I'm tan like a coffee bean!

I tan soooo quickly and I love it. Im so dark and lovely. =)
Everyone in my family keeps telling me how tan I am.

Sadly, I am a bit burnt though, I suck at putting on sunscreen.

a skirt challenge

I am starting to believe girls were made to wear skirts and dresses.
I want to try to wear skirts and dresses as much as I can for an entire year. Any of you girls with me? (erika!?)
It would be a bit hard for me since I am a bit of a tomboy at times. I love long boarding around campus.
But I'm up for the challenge.

beach activities...

The water is SOOO cold at the beach this year. Normally it's cold in June, but it is FREEZING this year!
Even though the water is cold, it does not keep me away from the beach...only out of the water. Today was a perfect beach day, hot, a little bit windy, and lots of people. I spent probably almost 10 hours today at the beach. =)
Since I am not a big reader, and i don't really like listening to my ipod (i like hearing the sound of the ocean and the birds) I people watch. Today there was a lot of hilarious kids to watch. The best part of my day was in the afternoon when there were four girls playing in front of us. They were so funny! The things they said and the ridiculous things they did. It was good entertainment.

At dinner we discussed at what makes a salad a salad? We came down to it needed dressing...but no there is fruit salad, potato salad, pasta salad?

a question that won't seem to go away...

I have been around family all weekend. Not just my mom's side either (which is the side i normally see and spend time with) some of my dad's side was here too. Over the past year there have been significant changes in my life that everyone wants to talk about.
I have been asked a certain question numerous times, by almost every girl of the family and a few guys.
I think maybe it's my age and that I am in college they think I'm starting to plan a bigger part of my life. But I am really not. I have at least two and a half more years at Baylor, and the question they are asking I do not want it to apply to me until after college. I'm enjoying college and love my life the way it is.
I did respond to all their questions the same though.
I would not be in my current situation if I think it did not have a possible future.

a quick word for the food industry

PLEASE stop putting freaking corn syrup and soybean oil in everything!
It's not healthy. It's not doing anyone good.
For someone who is allergic to corn and soy I can not eat anything processed because it is in everything! Even bread and cold cuts.

Dear FDA,

Start cracking down on processed food. It is full of unhealthy synthetic chemicals that are making people fat and sick.

Toby and BUddy's vet visit

Buddy has a hurt paw and had to go to the vet to get it checked out. We wanted to go before vacation so the neighbor who was watching her didn't have to worry about anything. My mom decided it was time for Toby's checkup as well.
It was hilarious. Toby makes so many people laugh, because he is rather smart and such a stinker. Toby likes to bark, i think just to bark. And his bark his loud and harsh. When the doctor came in he just started barking up a storm, but after she gave him a treat he sat and scooted towards her to get another. This was very funny.
Buddy went first, and checked out well. When she was on the table Toby sat next to the nurse and put his face as close to the table as he could. It looked like he was trying to be the third doctor.
When the doctor said okay Toby it's your turn, he went from a dog pretending to be brave by barking and looking at Buddy, and immediately ran behind my mom's legs (who was standing in the corner). He put his head in the corner and would not even look at the vet. lol She had to coax him from behind her legs, and put him for a while. He did alright the rest of the checkup. They had to put a muzzle on him because he has tried to bit the vet before, and he really tried to look as pathetic as possible. He wouldn't look at anyone and just stood there while the vet examined him (which was quick and not bad, so I'm not sure what he was so scared of).
Once the muzzle was off, the vet gave Toby more treats and she called him a very sucky dog- as in knows how to suck up and get treats. hahaha

Team Edward

Before I came home for the summer I started praying and asking God to help me have patience with my parents, and help me be kind towards them. (it's very hard coming from total independence and going to very little independence. Fortunately, me and my parents have got along fine so far.
But instead of having me just deal with my parents, God decided to put a man in my life this summer who would help me learn patience. And if anyone knows me I can be rather impatient.
Edward is a very sweet, very friendly, old man who unfortunately had a very bad head accident and now is a bit slow, and it's hard for him to talk. Friday was the first day I worked with him. He spent a hour explaining how to make new patient files (something I have been doing for 6 years). I kept trying to say I already know how to do this, as polite as possible but he still just kept showing me. I got very annoyed and frustrated. On the car ride home Friday I was praying, and blowing off steam to God. When He told me working with Edward was how I was gonna learn patience. This is very true. I've worked with him everyday since, and I try and be as kind and as patient as I can. I now look forward to when he stops by to chat. I have heard people talk about Edward behind his back, and a lot of people at the office do not like him and think he is annoying because he is slow. I think the contrary, he is so sweet and encouraging and rather fun to talk to, even though the conversations take a while.
He always comes to see how I am doing during the day, and when he walks away he says "Yay team!".

i miss jeff this much!

Boyfriend is on a Italian adventure. I haven't talked to him in almost a week. And I sure do miss him.