Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Our New Normal: Spring Bling Giveaway
I urge everyone to check out my friend Kerry Murphy's blog at http://www.our-new-normal.com/2012/04/spring-bling-giveaway.html... she is hosting a giveaway this week for some awesome bling from Premier Designs! She is a great blogger and you'll really enjoy reading about her journey! Give her some love!! :)
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Scatterbrained
I have never felt such emotional turmoil in my life. Family. Relationship. Job. Where to live. School. My friends are the only area in my life which brings me comfort and stability. And my sister. That's where I am right now. Honestly.
Do I move away alone now? Do I leave my comfort zone and get my own apartment and try to start out on my own? Do I go back to school? Obviously I leave Morehead and find a new job. No doubt. I know it will all work out, and honestly it'll probably all fall into place as soon as I get out of here. Living with 2 sisters and a mother in a small house with 3 bedrooms...sucks. Time for my own cute little apartment, with my own little kitchen to cook my own meals, drink my own wine, entertain my own friends.
I know I seem somewhat depressed, but really I'm just a constant mix of all kinds of emotions. I will be just fine. I just can't wait to get to that point where all that I thought I knew finally works out in my head.
Do I move away alone now? Do I leave my comfort zone and get my own apartment and try to start out on my own? Do I go back to school? Obviously I leave Morehead and find a new job. No doubt. I know it will all work out, and honestly it'll probably all fall into place as soon as I get out of here. Living with 2 sisters and a mother in a small house with 3 bedrooms...sucks. Time for my own cute little apartment, with my own little kitchen to cook my own meals, drink my own wine, entertain my own friends.
I know I seem somewhat depressed, but really I'm just a constant mix of all kinds of emotions. I will be just fine. I just can't wait to get to that point where all that I thought I knew finally works out in my head.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Goals for Kentucky
As most of you know we're going to be moving back to Kentucky very soon and absolutely can not wait. As I type this we're actually waiting for someone to come look at our apartment!! YAY!
I decided to make a list of goals that I hope to achieve and develop into a daily routine and lifestyle once we move back.
1. Save more money. I have been doing great at using coupons. This also means no unnecessary expenditures--pedicures, manicures, hair coloring--I can do all of this myself and have been for a few months now. I do desperately miss these little treats though.
2. Saving money ties into my second goal which is to cook 6 out of 7 nights a week (normally we cook about 5 nights of the week), taking my lunch to work (instead of eating out) 4 out of 5 days a week, and bringing my breakfast and coffee from home, rather than stopping at McDonald's, Dunkin Donuts, or Starbucks. This also gives me the opportunity to try out all kinds of new recipes!
3. Cooking more should also help with the big goal of losing weight. I know weight loss seems like a mandatory point for a to-do list, so I'm going to be honest for the sake of my readers. I have gained more weight and weigh more since moving to Maryland last August than I ever have in my life. Although this seems like an excuse I'm ready to be back with real friends who will work out with me (Amanda) so I can get on a good exercise regimen. I am ready to put clothes on and them fit... rather than be too tight. I'm ready.
4. I would also like to start working on looking more polished. Those days where I feel very put-together and polished, I radiate confidence and I love that feeling. Feeling good about how you look to the outside world only helps with all smarts you may possess! I expect Sarah to help me with this!
I love and would appreciate all of the help and support I can get in accomplishing my goals. Does anyone else have goals they need support or motivation to help achieve? Let's share!
I decided to make a list of goals that I hope to achieve and develop into a daily routine and lifestyle once we move back.
1. Save more money. I have been doing great at using coupons. This also means no unnecessary expenditures--pedicures, manicures, hair coloring--I can do all of this myself and have been for a few months now. I do desperately miss these little treats though.
2. Saving money ties into my second goal which is to cook 6 out of 7 nights a week (normally we cook about 5 nights of the week), taking my lunch to work (instead of eating out) 4 out of 5 days a week, and bringing my breakfast and coffee from home, rather than stopping at McDonald's, Dunkin Donuts, or Starbucks. This also gives me the opportunity to try out all kinds of new recipes!
