"You'll have that..." - famous Whitley quote from freshman year :)

I'm eating bread and listening to TSwift on repeat.  I am such a girl right now but I don't care.  The baby is finally asleep, it's been a long day, my ear hurts (it won't pop and it's driving me crazy...I can't hear anything out of my right ear), and my self-esteem is non-existant right now.  (Maddie is being a doll and telling me how awesome I am, hahaha.  I have the best friends.)

I'm so thankful that my beautiful, wonderful friend Whitley is alive and well tonight.  She was in a wreck today, and she posted pictures on Facebook.  The car flipped and it looks totaled.  I know God was looking out for her, He is so good.

She is fantastic, and we're silly-heads together.  She's the only person I know who actually prays that a nice, Christian boy will come into my life and date me.  She is sweet, beautiful inside and out, hilarious, cheesy, kind, generous, dorky, wonderful, completely endearing in every way, and the world is better because she is in it.  I would rather look at funny/sappy/ridiculous cards with you than anyone else I know! Love you, Willy!

Everyone should have a friend like Whitley. 

Spring break '11, Part 1

Why in the world am I writing at midnight?! This is just silly.


I had the evening off tonight, which has been lovely.  Kelly went to study at a friend's apartment, Alice was off with some of Kelly's friends who adore her, and Elliott was in class.  I watched some Greek, ate cereal, took a shower (I hate taking showers while Alice sleeps because I'm terrified she'll wake up and fall off the bed...), snuggled with the puppy, talked to Whitley (yay, I love our chats about boys and carrots and hospitals and other weird things), had a very mushy text convo with Savannah about how we're both awesome (HAHA), and read blogs.  I might have listened to A LOT of Jesse McCartney songs also...


Sooooo, I don't know how much I feel like talking about Florida now that it was over 2 weeks ago.  Who is surprised, really? I always mean to write about memories, because I LOVE remembering and let's face it, if I don't write things down I will forget specific things which makes me very sad.  I have pictures and I have random anecdotes I can share, I suppose.


OKAY...We left Friday night, around 10 pm.  Alice was EXHAUSTED (just the way we wanted her...sleepy baby + car = nap), I had everything packed, and Kelly just needed tons of water and to make sure everything was packed in the car properly (Elliott kindly packed the car for us, he's  very efficient at organizing things).  I started out driving, but I'd never driven Kelly's car before (or any other car besides good ol' Jack, my beloved Corolla...don't make fun of me, I know I'm pathetic) so that took some time to figure out.  Her car is basically just like my Corolla except MUCH nicer and it has cruise control! So that was lots of fun! Woo.  We got on the interstate with no trouble, I drove all the way through Kentucky...we stopped right in Tennessee (so about midnight) and Kelly feed the baby while I pretended to go to the bathroom (it was creepy and I couldn't find the door to the restroom and some weird guy was standing nearby...), then I called my mom.  I tried to sleep while Kelly drove, but I was wired from an energy drink (which made me unable to sleep for 26 hours!) so I listened to music, mostly.  Kelly started getting sleepy around 2:30, so I took over again and she and Alice slept for a LONG time.  I made it through Atlanta with no problems....Kelly was supposed to wake up to help me navigate, but I didn't want to wake her up.  I stopped just outside of Atlanta so that we could get some more gas and feed the baby (I obviously didn't feed the baby, Kelly did...), and then we hit the road again.  I couldn't sleep yet again, so I laid there and tried to keep the baby quiet because she had woken up.  We also were on some strange route thanks to the GPS, so that was amusing.  It was beautiful, and we were on some back roads in Georgia and it was just lovely.  We saw old churches, a town that had SO MANY yard sales (over 50...it was ridiculous), a RV caravan, and somehow we missed a turn and ended up at a penitentiary...I love stuff like that.  We finally arrived in Florida around 10:30 or 11, and we were in Jacksonville by noon! :) I texted Laura to get her address and tell her we were almost there....I was so excited to be so close to seeing my Bunni! I had missed her sooo much <3

We made it to Laura's house, where she was waiting for us and she practically attacked us with hugs! I love her so much.  We put our stuff in the guest bedroom (which Kelly and Alice used, mostly) and then we talked a lot and figured out what we were going to do that day.  Laura had plans for the evening, but we hung out during the day.  I slept in Laura's bed that night so she could cuddle with her Alice and Kelly...it was wonderful.  So comfortable! 

