Hello Kmart, it's nice to meet you

Yesterday I did a sorta mini rotation at a clinic for the uninsured, and lets just say it wasn't in the best part of town. My rotation started at 1:30 and I headed over right after class at 11:30 wanting to get something to eat before and be a little early.

After I found the clinic, (and was thoroughly frightened) I drove to KFC to get some hot wings. I was too scared to go inside and eat alone so I found a Kmart and sat in my car eating my chicken. Once I finished, I remembered that I needed toilet paper and hey I was right there at Kmart. I had parked far away so people wouldn't laugh at sad little me eating fried chicken alone in my car that I was concerned that I would be bonked on the head while walking inside so I pulled up as close as I could and entered the Kmart.

IT WAS AWESOME. People have told me that the Kmarts they have been in were awful and messy, but this one was very clean and had some of the cutest stuff I've seen at a discount store in a long long while! The home section had Country Living bedding and kitchen stuff that was so cute. The clothing section had really cute stuff too, and the SHOES... oh the SHOES! I bought two pair but probably could of invested in a couple more. Both pairs were only $12 a piece, and none of the other items I got were much more.

After one hour and $140 dollars later, I left K-mart, never to enter again. I'll miss you my new friend. Maybe I should have stopped by the self defense aisle before checking out.

What happens in October...

I understand that tests are vital, I might go as far as to say useful for documenting our progress. But seriously, I've taken enough tests in 30 days to kill a small horse (if a horse took tests). So now that I finally finished I thought I would go through all the things that I missed and the craziness that has ensued in the past 720 hours. Here's to all those who have missed me in October...

So studying takes up time- and my TV shows were missing me. I had to watch Project Runway, but I also needed to plan my mom's and nephew's birthday parties. So what's a girl to do? MULTI-TASK!

While I was studying, Clint started torturing the dogs. In this picture Zoe was desperately begging for food from Clint and he decided to precariously place a squeaker toy on her back. She was so HUNGRY! She didn't even notice...

Making through the month was REALLY tiring. So one day I decided to take a nap... and Clint decided to document it. P.S. Sorry about the non-matching socks, apparently the clean laundry is also lacking, and yes- that is Santa (I'm subconsciously wishing for Christmas)

And now it's over (Praise God!) and I don't have any big tests for a couple weeks!! As soon as we got through we went shopping. I found the greatest jacket EVER (if you want to be a snow beast for Halloween)...

If you thought I crawled in a hole (which I did) and didn't talk to you (which I didn't) and you thought it was just because I didn't like you anymore, you were wrong. I have included a pic of my calendar for good measure.

Halloween in Shih-Tzu Land

It's Halloween time and all this med-school crap is putting a damper on my shopping. Thankfully, my wonderfully mommy came through in the clutch and anticipated my need for tiny dog costumes. Max is slightly less excited than I was about him being pegged as the jackass of the family with his tiny cowboy rider, and Zoe is adorable as always dressing up as an OU cheerleader

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Kupcakz

At school the other day someone mentioned cupcakes. My mom's birthday was coming up so I inquired further and was directed toward a magical little place called "Kupcakz" where the best cupcakes ever live. I've had some cupcakes in my time, and these were completely different. I ordered "Tropical Bliss" which had big chunks of pineapple and coconut in the cake, and "My Brown Eyed Granny Girl" which also had baked cinnamon apples in the cake and a caramel swirl on top. Clint (who doesn't like cake) ate the whole thing! This place even has a website, so you can order them in advance and pick them up.

Weekend Montage

This weekend was so amazing! I tried not to think about school too much and just hang out and relax. To document my efforts, I was going to put up 3 different posts, but then decided that was just crazy and elected for a montage of the interesting events.

Friday- My whole family came up to Tulsa to go to an indie art show. It was hippies galore, but I did discover hippies are pretty creative (guess it's all the free time). Clint and I found this one lady hippy who made rosaries out of odds and ends from all over the world. It was so cool! I fell in love with one and had to have it, however, not being Catholic I don't know anything about what it all means and the hippy that sold it to me didn't either. Later, I was told by my Catholic brother-in-law that you aren't even supposed to wear rosaries, and now I'm wondering if me wearing it is going to offend someone. Hopefully Clint's cousin (who is a genius about many things, include catholic ritual etc.) will fill me in on what religious sacrilege I'm defiling.

