MIA.

I have been MIA for quite some time now...over two weeks! I've missed this little baby of mine!

My last blog post was right before I left for spring break in CANCUN! :) So, let's start there! What a FUN trip!! Cancun was absolutely beautiful...the water was the most amazing blue I've ever seen. Here's a few of the [appropriate] pictures from the week:

The view from my beach chair :)

Most gorgeous water ever!

View from our hotel room.

First night out!

Downtown Cancun.

Evidence of a long week of craziness!

St. Patty's Day.

Sam. :)

Craziness at Senor Frogs!

Room service on the beach...ohhhh yessss.

Hangover style.

Love my girls!

Senor Frogs is AWESOME.

[**Side note: Girls, after this trip, I do not recommend going to Cancun alone with a small group of girls, especially during the spring break season. Yes, it was fun, but also nerve-wracking at times. So go in a big group or with family and be careful!]

While I was gone, I obviously neglected the 30 day challenge...I'm bummed. So, starting ASAP, I'm going to pick up where I left off. And by ASAP, I mean as soon as I have a chance to breathe. With only seven weeks left before graduation, life is crazy. My PR Campaigns class is picking up steam, I have a Spanish test on Thursday that I haven't cracked a book for, and a Comm Law test Friday...which I also haven't started studying for. I got sick the last little bit of spring break, then got back to Georgia where the pollen came out in FULL FORCE the day we got back. Thank goodness for rain these past few days -- even though it's cold and gross out, it's given me time to start feeling better.

Last little thing...my little baby brother [and by baby I mean 6', 16-year-old brother] had surgery at Scottish Rite today that lasted about six long hours. He's doing ok, just sleeping mostly, but he still needs prayers. It's going to be a long 6 month recovery for him!

Sick nasty.

Today is day 11 of the 30 day blog challenge -- the thing you hate the most.

I've always been taught not to hate, that no matter how much you don't like someone or something, you should never have hate in your heart. So, I really don't hate anything.

But what do I despise?

Bugs.

Particularly roaches and nasty things that fly. Like moths. Or these flying roach-type things we have here in the lovely GA. I'm not exactly sure what they are -- a lot of people call them water bugs -- but they can fly several feet at a time and they look just like a BIG NASTY ROACH and OMG I am TERRIFIED. [Notice the use of all caps there -- that's how nasty they are and how scared I am...seriously!]

They're so nasty I'm not even going to post a picture. You don't want to see them, and neither do I!

On a much happier note though, because I'm really getting the creepy crawlies all over my skin just thinking about roaches:

35 HOURS TILL I LEAVE FOR SPRING BREAK IN MEXICO!!

This will be my view for the next week!! :)

And, a sad and disappointing note to end this post on...my Dawgs lost today in the SEC tournament in an absolutely heartbreaking loss to Alabama in overtime. We could [should] have won during regulation on a last second three-point shot that went in, but unfortunatley the shot was about a half second after Coach Fox called a timeout. Huge bummer. So, we're still crossing our fingers to be a bubble team and earn a bid to the big dance! GO DAWGS!

Stupid Crazy.

Day 10 of the blog challenge - the person/people you do the most f*ed up things with.

Just a few highlights of the people I have no shame with:

Britt...she's a crazy blast every time, all the time.

Brittany Day, me and Linds having entirely too much fun.

Me and Paige -- she is the definition of crazy.

Me and Linds, Spring Break 2010 - halfway through a long and crazy day.

These are just a few of the crazy/fun moments we've had lately. When I want to have a good time, these are the girls I call on!

Laughs and dreams.

Here I am, playing catch up again!

First of all, a few pictures from last night...FAT TUESDAY!! :)

Somehow I only took two pictures on my camera last night, but it goes without saying that we had a blast. There's more pictures out there somewhere but I'm slightly scared to see them!

Now, on to the catching up part -- the 30 Day Blog Challenge.

I missed Day 8 yesterday -- A picture that makes you laugh. There is noooo way I could choose just one. So, let's see...

It was raining. We stole some boys' hats. And we attempted to take a 'cute' picture for about 20 minutes. This was the best we could do!

We convinced Britt she HAD to come downtown with us, even though she didn't want to because she broke her cell phone and had no way to find us if she got lost. So, we did the most logical thing...wrote my number on her arm with a note saying "If found, call me."

My 22nd birthday...enough said.

Day 9: A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.

My Mom.

She's amazing. That's pretty much all there is to it.

Side note: I thought I'd leave you with one more picture of where I'm going to be in about 80 hours. Ohhh yessss.

Treasures.

Today was Day 7 of the blog challenge, and I swear this thing keeps getting harder and harder.

Today's topic: A picture of your most treasured item.

My most treasured item? I have no clue.

It's like that question...'If your house was burning down and you could only grab one thing to save, what would it be?' Well, I honestly don't know.

I really think most of the things that I have I could do without. No, I might not be able to buy my favorite pair of jeans I bought last summer ever again, but I'll live. But most of the things I have are replaceable.

One of the only things I can really think of that I have here with me away at school would be pictures. I have the majority of them saved on a removable hard drive, and the rest on my laptop. So, as of right now I think that would be my most treasured item[s]. I have literally thousands of pictures and memories between the two places, and those would be something I would never be able to replace.

Catch Up.

Today I'm playing catch up...

I missed out on yesterday's post in the 30 day blog challenge, so I'm doing double-duty in this post!

