Achievements of 2011

Goals number 3,4, and 5 are currently being achieved.




New Year's Goal #3- Enjoy watching my baby brother working on his man skills-

Justin is becoming a pro mechanic.  He is now often reminded that he is only 3 years away from that Gran Terino he wants to drive, so he needs to learn how to work on vehicles.  This picture was taken after a freak accident with the truck.  Did I mention he fixed it while I got a manicure? What a cool brother I have!! We have also been playing on four wheelers, to my amazement he was pretty fantastic with the clutch.  I am so thankful the redneck hadn't escaped him yet.  EEK my brother is just a few weeks away from becoming a teenager.  Good thing he is so freaking cool.













New Year's Goal #4- Have people over and make memories in my new Condo-

"I was wondering who the hell L and R were"

I will enlighten you on the funniest memory made this week:

at the time it only seemed appropriate to give my guest shot glasses to store his contact lenses in.  This is of course after I made a saline solution because their saline solution was forgotten.  Now this is where the lesson part comes in: make sure all other guests in the condo are aware the shot glasses are filled with saline solution, not vodka.  I feel like this is going to be laughed about for a while.  I love college!








New Year's Goal #5- To cook more-

So, it may not have been me cooking, but I have not eaten fast food (except for chick-fil-a yesterday with LoRee).  SO for a nineteen year old  I have to say this goal is at least on it's way towards being achieved.  Even if that means that I microwave tortillas with cheese on it so that I don't have to go pick up fast food.  Tonight I had ribs, sausage, beets, salad, and beans.  IT WAS SO DELICIOUS!





I hope 2011 is turning out to be a great year for everyone else!  Send me your favorite recipes so I can have yummy things to eat and entertain with.
<3 Mariah Lynn

Goals of 2011

Because I don't believe in New Year's resolutions, I will instead come up with goals.  And then I won't fail I will only continue to work towards that goal, so here we go:
1.  Travel around Austin, and eventually stop having panic attacks every time I am in traffic.  Oh I may also work on not getting my truck towed anymore.. it's just a thought though

 2. Wear my creations more.  Hopefully the weather will become colder so I can accomplish this goal.   Also I am hoping to begin working on new skills such as knitting and sewing.  I have so much pretend free time in my alternate reality!

3. Enjoy watching my baby brother working on his man skills.  He is almost 13! Isn't that amazing?  And he is also a master at the grill, as discovered yesterday, when he grilled some AMAZING chicken for the family to eat at my place.

4.  Have people over and make many memories in my new condo.  It is starting to feel like home now that pictures are up and my boxes are unpacked.  AND now I even have cable and Internet.  This is a picture of Tori putting together my grill in my living room.  That will be something we will always remember, and tease Justin about =P.

5. To cook more! Especially now that I have a grill. Hopefully this will go along with having people over all of the time.  Now that some of the family lives 30 minutes away I should be seeing them all the time. 

5. As my pops would say "To be like the bumble bee and not like the fly."
There is an experiment where you put flies and bees in an open tube, with the closed end facing light.  The flies die in the tube because they only try one thing to accomplish their goal of traveling towards the light.  The bees escape and survive, even though they have the same goal, they just try many different things until they succeed.  So my most important goal is to not be stopped, I will continue on different paths until I accomplish my goals!



Hope everyone has had fantastic holidays and is surrounded by people they love!  I am looking forward to all that 2011 has to offer. 
<3 Mariah Lynn