lazy lazy days
yeah, so these past 2 days have been SOOOO nice. i've so enjoyed them. here's what went down…
on sunday, i went to cahaba bend. it was great! the music was super, and i enjoyed it so much. it was an accoustic set. my fave. it felt kind of folky, but wholesome. good stuff. coming in, i got yanked up to the front row by jill. the sermon, although, watching my past 2 entries, wasn't the best thing i could have heard, but i've decided that there's a reason i heard it. thanks, ben for inviting me. it was mucho great.
i called holli mack, and had been thinking of crashing incahoots with her, but her parents were running late, so i dropped by o'charley's and sat in the bar area and grabbed a quick lunch, just before rush crowd. so then, headed home, packed up and headed for the lake!
got up there, chatted with some fam, and then changed to hit the pier. i laid out for an hour and a half. got lots 'o sun. it was great. i came inside, ate dinner, and then looked at some OLD pictures with my grandmother. after lots of reminiscing, i helped my grandmother with a crossword puzzle (she loves 'em). then, around midnight, decided i should hit the sack. i was burgundy colored when i went to bed.
i woke up around 10 this morning, which was nice after the rain. when i looked at my arms, my sunburn was almost gone! it was great. i ate breakfast, and then changed into the swimsuit and headed for the boat to watch my cousin do some mean slalom-ing. he's really good, and i didn't realize it. go cousin ben.
i came inside and changed back, helped around the house, and then we ate lunch. yay bbq! then, i headed over to my friend melissa's to look over her portfolio for her resume. around 4:30, i headed home to the ham. i got home, ate dinner, helped clean up, and then watched t.v. with my bro and future sis-in-law. fun stuff.
so far, the account of the past 48 hours, i have achieved the following:
1. lots of sleep
2. lots of food
3. lots of sun
4. lots of water
5. lots of cheating (on my diet)
6. lots of laughter
7. lots of driving
8. lots of relaxation
all in all, this has been a great memorial day weekend. tomorrow, i resume the job hunt. so, look out world, here i come!
movies cause my heart to question
tonight, i got away from the house for a while, and went to hang out with holli mack. i'm glad to have a few good friends in the area. it makes this transition stuff so much easier. yay!
we went to "cultstone." ha ha. i love that place. i love the sinless sweet cream with some strawberries. yum. good stuff. of course, the one we went to tonight isn't the usual. holli and i have hit up the coldstone over at vestavia the last 2 times. tonight, we hit up the 150 location. it was insanity… too many people. then, we went to the new rave over there (patton creek). it again, had way too many people.
we saw 'raising helen.' great movie. i loved it. but when i see movies like that, sometimes it makes me sad. it makes love seem so easy and so natural, you know? that makes me mad. sometimes, love isn't easy… it's hard! and sometimes, you have to make yourself love someone when they're being hard to get along with. i did love the fact though, that the pastor called himself a 'sexy man of God.' that was cool. but, still that made me sad.
ok, here comes my whining/rant (be forewarned if you're reading… at least i gave you warning)… seeing that movie made me want to be seen the same way. i'm tired of seeing it happen on the screen and with people i know. i don't understand it. of the people that i ran around with in high school, 1 is not married… one. all 7 others, getting married. the eighth is getting hitched tomorrow. college friends… same story. 2 are married, one getting married in june, one about to be engaged. why is everyone getting married but me? that makes me feel so unloved, undesireable and unlucky in love. i want something in my life that makes me excited about coming home, a reason to cook dinner and do house-y things. i want someone to look at me, when i'm sick or look like crap, and tell me that i'm worth everything. i want someone to share my life with. when is it my turn? geez. ok, end of whining/rant.
i'm still job hunting. that's frustrating. and because UAB couldn't get on their game, as i found out today, i won't be taking summer classes. you know, i'm tired of all this stress. this is nothing compared to what some people are facing. why am i whining about it? i'm an idiot. i should be thankful that i have a roof over my head. i do hope that i will have a job soon. i have bills that are due before too long, and i'm bored out of my mind. there's only so much to do here. i need to take up reading. i want to read a good book. but, all my books are packed up. i don't want to bring anything else up here, it just looks cluttered right now. i want 3 weeks to fly by so that i can move downstairs and get situated. wow, then it would be time for camp! can i just say that my camp/conference friends make me happy? so does listening to jason mraz as your driving down the interstate with the windows down.
once again with the rant/whine… sorry. i just needed to vent tonight…
'everybody wants to be loved every once in a while
we all need someone to hold on to, just like a helpless child
can you whisper in my ear, let me know it's alright.
it's been a long time coming, down this road
and now i know, what i've been waiting for
and like a lonely highway, i'm trying to get home
love's been a long time coming.
you can look for a lifetime, you can love for a day
you can think you've got everything, but everything is nothing
when you throw it away
you can look in my eyes, and i've got it all once again.
didn't know i was lost till you found me
didn't know i was blind but now i see.
can you whisper in my ear, let me know it's alright?
it's been a long time coming, down this road
and now i know, what i've been searching for
been a long long highway and now i see
love's been a long time,
oh, been a long time
love's been a long time coming.'