3. Cooking more should also help with the big goal of losing weight. I know weight loss seems like a mandatory point for a to-do list, so I'm going to be honest for the sake of my readers. I have gained more weight and weigh more since moving to Maryland last August than I ever have in my life. Although this seems like an excuse I'm ready to be back with real friends who will work out with me (Amanda) so I can get on a good exercise regimen. I am ready to put clothes on and them fit... rather than be too tight. I'm ready.
4. I would also like to start working on looking more polished. Those days where I feel very put-together and polished, I radiate confidence and I love that feeling. Feeling good about how you look to the outside world only helps with all smarts you may possess! I expect Sarah to help me with this!
I love and would appreciate all of the help and support I can get in accomplishing my goals. Does anyone else have goals they need support or motivation to help achieve? Let's share!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Relationships
I have been putting this blog post off for quite some time. And I haven't a clue why. I'm afraid of starting controversy I think, so I'm trying my hardest not to. I don't consider myself an expert... no where close. (Chad & I celebrated our 6 year anniversary just last month but if you know me/us at all you know it hasn't always been easy. We've been through a lot and even broke up once, but we've made it work. It's all I want. I know that. I try not to make excuses, but people change a lot from age 16 to almost 23 and changing together is a big struggle, so needless to say, I'm very proud of us.) But I participate in and observe romantic relationships daily. They intrigue me. Why do some work? Why don't others? Why do some people date for years and then suddenly break up, or divorce soon after marrying? Why do marriages that occur a mere 2 months after meeting last forever?
I don't know. And I don't claim to know. But I do have girlfriends. And my girlfriends, aside from being the rocks of my life, like to gab about relationships. Our relationships. Other people's relationships. Come on, we are girls, and we definitely aren't perfect.
I sent a text message to Emily the other day asking why some second marriages seem to work out better, produce happier couples/families, and last longer than first marriages? The answer she replied with may seem obvious... that she thinks people mature and have a better idea of what they're looking for in relationships. It does seem as though people get married very quickly and young, and who am I to say that this is true, but I sometimes wonder if they don't go into the marriage with a little voice in the back of their head reminding them that "it's okay to leave and get out if they're 'unhappy'." I have to assume at least some people go into marriage with this thought, considering our divorce rate in America.
I'm a far cry from a DOMA supporter, but I like the idea of marriage, or at lifetime-lasting relationships. We see them. We see people who weren't always the happiest, but is that really that important? (You're probably beginning to judge me, but wait... I'm making a point, I promise.) How on earth is one expected to be happy every single day in a 50+ year marriage? That's ignorant and unrealistic. A friend of mine celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary a month or so ago and I sent her a text (you noticing that I text a lot?) congratulating her and then asking for advise. As I said, I want that relationship, ya know? I'm a child of divorce so I like talking to good marriages and figuring out the hows and whys. She told me that the grass is rarely greener on the other side, but that anytime I should feel like leaving, wait 6 months. Relationships will always go through ups and downs, but if you're ready to check out during a downswing, and then you wait 6 months, there will usually be an upswing in the distance. I am not (nor was she) advocating staying in marriage when things aren't going to get better. That's a personal choice and I would never want someone close to me to stay in an abusive (in any form) marriage, but rather I am referring to staying in a marriage in which you aren't necessarily on-top-of-the-world, feel like jumping his bones, obsessed/passionate/etc. every single morning when you wake up. Catch my drift?
I also had a friend tell me recently that she and her husband made a pact that as long as ONE of them was still working to make the relationship work, they would stay together. I think that's a nice "relationship contract" to have. If both of you are ready to leave, then maybe you should, ya know? But if you're unhappy, but can see that your partner is still willing to try, then maybe it's a worth a shot.
This is one of those posts where I would looooooooooooove comments/responses/etc. so we can get a sort of dialogue going. sooooo, come on followers... Monique, Emily, Megan, Amy... I love you guys and I'd really appreciate follow-up.
:)
I don't know. And I don't claim to know. But I do have girlfriends. And my girlfriends, aside from being the rocks of my life, like to gab about relationships. Our relationships. Other people's relationships. Come on, we are girls, and we definitely aren't perfect.
