Interesting Times...

The end of semester crunch is getting here. It is getting tougher. The crunch is getting crunchier. So my handsome hubby and I had planned to have a little romantic rendezvous. However one of our friends needed us to bail them out. We are going to have to watch their three children from Friday to Monday. YIKES.

Of course poor Bey. No romance for him this weekend. But he knows next weekend is all his.
IPG

Miguel Covarrubias

I hunted down this painter's name. It is Miguel Covarrubias. I found some of his paintings for sale. At 20,000 dollars a bargain. :)

My favorite painter is Van Gogh. However I am not a cheesy Starry Night person. Although I have a giant frame of Starry Night in my home. It was the last thing my grandfather built for me before he died. The frame is a legacy, and I will always cherish it. Seriously if the house starts burning my husband is to grab the dog, and I will get the painting and frame. However I love Van Gogh's works. Some of his art moves me to tears. I wept when I saw his first paintings. I nearly cried through out the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam. This is my most favorite painting by Van Gogh.
Why is this my most favorite painting? I snapped a picture from Sacre Coeur in Paris. When I got home and had it developed I realized this was the same angle and everything. Van Gogh and I saw the same thing. :) Cheesy huh?

I like Dali too. My second half however HATES SURREALISM. So no Dali in the house. :)
However this is my blog so bring on the Dali.

My Argentine Find

I fell in LOVE with this Mexican Painter Miguel Covarrubias 1904-1957. Those of you that know me in real time...know I am an Art Junky. Check out this amazing work!!!!!!

I am back

I tried blogging from BA and Uruguay, but I ended up being too busy and too tired to blog. I enjoyed every minute of it. I hated coming home.

I was having a conversation with my husband. "You are going to love it down here when we move, honey." And he says, "NO we are not moving to Argentina." Then he said, "No Auburn football...no C." I thought that was hilarious.

These are pics of Colonia Del Sacremento in Uruguay. I love this charming beautiful city. It is Portuguese and was a Portuguese colony. I drank the drink called Mate. It is this giant pile of tea leaves. You pour water into it, but there are so many leaves that it soaks it up. It is VERY strong. But I was a trooper. It was interesting...
The food was incredible there. I was charmed and amazed. We rented a golf cart and toured all around the city.

Montmarte?

We are having a great time. We think we picked up a stomach bug prior to leaving. They wouldn't give us shots. Argentine pharmacies appear to be more regulated than Mexican. We did get this drops that you put in water to settle your tummy.

We went to a square yesterday and saw Tango dancers. The square looks exactly like Montmarte in Paris although you can't see the Eifle from the square (Obviously). The Market had antiques that were gorgeous. It reminded me of that market we went to in Italy. Everything was very expensive.

The Spanish they speak has an accent I can't place. It is like in the Dominican where they have a French accent with their Spanish...but the accent isn't French. I think it is Portuguese....but I don't speak Portuguese so I am not sure. They supposedly speak Castillian but I don't think so. It sounds different from the Spaniards in Madrid and Barcelona. Like for example...instead of saying Pharm-acia ...they say Phar-ma-c-ia. Really annunciated so that they act like they don't know what I am saying. But I think it is because I am speaking say with a Southern accent, and they understand a Boston accent.

We see a lot of Germans. The Argentine people are tall, and have beautiful skin. Some people speak English here, but it is very broken. Almost everyone looks like European Spaniards. You can tell they consider themselves beautiful.

I have found things to be cheap here. I have eaten two New York Strips that cost less than 9 dollars. They were both arguably one of the best steaks I have ever eaten, albeit a bit rarer than I care for. At restaurants they bring these little mini bar-b-ques to your table. The food continues to grill right at your table, and they have all sorts of meat on them. We haven't ordered it yet, but we are going to try it. The restaurant we ate at last night had a giant grill right in the front. It is right in front of our hotel and it was delish!

It Takes Two to Tango

I am in Argentina. They did not want to let me in because my passport is falling apart. It expires in six months so I am going to be getting another one soon. Please cross your fingers that they let me back in the U.S. Surely I can prove I am a U.S. citizen. :)

We are going to go to the flea market and watch some professional Tango Dancers. I just had to log in to work real quick this morning. :) That is pretty exciting.

This blog post won't be long, but can I just say War Eagle! And go Stanford. Way to go knocking off the overrated USC. Cheers!

Atlanta

So I am in Atlanta tonight. Headed to Argentina tomorrow. I miss my Handsome Hubby already. :) Poor guy is hanging out at home with our little dog. :O) I have been working my tail off to get all caught up so that I can enjoy this trip. I don't have much of a tail anyway...but what little I have is worked off. :P

I am going to try to blog on and off from Argentina, but for any of you that follow this blog...you know I am not a good blogger when I travel.

I am looking forward to visiting Argentina and Uruguay. I have been to Venezuela before so I don't get to add a new continent to my travel log. Supposedly Buenos Aires is the most cosmopolitan city in South America. I am also looking forward to visiting with my sister and mother.

My sister's condo is nice. I hadn't had the chance to visit it prior to today.

A little tease before I go. I picked my dissertation topic. I will be blogging through the process. YEAH!!!!

Flipping Stressing Out....

Who me? Yes. I am pulling hair. I leave for Argentina tomorrow. Am I ready? No. Have I packed? No. Am I caught up on school work? No. Work? Nope. Would you be stressed?

