Study Break

Pandora's Glee radio and venti coffee is getting me through the morning. 

I have two a&p chapters done one to go! 

This isn't my first time studying I have been reviewing for awhile. 

(The test is one friday)

Recruitment begins at 2:30 

Pray for me! 

Two words... Recruitment Week. 

I got four hours of sleep last night 

& 

it is only the first day 

I promise a post when I gain my sanity back

No guarantees when that will be. 

Pumpkin Spice

    I welcomed in Fall today by having the my first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season! It was amazing, probably my favorite drink Starbucks makes. And to top if off the line was super short as Ole Miss officially has TWO Starbucks on campus. Laugh at me if you live in a city but this is a big deal, esp if you are like me and need your caffeine to function normally. 
    Anyway I love fall. To me it means, football season, pumpkin picking, leafs changing colors and wearing cute sweats and of course boots! I would say wearing orange but thats to Tennessee Volunteer for me! So here is my fall to do list!

This fall I want to...

- carve a pumpkin

- take a drive to see the leafs change

- watch Ole Miss win a conference football game

- dress up for class (so I can wear boots)

- jump in a leaf pile

- drink tons of pumpkin spice lattes

- make pumpkin bread

Mississippi Marriage... & Divorce

*Please remember that everyone's views are different*

  
   It is gross outside. So of course I stopped to get a coffee this morning and behind me are some not so stereotypical Ole Miss freshmen. They were having a discussion about the increase in Mississippi marriage and divorce rates, which was an article in the Daily Mississippian (DM) today. Naturally I listened in on what they were saying as my sociology class discussed marriage last week. For the record my parents are happily married.  Not being from "the south" (because according to most down here Virginia is not the south,which it is, Mississippi is just the DEEP south but that is for another post) I have been exposed to different ideas and people. The idea of an "MRS degree" or a "ring in the spring" is simply not something I was sent to college for.       
     In sociology class we talked about the increase of the average age for marriage, women went from 23 to 25 and men went from 25 to 27. To me this is not surprising, the pressure for a ring was never there, however this was a shock to others. A Mississippian piped up in class, she was shocked saying that Mississippi should have the lowest divorce rates because of the importance of religion and the importance of marrying for the right reason... love. When in reality when a girl talks about finding "the one" she hardly ever talks about love, instead she typically describes her dream ring, which is usually a huge rock... that doesn't sound like love to me. 
     The not so stereotypical freshman (a guy and his girlfriend?) had a different take on it. They were debating if sex had any play in it. Waiting until marriage is expected but does that cause a rush into getting married or change the reason in marriage? They failed to mention love although did explain(?) why both marriage and divorce rates were high. They debated that marriage occurs so young because it is tradition and because of the desire for sex and the divorce was a product of no longer desiring sex and not truly being in love, which doesn't make sense. Why you might think, because according to the DM article the most common age for divorce is 60, which is when most people retire. Interesting because that is when the kids are independent (hopefully) and it is supposed to be easy living. 
    So what are your thoughts? Is it totally absurd to be in college and looking for Mr Right or is it very feministic to put an education and a job before the search for "the one"? Where is the balance? 




PS.Yes, I do feel like Carrie Bradshaw writing such a relationshipy post. 

Thanks Mom!

    Just a quick shout out to my Momma! She is awesome and my rock. This week I received 3 pieces of mail from home! Getting mail automatically brightness my day and I have to admit with everything going on I was a tad home sick. One of the pieces was a card which made me feel super special, and two were packages, one included some clothes which I left at home (btw I finally finished unpacking... I don't wanta talk about it!) and the second a little care package from "the boys" which was complete with an adorable Micheal Kors wristlet and chocolates! I can't tell you how much I needed this. It has been a rough week and her little signs of encouragement is what I truly needed to get through it.(Saying it is one thing but showing it is a whole other) Between my new role in the sorority plus recruitment along with classes plus homework and finally volunteering in the ER, I have had little down time. What time I do get to relax I am worthless as all I want to do is sleep which is why it has been a week since my last post. Sorry for the one big rant.
XOXO 

“Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.”

-Elizabeth Taylor After my test this morning this is exactly what I need. Although I think if I poured myself a drink this early it would not end well. So my version is... "Take a cat nap, put on some make up and put my life together again" Not as sassy but it is well needed, or at least I think it is.