Rambling Rose Here

I have had quite an eventful week.


Monday night I was pleasantly surprised. I don't have a B in that class..I have an A! Oh yeah! I just hope I keep it up. I will be meeting with my advisor this Monday to plot out my next semester. I'm going to pile it on, buckle down, and get this crap over with. I enjoy the whole "learning" process, but as you should already know....patience is NOT my strong suit. I am ready to go back to work. There I said it.


Tuesday in my folklore class, the professor asked if he could keep my family folklore paper for future use/reference. Are you kidding me?!? This paper is half truth/half b.s. and I don't have the heart to tell him the b.s. parts. So, I said sure! I keep digging myself a deeper and deeper hole in that class. But in my defense, he encouraged creative license which is the mark of an accomplished raconteur! That would be me. Look it up if you don't know that word. I like saying it. LOL

Wednesday, Blakely was out of school for parent/teacher conference. We went to Memphis with my Mom and had a pretty good time, save the little hormonal meltdowns between THREE females all in different stages of life. I will spare you the gory details. I did manage to make it to the bookstore and bought a really interesting book. It's "A Woman Among Warlords," and is an autobiographical sketch of an Afghani woman activist. It is very thought provoking. She gives a starkly brutally honest opinion of the U.S. and previous foreign occupants. You know how I struggle with our war in Afghanistan so I absolutely devour anything written on the topic. I am still unsure of the information, but I will say that one statement in particular really stuck with me: "You cannot liberate a country for its people. The people must do this for themselves." This is a profoundly keen observation that reminds me of how our very own ancestors fought for OUR freedom. If someone had come in and done it for us, would we really be free? Very thought provoking. I am pondering letters to my Congressmen or something to express my frustration. Whatever I decide will not alter my 100% support of our troops. I will always be on their side no matter.

Thursday of course it was raining. I mean why wouldn't it be?!?!?!? Good grief! I didn't do much except for school so I'll just skip on over to Friday!

Friday was AWESOME!!! I got a very special dinner invitation from a friend (LBJ) to her parents (LP & LY). I truly looked forward to this all week mainly because I knew in advance what we would be eating! LOL Not to mention the company of course. ;) Cheese soufflé, asparagus, fruit salad, homemade bread, and for dessert.....Chocolate soufflé!!!! Yum-ola! I had such a good time. I loved the literary conversations interspersed with Facebook gossip! I can hardly wait for my next dinner invite (hint hint!). Also, LBJ got to meet my wonderful husband and Clifford. Honestly, she just wanted to meet Cliff but managed to impress my spouse with her aviation questions. That pretty much does it for him. ;) We talked and talked (well, they did because I get bored easily). The best part was just visiting with friends. Nothing in the world beats spending time with friends and family. Nothing. I stayed up well past my bedtime. It was almost TWO in the MORNING before I hit the sheets. Not very smart of me because Saturday would be exhausting. Why? Well..........

Because I took Blakely to see Miley Cyrus in concert in Little Rock! It was her very first concert and she was pumped!!! She took her friend and her friends mom plus one other little girl. It was a Party in the USA! LOL We sat 14th row on the floor and stood up pretty much the whole time. Of course this was after we dropped about 100 bucks on t-shirts and concert memorabilia. That Miley is another Olsen Twin minus the twin! LOL I must say it was a really good concert. I enjoyed it and so did the girls. Not bad for a first concert. And I had my standard three inch heel sensible boots on. Needless to say, I could be crippled. Price ya pay for looking fabulous! LOL Didn't get home until well past midnight so this old broad stayed up late a record two nights in a row. Stop the madness!

On a side note, my first concert was VanHalen Diver Down tour. I just don't get how people complain that Miley Cyrus is racy and no longer Hannah Montana. Helllooooo people...we grew up with David Lee Roth, Prince, AND Madonna. Cut the kid some slack. Our musical idols were wayyyyy raunchier. Man! But they did rock. LOL

Today, I did get up for church then took a 2 hour power nap. Not so much power because in about 1 hour, I will be back to bed. Sorry, but that's how I roll.

Hope all have a wonderful week. I will blog so check back. Later.......