***PLEASE EXCUSE THE INTERRUPTION***

-------I'd like to interrupt our regularly scheduled program (i.e. 12 days since leaving Missouri) to inform the reader(s?) of an update in my "I'm-sure-I'm-well-on-my-way-to-having-Alzheimer's-by-the-time-I-am-26" claim. If you recall, I have had a few previous posts of stories of my horrible memory. Today it has reached a whole new level of low. Not only did I forget that I did something, after having seen the proof and evidence...I STILL don't remember doing it! Story? Ok.

So, I wouldn't normally tell this story - but....I will...

Thursday night-I decided I would text one of the two friends I have here in Vancouver and suggest that we hang out this weekend. I actually put a lot of thought into whether I would do this or not. In the end, I decided not to-I didn't need to be that desperate I guess. So I didn't text him.

Friday morning, around 10 o clock - I get a text from that friend I decided not to text, saying saying that I could call after work and we should hang out that night (tonight). Whoa!! My thought was, "see what I get for not asking desperate?? Someone asks ME to hang out..." Something about the message made me curious though. So I checked my text message history and found a sent message to him that morning at 8 am. What?! I had suggested that we hang out sometime apparently... When did that happen?! I thought back to that morning at 8 am-I was talking to my mom right up until almost 8...and do NOT remember sending him a text at all. Even after reading the text multiple times, I still did not and do not remember writing or sending it-at all actually?!

We learned in our cognitive disorders class that being forgetful isn't a real problem if you REMEMBER that you forgot. Me, on the other hand, can not even remember when I have the forgotten item sitting right in front of me.

What will become of me??-------------

Twelve Days: Day 3

On the third day since moving (ok you've probably already figured out out its not ACTUALLY my third day since moving. I had this really creative idea to do it on the first 12 days...but we

can just pretend), Missouri gave to me...

THREE AMAZING PICTURES OF MY GOOD FRIEND KYE BROWNING...

This is just one of many amazing shots from Kye at various dances :) His outfits were always fantastic-his dance moves...legendary.

This is exactly what anyone would do with an eyeliner pencil right? I believe his name was Ignacio!

Dear Kye - I'm so excited you are on a mission. I am so sorry that I haven't written you yet. I PROMISE I will soon. Currently, I am busy externship-ing, thesis-ing, procrastinating my thesis, baking from my Amish cookbook, and various other 100% necessary tasks.

Love Dev

(See how creative I am? I snuck in a quick update on my life inside a picture caption. Whoa.)

Twelve Days: Day 2

On the second day since moving, Missouri gave to me...

TWO PARKING LOT JUMPING PICTURES!

Twelve Days!! Day 1:

On the first day since moving, Missouri gave to me....

ONE GHOST AT CHRISTMAS

"To eat well in England you should have breakfast three times a day." W. Somerset Maugham

First meal of Tuesday, January 18th? Well, I guess its pretty much the same thing I've been having for breakfast every day for the past few weeks - because I LOVE IT! Basically scrambled eggs with veggies (onions, tomatoes, red peppers, cilantro, zucchini, mushrooms, garlic)...I guess its more like sauteed veggies with some scrambled eggs. Yummm, add some mozzarella cheese right at the end and its to DIE for!!

Its basically the reason I get up in the morning.

Maybe its worth making a movie about?

Pictures of the Praxis

Today was it. Praxis day! I have successfully finished it! (Notice that I use the term, successfully finished but not successfully passed...) I won't find out about that for a few weeks, 4 weeks actually.

Here are a few pictures I found that accurately describe the experience. The first four I found when I looked up the word "Praxis" on google images.

1. This is the intense studying experience required before taking the test...which I probably should have done more of...

2. This is what will be required to make it through the next few weeks until scores come.

3. This picture is awesome! WHY did it come up under praxis? I don't even know. But I wish I could say it was like this at all!!

4.I don't have the same question with this picture...its obvious why this came up under the search "Praxis"

5. Laura and I rode together, and this is our post-praxis face :) So happy to be done! Wahoo!

6. Last - this is what I will feel like if I find out in 4 weeks that I have passed!!

To: Washington Love: Dev

The time has come the walrus said, to talk of many things... thats all I know of that poem. I've never actually read it, I just heard it on Harriet the Spy. I usually think of that part though when I think of the phrase "it's time" in any situation. Nevertheless, the time HAS come. Well...it WILL come in less than two weeks. On Monday, January 24th I drive leave Springfield MO for Vancouver WA-A journey that will last about 36 hours of driving in the car. I am so incredibly excited, but am starting to really get sad too - I've had a lot of good times here at 65802.

Here is whats been going on lately:

Merry Christmas!! This was at the second annual SLP Holiday Extravaganza!! I am going to miss these girls SO MUCH! Its not even really real right now that we aren't going to spend every day together in the clinic.

Happy New Year! (I promise thats Welch's.)

Still celebrating the new year :) Happy 2011!! There was a big bonfire at the Guison's house - it was so fun!

Yep, thats us taking first day of school pictures. Even when you're in grad school you can do that. This one is especially significant because its my LAST first day of school. (Its also significant because secretly its ten o clock at night and we are pretending that it was before we left for school...shhhh).

And this one is Sarah and I making delicious quiche on a sunday afternoon :)

I just realized I don't have any Christmas Pictures on my camera...so when I get them from home I can post those too!!