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!

Single's Awareness Day.

It's Valentine's Day...oh joy. Not exactly my favorite holiday.

Reason number one: I'm single this year...again.

Reason number two: My last relationship--of 4 1/2 years--ended on February 14th. So, not a lot of fond memories of this day.

Not to mention, it seems like everybody I know is getting married or engaged, which just sort of rubs it in that I'm still all alone. Don't get me wrong, I'm super excited for them! But it still makes me a little sad.

Until I think about ACTUALLY having a boyfriend. Someone else I have to worry about, someone else who wants to take up my time and whose feelings I have to think about with every little thing I do. I mean, I don't really have time to think about anything else right now besides the responsibilities I already have. And I'm the worst procrastinator I know, and a guy would just give me yet another excuse to fine-tune my procrastinating skills. Not a good idea..I need to be focused. And right now, my main focus = graduation and finding a job. Not a guy.

So, on this Valentine's Day, I am very aware and happy to be single!