I sent a text message to Emily the other day asking why some second marriages seem to work out better, produce happier couples/families, and last longer than first marriages? The answer she replied with may seem obvious... that she thinks people mature and have a better idea of what they're looking for in relationships. It does seem as though people get married very quickly and young, and who am I to say that this is true, but I sometimes wonder if they don't go into the marriage with a little voice in the back of their head reminding them that "it's okay to leave and get out if they're 'unhappy'." I have to assume at least some people go into marriage with this thought, considering our divorce rate in America.
I'm a far cry from a DOMA supporter, but I like the idea of marriage, or at lifetime-lasting relationships. We see them. We see people who weren't always the happiest, but is that really that important? (You're probably beginning to judge me, but wait... I'm making a point, I promise.) How on earth is one expected to be happy every single day in a 50+ year marriage? That's ignorant and unrealistic. A friend of mine celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary a month or so ago and I sent her a text (you noticing that I text a lot?) congratulating her and then asking for advise. As I said, I want that relationship, ya know? I'm a child of divorce so I like talking to good marriages and figuring out the hows and whys. She told me that the grass is rarely greener on the other side, but that anytime I should feel like leaving, wait 6 months. Relationships will always go through ups and downs, but if you're ready to check out during a downswing, and then you wait 6 months, there will usually be an upswing in the distance. I am not (nor was she) advocating staying in marriage when things aren't going to get better. That's a personal choice and I would never want someone close to me to stay in an abusive (in any form) marriage, but rather I am referring to staying in a marriage in which you aren't necessarily on-top-of-the-world, feel like jumping his bones, obsessed/passionate/etc. every single morning when you wake up. Catch my drift?
I also had a friend tell me recently that she and her husband made a pact that as long as ONE of them was still working to make the relationship work, they would stay together. I think that's a nice "relationship contract" to have. If both of you are ready to leave, then maybe you should, ya know? But if you're unhappy, but can see that your partner is still willing to try, then maybe it's a worth a shot.
This is one of those posts where I would looooooooooooove comments/responses/etc. so we can get a sort of dialogue going. sooooo, come on followers... Monique, Emily, Megan, Amy... I love you guys and I'd really appreciate follow-up.
:)
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Blog Topics
I have been thinking of a post to rejuvenate and jump start this blog. My first thought was a "Relationships" post that I've (with the help of friends) been working on for a while, but with all of this Casey Anthony drama (since I'm still waiting for Emily to post her blog on this topic) I have considered that as well, or I could just go for a full-on political blog, since I try to stay away from that on Facebook and Twitter.
I'd like some help from you guys... which of these topics would you prefer? Or do you have any other ideas that you've seen elsewhere or just thought of?
I'd love your ideas!!
I'd like some help from you guys... which of these topics would you prefer? Or do you have any other ideas that you've seen elsewhere or just thought of?
I'd love your ideas!!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Favorite Things: Summer Foods
I am always looking for fresh and tasty summer cooking ideas. We grill nearly every single night from April to October and it's hard to keep the meals new and interesting. When I think of summer meals I think of salads, sandwiches, and light desserts. We either have pork tenderloin, sausages, cheeseburgers (and we recently tried turkey burgers for the first time...I was pleasantly surprised) or brats grilling most nights.
Chad likes to say he's not picky when it comes to food and maybe he technically isn't, but it's VERY difficult to come up with side dishes that he seems enthusiastic about. I love pasta salad that my mom always makes.
It's so simple, but summery and yummy:
Boil a box of your favorite pasta... we use Rotini because it holds the flavor of veggies and dressing well. After boiling soak in cold water until cool and drain. Mix in a bottle of your favorite Italian dressing (I use Kraft Zesty Italian). Finally, put in your favorite veggies--onions, red and green peppers, or whatever else you can think of. Chill. Soooo good!
One of my favorite loves from summer is also corn on the cob. I recently bought 10 ears for $2 at the grocery store (I'm also super into couponing right now, but that's for an entirely different post). I usually just boil it because it's so easy, but sometimes we grill it. A friend of mine recently told me about microwaving corn in the husks. Has anyone heard of this? She said it's great!
