What I've learned: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Freshmeat 

College 

One of the most incredible times. One of the most terrifying times. I've learned so much and I've only been here over a month. 

I've been meaning to do a braindump and write about all the crazy memories that I've already made, but my life has been cray. 

School: Some teachers are awesome, like total rockstars. They let us out of class early, make jokes in class, and declare Friday, Youtube Friday. Other classes having me wanting to shoot myself. Loooooong boring lectures and homework in large ungodly doses.

Workstudy: I interviewed for several workstudy jobs in August. I was hired to be the Office Assistant one of the guys' dorms. The athletic dorm. I'm not complaining. I love my job. I meet lots of super attractive athletic studs people. Need I say more? I got lucky for sure.

Sleep: Naps in the middle of the day are quite possibly the best thing about college. Ok I'm kidding, but seriously, it's awesome. I get back from class at around 11, and I don't have another class till 1. Snooze time! This just really makes up for the few hours of sleep I get every night. 

Dorm Life: It's like a giant sleepover every night. Enough said. 

My RA: Katie Baker. She's awesome! I love going into her room and having heart to heart talks with her. 

Friends: I LOVE all the people that I'm meeting! I love all the memories that I'm making. Embarrassing, funny, serious, awkward. 

Family: It's so weird calling/texting my parents during the day and not being able to talk with them in person. But I'm learning so much being away from home and I'm only an hour away. My mom bribes me with homemade food and free laundry :)

Fresh Elections!

Merry! My floor big sister :) seriously love her!

Big Sister/Little Sister Floor Dates

My life is crazy. Blogging will be at a minimum, but I'm completely ok with that. I love my life. I'm so blessed. I'll try to update every once in a while.

Oxox,

Emily 

It's OK Thursday

~It's OK to be grumpy when you have to wake up early

~It's OK to have a countdown going till your best friend gets back from Africa

~It's OK to facebook chat with said best friend everyday at 2pm (9pm Botswana time) like clockwork

~It's OK to be sad your giveaway ended on Neely's blog

~It's OK to chew gum 24/7

~It's OK to go into Cold Stone 3 times this week and buy ice cream, even though I work there

~It's OK to think it's weird that people are pinning fall outfits and halloween foods already.

~It's OK to be nervous/excited about lunch with my roomie on Saturday 

~It's OK to get an awful bikini tan line, because that really means that it was a successful pool trip with the bests.

~It's OK to have not had Starbucks in 3 weeks. I'm craving big time, but trying to save for college :(

~It's OK to dread summer coming to a close

~It's OK to hate talking on the phone. Texting>Talking

~It's OK to love payday!!!

~It's OK to obsessed with driving the company truck with the MASSIVE ziplines wrap on it :)


What's OK with you? Link-up! 


oxox,


Emily 

You can sleep when your dead

Sleep: I have a love-hate relationship with sleep. I do love to sleep in, but usually staying up late having fun trumps any reasonable amount of sleep. College prep maybe?


At the beginning of the summer, I saw this picture. I decided I wanted it to be the "theme to my last summer at home, summer '12"

This picture is so true. This summer I've had so much more fun than last summer, because I'm putting sleep as second priority. For those of you that really know me, this is a big deal. 

It has been completely worth it. 

I started making a list of what I've done so far this summer after say, midnight.

*Working doubles (not sure this counts as fun, but going to bed at 2 or 3....)

*Midnight swimming 

*Watching movie after movie with girlfriends and laughing uncontrollably.

*Cooking in the kitchen at ungodly times of the night

*See also: late night snacking and baking

*Late night blogging and blog reading

*Laughing and catching up with my little sister at 2am, after I get off a late night shift at work. 

*Dance parties with my little brother on our way home from work. Sleep deprived dance parties are better anyway. 

I can't wait to keep adding to my list. It's hard to believe that college is in 5 weeks. It's coming up quick! 

What late night fun have you done this summer?

oxox,

Emily  

Ps: huge giveaway over at Pink on the Cheek  :) 

It's OK Thursday

It's OK:

~I'm so excited that i'm DONE high school! Graduation check :)

~That I've been sleeping in every single morning this week.

~I LOVE getting mail everyday especially if it means graduation money  cards!

~I'm doing another random giveaway!

~I'm nervous about my first shift leader shift at Cold Stone tomorrow!

~I want to be tan SO bad! I hate my white arms.

~To think paybacks are awesome!

~I'm still in a blogging funk and have a million posts to finish/publish!

Happy Thursday!

Truthful Tuesday

Spilling my truth today. No judging just loving.


1-I take long showers. I'm not talking long like 10 minutes. I'm talking at least 20. I don't always mean to I just think time flies in the shower. 

