Figures.

First let me say.... Hoo-ray for new laptops!!!

I leave for New Year's Eve in New Orleans tomorrow with a group of friends from Corpus and I am super excited!! Just bought a pair of fancy new black boots that hurt my wallet, but will never hurt my feet. Black, flat heels and real leather- my whole trip wardrobe is worked around these shoes!!! There will be pictures upon return!

Sooo.... I mentioned I was flabby after a semester without much exercise and in El Paso, I was feeling the way you feel when you wish you could fast forward one month of exercise to the more fit version of yourself, but something curious kept happening to me... '

Everywhere I went I had random men approaching me and hitting on me! Which is super awkward when you are in the vicinity of your family, but I could hardly believe it- here I am feeling like a whale and men are flocking to me!!

Figures.

Family photos below:

Long semester and other shorts-

Semester of hell, broken lap top, financial aid idiocracy and six weeks of a stray dog have run this poor old lady ragged!

Need to recharge batteries and rethink things. May change career goal from field fisheries biologist to environmental lobbyist / policy maker type thing. Have a book I wanna write as soon as I am laptop enabled again- it's supposed to start a mini- environmental-revolution, but for now- it's still top secret!

Brain is currently a jumbled mess of scientific names for invertebrates, macro and mirco algaes, organic chemicals and ecology formulas mixed with the possibility of new degree plans and graduate schools!

Leaving town to go to El Paso by way of Austin today- then home and I cannot wait to get back here and rest and jump on my trampoline and hit the gym like a mad woman! This semester was so busy I only made it to the gym a few times and it is showing! Flab- thy name is Rachel!

Happy holidays to all, should I not make it back this way! A better blogger is promised by the new year!

4th picture, 4th album

Well, there it is-

Chris and I deciding what to order on a family dinner at Johnny Carino's a few years ago. Everyone was there pretty much. Today is Chris' 27th birthday. It's been a long time since I didn't celebrate with him- well, at least there is country music.

And I bought myself a big trampoline for christmas- wanted one my whole life! Best gift I ever got myself, besides lip gloss from MAC.
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