Finally, today I made my favorite summer dessert. My mom always makes this cake in a flag design for the 4th of July.
Break an entire angel food cake up into small pieces and line the bottom of 9x13 inch cake pan. For your next layer mix completely together 1 cup of confectioner's sugar, 1 tub of cool whip, and 1 small tub of plain cream cheese. Let this mixture cool.
Next mix strawberries, blueberries and 1/2 cup of sugar with 1/4 cup water. Mix well. Let this mixture cool.
Once both layers are cool, layer your white cream mixture on top of the cake layer. And then spoon out your fruit mixture on the top. Let cool in the fridge for at least an hour prior to eating.
Enjoy!!
P.S. If anyone has any other ideas for great summer recipes, please post them in a comment below this post! :)
Chad likes to say he's not picky when it comes to food and maybe he technically isn't, but it's VERY difficult to come up with side dishes that he seems enthusiastic about. I love pasta salad that my mom always makes.
It's so simple, but summery and yummy:
Boil a box of your favorite pasta... we use Rotini because it holds the flavor of veggies and dressing well. After boiling soak in cold water until cool and drain. Mix in a bottle of your favorite Italian dressing (I use Kraft Zesty Italian). Finally, put in your favorite veggies--onions, red and green peppers, or whatever else you can think of. Chill. Soooo good!
One of my favorite loves from summer is also corn on the cob. I recently bought 10 ears for $2 at the grocery store (I'm also super into couponing right now, but that's for an entirely different post). I usually just boil it because it's so easy, but sometimes we grill it. A friend of mine recently told me about microwaving corn in the husks. Has anyone heard of this? She said it's great!
Finally, today I made my favorite summer dessert. My mom always makes this cake in a flag design for the 4th of July.
Break an entire angel food cake up into small pieces and line the bottom of 9x13 inch cake pan. For your next layer mix completely together 1 cup of confectioner's sugar, 1 tub of cool whip, and 1 small tub of plain cream cheese. Let this mixture cool.
Next mix strawberries, blueberries and 1/2 cup of sugar with 1/4 cup water. Mix well. Let this mixture cool.
Once both layers are cool, layer your white cream mixture on top of the cake layer. And then spoon out your fruit mixture on the top. Let cool in the fridge for at least an hour prior to eating.
Enjoy!!
P.S. If anyone has any other ideas for great summer recipes, please post them in a comment below this post! :)
One Favorite Thing
I love learning all about others favorite things/products/items/foods so I wanted to give credit where credit is due and post a few of my own. I'm going to post one at a time so I am making sure I'm only writing about and commenting on products I truly love, rather than trying to fill up a post.
A new product I have come across and am instantly obsessed with is L'Oreal Paris Go 360 Clean Deep Facial Cleanser. If I'm being honest, and this is my blog so I am, I have used cleanser from the Velocity line in Mary Kay for as long as I can remember. Upon moving it has been difficult to find a Mary Kay consultant so I've been shopping for a new cleanser. I am OBSESSED! Weirdly obsessed with this L'Oreal option. I actually want to go wash my face again. I have combination skin and this specific facial cleanser goes on smooth... exactly what I was looking for. It has a pop out pad you can use to scrub your face with and I love it!
I haven't left Mary Kay completely though... I use this cleanser in combination with Mary Kay's Timewise Microdermabrasion Set. You will LOVE it!!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
In The Kitchen...
If you know anything about me, you know that I love to cook. I am quite the foodie, and perhaps a wine-o. :) Oh well.
Anyway...as much as I love to create meals on my own, baking is not my forte. I wish I could bake, as I love delicious desserts--cakes, brownies, cookies, cupcakes...yum! So tonight I decided to start trying. I made homemade chocolate chip cookies, which were quite delicious. I have posted the recipe below. Enjoy!
Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 1/2 sticks butter (12 tablespoons)
1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 1/4 cups sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 cup semi-sweet morsels
Preheat oven to 375°F.
In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs.
