Famous Last Words:Week 14

Well this week has absolutely flown by and thanksgiving was no exception. I had a great time being home and spending some much needed time with my family and new niece. It was also wonderful to catch back up with all of my high school friends and see what their plans are following graduation at the end of the year. It is crazy to think that 4 years in college have almost been completed and that we will all be moving on. Hopefully I will be able to continue putting off entering the real world and will get accepted into the dental school program at OU. This decision has yet to be announced and has been placing a lot of stress into my life as I await the outcome. However, at least we only have 2 more weeks of school remaining and then will be off for a month. When I was home for thanksgiving I found out that I will be working at the Container store over winter break which will be an interesting experience. I really just needed some sort of job and didn't care to be overly picky when it came to finding one. I plan on working as much as I can over the break so I can continue saving money for my graduation trip to Europe. I am still trying to find a new job in Norman for next semester since I will only be in class two days a week. Not exactly sure how I managed to make it happen but my only classes next semester are on Monday and Wednesday from 8-3 with breaks in between. I haven't had a full day of classes since my sophomore year so it will be interesting to see how it goes. Hopefully I will be able to finish the semester strong and head out for break with a 4.0.

Jubilee and Santa 

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Famous Last Words: Week 12

Well for anyone who follows OU football this weekend was quite the disappointment. An 11am game is a hard thing in itself but a game that ends up like this one did is just a cruel punishment. I went to the game expecting to have a chance of beating Baylor and left just hoping to maintain some level of composure. Other than this small detail I had a pretty decent week and weekend. I couldn't wait for Friday to arrive after having two tests this past week and lots of other work to complete. Really I am just glad that this weekend just came and went because it stood in the way of this upcoming weekend which I have been looking forward to for months. I am headed to Lubbock, Texas on Friday to spend the weekend with some of my best friends from high school. We all try to make a trip to see one another at least once a semester and this time it is my turn to go to them. Every weekend I have spent in Lubbock has been a blast and I am expecting nothing less from this one. Unlike the others though, it is also the weekend of my 22nd birthday so I will get to spend it celebrating with my closest friends. Usually my mom drives up from Dallas to spend my birthdays with me and my friends in Norman so she is a little bummed that I will be gone this year. However, she already sent me my birthday gift and I of course didn't wait till my actual birthday to open in. She got me a great pair of boots that I love and have wanted for a while now. She always manages to get me the best gifts. Well I'm sure I will have quite a few stories to tell in this post next week after the weekend out of town.

Clarks Boots

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Famous Last Words: Week 11

This week has been quite the crazy and eventful one of not only me but also my entire family. I missed most of this weeks class work because I was at home since last Friday for the birth of my first niece. My sisters baby girl was born on Tuesday, October 28th at 12:35 pm and I was lucky enough to be there for this wonderful event. My sister and her husband named her Jubilee Nevaeh Reynosa which none of us were told until she was born. My sister wanted to keep the name a secret so none of the family could put in their two cents (she is quite stubborn). I am quite the proud uncle and cannot wait to get home again to see her. Once I made it back to Norman I had a lot of catching up to do because of my few days out of town. However, all the work was definitely made up for by the fact that it was Halloween weekend. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and I love getting to dress up for it. This year I went as a lost boy from the movie lost boys which not many people even know exists. However, I think I came up with a pretty good costume for it and even went as far as to pierce my ear just to really sell the look. I went into claires to buy the earrings and proceeded to tell the sales woman that "no, I don't need you to pierce it, I'll just do it myself". She gave me quite the panicked look when I informed her of my plan but just shook her head and kept her comments to herself. Wednesday night I had a friend use a safety pin and pierce my ear. Probably not one of my brightest decisions but it did the trick and really completed my outfit. I definitely got a few strange looks at my job though, especially because the only small earring the girl had happened to be hot pink. I didn't want to where one of the long dangling ones that was for my costume the entire day so the pink stud seemed to be the better option. Overall I just don't think earrings are "my look". It turned out to be quite the amazing week and weekend even with the hole still in my ear.

Happy Gilmore and a Lost Boy

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Famous Last Words: Week 2

What a crazy week this has been; from the stress of not getting my books on time to the first football game of the season. Starting out with this class I clearly had some issues this week due to a lack of receiving my books required for our readings. This definitely threw me out of my usual groove but thankfully we were provided with enough extra credit for me to make up for the mishap. I can't believe yesterday marked my last first game day at OU; my time here has flown by. Even though it was extremely hot outside I loved being back in that stadium and hearing the roar of the crowd. There aren't many better things than the atmosphere on campus during an OU game. Today, Sunday, I am really looking forward to heading down to Wayne, Oklahoma to spend some time at the farm and get in some shooting practice. Tomorrow is the opening day of dove season and I plan on being up bright and early to hopefully have a successful hunt before heading back to Norman. Today we will also probably go dirt biking and 4 wheeling around the land just for a bit of fun. My girlfriend is also coming down to the farm with us and she has never shot a gun in her life. I'm excited to see how her first time goes and maybe she will just pick it right up. I'm also really looking forward to trying out my two new guns I just received from my grandpa within the past few weeks. He has given me a 12 gauge Ithaca shotgun and a Browning Safari .30-06. I had the chance to shoot the shotgun this past weekend and it being an older gun, kicks like a Clydesdale. However, the .30-06 rifle has yet to be fired and I would really like to check and make sure it is still sighted in and firing correctly. Hopefully all goes well this weekend.

Gift from Mason

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