Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! I went back to Dallas and spent time with my family. Thanksgiving is my mother's favorite holiday because everyone always comes to our house. This year we had 15 people sitting around decorated folding tables in our living room stuffing their faces. It was quite a sight to see.

My mother always makes a TON of food so we have Turkey Pot Pie and Turkey Tetrazini for about a week afterwards. If anyone is interested in either, I have some of both in my freezer in Houston! ;) Though you better act fast if you want to try some, because finals are a comin' and I am going to be eating them fast!!!

This year was special because we have a new addition to the family... As you can tell from the fact that every picture has a baby in it... If you keep up with my blog, you know that the baby is my cousin Jacki's daughter, Jessica. She is six months old and almost crawling. She is absolutely adorable and the center of attention and she loves it. She is big enough that she smiles and is beginning to have a personality of her own. It is great.

But my holiday was quite good. Mainly because I got to see my entire family, which doesn't happen often. My brother is going to Japan to see his girlfriend (she is in Japan for a year teaching English) over Christmas break and I probably won't see him again until May. So it was good to spend some time with him... It is weird that my little brother is big enough to go all the way to Japan alone... It is weird that he is old enough to have a girlfriend in Japan! I mean he is only a year younger than me, so I don't know why it freaks me out but on some level I expect him (and me) to stay young forever. Oh well... as you can tell from my last post, that is not an option...

Hope you all had a wonderful time with your families as well!



As far as school is concerned, I have 10 more pages of my writing requirement due tomorrow at 8am and a quiz on Wednesday in IP Survey then it is all studying all the time. Oh the joys of school. Have I mentioned I am looking forward to the 13th of December... I will have 53 hours down 37 to go... WooHoo!

Grown Up

This morning KSBJ proved to me that I am in fact an adult. During their morning show, KSBJ played a tone that can only be heard by children. Apparently there is a tone (which teenagers are now using for the ring tone on their cell phones) that is audible to the child but not adults. And low and behold, I could not hear it... At all... I was hoping maybe I would be able to hear it faintly... Like your childhood is fleeting, but not gone yet... But no such luck... Silence... It is official... My childhood is gone.

Sad day... Oh well... Had to grow up sometime. :)

Feel free to test yourself. Though I warn you, you may have to face the lack of music as I did...

Finals....

It is official. Finals preparation is beginning. I am about to drop off the face of the earth. For those of you that will begin to worry about me in a week or so, I am not dead, just buried under books... Have no fear, I will reappear sometime after December 13th... Ohhh, and I will be in a really good mood when I do. Because I will be over HALFWAY done with LAW SCHOOL!!!! Until then, prayer is more than welcome! ;)

Finals Schedule:
12/5: 9am-1pm Federal Income Tax
12/8: 9am-12pm Marital Property
12/12: 3pm-7pm Business Organization
12/13: 2pm-4pm Intelectual Property Survey

Shrimp = Death (Part 2)

Alright, so the day we have all been waiting for has finally arrived, I went to the Dr. and got my allergy results today. Yea! Turns out I am "highly" allergic to crab, shrimp, and lobster. I am "moderately" allergic to scallops, clams, blue mussels, and oysters.

The good news is there is a category above highly allergic, it is "very highly allergic"... Haha, sophisticated system, I know. So it could be worse!!! My Dr. said I still have to carry my epi-pen and chewable benadryl around with me always... but I should be able to make it to a hospital without dying if I ever ingest shrimp, lobster, or crab. So I guess the verdict is I am deathly allergic without my spiffy medication and with it, I still shouldn't take any chances...

A random aside, I asked my Dr. about imitation crab and she said it was fine, so I can eat cheap California rolls, but noting with real crab. :) WooHoo...