Well....

Ahhhh there are so many things to catch up on. First off, I deserve the worst blogger award. I haven't been on here for close to two months! I really wish I could get motivated to post more than once in a while (at least once a week), but I always end up forgetting! Maybe during the summer, I'll post more since I won't be in school anymore...

Let's begin the catch up process though:

Television

So I finally caught up on Grey's Anatomy (although I'm back to being behind again...oops...). There are some people that aren't really into it this season, but I still think it's such a good show!

There are so many other shows that I wish I was up to date on...How I Met Your Mother (in the process now), Mad Men (I have all seasons, but I haven't watched any), True Blood (I have the first couple seasons that I haven't watched), Dexter (still on season 3), Glee (yeah yeah I liked the first season!), and I feel that there are many more that I'm not remembering right now.

In other news, The River and The Walking Dead finales came on recently! They were both soooo good. I highly recommend them!

Books

 I finished Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, seriously an amazing book. It didn't make me sad like I thought it would, but it was so interesting to here a story through a child's perspective, especially when you consider the fact that he has Asperger's.  

Now, I'm into the Hunger Games series (who isn't??). I was hesitant about the books because I didn't want them to be another series like Twilight, but I'm a big fan. They are such quick reads and they keep you hanging on until the very last page! I can't wait to get out and see the movie.

There are still so many books that I want to read...One Day, 11/23/63, Never Let Me Go, Valley of the Dolls (again), plus about 20 more books that just sit on my shelf. Seriously, summer is going to be a couple of months of me holed up in my apartment reading and watching TV. Who wants to be tan anyways?

Next Year

Decisions, decisions. Currently the ones that I'm been trying to make deal with where the heck I'm going to live next year as well as what I want to do with my life. I'm still planning on taking a year off between undergrad and grad school, but that doesn't mean I get to postpone applying to grad schools. Along with thinking about where I want to go (maybe South Carolina, or North Carolina??), I have to decide what I'm going to do with my time during that year off. Do I want to just get a job at a daycare, or do I want to get more specialized and try to get in with an organization that participates in parent and community education? Still pondering that one. One thing I hope to say that I have decided by the end of next week is where I'm going to be living. Kenny and I are looking at two places this week and two next week. Hopefully we'll each know which one we will call home next week. I'm pretty pumped!

In other news...

I haven't done anymore paintings lately! I have a canvas just waiting for me to be inspired, but I can't think of anything that I really want to paint. 

Since this is such a long post already, I'll just put up some pictures now...here are some things I've been doing for the past couple of weeks!

Ok, so there hasn't been anything too exciting going on in my life within the past couple of months, but between work, school, and an internships, I don't have that much free time!

Well, hopefully I won't take that long to post again, but if I do, I apologize in advance :)

DAY 301 - 310

Day 301:

We got some new INC clothing in at work and this is one of my favorite outfits! I had to dress the mannequins and there were some many people that walked by and tried the dress on because of the mannequin. It's one of the cutest dresses INC has come out with in a long time!

Day 302:

I bought this shirt at work the other day for $7! Some of the patterns were on sale and this was one of them so I got the awesome deal.

Day 303:

Sara and I saw The Next Three Days at the $1.99 theater on Friday night. It was pretty good! There was a lot more planning at the beginning and not too much action, but I would definitely see it again.

Day 304:

[picture to come soon]

My brothers, 2 girls from work, and I went downtown on Saturday night and had so much fun. It was pretty busy in some of the bars, but it was a blast! We also ended up eating at The Grill around 2:30 AM, and let me tell you, a grilled cheese after a night downtown is delicious. It was the best thing I had eaten all week!

Day 305:

Ru Sans has to be the best sushi place in Athens. Granted, I haven't been to any of the other ones, but it's delicious! I think Sara and I go about 2 times a week now and it never gets old.

Day 306:

I started the seventh season of Will & Grace; I am flying through that series! It starts off my mornings with a laugh, but it will never replace Friends :)

Day 307:

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Reunion show came on Tuesday so of course I had to watch it. There were some parts that were interesting, but all in all, it was more low key than I thought it was going to be.

Day 308:

I ordered some shoes from work (this style, but in brown)...as if I haven't bought enough stuff lately. They were so cute and I've been waiting for them to go on sale, they were 50% off and there was a 20% coupon so I jumped on the sale! We didn't have them in the store so I had to order them, I'm ready for them to be delivered!

Day 309:

Kerry and I went to the Joshua Radin concert in Atlanta last night. He was awesome! I'll try to post some pictures and a video this weekend.

Day 310:

I received my Urban Outfitters' shipment today! I'll also be making another post about everything soon.

WHAT'S TO COME

**all images from weheartit**

I haven't finished my latest painting yet even though it's been 90% done for a couple of months...

