"Sipping and a Stroking"

The fun night

Who says that people who are science minded cannot also be creative? Well I hope we proved them all wrong a couple of Tuesday nights ago when we attended most of our very first "Sips and Strokes". For those of you who do not know what "Sips and Strokes" is let me inform you. Basically it is time for you and your friends to drink wine or beverage of your choice and paint a really cool painting. If you are not the best artist or are a type A person, you can so do this. You have a blank canvas, really fun paint colors, and an instructor who just guides you along. It really doesn't matter if you follow right along with the painting or kinda do your own thing, it is just really fun. About half of our PT class went to sips and strokes and we all loved it. We all painted a variation of the same pic, so if you live in Birmingham, let me strongly suggest that you try it out. If you live elsewhere I am sure you will have it soon, so be the first to suggest a fun and creative night out!!

Natilie, Anna and I during our first break

My final masterpiece!!

Our PT group!! Yeah we have a creative side too!!

Bonding in the Woods!

I know it sounds kind of silly, but yes, we had our Physical Therapy Class Retreat this weekend. It basically consisted of two days and one night at Camp McDowell, in Navoo, Al. For those of you who do not know where that is, I have one word JASPER. It truly wasn't that bad, we played a lot of football, went on an amazing hike, and made s'mores. The not so great parts involved small group activites and get to know you games, I mean we are together almost all the time, I think we know each other. The really interesting thing was we watched these videos called 30days. They are by the guy who did the movie "Super Size Me." The guy goes for 30days and does a certain thing, i know thats vage, but here is an example. The guy went and lived on minimum wage for 30days, and you got to see the struggles and everything he went through. It basically shows a person the other side of a situation. I highly recommend these, and he has made more. Well the retreat was great we all love each other and it gave me something to blog about!

The wonderful bridge we crossed

(Brittany, Kathleen, Anna, Hayden, Trent and Daniel Winn)

Chris Lee, Daniel Winn, and Trent

On the hike we went in the "Do not Cross area" such rebels

(Lauren, Hayden, Anna, Brittany, Trent, Matt)

The rest of the Hiking group

PT Class of 2010 (minus Trent, he got Staf)

Momma G's is Here

A staple for anyone who has ever visited, lived or gone to school in Auburn, AL has finally made its way to Homewood, AL. That's right, Momma G's is here!! Momma Goldberg's has found it's new home in downtown Homewood, right next to O'Henry's coffee shop. For those of you who are familiar with the area, it took the place of the Papa John's Pizza. Momma G's is "The home of the Momma's love" a sandwich with everything on it. They also serve build your own sandwich and so many other sandwiches, you are bound to find something you like. I will say that the Turkey delite is my choice of sandwiches. One of my favs at Momma G's is the Nachos. They are Doritos with melted pepper jack cheese and peppers for those of you who like to spice things up. This is a must try for all you first timers. So if anyone need a new place to grab lunch or dinner, my suggestion: Momma G's in Homewood!

This is my new home for the next 3 years! Welcome to the Physical Therapy Department of UAB! I know it might sound crazy, but i really do love it. I love my class of 40, which includes people ages 40something to my age and people from China and Canada. All I can say is that we are a very unique class. I am also enjoying Gross anatomy, oh and our Lab is wonderful, but i smell pretty bad afterwards. So if you cannot get in touch with me over the next three years or if my blog post are few and far between I am apologizing in advance. But don't worry Physical Therapy school is not all work and no play.

PT lab, oh and yes that is Julie

They Did IT!

For those of you who do not know, one of my roommates and her boyfriend of 1 1/2 yeares finally did it . . . They got engaged!! Megan and Ricky are engaged. Ricky and leland (megan) were horseback riding in Utah when it happeded. Snow, horses, Ricky and a proposal, what more could a girls want! Well, they haven't set a date yet, but they are thinking Novemberish in SEASIDE!! A wedding at the beach with all of our friends, sounds like a fun November! More detailes to come later!

The Ring! Ricky picked it out all by himself!

The Happy Couple

Is that Real?

"Is that thing real?" "Its Huge" " Where did yall get that?" So these are just a few of the comments we have received as people have entered our apartment over the past couple of weeks. The "it" or "thing" they are referring to it our Christmas Tree!! Complements of Steven's Christmas tree farm, I was able to bring it back from Selma,Al. I was determined to get a big, pretty tree this year, but my main goal was a "FAT" tree. And can i say by the pics you can tell, I did it.

The theme of our Christmas tree this year is, what else but Red and Lime green. I know it took a lot to convince Greer the pink just wasn't the right color to go on the tree, yet it looks great all over our apartment. I love you and I love pink and green, Greer. Well most of the specialty ornaments came from a great little place in Selma, called TUTU's. They have the best ornaments and Christmas decor, so if you ever come to Selma, visit. Well i hope that your tree brings as much Christmas joy as our does for our APT.

Some of the Ornaments!!The Three Decorating Elves

The Griswold Family Christmas Tree!!

One of my fav traditions in my fam, is to attend our annual Tree Trimming Weekend. For as long as I can remember my family has gone out to Steven's Christmas tree Farm to pick out that perfect tree. And no I don't mean one of those stands on the side of the road where the boy scouts put the tree in the back of your car. I mean a real forest see the pic to the left. There have been many fun times, many Griswold Family Christmas trees, and let us not forget the time when Logan drove the tree back on the top of his Blazer... there are no words to explain that. Well to say the least, we have made this a tradition and we all come down the first weekend in December to go to the farm and pic the perfect trees for Mom and Dad's house and now I get one for my own apartment. How can you beat a freshly cut Christmas tree. So here are a few pics of our adventure into the forest this year!!

Michael Cutting Down my Tree, what a great brother-in-law!

Lo and I playing Chase!

CC and I just styling in the forest!

The Best Tree Picker Ever, and the Holiday Princess

Of Course we pick a huge tree, wonder how that's going to fit?
Lo the lumberjack!