It's raining, It's pouring

So I came home yesterday to find this:

Yep, that's my ceiling and that is water... That pot was completely full...

A pipe busted in the apartment above mine; therefore, mine flooded. Thanks to Jordan, it wasn't too bad. He definitely saved the day :)

I've never eaten so many kolaches...

This tree was probably the worst. It uprooted and then ripped off this balcony.
And then begin the lines...

Do you even see the gas station????

The first place to get power...Westco

Heatin' up his Westco.

Reunions, Routines, and Recycling

After 8 days without power, it's returned along with my routine.

I ended up going to Austin during the hurricane and I'm so glad I did. After several weeks without talking to my best friend, C, and several months of not seeing her, this mini-vacation was quite refreshing. Another friend,G, came along too...I feel a little embarrassed about my last blog, G evacuated from Corpus to Houston and then evacuated from Houston to Austin( since the storm couldn't make up its mind). I had it pretty easy... I realized how much I missed these girls, and any girlfriends for that matter. For the past year, I've been without a close girlfriend here at home, and not that it's been too much of a bother for me, but it's something I wouldn't object to having.

Praise God that my friends and family were kept safe through the storm. No damage to my apartment or my parents home. There were a few trees that fell in my apartment complex and I'll post some pictures later. I got a few days off work and in those few days I met some of my neighbors. Since I've moved in I've only met a few people and they're people I wouldn't want to hang around with. You can see this by the nick names I've given them...creepy guy, weird dog man, and old man ( old man may not sound bad, but I haven't seen his wife in a while; if something starts smelling, I'll be the first to call the cops) Nevertheless, the people on my corner are extremely nice. Theres a couple across the walk from me that we played skip bo and bar b qued with. I'm glad the power is back, but I'm glad it took a little break.

Last but not least.......I've started recycling. So has my mom. My family is becoming more and more enviromentally conscious. Now me, my parents, and both my aunts are active recyclers! Just gotta get the rest on board.

I'm a planner. I hate when things don't work out as planned, and this week has been a great example...

My weekends are always crazy. It's the only time I have off work, so I usually cram as many errands into Saturday that I can. This weekend was going to be especially busy: I planned to drive to austin and meet up with some friends on Friday and stay the night. Then, I was going to come back to houston on saturday. I have italian on saturday, so I pushed back my lesson to 4:00, that way on my way home, I could do that. I take italian downtown, which is a pretty good drive, so this was going to work out well; I wouldn't have to drive downtown twice. After that I had a Night of Worship at my church, so on my way home, I'd do that.

I was pretty proud of my efficent plan. And then Ike happened.

Why?Why?Why???

Probably because God likes to shack things up a bit. I don't like that. I'm a little upset with Him right now.

So upset I dont want to play on Saturday, and I don't really care if I let the rest of the band down.
So upset, I snapped at J yesterday when he told me I shouldn't go, even if he just wants me to be safe.

just so upset.

After about 10 months of living in my apartment I realized I had never taken any pictures of it. Then, after 10 minutes of taking pictures I realized the lighting in my apartment sucks. So here's a few that turned out ok...

Dear Ambrose Bierce...I'd marry you if you were alive today.

jewelry tree

james avery

Um, Who's not happy when they're naked???

Where the music is made...

Ciao!

I had my first Italian lesson saturday. I found a tutor that only is charging me $15 a lesson, which is such a blessing!

I don't know why I decided to take lessons. Sometimes I have these brilliant ideas, that soon turn into what was i thinking ideas... I don't have a mind to learn different languages. I hated spanish, and only by the grace of God did I pass with a C. Maybe this will be different. I have motivation to learn this time.

That being said, I did learn a sentence: Cameriere, un bicciarre d'acqua, por favore.
translation: Waiter, a glass of water please.

I figure I'll need one a lot.