So, I looked through all of my pictures from my time in Spain today. All the places I went. All the people I met and made lasting friendships with. How extremely tan I was. And, I believe as anyone would tell you who has gone abroad, its difficult to look at those pictures and not feel like your missing something NOW. I mean, we lived in Spain and took trips to different COUNTRIES almost every other weekend. NO ONE has that kind of life style. So I decided to gain some perspective. Here’s a list of this I’ve done AFTER June 2011:
-I applied for Grad School (something I NEVER thought I’de do)
-I traveled to Alaska TWICE and road tripped with the Bests to Arkansas
-I graduated from the University of North Texas (4 days)
-I started a teaching job
-I moved back to Denton and into my own house (with the sweet Tiffany Sewell)
-I bought my first car (in cash, in MY name)
-I got engaged and married the man of my dreams
Is that adventure or what?! Praise God for His many blessings. I can’t wait to see what adventures he will bring me in the future.
Biddi (Happy-as-a-little-Clam) Brittney
Monday, December 12, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Un Saludo
This is the last Spanish paper I will ever turn in of my educational career. Cover page complete with:
-grammatical error brought on by a rushed printing (it should be 'el ensayo final')
-Spelling the title of the book wrong (it should be Los Girasoles Ciegos….and another one falls victim to autocorrect in a rush)
-My new name. (Professor Aviles went of out his way to personally congratulate Joel and I. He even asked if I had a picture to show him of my new groom! So I was able to write ‘Dumas’ on all of his papers. ‘Bell-Dumas’ just in case he should happen to forget!)
-The last spanish class I will ever take for my BA at the University of North Texas (unless, for some reason, something goes terribly wrong with the paper pictured and I have to take the class AGAIN. I’ve never had to do that and pray IN JESUS’ NAME against that. Seeing how I have to have a certain grade in THIS SPECIFIC CLASS in order to officially graduate, I felt it was bad joo-joo to not have a clause)
-The name of one of the best professors I’ve ever had.
Adios Post Spanish Civil War Literature. It’s been real.
3 exams to go…
Itty Biddi (UNT) Brittney : )
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Christmas Purdy 1- Scarf Exchange
So tonight some sweet friends of ours (I say ‘ours’ because the lovely Kelsey Renee Hall and I went together) had a scarf exchange at their apartment. Kendall, Jessica, Hannah, and Tara were so sweet to open up their home to us. Here is a picture of the scarf I won! (please ignore my non-make-uped face and over-excited smile)
The sparkly white ‘Princess scarf’ I managed to steal away makes an appearance. However, the true star is Nova. A diva in her own right, she goes from ‘totally over it’ (sassy pants Mcgee…wonder where she gets THAT from), to ‘warm and cozy with *aunt* Brittney’, and then decides its her time to shine. I held the ball right next to the camera so she was all about it.
Also! Remember how I said I wanted to make a different cookie for each party? Well here is cookie attempt number one: Caramel Chocolate Cake Cookies!
The goo you see in that picture is caramel. All you do is make the cake box cookie mix(a great friend of the college baker) and put the dough around a Rolo. I couldn’t find Rolos ANYWHERE at Walmart (so is almost always the case when you actually need to find a specific item at Walmart) so I used Hersey’s Kisses filled with Caramel. I would recommend using the Rolos if you can because they are more PACKED with caramel! But they were DE-LI-CIOUS! Lots of compliments! And SUPER gooey and caramel-y right out of the oven!
What a sweet treat it was so see amazing girl friends I haven’t seen all semester (i feel like this was a CRAZY hard semester for almost EVERYONE so studying has stolen all my friends) and try a fun (easy!) new recipe with my baking partner, Schmelsey Schmalls!
Now on to writing a 8 page paper due on Thursday. AHHH. 10 more days til GRAD-U-A-TION!
Biddi Biddi (Baking) Brittney : )
Monday, December 5, 2011
My entire life is going to be in the internet
While I sit here at America’s Best Coffee, frantically trying to finish a Spanish assignment, I’m uploading pictures to Joel and I’s (I’s? is that how you say that? Joel and mine? Joel and mine’s? no, that can’t be right. Ah, Jillian would know what to do) Wedding website!
It’s ALMOST done! But I feel this crazy pressure to get it put up quick because people keep making comments like “what? you’re married?”, “you got married and didn’t tell me?!”, “well…what happened? who is this guy?”. All very reasonable questions from people who know and love me. I wrote out a detailed account of our blissful time together before Joel left (it’ll be under the “Pick a Story” tab when the weddy-site is actually put up) for my benefit and to clue people in to our lives.
In the mean time, let’s all gawk at a picture I actually forgot (how?!) to include in our Facebook album. Taken by Jillian Zamora at Jillianzamora.com.
