april

april was a good month, spent a lot of time on school (now i am working on my blog instead of studying...). i am looking forward to some time off from school, but will be going to summer school in a few weeks. at this rate i will be finished with the leveling program at the end of the fall, that means i can start working as a speech therapy assistant while applying to grad schools. OR i can make a new career decision and do something completely different... either way i will finish my second degree.

tsouni's birthday was this month, her mom came in from england for a visit. on her actual birthday we went to karaoke at the high ball (always a good time), then had a quick dinner at whole foods and some pool.

xanadu room at the high ball.

cat cake i made for tsouni.

trish and tsouni playing pool at the grand. 

new shirt from blue velvet. 















this summer i am planning an extended trip to kentucky. tommy and amy are expecting a little baby boy in august, so i need to get in and out before summer school. :P they are getting married this weekend in lexington (congratulations!). 

on a separate note i watched a wonderful documentary the other day called hear and now. it follows a 65 year old couple as they get cochlear implants, and was filmed by their daughter. check it out if you have time.

east side boil

for the last ten years my roommate (jeff) and landlord (daniel) have been throwing a crawfish boil. it started out as a group of friends and has grown into a huge event. they throw a huge party, but also raise money for the east side community center. this year daniel raised about $15,000 and 600 people attended. i didn't eat any of the crawfish but had a good time anyway!

truck from louisiana, the trailer truck combo was as long as the house. the trailer had three separate cookers for the event. 














boatloads of corn (didn't actually get through all of it). 

 crowd at the start of the day.















people eating.

crowd towards the end of the day. 

annie ray took pictures.  here i am with some of my speech therapy friends.


















roy enjoying the leftover boxes.


















luckily daniel had interns pick up most of the yard! it is all back to normal, possibly even better than  before.

hot water bottles

i never posted pictures of my christmas craft project! i made hot water bottle covers for my family, then i embroidered their names on the front.

developed my own pattern.

pinned product. 

finished cover. 

embroidered for mom.