Full Moon Fever...

the moon in Columbia has been gorgeous. I think it is what you would call a harvest moon. The moon knows it's fall even if the weather dosen't. Last night after the game I went out with a good friend and sat on the outdoor Patio of Terra, a restaurant here in town. The moon was nearly full and we could see the city all lit up under it. It was really breathtaking. After one cocktail we got too cold and had to move inside. The food at Terra is phenomenal. For an appetizer we got a cheese platter. It has thinly sliced apples, bread and an assortment of cheeses. I was surprised to find out one of the cheeses we sampled was from Split Creek Farm which is in my hometown. I have been there to buy cheese many times. Is there anything in this world better than a day of watching football followed by wine and cheese tasting under the full moon? It dosent' get any better than that.

After dinner we went to the Blue Martini and had a few more drinks and listened to a jazz band. R's friend L sat near me (R has a new boyfriend she is in love with) and he is almost as fun and interesting as PR (but there is only one PR). Today I'm paying for my fun night. I have been exhausted all day. All I have done is take naps on and off, until around 5 when I finally pulled it together and went to the libraray and for a walk around campus.

I am trying to get motivated to do a workout. No telling how many calories I binged on last night.

I am looking forward to several things right now. I'm goal oriented and always have to look forward to something. Here's my list:

1. Trip to the mountains!!

2. FINALLY seeing SC and PR over fall break

3. Halloween

4. Thanksgiving

5. Graduation

6. Christmas

7. B's Wedding

8. The Sex and the City Movie is finally coming out for real this time in May of 2008

On The Playlist

Man on the Moon - R.E.M.

A Surprise....

last night Shawn called me around 1 AM. Bless his heart he had just gotten off work. He had a surprise for me...we will be going to the mountains over fall break. Fall break is not this week, but the next. I am so excited! We will be staying at Shawn's dad's cabin in Boone, NC. I can't wait and I hope it's semi cold up there and I can wear sweaters. Look forward to pictures.

I am about to start shower, do hair and makeup, and then head over to AM so we can make our way over to Williams Brice Stadium. I am feeling super tired, have sore muscles, and a little bit of sinus issues this morning, but with any luck this will all go away with a nice hot shower. Today is our homecoming so I don't want to miss it. Warm wishes to Mr. Spurrier and the team today!

On Playlist

Leather and Lace - Stevie Nicks and Don Henley

Shopping Makes Me Feel Good....

Today I got up (very tired from playing with my friend L and her amazing four year old son all night) and went to my class. I ususally enjoy myself in that class but today was hot and the day dragged on and on. To reward myself for a hard week of work I treated myself to some shopping. I went back to the sale at Express. I got a pair of pinstripe dress pants regularly $80 for only $50. I got a super-cute going out top to give my Mom for her birthday and a white button up blouse for myself. It is sort of tuxedo stylish. I also hit up Victoria's Secret. I used to work there a few years ago and had accumulate A LOT of stuff from there. Since I haven't worked there (and haven't gotten my discount) I had kind of gotten out of the habit of shopping there. However, as all my female readers know, this stuff does wear out after about 18 months. It is supposed to be handwashed and laid flat to dry, but really, who had time for that? I don't. The time had come to do some replacing. In my opinion undergarments are as important as clothing. The public sees your clothes and not your undergarments, but wearing something spiffy under your clothes really does add to your self confidence. It's like a fun little secret only you know. I really do believe in this.

I am currently wearing my cowgirl pajamas and watching a marathon of The Hills on MTV...yes I am way too old to watch shows like this...but it's a guilty pleasure. Kind of like The Girls Next Door. That show is like a car wreck I can't quit staring at.


