Going South

Why is the phrase "going south" used when things are going poorly or getting increasingly worse? Sounds more like going north to me! Personally, I like going south, and am very happy that tomorrow I myself will be going south. :)

TGIDBFF
Thank God It's the Day Before Fake Friday!

P.S. Damn Heineken drinkin' Yankees.

Easter Cupcakes

Since I posted the picture of the pupcakes a month or so back, I thought I'd also post a picture of the Easter Cupcakes we made for the Central Park Easter Brunch. I'm pretty sure someone had asked to see them. Yes, Adam, you can request blog posts, but keep in mind not all blog post requests will be granted. :) These cupcakes didn't take quite as long as the pupcakes, but they still took a very long time! They didn't seem quite as daunting to decorate, maybe because decorating the Easter egg tops can be kind of random and wasn't necessarily supposed to turn out looking like something - like puppies. The grass under the eggs was quite an undertaking, but we did get to test out several of Amy's 52 icing tips.

Happy Belated Earth Day!

Happy Belated Earth Day!

To celebrate Earth Day, my team and I drove around two states in an SUV. Twice. The good news is, there were four of us in one SUV. Could've been worse, right? We could have had four SUVs.

Here is a pretty picture of our planet in Greenville SC:

Friday Night Fun

So two of my friends wanted to read this on my blog instead of me emailing it to them... So here it is! The 17 Again poem.

Backwards Big from way back when
Zach Effron is 17 Again
Get a ticket in advance of the show
Cuz lots of teen girls will go
But we're old enough for our own credit
So use your plastic, ladies, to get it
7pm at the Royal Studio Movie Grill
Get there at 6:30 before the seats fill
Can't wait to have dinner with the movie
Tomorrow evening is sure to be groovy

Funny Picture

Amy found this picture while going through some old files.

Awkward!

Weekend in Review

Again, a week and a half late.

Weekend before last, I went to College Station to visit Bethany. Unfortunately we didn't take any pictures, so there aren't any to post. :(

When I first got to BCS, Bethany was doing a work thing so I went to visit my very pregnant friend Amanda. :) We got to catch up since it had been a while since we'd seen each other, had a great lunch, and I got to see her new house, meet her cat and see her soon to be baby boy's room!

Then I met up with Bethany and we went to see... the one... the only... PAT GREEN! We called Kelli and left a ridiculous message about how both of our first times to see Pat Green were with Kelli. Little known fact, Kelli not only taught us to love Pat, she also taught Lindsay and Bethany some drinking skillz which they in turn taught me... who would have known that now that Kelli is the settled down, stable mommy of the bunch? Mommy to the cutest baby in the world, I might add. :) Anyway, back to Pat. We saw Pat at Chilifest. Now, I remember back to our college years, hearing those Aggie friends of mine talk about the wonder that is Chilifest. Something about teams and tents and matching group t-shirts and, of course, beer. Well the spectacle I imagined in my head was pretty much like the spectacle that Chilifest actually is. The only parts I hadn't imagined was that the stage was quite large (for some reason, I pictured it smaller) and the field was quite open (for some reason, I pictured a lot of trees) and getting beer was quite complicated (first you have to find the beer stand, then they tell you you need tickets, then you have to find the tickets, then you have to buy the tickets, then you have to find the beer... again!). The drunken mess of sunburned college students was as imagined. As were the matching shirts! I felt really OLD. But Pat was playing, so even feeling old, all was well in the world. :)

After Chilifest, we went and hung out at Bethany's house for a while and then met up with my cousin who attends aTm and just turned 21 and just got accepted to vet school! for drinks. It was a fun night and great to catch up with my cuz, of course.

Sunday came and I was planning to leave at noon... however, after lounging around the house, going to Rudy's and then deciding to go shopping... I didn't leave til 3:30. :) You should know that Bethany and I never run on time anyway, so that was pretty much to be expected. It was a very fun weekend!

Who wants to find another Pat concert to road trip to?

One of my favorite things about spring

Bluebonnets!!!

Weekend in Review

So this post is about a week and a half late, but I figured better late than never!

Weekend before last, Melissa and I went on a 'retreat' to a resort in the middle of nowhere. It was awesome! It was so nice to get away and not have things to do or places to be. Especially since we're both pretty much always on the go - and she's in the middle of tax season! We laid by the pool, got massages, played tennis, watched Texas lose to Duke (boo!), ate lots of food and even some s'mores, walked around the hotel, read some books and just took it easy! Oh and I about ate my weight in pecans. And did I mention we talked a whoooole lot? Or maybe I talked a lot and Mel listened a lot...

That's us having a drink while watchin some b'ball.

After enjoying ourselves at the resort, we headed back to Austin. Melissa had some work to get caught up on, so while she did that, Matt and I went shooting. Afterwards we enjoyed a great Mexican dinner and Melissa and I about ate our combined weights in chips and salsa. :) More pictures below!

Quote-of-the-Day

I've heard from lots of friends that they really liked the blog with one liners pulled out of conversations, so I'll be sure to post another of those soon. In the meantime, here's a quote-of-the-day to tide you over:

Rachel: ‘So, Barrett, do you have any plans this weekend?’
Barrett: ‘Yeah, a friend’s coming in from New Orleans—I need to give her a ring.’
Brett: ‘A RING, what! Are you proposing to her?!
Barrett: ‘No, a call…’
Rachel (without skipping a beat): ‘Everything isn’t the Bachelor, Brett’.