So, it’s been a while since I have blogged.

I was a bit busy towards the end of the semester, but I did well 🙂 *brag brag*

Anyway, me and Sammy went back to Nashville over the break. My doggo, Willow, went with us; she left a lot of hairs because of the change in temperature. My mom complained about them, but when it was time for Willow to leave with us it was very clear that our pup had grown on both our parents.

We had some awesome Nashville hot chicken that deliciously made me cry at a place called Hattie B’s which was apparently on Food Network a few times. It was amazing, but not as amazing as THE LEGO STORE WHICH NASHVILLE GOT WHILE I WAS AWAY. There was some really bad flooding a number of years ago that hit the city and a huge mall, Opry Mills. The damage was going to cost a ton, but Bass Pro Shops took advantage of the opportunity to become the mall’s new overlord store and expand a bit. They had recently sunk some money into development so there was no way they were going to let the mall die. A few other stores riled up with them and they actually made some great improvements to the mall.

One of them was the LEGO store, where apparently they have a giant wall of bricks where you just fill up a cup with any of the ones you want. They also have this huge ’66 Batman Batcave, which is one of Samantha and my favorite movies. If you haven’t seen the Adam West version, check out this clip. It’s super whimsical and has some great parts, like that one time he couldn’t find a place to dispose of a bomb.

While we had a great time with family eating, playing games, and spending time talking over coffee, eventually we had to come back to Waco. It’s nice to hit the grind again because after essentially a month off I almost didn’t know what to do with myself!

Okay, that’s not entirely true. Vacations are awesome. But knowledge is power!

Classes so far have been great. I’m definitely going to miss Marketing with Dr. Mirabito, but I’m excited to learn some valuable aspects of Strategy with Dr. Norman. In addition, we’re going to get deeper into finances (both general and healthcare specific) as well as Information Systems which is an interesting spin on what we usually think of with business.

With 19 hours, a graduate assistant job, and my resolutions for the new year, it’s going to be a busy one. But I’ll try to keep you posted 🙂