No school for 2 weeks!

Yep that's right! I got a 2 week, non paid, vacation! But that's ok, I'll take the time off. After Chris' graduation we spent the weekend in Conway with two of his best friends who just got married, Chris and Shelly. We were both exhausted from the previous week so we spent most of the weekend sleeping. Then, Monday morning we got up bright and early to head to Pensacola Beach, Fl. Both of us were super excited. We got to spend an entire week, yes that's right 7 whole days, at the beach. It did rain the first few days we were there, which was kind of a drag. I started to go a little stir crazy cooped up in our condo, but then the sun decided to come out and give us some beautiful days. We were finally able to go down to the beach and enjoy the beautiful white sand and ocean! We had quite a relaxing week, making sure not to overexert ourselves of course. We ate some seafood, hit happy hour, and went to a naval aviation museum. Neither one of us was ready to leave, but of course we had to. Chris and I returned to Arkansas and went to spend a night with his Nannie in Russellville before returning to his parent's house in Fort Smith. We spent the week being lazy and hanging out with his parents. At the end of the week we returned to Texas to hang out with my family in big Clarendon for the weekend. All in all we had a wonderful two weeks which went by entirely too fast. I am now back to school unfortunately.......but it is my LAST YEAR!!!! WOOO HOOO! I bet my parents are thankful for that!

Finally headed to Florida!

Crossing the Mississippi River.......getting closer!

Chris needed a nap.......this is hard for him to do while I'm driving, I think I make him nervous.

I was getting a little bored in the car.

After several hours in the car.......we made it!

A well deserved beer on the first night there!

I guess Chris deserved one too......since he drove most of the way.

Look at all those margarita machines......yep they had Fat Tuesday's margarita's at one of the local bars.....can you say "Happy Hour"

My Pina Colada was very yummy!

The beautiful beach


As soon as it quit raining Chris and I went to the beach to take a little stroll!



At last, a sunny day at the beach!



Chris was trying to be artsy and take some cool pics....not too bad.

Being Goofy

Chris at the naval aviation museum

It was the home of the Blue Angels

On the fishing pier

One last pic on our last night there :(

GRADUATION....................

That's right a graduation........but SADLY not mine. Chris graduated on August 8, 2008. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the ceremony. However, it was quite a journey getting there.......I had finals that week, and to top it all off I had 2 finals on the day of his graduation. So, I had to arrange to take one of my finals early so I could possibly make it in time. I tell you what, it was one crazy week. Finals on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and packing to be gone for two weeks. Oh my! Needless to say I was a little stressed out. On Friday morning I got up early enough to get ready, do the last bits of packing, and study a bit. But, as I finished packing I started to worry that my suitcase was too heavy. I mean come on I'm a girl, I had to pack everything! So I call my mom to find out the weight limit, she doesn't know, so of course I go to the internet. By this time it is like 7:30am and my final is at 8:00am. Once I found out that they have a 50lb weight limit and a rather large fee if you go over, I frantically start to take out things that I think I won't need. After this frenzy, I get my suitcase all zipped up again and what do you know it's time to load it in the car and go take my final. No studying.....oops! The final went......well....okay I guess. Lindsey took me straight to the airport after the final, where I had plenty of time before my flight at 11:10am. By the way, it was my first time to fly American Eagle, I was a little nervous. So I get on the plane and am trying to put my carry on luggage in the compartment........of course I have stuffed my backpack completely full and it is too big to fit. Now I am trying with all my might (while trying not to break my computer that is in it) to shove it under the seat.......finally it slides under there. The flight wasn't bad at all, but I'm still not sure about those little planes. When I get to Dallas, because of course you must stop in Dallas or Houston any time you leave Amarillo, I have an hour layover in which I think I have plenty of time to eat lunch and change clothes. But, when I get off the plane I realize that I have to get on the sky tram and go to a different terminal. I finally get to where my gate is and go to the bathroom to get changed. As I walk out of the bathroom they are making an announcement for my flight to start boarding. What?!?! This means no lunch! If you don't know me, let's just say that's not a good thing. I get boarded on the plane, again wrestling with my bag and this time in a dress and heels, and my hands are shaking because I needed some food. I tell you what, as soon as I landed in Little Rock at 2:15pm I rushed to the nearest place to get a coke and a snack. But, I was finally there!!! YAY! Chris' sister, Ashley, and her boyfriend came to pick me up from the airport, in which I was very thankful for. We then had a 35 minute drive to Conway, AR to the University of Central Arkansas where Chris attended physical therapy school. The first part of Chris' graduation, with just his class, started at 3pm. We walked in for the last 5 minutes or so. At least we made it! The big ceremony with the whole school wasn't until 7pm, thank goodness. All of Chris' family was there to watch him walk across the stage to become Dr. Christopher Steven Walter or just "Dr. Bubba" as his family calls him! After the ceremony we all went to dinner to celebrate Chris' achievement. It was a wonderful evening and I'm so glad I got to be a part of it!