-oliver james 'long time coming'
prayer
yesterday morning, an acquaintance of mine from alexander city committed suicide. i just got the news a few hours ago.
i don't know what to think. he seemed like he was the happiest man. i don't understand. these kind of questions make me feel like crap.
pray for the cole family, please.
wacky wednesday
ok… so today's been weird.
first of all… good note. i'm all ready for senior high 2. i got all my forms turned in. woot!
then, i had lunch with myrle and holli mack. that was fun. but weird, like you might see in her journal. but it was fun nonetheless. logan's… yum.
i came back and made some phone calls for job stuff. and got a message from UAB saying that they are basically idiots.
got home, ironed the apron, and went up to jim 'n nicks to talk to the manager. after work last night, my back has been killer. i realized that doing much more of that would aggravate it. i talked to my mom to get an honest opinion. she agreed. so i turned in the stuff, and now i am on the looks for another job of some sort. i used to be able to serve like nobody's business. i enjoyed it, because of the people stuff. but, since i hurt my back last thanksgiving, it's limited a lot of what i can do, and heavy stuff and lots of carrying has definitely been knocked out. sadness.
so now, i've made tons of calls, but who knows what will happen. seems like all the kiddos have taken up the jobs that i could have possibly had. anyone have any ideas? because i'm running short.
i've been looking up stuff for jobs all afternoon until about 6. then, my bro came home. we decided to go get dinner, and he invited his fiance as well. we had a pretty good time. things are so much less tense when my parents aren't around with all of us too. they seem to make me look like a bad guy sometimes. anyways, we hung out. went to chili's. came home. worked on the wedding program for his wedding. fun times.
other than that, my car is about to die… it acts crazy when i drive it. today my dad took it for a spin, and of course, couldn't find anything wrong with it. of course. it'll die on me, but never on anyone else. so, i had my first lesson in 5-speeds tonight. my bro is teaching me how to drive the tracker. at least, i'll know how to drive it in the instance that my car decides to pass on.
ok, so it wasn't that eventful of a day. bummer.
yeah, frustration
have i said before that the whole system at UAB frustrates me? ahhhh! ok… if this were UA, it'd already been done 2 weeks ago (and already has been). for re-admission, they have everything on file at UAB, but they're still saying that i'm missing something. and, to top that, i've called 5 times today, and no one has been able to answer my question, IF they are even there to answer it. i'm frustrated… for a number of reasons…
1. people that work in the admissions and/or financial aid that i have talked to at UAB are incompetent.
2. my car is stupid and trying to die, therefore, not allowing me to commute to and from tuscaloosa.
3. school will take longer if i can't get these 2 classes in this summer.
4. in my opinion, UAB sucks in comparison to UA… UA is on top of things 95% of the time… i'd be lucky to get 5% out of UAB with all my stuff.
5. there is never a good answer when you call UAB. they don't know who can answer it either.
maybe i'm just partial to UA… maybe not. i have a feeling that it wouldn't get any better at UAB. my bro had these crazy frustrations before too. what's the deal??? geez people.
on a lighter note, i did my work orientation. i start training this week. woo hoo. i've never been so excited about a job that's such a different one that i'd love to have. does that make sense?
since i'm on lists, here are a few reasons of why i'm glad to be back in birmingham:
1. interstates. enough said.
2. lots of options for shopping within a 20 minute drive…
3. friends! 
4. no more hour + drives to conference meetings
5. new phone numbers
6. a NORMAL area code: 205
7. more options of cheapER gas
8. i'm only 15 minutes away from myrle in the office…. ha ha ha.
9. nashville's only 3 hours away
10. SEC tourney is HERE! this week…. woot. roll tide.
ok, that's enough for now. i could think of tons more, but i'm tired of typing. ok, tomorrow is training. woo hoo.
six flags… fun for the whole family?
yeah, so six flags today… i went with my best friend mollie. she's rockin. she lives in nashville at essential records and gets to work with the likes of mac powell (third day) and bebo norman. occasionally she gets to hang out with caedmon's. wow… how much do i envy her job? ha ha. she's so cool.
ok, so one of the best things to do at six flags is people watching. we saw some pretty interesting people. wow. yeah, strange interesting people. lots of scantilly clad young adults and teenagers. the worst thing was the 10 year olds dressed the same… walking around with their parents! it was lots of chat about how we won't let our future kids do that. it was sad, and i felt really sorry for them and their parents. wow…
my favorite coaster ever is the mindbender… greatest one alive. it was great! woo hoo. we rode all the other coasters… dejavu was closed, i was sad. but no matter… the lines were great! it was not too busy. and it wasn't too hot. it was a perfect day.