2- See also: I take forever to dry off. I spend time thinking and it takes a while. I also do this in the shower.
3-I press my snooze button so many times. I'm such a heavy sleeper annnnd I even got the loudest alarm clock and wally world, but still no luck.
4-I'm great at writing thank-you notes and awful at mailing/sending/giving them.
5-I've gone to work 3 times this past week w/o makeup. 
6-I've been the worst blogger/blog reader/commenter this week. Have mercy.
7-I'm a procrastinator. I finally ordered my graduation announcements and I graduate in 2 weeks.
8-I am NOT a morning person. I don't say but a few words until at least an hour after I'm up. I'm not grumpy, I'm just in zombie mode.
9-I haven't run in 2 months. I started working at Cold Stone. Summer is coming. These are some awful combinations. must.run.quick.
10-When I love a song, I listen to it over and over and over again. My poor siblings.


Happy Tuesday!

It's OK Thursday

It's ok that:

*I'm frantically looking for a new phone because I dropped my phone i water last night at work. Tweet me if you wanna reach me!!

*I'm a little bit nervous but super excited about becoming a shift leader at Cold Stone!!!!!!! 

*I haven't blogged much in the past 3 weeks. Israel, spring break/work, and school/work this week. 

*I'm having my senior pictures taken next Tuesday and STILL don't have my dresses yet.

*I'm working doubles all.the.time.

*My AC went out in my car, I will learn something from this experience, I just haven't decided what yet...

*I am NOT a morning person

*I STILL haven't colored my hair since November (actually i'm not ok with it, i just have been too crazy busy to sit down and do it)

*I snort laugh when something is really funny. I'm talking snort like a dying fat pig.

*I haven't pinned hardly anything on Pinterest in 1 month.

*I'm obsessed with the birds that chirp outside my window every morning

*I'm upset gas is almost $4 a gallon :( thankfully I get 30mpg

*I have the absolute BEST april fool's day trick planned. Blog post Monday am! It's like awful and SO funny! 

*I haven't used my debit card in 3 weeks except for gas. I've gotta save, save, save!!

*I'm so over high school and want to graduate right now! #35days

Happy Things

Even after a long week, I'm happy about so much today!

*I'm finally getting back on B-town time after all my jet-lag from Israel. 

*I'm at work right now. I love my jobs and I'm SO thankful for them! I'm gearing up to work doubles, which I don't mind!

*I'm at the ziplines right now, which means I'm with an all-guy crew. This means one thing. I pick the Pandora station. Winning

*Katy Perry came out with her new music video, Part of Me. I'm so obsessed. Watch it.

*Last November, I rode the motorized zipline, The Sky Surfer. Our marketing guy took some video/picture footage for the Chamber of Commerce. I didn't think anything of it, or that my pictures would get used. I came into work yesterday and saw my picture on the front of the main brochure. I felt so uhh famous. random and weird i know. whatere

i had to post. cheesy pix! 

*Tonight, there will be at LEAST 50 college kids at my house. We are having a Two for 22 birthday party for my brother and his girlfriend, who have birthdays 4 days apart. The theme is Dr. Seuss. The decor/ideas are coming along and I think it will be SO fun! pictures/blog post to follow!

*I'm in shorts right now. This makes me happy

*Spring started this week. It is my favorite season because it means summer is right around the corner. Boating, swimming, kayaking, work, ice cream, suntans/burns, shorts, flip-flops. 

*I'm just beginning to watch SMASH. What are y'all's thoughts? like, love?

*I'm obsessed with The Voice. the end

*I skyped with some of the kids from my Israel trip. I miss them so much and it's only been 5 days. I'm pathetic

*I worked at Cold Stone for the first time since September. I'd forgotten how much i LOVE their ice cream. 

*My new CHI came in the mail yesterday and I used it this morning!!! My first one melted in Israel because of a problem with the converter :(. I'll be blogging about it in my recap posts.

*I'm happy when I can defend myself, especially because I HATE being wrong. Blog story coming soon!

*I'm happy because I'm getting back into the swing of running. I took a break because I was sick. I'm excited to be training again!

*I'm scheduled a campus visit to Evangel. Let's pray and hope I fall in love with the campus.  

Happy Friday! The weekend is here!! 

It's OK Thursday

It's OK that:
*I have literally told every single person I can that I ran for 20 minutes WITHOUT stopping last night! That is a B-I-G- deal for a couch potato-just started running 6 weeks ago-kinda girl! I'm SO happy and excited!!
*I haven't started packing for Israel, but I have been doing some online shopping for backpacks, luggage, clothes etc
*I straightened my hair for the first time since Christmas. lazy much?!
*I'm so tired and all I want to do is sleep.
*I decided to do another random giveaway! 
*I get excited with each new blog follower I get! 57 and counting!
*I have a HUGE crush on Channing Tatum. I mean who doesn't? Seriously.
*I'm going to watch The Vow again! I LOVED it!
*I'm skipping a really good concert tonight to have a coffee date with someone that I LOVE :)
*I bought new running shoes this week! eeep I can't wait to use them!
*I'm going to STL this weekend with the Jr. High Kids from youth group for a conference! I can't wait to hang out with some of the sweetest, coolest kids around! 