These pictures kind of show what the main idea about it is though and when I figure out what it needs to be complete, I'll make a post about it :)

I hope everyone's having a happy Thursday! The weekend's just a few hours away, thankfully!

P.S. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills finale is tonight! Sadly, I will be at work when it comes on, but I hope everyone is able to catch it at some point tonight!

Day 294

PLAYING CATCH UP :)

I can't believe I haven't posted anything in over a month! Since I haven't really been keeping up with my 365 days of pictures thing, I'm just going to say that this post constitutes Days 237 - 272 :)

*This past semester finally ended earlier on in the month, so since then, I've been home! It's pretty easy just to drive back and forth to work and I've been able to hang out with some friends that live at home so it's been a great situation :)

*Work has been crazy (part of the reason I haven't really updated)! The holidays bring out the worst in some people and I've dealt with really rude customers and with some crazy clothing situations. I think since I haven't ever worked retail during the holidays, I didn't know what to expect, so it has been a shock! Now, I know how to handle next Christmas if I'm still at Macy's!

*I found something out about my major that is very exciting! If I take a certain set of classes, I can go through with a Family Life Education certificate. After graduating, I will spend 2 years in a certain setting (a hospital preferably) and then I will have my official certificate. I think that's how it works! All I know is that it sounds perfect.

*SHOPPING...SHOPPING...SHOPPING...SHOPPING. Holy moly! I have done so much shopping in the past month it isn't even funny. It wasn't even all for Christmas! I really hope I can cut back soon or I won't have any money left! :)

*I haven't been reading that much so I'm still in the middle of the last book I posted about, Lost. It's the one that puts a twist A Christmas Carol and so far, it's okay. I can't really get into it, but I'll give it another 50 pages before I decide if I'm going to keep reading it. (P.S. I got the rest of the Harry Potter series for Christmas so I'll probably be reading those soon!)

*Bravo has become officially my favorite television station! Of course, I love all of the Real Housewives and Millionaire Matchmaker and now I have added Top Chef to the list. When I was sick the other day, I just stayed in bed and watched a marathon. It was so awesome! It was so cool to watch people create meals from things I would never think go together. I really don't think my TV has been on another channel.

*WE HAD A WHITE CHRISTMAS! For the first time since 1882 :) It started snowing about half way through the day and didn't stop until the middle of the night. FINALLY! It really completed Christmas :)

*Mom and I still haven't made final decisions for New York in March (hurry up already!!) but hopefully that will happen soon! When we finally make the decisions, I'll start booking all of the Broadway shows and the tours that we are going to be participating in...ahhhhhhh I can't wait!

*For Christmas and just for the heck of it, I have expanded my movie and TV collection so much! I have a lot of TV watching to do...I now have the entire Will & Grace series, the first season of Glee, the second season of True Blood, and the sixth season of Grey's Anatomy. I've also been watching 30 Rock and Dexter so I'll probably be picking those up soon :)

*By the way, I have had Mumford and Sons, Jason Aldean, and Adele playing on repeat. Their CD's are all amazing!

Ok, so that's enough of what's been happening with me for the past month! I'll try and catch up on everyone's blogs soon so expect some comments :) I hope everyone had a great Christmas and everyone has a safe and happy New Year!

OH CONAN

This had to be one of the funniest interviews I have ever seen! I didn't know what to expect from Michael Cera, but he was pleasantly surprising.

The second quest, Julie Bowen, was pretty good too.

Conan O'Brien is hilarious! His promos for the show which moved to TBS were so funny and so far, his interviews have been too. I didn't really watch him when he was on NBC, but I've been watching him now and it keeps me laughing for a solid hour!

DAYS 187 - 192

Day 187:

I always feel so relieved after a test. As soon as I turn it in and walk out, I feel like the day is so much better!

Day 188:

I made calzones for dinner and they were delicious. They contained spinach, mozarella cheese, and sausage. They were so tasty!

Day 189:

I broke out my boots! I wore the tan ones I got from Forever 21 last year and I got so many compliments on them. I can't wait until the weather stays the same for a while and I can wear boots every day. I love fall.

Day 190:

We saw The Social Network, and while it was a good movie, I don't think I could actually sit through it again for a while. There was so much conversation and not enough action. I didn't really go into the movie expecting action, but I felt like the entire movie was all conversation. There was hardly a moment where someone wasn't talking. It was a great movie though, I felt so bad for Eduardo, and Mark Zuckerberg seemed like the biggest DB.

Day 191:

Game day again! My manager gave me this day off so I was able to go to the game. This one was against the University of Tennessee and surprisingly, we won! This season hasn't been too good, but luckily UGA was able to walk away with a win. :)

Day 192:

I plan on catching up with Grey's tonight. I've missed the last two weeks so hopefully, I can find time after work to watch them!