Eek.  It's 12:15 now, and I really should get to bed so I'm not a total grouch tomorrow for Alice.  I shall finish this later on, perhaps while Alice naps tomorrow. :)

 Kelly, me, and Laura in 2006...our first spring break in Jacksonville.

Kelly, Laura, me, and Anna...and Brooker is cut out of the picture, haha. 

From our 2006 spring break trip to Jacksonville...what a great day.

"Is Ferret human?"

Random title...but I literally LOL'd when Calvin said that on Greek. Yeah...

Ah, I went a day without blogging! Lately, that's very good for me...

Kelly is currently making strange noises while playing with the baby and trying to entice Elliott to come outside.  I'm in my room...taking a break-not that I did much today, really.  The baby was finicky today, so I mostly just tried to get her to eat something other than cheese (she had some strawberries after refusing pears and bread), she pooped twice, and we played for a while.  She took 2 short little naps (30 mins), and one time she went back to sleep after waking up for 1 1/2 hours.  :) That was nice.  I finished Greek season 3.  That was my big accomplishment! WOOT.  (I can't believe that Franny did that! WHAT A HOEBAG. Also, I'm in love with Rusty, just hands down I love him.  He cracks me up.  I WANT CAPPIE AND CASEY TOGETHER.  Max reminds me of Zachary  Levi/Chuck Bartowski so therefore I LOVE HIM TOO. He needs to find a dorky girl in Cali to marry, okay.)

I've been trying to eat better lately.  Monday I had a salad for lunch (and had a slight allergic reaction to...spinach leaves? raspberry vinaigrette? who knows but it was WEIRD and made my throat/mouth hurt) and other things that weren't exactly healthy but weren't terrible.  Tuesday I had a blueberry cereal bar thingy, and applesauce and raisins for a snack. Today I ate cereal...but then I ate chips and pretzels.  :( But still! Now I just need to make an effort to walk with the baby...maybe tomorrow? I always mean to, but then she naps and I forget and sometimes it just looks like it might rain.

I'm trying to re-read Twilight, which is just kind of pathetic on my part. I don't know why...except that it's kind of humorous in that horrible, travesty of a book kind of way.  Maybe I'm a masochist because I really can't stand Bella and it physically hurts me to read the books because she is SO STUPID and Edward is SO ANNOYING AND POSSESSIVE.  Jacob always manages to amuse me, however.  I also like Charlie, he's slightly awesome.  Anyway...in order to feel less silly I'm also reading Mark Reads Twilight recaps that go along with the chapter I'm on.  That way I won't feel like killing myself (okay, not me...Bella, mostly) and will instead find the humor in this horribly written story.

More pathetic-ness in the life of Kasi...  General Hospital is making me very sad all the time.  Basically, they randomly decided to kill off a 3-year-old boy.  This is completely absurd and makes me very emotional..why would they do this?!! His real dad is stoic, his mom apparently disappears for half the episode, and his fake dad is just a WRECK and that makes me a wreck also.  I hate this entire storyline.  There's a toddler girl who also suddenly has cancer, and the little boy's kidneys can save her? That's nice, but also completely ridiculous and I hate that storyline as well.  The best part of General Hospital right now? The possibility of crazy Franco coming back to Port Charles and Michael and Abby being precious together.  Everything else sucks.  Why do I watch this show?!

You know what I wish? I wish that I was remotely funny.  That would be fantastic.  I'm done.  Maybe next time I can actually talk about something that is profound or something.

I tried to think of a book I desperately want, but all I could think of are children's book. I am such a teacher.

The baby is sleeping (after 4 poopy diapers, another poop outside where I managed to get poop on my shirt, and a 1 hr nap) and I'm not really tired.  Then I thought about my wishlist.  My wishlist is actually pretty short: Tyler Hilton as my boyfriend, a GPS, a vacation this summer, and these two items..

