Things I've learned in the first 24 hours...

-A 10 hour and 40 minute plane ride is even longer with a kicking and screaming little boy behind you.
-Buenos Aires is a HUGE city...HUGE. Bigger than I thought and I have not even seen it all.
-The toilet seats here are square. (But you can flush the toilet paper!)
-Dogs are everywhere.
-They seem to obey the traffic lights better than in other foreign countries...the odds are with me for not getting ran over :)
-I guess it is going to be 65 degrees in my room when I wake up...
-My host mama is crazy...in a good way!
-Elevators are the scariest thing I have encountered so far.

BUT i love it! More to write soon! And pictures!!! :)

Summer is flying by......

The summer is going by so quick!! I leave for my trip in 14 days!!! Crazy!! I should start packing soon....


My last day at work in the Zoology Department at OSU was June 30th.  I can't believe my four years working there is already over.  I will miss them all!  It will be really different starting school at Texas State in the Spring and having to find a new job.


On the 1st, my Mom, Chad, Bella (the dog), and I loaded up and headed to Missouri to reunite with the rest of the fam for the 4th!  It was a wonderful trip!! It has been so long since our entire family has been able to get together and I wish we could do it more often.  We went to the Alumni gathering at Eminence High School where my mom, aunts, and papa all went to school, floated the river, fished a little, cooked out, and did about $350 worth of fireworks! It was a great 4th of July!

My Cousin Brooke & I ...isn't she cute? :)

 My Meme & Papa with the Spurgeon Lure Company Boat

 My Mom & I :)

 My Cousins Justin, Brandi, & I

 Having a coloring party with my cousins Ashley, Brooke, and Rheya!

Eminence, MO

 Chad & I at Alley Spring

                                                                         Rheya & I

 Alley Spring!...cold, cold water!

 Alley Spring

 Floating the Jacks Fork River!

Rheya & I with our giant sparkler!

After our trip to Missouri, I moved home from Stillwater for the last time.  I will miss it!!  But, I am glad to have time to visit with family before my big trip.  My brother, Dillon, was here for a visit so I got to spend a few days with him which I enjoyed.  On Saturday, we went with our Dad, Lisa, and Blake to Meers (amazing burgers and fried green tomatoes!) for lunch and then went bowling in Lawton.  And I may be the world's worst bowler.  The first game I bowled a 71 and the second game I bowled a 76...so at least I improved, right?  But, I still lost both games!  No surprise there!

 Dillon & I with our bowling shoes on!

Family Group Hug :)