Office Decor

Well, since the entire weekend is all mine, I have decided to start pulling together some decorations for my office at KU.  I share it with two other people, and they both have stuff hanging on their walls like diplomas, pictures, etc.  So I decided to get a bulletin board and spiff it up a bit.  I got the inspiration from pinterest, naturally, although I cannot find it again.  

So here is the bulletin board with tape.  As you can tell, I started removing the tape.  Removing the tape is maybe the most entertaining thing ever because it gives you straight lines.  Blows my mind every time.

Here is the board after all the tape has been removed.  I think I like it.  I was thinking about nixing this idea and doing a Starry, Starry Night board, but that is going to take entirely too much time.  So, here is the finished project.

I'll take a picture when I put it up, so yall can see it!

Hope everyone is having an incredible Saturday!  

~ j

Strawberries

I have been trying to eat healthy and exercise a lot recently.  With that being said, this week I have struggled hard core with mainly the latter one.  I am so tired that I would rather come home and watch an episode of this tv show...

And fall asleep rather than go to that spin class or go swim laps.  That needs to change soon, but I will give you my graduate school schedule, so you can decide for yourself whether it is worth it (meaning exercise).  Might I add, these are the times that I am on campus.

Monday: 7:15 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday: 7:15 am - 7:30 pm
Wednesday: 7:15 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday: 7:15 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 7:15 am - 5:00 pm

So I LOVE Fridays, and the phrase TGIF really resonates with me because I am actually thanking God that it is Friday.

Other wonderful news, my dear sister Kelly just started a blog of her own!  Following in her dear sister's footsteps.  I am sure her blog is going to be so entertaining and inspirational and fun loving. Because that is who she is.  You can check it out at this link... http://kfost13.tumblr.com/

What else can I tell you?  Oh, I got KU's football season schedule.  It's a nail biter to say the least.

Yup, the only team that I have ever seen on the Auburn schedule as well was West Virginia.  Mallard and Lola, we aren't in Auburn anymore, we are in Kansas.  

Oh, I remember now why I started this blog post.  Ha, I just reread the title.  I made a pinterest creation tonight.  You can find the recipe for it if you click on the picture.  I will say that it turned out delightfully delicious.  Sweet and tangyish at the same time.  I don't think I would put cilantro on it if I were to make it again.  Also, I forgot cheese at the grocery store, so I used the munster that was in the fridge (ha, that sounds funny, no monsters in my kitchen thank goodness) and it turned out extremely well.  I also put a ton more fresh strawberries on top.  Delicious.

Stay thirsty my friends ;)

~ J

Timing

I seem to have impeccable timing in turns of coming home after a long day.  The sprinklers are ALL on, and I have to sprint down the sidewalk to get to my apartment.  It is just splendid.  Keeps me on my toes.  

Sanity

If you are wondering what has become of my sanity... here you go.

Graduate School

Sorry!  I have been so terrible lately...  In case anyone was wondering, this is what grad school has been thus far.

1. I got an office (I have yet to decorate it)

2. Got 6 keys to open lots of doors where I am.  I also have to guess which one opens what.  I got lucky the first time.  All attempts after, not so much.

3. Done a lot of cleaning

4. Registered for classes (practicum for the summer)

5. Packed a lunch for myself 

6. Got a parking pass

7. Watched the entire first season of Damages this past weekend.  Go ahead, guess what I am going this next weekend?

The kids (meaning two and a half year olds and older) come tomorrow.  I needed to clarify this because people think I am talking about undergrads when I say kids.  Undergrads are only one, two, three, four, of five years younger than me.  Ha, when I say kids, I mean actual little children.

I'll keep you posted!

~ J

No place like home

Kitty cat readers of the world!!!! I am officially a resident of the great windy state of Kansas. There is no place like home. I obviously didn't finish my road trip blogs. Sorry. Nothing too exciting happened. But I made it here with my mom and dad and a huge uhaul truck. My mom is still here, and I am dreading the day she leaves. We went to a liquor store today and bought lots two bottles of wine and two 6 packs of Free State (brewed locally in Lawrence). I said that this will last me a while this summer. Jen them said that she was imagining that I would make friends, and I of course said I didn't imagine that. I'm a grown up loner here. Ha I'm sure it will be ok.

I almost adopted a baby bunny today. He was so cute. Barely 10 days old. Couldn't open his eyes yet, and the momma bunny abandoned him. Makes me cry thinking about it. Anywho I googled... "I found a baby bunny, now what?" and it told me to return the bunny to where I found it because the momma bunny will come looking like it. Isn't he cute?

So we returned him, and guess what we found?  Another baby bunny!  So we put them together in the grass in the big open field.  GOOD NEWS... the baby bunnies were gone this morning.  So I think the momma rabbit found them.  Other options have been suggested by my Mom.  But we are going to say that they made it safely back to their nest.

I may have cried watching this earlier...

http://mobile.oregonlive.com/advorg/pm_29235/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=fvdXMXr5

Also, watch this movie if you haven't seen it yet. Pretty great seeing the incredible love this guy has for his wife.

Stay thirsty my friends.  Until later.

~ J

Day 8, 9, 10 - And it continues

St. Louis, MO > Duck Down Farms (Crestwood, KY) = 278 miles

We finally made it somewhere we where would get to relax a little bit.  Meaning we were still going 100 miles per hour, but we were in one place for a little bit, which was very nice.

Cute puppies ready to run for days.

Made it to Indiana!

This place was CRA CRA.  The food was delicious.  If you ever go to Louisville, this is a must.  And you must eat Lynn's Brown.

So eclectic 

Enjoying the beautiful Duck Down Farm and admiring the sunset

Happy bird dog

Love me some sunsets

Dad and Brian loving on some mint juleps.  We got to go to a party the night before.  She breeds horses, and the horse named Hansen was bred at her farm and was running in the derby the next day!  Brian and I were the youngest by 25 years.  Felt like we were in old Kentucky among old Kentucky money.  Crazy feeling.

Kitty cat

Day of the derby.  My mom is wearing a hot pink fascinator.  I didn't even know what those things were called until she pulled it out.  Ms Jenfer getting fancy.

Derby tickets.

Bdiddy and I

Beautiful mother

The hard working veterinarian 

Backside at the stables

YAY

It was so hot!

We got to meet this horse the day before along with Mrs. America and Mrs. Kentucky.  My uncle was taking care of Union Rags, and unfortunately Union Rags didn't place, but we love him anyway.

My mom has all the really good derby and horse pictures.  If you want to see them you should friend her on facebook.  Jennifer Foster!

Dad's sherpa

Kentucky wildflowers!  So vibrant!

The derby was awesome.  So happy that I had the opportunity to go again.  It really is a whirlwind, and this weekend crazy things kept happening over and over again.  We were in the right place at the right time.  That never happens to me.  It has to be because we were with Uncle Foster.

Total Mileage: 2,654