It’s ALMOST done! But I feel this crazy pressure to get it put up quick because people keep making comments like “what? you’re married?”, “you got married and didn’t tell me?!”, “well…what happened? who is this guy?”. All very reasonable questions from people who know and love me. I wrote out a detailed account of our blissful time together before Joel left (it’ll be under the “Pick a Story” tab when the weddy-site is actually put up) for my benefit and to clue people in to our lives.
In the mean time, let’s all gawk at a picture I actually forgot (how?!) to include in our Facebook album. Taken by Jillian Zamora at Jillianzamora.com.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Tis the season to feel like a Disney Princess
Sooo many things are happening in the biddy-brittney life right now. Let me list them out for you:
1) I graduate from the University of North Texas (KAAAWKAWWW) in 12 days. TWELVE.DERN.DAYS. In twelve days I will have the right to say I have officially completed my BA in Spanish and Development and Family Studies (pretty much Child Development). In twelve days, I will look at my Father (graduating with his Masters in RTVF from UNT 4 hours before I do) and say, “Thank you for leading the way”. In twelve days I will be the first woman in my family to have a BA. In twelve days I will hear my named called to a packed coliseum announcing what the Lord has done. In twelve days I will have accomplished something I NEVER thought possible as a young girl. 12 days.
3) Joel left 5 days ago. I am constantly keeping my eye on my RING-LESS phone in case of a phone call. (PS. thank you to Kelsey Hall who let me forward Joel's 4am call to her phone. And sorry to everyone who had to hear that AWFUL outgoing message of me repeating her phone number 3 times so Joel could have time to write it down) I talked to him twice since then. Twice! I’m so blessed! Please continue to pray for his safety.
2) I’m busy Christmas shopping. Having a brother, sister, mother, grandmother...ENTIRE FAMILY that REFUSES to be specific with me about their Christmas wishes, the weight is on. I’ve spent multiple hours scouring Hobby Lobby, Target, Half Priced Books, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Walmart (and THAT is not exactly a walk in Central Park) trying to find “the gift” for each of them. However, the feeling of picking up “the one” and KNOWING, “oh my gosh! she is going to LOVE this!” is unlike any other! However, much like Kristen Wiig’s most recent skit on SNL, I LOVE SURPRISES buuuut I ALWAYS RUIN THEM!! Gosh, its like…you have the BEST news and YOU’RE NOT GOING TO TELL ANYONE?!?! So for the next three weeks I MUST perfect the art of ignoring certain family members in order to save their Christmas gift souls.
3) I’m moving in with Tiffany Sewell. AKA I’m moving in with a Disney Princess. The house is already like a coveted scene from Pinterest, her weekly meal plan would make Martha jealous, and to top it all off, we’ve already planned our first house Christmas Cookie party. I cannot wait to move in and create the most fun, fabulous, and crafting extraordinaire house on the block! Ps. I went through the trouble of creeping on her fb to show you a picture. You’re welcome for my sacrifice.
4) I’m putting together a gift package for Joel. I. LOVE. IT. I keep adding things and coming up with new ideas! Can’t wait to put it in the mail. (PS. to all those planning on sending packages, I have a “please send” and “not allowed” list of materials if you’d like the link!) Love him. Love doing things for him. Love pictures of him. Oh? you too? ok, here...
5) I just bought a new (to me) car! The Lord provides!
6) I have 4…FOUR upcoming Christmas parties. And that doesn’t even count the ACTUAL Christmas/Christmas Eve service I will have for BOTH Dumas and Bell families. Please don’t you even dare see that as a complaint. I feel so loved, welcomed, and warmed by the family and friends the Lord has blessed me with. Holiday goal: use a different cookie/dessert recipe for each Christmas party. I’ll let you know how that goes…
7) I got a new job as a Pre-School teacher! So thankful to have a job during this time in America.
8) I’m filling out paperwork for work, school, insurance, and army stuff. And all the while I’m having to write ‘Brittney Bell’. My sweet little Dumas bubble deflates a little every time. So I am DETERMINED to start ANOTHER packet of paper work to change my name before the new year. I’ve put it off because things got so crazy. But..it. is. time. Which means I’ll have to fill out all that work, insurance, and title stuff all over again. Oh gosh. maybe I should go do that right now.
PS. while speaking of insurance…Geico not only has (what I here is an) AWESOME military discount (I have yet to actually get the insurance) but they have THE SWEETEST customer service people. I spent an extra 15 minutes on the phone last night with Crystal, a Marine’s wife, talking all about our husbands and different challenges. So, thank you Crystal, for making this process a bit sweeter
With all thats been going on lately, it’s hard not to get lost under all the papers, device chargers, gas bills, and glittery christmas wrapping. Do I finish an assignment or finish work papers? Do I drive to Target to get presents or drive to Denton to use the library? Do I spend an hour blogging/pinteresting or do I FINALLY get the Wedding Website up and running??
