Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays...

YOWZA!!!  December has been a wonderfully crazy month filled with birthdays, parties and fun times with friends!  Now, all of this is also going along the same time I'm ending my school semester, so it's been kinda madness!  But, I will say...I did AWESOME this semester in my classes and I'm very proud of how I finished up!

My friend Joe rented a suite for the Stars game (hockey) and everyone had a blast!

Afterwards, we went out to J. Blacks...

Doing a shot with the birthday boy...

Me with the birthday boy...and yes...he is wearing a shirt that reads "Captain Awesome"...hehe

Then, two of my friends rented out the Foundation Room at House of Blues and celebrated their 30th birthday in MAJOR style!!!  We're talking ice sculptures, photographer, waitresses with champagne and canapes...the whole shebang!  There were about 150 people there and everyone had WAY too much fun!

So...needless to say...I was not only celebrating my many friends' birthdays....but, also the end of finals.  We now have 10 days left in 2010, and I'm looking forward to most of these being spent taking it easy and hanging out with friends and family.

December.....So far....

December started off with a BANG!  I've been spending lots of time going out with my dear friends and having a blast!  Lots of great restaurants and dancing!  (thankfully, my friends appreciate that I am a bit short on cash right now, and they are very generous with their funds...)

Some friends and I went to see "Burlesque" and we all really enjoyed it!  There was AMAZING singing and really fun dancing...and the plot didn't stink! ;)  I was surprised that I liked it as much as I did....

My Boys (aka Dallas Cowboys) are doing better and better!  I'm not a "fair-weather" fan, so I always love them no matter how wonderful or terrible they are playing....but, it's definitely easier to cheer them on fervently when they are playing with full hearts!

Went out for a friend's birthday last week and had a RIDICULOUSLY great time!!

Just a few nights ago, I had a blind date....(another mom-related set-up)  A coworker with my mom has a friend...yada, yada, yada....Needless to say, he was SOOO nice, but there was just no spark.  Oh well...you win some, you lose some.

Then, yesterday, my momma and her friends had a bazaar to sell their hand-knitted scarves, gloves and hats!  They make some REALLY cute stuff!

My mom is on the far right in all black....they had a fun time!

Of course, I snapped a pic of me in front of all the beautiful scarves...haha...

And, now...today...I'm preparing for next week.....Oh, did I not tell you what next week was????

FINALS WEEK!!!

Yep...so, I'll be holed up in my apartment studying until Thursday!!!  Well, I suppose I WILL get out to actually go to my exams...but, other than that...ONLY STUDYING ALLOWED!  I feel really good about all of my classes, but that doesn't mean I can slack off with the last test!

So...wish me luck!

San Francisco, Thanksgiving...Last Half of November....

Around mid-November, I went to San Francisco to visit a friend....I haven't been there since I was 12 years old, so I was excited to not only see my friend, but see the city!

Naturally...VERY excited to see this wonderful site!!!

Standing on Pier 39 in front of Alcatraz....

It was a really fun trip and I'm glad I got to spend some quality girl time with my friend.....

That following week was Thanksgiving!!!  I had several friends that were unable to go home for the holiday, so they joined my family!  It was a FULL house!  And, so much fun!  As always, lots of great food and even better conversation!

(We took some pictures with my mom's camera, but she hasn't downloaded them yet....so, unfortunately...no pics of Thanksgiving...)

First Half of November....

November started off with a wonderful and glorious day to celebrate!  My parent's 35th anniversary!  They are just as in love this year as the first day they met...It really is a beautiful thing to have witnessed my whole life..

Later that week, I volunteered at one of my favorite events of the season...Chi Omega Christmas Market!!!  Being that I AM a Chi Omega, I'm naturally very excited about this....It's a BIG event with all kinds of amazing stuff!  Clothing, jewelry, knick-knacks, paintings, wreaths, toys, just about anything you can think of!