Sift flour and measure out 2 1/4 cups. After measuring the sifted flour, sift again with remaining dry ingredients. Add the flour mixture to the creamed butter and sugar mixture.
Stir in vanilla and semi-sweet morsels.
Drop the cookie batter by tablespoonfuls onto a parchment or silicone lined baking sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are set and firm and only lightly colored. Do not allow cookies to brown.
Transfer to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container. Cookies may be wrapped well and frozen.
Anyway...as much as I love to create meals on my own, baking is not my forte. I wish I could bake, as I love delicious desserts--cakes, brownies, cookies, cupcakes...yum! So tonight I decided to start trying. I made homemade chocolate chip cookies, which were quite delicious. I have posted the recipe below. Enjoy!
Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 1/2 sticks butter (12 tablespoons)
1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 1/4 cups sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 cup semi-sweet morsels
Preheat oven to 375°F.
In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs.
Sift flour and measure out 2 1/4 cups. After measuring the sifted flour, sift again with remaining dry ingredients. Add the flour mixture to the creamed butter and sugar mixture.
Stir in vanilla and semi-sweet morsels.
Drop the cookie batter by tablespoonfuls onto a parchment or silicone lined baking sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are set and firm and only lightly colored. Do not allow cookies to brown.
Transfer to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container. Cookies may be wrapped well and frozen.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Amazement
I literally am in amazement and awe every day of how amazing and full of blessing my life is. I know everyone gets in these moments, but for about 5 months now I've been on this positivity kick. It has completely changed my life and I think the lives of others around me. I try to look at the glass half full and my entire life through rose-colored lenses. It has made each day better, me much happier, and has definitely had me become a much better sister, girlfriend, and friend. I hope others have felt the effects of my life-change.
Even now as I sit in Maryland, 7 hours away from my family, as we all deal with a very rough family moment, I am so happy and realize that #lifeisstillamazing. Oh crap! Forgot I was blogging, rather than on Twitter. :)
I hope everyone looks at today with complete positivity. Be more than content. Be happy.
Love you ALL.
Even now as I sit in Maryland, 7 hours away from my family, as we all deal with a very rough family moment, I am so happy and realize that #lifeisstillamazing. Oh crap! Forgot I was blogging, rather than on Twitter. :)
I hope everyone looks at today with complete positivity. Be more than content. Be happy.
Love you ALL.
April Showers
With all of the amazing things, people, and moments in my life, every once in a while something happens that brings you down...
Think of me during this time.
Much love.
Think of me during this time.
Much love.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
A Better Me
I have decided to try a little project. I have a goal for myself to not speak negative or ill words about others. Less gossip. I am going to have a goal every so often to live up to. I will try to keep this blog more updated, so as to keep the blog-world up with my endeavors.
1. I am going to try to compliment everyone I encounter and find a way to make each of these individuals feel good about themselves.
1. I am going to try to compliment everyone I encounter and find a way to make each of these individuals feel good about themselves.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Maryland
I have officially made the move. I moved here on August 14th and Chad and I moved into a cozy--i.e. old--basement apartment on the 18th. Our apartment. Hmmmm. So weird to say and hear myself say, but I like it. It's going well so far. I got a full-time job working for a firm in Northern Virginia and I like it. The people are nice. Not my ideal type of law, but that's ok. I need experience and diversity anyway. I'm living life like a city girl. I have a loooooong commute every day, which equates to me being kept more up to date than the Billboard 100 as to what the hottest music of the moment is, and also means that I have developed a certain affinity to morning talk radio. The Kane Show (99.5 in the DMV area) in particular. I work 9-5:30 right now but once my training period is up I have the option between that, 8-4:30, and 10-6:30. I'll probably go for the 8:00 shift because the way I see it, I'm going to be up super early regardless and if I go with the earlier time slot, I'll be in my car far less. I'll also get to be home earlier in the evenings--more time to cook (delicious dinners, if I do say so myself) and relax with the babe.
I have been doing qutie a lot of cooking and am enjoying it so much. Cooking dinner at the end of the day while enjoying a glass of wine has really become such a peaceful setting and moment of solace for me.
