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Back to Reality

November 30th, 2008 · Linda · Austin, Houston, love, new thing(s) of the week, still-frames, the grind, the not so single life, the single life No comments

I got back last night from Houston. I stayed a good 5 days! I slept a lot, ate a lot, met up with a lot of Houston friends I haven’t seen in a long time and I’m kind of sad to go back into work tomorrow. I’m sure it’s still crazy. I am happy to see the bf though.

I’m doing laundry and I was looking forward to uploading the pictures from my week in Houston only to find out I left my battery charger for my camera at home. Boo. I did take two single photos with my cell phone so I leave you with two cellular photos.

Kim, Chris and I went to Uptown Park to see the tree lighting and watch the fireworks. Poor Chris couldn’t find parking in time so he saw the fireworks from his car. Alone. Hee. Something about fireworks makes you want to hold someone’s hand, right? The best I could do was take a cell phone picture to send to Alan but apparently his phone doesn’t receive pictures. It wasn’t all in vain though, now I have a pic to blog :).

Another picture text that never made it to his phone. I hung out with Thomas my first night back and he introduced me to this sweet pug. He took a liking to me and relaxed on my lap most of the night. Look it that tongue!

Happy Early Thanksgiving!

November 24th, 2008 · Linda · love, savory, still-frames No comments - Tags: Friends, potluck, Thanksgiving

I’m leaving for Houston as soon as I post this and will not have internet til I get back which will be Saturday. Hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving. It’s a great holiday.

This past Saturday my brother made us a turkey and hosted dinner. We came bearing sides. Here’s a photo dump to last til next time.

Green bean casserole

corn bread dressing

Britney’s cheese biscuits

The before. Bourbon and Honey.

Mmm!! Creme Brulee

One of my brother’s lego creations

This picture makes me laugh out loud.

Little rascal and me.

The after.

Question of Love

November 13th, 2008 · Linda · in passing, love One comment

first football heartbreak and 5k

November 3rd, 2008 · Linda · Austin, love, new thing(s) of the week 2 comments - Tags: 5k, football, weekends

So I experienced two firsts this weekend. I experienced my first football heartbreak. I won’t go any further as to not upset any fellow Longhorns. Needless to say, it hurt. I finally understand the disheartened grumpiness guys experience. I finally understand what it means to be disappointed after being emotionally invested in a team. Honestly, from the outside I always wondered what the big deal was. But man, Saturday night was tough. I did see a LED road sign on campus yesterday consoling us. Pretty funny. I think it said, “It’s okay. They still go to Tech.”

My next first is my first 5k! I ran maybe half of Race for the Cure and walked the other half. It was awesome. We had a good group. 4 of us, 2 by 2 buddy system. Katambra, my buddy and I enjoyed being childish.

Katambra:
“What are we gonna do today?”

Linda:
“Same thing we do everyday… We’re going to SAVE the WORLD!”

Then we’d skipped and hum to the tune of Pinky and the Brain. But the part of the run that I appreciate the most are the signs. The teams. The t-shirts. The signs celebrating lists of special people who survived. The Myselfs, the grandmothers, the wives, the sisters, the aunts. Reading the people they were celebrating was absolutely awe inspiring and humbling. Reading the “In memory of…” signs on the back of tshirts were just heart breaking. And seeing that amount of people banding together to walk, run, raise awareness, raise money, connect was OVERWHELMING. 25 thousand people showed up to run/walk it out.

Kim already emailed me about another 5k in Houston for Thanksgiving day. Am considering. Definitely, Nisreen, Katambra, Melissa and I want to Race for the Cure again next year.