That afternoon, I drove to Austin to visit a friend from college who recently moved there.  Austin is really only about a 3 to 3 1/2 hour drive from Dallas, so it's an easy "get-away" when you just wanna get out of town.  We had a great weekend catching up and going out...

My good friend Dave...

We went to a benefit gala Casino Night....It was LOTS of fun!!!  They had an amazing dance floor with groovy smoke machines...blackjack tables, poker tables, roulette, craps...You name it, it was there!

It was a fun weekend in Austin....

Then, we celebrated my dad's 60th birthday!!!  I can't believe my pops is 60!

Me Again....Month of October Updates!

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy....October was a whirlwind of a month!  I mean WHIRLWIND my chickys!

October 1st started it off with a bangitty bang!  My friend Amy threw a birthday party for her hubby...

Me with the birthday boy!

Random group shot....

 

 

 Then....DUM, DUM, DUMMMMM.....

TEXAS/OU GAME!!!

Alex and I took our boys (Locksley & Achilles) to State & Allen Lounge for lunch and to watch the game....

Lox taking a little nap in the shade....of course, wearing his UT jersey...

With my Main Man....

All decked out in my Longhorn gear....

After lunch, we walked the "boys" back home and headed over to TABC to watch the rest of the game and hang out....While there, we ended up meeting some really nice people and hung out with them the rest of the night....

Some of our new buds...Austin and Jeremy

Our future's so bright....

It ended up being a pretty crazy and fun night.....even though Texas lost... :(

The next day, Austin (one of the guys we met) called and asked me to go to Atlanta with him the next weekend for the Braves game! Pretty exciting stuff....I said "yes"...Why not after all??

Later that week, my parents and I went to the State Fair of Texas!!!  We tooks lots of pics, but they were all on my mom's camera and I don't think she's downloaded them yet.....Needless to say, we stuffed our faces with corny dogs, fries, nachos, cinnamon rolls, cotton candy, ice cream, deep fried frito pie (yep...lol) and probably a few other things....ugh..I feel sick just thinking about all of the calories we ingested that day....

That night, a big group of us went out to celebrate Bel's birthday!  Dinner at Gloria's, then dancing at Kismet!  Very fun night of shenanigans...

That weekend...Austin and I were heading to Atlanta!!!  We had a blast...

The next day...we headed out to Turner Field to cheer the Braves on!

After the game, we headed to Buckhead for a late dinner and drinks....

It was my first time to visit Atlanta and we both had a great time!

It was a very exciting time in Dallas, because our wonderful Texas Rangers were kickin' butt and taking names...So, we always gathered to watch the games....

They just opened up a new sports bar a block from my apartment, and it's the "Place to Be"....whatever that means!  LOL

RANGERS IN THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!  (the place was roaring with applause!)

With Halloween quickly approaching, there were many parties to attend and costumes to prepare!

The first party was at a friend's apartment, and I dressed as Raggedy Ann....

Rockin' the Mario 'stache!

The next morning, my parents and I walked in the Undy 5000...This walk/run benefits colon cancer research, which my mom fought and WON many years ago...So, this cause is a very important one to us!

That night, it was REAL party time!  My friends and I went to a HUGE costume party and there were some amazing costumes!

I was a sailor girl....

Fun, fun....this chick's Avatar costume was rockin'!!!

Dancing, dancing...

Interesting....

Rubik's Cube...LOVE!

Alex and Matt dancing to "Thriller"....

The next day...Locksley got a chance to show off HIS costume at the West Village Dog Trot & Treats!  There were sooo many puppies in cute costumes!  They had all kinds of vendors out with dog treats, free photos, etc...And, they had a costume contest, but I didn't make it in time to enter Lox (he's still pretty mad at me about this)

Ok...how CUTE is he????!!!

Yep...my little Sailor Pup!  LOL!  Everyone just ADORED him and he made lots of puppy buddies....

Here we are together wearing our Sailor costumes...

Now, for some random Lox photos...

That pretty much covers the main things....It was a busy, busy month!