Weekends are enjoyable. I love fall. Relaxing watching football for hours in the living room. The smell of chili every Saturday or Sunday. A big pot made with plenty for leftovers, and who doesn't love leftover chili? Tonight I made cupcakes. It was a chili, subs, and cupcakes day--all made by me. Nothing bought. I'm really doing well with budgeting... especially because it'll be Wednesday before I receive my first paycheck since July 1. I am cooking as much as possible and not wasting a thing. I am quite proud of myself, but needless to say, I am extremely ready for that first paycheck.
More to come.
I have been doing qutie a lot of cooking and am enjoying it so much. Cooking dinner at the end of the day while enjoying a glass of wine has really become such a peaceful setting and moment of solace for me.
Weekends are enjoyable. I love fall. Relaxing watching football for hours in the living room. The smell of chili every Saturday or Sunday. A big pot made with plenty for leftovers, and who doesn't love leftover chili? Tonight I made cupcakes. It was a chili, subs, and cupcakes day--all made by me. Nothing bought. I'm really doing well with budgeting... especially because it'll be Wednesday before I receive my first paycheck since July 1. I am cooking as much as possible and not wasting a thing. I am quite proud of myself, but needless to say, I am extremely ready for that first paycheck.
More to come.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Life As A Graduate
Well.. I have officially been a WKU Alumni and graduate for almost 2 months now. I've been doing the full-time job thing which I love. I'm actually stressed about the whole 'study for LSAT, apply to law schools, GO TO law school thing' because I love full-time job life so much haha.
Tomorrow is my last day at work. It's very bittersweet. I'm moving from Bowling Green Friday which is also extremely bittersweet. I am very excited about whatever is to come next, but both leaving my job and BG are very sad to me. I can't really believe it's happening.
I will begin packing soon... hahaha. I HATE moving so much. The process of it. Packing. Throwing stuff away. Having too much shit to pack. Uhauls. Cutting off utilities. Not enough room for all of your shit. Too many clothes. Men/boys who get soooo annoyed moving a girl with too much junk. Should be a fun week.
Wish me luck and I will more avidly blog in the upcoming months.
Tomorrow is my last day at work. It's very bittersweet. I'm moving from Bowling Green Friday which is also extremely bittersweet. I am very excited about whatever is to come next, but both leaving my job and BG are very sad to me. I can't really believe it's happening.
I will begin packing soon... hahaha. I HATE moving so much. The process of it. Packing. Throwing stuff away. Having too much shit to pack. Uhauls. Cutting off utilities. Not enough room for all of your shit. Too many clothes. Men/boys who get soooo annoyed moving a girl with too much junk. Should be a fun week.
Wish me luck and I will more avidly blog in the upcoming months.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Graduation
Well... graduation has come and gone. Do I feel different? No.. of course not. Not at all. There have only been two conversations that have even made me realize that I am not longer a WKU student with a major, but rather a WKU alum with a degree (well not TECHNICALLY yet.. as they don't send them out until like 3 weeks after graduation! haha!).
My roommate was discussing my political science major and then in a split second said "no.. I'm sorry.. your degree in political science."
And then another night I was explaining to someone why I had to get out of bed at 12:30 a.m. to go pick friends up from the bar on a weeknight and I said "because we're in college.. it's what we do...oh wait.. no.. we're still in college.. I have to feel that way right now or I'm going to breakdown and cry.." haha.. oh well.
Graduation weekend was a blast. My family, Chad's family, and my best friends (both high school and college) all in one place celebrating with me. The ceremony itself was annoying and long, but dinner afterward and then the bar into the early morning hours was a blast.
I am now working full-time still at my job and just enjoying life. Amanda (my roommate for 2 years and great friend for all of college) moves to Florida this coming weekend.. it's freaking me out. We haven't actually dealt with the fact yet that we won't live together anymore. She's one of the most amazing people I've ever met and the best friend and roommate I ever could have asked for. This will be a major change. So for the next month-ish I will live by myself in Bowling Green.. but it's pretty fun and exciting (as I've done it the past 2 winter and summer breaks during college) nonetheless.