Friday Night Lights 5th season!!! I haven't seen this season AT ALL because I don't have the channel it comes on (dang you, DIRECTV or whatever) and it won't air on Fox until April.  The DVD doesn't even come out until April 5...I've been dreaming and fantasizing about owning it and finally seeing the entire series since...I don't know, December? November? I WANT IT. I NEED IT.  IT SPEAKS TO ME.  Okay, yeah.  Basically, this is one of my VERY FAVORITE tv shows, and this is the final season and I'll probably BAWL. MATT. TIM. COACH TAYLOR. MRS. TAYLOR. I love all these people...and JULIE.  :(

Okay, everyone is probably like "Um, an apron? YOU DON'T EVEN BAKE." Okay, I really don't cook or bake.  BUT I WOULD IF I HAD THIS ADORABLE APRON.  This apron is SO ME.  It's black and hot pink with white polka dots! I LOVE POLKA DOTS.  It's monogrammed, I love monograms! I would be such a domestic goddess in this apron, y'all.  I saw it yesterday at Bed Bath and Beyond and I wanted it on the spot.  I did not buy it because I felt really selfish buying myself an APRON instead of buying Amanda a shower gift.  So I bought her gift and deprived myself of this apron. :( I AM VERY SAD.  Also depressing: the fact that I might never have the opportunity to register for bridal things or baby things or ANYTHING. Lame. I want a time where people just buy me stuff because I'm moving or something...or just because I'm awesome.  Yeah, that sounds good.  I'M AWESOME AND SINGLE FOREVER, BUY ME PRETTY THINGS.  

I promise I'm done blogging for the day.  I really do want to write about my trip to Florida, but I'm just lazy and these things are easier to write about because, HI I AM SPASTIC AND SEMI-ADD, plus I don't have to really find that many pictures.  That takes lots of effort, you know...finding pictures that other people have already uploaded online is so difficult and I just don't have the energy, okay.  

"Hey Chandler, Monica just broke my seashell lamp." "Neat, I'm gonna die alone." "Okay, you win."

That was pretty much our breakfast, only we didn't have blueberries/choc chips/whateverthatis in our pancakes.

Oh, thanks orange juice for giving me heartburn.  I really appreciate it.
I was going to write something, but now all I can focus on is that my chest hurts.  Yay.  Also the fact that Savannah has all the seasons of Friends and just how completely fantastic her boyfriend is in life.  Anyone who buys the entire series of Friends for their girlfriend/wife is the best, hands down.  
I don't even know where I'm going with this...except that Chandler Bing is my favorite ever (besides Tyler Hilton who is a REAL boy and therefore wins over Chandler who is fictional. WHY AREN'T YOU REAL, CHANDLER? We could be besties!) Yup, that was basically where I was going with this.


Okay.  I think I'll nap now so I can stop focusing on the pain.

:)

While I'm waiting for my Ipod to finish charging, I figured I'd write a little something.  I've been so good about updating lately! YAY ME.


Well, today is gorgeous (the 4th day in a row that is lovely! So warm and breezy and sunny! It puts me in a wonderful mood! I'm so into exclamation points!) and I went to Bed Bath and Beyond with my dad.  I picked up a few things for Amanda's bridal shower gift and an Ipod speaker case. :) I got some amazing deals, too.  Ah, nothing like saving a few bucks ;) I'm so cheap.  We went to my grandparents' house to check on their plants and make sure it was all good for when they come back home this week.  I'm so glad because I miss them a lot! My Papaw hasn't felt well lately, so hopefully every thing will be figured out and he'll feel better in no time.  Anyway...then we came home, I pigged out on fudge, and I watched Private Practice and some of Supernatural.  You know what, Smallville is so boring now.  All I care about is Lois Lane.  Ugh.  I'm 3 episodes behind on Supernatural, and the one I'm watching currently is about possessed mannequins. Um, no thanks.  Dean mentioned Chucky, and now I'm pretty sure I'll have nightmares.  I HATE CHUCKY.  HE IS SO EVIL AND SCARY.  Everyone has an irrational fear, and that horrible killer doll is mine.  AHHHH.  Private Practice is only good because of Cooper and Charlotte, the end.  Now I'm waiting around to exercise because really, I hate exercising and I'd really be upset if I had to exercise without any music.  Yeah.  It's taking forever though.  HURRY UP, IPOD.  I'm packed to go back to Louisville (mostly, haha) and I have arranged things in piles for Alice's birthday, bridal shower, and wedding.  I don't know what else to do...