Dillard's called me for an interview for a management position. I have mixed feelings about going into retail again. I do love fashion and live for the day each month when my InStyle and Vogue come in the mail. Eventually working my way up being a buyer IS something I think I might like to do. I think I am going to go on the interview on Tuesday or Wednesday and possibly wear my new pants and the white buttom up shirt with black heels. I hope it had cooled down a little by then as that is sort of a cooler weather outfit. I'm not sure about it 100%...black pinstripe pants and a white shirt is a little on the plain side. If it cooled down a good bit I could wear my new turquoise sweater. That would add a lot. It is almost October and I am ready for the weather to cool off.

I'm going to our homecoming game tomorrow. Yay! I am sort of irritated about the time...it is 12:30. I won't really get to sleep in which disapoints me since it is Saturday. Go Gamecocks!!

On the Playlist (another throwback......waaay back.....)

Tonight-The New Kids on the Block

Graduation Nightmares!

I have had two dreams now where something happened and I was unable to graduate or was able to get my diploma but missed the ceremony. The first dream I had about graduation was that I got a call from the registrars office and they told me I had forgotten to take a class in high school and could not graduate college until I went back to high school. No one had ever noticed that I didn't take this class in high school until now in the dream and I had to go back to high school to take it.
Last night I dreamed that it was the day of my graduation. I got in the shower at Shawn's house and as a surprise he had remodeled his shower and put all these neat product dispensers into the shower wall. I was so impressed and thought all the improvements were really neat so I proceeded to totally loose track of time and play in the shower. I was having a great time washing my hair, shaving my legs and stayed in there for hours. When we finally made it to my graduation the ceremony had begun and it was too late to join in.
In both dreams I was pretty devestated. Wow...can we say sub-conscious anxiety?
There will most likely be no post tomorrow as I will be having girl time with my friend L. She and I have been friends for about 6 years now. We met working at the Lazy Islander (my first job). She is a super cool Earth Mama. Her four year old is precious and I can't wait to play with him. I have been so busy this is the first time we will have gotten together and it's already almost the mid-point in the semester! I can't wait till tomorrow night!!!
On the Playlist
Walking on Broken Glass - Annie Lennox

Just your average Tuesday

Today was a typical day. Classes, work, homework. The usual frustrations and aggrivations of doing schoolwork (hello, senioritis...) and working on a group project with group members. I do not enjoy group projects to begin with and thanks to my poor attention span I did not entirely understand what I was supposed to do so this added complications. The guy that was the "go to" person in the group did a great job and was in constant contact with me via email so I was grateful for that. I did make time to go to the gym for the second night in a row. Yay! A went with me and it is so much more fun to have a buddy. I also had double dark chocolate ice cream from Marble Slab. I got the children's size though.

I have a test tomorrow, but I have been preparing somewhat and intend to do more studying tomorrow. So far I have done well this semester so nothing should stand between me and grauation in December.

Is this adorable or what? I want to make it for Shawn :)

It's so precious!

I am still crazy looking forward to Halloween. I just love it and always have. One thing about me is that I am very goal oriented in that I always have to have something fun and rewarding to look forward to. I have decided I am ordering either an Alice in Wonderland costume or a firefighter costume I found online. I am thinking of paying J in Charleston a visit that weekend...we'll see.

A Throw back to the 90s Playlist (I think this was 8th grade for me.....it's hilarious)

Barbie Girl - Aqua

This is why I love him....

Shawn is so special. I'm not the only one know who knows this. In yesterdays paper (the local paper, Anderson Independent) someone had called in about Shawn. He is such a sweetheart and that's why I love him. I'll retype what it says in case you can't read the copy I scanned. It's sort of hard to see. It says: "My grandson Nathan's birthday was Sept. 10. His mother's funeral had been Sept. 6. We celebrated his birthday at Outback. Shawn made this celebration very, very special. Nathan's family thanks you very much."
This is us at the Sonic drive thru yesterday afternoon on a date. We went out for Mexican and then went for ice cream. I had the low fat yogurt peach smoothie. Very yummy. He isn't really used to his new dental work, hence the funny expression and open mouth.
This is me behind the wheel of my beloved cavalier wearing the Mac eyelashes I got Saturday during my stress relieving shopping trip. They do a lot, right?
Uhhh, it's Monday. Starting another somewhat busy week for me......

