HI! It's been YEARS since I've had a blog. The last time I had a blog, it wasn't called a blog, it was called xanga otherwise simply known as online journaling and I still had people telling me how unsafe it was. Now, it seems like a lot of people have blogs and some of them become really famous. Here's hoping I'm not one of them because my main purpose of doing this is to keep in touch with my besties in life. There may be some deeper reflection, but mostly, I just want to share the fun stuff I've done and how things are going in my life of excess.
SO. I am in Houston, TX and I LOVE IT. It's probably pretty nauseating to most people how much I'm loving my life right now so I don't think I should go into detail. So I'll just say this: I'm about to finish the third week of my internship and almost every day I have literally left work with a smile on my face. I know. It's ridiculous. I know/expect things will get harder but so far, so good and I'm super thankful that I have such supportive people around me at work.
Now onto the (more) FUN stuff.
This past weekend was phenomenal because every day I did something super fun. Since Jwow (my roomie who will assuredly be a main character in these summer chapters) and I only have 12 weeks to explore Houston, we're trying to make the most of our weekends. This past weekend was the first one where I think we actually accomplished that.
First: Houston's Natural Science Museum, fully explored with my French roommate. Here are the highlights:
SATURDAY:
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| You don't scare me lion! (although the torn off zebra leg at his feet should have made me more wary... oh wait, he's dead.) |
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| AMAZING JEWELRY COLLECTION. This was one of my favorites (and the picture also turned out the best). Literally, some of the shininess from the diamonds made for bad photography. I never really thought I was a big sapphire girl but right now all I can think is YES. |
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| Now, a lot of people think my favorite color is red. Those who know me best know those others are wrong. What's my favorite color? BLOOD/DARK red. Example: The giant dark red rock in this necklace. If a man proposed to me with a giant rock this color... |
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| Don't ask me why Confucius was hanging out in the park outside the museum. Don't ask me what I'm doing either. |
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| A great day wouldn't be complete without a great meal. And this was a great meal! Only... I think I realized I don't really like paella. This wasn't bad paella at all, it was actually really good, which is why I've decided that I just don't appreciate the dish. |
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SUNDAY:
Sunday was an extra special treat because a very good friend of my mine, Miss Shell, visited San Antonio for a smart person/doctor research conference. Alamo central being only three hours away from Houston, I zipped on over for a day of fun with her.
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| Riverwalk! Only... somehow we turned up on the townie side of the walk, and by townie, I mean homeless/sketchy people side. |
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| First real barbecue in Tejas. Not bad but not great. I like my ribs a little more tender. Don't get me wrong, these were good, but I like the meat to literally be falling off the bone at the slightest tug. So if you ever hear me tell you I love more than those kind of ribs, just know that that's A LOT. |
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| Are we in America? Nope. This is Texas baby. |
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| Damn straight! |
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| Dead, stuffed lion #2. Weird growly facial expression #2. |
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| Okay so, it took Miss Shell and me awhile to understand what the Alamo was really about. Needless to say, we really didn't have enough of the gumption these men had since we sought A/C pretty quickly once we started getting hot. As I told the Miss, if someone made it a mission to battle the sun, I would have stayed out and dealt with it. However, she was as intolerant of the heat as I was (which I really didn't think was possible) so I was not-so-secretly overjoyed. Later this turned out to be a good choice as I felt really sick that night...heat exhaustion? Probably. |
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| Did I mention I met with my old pal Oprah too? Yeah, we just chatted on her former set. We were reminiscing over the good times, when we were both skinnier. ;) |
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All in all, it's been a fantastic three weeks. When I think about my life just a little over a year ago, it makes me so thankful that my daddy in the sky was watching over me this whole time. I feel so utterly blessed to be where I am today. PEACE.
