I cannot believe how fast this summer has gone. I feel that time seems to be moving faster and faster. This summer was fun, full of its ups and downs. In June, I finished my last class from my Masters of Liberal Studies degree, while this fall I work on my final capstone paper. The paper is due in December and then I will be finished with the degree. In June, I started my headquarters placement at Junior League. I have gone on Thursdays through the end of September. Also, the summer brought some fun trips.
In July, we went to Memphis to pick up our puppy, Scout. She has been so much fun to have and watch her grow and learn new things over the past month and a half. I cannot see life without her. Right now, we are going through the biting stage. I am ready for this part of puppy stage to be over, I know it will be finished sooner than later. She has been a great addition to our family and I am so glad that we have her.
July also brought a trip to El Dorado, Arkansas for a family friends wedding. It was a cute town and fun to see all of our Dallas friends make the journey.
August, we traveled to San Miguel, Mexico for my cousin, Weldon's wedding. It was such a fun trip. My Mom rented a bed and breakfast called Casa Flordia. We had fun walking around and shopping. The whole trip we walked everywhere we went. It was fun being in a different country and experiencing new things together as a family. The wedding was beautiful. It did rain the night of the wedding. The coolest thing we did was participate in a wedding parade. That is something they do down there that consists of following the wedding guests and a donkey and large paper mache bride and groom characters around the city. It was really fun. Don't think I have gone from hot to cold is such a short time before.
So that about sums up the summer of 2015. One more trip in the books and then we are ready for fall. I cannot believe September will be here on Tuesday.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Sunday, July 12, 2015
New puppy
I'm thrilled to announce that we have a new member of our family. Her name is Scout and she is small weighing 7 pounds. We brought her home last Monday. She is the best puppy and birthday gift I could ask for.
So far she has been great. We are crate training her and that is woe,I got well. She has gone up to 6 hours before being let out. Which is great. I have been waking up around 2 or 3 am to let her out. She loves playing with her toys and is teething. We try to shove things in her mouth so she does not try to chew on us. She is so much fun and has a great personality.
So far she has been great. We are crate training her and that is woe,I got well. She has gone up to 6 hours before being let out. Which is great. I have been waking up around 2 or 3 am to let her out. She loves playing with her toys and is teething. We try to shove things in her mouth so she does not try to chew on us. She is so much fun and has a great personality.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
SMU Tate Lecture Series: Robin Roberts
Last night I had the opportunity to hear Robin Roberts speak at the SMU Tate lecture series. She was one of the best speakers I have heard at the Tate lecture series. I really enjoyed hearing about her life and how she has gone through so many trials in her life and beaten the odds against her not once with cancer, but twice.
She was a great speaker, funny and really made the audience feel that she was talking directly to them. She talked about what it was like the day she was diagnosed with breast cancer and how she did not want anyone to know at first, to eventually telling the GMA audience, and the world about her diagnosis in hopes to help others going through the same trials she was about to go through. She talked about her childhood and the influence her parents had on she and her siblings. She talked about her second diagnosis and how hard it was to go through that as her own mother passed away from complications of a stroke, and how she was in the room at that very moment and the impact that experience has had on her life. She told about her low points while she was in isolation and the decision to go forward with treatment after the loss of her mother and how her sister was a bone marrow match and how their bond strengthened after this experience. She said no one wishes to get cancer but has been able to use her job to be there for people as a messenger of hope. She also shared about how she came out to the world via social media and how fast the word spread as she wrote in an innocent tweet thank you to my partner who has been there for me. Many people commented and it was trending in a matter of hours.
At the end they had questions that were submitted by Twitter for the first time and a few live audience questions. One of the most interesting questions was how does she decide what to share on social media about her life and what to not share. I thought that was an excellent question when we are living in a time when so many people overshare information and learning what they should and should not share and how to decide.
It was so fun to see and hear her speak and it is easy to see her passion is sharing her life experiences with those around her in hopes of just saving one life. This was one of my favorite lectures because she was interactive with the audience and really wanted people to understand and know where she had come from and how those early years helped to form her into the woman she is today.
My favorite Tate lecture series talks I have seen are
Michael J. Fox- click here for my review
Martin Sheen- click here for my review
Dian Keaton- Click here for my review
Tony Blair- Click here for my review
George W. Bush-
She was a great speaker, funny and really made the audience feel that she was talking directly to them. She talked about what it was like the day she was diagnosed with breast cancer and how she did not want anyone to know at first, to eventually telling the GMA audience, and the world about her diagnosis in hopes to help others going through the same trials she was about to go through. She talked about her childhood and the influence her parents had on she and her siblings. She talked about her second diagnosis and how hard it was to go through that as her own mother passed away from complications of a stroke, and how she was in the room at that very moment and the impact that experience has had on her life. She told about her low points while she was in isolation and the decision to go forward with treatment after the loss of her mother and how her sister was a bone marrow match and how their bond strengthened after this experience. She said no one wishes to get cancer but has been able to use her job to be there for people as a messenger of hope. She also shared about how she came out to the world via social media and how fast the word spread as she wrote in an innocent tweet thank you to my partner who has been there for me. Many people commented and it was trending in a matter of hours.
At the end they had questions that were submitted by Twitter for the first time and a few live audience questions. One of the most interesting questions was how does she decide what to share on social media about her life and what to not share. I thought that was an excellent question when we are living in a time when so many people overshare information and learning what they should and should not share and how to decide.
It was so fun to see and hear her speak and it is easy to see her passion is sharing her life experiences with those around her in hopes of just saving one life. This was one of my favorite lectures because she was interactive with the audience and really wanted people to understand and know where she had come from and how those early years helped to form her into the woman she is today.
My favorite Tate lecture series talks I have seen are
Michael J. Fox- click here for my review
Martin Sheen- click here for my review
Dian Keaton- Click here for my review
Tony Blair- Click here for my review
George W. Bush-
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
What's for dinner: Appetizers Bob Armstrong Dip
I decided to try to make homemade Bob Armstrong dip. It turned out great. I made up my own recipe. Here is what you need:
First brown the meat and add the taco seasoning of your choice. Next, melt the cheese. After the cheese is melted add the meat, guacamole and a spoonful of sour cream. Mix together and serve and enjoy.
- Velveeta
- Taco meat
- Guacamole
- Sour cream
First brown the meat and add the taco seasoning of your choice. Next, melt the cheese. After the cheese is melted add the meat, guacamole and a spoonful of sour cream. Mix together and serve and enjoy.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Surprise dinner and a movie
A couple of weeks ago, B took me on a surprise date: dinner and a movie at the Alamo Draft House in Richardson. We went once before and it was an amazing and fun experience. So the surprise date was way fun! We went to see Gone Girl. It wasa great movie. We are both glad we saw it. The movie kept you thinking to the end.
The Alamo Draft house is a great place that has great food and an all around fun feel. I really enjoyed the food and the concept of the movie theater. Instead of playing commercials before the movie the theater has fun trivia and old movies that are of the same genre as the movie that you will see. So if you went to see a thriller, all of the previews are older movies or TV shows with that theme or clips of old movies and TV shows with the theme. It is a great idea and makes the preview experience more fun.
The Alamo Draft house is a great place that has great food and an all around fun feel. I really enjoyed the food and the concept of the movie theater. Instead of playing commercials before the movie the theater has fun trivia and old movies that are of the same genre as the movie that you will see. So if you went to see a thriller, all of the previews are older movies or TV shows with that theme or clips of old movies and TV shows with the theme. It is a great idea and makes the preview experience more fun.
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