One of the girls that I was best friends with back in high school just lost her brother. He was in the Army and lost his life serving our country. He has a three year old daughter. Please keep her family and other families who have lost loved ones who were serving our country in your thoughts and prayers.


An Embarassingly Corny Playlist for my Special One
I Want To Be Loved Like That - Shennandoah

It's that time again...

The big sale at Express!

This morning I decided that since I have such a busy work/school week I should engage in a little stress relieving shopping. My first stop was Plato's Closet to sell a few items that don't fit, don't fit the way I would like then to, or I just don't wear. Boo on them, they only gave me $13 for Seven Jeans. But I figured while I was already there I'd just go ahead and take the $13...it's sort of robbery for Seven Jeans but I don't ever wear them because they don't fit well and if I had taken them to the thrift store I would have not gotten $13 so oh well. I guess I could put them on eBay, but I'm only a buyer not a seller on there and right now in my life I don't think I even have the time to squeeze in going to the P. O. to ship stuff....so $13 it was. I went to the mall and went to Mac. I bought some eyelashes. They are made of real hair and can be reused over and over. It took me about an hour once I got them home to get them on correctly. Once I finally got it right I decided I love them. I think I am going to start wearing these everyday instead of mascara. They just do so much more for me. I also went into Express and was pleasantly surprised that they are having their big sale. I got the turqoise sweater I wanted for fall for $30. Not a bad price at all. I'll probably go back when I get paid next weekend and get a similar sweater for my Mom's birthday and get some dress pants. At one point Express quit making long in dress pants, but apparently they have brought it back. Yay! I could also fit into the size six that I tried on. Makes me so much happier than wearing an 8. When I go back I will probably get a pair of their Editor pants in charcoal grey or black or brown. That would definetly be a good addition to my wardrobe. I'm just so happy I finally got some time to shop!!!

Shopping can be so extremely stress relieving. I know I am going to wear that sweater a lot.

I'm trying to get motivated to go to the gym now. My struggles with the Mac lashes sort of made me want a nap...........

On The Playlist

Got To Be Real - The Emotions

Happy Autumn!

I have been so swamped I haven't had time to post in awhile. I'm not just walking in the weeds busy, I'm talking buried. I did not work out once all week. How gross. That will change this weekend. Here's a list:

1. Shawn is recovering from his surgery. He goes back to work on Tuesday or Wednesday, I think.

2. Yay! Fall weather is here. It makes me in a good mood. I can't wait to see the leaves change more...it is so beautiful that time of year. The horseshoe on campus in fall is my favorite thing in the world. My friend J and I always send each other a Halloween card in the regualr mail and I saw a really cute one I need to go buy and send her. It's a little early, but her card always arrives first so this year I want to break the trend and be first. She and I used to be roommates and have been friends about 5 years but have never celebrated Halloween together. When we lived together we always ended up having separate plans for Halloween so hopefully this year we can celebrate together for the first time ever.

3. Last night I watched an interview with Rachael Ray. She said something I really liked, she said "You can have a rich life without being rich". She rocks.

4. Hospitality Finance is hard. Add to that I have it at 5:30 in the evening when I have already gone to three classes and worked all afternoon. I wouldn't mind it so much if I wasn't already so mentally worn down by this time of day. I just feel like my mind has shut off by the time I go into that class, which is unfortunate. I'm going to have to do something to change this. Maybe I can work extra on Tuesday and have Thursdays off or something.... It's so discouraging. But, nothing is standing between me and December 17 (my graduation).

