Days 1 and 2 in Lafayette
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Oh man. I love Louisiana and Lafayette for that matter. ALWAYS will! I learned a few valuable lessons while in Lafayette:
- Lafayette will ALWAYS be my home NO MATTER WHAT! Lafayette and Louisiana in general, will always have a HUGE piece of my heart.
- I have a new “home” now. Whoaaaa that’s a big realization!
- I need to work on maintaining my old friendships, and work on my new friendships in Austin as well! Apparently people in Austin may not like hearing about everything Louisiana / cajun / home ALLLLL the time?!?! Who’da thunk it? haha.
- I have used my Louisiana roots as part of my identity for SO long. It will always be a part of who I AM. It isn’t everything of who I am. That’s for sure!
- I’m excited about the new friends I’ve made over the past few months. God has brought them into my life at the EXACT moment I needed though! WOW! Amazing how those things work, ehhhh???
- I’ve missed cajun dancing and dancing in general in my life. A LOT!!!! That needs to change MUCH sooner than later!
Wordless Wednesday
2Just a few snippits from my weekend in Lafayette! LOTS more to come posts
- YES YES YES!!!!!
- I-10 east bound!
- Mike & Benedict!
- This kid has my heart!!!!!! <3
- The amazing and wonderful Denton’s!
- Shan and Miss Amelia! <3
- Joni’s smiling with teeth!!!! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!! :)
- laughter = the best picture!
A BIG Purchase!! :D
11For about 4 years, i’ve been wanting a DSLR! I’ve been wanting to do something with my love of photography! I finally started doing more research and decided on what i wanted!
I knew i wanted to stick with Canon, and go with the Rebel series! Thanks to my savings and my glorious federal tax return i could finally get that BEAAAAUTIFUL DSLR! I went with a Canon Rebel T2i! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!!!
This is Claiborne Hester Flynn Staires! And I LOVE HIM!!! ALOT!
I couldn’t be more excited! I really have been taking pictures of EVERYTHING and EVERYONE! It’s awesome. ha.
I went with the body kit lens 18-mm. It’s pretty good for close up things and people. But as far for the zoom factor, not so much. I’ll be doing research and looking into getting a zoom lens. Any input on a zoom lens would be great!
Here are just a few pictures that i took in Texas Hill Country! <3 <3 <3
Thoughtless Thursdays!
10Thoughtless Thursdays are one of my favorite kinds of posts! What a better way to get back into the swing of blogging?! And my life is pretty amazing! Gosh i love it
A Lot.

Jana and I laughing hysterically about tequila and boob was encroaching her elbow space... pahahahah. Love that woman!
PS– Give Jana some blog love, ya’ll!

Miss Amelia Denton has arrived!!!! She was born on March 7th! What a great week to be born on
Love her so much already!

Ghostland Observatory recording live for ACL Live! We heard about the free concert via facebook! Gotta love social media
Finally got my Team Gleason shirt
NO WHITE FLAGS! Let's find a cause and cure for ALS!

St. Patty's day excitement + Lafayette friends living in Austin + good beer + Lucy's = so much unbelieveable amazingness!

My first flip cup game! So fun
We won 3 out of the 4 games. And i learned that the more you drink, the harder it is to flip the cup! pahahaha

A new beer that i love, St. Arnold's Spring Bock! St. Arnold's is a craft beer located in TEXAS! woot
I’m baaaaaaack :)
1Hi friends!
It’s quite a while since i’ve really blogged! But the down time and break has been very much needed! Work has been crazy, but good, and busy. 2 of the girls on my medical team have been having issues, so they’ve been out a lot, and i’ve been working more over the past few weeks! Phewwww. Glad things are calming down-ish.
Austin’s doing great. Late winter/early spring/spring is my favorite time of the year, while besides football season
Flowers and trees blooming, grass growing, sun shining, cool air, good times. AHHHH my fave.
This year was the first time in my life i had work on Lundi Gras / Mardi Gras / Ash Wednesday! Gosh that was no fun AT ALL! It was also the first year i missed partaking in Mardi Gras! NEVER AGAIN! No matter where I’ll be living. I want to go home for Mardi Gras! Do one day of cajun/country Mardi Gras, some Mardi Gras in Lafayette, and New Orleans Mardi Gras! So much fun! There is so much more to Mardi Gras than boobs and beads, people! There’s dancing, cooking, eating, drinking, being with friends and family, parades, fun signs, balls, getting dolled and dressed up, the beauty of celebrating life!
I view life as one should celebrate Mardi Gras! Living life the best that you can, with all you have! No regrets. No looking back. Sure life may not be great all the time, but that’s okay. Just do the best you can, with what you have.
Being single sucks sometimes, but other times it’s great! Like if i was married or with kids, i wouldn’t just be able to go for a drive on a Sunday afternoon driving through Texas Hill Country
But like 2 wise friends have reminded me this week, there is a guy out there for me! And he’s been waiting for me for almost his entire life, like i have been waiting for him for almost 26 years! whoa. Crazy awesomeness, but beautiful!
This weekend Austin won’t know what hit ‘em! Some amazing bloggers that i know and love are coming to town! We’re gonna have such a good time! If you’re in Austin, let me know! I’d love for you to come meet us and have some good times too! Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler! I can’t wait to meet Holly, Jana, Megan, Emily, Savannah, and Rochelle! Jenn– we’re definitely going to miss you this weekend!
Two or three weeks ago Holly, Jana, and I started having iphone group text messages! Oh my gosh! So much fun! I love those ladies! They’re so many kinds of amazing and i can’t wait to meet them in THREEEEE days
<3
Yes i realized i haven’t talked about food, eating, and exercising! Well those have kind of been at a halt over the past few weeks! I’ll be working on small changes now, making changes stick, and not giving up when i want to, or when i get overwhelmed! Makes life-long changes is something easy that comes with time, and it’s something i know that i can do!
Oh yeahhhh— in 10 days i’ll be 26! Yes i said TWENTY-SIX! WHoaaaaaaa. That’s a BIG DEAL, ya’ll! In case you didn’t know it, I lurrrrrre birthdays! LOTS!
<3
Thoughtless Thursday
8Promise. One of these days i’ll get back to actually blogging! But for now this is it
<3 <3 <3
Thoughtless Thursday
9Yes i know it’s normally Wordless Wednesday! Well that didn’t happen, so thoughtless thursday it is
Bari, my sweet friend, i love the tattoo












































































































































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