This is an exciting time in my life, but I really need to get on the job finding/apartment hunting bandwagon! haha!
Everyone, wish me luck. Thanks for reading.
My roommate was discussing my political science major and then in a split second said "no.. I'm sorry.. your degree in political science."
And then another night I was explaining to someone why I had to get out of bed at 12:30 a.m. to go pick friends up from the bar on a weeknight and I said "because we're in college.. it's what we do...oh wait.. no.. we're still in college.. I have to feel that way right now or I'm going to breakdown and cry.." haha.. oh well.
Graduation weekend was a blast. My family, Chad's family, and my best friends (both high school and college) all in one place celebrating with me. The ceremony itself was annoying and long, but dinner afterward and then the bar into the early morning hours was a blast.
I am now working full-time still at my job and just enjoying life. Amanda (my roommate for 2 years and great friend for all of college) moves to Florida this coming weekend.. it's freaking me out. We haven't actually dealt with the fact yet that we won't live together anymore. She's one of the most amazing people I've ever met and the best friend and roommate I ever could have asked for. This will be a major change. So for the next month-ish I will live by myself in Bowling Green.. but it's pretty fun and exciting (as I've done it the past 2 winter and summer breaks during college) nonetheless.
This is an exciting time in my life, but I really need to get on the job finding/apartment hunting bandwagon! haha!
Everyone, wish me luck. Thanks for reading.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Finals
It's Finals Week at WKU. I have 3 FINALS TOMORROW. OMG. freaking out. but obviously not too much because I'm finding time to blog. Mostly because I'm staying up all night tonight. Fun fun fun. It's crazy how packed the labs and libraries are finals week. But I like it. It's something I'll miss...not the actual tests, but the staying up all night long with friends--doing more talking than studying, running out in the middle of the night for more Red Bull. I'm sure my readers think that I am extremely depressed and sad about graduating, mostly because I only blog when I'm feeling a strong emotion, and although I am very sad, I am BEYOND excited too. I am ALWAYS excited for the next stage in my life. Each day of my life is better and happier than yesterday.. at least I always strive to keep that mindset. So I am so pumped to see what is next. Oh, and also to end this damn long-distance thing with Chad. I miss him. :)
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
10 Days
Wow.. graduation is 10 days away. Well.. it'll be 10 days by the time anyone reads this. Currently I'm still considering this Tuesday night (2:13 a.m.) but it's because I'm pulling an all-nighter. It's weird. I want to be awake a lot these next couple of weeks and I will be so tired.. I know. But you can sleep when you're old. Well probably not, because then you have kids to tend to, but sleep is nothing fun.
Don't get me wrong.. I love sleep more than pretty much anyone. I will forgo almost anything to nap, go to bed early, or sleep late...but lately, I don't want to waste my time with sleep. I want to be awake and enjoy all of the people around me. These people who have made tremendous impacts on my life. I don't think any of them read this.. or rather, no one reads this, but that's ok. I want these feelings documented for when I look back years from now. When I am no longer a "twenty-something." This place. This town. This school. These people. These memories. Unforgettable. These past 4 years have been amazing. Sometimes hard, of course, and sad, and lonely even, but more often than not (actually like 98% of the time honestly) things have been easy (being a 18-21 year old) and fun and enjoyable and warm with tons of people around to enjoy life with.
I have lived so many experiences and who I am today would be unrecognizable to the 17 year old I was 4 years ago, just about to graduate high school. I love who I am today. I am not saying that in a egotistical way at all... but I love who I have become because of this place and these people. Made me this person I am proud to me.
Don't get me wrong.. I love sleep more than pretty much anyone. I will forgo almost anything to nap, go to bed early, or sleep late...but lately, I don't want to waste my time with sleep. I want to be awake and enjoy all of the people around me. These people who have made tremendous impacts on my life. I don't think any of them read this.. or rather, no one reads this, but that's ok. I want these feelings documented for when I look back years from now. When I am no longer a "twenty-something." This place. This town. This school. These people. These memories. Unforgettable. These past 4 years have been amazing. Sometimes hard, of course, and sad, and lonely even, but more often than not (actually like 98% of the time honestly) things have been easy (being a 18-21 year old) and fun and enjoyable and warm with tons of people around to enjoy life with.
