countdowns.

Turkey day is only 9 days away! More exciting- only 6 school days. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Our family comes over for the afternoon and we eat a late lunch. This year I have asked my mom if I can be responsible for one of the desserts. She is hesitant to lend me this respsonsibility out of fear of this being one of my "bees in the bonnet". We will see, I am no Paula D.

Countdown #2: Exactly 1 month till our family trip till our trip to Opryland in Nashville! (I tried to upload a pic of this but it would not work).

Happy Monday. On the note of countdowns, 4 days till the weekend, ha!

in repair, i'm not together..but i'm gettin there.

so these thoughful words taken from mr. mayer describe perfectly a chair rennovation that is being done for my room in ttown. props to my mother who has chosen to reupholster the chair herself.

sorry, i did not get a good picture of the front of the chair. we found this at my grandmother's house this summer and i loved it, but obviously it is dated. instead of the pink fabric, now it will be green! yay, im excited to see how it will look when finished. shout out to mom, GO MOTHER! see, this is one of those projects i would so ambitiously start and fail to finish. (i will post pics when it is finished!)

the title of this post serves two meanings. one- the chair is in repair. two-the use of john mayer's lyrics leads me to say i am SO excited about seeing him in concert on feb. 9!! i can't wait, and i am also excited for the release of his new album. Love john, love him..

now, i have to work on school work..so i can take a break and decorate the apartment tonight with rooms for Christmas. magic 96.5 is already playing the tunes, abc family is showing their original holiday movies, and im in the spirit!

have a great week everyone.

accomplished.

i feel accomplished this weekend. not in school work of course, but christmas decor is making progress. my mother and i went shopping this morning and bought some supplies, and tonight i finished my first christmas craft! it was simple, but as always took longer than i expected! tomorrow i am taking our tree back to ttown can't wait to decorate with the roommate!

i formed the cone shaped christmas tree out of cardstock, and decorated the tree with patterned scrapbooking paper. finishing touch: buttons and tree topper! my plan is to make two more, put them on a mirrored candle holder, and put some snow around them!

couldnt resist. while shopping this morning we found this pet santa suit at the dollar tree. it fits talullah perfectly, and it was only a buck!! we also got some snow flake wine glasses, such a sucker for those!

tonight was dinner with staley. it was sooo good to see her, how i have missed her! we went to jacksons in homewood, which was tasty tasty. after dinner we went to none other than...yogurt mountain! i love yogurt mountain, a little too much. one opened in tuscaloosa last weekend and i went friday, sat, AND sunday. oh well, its delicious..cant help it.

random notes: school work is overwhelming, i am "training" (loose term) for a 5k, i went to the chiropractor friday and loved it, i cant believe i am saying this but i am kinda ready for the cold weather to set it, and lastly.. there is no place like home, warms my soul.

happy weekend everyone!

fall is my favorite.

fall. fall is officially my favorite. i love everything about it. the cool mornings, breezy afternoons, football, leaves changing, long sleeve t-shirts. like i said, everything.

a sidenote. i saw the most beautiful sunset i have ever seen last night on my way back to tuscaloosa. it brought tears to my eyes, i feel as though i often see God through nature. His creation facinates me, it is so much bigger than mankind (or atleast I) can comprehend.

i will be 20 friday. i think i will devote a blogpost to this specifically later in the week.

professional napper. yes, this is what i have decided to major in, let me just go swing by the new college and formulate my own degree. i can tell you, i would be the best in the business.

peanut butter is officially off my diet now. i have put a stop to my addiction to this wonderful peanutty substance. i will still eat it on rare occasions, but will not keep it in the apartment. i feel better, i ate wayyy to much of that junk.

my mother bought me a christmas deocration this past weekend, it was so cute. i am already so excited for the holidays, ready to decorate and celebrate. bring on the magic.

until next time.

wonderful wednesday picture post.

for my lack of pictures yesterday i will make up for it in this post, since i have no serious profound thoughts today. shocker, i know.

this was the five, before our last choir tour at saint mark umc. forever and ever friends.

me and staley this summer at celebration sunday. miss her and absolutely can not wait to see her this weekend and for our picture taking date. she is so talented, all her pics are great!

me and rooms on the first day of school. (the only day i actually showered before class, falling down on that goal) loves her!

my sister and me at our back to school photo shoot. cant put in words how much i miss her.

this are some random pics for a random post.

life as a student.

school has started back. what does this mean? adjustment and lots and lots of reading.

my spaghetti brain:
-i hate speaking in front of people.
-smoking is nasty.
-i make this (almost healthy) desert every night. (2 slighty melted sugar free fudge-sicles swirled around in ice cream form..add a little peanut butter and you are set) i think im in love.
-post grad, the movie..sucks. dont go see it.
-i found johnathan clay on i-tunses, i dig him.
-i have succeeded in some of my sophomore goals such as checking my email and i am now obsessed with it.
-im giving up buying clothes for the time being.
-mail makes my day.
-No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetthing the past and looking forward to what lis ahead. I press on to the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. Philippians 3:13-14.
-i can't wait for Christmas.
-i hope everyone is having a great week!

rainy day reflections

as usual i have not posted in a while but i am going to use this post as a way to clear my head, and "jot down" random topics i have been doing some thinking on.

i went to see julie&julia today. or is it julia&julie..either way j&j was a great movie. it was uplifiting to see these women enjoy their talents. (also, a blog was a huge component of the movie, which obviously motivated me to post again).

speaking of movies..that might be my hobby. there's something unbeatable about going to a theater and abandoning yourself and becoming so engrossed in the character's lives..its relaxing, really.

after seeing the movie, i came home and spent the rainy afternoon painting a canvas. it was enjoyable. maybe i will post a picture of it when i am done (that is if i ever finish it). my mother was not pleased to see me start another project while in the middle of 2 unfinished ones. i see her point, but i was inspired.

i bought a book last night at barnes and noble called crazy love. im really looking forward to reading it and hoping i will gain and learn something from it.

last thought. i sometimes wish all the answers to life were accessible. (at least to the "big" questions, anyways..)

final thought, after the last thought.
"happiness is the sprititual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude."
-denis waitley.

i apologize for the lack of pictures but hopefully in the next post or 2 pictures will be up of my furniture/ room(s) in the apartment!!