A Weekend At The OTHER School

Ready for a loooooooooong post???? There are so many good pictures from our trip to Austin this weekend I couldn't narrow it down or leave out any details!!! A group of 9 of us started out the roadtrip to Austin, Texas on to watch the Fightin Texas Aggie Men's Basketball Team take on t.u. Packing up to head out!!!

First stop was what we all called the "Halfway Cafe" named by Travis. The Elm Creek Cafe was located halfway between College Station and Austin on Hwy 21 and man it was soooooo good!! Travis was looking forward to the chicken fried steak and boy oh boy was I ever thankful for mom's homecooking. I really couldn't believe that some families don't get this meal cooked at home! It's like a luxury or a delicacy!! I just stuck with the grilled cheese...but man it was good!!

Girls! Girls! Girls!

And the whole caravan!!

It took us awhile to finally make it to Austin with the stops and dinner and trying to park when we finally got there!! Geez! The parking in Austin is terrible!!!! But it felt good to have finally made it!!

The next day we were worn out!!! And had a whole day to kill!! So what else would college kids do??? Take a nap!!!! It was certainly nice to lay around and relax!!

We finally got ready to head to the game and in order to save money in parking we loaded the truck down!! 14 people in one truck!!! Have you noticed that we accumulated more and more people as time went on.

Bed of the truck shot!

Headed to the game!!! With our one longhorn...Alayna!!!

The Frank Erwin Center....or as dad kept calling it "the Drum" It was bigger than Reed Arena and due to a college budget we were in the nose bleed section, but we still had a great time supporting the Ags!!

Nathan!!

Friendship Divided!! Yes I had to sit next to Alex during the game and as we were slowly defeated, but just wait til t.u. steps into Reed Arena and surrounded by the 12th man! We will have our revenge!!!!!!!!

My Chalkboard!!

I finally finished my chalkboard!!! I was so inspired when going to Canton...they seemed to mod podge everything! So I decided to catch the mod podge fever and make my own chalkboard from a cabinet door I got at Canton!! I can't wait to get back to College Station and mod podge the top of my dresser. The basketball boys are playing OU tomorrow...the reason for my message!!

Happy Birthday!!!

Growing up I was raised on the oldies but goodies. Memaw and Pawpaw had a jukebox

filled with the golden classics that they grew up listening to. Us grandkids would sit in the back room picking songs on the jukebox and dancing to them all!! We even have evidence of Pawpaw singing and dancing with us!! This is when my love Elvis began. I always have liked the unique things and fell in love with them more because they are rare...perhaps this can explain my warddrobe choices mom! I have always been asked why I like Elvis so much, he has such a rich voice and amazing good looks plus after all the documentaries I have watched he seems like such a fun down to earth guy....who wouldn't love the King of Rock 'n Roll??? Anytime someone comes into my room, they quickly pick up that I am fan of Elvis due to my collection from over the years! I just love it and especially since it something I can share in common with my mom and memaw. Anyway today Elvis turns 74! I couldn't imagine what he would look like at that age!! So Happy Birthday Elvis Presley!!! On to the Elvis movie marathons ;)

Lessons Learned

Mom made a comment to me the other day about how I haven't posted on my blog in a while. My camera broke, so I haven't been able to document anything to post and since I have moved home for the holidays, everything I have done mom has posted on hers! So this will be the holidays through a college kid's eyes.
Lets see over the past couple weeks I've turned 21, watched plenty of Aggie Basketball both in Houston and in College Station, been to Jacy's a couple times in Deer Park...which by the way, she is neighbors with Andy Petite and his gym is bigger than our house, rang in the New Year with awesome friends in College Station, celebrated Jadwiga's birthday, and I am sure I could go on and on.
I have also learned valuable lessons being out of school.
Lesson #1...Even though you are living at home, make sure you still have spending cash!! Man, if it weren't for my money sometimes I think I would starve!!! Mom is certainly dieting at our house!! Poor Lindsey and Dad for having to be there all through the year, for me it's only a month!! Yes I like healthy foods as well, but we don't have the exact same tastes in food. For example, I cannot for the life of me get myself to like Rasin Blan...uh I mean Rasin Bran! But mom I will say you look great, but those few chips and salsa for lunch doesn't quite feel this 5 foot 10 inch girl for lunch!!
Lesson #2...Boys really our stubborn when it comes to directions! I was so excited to get my GPS system for my birthday and was estatic to use it the next day on the way to Jacy's house!! But my male passenger decided that we didn't need to use it and we could navigate just fine...WRONG!! Instead our 1 hour trip took close to 3 hours and cost us an additional 3 dollars to get on the wrong toll road and then have to pay to get off of it! Oh man I was exhausted from all that driving by the time we finally got to the Toyota Center. But I will say that I did end up talking him into using the navigation system...so maybe he wasn't too stubborn!
Lesson #3...A trip to Canton. I told mom the next time she went to Canton, that I really wanted to go. Man did I learn that there are some dedicated shoppers out there...one being mom! How do you know that you're a dedicated Canton shopper?
1. You know what stores do and don't have bathrooms on the way to Canton
2. Before arriving to pay to park you have your 5 dollars ready because you know the price of parking.
3. You pull out of the trunk your own cart.
4. Before leaving the car you look like you are preparing for battle. Mom loaded her pockets down...phone, cash, credit card, camera...((I'm probably leaving something out the way she was loaded down!!))
5. You have a mapped out route to follow. ((We got there and I was starving!! I was hoping for a chic-fil-a breakfast on the way, but not one in site. So I first asked for the food when we got there, but she had it down pat the way we were to go and when we'd come by the food))
6. You know when to stop for a bathroom break because you already know that they are the nicest bathrooms there.
7. You speak in Canton lingo. ((I got a text from mom...meet me at the top of the hill...hello??? where's the hill and what on earth are you talking about???))
8. You know where not to get the pork-ka-bob because from previous experience it was way too tough!
I'm sure there are more that I can add, but mercy! she can shop at that place!!!
Dad should be back from lunch soon, so I probably make myself look productive ((just kidding dad!!...well kinda!!))