Just a Little Crush

I've got a small crush on Rylan Gosling. It's true. I admit it. I might need to be in rehab for it. But just look at him...

...maybe it's because he was in The Notebook (only the most romantic chick flick of all time)...

...maybe it's because he's looks super fly in those shades...

...maybe it's because he's Canadian...

...maybe it's because he was downright sexy in the first movie I can remember seeing him in, 'Remember the Titans...'

...or maybe it's because he reminds me soooo very much of my dream guy, Christian Bale. I mean, he stole my heart when he played the role of Laurie in Little Women.  That face just gets me. He's the MOST dreamy man on the planet!

Morning Glory

Everyone needs a little SOMEthing to get their morning started. Am I right? This does it for me. I will actually probably listen to this song on repeat alllllllll day. (No, I'm not exaggerating.)

Call me crazy, but I think this is a BEAUTIFUL alternative to a traditional engagement ring. I absolutely fell in love this!! (Mostly because I've always kind of secretly wanted a sapphire as the main stone in my engagement  ring.) This photo's also got me changing my dream ring to a antiqued gold setting. Thoughts??

Music

To me, music makes the day. It can make me smile, laugh, cry, or basically just take me from a state of blah to a state of happiness. These are three MUSIC MUSTS I'm craving right now. Literally.

New Kings album

T. Swift is ALWAYS rocking some sweet tunes.

I'm currently craving ANYthing by JesusCulture. If you've never heard them (Linds, I'm specifically speaking to you here :) ), then you should youtube 'Where You Go I Go' by them. It's some of the best worship music I've heard in a while. *This coming from a girl who recently has been hooked on some of the best...Phil Wickham, David Crowder Band, and Lacrae.

So, if anyone's feeling generous...feel free to pop those in my mailbox at any time :) K. Thanks.

WAR CAM EAGLE!!

I just have to share my excitement that Auburn is #1 in the BCS Poll for the first time EVER!!! I'm proud of the Auburn Tigers and our Cam Newton! :)

So fly...like a G6

4.5 out of 5 STARS

This weekend was Girls' Weekend in Tuscaloosa. It was a fun and laughter-filled weekend where we danced our butts off until 4 in the a.m. Seriously. haha (I may have found that I'm getting a little too old for this practice now.)

So, Lauren, Alice, and I stayed with Lindsanity the entire weekend. And I give her place 4.5 out of 5 stars. Here's a little breakdown:

Bed-Air mattress (actually belonging to Alice)-Great condition and very comfy for two nights

*Lindsanity provided sheets : )

Pre-party supplies-iTunes JAMS, mixed drink materials (limes, Grey Goose, strawberry lemondade)-Very well prepared for Girls' Weekend...two thumbs up

Shower-FANTASTIC!! If I had thumbs on my toes, I'd put those up too!! :)-water pressure was absolutely fantastic. It was just the perfect amount. And the shampoo kept my hair smelling good into the night.

Continental Breakfast-Amazingness!!-wheat pancakes with a light syrup...deeeelicious

Location-FANTABULOUS- Lindsanity's apartment is a short drive to downtown and The Strip.

You might be asking what WAS NOT good about this place, right? Well, the reason she only got 4.5 out of 5 stars was because of MACY...the ninja cat. You may think I'm overreacting, but no. Macy will come at your while you're sleeping or even while you are in the shower. She's a pouncer.

So, overall, it was a fantastic experience and stay for Girls' Weekend 2010. Now, I just can't wait to book the room again for Girls' Weekend 2011.

Starving...

Well, my lunch turned out to be completely unsatisfying (except for the carrots. I love eating something with a CRUNCH!). I went to Piggly Wiggly this morning to pick up some lettuce to go with my salad fixin's.

To my dismay, the Pig had nothing but FROZEN lettuce. *Problem in produce! Problem in produce!*

So, I returned to work and had a lunch made of carrots, pepperonis, feta cheese, and balsamic dressing. It was just as awkward to eat as it sounds. I promise you that!

It's no wonder I'm dreaming about things I would have rather eaten for lunch, right?

Ah...turkey burger :) Gobble gobble

potato salad with bacon

spinach and chicken quesadillas

grilled chicken with feta and zucchini

macaroni salad with asparagus, peas, and feta

cheese ravioli with grilled zucchini

sausage and apple kabobs

steak with chick pea salad

Yuummmm...in my dreams. Now I'll probably starve til dinner time!



Copy Catter Hatter

1. What color is your toothbrush?

white and blue. so boring. but who cares really...it's a toothbrush.

2. Name one person who made you smile today:

Noah

3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?

talking to Amanda and Delana

4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago?

driving home for lunch

5. What is your favorite candy bar?

Milky Way or KitKat or Twix or Caramello haha I must be in a chocolate mood!