5. Yesterday I saw THE NASTIEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN. I was in one of my classes, sitting near the back of the room with my friends. I am minding my own business, taking notes, and I notice in my field of vision there is a young man about two chairs up from me picking his nose. He continued to pick it for several minutes and I became grossed out so I pointed it out to my classmate and friend Nicole. Soon everyone in my section of the room noticed us looking in horror at him picking his nose. The student was oblivious and continues to pick his nose for 30 minutes. Not only did he pick his nose, he then would roll up the boogies and flick them or worse eat them. I am not kidding. I mean, I have seen classmates do this before....in like second grade. But this is a 400 level class in college! It was very distracting and made me sick. Nosepicker in my class, please stop. Your classmates would appreciate it.

Have a great weekend!

On The Playlist

Dancing in the Moonlight-King Harvest

Awesome Weekend...

I had an awesome weekend...after a pretty long and tiresome week. My turn to be manager Friday went OK...I got 10 out of 10 points. I adore the Kitchen Manager in the McCutchen House. He is retired from being an administrator and librarian in the prison system and just wonderful to work for. Three people were out Friday so I was glad it run as smoothly as it did.

Fun times with J Friday night. We played in an arcade (for adults, alcohol was served) and got caught in a rain storm which was hilarious.

Today I went to the game with my workout friend A...didn't stay the whole time. We were both tired and the game wasn't all that exciting. Tonight I am cleaning up my apartment and going to sleep. Tomorrow morning I'm back in town for Shawn's surgery on Monday.

Breaking One of My Own Rules...

I try to only drink water and juice. Usually this is OJ, sometimes apple or grape juice. I steer clear of soda and coffee. This has been going on since the summer. When I do drink soda I drink Diet Coke. I like to be nutrtion conscious. Today, however, I am breaking my own rules. After my test at 8 AM this morning I went to Starbucks and got a caramel frappe. Yum. I need the caffeine today. I think I did well on my Marketing test. I know I prepared a lot and there were only a few questions that I did not know. I am expecting an A on the test. Marketing is a fun class and the instructor reminds me of my Mom's friend LeeAnn. I have mentioned LeeAnn before on this blog, I guess because I have so many memories of her and she made such an impression on me growing up. I thought she was so cool. LeeAnn was a single parent, like my mom, and Catholic, like we are. She was an old fashioned Cathoic and still did things like fast on Fridays and cover her head to go into mass. She looked like Goldie Hawn and had a very Banana Rama style. Big curly blonde hair and big earrings at all times. She and my Mom were hilarious...I mean a real riot. The instructor reminds me a good bit of LeeAnn so I already feel like I know her (weird how that happens) and she makes class fun. Some of my other classes this semester make me want to pull my hair out. In my career here at USC I have been an exemplary student and am always attentive in class. I think it is rude to the instructor to be act otherwise. This semester I am breaking that rule too. One of my classes is so boring I read the Daily Gamecock during it, including doing the crossword puzzle. His teaching style and rambling are so headache inducing, I'm going to have to start doing the suduko too. This is how I feel this week:

I am so thankful this week is almost over. It has been rough. Several tests, quizzes and assignments. I have managed to go to the gym with AM twice and got in really good workouts both times. Last night I knew from a time management perspective it would be better to skip my workout, but the stress relieving benefits outweigh everything else.

This week was busy with school. Next week will be busy with other stuff. Shawn's surgery Monday, which I am having to come into town for and skip class. I don't mind. I looove him. Then back here for a busy week at work. We are getting ready to go to Institute again. I am working as much as possible next week around classes. This makes me happy, b/c it means a bigger paycheck. I am still eyeing those shoes, new jeans, a new top...there is a turquoise sweater at Express that is so me. I also want to get it in white for my Mom to give to her as a birthday gift. Her birthday is early October. And I still have an outfit in mind to wear under my cap and gown at graduation. I am going to get my cap and gown tomorrow! Yay!