Day 5: A picture of your favorite memory.

St. George Island, Fl

My uncle first found this little piece of paradise because he loved to fish and was always in the Apalachicola area. We used to go down there and rent houses every summer and stay for weeks at a time, and usually it consisted of my entire family in attendance at some point. Then, my uncle decided to buy a house down there, which meant even more trips to St. George!

Several of my absolute favorite memories from those summer trips:

• Being scared out of our minds when making the trip at night and going through Tate's Hell State Forest and my uncle telling us stories about the 'Goat Man'
• Being there for 4th of July with literally my entire family
• Listening to Ini Kamoze's 'Hot Stepper' [on a tape!] over and over again, which I now know we didn't really know a single word to
• Catching my first stingray
• Eating at BJ's pizza for dinner and then going to Aunt Ebby's for ice cream after
• Learning every word to 'Drift Away' by the Neville Brothers for karaoke at the Blue Parrot and Harry A's

I really wish I could relive those carefree days playing at the beach all day and having absolutely no worries at all!

Day 6: A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.

This one is really hard for me. I don't have any one person I really admire or want to be like so much that I would want their life. But I guess if I think about it, I would like to experience the life of someone who had a pretty good amount of money of course, and who would have opportunities/experiences that I most likely never will. I've been racking my brain to think of someone whose life I would really like to experience and then ... waa-la! It hit me. Erin Andrews, duh. She has my dream job, and I'd love the chance to experience what it would be like to have that job.

Yay for catching up...have a GREAT week! :)

Day 4: My Night

Today is Day 4 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge: A picture of your night. Tonight is Friday and I'm sitting at home doing homework...not much to talk about there! So I'll use last night instead--much more exciting! I went out with a few friends to celebrate the end of Hell Week and the beginning of my roommate's spring break.

Me and Brittany -- one of my newest and best friends -- just being silly.

Love her SO much.

One of my roommates, Paige, and Cassie.

When we got home, we had leftover steak from dinner -- O'Dell was jealous he couldn't have some, too!

Last night was a blast -- I'm going to miss these days when they're over!

Whewww...

So, midterms are OVER! Thank goodness. Now comes the waiting game until grades are posted.

On a much better note though...look what came in the mail today!!!

So, spring break is officially a go! I can not wait.

Today is Day 3 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge: A picture of your favorite show. I have quite a few, and unfortunately for me I don't have time to watch all the shows I want to :( Seriously, if I could, I'd have a schedule of everything I want to watch weekly and probably plan my day around it! I think I really need to invest in a DVR. Although then I'd get nothing done -- I had Netflix free for a month and I think I neglected almost everything in my life but the TV! So here's just a few of my favorites that I catch when I can:

Real Housewives: the original Orange County is probably still my favorite, and for those of you not from the South -- please don't judge us by the women on Atlanta.

Criminal Minds: I somehow just found this show in the past few weeks, and I love it.

Greek: A guilty pleasure, I can't help it.

Pretty Little Liars: LOVE this show but I'm almost always working when it comes on this season.

PS: For those of you not blog-challenged like I am...can anyone help me figure out how to make my header a little more attractive? I've tried--and failed!

Day 2

Day 2: The person I've been closest to the longest.

Meet Bethany--we first met in sixth grade, and we're still best friends 12 long years later. Sadly, I don't have any really old [and embarrassing] pictures of us from way back in the day to share with.

Me, Lacey and Bethany Sophomore year of college.

Bethany visiting on my 21st birthday...not too many good memories of that day, unfortunately. [This was the blackout game against Alabama in 2008--The year we started out #1 in the nation. We lost that ranking that night :/]

Bethany visiting [and helping host!] my surprise 22nd birthday party!

Beth's most recent trip to Athens.

30 Day Blog Challenge

I've seen several people doing this blog challenge, and I need an excuse to write everyday [as well as an idea of what to write about!] So, I decided to join in the fun!

Day 1: A picture of yourself with ten facts.




1. I graduate in two months and I am scared to death...I have no clue what's coming next, and I do not like being this unprepared!

2. I just started drinking coffee this year -- I only tried it because I had the longest day of class ever, and I needed something to keep me awake!

3. I am, without a doubt, the pickiest person ever. I'm so picky that it even gets on my own nerves, but I don't know how to make it better.

4. I'm not scared of heights, but things like ferris wheels and sky buckets FREAK ME OUT. The thought of hanging up hundreds of feet in the air by just a little wire...not cool.

5. My dream job -- to be a sideline broadcaster for ESPN [aka I want to be Erin Andrews.]

6. I used to play basketball -- in middle and high school. Oh yes.

7. I've only left the US once, to go to Jamaica for a mission trip in high school. But next week, I leave for my last spring break ever...to MEXICOOOO! :]

8. My first alcoholic beverage of choice is whiskey [Crown in particular]. Don't judge.

9. I love football. Probably as much as most dudes. Particularly college football. GO DAWGS!

10. I HATE napping but LOVE sleeping. Strange. But I always feel blaaah after naps, so I never take them.


On a more serious note--HOLY CRAP I'M OVERWHELMED. School is taking over my life--I seriously have no time to breathe. And to make matters worse, my work has scheduled me almost full time this week and next. Great timing, work...it's MIDTERMS WEEK! Ugh.

Buttt--in 12 short days, I'll be laying righhhhht here:



Oh spring break, puhhhh-lease hurry!