LOOK HOW LONG MY HAIR IS!
7.31.2010
7.28.2010
Heathie
He leaves in a little over a month. We have never been this far apart for longer than 6 months. I'm officially freaking out.
7.27.2010
I Promise
I was just asked "So what do you do in the driving part of the test to get your license?"
Really? Well, I'm going to take a really crazy guess and say...you drive.
Such is my life.
Really? Well, I'm going to take a really crazy guess and say...you drive.
Such is my life.
Financial Stress
Worst. Feeling. Ever. All I want is to pay off this school loan and never speak to Sallie Mae again. Really, I wouldn't even mind it so much if the people I talked to when I called spoke clear English. I don't think that's much to ask. I may or may not have bit a woman's head off over the phone today. Meh, that's what happens when I'm transfered 6 times and given different information from each person. Hopefully this will all be worked out by morning.
7.26.2010
I hope to God this is a joke..
My little (18 year old) cousin got his even littler (16 year old) girlfriend pregnant. Much to everyone's dismay, but hey..what can you do? She's flaunting it all over facebook with 8 week ultrasound pictures and what not. So I get on facebook today and see this posted as her status:
Kaysi Miller this is Chaz Cox.. i just want everyone to know that i love kaysi. she is my everything. and we have our differences but we're going to work everything out. i proposed to her today and she said yes :) we'll be sure to send everyone la invitaciones when we get them. i love her so much and we will work out everything. i love you kaysi! forever and always!
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!?!?
Kaysi Miller this is Chaz Cox.. i just want everyone to know that i love kaysi. she is my everything. and we have our differences but we're going to work everything out. i proposed to her today and she said yes :) we'll be sure to send everyone la invitaciones when we get them. i love her so much and we will work out everything. i love you kaysi! forever and always!
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!?!?
7.25.2010
Crackers
We all went out last night for April's bachelorette party. First we had dinner at Mama Carolla's then went to the late show at Crackers. I usually have never heard of the people there (apparently I don't watch enough television), but to my surprise I knew the guys last night. They were 2 of the stars from the sitcom My Boys. Decent show, but they were both really funny. Over the course of the show I developed a little crush on Mike, nevermind that he's twice my age.
That would be Mike right there next to me. What can I say? I'm a sucker for a sense of humor & a receding hair line.
7.24.2010
It's been a long time coming..
I sat in silence, looking around my room. Realizing how much I've changed in a short year. To where my values and priorities have shifted. The people I now care about, and the ones I no longer do. The things I now spend my time doing, instead of what I used to. I'm not sure how or when this change took place, but I'm really glad it did.
7.21.2010
:) :)
Tonight was the first meeting for the Shining Stars, the cheerleading program I'm helping to start at MHS. Id been psyching myself out with worries that no one would show up. Well, 3 people came. This may not seem like a lot, but I was nearly brought to tears with the positive reactions of the parents. They briefly expressed how few chances their children were given to participate in anything like this and how grateful they were to finally have the opportunity. One of the parent's said she'd take fliers to Oak Hill(where her daughter attends) if we made some up, she is sure more kids would want to be involved. I am more excited than ever to really get this started!
7.20.2010
Ugh
It's been a long day. I've seen too many tears. I'm going to lay down, watch Big Fish, and pretend everything is normal.
Slow down everyone..
I feel like I've been busy and will continue to be busy the next few weeks. I'm not complaining, I just love to relax hah. Tomorrow night is the first meeting for the cheerleading program; I am terrified. I want so bad for this to be successful and all I picture is me walking into the library and seeing 2 people or, better yet, no one. I need to calm down.
In other news, my mother has discussed moving to North Carolina - depending on the way certain things work out. I'm really not sure how I feel about this, we've never lived more than an hour from each other. As much as I've always wanted to get out of Marion, it's my home and I currently have too many things happening here to just up and leave. I need to at least see these things through. I doubt I'd ever move to NC, but I'm at a point where I can pretty much go wherever or do whatever I want, I have no obligations to anyone. I guess this is a part of growing up...I'm not sure I like it yet.
Also, too many weddings.