Tomorrow after my six hour long class my friend J is coming into town. We are planning on going out for a yummy dinner and then for drinks. We have plans to go out in the Vista b/c J wants to be away from the college scene. No Five Points. After all, we're old! Adults go to the bars in the Vista. I am thinking maybe sushi or The Clubhouse for dinner...thens stops at Jillian's, Liberty, Rust and perhaps Ra. Only if there is not riff raff in Ra. A Bloody Mary is definetly in my future. Saturday I'll be on my way to watch the Gamecocks play. Good Luck Gamecocks!!

And Sunday home to spend some quality time with Shawn before his surgery. I want to make a really good meal and will probably chose a Rachael Ray recipe. He won't be eating much for several days so I want to make it a good one. If you have any good recipes, send 'em my way!

Have a fantastic weekend!!

On A Serious Note...

Let me start today on a serious note, which is something I rarely do on my blog. Today is the six year anniversary of 9/11. You may or may not agree with the decision to go to war, but remember to support our troops. This is something I feel strongly about since Shawn is a vetran. The decision to go into the military means giving up a lot. It is a big sacrifice and I know that I am grateful to those who serve our country. I also can't believe it has been six years since 2001. The six years have passed in the blink of an eye for me. Six years ago I was a senior in high school. It feels like another lifetime.

Last night I had another crazy dream. I have been sleeping amazingly well and am so grateful for that. This dream involved me being at the beach with some friends from high school that I have not seen in years. I found out my step dad was also at the same location on vacation. He found out what hotel I was staying at and made me come get a room at the hotel he was at because he said the hotel I was staying at was a dump. The hotel he was at was a LaQuinta, but it was weird because it was a four star LaQuinta. Then I go out onto the beach, which is all cliffy and looks like California, and my step dad is in his SUV. His Tahoe (which is his real life car) has big monster wheels on it and he is involved in an altercation with a motorcycle gang. I decide to beat up the girlfriends of the gang. I start jumping off of my step dad's SUV and doing karate kicks (in the dream I was like a Power Ranger, even though in real life I am only an orange or yellow belt in karate) and basically kicking @#$ and taking names. I never see my step dad during the duration of the dream but know he is at the location in his SUV. After I mess up everyone with my amazing combat fighting skills, Shawn comes and picks me up in a trolley. He is wearing a big, thick leather jacket. It has orange and black Harley Davidson logos on it (so not Shawn). I think this is super hot so I climb up on his lap and start making out with him. I then realise a bunch of his extended family I have never met is on the trolley and I am showing out. I woke up then, so I don't know if I was embarassed of the making out or not. WOW!

Coming soon: the allure of the mean friend. You know you've all had one growing up. I think everyone has, hence the popularity of the movie Mean Girls. Girls especially can be so mean to each other. I am going to blog about this topic soon. Have you ever had a mean friend?

"I'm at a social"

Today was a good day. I did the usual, went to classes, went to work, planning on going to the gym with A tonight. Today was the Welcome Back Party for my department (HRTM) at the university. It is held at the McCutchen House on the Historic Horseshoe. My good friend B went with me. He is such a great friend (and handsome) and is always so much fun to hang out with. It is always so good to see him, even though we see each other briefly all the time at work, it is just so good to sit and talk with him away from work. He was one of the first friends I made here at USC and will definetly be one of the things I will miss most about campus life.

He loves my new hair! While we were at the party B got a phone call. He politely got off the phone and explained to the caller "I'm at a social". I love that "I'm at a social". It is so cordial and old fashioned.

