4th Picture

I was tagged by Amber at "Here's the Deal"...

This actually ended up being a little difficult for me...my 4th folder was "family" and then the 4th folder in there was "garrett prom"...but there was NO 4th picture (only 3)!!

So...I clicked the FIRST folder which was labeled "2007" then went to the 4th folder which was "Hives" and this was the 4th picture:



Pretty awful, huh?!

I almost didn’t post it, because I was so embarrassed!

But I decided I could explain it:

By the end of this workday, I was really itchy and my eyes were so irritated...so I came home, took out my contacts and laid down for a nap...and woke up SOO hot and itchy...

I was on the phone with my dad trying to explain what I looked like but he was acting like it was no big deal...so I started taking pictures...

I don't know if these even illustrate HOW itchy and hot and irritated I was...it was like I couldn't sit still but when I moved I itched more...I couldn't get comfortable!! I think I missed 3 1/2 days of work...










(some of the pictures that showed how awful it was was my stomach, but yeah right that I am going to show that on the internet!)

I had HIVES! ...and I don't know what from...

Six days later, some steroid shots from the doctor, oral steroids, lots of oatmeal baths and lots of anti-itch lotion...it finally cleared up! :) The end.

oh, and on that Thursday, I *thought* I was "well" enough to go to this great bible study that I had gone to once, (the week before)...I wore long pants and a three quarter length shirt, so there was no splotches showing and I had really hadn't been itchy in a while but about half way through the bible study...I swelled up and got real splotchy and itchy :(

also, on that Friday night, I *thought* I was "well" enough to go out on a date...wow...that was horrible...at the end of the night, I told him not to think of my as "Crazy Itchy Girl" - guess what...there was no second date!! oh well!

I tag: Mel, Jaci, Missy and Jen Chi!
1) Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer.
2) Select the 4th picture in the folder.
3) Explain the picture.
4) Tag 4 people to do the same.
No cheating (cropping, editing, etc.)

A Tale of Two Brown Shoes

Once upon a time, I bought these shoes:



in high school for like $5 from Kohl's...i loved them and wore the ALOT! I am sure I wore them in college plenty too. But I hadn't really worn them since I moved to Kingwood, so the other day, when I needed brown shoes, I decided to pull them out and dust them off...

Imagine my surprise when they "BLEW OUT" in Target!! I actually didn't notice until my toes felt abnormally cold...then I looked down and was totally surprised so see:





These shoes, didn't just rip a little...There wasn't just one hole...It's like the ENTIRE shoe just ripped apart!! I was on the other side of town when this happened...OOPS! oh well! Sometime you should try to walk with only one piece of your shoe holding it onto your foot! Its pretty hilarious, I was cracking up while I was walking all by myself through the apartment parking lot!

Before I threw them away, I did spend some time acting like this:



(and maybe even making it burp some too! haha!)

Don't worry, for Christmas I asked for new brown shoes...err, boots...and got these:



I LOVE THEM! :) and have worn them almost everyday since Christmas!!

Did anyone see Mike Leach on 60 minutes?

click here to see it:
Mike Leach: The Mad Scientist of Football

...kinda an odd guy...
...such a fabulous football coach...
...i'm glad he's a red raider!

p.s. doesn't "embed" mean to copy the video onto something else (e.g., a blog)? obviously i was doing it wrong, b/c i wanted the video to show up right here!

Pictures

Jen York Dearmore's Wedding with Marissa!

Rachel and I before the game!

garrett, rachel and alan before the game

garrett, dad, rachie and I at the game! it was really fun and we had a good view and fun tech fans around us!

TYMTJ

My friend Ashley is "leading" a 10 day prayer directed towards your husband or future husband...its called "Take Your Man To Jesus" ... I was glad she suggested praying for your future husband because it has been fun to pray so specifically for mine...

www.ingramgang.blogspot.com

How about a new post...

Things that have happened since we talked last:

(1a) Christmas...it was wonderful!! We went to my grandmother’s church: Watermark in Dallas, and they did Cardboard testimonies - which were really powerful…also they started the candlelight part of the services from one candle…so it was really neat to see the lights spread all the way across the auditorium!

(1b) Christmas! -- my "baby" cousins (3, 5, 7 years old) were with us for Christmas...which always makes it a blast...they had like a million presents and ripped through them in like 5 minutes...then wanted to open mine! The deal was: I get to keep whatever is inside! :)

(2) Santa came...I still believe b/c if i stop then so does Santa!! He brought me boots to my specifications (sorta...that might be a good blog post sometime!) and Cotton Bowl Tickets!! (see below)

(3) Saw my friend Vicki from California!

(4) Spent way too much money on after-Christmas sales!

(5) New Years in Austin with Brooke, Missy, Stoof, Scott and Bo = TOTALLY fun!! We used Brooke's camera all night, so we'll have to wait and see if she ever updates her blog...oh! and while we were in Austin, we got to see Jen Chi and Jack Ladd (not at the same time though!)

(6) After new years...We went to see the TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS play in the Cotton Bowl :( we lost...it was bad...and sad...and made me want to try out for the team next year! but it was REALLY fun to be there! Tmw I will post pictures (I did use my camera this day!)

(7) I knew 2 Jen's in Grad school...Jen York and Jen Dearmore...on Saturday...my friend Jen York married Jen Dearmore's brother...thus she is the new Jen Dearmore! weird huh? Luckily, the original Jen Dearmore got married last summer, so we did not have two Jen Dearmores at the same time! -- And I know I am disappointing some people...but I also did not use my camera this night...Amanda did...and we will have to wait and see these pictures too!

Snow in Houston?!!?

YEP! Outside my balcony...

and on my car!

The next morning I had to use my scrapper to get the snow/ice off...it totally felt like a REAL december! (vs. the 70 degree weather we had the day before!)

...AND...at work we are having "the 12 days of Christmas" so the 12 days before Christmas we do something special each day: cookies, free jeans day, staff potluck etc....

The day after it snowed was....

HOT CHOCOLATE DAY!!
I was loving that :)