In other news, my mother has discussed moving to North Carolina - depending on the way certain things work out. I'm really not sure how I feel about this, we've never lived more than an hour from each other. As much as I've always wanted to get out of Marion, it's my home and I currently have too many things happening here to just up and leave. I need to at least see these things through. I doubt I'd ever move to NC, but I'm at a point where I can pretty much go wherever or do whatever I want, I have no obligations to anyone. I guess this is a part of growing up...I'm not sure I like it yet.
Also, too many weddings.
7.18.2010
7.17.2010
All I want
is a complete lack of drama. I feel like I'm constantly surrounded by it, even though I avoid it at all costs. What is the draw to someone with which you are NEVER at peace...can we stop being 12, please? Some of us have bigger things to worry about than your frivolous scuffles. Thanks.
7.15.2010
Miracles Happen..
Now that I've had a very long, hot shower and a chance to brush my teeth..I've regrouped my thoughts and have a solid story to write. As you know, I've been in Florida - the flight there was my first flight ever. Megan, her boyfriend, and I decided to drive back to save a little money...well, here's what happened.
We didn't leave Palm Beach until 7:30pm Tuesday, much to my dismay due to my lack of night vision. I drove the first three hours and then Jonny, Megan's boyfriend, took over while she rested up for her shift. I couldn't sleep so I just kept him company while he drove. Megan had just woken up at about 2am when we started to feel the car vibrate a bit, almost like driving over the rumble strip...except that we weren't. Then the car started swerving and I ask what's going on, thinking(hoping) Jonny was messing around. All he replies with is, "Girls, hold on!" So I did. We spun across I-75 in Georgia from the left lane to the right shoulder, somehow avoiding the 4 cars directly behind us - one of which being a semi. The back right tire had blown. We drove 3 miles on the shoulder to the nearest exit with a hotel. We got to the tire place first thing in the morning, thankfully the rim hadn't been bent from the drive, but all 4 tires did need to be replaced due to the spinning. I literally have no idea how we got out of it alive, all I can say is THANK GOD. Now I sleep.
We didn't leave Palm Beach until 7:30pm Tuesday, much to my dismay due to my lack of night vision. I drove the first three hours and then Jonny, Megan's boyfriend, took over while she rested up for her shift. I couldn't sleep so I just kept him company while he drove. Megan had just woken up at about 2am when we started to feel the car vibrate a bit, almost like driving over the rumble strip...except that we weren't. Then the car started swerving and I ask what's going on, thinking(hoping) Jonny was messing around. All he replies with is, "Girls, hold on!" So I did. We spun across I-75 in Georgia from the left lane to the right shoulder, somehow avoiding the 4 cars directly behind us - one of which being a semi. The back right tire had blown. We drove 3 miles on the shoulder to the nearest exit with a hotel. We got to the tire place first thing in the morning, thankfully the rim hadn't been bent from the drive, but all 4 tires did need to be replaced due to the spinning. I literally have no idea how we got out of it alive, all I can say is THANK GOD. Now I sleep.
7.12.2010
Church
I went with Megan yesterday to the service she usually attends. It wasn't too bad, a little big for my taste, I'm more into the smaller, personal setting. I was enjoying it until it got to the end and he asked people to pray the "salvation prayer" if they never had - okay, still not bad. THEN we get to the end of the prayer and he asks everyone to raise their hand if they prayed that prayer and come forward so he could give them a Bible. Am I the only one that finds things like this slightly annoying? Maybe because I feel like so many pastors love to say "We saved ___ people this Sunday!!!" How arrogant of you. Perhaps the words God spoke through you saved them, but YOU didn't do it. I don't know, it just seems a little strange to me.
7.09.2010
7.08.2010
Advice
This piece was presented as Kurt Vonnegut's commencement address at MIT in 1997. It's great stuff, but apparently it wasn't written or delivered by Vonnegut. It's still a beautiful piece...
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97:
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97:
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
This got way longer than I intended..
I made it to Florida alive; flying wasn't nearly as bad as I made it out to be in my head. The only thing that was awful was about a million screaming children in every direction. Dear, sweet little Richard (April's son) who flew with me, didn't see a need to stop talking from 3am to 12pm, that was loads of fun. Did I mention I'm not a morning person? Oh well, I was glad to have a little sidekick in the insane Atlanta airport. Speaking of the Atlanta airport...we were sitting in a little restaurant getting some breakfast when young Richard looks up and sees some Middle Eastern women walking past. Now, Richard is only 10 and the type of child that will say anything, literally. So all I can think is "please don't notice, please don't notice"...yeah, he noticed. He says, not quiet might I add, "THAT'S SO COOL! THEY HAVE BANDANNAS ALL OVER THEM! WHY DO THEY DO THAT?! BRITTNEY LOOK AT THOSE BANDANNAS! THEY'RE SO COOL!" Luckily, I don't think any of the women heard, but I'm sure someone in the crowded restaurant did, but hey, what can you do?
