Malaysian cherry vs cookies

Thought about posting. Decided not to... Then changed my mind. Thus is the shambles of my decisiveness that I am left with after ten hours with Marie, the four year old child cookie-making-prodigy known-as-my-goddaughter.
I'm thinking about entering her cookies in our county free fair next month, by the way (if her mama approves). I think that would be neat even if she doesn't win (and honestly, she'll be up against eight year olds who can actually read the recipe for themselves so who, other than those biased by love, would call her the front-runner?) I might just enter one of my homemade dresses as well since there is a section for sewing as well. Fairly certain I won't be entering any livestock or woodcarvings so if anyone wants a sure-win category stick to one of those, huh?
Went camping with Skronky on Monday down at the Lake of the Arbuckles. Very pretty lake, nice on-the-water tent site, and a good time all-around. (Well, raccoons got two of our ears of corn that we carelessly left out but since that was the biggest loss we'll take it.)
My hair is currently "Malaysian cherry" which means slightly reddish. I like it. Only the month-long stuff so if you want to catch a peek you'll have to hurry!

One weekend in Dallas makes a pharm student humble...

Just back from Dallas, TX and a great weekend of bonding with my Brothers at Province (our regional annual meeting).

Things to do in Dallas when you're not dead but suffering through a conference:

singing - done right it can happen in cars, on the streets, in bars, in hotels, etc

enduring the rain - Yeah, you won't melt but it's not going to help your "outfit" either

walking - happens when parking is expensive +you're only 7 blocks from where you're going

laughter - inevitable, really

drinking - coffee, water, and other more exciting, more volitile liquids

bylaws - bane of any conference-attendee's existance - tends to take a horrific chunk of time

pictures - usually posed, but funnier when they're candid...

driving - 3 hours isn't a long drive when you have your Brothers to keep you awake

eating - over-indulging is the norm at these things... but beware of the spicy stuffing!

voting - Oh! That's only for the delegates! Never mind your pretty head about it!

shopping - by those who skipped meetings, who needed shoes to wear with that new dress

talking - to each other, on the phone, about deep things and the most superficial

and many other words to describe the magic, the hilarity of our stay in Dallas. But I am very glad to be back home.
This is a fairly mellow week for once at school. No tests this week but several to prepare for next week. I'm booked for 3 site visits totaling 9 hours, 16 hours of work at my job, and four hours of time spend on an interview panel for admissions. I was set for 3-4 hours of babysitting Monday but those plans fell through and I ended up watching a movie with my parents instead of studying like I should have.
Back to getting ready for my schoolday... Hope everyone enjoys a lovely week!