DAYS 167 - 180

Day 167:

I made one of the most delicious dinners ever! I was wondering what to make for my roommate/family dinner night so my one of them suggested I search The Pioneer Woman's site. I've heard of her, but I've never made anything from her recipes. This one was so easy and delicious! I added some things in there (like broccoli) because I had some laying around and it only enhanced it. Now, if you are not a fan of lemon, then I don't advise you to make this. It has a very strong lemon taste, but if you do like lemon, then go for it! You will not be disappointed!

Day 168:

I don't think I've ever bought jeans from Target, but I was in need of some (or so i thought) and I decided to try them. I am now a huge fan! They are inexpensive and they feel like they'll hold up for a while so I thinking this was a bueno decision.

Day 169:

You can never have too many boots, which is why I am on the search for a pair of dark brown ones now. I added this pair to my collection and I pretty pumped to wear them as soon as it starts cooling off (which i hope is really soon).

Day 170:

Max decided to be our little doll for the night so I made him a bow out of toilet-paper. Yes, I know, I'm classy. The first five minutes of trying to put this on him were pretty amusing, but then he finally gave in and I got this wonderful shot.

Day 171:

Are you surprised? After doing these posts, I am now aware of where all of my money goes. On Sunday, I went shopping with Mom and got 5 shirts! I didn't spend to much (thankfully) and now I have some new clothing to show off!

Day 172:

I wasn't a big fan of a grade I got back on Monday, but hey, it doesn't really matter anymore because I'm dropping the class! It makes me kind of nervous to drop it since we're only allowed 4 the entire time we're at UGA, but I'm in my third year and I haven't dropped one yet so I think I'm good.

Day 173:

(i couldnt think of a picture)

So, the bad grade on Monday confirmed what I've been thinking about. I was a Consumer Journalism major focusing on Public Relations and Child and Family Development, but since I've been in the major classes, I've been more drawn to the CFD portion. I was wondering if I should drop the PR part and go straight CFD, but I didn't know if that was the right decision. After getting the grade, I knew that it was definitely the right thing to do so I changed. I can now say that I am a Child and Family Development major!

Day 174:

Cutest movie! This was so adorable! I love all of the characters and I really want a little minon to carry around with me.

Day 175:

Grey's Anatomy premiered!!And it was pretty good! I'm really glad Yang and Hunt got married and that Lexie and Alex broke up. FINALLY!

Day 176:

I didn't really do anything other than go to school and work so I'm skipping this day :)

Day 177:

(p.s. i kinda like these watches! they seem very popular. i just dont know if i could handle something that large on my wrist...)

Saturday was such a long day! I worked from 11 until 10 because one of the shifts didn't get covered, but it wasn't too bad. The day went by pretty quick and after work, Sara and I went to Kerry's birthday party...she's finally 20!! :) It was a very fun, but tiring day.

Day 178:

I'm out of my slump! YAY! We have a quota we have to meet at work for credit applications and after over 2 weeks of not getting any, I finally did! I'm so glad to be back.

Day 179:

The Romantics. Check it out. Read it. (ill do a review soon)

Day 180:

Here's the situation. Going home, I have to turn onto R Pkwy from R Rd. Pkwy is the road that has all of the apartment complexes on it so if you're turning left onto it from Rd, you have the right of way. I was turning right onto Pkwy from Rd; since there were no other cars around, I decided to yield at the stop sign and go ahead and turn without completely stopping. BIG MISTAKE. There was a cop sitting there on Pkwy and of course, I got stopped and had to pay a $125 ticket for failure to stop at a stop sign. That's a load of crap. Since there weren't any cars coming and I was turning right, I shouldn't have had to stop, but apparently what I think doesn't matter so I paid it. Now instead of buying something useful with that money, I had to pay the stupid police department. I'm not too happy as you can see.

BEST ONE YET?

I don't know if you recall, but I've been trying to finish the sixth season of Grey's Anatomy for quite some time now. Well guess what?? I finally did! And I would have to say, this season finale was one of the best ones yet. Of course, nothing will ever beat the season 2 finale with Denny, but this one came super close.

The previews, of course, tell you that there's a shooter in the hospital, but what happens with all of the characters and the shooter is so shocking! I don't see how the writers come up with any of this stuff, but they are amazing at what they do.

**THE REST OF THE POST CONTAINS SPOILERS**

*First off, I can't believe they started off the show with Mr. Clark shooting Reid. Not that I was a big fan of her or anything, but that was definitely a shocker! I still can't believe that they killed off two kinda big characters!

*And don't get me started on the whole pregnancy deal. That was so sudden and I was so excited for Meredith, but then they kill the baby? I don't understand the whole point of mentioning it in the first place; the episode would have been equally as dramatic if she hadn't been pregnant. I'm sure it added a little something for other viewers, but I just didn't see the point. UNLESS they're going to bring it back up next season...

