yay Didi!

Top 10 ways Didi makes me smile:

10) i love eating her fried fish!
9) she's a pirate.
8) didi has helped me see lots more movies.
7) she's good at unloading the dishwasher.
6) i feel so calm and relaxed about grad school, comparatively
5) she makes me appreciate my advisor
4) she's a grad student!
3) she's sensitive, like me
2) we're both Rudder Rockstars!
1) BLUE BAKER BUDDIES!!!

I know I'm late but.....on Tracy and Alisha

Tracy:

1. I totally agree on the excellent sense of style. Especially the jewelry!
2. Loving the decorations and odd collections. I sometimes find myself procrastinating by looking at neat things about the house. (Ex: little wooden carved animals on a shelf by the kitchen.)
3. She is the ultimate bread maker!
p.s.--when do the themed parties start back up? I'm in.

Alisha:

1. Let's me borrow season 3 of The Office!
2. Total go-getter about the yard.
3. You're Italian? How awesome is that?

On Alisha.....

1. I love Alisha's causal but dressy sense of style. Its awesome! She can pull it off!
2. I love when Alisha laughs. She laughs whole heartedly and its contagious.
3. Alisha will always give a helping hand, advice and comfort anytime. She was super supportive as I slowly addes page after page to my thesis....
4.When she gets into something she jumps in whole heartedly (again) and gets things done! like the bike hooks, the front yard and.... everything! :)

okay, Alisha's UP!

wow, i feel so uplifted after reading y'all's posts - i feel so much better about how i dress and that y'all can put up with decorations out the wazoo...although i'm still missing my gnome, i can hide him in my room where no one has to look at him; he so doesn't have to be outside, i promise!

okay, now on to ALISHA MARIE LOMBARDI
1) i'm super stoked that alisha is also from cs and that i can remember what she looked like and what she did in Junior High :) yay townies!...if only i had a jr high pic saved on my computer
2) i love that alisha stays up to date about everyone, and so i can rely on her to have fun people over or keep me posted on the happenings in other people's lives that we've known through the years
3) i love alisha's italian, hot mama thing going on, heehee
4) i like that alisha wanted me to make her a shirt :)
5) alisha helps keep the house clean and the yard mowed!

T-bone

One of my favorite things about Tracy is all of the themed parties she throws. I love dressing up (as something, not like in a skirt or dress) for themed parties or extravaganzas and whenever there is a holiday or event, you know that Tracy has an idea for a party and will show up dressed to the tee.

Valerie:
1. She's always motivated and excited about things, it makes me excited and motivated too.
2. She's a GEOGRAPHY major...enough said....
3. She's super cool to have helped me with my field work so much!


Tracy:
1. She's always thinking of super exciting things to do like going to SONIC! and renting fun movies or trips to hobby lobby.
2. I love that she was my RA! Thats so cool :)
3. She inspires me to be more positive!

Person of the Week: Tracy Rebecca Smith (the dr. is comming)

1. I like that Tracy always keeps the house so elegantly decorated and coordinated for EVERY holiday and season...yes its a little overwhelming...like right now, there is a lot of orange going on; but its nice to come home to.

2.I love Tracy's fashion. Its her own style. And she always pulls it off..no matter how many times I try and immulate her..i look plain silly.

well...

I don't know what the deal is with tracy and how she is always singling me out. but here goes....

1. i like the fact that i am not from texas (born or raised). it just makes me different. and i like the fact that i am from mississippi.

2. I also like the fact that I have some awesome roommates.

there you go tracy....(i want to pick whose next)

new challenge by tracy

yay for Alisha birthday guitar parties that include cake, baloon, and GUITAR HERO!!

new challenge - person of the week or two: one thing you like about Valerie
1) I like that Valerie can totally pull off a bandana around her head and she has completely differnet voices depending on the emotion or situation and i like that she was in the corps and got to enjoy/explore in the ****** ******* and that she was on ministry team with me as well as the PA mission trip, ah, the memories.

in light of my really rough week....

I'm most excited about my new job....

..and the semester being over! Being a full time grad student and having a full-time job is exhausting.

I'm also VERY excited about my birthday on Saturday. whoop for 25 & guitar hero and an awesome best friend!

The Most Exciting Thing

*My new marketing scheme! (Which no one in my group seems to be as enthusiastic about)
*Showing everyone the awesome place I live
*Realizing that your roommates love you enough to make you breakfast before class, when they don't have to be up
*and last....and most importantly.....

THE THOUGHT OF VALERIE IN THE JUMBO TRON CREATING MASS PANIC ON CAMPUS!!! (but in her defense, she's just trying to give you the heads up about the terrorists, and she may get whacked doing it)

You know we love you Valerie!!!

Thank you so much for all the great presents, breakfast, movies, and quality time that have made this the best birthday ever!

Definitley looking most forward to the time AFTER I have defended my thesis!