The Farmers Market Mushroom

This morning I went to the local farmers market and was surprised at how many vendors were there! I just recently discovered the whole farmers market concept and went to my first one last week and it was great! Last time I came home with some strawberries, zucchini, squash, green beans, and red potatoes. This week I decided on a lone mushroom. Before I decided on that particular one, my curiosity got the best of me. I saw some mushrooms that looked unfamiliar to me so I asked the vendor what kind they were and if their taste was comparable to any common mushrooms. He told me they were oyster mushrooms. Then he picked a tiny piece off of one of the mushrooms in question and handed it to me to sample.
I ate it and now I am paranoid about the whole ordeal! I am so cautious about washing things before eating them, and also about stranger's bodies and the vast amount of diseases that they could possibly be carrying. It was so unlike me to actually take the unwashed mushroom from some strange old man's fingers; but I didn't want to be rude when he was trying to be considerate and help my curiosity. I know that most of the food that I consume comes in contact with a lot of different people and probably grimy hands, but it is a little different to experience it out in the open as opposed to behind closed doors. I know it's not an incidence that I should really be concerned about, but my mind doesn't want to give it a rest.
On a different note, I am almost finished with this semester! I completed 2 finals yesterday which means I've got 2 classes completed and 2 more to go! It will be nice to take a break from tutoring. I have been going for almost 2 months and although it has helped greatly I will be more than happy to spend my Thursday evenings another way, perhaps relaxing or reading a good book.
Scooter is and has been on my mind a lot recently also. He had a TPLO surgery on his left knee in November of last year and it's time to get his surgery on the right knee. In about a week he will go in for the actual surgery, and although that's a major ordeal for us the aftercare is just as important. He is going to have to be confined to a kennel for the majority of the next couple of months :( I want to go ahead and get it done so that he will hopefully be healed up before the summer ends and he can go outside and enjoy the weather. This week will be full of work, completing final exams, and spending quality time with my Scooter. T. Pooter :)

Balance

Whew, this has been a crazy past couple of months. I got fired the day after Thanksgiving- without reason I might add - so that presented an entire set of challenges in the current economy. I finally found a part-time job, and I am so grateful that I did! School is about to start back up again, and this time I'm a little bit worried about my anatomy and physiology class, but last semester I ended up with a 4.0 so I'm shooting for the same this time around.
And then there's my Scooter. He had TPLO surgery 2 months ago on his left knee, and now it's time to get x-rays to see if he's well enough to get the right side done. There's only one problem - his incision still hasn't healed completely. He keeps licking at the bottom of the incision, and nothing that we can think of has worked to stop the licking. We have tried the e-collar, the bite not collar, and the inflatable donought collar...and none seem to work. He is 120lbs so it's hard to find something large enough for him, yet secure enough that he can't remove it on his own. I am dreading the visit to the surgeon, I am just praying that he will heal up soon.


Speaking of prayer, I purchased a Bible the other day from a local bookstore. I can not tell you how strange I felt in the religion section; on my own free will at that! I know that if I felt that out of place at the bookstore I will feel it 10 times more once I set foot into an actual church. I have decided to go at it on my own, reading the Bible to learn about it as opposed to being forced to study it. We'll see how that goes!

"This Is It"

i am amped to see the movie tomorrow...i shall be prepared with junior mints and tissues.

Things are about to change

Well, it's officially almost time for school. College classes start on Monday, and it's already Thursday! I have been busy the past few weeks trying to get everything squared away. I have all of my books, and I was even able to purchase some software that I needed at the campus bookstore, how great is that?! I am so thankful for financial aid, because without it I would not be able to attend classes at all. My sister is 17 and she just went off to college last week...and here I am 10 years older, following right in her footsteps! Of course I did attend college right after high school myself, I just didn't put as much effort into it as I should have and therefore didn't manage to learn much or get very far. My textbooks might as well be written in a totally different language, because the information looks so foreign to me! But I have decided that this is something that I really need to do, so I'm putting my all into it! The only other thing that I could ask for right now is a better work schedule, I only work part-time but I have to work 2 different shifts. It's not very fun to have to work during the day and at night without a class schedule, let alone when you add a more strict daily schedule on top of that. I am fairly confident that everything will work out just fine, as long as I can put my nerves behind me!

♥

I cannot wait to wake up the sleeping man that's in bed right now. I am so lucky to have him in my life!

♥ ♥ ♥

Dallas Zoo Trip

Tool Live In San Antonio 7-24-09

I did not shoot any of these videos, I found them all on YouTube. I did take videos with my phone but they didn't turn out nearly as well ;)
This show was beyond amazing and the light show was a spectacular surprise!

Texas Ski Ranch

Such A Tragedy

i keep listening to "Man In The Mirror" over and over and i can't help but cry each time. Michael Jackson was such a wonderful and caring man, i just wish he would have gotten the respect and love that he deserved while here on this earth. i can't really seem to wrap my mind around this entirely yet. i've always been a fan, i just can't believe it. the man who inspired me to make a difference has been taken from us in this world. why?

Forty-Six & 2 Piano Cover