Happy Thanksgiving!!

After an arduous few months studying for the final exam of the CPA, I finished this past week. What a relief to be done!! That made this Thanksgiving celebration all that more special. I went down to Corpus on Wednesday night after work. Thursday we spent the whole day in the bluff eating, chatting, completing a puzzle, and eating again. I was lucky enough to have Becky, Ada and Jenny spend the day celebrating with my family. We had so much fun and I had so much to be thankful for. Friday night Becky, Garrett and I had a mini-reunion at Applebees. Its been so long since the three of us hung out... we just talked and laughed all evening. Then we headed to the movies to enjoy August Rush. It was a sappy but wonderful movie. Oh, and did I mention I bought a new camera while I was in Corpus? First time I have ever been shopping on Black Friday. Thankfully the crowds wern't like I was fearing. Well, I hope that you had a blessed Thanksgiving like I did!!










My car hit the 10,000mi marker on my way back to San Antonio this weekend. Check it out!

Marathon Weekend

The San Antonio marathon was this weekend in San Antonio, and my friend Ada and her friend Jenny came up to give it their all. We spent saturday afternoon and evening hanging out and catching up/getting to know eachother. My new friend Amy from church also came over to hang out with us. We all carpooled to the race and headed to church afterwards. It was wonderful to have the break in my marathon of studies for my FINAL exam next Monday. What a relief it will be to be done. Let's just hope I pass!

Halloween and Game Night

This Friday Jenny invited some of us over for a game night. We had a blast and she was a great host! Saturday night some people from church threw a costume party for Halloween. I had a great time getting ready with Amanda and spending time with friends.

My New Home in San Antonio

Hey Everyone! I am taking a little break from studying to post some pictures of my new apartment in San Antonio. I start my new job tomorrow... pretty excited!! Hope all is well...


Here is the Bedroom...




Here is the Bathroom...





Here is the Dining Room...

Its kind of messy cause I have been studying there. :o)



The Kitchen...



And Decorative Bookshelf...





The Living Room...




And finally, the study...


I havent finished unpacking, so this room is more like storage for now. :o)

Windwood Ranch

Tonight I went to Windwood Ranch with my college/career group at church. There was so much to see on the Hay Ride. Then we had a bonfire. Here are some pictures...

Its the Small Things...

Well, its hard to believe that this week is already over. And what a wonderful week it has been. I have made some progress on developing the schedule I want for myself. I have been waking up and spending my time with God in the mornings before work. It has made the days much better, and helped me to focus on His will for my day instead of my wants. My studying habits are developing too, although much slower. I had a couple of off days, but overall, I feel like I am learning. I hope that I can pull it all together in time for this coming Saturday... I did much better this week with the kids at Sunday school. They recognized me and for the most part they listened to me. It just makes me happy to be around children and remember how much fun and how simple life was (and still should be). It makes me realize just how important a child-like view of life is...

The sermon for this week was so uplifting. Pastor Micah and Lori (his wife) spoke on the importance of thankfulness. It is so easy for me to get bogged down with all the things that are "going wrong" I forget to look around at the things to be thankful for. As they were flashing family pictures up on the screen, I thought back to what seemed like much simpler times. I realized all those happy moments are around me all the time I just have to focus on them instead of the negative things that go on around me. Which brings me to this- I am going to start listing all the things in my week that lifted me up. Remembering these will help me to see how blessed I am for the family and friends that I have around me.

Its the Small Things...
- Mandy's great listening skills.
- Midnight dinner with Amy at TGIF.
- Tea Time at B&N with Becky. Peachy-Awesome!
- Any random conversation with Jered...
- Sushi/Hibachi with the gang... Wassabe is so GOOD!
- Late lunch at Jezebelle's with Eva.
- The New Moon... Inputting into Jeeves.
- The pseudo-free lunch with Suzie.
- Love of inside jokes...
- Laughing at nothing.
- Two left feet.
- Marble Slab- memories.
- Talking to Sara-laughs-alot on the phone. She graduated!
- I cant believe Harrycaine finished High School. Congrats!
- Random texts, calls and emails from friends just to say hello.
- JJ and Garrett... I am laughing already... at nothing. =)
- You keep me young...
- Laughing at all the wrong parts.
- Psych!
- Texing Conversations with Sarah.
- A long-awaited conversation with wonderful Lindsey...
- Daisy, Lily, Buttercup, and Sweet Pea.
- Annie's wedding dress and conversation on the phone.
- Random smiling faces on the elevator.
- "I'm sorry, I forgot".
- Rita's face greeting me every time I come home.
- Blondie was so excited to see me.
- Dinner at my parent's house on Monday.
- My mom's attentiveness to anything I share.
- My parents love for me.
- Passing plates from under the table... I really dont like peas.
- Wikipedia is not a reliable source of information. What?!
- They didnt eat on benches and tables in the Bible days... I feel deceived.
- Understanding the difference between production and price efficiencies on budgets.
- Catching up with the cousins on Mother's Day.
- Seeing so much family on Mother's Day.
- My group of kids at church and the leaders that see potential in me.
- My church family.
- Sharing the biggest piece of German chocolate cake with GG. we both LOVE chocolate!
- Who doesnt go Tea shopping at midnight?
- My friends and family believing in my ability to pass this test.
- Lifegroup rocks my face!
- Bend and Snap!

Wow,Praise God for the small things. Thanks to everyone who impacted my life this week. I look forward to returning the favor. Have a great week! God Bless!! :-)

Signed Up

Allrighty... I'm into the blogging now. Let's see how this goes...

My sister signed up for this a little while ago, and I cant be out of the loop, so I signed up too. I will do my best to keep this thing updated with pictures and fun info as long as I recieve lots of comments!!!

Current events: I am working on the BEC section of the CPA exam. I sit on May 26th. The study routine is slowly developing... hopefully a healthy routine instead of all night cramming sessions...

I am getting pretty involved with my wonderful church, Real Life Fellowship (www.reallifefellowship.org). I spend my Saturday evenings there working with the Children's Ministry and attending service with my friends. I also spend way too much time hanging out with the career/college group-- Encounter. We do all kinds of fun stuff that I cant do right now (see aformentioned test).

On the side, I work as an accountant at a local accounting firm. I have been with them for 3 1/2 yrs. Its hard to believe that I have been working at a real job for that long.

Well, I better get to work, but I will try and post a picture update sometime this weekend, so keep a lookout. Much love!