Starting Anew

Well...yet again...I have not written anything in a long time. I never really had time or just didn't think about it which is totally understandable. I have moved to Tennessee for my 6 month internship. Just in case you don't know what my major is and have no idea what I am doing my internship in it's music therapy.

But before I go into all that I will tell you all about my eventful holiday. Since I worked at Sports Authority in Denton I had to stay a little longer than I wanted to after school let out. I am pretty sure that I got home like the 20th or something. When I got home my parents and I went on my shopping sprees to get those last few gifts for everyone. I always enjoy going shopping with my parents. Not only do they give good gifts...but all around they are just some pretty amazing people! We also drove up to San Marcos for the day to have a pre-Christmas with my grandparents. The whole family ended up being there (except my brother :( and his girlfriend ) which was soo cool. I always love it when my whole family is together! It makes me so happy. So we came home and got ready for Christmas! It was weird not having my brother around this year. (the pic is of (left to right) my cousin, me and my  brother

He moved out and even though I don't live there, when I am home I just expect him to be there. I know he is happy where he is and I am so happy for that..we even get along better than we ever have before!
It was especially weird on Christmas Eve and Day . We usually open one present at night and sit around listening to music after my mom get back from church. This year after my mom and I got back we just all kind of did our own thing. The next morning just like tradition, my dad cooked a huge breakfast! We waited for my brother to get to the house, ate, and then started the opening. I got some awesome stuff! I was totally surprised at the amazing necklace that my aunt got me. It was totally surprising because when my mom, aunt , cousin and I went to look at the diamond exhibit, I fell in love with it at the gift store. I will have to take a pic of it and put it on here. I also got my iphone!!!! I was soo happy and I loooove it! Seriously, if you are thinking about getting one, DO IT!

The rest of the break was kind of a blur. I was so busy with getting ready for Tennessee and seeing all the people that I wanted to see that time just raced by. Our annual New Years party was a great success again, and I didn't get burned by a firework this year (always a plus). All in all the break was awesome..and much needed. January came, and since I was still homeless, my parents decided it was about time to change that. We flew to Little Rock and rented a car. This was not the best plan since it turns out that Little Rock is 3 hours away from Jackson. (Nashville is only 2) Anyway, day 1 in Jackson, we secured an apartment and bought new furniture. Since we were supposed to be there 3 days, we had to find something else to do.So my dad being... well...my dad, decided to drive about 45 minutes to Big Cypress State Park. When we got there we were all a little confused because first it was very small, the bathrooms were locked, and we saw 3 cypress trees. It was a neat little park though equipped with a baseball/softball field, a basketball court and a nice trail ( maybe a mile and a half long). We left there, drove back to Jackson and had a pretty amazing dinner at a catfish place we found. Going home, I knew that I had a lot of work ahead of me. I didn't really unpack from when I came home from Denton because I mean really what was the point? The next day I tried to start packing but I was sooo unmotivated. I had so much to do including getting a new computer (mine died). Moving day came soon enough. I got up pretty early, started packing and loading in my car. We were finally off about 1 o'clock, stopped by best buy (to pick up my new computer) and starbucks (coffee is a must have on a 12 hour drive) and left Houston. My  mom and I thought that we could just go straight through without stopping and since we already had my keys to my apt we wouldn't have to get a hotel. Yay, we got to Mississippi (8 hours later) and had to stop. We were so tired that we didn't even care that the hotel we stayed at didnt have hot water. (I didn't even bring anything in except for Bone Crusher) Speaking of Bone, she is my guinea pig that I inherited from Salah (here is a pic)

I love her! Anyway, going back to the story, we finally got to Jackson just in time for my mattress to be delivered and my cable/internet to be turned on. Exhausted, my mom and I didn't want to do anything except for take showers and eat. The next two days we went shopping and then Monday morning I took her to the Nashville airport. It was just me now. I have never lived alone, but I must say, I really enjoy it. I miss everyone from Houston and seeing people basically anytime that I want, but this time I think is going to be very good for me to grow immensely as a person. Well, I should get back to work. I do have a job now and I do some work...lol. I will write and let everyone know what I do during my internship at a later date (possibly tomorrow). Everyone have an amazing day! I will leave you all with a quote :

                    Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.  ~Berthold Auerbach