My mom is mad at me because I tried to show her a video of that cute polar bear, Knut, who passed away.  She locked herself in her bedroom.  I feel like that's all you really need to know about my mother.  Also, she got angry because I said she was codependent on my dog Roxie (she is).  I feel like I should go outside and maybe read, but there's really nowhere comfortable to sit.  Hmm.  You know what I'm excited about? THE POOL OPENING.  GRILLING OUT.  CITRONELLA CANDLES.  STAYING UP LATE.  STAYING LIGHT OUTSIDE UNTIL 9 PM.  Oh, summer, please hurry.


Ok. I'm running out of things to say.  BYE.

My version of the Glad Game :)

Life has been so stupendously great lately.  I mean day after day, I wake up feeling so happy and just think that I am so blessed.  It's not even so much big things that are great, just small things that all add up to make me smile all the time.


Here's a list of good things that have happened to me lately:


1.  I went to Florida. It was sunny EVERY DAY WE WERE THERE.  Also it was in the 70's every day...and we went to the beach 4 days in a row.  In other words, I SAW THE OCEAN. AND GOT SOME SUN (Vitamin D was needed, for sure) AND PLAYED IN THE SAND.  
2. Obviously I went to Florida...but the main reason we went was to see LAURA aka one of my most favoritest people in the world! I missed her so much.  Her family is also fantastic and fed us and housed us for almost a week.  Plus they have a tiny puppy named Fritz! SHE IS PRECIOUS.  If I were evil, I would steal her.  THAT IS HOW CUTE SHE IS.
3.  Food...I have eaten so many desserts lately.  Also sandwiches...and they have all been delicious.  I feel like I'm 500 pounds, but it's okay because DELICIOUS FOOD.  :) I had a great sandwich at European Street Cafe. I had a great grilled cheese at Stella's Kentucky Diner last night, along with lemon cheesecake.  SO YUMMY! Today I ate lots of fudge that my dad made.
4.  FUDGE.  My dad finally mastered his fudge! He has never gotten fudge right, EVER.  It is so good. I've eaten 1/4 of a pan, hahahaha.  SO AWFUL AND SO DELIGHTFUL AT THE SAME TIME.  I'm going to be a monster soon.
5. I walked a mile today! I hope to walk at least a mile tomorrow! I love exercise and yet I hate it too, so it's such a hard thing to do.  But I need to lose some weight before the wedding and so I hope I can stick it out.
6.  It has been BEAUTIFUL for the past few days.  I drove back home Thursday while the sky was clear and so sunny and it was warm enough for AC! Favorite weather :)  Today was lovely as well.
7.  Friend times! I spent yesterday with Maddie, laughing and making fun of other people, hahaha.  Today I spent with Savannah, shopping and eating out with her brother and his friend.  I miss my buds when I'm in Louisville! I need more time with them.
8.  MOREHEAD BEAT LOUISVILLE! I hate Louisville.  And I went to Morehead, so of course I was ecstatic! (They lost today, but I'm still SO PROUD because they have never made it that far and they played well! GO MSU!) UK is advancing to the Sweet Sixteen! LIFE IS GOOD. I don't even care about basketball until it's March Madness and UK does well.  It's in my blood to root for UK, you know.  My papaw is a true UK fan, my daddy listens/watches all games, and my brothers are crazy fans.  
9.  My dad bought me a Shamrock Shake on St. Patrick's Day because I asked him to. :) He's so awesome.  It was yummy, too.  Sadly, I did nothing Irish-y that day. Woe.
10.  I found a purse for $4.  Plus cute pj pants on sale, and Alice's birthday present and Remember Me! YAY.  I love shopping, especially when I find fantastic deals! 