Chris and I after the 1st ceremony

From L to R: Chris' mom Peggy, Chris' Nannie, Me, Chris, Chris' Dad Steven, Aunt Brenda, Cousin Brittany, Sister Ashley, and Ashley's boyfriend Ben

Chris walking up to the stage............

And finally getting his hood and diploma!

Choosing a new adventure.........

That's exactly what I've been doing in the last week. We had to choose sites for our last 2 clinicals. There are 4 groups that choose from the three different campuses. And yeah we got to choose 3rd for the 3rd clinical and 4th for the 4th clinical. So considering this, I was a little worried about the options that would be left by the time we got to choose. However, it turned out quite well for me. I am actually super excited about both of my choices. So, from January 5 - February 27 I will be living in Fort Smith, AR for my neurological clinical. And yes that is where Chris is from. His parents are super kind enough to take me in for 8 weeks. I'm also just excited about being in a new place again. I like exploring new places and seeing what they have to offer. Then from March 9 - May 1 I will be heading to Houston for a pediatric rotation in the Harris County Scool District. I am pumped about getting to work with kids, and being in the school will be completely different than any other setting I've been to. So that's it, new places for me again. I'm starting to have trouble keeping up with myself, I can only imagine what you guys are thinking!

25 and ALIVE!!

Yep that's right. I turned 25 on July 28! I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but hopefully good. I had a wonderful birthday. It started off on Friday the 25th when I picked Chris up from the airport. From there we headed straight for Clarendon. My parents were having a cookout with the family to celebrate my birthday. So, Chris was finally getting to meet the whole crew. I tried to explain to him how many of us there really are but I don't think he understood until he actually saw it, and not even everyone was there. Anyway, we had a good time visiting with everyone and eating some good food! Then, on Saturday we headed back to Amarillo. Once back in Amarillo, my friends met us for dinner at Johnny Carino's. They tried to convince the waitress to sing for me but she said they didn't do that. However, to my surprise, everyone joined us back at the house and Lindsey had made a cake for me. Although we were all very full, we managed to stuff down some cake. Then we headed downtown Amarillo for some fun! We did a little bar hoppin for some drinks, live music, and pool playin. Due to our late night, we were quite lazy on Sunday! Chris had to fly back to Dallas Sunday night. On Monday, my real birthday, my classmates joined me for dinner at On the Border. This time they did convince the waiter to sing to me, only I had to stand on a chair and shake marracca's! I was a little embarrassed, but I did get a free meal so I guess I can't complain! All in all, I had a great birthday. Thanks to all of you who helped make it special!

The group at Johnny Carino's. Lindsey can't ever take a good pic!

Chris and I at dinner

They surprised me with a birthday cake!

Good thing they didn't put 25 candles on it!

Kat and I at the first bar

Kat and Jodie

Chris and I enjoying the music

Jodie and Evan

The group again, dang Lindsey!

The girls, I swear I had nothing to do with that Seagram's bottle....YUCK!

Kyle, Kat, and Evan playing a little pool at the last bar we went to

I told you they were able to convince the waiter to embarrass me at On the Border!

Arkansas here I come!

So after a wonderful camping trip, I headed to Fort Smith, Arkansas with Chris to meet his family. I actually flew to Dallas on a Thursday in time to catch a Rangers game. I had been wanting to catch a game all summer but every time I was in Dallas the Rangers were never at home. So finally we got to go. We met a couple of my class mates there, Stephanie and Jeremy. The game was great and even went into extra innings but the Rangers ended up losing. We still had a great time. Then Friday after Chris finished his clinical for the day we headed to Fort Smith. It was my first time ever to go to Arkansas so I was excited but also a little nervous because I was also meeting his parents for the first time. But, everything turned out just fine. His family was great and we had a wonderful weekend. We got to celebrate Chris' birthday with his family, which meant alot to him. I also greatly appreciated all of the trees in Arkansas. Neither one of us were ready to come back, but I guess life must go on! More to come soon!

Welcome to the Ballpark!

Me and Chris cheering on the Rangers, although he would much rather be at a Cubs game!

Jeremy and Stephanie

Stephanie and me

Me and Chris being goofy in the stands

We're headed to Arkansas!

I got a little bored in the car!


Chris was a little amused by my ridiculous picture taking.

We went to have a drink and watch some live music in downtown Fort Smith.

Chris was havin a rough time takin this pic, there were several takes!