I have lived so many experiences and who I am today would be unrecognizable to the 17 year old I was 4 years ago, just about to graduate high school. I love who I am today. I am not saying that in a egotistical way at all... but I love who I have become because of this place and these people. Made me this person I am proud to me.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
One Month
April 15 (Tax Day) marked one month until graduation. My freaking out comes and goes. Sometimes I am so beyond excited to move on, but then I realize I am really just ready to be finished with class for a bit. Last night for example I was with about 10 people with whom I have literally been friends with since Week One at WKU. We drank, we laughed, we talked, all discussed our future plans as we congratulated on one of our friends for receiving the Fulbright Scholarship. 4 years has changed so much in so many great ways. I will truly miss these people, these activities, and this environment.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Morehead
Once a place I couldn't wait to leave and yearned for the new "life experiences" I would have. Even in college, I dreaded the weekends at home and the long Christmas break spent "bored in Morehead."
Ridiculous.
Haha.
Granted, I think getting away from wherever you're comfortable and wherever life is easy is always a good thing, but Morehead truly is home.
I love the weekends there now. It's so happy, comfortable, full of love. I love watching the seasons change there and I love the thought of going back each time.
Each time I'm there I'm ready to be able to move back when I'm older.
It sure is funny how things change.
Ridiculous.
Haha.
Granted, I think getting away from wherever you're comfortable and wherever life is easy is always a good thing, but Morehead truly is home.
I love the weekends there now. It's so happy, comfortable, full of love. I love watching the seasons change there and I love the thought of going back each time.
Each time I'm there I'm ready to be able to move back when I'm older.
It sure is funny how things change.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Maryland
College Park, Maryland. Chad moved up here in August to attend University of Maryland-College Park. He is in the Criminology Master's Program. If you're reading this you probably know that we had always lived in the same town...minutes apart. Him moving was a big change first and foremost for him, but also for us. We try to see each other once a month and those visits are the highlight of each month for me. I love the drive or flight to Maryland. I love the time spent seeing a movie, grabbing dinner, seeing things I've never seen, or simply doing nothing at all. Doing nothing at all together is the best. I have been in Maryland since Saturday and it is Tuesday. I'll leave in the morning to go back to Bowling Green. Yesterday I got to go to the campus with Chad and visit his office and the classroom in which he is a Teacher's Assistant for undergrad courses. I love being here and am actually looking to move closer upon graduation in May. At that point Chad will still have another year in the program. Leaving is always the hardest thing to do. The drop-off at the metro station is so sad. But...this time it won't be as bad. Chad's spring break is next week and so he will be back in Kentucky on Saturday and Bowling Green probably Sunday. We are both so excited to get to spend so much time together this month. And then, really it's only 2 more months until the distance is over.
Relationships and people are what make any sadness worth it.
Relationships and people are what make any sadness worth it.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday Nights
Tuesday nights are a retreat for me. For the second year now I have a group of people over to the apartment and cook a big meal before we all settle in for the new episode of Lost.
Graduations have caused some to leave, but others have joined and it's always a great time. Baked spaghetti, taco salad, or on cold, snowy January nights we must settle for frozen pizza, but regardless it's always a great time for everyone to take time out of studying, work, and anything else and join together for food and a great television show.
Cooking big meals for many friends on Tuesday nights is something that I will definitely miss upon graduation and the conclusion of Lost (series finale in May)but wherever I may be next year, a new dinner night and dinner crew will surely be formed, though I will more than miss these friends who have become family.
Graduations have caused some to leave, but others have joined and it's always a great time. Baked spaghetti, taco salad, or on cold, snowy January nights we must settle for frozen pizza, but regardless it's always a great time for everyone to take time out of studying, work, and anything else and join together for food and a great television show.
Cooking big meals for many friends on Tuesday nights is something that I will definitely miss upon graduation and the conclusion of Lost (series finale in May)but wherever I may be next year, a new dinner night and dinner crew will surely be formed, though I will more than miss these friends who have become family.
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