The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly!

The Good

Strawberries! My favorite grocery store - Publix - has had their strawberries on sale for the past like month and I'm so excited about it. Now some have been better than others, but for the most part they are really good. I seriously pick up three quarts each time I go (they're 3 for $5) so my refrigerator is looking like a strawberry field. (Do they grow in fields?) Anyway, my favorite summer meal is spinach salad with fresh strawberries, so I've been in summer mode for some time now :)

The Bad

I guess the bad could also been seen as good, but not when I'm in the middle of it. When I was home for spring break, I noticed that my Mom had purchased Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred, so I decided to give it a try. The first day I did level one, it was semi-difficult, but I just didn't feel like I got a great workout, so I decided to try level two the next day. I'm pretty sure Jillian telepathically heard me say her workout wasn't hard, cause level two kicked my butt! Now I've done the Biggest Loser DVD's before, but this was a whole new level of hard. I wanted to kill her or myself, I'm not sure. I literally had sweat running down my face, in my eyes, and my muscles were shaking. I've done it almost everyday since and while I can tell it is getting a little easier, I'm no where ready for level 3. Before I hit play, I pace the floor in my apartment to gear myself up to do the workout. What's crazy is that she's not really there! If I want to quit, I can! But there is just something about her that makes you feel like if you quit you're a loser and the world will end! Agh!

The Ugly

Ok, so I don't really have anything for ugly, but I will ask if any of you have heard the song, "Don't Trust Me" by 3OH!3? I hadn't heard it until this weekend, but I had to look up the lyrics online just to be sure that I heard it right. The end of the song actually says,

"Shush Girl, Shut your lips, do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips"

Maybe it's just me, but that just seems so wrong! Anyway, Happy Monday!

Brunswick, Georgia? Anyone? Anyone?

I swear I wake up in a different world everyday! Maybe it's because I need something to get my mind off the last post, or maybe it's because I want to see as many places as I can, but I've been looking at places with job openings for the job I want after graduation and they are all over the place! I can't decide where to go!




My current love is Brunswick, Georgia. I've never been there, and until last week, wasn't even aware that it existed, but now I'm in love with it...via pictures :) So I ask you, my bloggy friends, are any of you from there? Ever visited? Heard anything about it?


I must say that working near the beach is a HUGE plus and would do me a world of good!!

Careful What You Wish For...

I've been a bad blogger. I've had Internet since last Thursday, but I just haven't felt like writing. Sorry. Please forgive me.

I had planned to tell you about my Spring Break; how I went horseback riding (my mom's horse almost walked her off a cliff), went on a Hummer tour (island girl doesn't normally do mud), ate terribly but only gained 5 ounces (score) and how I was very productive on the job hunt. But that all seems so uninteresting now.

As I'm sure Classy is sick of hearing, I went on a date Friday night with a guy from college. While I've kinda known he was interested, I wasn't AT ALL expecting to see him over break, but when he asked if I was free and he was willing to drive the two hours to see me, I agreed. Long story short - Dinner and a movie followed by coffee. Over coffee he told me that he liked me, a lot and that of all the girls he has gone on dates with over the past year, none of them compare to me. He said that his biggest regret in life is that he didn't date me in college and that he still gets mad at himself about it. Now I'm not used to these kinds of feelings from guys, I'm just not...I'm usually the one pouring my heart out. He told me that his timing was terrible and that he didn't want to limit me or make my decision any harder in terms of where to move, but of all the places he knew I was looking at, he could move there and be happy. Quoi?

Anyway, I explained that I had no idea where I was going to be or what I was going to be doing in a year, and that it is going to be a hard enough decision trying to stay close to my friends and family, much less throw someone else's life on top of it. We agreed to "see where we are in a year" and go from there. Here's the problem: I can't stop thinking about the whole thing. I've cried off and on for three days now. I feel like an idiot, but I just can't help it. Even though he promised that our friendship wouldn't change, his normal text messages and emails have pretty much stopped. I don't think he realized how much I counted on talking to him.

Next problem: he isn't the most motivated person I know. My Dad values hard work. See the problem. Now keep in mind that Daddy has never met him, but knows about him and in true Daddy-with-an-only-daughter fashion, doesn't think he's good enough. So now I'm not sure how I feel about boy - I'm worried my parents opinion has influenced me so much that I've put my feelings behind me. Do you remember the Faith Hill song, "Someone Else's Dream"? Well this portion sums up my current situation to a T:

She was daddy's little girl

Momma's little angel

Teacher's pet, pageant queen

She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me...

Yep, that's about covers it! So now I'm not sure if I just want to be in a relationship or if I want to be in a relationship with him. If he lived closer, this would be easier, but the 6 hour distance thing makes it hard...very hard. Needless to say, God and I have had some very long talks over the past few days! I guess this is what happens when you think you've got a handle on your life plan :)

Have I Mentioned....

that Spring Break starts in 2 hours and 45 minutes!!!!

I'm more than a little bit excited! I'm not doing anything super exciting, I'm not going anywhere warm (on the contrary, I'm going home where it is supposed to be cold...boo), but it is still a break. I haven't been home since Christmas and I'm more than ready to spend some time with the family. We are going to spend a few days in our cabin, so I won't be around much, or at all, until next Wednesday, so don't let anything exciting happen without me :)

On a completely unrelated note, have I mentioned that Kelly Clarkson has taken up residence in my head? 'Cause she has and she's been there for about a week now. Okay, I'll admit that I extended her stay by hitting repeat on Youtube several times, but still she's vacationing in my brain at the moment.