6. Have you ever been to a strip club?

negative

7. What is the last thing you said aloud?

I wish that motorcycle would hurry up and move out of our parking lot!

8. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

Ben & Jerry's Americone Dream

9. What was the last thing you had to drink?

coca cola classic

10. Do you like your wallet?

Excuse me. I'm not going to respond to this question. It's so dumb. It's really dumb. Fo real.

11. What was the last thing you ate?

Sour Gummy Worms from Lindsanity

12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?

negative :) Go me!

13. The last sporting event you watched?

Auburn vs. South Carolina

14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn?

I like it soooo buttery it's dripping! Oh, and I love to add seasoning salt to it too!

15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to?

Jacob

16. Ever go camping?

I've been before. I can't say that I really enjoy it though. I don't like to get dirty.

17. Do you take vitamins daily?

Yes. I take biotin for my hair.

18. Do you go to church every Sunday?

I go every Sunday that I am home. Unless we're in Auburn, then we usually go to First Baptist Opelika.

19. Do you have a tan?

negative. I get made fun of for it all the time at family gatherings. In fact, they made fun of me specifically for that last night.

20. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza?

I prefer pizza over Chinese food. I'm too much of a cheese lover.

21., Do you drink your soda with a straw?

I only use a straw when I'm at a restaurant.

22. What did your last text message say?

:)

23. What are you doing tomorrow?

Working, going to eat Mama's with Erica, going to Betty's Century21 party, then taking two quizzes and working on a PowerPoint

24. What sounds are you listening to now?

silence :)

25. Look to your left, what do you see?

A picture of the old River Bridge

26. What color is your watch?

 I'm not wearing one today.

27. What do you think of when you hear Australia?

honeymoon dream

28. What is your birthstone?

sapphire

29 Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru?

I usually go for the drive thru.

30. What is your favorite number?

88

31. Who's the last person you talked to on the phone?

Mom

32. Any plans today?

I'm working until 4:30, then going to Hville to hang with Jacob :)

33. How many states have you lived in?

uno

34. Biggest annoyance right now?

I've got a TON of homework.

35. Last song listened to?

'All I Do is Win'

36. Can you say the alphabet backwards?

ha...nope

37. Do you have a maid service clean your house?

In my dreams...

38. Favorite pair of shoes you like to wear all the time?

My current fav are a pair of leopard print pointy flats.

39. Are you jealous of anyone?

negative

40. Is anyone jealous of you?

I don't know why they would be.

41. Do you love anyone? 

oh yes. Quite a few anyone's actually.

42. Do any of your friends have children?

si

43. What do you usually do during the day?

work work work

44. Do you hate anyone that you know right now?

hating takes too much energy!

45. Do you use the word 'hello' daily?

This is a ridiculous question.

46. What color is your car?

silver

47. Do you like cats?

love

48. Are you thinking about someone right now?

maybe?

49. Have you ever been to Six Flags?

I haven't been in too long.

50. How did you get your worst scar?

I was helping to cater a wedding.

Quiche

Okay, so I might have a slight obsession with...(drumroll, please)......

QUICHE!

Yes, you read that right. I love quiche. I could eat it hot or cold (preferrably hot), morning or night, breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I mean, it's got everything I love about food: cheese and veggies. If you know me, you know that I am not a huge meat lover. While I will succomb to the occasional steak, fried chicken, or pepperoni sandwich, I really prefer grains, cheese, and veggies to just about any meat you could throw at me.

Quiche just completely satisfies all of those flavors for me. I haven't ventured into making my own quiche yet, but I plan on doing it very soon. I blame a lot of my lack of cooking skills on the fact that I live with my mother who is always the primary cooker. By primary, I mean she has food on the table every afternoon at 4:30 when my dad gets home. It's hard to say, 'No, I'm not gonna eat what you've cooked today. I'm just gonna make something for myself.' So, when I get my own place, I plan on becoming a quiche connoisseur. :)

broccoli and cheddar quiche

cajun quiche with rice crust :) yummy!!

mini bacon and egg quiche

Now I'm ready for lunch! haha I only wish Another Broken Egg was not located in Huntsville, but in Guntersville!!

War Eagle

This post will probably prove to be very short :(

Sad, I know. Tell me about it. My life has come down to schoolwork, schoolwork, schoolwork, lately. I started my research paper tonight and am only two, short, double-spaced pages away from being finished! :) Then I have to write the Abstract and do the Reference page. Oh, and did I mention I have to create a PowerPoint to go along with it? Oh yeah, and I'm supposed to keep up with all the work in my other 6 classes as well. No worries, I'm not insane....YET!!!

