funday friday

since my birthday (and thus megan and phil's) was on thursday and i had to be at school for 8 hours, i had my fun on friday. first, mom and i went to the state fair. i love the fair! we saw some attractions (by the way, no amount of money could ever get me to climb to the top of a sway pole and do a handstand), ate unhealthy food, and did pretty much whatever we wanted. however, there are no pictures since my camera is at ry's house and i keep forgetting to get it.



then, lindsey came into town from okc so maria/jayme had a little get together and we went and karaoked . tons of fun: i love my friends!! i stole a few pics from maria so this post wouldn't be totally boring.




i'm not sure why this picture is so small



some of the girls: lindsey, becky, kamini, maria, me



maria and me




maria and bill.. i promise there were boys than bill there

lindsey, jayme, me... we try to see how many faces we can squeeze in a picture

lindsey and me... luv her!

group shot minus boys

maria, becky, me cheesin'

yoda (the dog) likes to have fun too

someday...

someday when i have some guts, i want my hair to look like this:






however, i have a feeling it wouldn't look like this on me.

btw, i love her new song. if you haven't heard it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgJly74APRE

seriously??

i was teaching texas history on wednesday and had the following conversation with a seventh grader...

me: "just so you know, native americans are from america and indians are from india."
student: "then why did columbus name them indians?"
me: "because columbus thought he was in india."
student: "but columbus discovered america."
me: "yes, but columbus discovered america by accident. he was searching for the west indies when he got lost and landed in america."
student:"how did columbus get lost? he had a map"

ummmm....no.... i don't know who in elementary school failed you child, but columbus did not have a map

tri two

on sunday mom and i did the prairiman sprint triathlon. i took the camera in my transition bag but never got around to taking pictures, mostly because before the tri it was dark and afterwards i looked pretty nasty. i'm debating whether or not to put the link to the official race pictures on here because if i do you get to see all of them, not just the one that looks half-way athletic. anyway, i got first in my division and mom got third in hers. not too bad! i think my time was faster than the last tri i did, but i didn't write down my times last time so i don't know for sure.

this is the first time since high school that i haven't had a job and not only is my bank account rapidly shrinking, i think i may go out of my mind with boredom. i thought i could be one of those people who sits at home all day alternating between watching tv and reading, but come to find out, i'm not. i'm finally starting to fill up my calendar with some things so hopefullly time won't go so slow.

just in case you want to mark your calendars

I GRADUATE DECEMBER 20TH
**pending i pass all my classes

oh, and my first day of school outfit looked good... white linen pants with a white and purple top, but no picture cause i felt like a huge dork asking my mom to take a picture... and i definitely got chocolate on the white pants, but luckily i was on my way home when it happened so nobody saw but me

FDOS

First Day of School.
Why is the first day of school so important? Is it because first impressions last so long even though they are so often wrong? I remember agonizing over my first day of school outfit every year(until i went to pantego and it was "hmmm, which pair of plaid shorts to wear?"). As a kid, we always got a new pair of school shoes and a new backpack every year and I would search for the perfect ones. Anyway, I guess my point is that things don't really change that much. Today is the first day of school (for like the hundreth time) and I have debated for days over what to wear. In the grand scheme of things, nobody cares but me. But, I even almost bought a new backpack last week-- luckily the logical side of me that says it is a waste to get a backpack to carry once a week for four months is ridiculous.

dessert

i know, two posts in two days is unheard of, but i wanted to share these before i forgot.
i love dessert and the one thing that i hate about dieting is having to give up dessert (or at least the good tasting ones). well, i have found two really good "diet" desserts that are super quick and easy so i thought i'd share:

the first recipe is from weight watchers. it probably took me three minutes to throw everything together. don't worry if you don't like coffee, you can't taste it. these are so good braxton cried when i wouldn't let him have a third one.

Dark Chocolate Cookies
1 (18.25-ounce) package devil's food cake mix
1/4 cup strong brewed coffee (at room temperature)
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon water
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup chocolate minichips

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. beat with a mixer at medium speed 2 minutes, stopping to scrape down sides. stir in chocolate minichips
3. drop by level tablespoons 2 inches apart on baking sheets. bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes or just until set.

this second recipe is from the south beach diet and makes an individual serving. it is definitely healthier than the cookies but still tastes good. once again it only took a couple minutes to make.

Peanut Butter Delight
1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 packet sugar substitute

1. process all ingredients in blender until smooth
2. chill and serve