Last night I had one of the most bizarre dreams I have ever had. Shawn and I were on a date and went into a gift shop. I was walking around looking at the merchandise when I suddenly got extremely painful stomach cramps. I was doubled over I was in so much pain and causing a scene in the store. Everyone figured it must be my appendix so Shawn rushed me to the emergency room. He was driving some crazy tiny little bright yellow mini cooper type of car. I'm not sure why, because that kind of car is so not Shawn at all. When we got to the hospital they told me that I needed to start pushing because I was giving birth to twins. I became very outraged and insisted that could not be the case because I was wearing my skinny jeans. I kept asking the nurses how could I be pregnant and still fit into my skinny jeans. They were just like "sometimes that happens, now shut up and push". I had these twins (a boy and a girl) and then the hospital tried to teach me now to feed them and take care of them. All that was making me really bored so soon they released me and Shawn and I got into his minicooper with the twins and went to some house. When we got to the house I played with the twins for about a millisecond and then went about my usual business. After a while I realized that they would need to eat but didn't feel like feeding them so I went and got Shawn and said "you better go feed your children". He dissapeared for a minute and then went into their nursery and gave them Cheetos. Then Shawn went to work and I realised I needed to go to class. It dawned on me then that I either had to skip class or take the babies with me. I got into a real panic about this. Should I skip class...would they cry and get me in trouble if I took them to school with me....at this point I woke up. I was breathing hard, my stomach hurt and I was drenched in sweat. It amazes me that I was sweaty because I keep it chilly in my apartment at all times. Wow. What a crazy-scary dream. I looked up what this dream might have meant in Sylvia Browne's Book of Dreams. According to Sylvia a dream about being pregnant or having an infant does not mean you are or are about to become pregnant. It means there is a new part of yourself being born or that you are tapping into a new part of yourself. Isn't that beautiful? A new part of yourself....

On The Playlist

Suddenly I See - KT Tunstall

I Just Wish It Lasted Longer...

I had a fabulous weekend. Friday I worked for six hours in the McCutchen House for my six hour class. It wasn't the best day...no sleep and I kept getting really really overheated. I had taken a Relafin for my ankle. It is a prescription anti-inflamatory I take. I think there is something for pain in it too because it can make me kinda lit sometimes. After class I drove to Shawn's house. We were supposed to go for a date but I was so exhausted I laid down without even taking a shower. While I was napping Shawn cooked dinner and made up a hot bubble bath for me. He is the best boyfriend ever. I looove him. I got up and took my bubble bath and ate. The meal he made was delicious. He had also gotten some Reisling, which is my favorite, and it was out of this world good after my long day.

The rest of the weekend I hung out at my Mom's house. Saturday we went to Super Taco (my favorite), went to the lake and I took a long nap. Today I watched some of Grey Gardens, which is one of the best movies I have ever seen, read some of the new Vogue, took another long nap and went back to the lake. I am still saving up some in my savings account, I definetly want to do a little fall shopping, espcially after reading this month's Vogue. Purple is one of my favorite colors and it is huge this fall. I really want these shoes, new jeans, and a new top...

This week will be super super busy for me. My solution is to try to be uber organized and productive. I am getting up at 7:30 to get my workout out of the way early so I can study at night. My stomach is looking OK right now so I want to keep up the good work!

On The Playlist:

Bubbly - Colbie Caillat

Once Again...

I spent my night tossing and turning. I got into bed at 11 completely exhausted. I know experts say if you can't sleep after trying for an hour to get up and do something so I tried that. Twice. Tried reading for 15 minutes in the kitchen, no success. Tried watching boring TV and that didn't work either. Then I finally began to relax a little and the fire alarm goes off. On top of this I get outside my building and discover I have locked myself out. I got back in and got into bed thinking maybe I could fall asleep but no. Experts say to try sleeping somewhere different if you can't sleep, such as on the couch so I pulled out my sleeping bag and tried it on the floor (I don't have a couch here-it's too tiny). This proved to be the charm for me. I can't believe I have a perfectly good bed and spent the night on the floor. I guess I slept for about four hours and now I have to go to my six hour class. I want to miss it so bad! So bad! But then I'll just have to make it up so I'm just going to go. THIS HAS GOT TO STOP. I have got to find time next week to go see someone about this. I have got to get a friggin' prescription. It is so stressful to toss and turn all night and be exhausted and dying to get some sleep and not be able to.
With any luck my weekend will be better than last night was!

