a weekend to remember...

thursday around 2, chris felleisen, fish gabe, and i set off for baton rouge, la. after a long lunch/dinner at bennigens (where chris and gabe somehow only left the waitress less than a dollar tip), a trip to walmart for underwear for chris, and some great music classics, we arrived in baton rouge at doug and kathryn's house and then met up with a high school friend of chris's and finally headed to a good night's rest.

friday morning we woke up ate some cinnamon rolls and then headed to the big easy to watch the fish compete at tulane. they did an awesome job and continued the tradition of winning the national championship. good job fish. after the awards ceremony we went back to doug and kat's for the evening. we got to hang out with the fam (doug, kat, kylie, karis, and caleb) along with jenny anne and chris and their daughter addison and eat some good poppy seed chicken and all the fixins, including some d.taylor sweet tea, abooyah. we tried to get to bed at a decent hour, in order for our long party day ahead.

sat. we arose quite early, but still later than most days in cs, and traveled back to the big easy. after we found a free parking spot, we made our way to the french quarter and introduced gabe to cafe du' monde and some beignets. then we walked most of the parade route, until my feet couldn't take it any more, along with a stop at the d-day museum. we watched the krewe of iris parade and caught a ton of beads and saw the fish again. then we started to walk back to the french quarter to meet up with the fish. after grabbing a bite to eat at johnny's poboys, we saw the fish, then started to head back to the car to drop off all the beads we collected earlier so we could get some more. once that mission was accomplished, we headed down bourbon street to get to canal for the endymion parade that night. we met up with the fish and headed to the parade. we somehow got stuck in the middle of the road for the parade, along with some lsu students, one of whom went to high school with one of chris's roommates from the summer. so we hung out with them for the parade and then talked about being facebook friends and taking pictures. we watched the parade and saw some of the saints players, taylor hicks (last season's american idol), journey and styx. we didn't get as many beads at this parade, but that was ok, because we got a lot earlier in the day. by the time the parade was over, we were really hurting from walking around all day, so we headed back down bourbon and back to the car.

sun. we slept all morning and headed back to cs. after a stop in orange, to eat with lauren (a friend of chris's from mock trial), we made it back here. all for an extremely fun and unforgettable trip.

here are some pictures for your enjoyment...

my feet...

so there you go. feel bad for me. no don't. just hope and pray that it will be gone soon.
so since october, my feet have been rotting away by this fungal/rash/skin disorder thing that doctors can't diagnose. it's getting worse, and i know that i have complained to many of you. so i felt like those who haven't had the opprotunity to see my disgusting feet in all their glory should have the chance to. so here you go.

no life?...

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 movies, you have no life. There are 239 movies on this list.

() Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
() Boondock Saints
(x) Fight Club
() Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
() Blazing Saddles
() Airplane
Total:5

(x) The Princess Bride
(x) AnchorMan
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
() Labyrinth
() American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
() American Wedding
() American Pie Band Camp
Total so far:15

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
() Resident Evil 1
() Resident Evil 2
() The Wedding Singer
() Little Black Book
(x) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 21

(x) Finding Nemo
(x) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
(x) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(x) White Chicks
(x) Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30
() I, Robot
() Robots
Total so far: 28

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
() Universal Soldier
() Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
() Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
() KingPin
(X) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
() Eight Crazy Nights
() Joe Dirt
() KING KONG
Total so far: 33

() A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
() Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
(x) Dumber & Dumberer
() Final Destination
() Final Destination 2
() Final Destination 3
() Halloween
(x) The Ring
() The Ring 2
(x) Surviving X-MAS
(x) Flubber
Total so far: 39

() Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
() Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
() Ghost Ship
() From Hell
() Hellboy
(x) Secret Window
(x) I Am Sam
() The Whole Nine Yards
() The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 42

(x) The Day After Tomorrow
() Child's Play
() Seed of Chucky
() Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
() Just Married
() Gothika
() Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
(x) Coach Carter
(x) The Grudge
() The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 49

() Bad Boys
() Bad Boys 2
() Joy Ride
() Lucky Number Sleven
(x) Ocean's Eleven
() Ocean's Twelve
() Bourne Identity
() Bourne Supremecy
() Lone Star
() Bedazzled
() Predator I
() Predator II
()The Fog
(x) Ice Age
()Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
() Curious George
Total so far: 51

