Allie's fourth year travels

Went to a park with my friend Matt and shot this pic. I've been just the right amount of busy lately because I've had enough time to read my bible and work out...which makes me happy! I've been able to go to daily mass too. The 4th of July was weird here because there's a burn ban so I didn't get to see fireworks this year--I just went to a park with my friends Mark and Betsy. Yesterday, I met with the prion prof here and he said that working in that area doesn't make your PhD take any longer than normal. And they get plenty of NIH money because prion protein misfolding is similar to that in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Matt invited me to dinner at his friend Benita's place yesterday too. She was an incredible cook! She taught me how to make this awesome spinach and chicken dish and it was like watching a live cooking show. Benita's super nice. I thought it was funny that she is very Catholic but all her roommates are lesbians. Her bf and friend from Hong Kong came for dinner too. Her Chinese friend was really cool. One interesting thing she said was that she lived in Virginia for a couple of years but didn't fit. She said people there weren't outwardly prejudice against her for being asian but she could feel the difference between people there and here. I would believe it. And she wants to be a vet too so we talked about dogs and such. I went to a park with Brenden today and had a lot of laughs. He's from here so he knows a lot about the town. And it actually rained a lot today! I must have brought t storms with me from IA. Maybe it will help with the fires in the mountains.

Hmm..what should I draw?

This is what I've come up with so far. It's a good start. Eventually I'll paint it. Melissa--I will prolly give it to you if you like it cuz your currently my closest horse-loving friend and I love you!