Saturday, February 15, 2014

Graduate Applications...

ARE FINISHED! 

     I applied to eight schools! Which is a lot for graduate programs but I like options. All of the schools are on the east coast and mostly in the mid Atlantic region. Nothing against the south but I am ready for a change and a city. My favorite program changes almost weekly so there is that. Now all I get to do is sit back enjoy senior year, stress out and attempt to relax. I know that is easier said than done when so much is left to fate. 

Monday, December 9, 2013

Finals Week

        I think every time this dreaded week rolls around I always post about how miserable it it. This semester is no different... I just finished my first final and am about to finish studying for my second one tonight. I really don't mind having two in one day but I will be lucky to keep my eyes open when my second one starts at 7:30. I have one tomorrow and two more on wednesday. If anybody calls me thursday before noon you will not be hearing a happy girl on the other end. 
       I couldn't be more excited to go home. The drive with isla is always a bit of a struggle but I am excited to be home with the family. Ole Miss is playing in the Music City bowl game which might cut my break a bit short. Nashville is my favorite city and I would LOVE to spend New Years Eve at the Grand Ole Opery perhaps even going to the Bluebird? Don't know exactly how I would spend my time but it will be fun! At least the thoughts of the week ending soon keeps me going through the long nights studying at the kitchen table. 

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Just An Update

      Okay, so once again I have failed to write. I am on a plane headed home for Thanksgiving so I can only assume my last post was the LSU weekend? Thinking back on it that weekend was epic! But, since then I took a trip to the ER, worked liked crazy, hosted 9 girls from Arkansas, initiated 142 new members into my sorority, began the application process to graduate school and managed to get a new boo… who survived my sorority formal with me. Formal is the wildest and rowdiest event, it is always a great time but separates the Gentlemen from the Jerks. (He was a gentlemen… why else would I have bothered to mention him)
      I’ll start from the beginning. Ladies, drinking a cosmopolitan out of anything but a martini glass should be outlawed. The bartender was new and all night poured my cosmos into skinny glasses and stuck a straw in it… dangerous! Anyway after my new boo ordered me some water, I had no idea how much I had that night. Making it to my own bed by a miracle from God, I spent the entire next day sick to my stomach. Into the night I was tossing my cookies, not even keeping water down. So I made the decision to go get an IV and it felt wonderful. Needless to say next time I will correct the bartender and will be staying away from the cosmos for a while.
    For the record, work isn’t why I drink. But lately I have been working more than usual. Generally I only work Monday and Wednesday but lately have been ask to work on Tuesday mornings. My nanny kids aren’t bad but the mornings are a bit of a struggle with them. I am not complaining by any stretch but I do miss my Tuesday/Thursday sleeping in. I am beginning to cherish my weekends.

My adorable nanny child! 

      Speaking of weekends, I got roped into hosting NINE girls from Arkansas. One of my guy friend’s was “talking” to one of them so really eight. Anyway, we did the Grove, the Square shopping and the nightlife. But, when you get that many girls together there is bound to be drama… me being a stranger I stayed out of it but could sense the tension. Not fun. The girls were nice but the weekend was stressful to say the least. I enjoyed seeing their reactions to how we do things in Oxford. With so many home games in a row, it was refreshing to see the excitement. I cannot believe I am graduating this May.
      Never had I felt old… until initiation.  It was three very short years ago I became an active. It is something I will never forget or regret. The house is truly my home away from home and those girls are my sisters for life. Being a senior watching the new members go through the process meant so much. I was so excited for them, they don’t know it yet but its truly life changing.

What is left of my sorority family! 

        Leaving my sorority will be hard but I am excited for the next chapter of my life… graduate school! I have picked my nine schools, began the application process, took the GRE and am saying prayers every night. I know everything works out for a reason but I am really excited about working as a speech- pathologist. My classes this semester have really prepared me for what is to come.    
       It’s been so crazy I am shocked there is even time for a new guy! But I managed to squeeze one in. It’s fun, no drama, no fuss and thus far all has been well. We met our freshmen year, both dating other people and reconnected the first game in the grove (both single)! Ever sense then we have been hanging out and dating. On 11/12/13 he asked me to be exclusive with him- not using the term boyfriend because that still freaks me out. It's been very good; he’s really understanding of the chaos that is my life.

Me and the new boo before formal


      So, that's a quick update. Nothing to major! I am super excited to be headed home for a little break. It will be so great to see the family and catch up with a few friends. I am sure the week will fly by and I be back in God’s Country for dead week and finals week.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Pumpkin Carving!!


Carving pumpkins will always be my favorite part of Halloween! So when the guy I am dating mentioned it I was immediately game! Bet you can't figure out which one is mine? Just kidding everbody knows mine is the ghost with the bow! He chose a very spooky graveyard pattern! The entire afternoon so such a nice break from being an adult! 

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Take that #9!

I know it's Tuesday but I am still very jazz'ed about Ole Miss' win over LSU! 
Not just because their fans smell like corn dogs but also because they WERE ranked number 10! It was down to the final field goal in the fourth quarter. The crowd went wild, the students rushed the field and the square was crazier than Bourbon street during Mardi Gras! 
Needless to say I love Ole Miss... win or lose... maybe more when we win! 





Monday, October 21, 2013

Those Three Little Letters

     A while ago/during the summer, I announced that it was time to start studying for my GRE. Well last Thursday I took it! Honestly, it could have gone a lot worse, I felt prepared and was in high spirits when I left the testing center. Generally I let these "little" things stress me out but in reality it's just another test. There will be a graduate school or a career who accepts me. I just get to endure the joys of searching for it. My LAST advising session is on Wednesday! I am excited to search for more opportunities and adventures. I am hoping to move to a young persons city. Maybe Seattle, Boston, Nashville, even back to DC if that is where the wind takes me! Better watch out because this  southern transplant may be moving to a city near you! 





Just a quick shout out to Diet Coke for getting me through last week!