Saturday- Clint and I went to the OU vs. Baylor game and had an awesome time! While walking around campus corner, we ran into my freshman roomate- who I absolutely LOVE! It was so good to see her and catch up. Then Clint got to play out his dream of being the OU head football coach (if only in picture form). After the game, Clint and I went to dinner, and the Defensive Back coach for OU sat right behind us. It was pretty cool, even if I wouldn't have known him from Adam if Clint hadn't said something. I knew we would be gone all day, and got a little concerned about Maxi's toilet habits, so I put down what I'm calling a floor diaper. I haven't ever tried it before, but thought I would give it a shot. Please refer to Sunday for further commentary...

Sunday- We got home late last night and thankfully my mom dropped by our house to let Zoe and Max outside. This morning the "diapers" were still on the floor- clean and dry. When I got out of the shower, I soon figured out what Max was using them for. Of all the dog beds in our house that he REFUSES to lay on, he finds comfort on the pee pad, little weiner.

The Infamous OU dress...

So about a month ago, I decided I needed a dress... made out of a t-shirt... an OU t-shirt. I thought "this is gonna be soooo easy!" just a couple stiches and there you go. I was wrong. I should have known when I went to the fabric store completely clueless and the clerk asked me, "is your mommy going to help you?" it would be a disaster.

Thankfully, my friend Lindsay (sweetsimplicityblog.com, who made one that actually looked like what it should) directed me to a website called The Polka Dot Alley. These ladies make all kinds of super cute stuff including t-shirt dresses! I hurriedly sent in my t-shirts to have a professional rectify my mistake. The turn around was incredible, not even a full week before my dress was in my grubby little hands!

It turned out SO cute- I love it, it's great, can't wait to wear it! The unfortunate part is that my first opportunity would be this weekend. This random dreary way-to-early-to-be-this-cold weekend, so looks like my much anticipated t-shirt dress will have to wait till next season. Sorry dress, in you go with all the summer tube tops and short skirts- not to be seen till next year. But before I place you in your dark tupperware coffin for the next 200 days, I will take a picture with you, and post you on my blog, where I will gaze out you frequently, and say "Maybe next year dress, maybe next year."

My New Table!

I have been wanting a table to put right behing our sofa in the living room and I FINALLY found one! I found my cute little table at Wal-Mart for $74 and it came with both the buffet lamps you see in the picture- such a great deal! My little light up Christmas houses will find their home here in a couple of months, and I can't wait to have them out for everyone to see!

Hair Vitamins

For those of you who don't know me, I'm growing my hair out, or attempting anyway. I say "for those of you who don't know me" because, if you do know me you've already heard about my hair growth probably on a daily basis and have been forcibly asked to tell me how "long" my hair is getting! Since I just started my handy dandy blog, I thought I would track my hair growth and let everyone in on how I'm doing it.

So it all started with GNC hair, skin, and nails vitamins. I buy the whole program and have been taking them since March 2009, and I think I've grown about 5 1/2 inches- that's almost an inch a month! The program comes with the hair, skin, and nails vitamins that taste like pond scum, evening primrose oil, and collagen gel caps. I really think they work, and the lady who does my hair has noticed it is thicker and healthier! If your trying to grow out those locks, give them a try! Only $20 a month to long luxurious hair! (I sound like an infomercial- hey GNC where's my kick back?)

The Fair

Every where we go, we seem to find animals that we think (in our bizarre way) look like our own dogs. It's really weird I know, but can be pretty funny when you see a resemblance. This is a picture of a donkey at the petting zoo at the fair, and max. See the similarity?

So I'm starting a blog... yeah, that's right, just starting. I thought my first post should be something about why I decided to start with this blog thing now, but truth is- I can't really come up with a reason. So, for now, I'm gonna post pix of these two crazy dogs and let those who are interested in on what is happening in my life. Enjoy!