South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) Guide

So Jesse and I are planning on going to SXSW next week. It will be our first time to go to this glorious festival. Problem is that we had no idea what all would be going on and where any of those things would be. I got to thinking, we can't be the only newbies going to this festival. That's when I decided I would make a list of websites I found with guides on how to survive at the festival, different things to do and where things will be. There is even a link for things to do with the whole family. It's nice to be able to have everything you need, all in one place. I read through each of these links and find them to be very informative. Some websites do cover some of the same things but each website has different helpful things on them. Here they are!


Survival guides:

fathomaway.com - sxsw survival guide

digitalmomblog.com - 10 tips for newbies

austinmonthly.com - How to survive sxsw; a locals guide

blog.modcloth.com - Nav through sxsw like a prop



Side parties:

music.blog.austin360.com - 10 sxsw side parties to attend

projects.statesman.com - 2015 sxsw side parties (this one is 18 pages of all types of side parties; GREAT READ)

businessinsider.com - map of sxsw side parties (this is pinterest link. the photo on the actual webiste doesn't load. you can view it on the pinterest webpage)



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Sunday Some Things #3

This week has been exhausting. Starting my new job, taking care of the house, and my fiance is sick so I have been taking care of him too. This has been a long weekend. I wish I could have got this weeks things up a lot sooner but that didn't happen. Because it was such a hectic weekend this week is going to be a shorter list, but that's okay because the things on it are really awesome!! 

*sorry horrible quality*

First off is this book by Donna Kelly. This book is over 200 pages of different Quesadilla recipes. I, myself want to try at least half of them. They all are so amazing, and they favor to every different type of person. This is a must have in your cookbook collection.

These fun little decorative sugar skulls. They are cool, no?

I have really been wanting to starting doing yoga. I saw this book and it seems to be a great way to get started on yoga and all the little how-to's about it. 

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A Little Slice of Home

If you have even been to Austin, and you are a pizza lover.. which I am sure 90% of the world is... this is one place you just have to check out. 

Honestly, I am not the biggest pizza lover, unlike my fiance, but I could eat at this place every single day. Rated 4.5 starts out of 5 on Google. I'd like to know why it isn't 5 stars actually! 

Home Slice Pizza is the name. I give it 10 out of 10 any day. 

The waiting game..

I said I would put my photos online last Saturday and of course things come up! I got the card reader but then our internet messed up. It finally got fixed on Tuesday, when my fiance started college so he had to take the computer to school.

Social Networks and Upcoming things..

Hope everyone has had a great weekend! I know I did. Even though it was only three days it seemed a lot longer than it was.

Moving away

So this is going to be a long post, so fair warning. :) 


So as a few may know, I am moving to San Marcos, TX in January 2015 with my boyfriend. 

I am pretty excited to move. Excited to get out of east Texas. To be with my boyfriend "starting our own lives". To be independent and learn how to live as an adult. 

My boyfriend, his younger brother, and I visited San Marcos this past weekend because my boyfriend had Bobcat Day at Texas State. The school was amazing. It was so huge I feel you could totally get lost in it. We got to visit a couple sessions about different degrees we all were interested in. First we went into the art and design session. I learned a lot about journalism and mass communication which seems like an amazing, challenging career. And of course my boyfriend went there because of communication design. It made him so pumped up about going to this school because TXST has one of the best communication design programs in the nation. Most people who graduate from there get first hand amazing jobs at top notch art director positions. He is sooo excited about that. Since I've been with him graphic design is all he breathes, eats, and sleeps. He dreams about being a well known art director. So it was very very heartwarming knowing he'll get the best education he can and have an exceptionally bright future. 

Then we went to the business session for my boyfriends brother. He is looking into going to a CIS (Computer Information System) degree. I also learned about a degree in Accounting. Then finally we went to the Teacher Preparation session. I learned all their is to know about becoming a teacher. 

Basically if I decided to teach high school the first two years I would be perusing whichever subject I would like to teach and then the last two years I would be doing the teacher prep classes. If I wanted to do Elementary or Middle school grade (which is what I am leaning more towards) then I would take 4 years of Disciplinary and teacher prep. 



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A little bit about me.

So I feel like I should introduce myself first before anything. Mainly for the purpose of people who don't know me. I'm hoping this blog will lead into something bigger one day. So let's get started!

Well I guess I could start with me first. I'm 22, I live in east Texas. A born and raised Texan. And even though I love traveling, I don't think I could call my home anywhere else. At least right now. There is still so much I haven't seen. 

I have my cosmetology license. For almost two years now. Although I am not doing anything with my license right now, my first love will always be hair/makeup/skin. I do love it more for as a leisure. 

I'm still really young and I guess I haven't found the thing I could see myself doing for a really long time. I'm the type of person that I like to do a little bit of everything honestly. Everything fascinates me. But I do have it narrowed down to about three things: Teacher (elementary or high school), surgical technician, or anything to do with math. 

It is very hard deciding which path to go with. The dreadful taking classes and then halfway through (or even worse after I graduated) thinking nevermind I don't really like this. Maybe that's why I am hesitant about making such a life changing decision. But it does help knowing I'm totally not alone in this process. 

But enough about that. Here are some quick facts about me. 

• I am weird. Plain and simple. and I LOVE that about me. 
• I can be an angel one minute and a devil the next. (not proud, total working progress)
• I love meeting new people, new places, and new things. As straight forward as that is. There is nothing I won't turn down that's new to me. 
• I can be pretty OCD, and I have social anxiety at times (alot)
• I'm pretty much horrible at describing myself

So here is my dog. 

I got him in May from a lady who was moving and couldn't keep him. She was a client of mine one day. I felt like the heavens were all aligned properly that day. I have always wanted a Yorkshire Terrier, and with the right price he was miiiine. Ever since then he has been absolutely perfect (despite some bathroom messes). Although he can be a very stubborn dog, he is so sweet and so energetic. OH, and I almost forgot, his name is BEVO! I mean how cool is that!! Named after the Texas Longhorns. The most perfect name for a dog. 

Next is my Partner in crime,  

*From 2012*

Jesse Rocha. He is my better half..sometimes. Sometimes I'm better ahaha. In September was our 3rd year anniversary. Our relationship has been the biggest roller coaster of my entire life, but it's been the most fun. I've learned how to be patient, to be angry for good reasons. I've learned I do have motherly instincts. I've learned to love unconditionally. Most importantly I have learned that there is no such thing as perfection, but love at first site is completely real. 

In just two and a half short months we will be moving to San Marcos, TX. He will be attending Texas State University to get his Bachelor's in Visual Communication (Graphic Design). I couldn't be more proud of him. 

I'm pretty excited that I finally get to place house. To have a place all to ourselves. To run around in our underwear and not worry about anything (totally not kidding). I get to cook and clean and take care of my man. Has a nice ring to it. 

But it's not going to be all fun and games. Neither of us have lived alone before and we have 0% idea of how to do it. It'll be like jumping into a pool without knowing how to swim. Hopefully our instincts will kick in. But none the less, it will be life changing, and I couldn't be more happier. 

Well that's just the top layer about me. There is so much more to learn, but we will save that for another rainy day. Toodle-ooo! 

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