A&M TRIP!!!

 They gave us fangs at 7 in the morning. What did you expect??

 The beautiful Flor and I

 The Corp Cadets. That went on for forever. Looked cool though

 Me with my loves, Paige and Kelli

My sweet, beautiful girls!!

This weekend, the Goin' Band traveled to Austin/College Station for the Tech/A&M football game. Oh wow. It was definitely an experience. A few highlights include but are not limited to the following:

• marching as an exhibition performance at a high school football game
• marching through the tailgating area of the A&M game to get to the stands (guarded by upperclassmen and leadership to protect us from the crowd)
• a total of 23 hours in a bus, mine was mainly boys, and mainly low brass. what fun. 
• Seeing one of our tuba players put an Aggie in a headlock until he dropped the merchandise he was attempting to steal (and yes, he did this with his tuba still on)
• Seeing a drum major tackle two Aggies who, again, tried stealing merchandise of the Goin' Band (he ended up with a bloody knee and ripped uniform)
• Seeing two of my very best friends
• Watching every scary movie possible on the bus rides (which I'm definitely not a fan of)
• Seeing a member of the Corp ARRESTED for trying to take one of the gaucho hats of the Goin' Band
• Making more inside jokes that should be possible to make

I know it seems like mainly bad stuff, but it sure made for an epic weekend. There was always something going on but the memories have been priceless. It was evident that God's light was always shining. Even in the darkness of College Station and 6th Street :) I'm very ready to get an intense amount of sleep tonight though :) 

Change Blindness

We were discussing the concept of "change blindness" in my psychology class recently. After having heard the lecture and watching several videos, I began thinking about the concept and how it affects me personally. I know, I think too much sometimes. But before I tell you my thoughts, I think you should watch the video below. I've never done this before and can't figure out how to post the actual video onto my page, so just follow the link :) and if/when that doesn't work, simply enter in "Change Blindness" into youtube and watch and follow instructions. So, here you go. And yes, watch the video even if you have a slow computer. No excuses on this one :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4 

So... I'm assuming you have watched the video... if not, shame on you. Go watch it now.

For you obedient followers, I will begin my thoughts. Ahem... So after watching this, I felt slightly dumb because I fell into their trap perfectly and never even noticed the bear. After getting over this, I realized how this concept so often plays into my life.

How so you may ask? Well... on a day to day basis, I am often so focused on the small tasks at hand. Getting this paper done on time, updating my blog, getting my study group together. Just whatever. And at the end of the day, I look back and feel as if I missed the big picture.

I am in no way suggesting that these small things are not important because I know they are. However, I feel as if my purpose in this world is to be Christ and show His love to all. 

"He said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.' " Mark 16:15

That's why I'm here. The small things are only whats helping me stay here. So if these small things are whats keeping my focusing, the big picture is slowly being pushed away. This is not okay with me. I want to see the big picture every day.

I know the passes are important, but when are the passes worth missing the bear? I want to see the bear. Every day. 

Trip to Clifton!!

 "Happiness is Lubbock in my rearview mirror" 

 I finally was able to see the band march!

 And I got to see my love, Kelli Anz!

 And of course, time with my sweet nana :)

I sure love her :)

So last weekend, I was able to go back and home and see my very missed family and friends. (yes, I know I'm late in posting, but thats what happens when college decides to give you midterms) Anyways, I was able to see friends in the band that I haven't seen since graduation! Crazy, huh?? And plus one of my all time best friends, Ms. Kelli Anz. I missed her so much! And of course, my awesome family! They spoiled me like crazy and I soaked up every minute of it :) I definitely cannot wait until I see them all again at Thanksgiving!