I think I will end on an even number.  It's just appealing to me, haha.  I need to write about Florida later. Maybe Monday while the baby sleeps? We'll see.  Now it's time for me to sleep, because I need rest in order to exercise for my 20 minutes a day...


PS- I hope your poor toe feels better, Savannah! :( 

Don't you give me that long goodbye...

I heard this song, Long Goodbye by Michelle Branch feat. Dwight Yoakam today and I just adore it.  It's so good...it's more country than her older stuff, but not completely country. It reminds me of Sooner or Later, another Michelle Branch song.  So, so good.

I need to update about my trip to Florida, random good things going on in my life, and this weekend's good times, but I'll have to do that some other time when I'm not exhausted.  (I did walk/jog 1 mile yesterday, so that's something I'm proud of doing.  I need to walk about 2 miles tomorrow, because I feel disgusting lately.)

Great, now I really want ice cream.

We're leaving for Florida tomorrow night after Kelly is finished shadowing a doctor.  :) I started packing today while the baby played with her toys.  I have literally no idea if her clothes I found will fit her, hahaha.  I have everything from 6 month shirts to 18 month clothes.  Um.  I did not want to upset her by taking clothes on and off her, though.  I didn't wanna deal with screaming baby, hahaha.  But I found tons of cute summer things, and I even found cute sandals that fit her! So adorable.  Now I just need to find her some pjs and stuff, and pack for myself.  Most of it is already in a bag, I just need to figure out if I need all of it and figure out outfits for all the days we'll be gone.  I HATE PACKING.  I need to figure out books to take too...that's always a big ordeal.  I don't know how much time I'll have to read...but I hate running out.


The baby decided that she wanted to sleep 3 hours this morning.  I was fine with this because it meant I could lay around in bed all morning, and then wake up and take a shower while she slept.  :) I was a little concerned since she never sleeps that long for me.  The longest she sleeps is about 2 hours...anyway, she seems fine minus her tooth hurting.  She won't eat much though.  I gave her a yogurt smoothie thingy, and she barely ate half.  I gave her raisins, Cheerios, and a carrot but she didn't eat that much of it.  It worries me.  I guess she's just mad that Kelly isn't here so she can nurse.  :(  


Savannah and I are planning on going to Wilmington in June.  This just took place, haha.  We knew we wanted to go but now we're thinking around her birthday, because that's just fun! I think June should be a great time to go...I'll either hopefully already have a job or I'll be able to go then and not worry about an interview.  August would be bad if I have a teaching job, and who knows what we'll be doing in July.  We're thinking about a hotel or condo near the beach, so we can frolic.  Plus who wants to go to a beach-y area and not be close to the beach? NOT ME.  I think I'll go research things to do/see there right now.  


I need to finish planning this bridal shower ASAP too.  It's stressing me out! I've figured out games and food and decoration but I haven't bought anything and I have to create the games.  Yeah.  I'm such a procrastinator.  


Okay. I'm going to research and watch some Greek while the baby is still asleep. :) 

A strong impulse to travel...ah, wanderlust.

I'm probably tempting fate (even though I don't believe in that...) by starting to write this because the baby has been asleep for about an hour and 15 minutes, so I'm sure she'll wake up soon.

This past week has been full of thinking about vacations.  I have wanted to go to Wilmington, NC ever since I became addicted to Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill.  They were/are filmed in Wilmington, and it looks so beautiful on tv that I just really want to go.  I talked to Savannah about, and hopefully we can work it out so that we can go for a few days.  Kelly has spring break next week, so we've been plotting a way to visit Laura.  We're thinking about leaving Friday night to drive down to Jacksonville to spend a couple of days with Laura and her family.  Plane tickets are insanely expensive, so we'll probably have to drive 12 hours with a baby...but it'll be an adventure! I really do love roadtrips.  We've also looked up cruises for this summer, haha.  Obviously this probably won't happen beecause 1) Alice, Laura, and I do not have passports, 2) the cruises get more expensive the later you plan on going so we'd have to go at the end of May, 3) we're all pretty broke and Rachel really wants a job, and 4) Kelly isn't sure about a work thing for the summer. Oh, and Rachel is planning her wedding....but it's still fun to dream about! :) Lastly, I mentioned to Rachel how fun it would be if we really could get a bunch of our old friends from church to rent a cabin for the weekend or whatever and just hang out.  Maddie and I are planning on going to Nashville maybe sometime in April, since we won't be able to go to Georgia at that time.  Kind of a bummer, but not really cause now I have a job and at least there is Nashville!