*Karev saying Izzie's name?? Personally, I really strongly dislike Alex. I think the show should get rid of him. I don't care how, but if he was never on the show again, I would not complain. But that's beside the point, I think what he said to Lexie when he thought she was Izzie should be a sign to her that she should get out of the relationship with him and back into the one with Sloan. They were such a great couple! A few episodes before the finale when he told her that he still loved her and that he wanted to be her husband was so touching! They should end up together. No questions asked.

*There were some other things that happened on the episode, the whole situation with Arizona and Callie and the triangle between Hunt, Teddy, and Yang, but they were all resolved in ways that I liked. This one was so drama-filled, you know next season has to open with a bang. I know some people have said that Grey's should end while it's ahead, but I think they should keep going! There's so much more they could do!

I am super pumped for the premiere in 2 days!! I hear it starts with a marriage...if it's Lexie and Karev (i doubt it) it'll be hard to watch the rest of the season!

DAY 159-166

Day 159:

Since I was home, I had to go pick up Levi from his little boarding vacation. He's always so excited to go home after he's been there!

Day 160:



For a class assignment, I had to watch a children's television program and read a children's book. Since I read Mary Poppins a while back, I decided to use that for the book and for the show, I watched The Fairly OddParents. I hadn't seen that show in a while, but it was still as entertaining now as it was when I was younger.

Day 161:



It was grocery day!! I decided to make some pasta salad that I could munch on for a while. Instead of making just enough to last me a few meals, I ended up making a ton. It filled up a very large container...I have a feeling I'll be throwing some of it away soon.

Day 162:



My pictures came! I ordered close to 700 pictures from SnapFish recently and they finally arrived! For some reason, I hadn't ordered pictures in over a year, so the result was a large package. I'm glad they're cheap though!

Day 163:



I made the tastiest breakfast needed to fuel my 10 hour shift. It consisted of a waffle sandwich with Nutella and strawberries in the middle. It was absolutely delicious!

Day 164:



As you can see from this post, the family and I traveled to Summerville for the family reunion which was a lot of fun!

Day 165:



It has been so much fun having Bella and Alexi living here!

Day 166:



Oh ya know, just Max watching some quality TV. The VMA's replayed so he insisted on watching them. Did anyone else think that Rihanna and Taylor Swift didn't perform that well? I think my favorite performer of the night was Usher. He can sing and dance and who doesn't love "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"?!

DAYS 144-153

I'M BAAAACK! (again)

I hate that trying to catch up with school work has taken me away from the blogging world, but lucky for you, I'm done with my homework for the night :)

Day 144:



I don't know why, but I get kind of excited when new school books arrive. It's not that I'm glad my days disappear because I have to do a ton of book notes, but I like it when my classes are interesting. My books have been used so much since I've gotten them!

Day 145:



Since I leave my window open during the day, I find Bella on my bed when I come home from school. She loves looking outside at the parking lot and I definitely don't mind, look at how cute she is!

Day 146:



I had a day off so I decided to take a shopping trip (big shock). I bought these two shirts/dresses. They're too short to wear as dresses so I wore them with leggings and they were quite comfortable.

Day 147:



Max is adorable. Enough said.

Day 148:



Apparently, I shop a lot. I bought yet another top/dress. I'm pretty sure I'll be wearing this to the first UGA game on Saturday. I can't wait!!

Day 149:



A few weeks ago, I saw these shoes at Rack Room and really liked them, but they didn't have the black pair in my size. I decided to make a trip back there to see if they now had them, but they didn't again. You can't even buy these online either!

Day 150:



I didn't really do anything Sunday so for my picture, I'm using one that I found online that represents the tasty New Orleans chicken I had on break at work. I love that chicken...I kind of want to try and make some...

Day 151:



Did anyone watch the reunion of the Real Housewives of New Jersey?!?! It was awesome! The little digs that were made at Danielle were great and every minute was so tense. Caroline, yet again, made me see why she's my favorite. I don't even need to explain why she is...

Day 152:



Technically, I bought the shirt today, but I laid eyes on it yesterday. It's a little busy for my taste, but I tried it on and it was really cute!

Day 153:



I'm hoping that I'll finish Mrs. Kimble tonight. I only have a few pages left so I'm sure I'll post a review about it soon.

So I've thought about other topics I could use for upcoming posts so you should be prepared. It's going to be very interesting.

On a side note, this weekend is going to be awesome. Party Friday, UGA game Saturday, possibly visiting family Sunday, and shopping Monday. Can it get any better?

P.S. The dates on the pictures are off. I don't know how it happened and I haven't changed it yet...obviously :)