New Year, Same Memories

As you may have noticed, other than the post I put in the wee hours of this morning, my blog took a little vacation. It was Christmas after all, and to be honest I really wasn't expecting to come back until after the new year. However, the writer in me has to escape every few days or I begin to turn into this emotional monster.

Which is exactly what happened.

Go ahead and blame hormones (actually, that IS why I've been such a mess lately) but I won't deny that I have been a little less than peachy in the past week or two. A sour attitude is really unlike me and I hated it. I had a case of the blues, and even the Holidays were having a hard time cheering me up. Nonetheless, I am slowly coming out of my slump and returning to my cheery self.

Thank God.

I could blog about Christmas and list all the love and presents my family shared last week. I just don't have the energy to purge every single detail onto my keyboard, but I will say this:
1.) Grandma's on Christmas Eve was fantastic! We laughed and made new memories. It was an awesome time.
2.) Christmas day was good as well. Santa brought me new sheets and a bed spread. Thankfully too, because I was getting tired of the one I currently owned.
3.) Jordan gave me an accessory item for my laptop computer and dance lessons with the Aggie Wranglers! It's the advanced dance lessons since we already know how to Polka and 2-step. This will consists of learning how to do fun twists, turns, and anything else fancy! I'm excited!
4.) went to Houston the day after Christmas to visit with Jordan's father and stepmother. Maybe I'll save this for another blog....

All in all, it was time well spent with family and I loved every minute.

Now, back to some random ramblings. Since I am moving at the end of the summer I have begun to think about where I will reside come the fall semester of '09. My current residence has gotten too expensive and a roommate swap is definitely in store so I've been trying to think about exactly what I want for a new temporary home. While pondering over such thoughts, I was reminded of the time I spent living with the best roommate I ever had. My older sister Shelly. We lived in a 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment that was dirt cheap. We rarely argued and had the most fun together!

Example A:


You've probably figured out by now that my sister discovered a roach (yes, a ROACH) in her bedroom. I guess the dirt cheap rent came with a price. Thankfully, we called over Jordan and his roommate just in time to destroy the scariest insect to ever roam the earth. After this incident, we immediately went out and bought every single roach motel Walmart had to offer, plus an array of bug sprays. Our self-exterminating efforts worked, we only saw two more hellacious creatures the remaining two years we spent there.

Thank God.

But oh, how I miss those times.

Happy New Year everyone!

- Shirley :)