Damn it feels good to be a Longhorn

Please read title to tune of the Geto Boys classic "Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta". Check it. This post is meant to acknowledge two significant realizations that I came to while watching my beloved Longhorns battle it out for the BCS title tonight. No shame in that loss. I love you Colt...

1. Being a longhorn alum is badass. People like to send you rude comments via facebook messages, text messages and/or emails because they know that your alma mater is badass. Said people usually did not attend a school worth mentioning in any discussion of American universities. Realization #1: screw them.

2. After a break up it seems that your friends feel it would be comforting to "highlight" any of a number of attributes regarding your ex including but not limited to:

a. he was a douche bag

b. i think he might have been gay**

c. you totally deserve someone better looking

Hmmm...why someone would find these comments comforting is beyond me. Anyway, when you broke up with your ex 4 months prior and have barely given it a second thought yet he still takes time and expends energy to call and tell your friends he wishes you sadness over a football game, certain things begin to run through your mind. Realization #2: yes, your ex is a bona fide D.B. Fair enough. But he is still bitter that you dropped his ass like a bad habit.

Me: 1. Him: minus a billion.

**Ya, that really happened.

One (1) second.

3 hours of agony, torture, cursing, disbelief and thoughts of "holy shit how many years is the stress of this game taking off of my life??!!" came down to one final second. That's right, I'm a Longhorn fan (class of 2007). So is Jamie 1. because she is cool and 2. because of family ties. So is Brigid 1. because she is cool. No, I am not going to subject you all to another Texas fan ranting and raving about the emotional roller-coaster eventually leading to victory (how sweet it is) that was the Big 12 Championship. I'm just here to let you all know that though the books and drills may weigh us down, we've created a great group of friends in dental school and we still know how to have fun on the weekends.**

Jamie's boyfriend hosted everyone for a little Saturday college football, come eat and be merry party. It was an afternoon filled with good food, good company and good-ish football. Jamie's seven layer dip was so delicious I wanted to stick my face in the entire bowl. Brigid made adult grilled cheese sandwiches (insert clever adult humor joke now) with gooey cheese and sweet mango chutney on toothsome jalapeno toast that were waaaay better than any other grilled cheese you've ever eaten. Our friend Alex put together a chunky guacamole, the perfect companion to any chip in my opinion and almost worthy of a guest blog apperance. I made some jalapeno poppers to go on the grill, they were so hot there were teary eyes all over the room. I also made these.

Hook 'em!

Chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter icing and

pumpkin cream cheese icing (for color, of course)

Seven hours of non-stop football. Mix in a couple guitar hero jam sessions. Awesome evening! Thanks again to Jamie's B for hosting!

**I know, the weekend technically consists of more than just Saturday. However, seeing as how Saturday covered the most important subjects, football and food, and since Sunday was consumed by studying, this weekend review will cover only Saturday. Hrmph.

Living for the Weekend

I know we just got back from a 5-day holiday break which I spent mostly with family and close friends watching football and eating, but really, does lounging around and stuffing mass quantities of delicious food down your throat ever get old?

After gorging myself over the Thanksgiving holidays, I still cant help but look forward to all the football and food this coming weekend has to offer!
The Lineup:

Friday: heading to Austin to celebrate a past roommate's acceptance into UMSOD Class of 2014! Congratulations my Nhilita! **

Saturday: Where do I begin?? Long run with E-Dub, for reasons including but not limited to maintaining overall sanity and preparing for our race. Study...the details of how this fits into my busy weekend schedule remain to be ironed out. SEC championship game. Big 12 championship game. I always wonder how I continue to get excited for Texas football when I am absolutely certain that the range of emotions I experience while watching the Longhorns play have a seriously adverse affect on my overall health. The three of us are going to Jamie's B's place, yay.

Sunday: Fight off the "Sunday Depression"...usually involves more food, studying (sigh), running and definitely a nap, or two.

I know, I know. All of you are totally jealous because this sounds like the most incredible weekend EVER and you wish you could eat some delicious jalapeno poppers and burnt-orange cupcakes with us. Oh, I forgot to mention the jalapenos and cupcakes?! Don't despair, pictures to recap next week!

**The third year dental student in me wants to tell her to shred that acceptance letter and hide under a rock until she has chosen a career other than dentistry. True story.