Things are getting ready to get CrAzY in Island Girl land! First, exams start in about a month and I'm beginning to hit the panic button on studying. I'm trying to hold off until at least after break so that I can actually enjoy my next to last spring break ever, but I'll probably crack and study some at some point. Second, the job I want after I graduate (in a year) has already starting accepting applications from my graduating class - come on people, it's over a year away - so this means it's "real world" time. I'm excited but also very nervous! I'm trying to decide the areas of the country I want to apply to; these jobs are so competitive that you go where ever you get an offer. Currently, the furthest away I'm looking is Texas, but that's a long shot. These jobs only last a year or two, and I can handle anything for that long, right? Anyway, it should be an interesting couple of months around here!

*There's a lot of random stuff in this post, but when I'm excited, it happens!!!*

A Wealth of (unused) Information

Friday, as I was leaving campus, I was walking behind a guy from my class. He was walking incredibly slow and playing with his iPhone. I, being a fast walker, really wanted to go around him, but he was taking up the whole hallway. So I had to slow down as not to knock him over until we got to the door leading to the parking lot, when I could make a break for it and get around him. He was well aware I was behind him and knowing this guy, I'm not surprised that he was completely oblivious to everything going on around him. When we go to door he opens it just far enough for him to get through and then let it shut in my face. Seriously?! Where is the chivalry?

This is one of my pet peeves - I mean how hard is it to hold the door open for someone? Especially when they are right behind you! So I was thinking about this and how he was going to be making his way into my blog soon, but how completely unaware he was about this. This lead me to this thought:

Men could learn so much about how to act, dress, behave in general if they knew about this blog community!

I mean women are not that complicated! If a man would just stumble upon this wealth of information he would learn so much and be such a better man/boyfriend/husband/whatever! There are so many great blogs out there that recount these "not real" moments from their days and if men, and not just men, rude people in general, were to happen into this world, they could learn so much!

So, Mr. slow walking-phone talking-door slamming jerk ---- hold the door next time, please.

p.s. I love that it's 6 o'clock here and it's still bright out!

Um, have you seen this!?

I'm sitting in class waiting on my professor to get here (I'm not happy because he is always late) but it did give me some time to catch up on my internet surfing and look what I found:

Glamour Magazine Turns 70!

What does this mean for you!? You can get a years subscription for the same price they sold it for in 1939 - $1.50! That's right - a year's subscription for one dollar and fifty cents!

Just wanted to pass this along before I forgot!

How Cute & It's PINK!!

I love surprises! Love, love, love them! So today was extra fun because I got two! TWO!

First, The Other K Wick at Chasing Dreams gave me a super cute award! Thank you so much; I really appreciate it! I found her blog recently through OSB and have really enjoyed reading her so far! So check her out! *Isn't this award pretty :)

Okay, so I'm passing the award to:

LyndsAU @ All Things Fluffy...Fashionable...& Fabulous

Classy @ Dancing Backwards in High Heels

NJDecorator @ A Devonshire Design

The second surprise came when I opened my mailbox. Since I get my bills online, I don't get a whole lot of mail that isn't junk, so I have low expectations when I go to get the mail - even though it is one of my favorite things to do during the day. But today, there was a bag from Victoria Secret in there!! At first I was really confused because I knew I hadn't ordered anything from them in a while, so I called my Mom to see if she had sent me anything - No. Next thought - Aunt - No. At this point I'm convinced that VS charged me for merely looking at swimsuits last week, then I opened it and looked at the invoice. It was from a friend of mine from college - completely random :) She thought/knew that I was going through a rough patch with the nutritionist nightmare and the middle of the semester blahs, and wanted to pick me up! So she ordered me a this shirt from the PINK! Collegiate Collection! I was so shocked; it really made me smile, especially since she is in the middle of planning her wedding and doesn't have time to do much else!

Preppy 101 has highlighted several of her girlfriends recently and I love reading about them, because it reminds me of mine too! I get in these funks where I think that I need people more than they need me - like Carrie Underwood says, "Don't forget to remember me." Needy, probably, but I can't help it. But then gestures, even small things, like messages and cards, and all that goes away! My friends are so important to me and it's so not fair that I don't live close to them anymore - but hopefully I will again soon! I think I'm to that point where I need to go home and be around people who love me - Luckily Spring Break starts next Friday!!!

Come on weather, work with me!!

I woke up this morning to 3 inches worth of snow...3 inches...in Alabama! Not real! Island girl doesn't like snow or cold, so I really wasn't happy when I looked out my window. However, as the morning wore on and 3 inches turned into 4 and then 5, I began thinking that maybe, just maybe I wouldn't have to go into work tomorrow morning, so the snow began to be my friend. Until...

the sun came and the snow melted...all of it...in about 15 minutes!

We're talking completely gone - the only evidence of our "winter storm" are the little patches that remain on the rooftops of the houses that don't face the sun and the 8 snowmen that line the road leading out of the apartment complex. Oh how I hate snow! So basically I didn't get to go to church, because they cancel church services and I don't get out of work tomorrow either!

This is the second time that it has snowed since I've lived here. The first time was last March and it was on a Saturday. This time is a Sunday - neither of these days help me get out of anything! Why couldn't the snow cloud drop a couple inches on say, Tuesday or Thursday? Is that too much to ask?!

Because of the snow and my crazy thinking at it would stick around (no pun intended) I decided that I wouldn't be able to get to campus to go to the gym, so I got up this morning and pulled out my Biggest Loser Cardio Max DVD. I hadn't done it in like a year, so I was thinking, "Oh I've gotten much stronger since then, I'm sure I can do the whole thing now". Stupid. Me. Oh I did the whole thing, but I can feel it, which is a good thing, but geezzz! However, Bob Harper telling me I'm doing a good job and that he could "see me," made the whole experience worth it!