Slacker!

Yes, I know! I'm horrible. I don't EVER write on this thing anymore, and that is the one thing I actually intended to do daily (well, that, and shower and brush my teeth and stuff) from now until whenever.

I do have a good excuse over the last few weeks, though. My stitched finger makes typing a HUGE nuisance! I mean, it's borderline hair-pulling. Thankfully, the stitches are out and all is healing very well. The scar will be gnarly for a while, but that's life. My left middle finger now has massive amounts of character. That's right ... character. I will set it off smashingly with the silver, chunky Tiffany ring my cousin, Crystal, bought me for Christmas.

So, today I am putting away Christmas presents and trying to organize the chaos that is our spare bedroom. As we don't have room for all of our combined furniture, 2 couches, a bed, a desk, and tons and tons of boxes are precariously placed throughout the room. It needs some work.

I do also need to add some pictures from Christmas. I'll do that tomorrow, most likely. But ... yes ... I AM AN AUNT!!!!!!!!!! (Melanie, not Colee ... so, I'm technically a second-cousin. We don't like that, though, because I was raised with Mel and Crystal and Mark. So, Aunt Sarah, it is!!)

I LOVE HER SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Corinne Marie Timmons - aka - Rinny

Stitches

No move is complete without a little drama to bring excitement. Yesterday, I slipped with scissors and filleted my left middle finger. It was nasty, and stitches are a bit less than fun. I am definitely okay, but everything I do is awkward. (Never knew how much I used my left hand ... typing is very odd.)

Oh, and if I feel at all inclined to "shoot the bird" at any point in the next 10 days, it'll be a BIG statement!!

13 days until Christmas ... I seriously need to get on top of my shopping, like, today. It's a must. I might buy myself some kiddie cutters while I'm out and about. You know, the ones that have the blade guard. I can't risk losing function of any of my other 9 digits at this present juncture. ;)

Stay warm, be cool, and watch out with those scissors!!!

Happy Holidays!!

My, oh my ...

It's been a crazy month, and I have been severely slacking in my correspondence efforts!

Quick updates:

- Thanksgiving was AWESOME! Alex's mom met us in Lubbock and our mom's met for the first time. They seemed to hit it off and get along really, really well, so that is very good news. We spent the better part of a week hanging out at the house, eating, drinking, and being merry. Alex and I were able to break away from the family forum and partake in the Tech vs. Baylor game with Kala and Justin on the Saturday following Turkey Day. Blast! Cold ... but definitely fun.

- The day after we got home (Sunday), we were given the go-ahead to move into our new apartment. This one is just Alex and I, as Melissa is moving to Fort Worth to live with her boyfriend. Needless to say, things were a little hectic last week. The movers came for my things on Thursday, and Alex's storage unit on Saturday. Until yesterday, we were living in total disarray.

- We put up a Christmas tree!!!! Yes, it was the first thing we "unpacked." I think it was up before our clothes were even in our dresser drawers. :) We need to get to work on our "non-generic" Christmas ornament situation, but it's ours and it is beautiful!

- Today, I am finishing up the unpacking, running to random stores for essentials you don't carry over between apartments (scrubbers, trash cans, etc), doing laundry, and trying to get some studying in for the GRE. (I can't believe it's already 10 days until I take that nasty thing!)

The GRE

I finally bit the bullet and signed up for the GRE. I mean, I am applying to Master's programs for next Fall and applications are due in January, so the GRE is a bit of a must, if you know what I mean.

I've purchased all of my study materials, including a set of 500 flashcards that guarantee to make my vocabulary so awesome not even the editors of Webster will understand everything I will certainly be talking about.

I also have to brush up on my Math, seeing as how I haven't taken "traditional" Math since ... oh ... Freshman year of college way back in the day. The only good news I can gather from this is that I actually found Algebra to be fun. Yes, fun.

The admission I must make is that I am feeling slightly intimidated by this exam. I know I shouldn't let the pressure get to me, but, let's face it ... this is a BIG test! The fact that I'm somewhat of a perfectionist when it comes to myself (mainly nerd-wise) doesn't help matters much.

Still, I plan on making the GRE my bitch. It's a personal vow I've made to myself, and I plan wholeheartedly on following through. The main thing I have going for me is the somewhat annoying trait of sheer, unadulterated stubbornness. I will not fail!

Surprisingly, I'm more nervous about the Verbal than the Math. This has more to do with my chosen field of study (Literature) than anything else, I think. However, it could also be due in part to that massive box of words sitting beside my computer, which is extremely, extremely insane. I have some work to do.

The test is on December 19th at 8am here in Austin. That is the Friday before Christmas break, and I plan on taking it off to conquer the 4-hour test, then drive home for The Holidays. Work, then lots and lots of play!

In the meantime, studying, studying, and more and more studying is my plan of action. If anyone reading this has taken said exam, please feel free to offer any advice or condolences. I'm, as they say, all ears. :)

Little Corinne

Well, well, well ...

My cousin, Melanie, brought the first baby from our generation of the family into the world yesterday, ten days early ... Thursday, November 6th.

Her name is Corinne Marie, and she weighed in at 8lbs 6oz, measuring right about 20 inches long. She's precious!

Decisions, decisions ...

Crazy days, my friends. Crazy, crazy days.

I've definitely had too much coffee this morning, and I made some rockin' herb-crusted chicken last night. (Not the reason things are crazy 'round these parts, but who 'da thunk I'd be cooking (WELL) almost daily?! Not I.)

And, apparently, my posts haven't been showing for a few weeks now. This was just brought to my attention, as I thought everything was hunky dory. I believe I fixed the issue, and am hoping they are all showing now. :)

I'm also very into vests. I'm happy they are back in style. I rock 'em. I rock 'em proudly.

Oh, and toasted wheat bagels with a little light cream cheese and sliced strawberries is my new favorite breakfast food. Try it. You'll love it!

Happy Tuesday. It's going to be one for the books.

How 'bout them Raiders?!

I have no voice left. None. I literally screamed my head off last night.

We were going to try to make it home for the game. We didn't have tickets, but tailgating definitely would have been enough! Unfortunately, we were unable to make the trip ... but we did get the distinct pleasure of sitting in a room full of "Ugly Orangies", who were being so tacky to us, I wanted to spit in their faces (I didn't ... for the record), then WINNING the game against the NUMBER ONE team, and sticking it in their faces!

Take it all, bitch! ;)

Are you kidding me?

What a freakin' game! I'm so proud of our boys.

GO RAIDERS!!!



My Alma Mater is making me one happy, happy lady these days!