Week 17: October 12-18

Alright I know I'm a few days late with this, but that's because I didn't have anything to really put up here anyway. Hearing about my cat dying and Mizzou losing didn't really put me in that great of a mood last weekend. I did have dinner with my cousin, Alison, who's a frosh at MSU Friday night. It was the first time we did something since she moved here. I also attended Michelle (Sherwood) Van Dillen's wedding reception for a bit. It was so nice... and she looked beautiful :)

This week should be a little more exciting (homecoming!).

To my Princess

It's never easy saying goodbye to an old friend. But I'm going to try and do my best.

Friday night I got the call I've been expecting for the past week or so. Mom called to tell me my oldest cat Rachel died.

Ray Ray had a stroke about a year ago. After spending a week in the vet hospital they told us we should put her down, that she wouldn't get any better. I'm so glad my mom didn't do that. We brought her home and she got better. After a week or so of being home she was walking, running, and jumping again. About two weeks ago she stopped walking again and lost a lot of weight. It just looked like her little body was giving up.

Ray and I go way back... I got her when I was 5. She was the definition of a lap cat. If there was one thing that would get her going, it was making the bed. Sounds weird, but she would love to help you make the bed. She loved to "shadow box" on doors. Ray loved to lay in the sun and she had the prettiest blue eyes I have ever seen.

The weirdest part is she died on the 1 year anniversary of my other cat, Libby's death.

Ray Ray was 17 years old. She lived a long, happy life.I already miss my little princess.

Week 16: October 5-11

Thursday, October 9, 2008: Attended the groundbreaking for the 2009 St. Jude Dream Home. I can't wait to see how this house will turn out!

On a side note, I can't believe Mizzou lost. With the way they played, they deserved to lose. All along I've been saying I was worried about OSU, but I didn't think we would have this much trouble with them. Hopefully we can make up for this loss with a huge win against Texas.

Week 15: September 28- October 4

Oops, forgot to do this yesterday. Hurting my back really threw a wrench into my weekend plans, so I don't really have too much to share.

Saturday, October 4, 2008: Watched Mizzou beat/destroy Nebraska in Lincoln for the first time in 30 years!

Saturday, October 4, 2008: Watched the Cubs celebrate 100 years of sucking. Obviously, I wasn't in LA, but I think this picture I found on the internet accurately depicts the atmosphere.

Thank you sports gods

Mizzou won. Cubs lost.

I can go to bed a happy girl.

:)

Pain in the Back

Just give me a cane and sign me up for AARP. I feel like I'm 85.

Somehow yesterday afternoon I threw my back out. Doc tells me I have a back sprain. How the hell did I do this?! After a trip to Urgent Care yesterday (thanks again, Brad) I now have three different meds: a pain reliever, muscle relaxer, and a steroid. I'm better today than I was last night, that's for sure, but it still hurts to walk, sit, and move in general.

I've pretty much stayed in bed or on the couch, which is really boring already. I hope I never have to go on bed rest.

Well I can start to feel that muscle relaxer kick in, so it's back to the couch.

Pop Tart Tiger

How cool is this?! Pop Tarts has a special "College themed" box... it has a mix of 15 different college logos and when I saw Mizzou was one of them I had to buy it. So today after peeling back the silver packaging I finally saw my Tigers! Can't say I ever thought I would see Mizzou's logo on a Pop Tart. Truly the highlight of my day.

Week 14: September 21-27

I actually have some stuff to share this week... and they're exciting!

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: I moved my voter registration from Boone County to Greene County.

Friday, September 26, 2008: I got out of the newsroom for once to help cover a news story... Bob Barker Boulevard. I got to meet Bob and help interview him!Saturday, September 27, 2008: Participated in my first ever Beer Olympics. I didn't have any pictures from the events, so instead I have this picture from later in the night. We lost a lot, but in the end everyone's a winner right?

Week 13: September 14-20

Alright, for the first time I didn't really do anything interesting this week. If I did, I didn't take a picture or I just can't remember it. However I did hang out with some work people Friday and took one picture there. So in lieu of my "picture of the week" I'll share this one instead...

Friday, September 19, 2008: Vance's Goodbye party at Brew Co. Kevin and Mike wore matching shirts!

Homecoming Here I Come

Homecoming will truly be Homecoming this year at Mizzou. Just about all my friends from college will be there. I absolutely cannot wait for October 25.

Man what timing... my TiVo just went back to live TV the moment ESPN started talking about Chase Daniel. I am so excited about this year's football team. They've been building momentum the past two years and this year it will hit its peak. And it will be amazing. So far so good obviously, but I know not all the games will be blowouts like the past two. While those are fun, it's more exciting when the games are close.

That's another huge reason why I'm so excited for Homecoming weekend... I'M GOING TO THE GAME! It will be my first one of this season, but definitely not the last.

I can't wait to tailgate. I can't wait to cheer on my Tigers. I can't wait to make the Tiger "roar" sound. I can't wait to chant Z-O-U. I CAN'T WAIT!

I'm pretty excited about the football season. Can you tell?

PS-Thank you Cardinals and Rams for getting me even more pumped for college football.