As the title of this blog post reads, War Eagle!!  I spent the weekend in Auburn with the boyfriend and some of my bests whom I haven't seen in forever (okay, so it's really just been a month and a half, but in my book, that's forever!!). We spent the weekend running like mad because Auburn had a home game. While I love love love football games, especially at Jordan-Hare, you've got to understand that tailgating and the game completely CONSUME the day. There isn't much time for else. And when you think you wanna hang and have a dance partay with your bests after the game, you're completely exhausted and just want a shower and a place to lay your head. That's pretty much how the weekend went. I got to War Eagle with some of my favorite people, tailgate on Samford Lawn, eat Insomnia...twice, experience Auburn's Blue Out All In, and watch Auburn pull out a W.

Here are just a few of my favorite pictures from the weekend:

Friday night after dinner at Loco's

Take a Few Steps Back

I was at work and just stumbled upon this picture on my work computer:

Oh yeah. You guessed it right! That's my MOM and my DAD back when Mom was still in high school. Talk about bringing rompers back. And how classy were they? Talledega and all.

I just thought someone might need a chuckle on this Tuesday afternoon. I know I did. Now back to research paper prep. Booooo.

It's your lucky day.

I know. I know. You can hardly believe your eyes, right? I am, in fact, presently posting to my blog. It's been months since I've done a legit post, but I've got valid excuses for that. I mean, with school, and the seventeen billion weddings I've had, you can cut me some slack.

Now that school's started back, I've been going a little bit crazy. Just to be perfectly honest, I'm spread quite thin. I've got a research paper and a PowerPoint project due in 2 weeks. Those two assignments are my ONLY assignments for one of my classes. Let me just tell you, if you ever think that taking 19 hours in one semester might be easy, THINK AGAIN. Don't do it! haha I'm usually one to encourage folks about school, but nineteen hours PLUS a 40 hour work week is insane. Trust me.

This post will be random, I'm most sure.

I'm so excited about this weekend, I could scream!! (The girls I work with might find that a little inappropriate for the office, OR they may just be used to hearing outbursts from me.) Jacob and I are going to Auburn! War Eagle!! I can't wait to see that eagle circle the field and watch Auburn beat Clemson. Oh, and did I mention that ESPN's GameDay is going to be there? Oh yeah. It's happening. Plus, I get to see Linds and the entire Auburn crew. It's been so terribly long since I've seen any of them. Lindsanity (as I'm now going to refer to Linds) and I are even exchanging birthday presents. And I don't know anyone who doesn't love giving or receiving gifts. I even got a new navy dress to wear to the game Saturday.

ALL AUBURN. ALL IN. BLUE OUT.

In other news, the boyfriend got me a claddagh ring for my birthday :) I thought it was completely sweet!!

Also, Haley's back from her mission trip!! I was so extremely excited to have her back. I also realized how relieved I am that I can pick up the phone and call her at any time, or just drive the 2 minutes to her house if I need her. It's so nice and something I definitely took for granted before she left for a year. We spent a week in NYC upon her arrival. Here are just a few of my favorite photos from the trip!!

In China Town

Dinner at The Frying Pan

True Gossip Girl form

Harlem

Birthday dinner at Butter (the same place that hosted Beyonce's birthday party the week before!)

We even gave out free hugs in Times Square :)

So, as you can see, I've had a LOT on my table as of late. I must return to research paper writing and test taking...unfortunately. This whole school business is keeping me from reading the THREE new books I can't wait to dive into:

and...

(By the way, the boyfriend and I just watched this movie. Even though it had subtitles, I would recommend it to anyone!)

I just want to leave you all with a promise to blog more regularly AND a

WAR DAMN EAGLE!!



What?!

A BLOG POST from ME?!

I know you're thinking your eyes are playing tricks on you. They aren't. I can promise you that!

My life has been crazy busy for the past couple of months. We've gone to several weddings, gotten the boyfriend moved, transitioned into my very LAST semester of school :), and have been getting ready for Haley's return.

I am leaving tomorrow night at 6:30pm for my trip to New York City. The greatest part of this trip you might ask? Haley will be hopping off a plane at JFK International at 2:30 Friday afternoon. I can't wait to hug her to death. Seriously!!

You can expect at least one or two more blog posts upon my return ;) Hopefully I can get back into the swing of things pretty easily!

I mean...

Could I please just BE Heidi Klum??? I mean, she's incredibly gorgeous, has a great career, and balances all that with being a Mom to 3. I'd even take Seal : )

Also...

What do you guys think of Michelle William's haircut here? She's the one on the far upper right.

Celebrities I Love to Love

Seth Meyers and Andy Samberg

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Pen Badgley and Blake Lively

Hugh Jackman

Jennifer Garner and Violet Affleck

Joseph Gordon Levitt

Sandra Bullock

Will and Jaiden Smith