Day with Kim and Emily
On Sunday, my parents flew out, so I spent the day with Kim and Emily! We had a blast, and it was the first time I'd met Emily. She was a sweetie! We even shared a drink in the airport while waiting for our planes!
We started out at our favorite local Mexican food place...site of many a date
and celebration among faculty and grad students! They had AMAZING margaritas and
Sangria swirls. And I always got the enchiladas (shredded beef with chili con
queso and avocado with cream sauce. We spent the time gossiping and being goofy.
The old entrance...where they sometimes had live music and where you waited if
it was crowded.
At J&B coffee house. Kim bought a video camera just for graduation! We
stopped for water and Kim finagled a free dessert for graduation. Emily and I
were too full to eat more than a bite...
Kim and I used to meet here for studying. My friends and I also frequented other
fave coffee shops...Aroma's, Starbucks...Daybreak.
Dr. Fireman's old house...where he hosted several faculty/student parties!
My first year at Tech, I bought a commuter parking pass. Never again. lol Took
too long to find a spot and too long to walk to the psychology building or wait
for buses. SO, the grad students found 22nd street...a place to park for free
all day! I did that the rest of my time there. It was only a few blocks from
Tech. The only time it was a problem...if it was pouring. Lubbock had no
drainage system, and once there were dead rats everywhere. Or if it was snowy
and bitter cold or really hot. Imagine wearing dress clothes to see your clients
in on a hot day when you sweat to death or on a snowy day when your hands got
numb and you fell on your butt in heels (like me)! lol The closer streets were
generally two-hour parking...the tickets for these were $2-4, so sometimes it
was worth it!
19th street where we crossed to get to the psychology building (which was
straight through that dorm building you see). They had free newspapers in the
dorm and it was always a nice break from the weather on the way in. In the
summer time, you could pay to park in the dorm lots, which was nice! This is
also the scene of where I wrecked cars with one of the guys I eventually dated
long-term in Lubbock! lol
Me and Kim in front of the psychology building! When I first moved here, the
sign was behind the bush, but they moved it...
Then, Kim, Emily and I ventured to the front of the campus! This is the entrance
looking toward University Ave.
This is the seal and waterfall that you see when you drive onto campus through
the main entrance.
Me by the seal
Me and Kim at the seal
At the horse...the horse's butt faces Texas A&M...one of TTU's big rivals!
Me by the horse
Emily told me to kiss the horse's butt but I chose to (attempt) to kiss his
mouth...hee!
One of my boyfriend's at Tech was into art. One of his fave sculptors made this
sculpture bench. It alternates between a sculpture and a bench. There's a runner
stretching, a mother and child, a man reading a newspaper, an old man and his
dog, and a couple kissing.
Another sculpture
One more...
The flag circle...in front of one of the science buildings. The Tech flag is on
the right. This is where they had the Carol of Lights every year with carols.
They lit the Christmas lights on campus all at once! It was amazing!
Texas Tech sign on the corner across from where I always stopped for gas. Behind
it is a field where kids practiced sports and cheerleading during the summer and
where the rugby team sometimes practiced. They often had sprinklers going. (In
Lubbock, they have to water a lot to keep the grass green, and frequently, the
street is what is getting watered!)
Where I always got gas near campus...and look at how cheap it was a few weeks
ago!