I bet the majority of these plans will not work out, but I really do just love dreaming about traveling to interesting, fun places with great friends.  :)

I like that it's sunny outside and we have the window blinds open! Spring, come faster, and don't bring much rain with you!

EDIT: She woke up before I could post, hahaha.  See, I'm a genius! Also, I made spaghetti for the first time, and it was really good! The baby LOVED it, but the baby just ate dog food today while I had my back turned and she loved that too, so maybe she's not the best judge.  Kelly said it was pretty good, though and I trust her judgement. :)
Kelly also talked to Laura and we're on for the trip to Florida on Friday night! Woohoo! 12 hours Friday night/Saturday morning and then 3 days in Florida with good friends and a sweetie-pie baby.

Hello, March! So nice to see you...please bring Spring with you.

Wow, it's been quite a while, hasn't it?


I'm starting my 2nd week watching Alice while Kelly and Elliott are gone during the day and studying at night.  I have a chance to write because Alice is gone with Kelly to a meeting. :)  I should probably eat something though...I'm getting a headache.  
Things are going well.  Alice is adjusting to me well, I think.  She's started to go to sleep better for me now (since I said that, she probably won't go to sleep later tonight...) and I can make her laugh and distract her if she's really upset.  She's such a joy to be around...so precious and always smiling.  
We went to the zoo today to get a membership pass for the year.  :) We will hopefully be going at least once a week since spring is arriving! Weeee! I love this weather.  We also went to Storytime at the library last week twice, and she had a great time.  She loves interacting with the other babies! I'm planning on taking her again on Thursday.  


I had plans last weekend! Woot.  Well, Saturday I had plans, anyway.  I was supposed to go to a job fair on Saturday, but I'm an idiot and forgot my resumes at Kelly's house and couldn't print them out at home.  :(  Saturday I met Rebecca for dinner at Panera! We talked about boys and life and jobs and everything else.  I love that girl! She's such an encouragement to me.  Aferward, I tried to get to my sis-in-law's mom's house...it was a challenge.  I got lost in Georgetown, but I finally found it! Yay! We were supposed to play games but mostly we just ate subs and everyone played on their phones/computers.  Hahahaha.
Sunday morning I went to Southland with Rebecca...Rebecca was late due to traffic. It was okay though, we had great seats anyway, and the message was great.  :) 
This weekend I am so excited because I'm going to see George, Whitley, and Savannah...all my fave MSU buddies!! I love them all! We're gonna eat dinner and watch Quantum Leap...geeze, we're nerds.  But everyone loves it, anyway.  


Other news: I am researching grad school.  AND I DISCOVERED I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE GRE!!!! This is so amazing because I don't wanna pay tons of money to take it, it sounds HARD (I am awful at math and the English section sounds ridiculously hard), and I got amazing scores on my Praxis tests.  YAAAAY! I'm looking at Asbury right now...but maybe not.  I need somewhere not too price-y, haha. Loans suck...and I'd really prefer to find a nice teaching job before I start my Master's.  Which, speaking of jobs, there's a job opening for a preschool teacher at a new school that I think I would LOVE.  We'll see...I will hopefully be able to apply soon.  Anyway...so I'm thinking of going to Asbury for my Master's of Education in Reading and Writing...sounds like a good plan.  Classes I'd have to take: 

READING AND WRITING ENDORSEMENT (P-12)  (31 hour program)

EDG 500, 605, 636, 680, 681; RDG 600, 610, 620, 622, 630, 632, 640, 642, 644

Also in the works...maybe going to Wilmington this summer with Savannah (and other friends?). Okay, so that's it right now but I'm hoping more exciting things will happen for this summer.  I'm trying to be positive.  :) Good note to end on.