was pretty hilarious driving past that random person's house and their yard was covered in T.P. haha.

On Saturday, we all got together as a group (the guys who went camping and all the wives) and ate pizza. We went to sit outside for about 10 minutes, and got bit by mosquitos so bad that we just had to go in. We still had a lot of fun, but when I woke up this morning my legs were so itchy I could hardly stand it.

Gotta love south Texas...

Hooks Game!!!

We had a great weekend. One of the best parts was going to a Hook's game (Minor league baseball team here in Corpus Christi, TX). We got to go for really cheap because of a student discount that I saw in campus emails--Ticket and a Food Voucher for $5! Tickets are normally $10, and the food voucher was for $5, so you are already saving $10. I got 4 tickets and we invited a couple in our ward (local church congregation) to go with us. Our team lost pretty bad, but there are lots of games and fun stuff that go on between innings that makes it fun.

Many of you may know my obsession with Whataburger. Well...one of the best parts of going to a Hook's game is that it is at WHATABURGER FIELD!!! There is even a Whataburger inside the stadium!! Of course we had to eat there, and it was delicious. I've taken a few pictures to commemorate the event!

The Whataburger inside the Stadium: