Blondes vs. Brunettes... the age old question will be answered on August 15th!

What is it? Blondes vs. Brunettes - A powder puff football game & fundraiser that directly benefits the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Dallas!

How can I participate? Donate $25 and receive FREE admission to the BIG powder puff game on August 15th (in addition to the "Super Bowl" After Party which is sponsored by Lone Star Brewery--so drinks are on them when you donate $25!).

Where? The battle begins @ 7:30 pm at SMU - Westcott Field on August 15th. BE THERE!

Again.... August 15th @ 7:30 pm when the Brunettes will answer that age old question once and for all--->BRUNETTES ARE BETTER!

For those who do not yet know, I am participating in the 2nd Annual Blondes vs. Brunettes powder puff football game to raise money for Alzheimer's Disease research. All funds directly benefit the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Dallas...

If you have time & are interested, please visit my personal fundraising page at:

http://www.active.com/donate/bvbdallas/brunettedeborah

It truly is an amazing cause. Just over 80 young professionals & students have so far raised more than $60,000 for Alzheimer's Disease research this year. Our goal is to reach $100,000. I personally have made it my goal to raise $500!

It is time to put this disease at ease & take control. I hope you will join us in our efforts... Every dollar is important in eradicating this debilitating, fatal condition that is Alzheimer's Disease. I appreciate you taking time to read this post & check out my fundraising page! Have a great week!

xo

Debs

Fifth Time's the Charm!?

Since I moved into a house in Fort Worth on a serious budget, I was fortunate enough to 'inherit' my queen sized bed frame, mattress, & box spring from Brenda's neighbor (Thanks Bren!), and a dresser and side table from my sister (Thanks Liz!)... But the one thing I knew I was going to have to buy.... (dum. dum. duum.) was a desk--I needed to find the perfect study space since that will be a major activity for me in the next year!

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I can be very indecisive. My sister Liz picked what I would order at restaurants probably until I was about 16! :) However, when I saw a black desk at IKEA that attached to a bookcase--I knew I'd found the one! Of course, since I wanted the desk so badly--It was completely out of stock! (Go figure!)

Well, 4 1/2 weeks and 4 trips to IKEA later (for something different each time), I have both pieces of my desk, and it is perfect. The size and storage abilities are amazing! I got the bookcase a couple weeks ago & the desk portion Wednesday night (Thanks Dad for driving to IKEA so I could study/relax/etc!), and this picture was taken Thursday morning--I stayed up until 6 am so that I could study when I woke up Thursday! :)

EXPEDIT Bookcase ($89.99) & EXPEDIT Desk ($50)

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! I'll be getting ready for FiNaLs next week! Woo Hoo!

xo

debs

Viv 'the Terrible'...

For those of you who don't know---Viv aka ('Deborah's Storm Survivor') is my 1 year old lab mix I adopted from Operation Kindness on Oct. 3rd, 2008 after she survived hurricane Ike and was brought up from Galveston to be turned over to OK by my father's friend, Candy. I am lucky to be her mom!

I love, love, LOVE her & she makes me smile everyday... even when she kills my cell phone, chews my comforter, and rips her doggie bed to shreds... Well, today she killed her soccer ball--may it rest in peace. It joins pretty much every other 'soft' toy I have ever bought Viv---they all end up in the stuffed animal graveyard aka the trashcan... I was walking up the stairs to my room when I discovered the massacre & I ended up taking some pictures to document the debauchery... Let's just say poor soccer ball died a slow, painful death... haha.

The scene of the crime...
The guilty party and the empty soccer ball!

I think for now Viv will just stick to raw hides and her indestructible Kong ball!

hope everyone is having a great week!

xo

debs

A day in the life...

It's pretty funny to me... I used to get so tired at my lil J-O-B, and I would say to myself: "Man, I can't wait to start school so I won't be so tired all the time and trapped inside all day." Boy was I wrong--Even though I don't have class until 2 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays--If I am not up and at the library by 10 am--there is major stress! And it's amazing how these beautiful Fridays and Saturdays can turn into another opportunity to lock myself in a study room at the library! (What a cool girl.. I know..)

Balancing studying for my two classes, working on my applications, and re-studying for the MCAT for the 3rd time is not fun--but I find that as long as I can say I accomplished something each day, I'll take it! My first Biostatistics Mid-term came back a 99--so that was very positive. An A is a 95 so I hope that I can get it & move on to the Fall! My Final is Friday, July 31st. Other than that, my Biochem class is going fine (it's pass/fail) & I will take that final on Wednesday, July 29th--hopefully, it will be a good refresher before my Biochem class that I'll take in the fall.

I signed up for my MCAT date on August 14th at 2 pm, and I won't start school again until August 24th--so I am going to try and plan to do some fun things between taking the MCAT and school starting again--maybe explore Fort Worth--who knows! Any suggestions?

Anyways, not such an interesting post--but I am not exactly getting to do lots of interesting and crazy things! lol. The fun things right now are getting a chance to run @ 7 am on Monday & Wednesday mornings & 9 am on Tuesday & Thursday mornings--just 2 miles for now--baby steps. I do think I need to work spin class back in to my life! I totally miss the spinning high! Time will tell! I hope everyone is doing well!

xo debs

p.s. My dog Viv turned 1 on 7/7/09! She is such an absolute joy & I am going to post a cute pic of her as soon as I get it off my roommate's iPhone! Here's a teaser pic of Viv sleepin on her doggie bed I bought her at IKEA! :)

Bright Lights, Big City...

So, here I go... In an attempt to keep up with everyone---let's see if I can stay faithful to a blog! I don't know how I will do---but with the way things in life seem to be going (a million miles a second!), it's nice to update ppl through a blog instead of just not making contact with the outside world at all outside of my study cube! lol.

For those who do not know, I have been trying to get into Medical School--so I'm in a Medical Master's program at UNT Health Science Center to finally make it happen! I recently moved to Fort Worth & live in a house just off campus with two other girls from "the program" (Heather Kelly "HK" and Heather Dixon "HD" & our two dogs, my dog--Viv and HK's dog--Prissy!). We have really had a blast so far--and seeing as how we study all the time--it's been great having ppl to talk to instead of locking myself in the library and then going home to an apt where I hang out by myself!!!

I am just hoping & praying that I will do my best to finally get where I am trying to go with this life. I am always in a hurry (and I usually manage to be late anyways!)... So, let's get this going!

Until next time....

xo

debs