I feel like crying. No one should cry because they are going on vacation. :( I need to breathe. I have internet access in Argentina. I need to get all the movies loaded up on the ipod and hubby can handle that.

Packing...guess I will be doing that tonight after my chat. Homework...doing it now. Work..trying to wrap up as much as possible.

Sigh...it will never end.

My husband the G-MAN

So my handsome hubby tested for the FBI last week. Guess what? He has passed his first round of tests. This is one of the most exciting things! I am really proud of him. He rarely reads my blog so I can brag on him a bit.

I am not one of those uniform gals. Now it is true I dated a pilot once, and he looked mighty mighty fine in his flight suit. I also know that that FBI doesn't have uniforms...but the POINT is that I am not one of those girls that swoon over a cop/doctor/pilot/fireman...well there was that one fireman in college. Grr....I keep losing my train of thought. I am not a uniform girl. The military doesn't do it for me. I have never envisioned myself with a man in law enforcement.

Now my husband does wear his hair in a "high and tight." A left over from his Marine Corps days. But we met later in life. I didn't know him then. I am an academic. I couldn't be a military wife. But an FBI agent's wife. I could do. I also couldn't be a CIA agent's wife. I can not keep a secret to save my life. If I know a secret...I spill it. Even when I buy someone a really good Christmas present. I still can't keep that a secret.

So I am proud of my little G-Man.

100 Things about Me...Part 1

This might take a while. I have been wanting to do this on the blog for quite a bit, but haven't quite had the time or the nerve. I only wanted to do the first part. I thought coming up with 100 things and writing them all at once might be a bit of a strain.

I also didn't want to bore anyone to tears. :)

1. I believe in God.
2. I have been married for 2.5 ish years.
3. I am close to my family.
4. I am just starting my third year as a Ph.D. student at Mississippi State.
5. I have a stepdaughter that lives in Phoenix. She is 10 years old.
6. I was born in Alabama.
7. I was raised just outside of Atlanta.
8. I have lived in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, Georgia, and Texas.
9. I have been to 46 states. I still need Maine, North and South Dakota, and Hawaii.
10. I have been to over 50 countries.
11. I went to Auburn University for my undergrad and masters.
12. I finished my undergrad in two years and nine months.
13. I graduated from college when I was 21 years old.
14. I was a football recruiter at Auburn called a Tigerette.
15. My first job was at the Gap.
16. I can speed read.
17. I speak Spanish.
18. I speak OK French.
19. If I could have any super power in the world I would be able to fly.
20. I lost my dog 2.5 months ago.
21. I have a younger sister who lives in Atlanta.
22. I am an avid saver, and enjoy investing for my retirement.
23. My husband is my very best friend.
24. I enjoy doing projects on our home.
25. I listen to my parents and still go to them with advice.
26. My mom is my second best friend.
27. I secretly worry that my husband and I will never find the perfect time to have a family.
28. I love following football…especially college.
29. I am an avid reader. I love Fiction.
30. I suffer from anxiety. (I believe that some of this is self inflicted because I take on too much).
31. I teach online college courses. I am sort of a full time part timer at several institutions.
32. I am a workaholic.
33. I drink almost 5 cups of hot tea a day.
34. I love to do water aerobics.
35. I like to watch scary movies.
36. My husband and I still go on dates.
37. I kick butt on video games, and love gaming.
38. I don’t have court TV in Mississippi, but when I have it…I love watching shows like Forensic Files.
39. I drive a Jeep Cherokee.
40. I want a four door Jeep Wrangler.
41. My favorite food is Beef.
42. I live on a lake, and I love to fish.
43. I love animals.
44. I like doing volunteer work like working in a soup kitchen.
45. I consider myself self-disciplined.
46. I plan to graduate December 2008.
47. I value my friendships, and stay friends with people for a long time.
48. I am outgoing.
49. I am gregarious.
50. I have a cocker spaniel named after Shug Jordan. Her name is Shug.
    

Buenos Aires Bound

I have to start getting ready for my trip. I am excited as I have never visited Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. I am going with my mother and sister so I will be missing my handsome hubby. He is ok with staying home and has plenty of projects to work on. I am unclear if I will have much time to blog while in Argentina. I will still be working full time, and going to school. Luckily my classes are all online. ;)

I read they eat a lot of veal down in Argentina. I don't eat veal. I don't have anything politically against it. I just don't care for the taste. Hubby and I were in Spain in March and there was a great deal of veal. I just am not a fan.

I also hate that I will be missing two weeks worth of Auburn Football. I believe we may have turned a corner last week during our Florida game. Let's hope so.


We are on fall break so there is not tons of school stuff to report. I am enjoying being on break but that is not news. :)

December 2008

What is so special about December of 2008? That is when I am going to make everyone start calling me Dr. Adams. Because I am expecting to be Dr. Adams by December 2008. I think I am going to plan some sort of Awesome vacation with my husband when I finish. I bet everyone wants to do that when they graduate. :)


We got married in San Pedro, Belize. I would like to go back for my R and R after the dissertation trip. I haven't been to Belize in 2.5 years so I miss it. :)



Overall I am just happy to have comps scheduled, and to be working on my dissertation. How awesome is that? When I come up with the title you can bet I will put it here in all of its glory. Another thing you can count on is that it is going to have a colon in it. That is a law I am pretty sure. :P

I finally feel like I getting somewhere with this PhD. I finally feel like I am getting somewhere.