tomorrow, i have to go in and schedule an orientation and all for work, and check with uab and see if they'll let me take classes this summer. they better! i really want to go ahead and start classes. ok, so that's about all i have for right now. i'm seriously going to sleep after such a crazy busy weekend. plus, my allergies got kicked up yesterday while i was moving, and they were insane today. i don't think i've ever had to blow my nose all day at a place like six flags. yeah, sorry… that might have been more than you want to know.
moving.
done.
now i just have crap everywhere, and i'll be living out of a suitcase for a month.
moving day
woo hoo… it's moving day.
aren't you excited???
yah, me neither. it's too freakin' early in the morning.
almost done?
well, well, well… you know, sometimes it's nice to prove people wrong… not in a bad way, but in a way that you feel… accomplished. i'm almost completely done packing. the only things i have left are the glasses in the kitchen, and a few stranded things lying around. other than that, i'm done. and yeah, it's midnight. what time will the truck be here? oh, that's right… 6:30 a.m. wow, it should be a restful night… yah.
in this process, i've aggravated my back. and, i'm sure that i'll be GREAT company on moving day. i guess it's good that it's my stuff to move… at least i can hang around in here a little bit, and pick up the loose ends maybe. who knows…
so, it's strange looking at an almost empty house… with furniture, but nothing fun around it. i can't wait to get settled in to my next area. but, it will be a month. yep, a month. i'll be living out of a suitcase for a month, and i'm sure that i'll be plenty annoyed. very. so, that's where i am… ready to move to nothing really. ha ha ha.
it came an awful storm here earlier today. it was crazy. looked like a tornado was gonna drop. it lasted all of 4 or 5 minutes, and then cleared up so much, you couldn't even tell it rained (well, except for the wet grass). but it was beautiful afterwards. it's the strangest thing i've ever seen. but the people around here seem to think it's 'normal 'round lake season.' how funny… summer is lake season down here. i love lake martin. too bad i won't be around to see it in the summer. oh, but i will be seeing some lake this summer… highland lake. love that place. basicallly grew up there. my grandparents live there now. they tore down the old shackly cabin, and built a house. can't wait to go fry myself in the sun… woo hoo.
as of tomorrow, this chapter of my life is finished. isn't that sad? yeah, but no. i've made some great friendships along the way… learned many things… gained wisdom… and best yet, know some freakin' good hideaway eateries the next time i'm on my way to auburn. ha ha ha. i'm glad i had this chapter. it made me stronger in my decision making and deciphering. yay.
so, all this to say… franklin, i did get to packing. i had a list. so… yeah. i'm not lazy… i just have good timing.
well, i'm off to bed to sleep for a few hours before the truck arrives. g'night all.
procrastination… the story of my life this week
yes, so tomorrow is moving day. how much have i packed this week since i got back on wednesday? yeah, 2 boxes. this is sad. today i HAVE to pack. there's no question about it. i've decided exactly how i'm going to do it. i created a to-do list. now, normally, i'm not that much of a procrastinator… but, get this eldest child with OCDish tendencies a to-do list, and i'm on fire. so now i'm looking at it and deciding how i'm going to do it. i now have a little fire under my butt to get me motivated. it's a good feeling.
i'm super bummed, because my brother teased me with a hopeful visit today on his way back from a trip. i was so excited, and he even offered to help me pack. but, he called this morning and said that he won't be able to make it. now i'm sad. i mean, i will see him tomorrow, but not just me and him… there will be about 15 thousand people here. there's just something about hanging out with just your bro… instead of the whole bunch or even just me, him and his fiance. so, now… sadness creeps in.
i have a few errands that i have to run as well today. go pay my utilities bill, lunch (i have NO food in my house available to be eaten), and i have to go visit one student that didn't get to come on sunday night. other than that, it's packing all day long.
i do have to say that it's sad that people have pegged me for a procrastinator (franklin). ha ha. i'm not really… that's just been the mode of this whole 2 weeks that i've been getting ready to move. it's not the fact that i can't get motivated to do it really.. it's just that i really really hate moving. i can't stand it. so far, i've moved so many times since i graduated… well, i'm not going into that, but just say it's a lot. i'll be happy when i can stay somewhere for a while. but, alas, God has not chosen that yet. i'll just follow along (albeit mumbling) and see what God has in store for me next.
just to justify (that sounds funny) that i haven't been totally lazy. i did get my huntingdon layout project done. woo hoo. that took 7 hours of my life this week. so, see… i haven't procrastinated everything.