Here’s to being a busy Christmas Princess with her sandy Prince Charming,
Brittney Dumas
1) I graduate from the University of North Texas (KAAAWKAWWW) in 12 days. TWELVE.DERN.DAYS. In twelve days I will have the right to say I have officially completed my BA in Spanish and Development and Family Studies (pretty much Child Development). In twelve days, I will look at my Father (graduating with his Masters in RTVF from UNT 4 hours before I do) and say, “Thank you for leading the way”. In twelve days I will be the first woman in my family to have a BA. In twelve days I will hear my named called to a packed coliseum announcing what the Lord has done. In twelve days I will have accomplished something I NEVER thought possible as a young girl. 12 days.
3) Joel left 5 days ago. I am constantly keeping my eye on my RING-LESS phone in case of a phone call. (PS. thank you to Kelsey Hall who let me forward Joel's 4am call to her phone. And sorry to everyone who had to hear that AWFUL outgoing message of me repeating her phone number 3 times so Joel could have time to write it down) I talked to him twice since then. Twice! I’m so blessed! Please continue to pray for his safety.
4) I’m putting together a gift package for Joel. I. LOVE. IT. I keep adding things and coming up with new ideas! Can’t wait to put it in the mail. (PS. to all those planning on sending packages, I have a “please send” and “not allowed” list of materials if you’d like the link!) Love him. Love doing things for him. Love pictures of him. Oh? you too? ok, here...
5) I just bought a new (to me) car! The Lord provides!
6) I have 4…FOUR upcoming Christmas parties. And that doesn’t even count the ACTUAL Christmas/Christmas Eve service I will have for BOTH Dumas and Bell families. Please don’t you even dare see that as a complaint. I feel so loved, welcomed, and warmed by the family and friends the Lord has blessed me with. Holiday goal: use a different cookie/dessert recipe for each Christmas party. I’ll let you know how that goes…7) I got a new job as a Pre-School teacher! So thankful to have a job during this time in America.
8) I’m filling out paperwork for work, school, insurance, and army stuff. And all the while I’m having to write ‘Brittney Bell’. My sweet little Dumas bubble deflates a little every time. So I am DETERMINED to start ANOTHER packet of paper work to change my name before the new year. I’ve put it off because things got so crazy. But..it. is. time. Which means I’ll have to fill out all that work, insurance, and title stuff all over again. Oh gosh. maybe I should go do that right now.
PS. while speaking of insurance…Geico not only has (what I here is an) AWESOME military discount (I have yet to actually get the insurance) but they have THE SWEETEST customer service people. I spent an extra 15 minutes on the phone last night with Crystal, a Marine’s wife, talking all about our husbands and different challenges. So, thank you Crystal, for making this process a bit sweeter
With all thats been going on lately, it’s hard not to get lost under all the papers, device chargers, gas bills, and glittery christmas wrapping. Do I finish an assignment or finish work papers? Do I drive to Target to get presents or drive to Denton to use the library? Do I spend an hour blogging/pinteresting or do I FINALLY get the Wedding Website up and running??
Here’s to being a busy Christmas Princess with her sandy Prince Charming,
Brittney Dumas
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
A new blog, the same Bernie : )
Here is what I’ve decided. I. like. blogging. I like journal writing. and picture posting. So thus I continue my wild dive into the the inter web documentation-corresponding-ness-of-freaky-space-continuum-joy-blogging-fun-stuff-ness….??…no?
Well never the less, here I sit on this Wednesday afternoon, 6pm. Not really afternoon. Well it is after noon. But WHATEVER. I’ve got Kelsey’s noble steed, Nova, nestled next to me and a book to finish reading for an oral presentation tomorrow in class. IN COMPLETE SPANISH.
Thats it. I officially wish I was Nova. No care in the world. sleep all day. party all night. Sniff people without it being weird. (what?). lay around. be lazy. no homework or job to attend to.
ok. i really MUST get back to reading. But here is my official salute ...I can do that now, I’m an Army Wife ; ) … to re-entering the blogging nation!
Peace, and Love, and Lisa Frank,
Brittney
Well never the less, here I sit on this Wednesday afternoon, 6pm. Not really afternoon. Well it is after noon. But WHATEVER. I’ve got Kelsey’s noble steed, Nova, nestled next to me and a book to finish reading for an oral presentation tomorrow in class. IN COMPLETE SPANISH.
Thats it. I officially wish I was Nova. No care in the world. sleep all day. party all night. Sniff people without it being weird. (what?). lay around. be lazy. no homework or job to attend to.
ok. i really MUST get back to reading. But here is my official salute ...I can do that now, I’m an Army Wife ; ) … to re-entering the blogging nation!
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| Nova seriously COULD NOT CARE LESS about taking this picture. whatever. we really are besties. swear. |
Brittney
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