So far, West Palm is nice, but I haven't experienced enough of it yet to make a judgment. Megan is in Miami getting things set up for Flugtag, the Red Bull event happening on Saturday. I'm still in West Palm with her friend Nora and I'm really hoping we can just do some shopping or something today. The beach sounds nice, just not right now, it's SO hot out.
Also, turns out it'll just be Megan and I driving back to Indiana and her boyfriend will not be joining us. I'm kind of disappointed to lose an extra driver, but I'm looking forward to some girl time on the way back!
Aaaaand lastly, on Monday, Craig Poe is driving 2 hours to come visit! I'm actually pretty excited, I don't think I've seen him since his graduation open house over 2 years ago and we were pretty good friends. That is all, I'm off to attempt to sleep a little more perhaps? Have a lovely day :)
So far, West Palm is nice, but I haven't experienced enough of it yet to make a judgment. Megan is in Miami getting things set up for Flugtag, the Red Bull event happening on Saturday. I'm still in West Palm with her friend Nora and I'm really hoping we can just do some shopping or something today. The beach sounds nice, just not right now, it's SO hot out.
Also, turns out it'll just be Megan and I driving back to Indiana and her boyfriend will not be joining us. I'm kind of disappointed to lose an extra driver, but I'm looking forward to some girl time on the way back!
Aaaaand lastly, on Monday, Craig Poe is driving 2 hours to come visit! I'm actually pretty excited, I don't think I've seen him since his graduation open house over 2 years ago and we were pretty good friends. That is all, I'm off to attempt to sleep a little more perhaps? Have a lovely day :)
7.06.2010
Approximately
5 hours until I leave Marion and head to Indy for my flight. I've never flown before. I might puke. By noon I will be in Florida and not caring, let's hope this goes quick.
7.05.2010
God Bless America?
"Wow- we have a responsibility to our Founding Fathers and as Christians to vote and participate to protect the God given commandments and liberties of freedom which are being “legislated” away. I hope every American learns our true history, fights to bring prayer back into schools, works to revitalize charity and proclaims loudly, GOD BLESS AMERICA!"
Statements like this really bother me. If your allegiance is to God, it should be to nothing else - not a president or a country. You shouldn't need permission to pray or a charity set in place to help someone. Also, why should Americans be blessed? Simply for being American, obviously. We deserve the blessing because we earned the right to be born into this country (those folks across the border definitely did not). We earned it with our greedy and apathetic behavior. We earned it by sticking our nose where it doesn't belong and killing innocent people. My point is that to assume we should be blessed over another country because we are American is asinine. I'll assume God isn't going to categorize us in Heaven by our nationality - who knows though, maybe He will and we'll get in first...but probably not.
Statements like this really bother me. If your allegiance is to God, it should be to nothing else - not a president or a country. You shouldn't need permission to pray or a charity set in place to help someone. Also, why should Americans be blessed? Simply for being American, obviously. We deserve the blessing because we earned the right to be born into this country (those folks across the border definitely did not). We earned it with our greedy and apathetic behavior. We earned it by sticking our nose where it doesn't belong and killing innocent people. My point is that to assume we should be blessed over another country because we are American is asinine. I'll assume God isn't going to categorize us in Heaven by our nationality - who knows though, maybe He will and we'll get in first...but probably not.
7.04.2010
7.03.2010
the wisdom's in the trees
a. I've grown to hate driving. I only enjoy it for the music.
b. I want a Garelli. It would be fun.
c. I love my bike.
d. I like walking my dog, a lot.
e. I leave in 4 DAYZ!
b. I want a Garelli. It would be fun.
c. I love my bike.
d. I like walking my dog, a lot.
e. I leave in 4 DAYZ!
This would suffice.
7.01.2010
There is
a level of ridiculous I can handle. It has been far surpassed. Wednesday can't come soon enough.
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