(x) Independence Day
() Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
() Darkness Falls
() Christine
(x)ET
() Children of the Corn
() My Bosses Daughter
() Maid in Manhattan
(x) War of the Worlds
()Rush Hour
() Rush Hour 2
Total so far:53

( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
() Calendar Girls
() Sideways
()Mars Attacks
() Event Horizon
(x)Ever After
(x)Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
() Big Trouble in Little China
() The Terminator
() The Terminator 2
(x) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 57

(x) X-Men
(x) X2
() X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x )Spider-Man 2
(x) Sky High
() Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
() Catch Me If You Can
(x)The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
() Reign of Fire
() The Skulls
() Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
() Shrek 2
Total so far: 64

() Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
(x) Old School
(x) The Notebook
(x) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember
(x) The Glass House
() Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old-virgin
Total so far: 70

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
() Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x)Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x)Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x)Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 75

(x) Baseketball
() Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
() House of 1000 Corpses
() Devils Rejects
(x)Elf
() Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
() American History X
() Three
Total so Far: 77

(X) Mean Girls
() Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x)Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
() Shaun Of the Dead
() Willard
Total so far: 81
() Sleepy Hollow
() Club Dread
() Hulk
(x) Dawn Of the Dead
(x)Hook
(x)Chronicle Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) 28 days later
() Orgazmo
(x) Drumline
(x)Hocus Pocus
Total so far: 86

() Kill Bill vol 1
() Kill Bill vol 2
() Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
() Kingdom of Heaven
() the Hills Have Eyes
(x) Uptown Girls
() The Last House on the Left
() Re-Animator
() Army of Darkness
Total so far: 87

(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x)Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x)Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x)Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x)Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x)Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
() Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
() Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 93

(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
() Snakes on A Plane
() Evil Dead
() Evil Dead 2
() Team America: World Police
() Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
() Hannibal
Grand total:97

so the worst part about it, is that I only counted the movies that I remember finishing. some I remember starting, but am pretty sure that I didn't finish them. and there are some on there that I want to see but haven't (like snakes on a plane) and really if you think about this list, there are a whole lot of movies that aren't even on the list that I know I have seen. this list just seems like a lot of movies that are on tv or one day will be. so try it out for yourself. copy the list and fill it out to see if you have a life

new post...finally

so my apologies to all of my readers for my sabatical from blogging last semester. i was so focused on my classes last semester that i forgot/avoided posting on my blog. it was a good semester all in all. the grades came out decently (better than the past semester, but not as good as i hope they could be), i ran in the dallas white rock half marathon and another ten mile race, and corps stuff was corps stuff. it was good though to finally walk in my boots, i made it and it's sometimes a bit unbelievable.

oh and i have been tagged. it's this game that some of the living hope bloggers started. basically i have to post 5 secrets or facts that not alot of people know and then "tag" 5 other people who do the same thing...so here goes

1. my first day of school during the second grade i got really sick and ended up having the chicken pox, so i missed the beginning of school.

2. when i was around 5 or 6, i was in love with the little mermaid and i had little mermaid everything, comforter, calculator, tshirts, and many other things...it was a bit ridiculous

3. during my junior and senior years of high school i was the mascot (the cougar) but the summer between i went to cheerleading camp and won the spirit stick and it's at my house.

4. i always wanted to go on the show "american gladiators" but i don't think exists anymore

5. when i was in eigth grade i competed in a creative problem solving team competition called Odessey of the Mind and my team won 1st place in the state and went to the world competition in knoxville, tennessee.

so i tag.... chris ragan, vanessa brooks, and finally david crowder that's it i don't want to tag 5 people so i am only tagging 3

till next time...

a tribute

I dedicate this post to one of my best friends, Alisha Lombardi.

She has now officially moved out of College Station and is headed towards Greenville, North Carolina on her way to graduate school.

Although we have only known each other for about four months, we have had a ton of fun and great laughs and converstations. I and College Station will miss Alisha and all of her wonderful qualities. I have learned many great things from her, like where to get a great sno-cone in CS, and back routes to many places. But she has been a good friend and will continue to be. I can't wait to hear about all of her awesome experiences and about what the Lord will teach her and show her in the coming months.

Here's to you Alisha Marie Lombardi!