Thursday Night Suprise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98XkB4bh7ic

In The Red

Last night I had terrible insomnia. I could not fall asleep and when I did I could not stay asleep. Finally around 3 AM I got into a good sleep. Grrr....Today I have banned myself from any naps. I got up at 7:10, ate breakfast and went to my Marketing class looking really busted. I came back and did a 30 minute workout DVD. I feel so much better about myself when I get in a workout. Now I have showered and done makeup and am watching Rachael Ray. I love Rachael Ray. She is just so cool!

For the rest of the day I am going to another class, working for a few hours this afternoon and then going to an evening class.

You know I hate complainers and try to keep this blog positive, but....my ankle is starting to kill me.

Tomorrow I'm going to my six hour class and then heading home for the weekend. Friday night: a date with Shawn! I've got to hit up Super Taco in Clemson, I've been having withdrawls.

I've been putting back some money into my savings account and plan on treating myself to a little shopping soon. I good going out jeans are two years old so I'm starting to look into replacing them. I would really like to invest in a good designer pair, maybe Gold Sign or Paige. I'm going to be really careful though, because I splurged on 7 Jeans a few years ago and never wear them. They don't fit right. I've also got some really awesome ideas about what to wear under my cap and gown for graduation. My big day is December 17. And you know I've already got my eye on shoes for my big day! I'll post pics of my ideas soon.

Next week is so super busy...a quiz, two tests, an assignment and I'm "manager" in the six hour class. Oh ,and a career fair that I don't want to go to at all.
Have a wonderful, safe and relaxing weekend!!

"Summer makes me...

drowsy; autumn makes me sing" - Diana Robinson

Today is still warm, no okay still hot, but is actually bearable. Today is not sticky and humid and it is so nice. It is so nice to be able to use my flat iron on my (blonde) hair in the morning and not have my hair look like a fluffball by the time I walk to my class. I still can't wait for it to get a little cooler.

This morning I got up at 7:30, laid in bed for a few minutes and then did a fifteen minute workout. I had intened to do a 30 minute workout, but my lounging around made me run out of time. It has been a long time since I did an early morning workout (a good two years) and I had forgotten how good it makes me feel. I did the Holly part of my Girls Next Door Workout DVD. Something about getting all the blood flowing and oxygenated makes me feel so good. I also feel so productive getting a workout in at the beginning of the day. I definetly want to make a habit of doing this two or three times a week.

Right now I am watching the Young and the Restless, and after it I plan on trying to sneak in a nap for about 90 minutes. I have class at 4 and then another at 5:30...Wednesdays are long for me so I don't feel lazy taking a nap. I have 4 classes in all on Wednesdays. I'm feeling much better today than I was yesterday. I really felt bad about missing my class. Last night I got myself into gear and knocked some schoolwork out of the way.

My lunch today was only 340 calories! I'm trying to eat frozen meals a lot this semester because they are easy and already portion controlled.

Saw more crocs today on campus and damn! why wear them? they are soo fugly!!!

Sleep bunny, come take me away!

Day After Labor Day

It's 10 AM. I feel like a total loser. I didn't go to my first class today. It's the beginning of the school year! Who does that when it's only like the 2nd or 3rd week of school? Me apparently. I know I didn't miss anything too terribly important. The instructor puts her notes online and teaches right out of the book. I couldn't sleep good last night. I kept waking up and not being able to fall asleep. I think taking naps too late in the day is causing me not to be able to sleep at night. It's so hard to resist a nap when you have your work done and you feel the Sleep Bunny breathing down your neck. When my alarm went off this morning I just turned it off and slept for another few hours. I'm about to eat breakfast, get ready, go to one class at 12:30, then go straight into work. I get off work at 5. I'll probably go to the gym tonight. I feel like Labor Day was so completely relaxing that I can't get myself in gear today. Come on, Self, pull it together now!! I think treating myself to Jimmy John's delivery at work this afternoon will improve my productivity level.

