it is weird to think i have been here this long and i have reached the midterm point in my first semester of grad school. honestly, i hated it here at first. as many of you know i really enjoy moving and trying out life in different cities, however my move to dallas wasn't something i was looking forward to. i like my apartment and am starting to enjoy school, but my connection with the city hasn't formed yet. i guess that will take time, i also need to explore life outside of school. i am trying to work on my attitude as well....
school has been going well, again i didn't like it much at first. however, i have enjoyed the last two weeks, i started helping test patients in the actual clinic and learned how to make ear molds.
here are some pictures of my apartment. it is great having so much space to myself, i have never lived alone before and i think it is a good match for me.
new patio furniture given to me by janet and ted.
craft nook, which hasn't gotten any attention since i set it up.
entertainment center. bought these speakers with nate wheeler about six years ago.
fireplace.
study space, which has gotten a lot of use since i set it up.
postcards from friends.
new drapes in the bedroom.
old telephone space.
a few weeks after moving here dad came for a visit. my mom's friends from college (janet and ted) took us sailing on the boat on lake grapevine. it was wonderful. i don't think i had been sailing in a few years.
janet and ted.
view of the boat.
another big thing that happened was my brother got married. we now have a new maria in the family. maria is great orthodox so the wedding was held in a neat chapel in lexington on a sunday. i was lucky enough to go, it was a good time. they had a large reception two weeks after the wedding, but i was unable to attend.
during the ceremony the bride and groom wear gold crowns.
swans played a show and thor came to visit. we had a great day visiting the 6th floor museum, shooting guns, eating pizza, and visiting pioneer park in downtown dallas. pioneer park has these really neat bronze longhorn statues.
andrew came to visit and we went to the state fair of texas, which is known for the fried food. we ate ten different fried foods:
1. fried biscuits and gravy.
2. fried red velvet cupcakes.
3. fried margaritas.
4. fried latte.
5. fried mac and cheese.
6. fried pizza.
7. fried coke.
8. fried butter.
9. fried peanut butter, jelly, banana sandwiches.
10. fried beer.
big tex welcomes visitors to the fair.
this post pretty much sums up the last eight weeks. being back in school has made me a pretty boring person, but i do enjoy having friends come visit. will try to update again soonish, but probably won't be until the end of the semester.