Here It Is...

There's not much to see by today. You can see the whip marks a bit. Damn that jellyfish! It still hurts a little. I have avoiding touching the sting and washing it w/ Dial White Tea and Vitamin E Anitbacterial Soap. I have to have things that smell good and this soap smells great.
Right now I am watching a marathon of Sunset Tan on E!. It is so totally tacky and I'm adicted.
I need to work out so I'm about to go do that. Hopefully AM will go with me. After my workout I may lay out at the pool. The only problem with that is that I like my privacy and there will no doubt be a million people out there. This is especially problematic when I'm not happy with my stomach. Not that anyone would look at me, but you have all taken a basic college psych, so you know the "spotlight effect". I would like to get a little sun though, especially since I didn't get any at the beach.
Have a great Labor Day!!!
p.s. Went on the internet last night and saw that Motley Crue is about to release a new album in 2008. Hope this means they are going on tour. J loves Nikki Sixx and I love Tommy Lee...I know it's weird (really weird) but that the music that was popular when I was little. My first boyfriend was a Tommy Lee type. He grosses me out now. But Tommy still rocks.
On The Playlist
Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue

Sunday

It's Sunday, around 5:30. I am waiting for my pizza to be delivered from Dominos. After I eat my pizza I plan on probably taking a much needed nap (even though it is late in the day for that), working out in some way (although it is too hot to walk to the gym so that just leaves workout DVDs), and watching TV.

Over the weekend I went to Myrtle Beach w/ one of my very good friends. She was my very first roommate ever. We had a blast, even though the weather did not cooperate. We got there around lunch time yesterday and immediately checked into our hotel and hit the beach. We laid out for about two hours and just chilled out. There was no sun out at all. Then we went for a swim in the ocean. J got out before I did. I kept swimming around like I was on Baywatch. I was enjoying the waves when all of a sudden I felt something brush against my leg. The instant it made contact w/ me I got the immediate sense that it was a living creature. Next came I very unpleasant elecrtrical shock. I felt tenticles wrap around my thigh. I swam away as fast as I could and ran up onto the beach. Already a huge, red, swollen, hot blister was forming on my leg. With big white whip marks inside the blister. A jelly fish had gotten me. Not fun.

I called a friend here in Anderson, SC, who is a lifegaurd to find out what to do. He said there isn't much to do except take a benadryl or advil. Also, you can rinse the wound off in salt water, but freshwater will only agrivate the stinging sensation. SC also told me that later in the year, such as August and September, are worse for jelly fish being near the beach. Global warming is also causing jelly fish to reproduce more. Damn the jelly fish!!!

Other than deal with the jelly fish incident, J and I went to Damon's and had a yummy meal, had a few delicious Bloody Mary's and went dancing in the clubs at Broadway at the Beach. We are both in long term relationships and had to keep turning guys down that wanted to dance w/ us (one look at J in the photos below and you see why-shes gorgeous). We didn't want to be snotty to anyone, but still weren't going to dance w/ anyone so we had to keep thinking of ways to (nicely) decline. I kept saying "oh we're really shy, we just want to dance over here by ourselves" and to another guy "we're having a really important conversation right now" . The nicer guys took the hint and went on their merry way. The drunk obnoxious guys would try to linger and pester us. Can't we just have a girls weekend???

It definelty came to my attention while I was at the beach that my stomach is not wear I want it to be. Going to the gym is becoming top priortiy. Tomorrow is Labor Day so there will be no work or school for me. I plan on catching up on some schoolwork, napping, maybe going to the pool and working out.

On The "Dirty Myrtle" Playlist:

Girls, Girls, Girls - Motley Crue

Cowboy - Kid Rock

Cherry Pie - Warrant

Have a relaxing Labor Day!!