Happy Thursday!

It's Friday, Friday!

I'm not keeping calm. I'm dancing for joy. This week is over! Hallelujah! It's Friday!! I'm SO excited for these 5 things:

*It's Friday. duh. annnd The Vow comes out!!! :)

*One month till Israel! I leave in one month!!! That's all that's left. I can barely handle myself :)

*Adventure Ziplines opens tomorrow!!! 3 months without work and not seeing my 2nd family. I've missed it!

*I'm taking my ACT tomorrow. again. I'm excited only in the sense that a higher score=more scholarship money.

*this day has been the best day of my week! this afternoon included spending time with my little brother, blasting the tunes, being ridiculous and gut-laughing!

I'm off to go party, which actually includes a healthy dinner and going to be at like 8 so I can be well rested for my ACT. Oh welllll

Happy Friday Lovelies!

It's OK Thursday

It's ok that:

* it's been 65 degrees here all week! JUNEuary!

* to love whenever I get a new follower for my blog!

* i started a new link-up on Tuesday and have no clue what I was thinking

* i'm SO excited that I won a giveaway today! Two and counting for 2012

* i got a little tired during my run on Tuesday, but i'm doing it! Week 5!!

* i'm short on sleep because it means i've been extra productive!

* i don't have a job right now because it means for time for family

* to love my Miss Me Jeans and wear them over and over

* i'm selling tons of stuff on Ebay! winning

* I'm obsessed with the new TOMS ballet flats! go see :)

Sometimes and Always: #1

I LOVE finding new blogs to link up with! I did my very first Target Tuesday post last week with Tara! (see her post here) I thought about linking up again, but I decided to try Sometimes and Always with Mackey Madness! But I will be linking up with her more! I love target :) I started following her blog this week and I LOVE it! I'm going to try this...here we go!

Sometimes: I try to get up when I first hear my alarm

Always: I hit snooze at least twice

Sometimes: I try to limit social media

Always: I fall asleep scrolling through facebook and twitter

Sometimes: I try to clean my room

Always: There is something on the floor

Sometimes: I try to blog every single day

Always: I miss one day a week

Sometimes: I dream of being a big name blogger

Always: I remind myself that I only have 44 followers and that won't happen

Sometimes: I try enjoy the moment(s)

Always: I want time to fly by, especially in highschool. Graduation come soon!

What about you? Link up with Megan and share your Sometimes and Always moments!

It's OK Thursday

It's OK that:

* Blog posts are scheduled but waiting to be published

* I followed a ton of new blogs this week

* All I want to do is sleep

* Christmas Break is over (see below)

* My last semester of high school is underway. 1 more left :)

* I'm already doing graduation planning

* I'm addicted to Blistex

* I'm off work for an entire 6 weeks

* It's 60 degrees outside, in January. It feels like Spring!!

Happy Thursday my Friends,

Emily

~ By the way: Stephanie is having a giveaway! be sure to check it out!

Monday Randoms: back to the real world

~Christmas break is over. No more staying up till 1am or later watching movies and drinking hot chocolate. No more hanging out with friends during the day or all hours of the night. No more being lazy in PJ's all day. These two weeks have gone by way too fast.

~This also means no more sleeping in till 11am or later. boo. 6am here I come. I am NOT a morning person.

~I start back school tomorrow. I'm not excited to start, but I am excited to know that this is my last semester of high school. ever. period. i'm done with high school after this. am i really this old??

~I'm hanging out at Starbucks with Addie tonight. It'll be fun. It always is. I LOVE being with her. It'll be a perfect way to say goodbye to Christmas break.

~I'm starting C25K today. I'm excited to be exercising and getting in shape. It's a 9 week program. My goal is to run a 5K by March. I need all the encouragement I can get! :)

~ We're hanging out with Celia today. She's flying in to Branson and we get to spend the day with her! I love her :)

~I have a ton of talk about. I'll probably end up writing a 2011 recap post and a 2012 looking forward post :)

oxox,

Emily

It's Ok Thursday

It's OK that

* I've spend the last 3 days at the Hilton selling merchandise for 7 different bands

* I almost lost hearing last night after some great concerts

* I've gotten 14 hours of sleep in 3 nights

* I danced with 4500 other teens doing the cha-cha slide, the chicken dance etc

* I walked around with an all access pass and helped behind the scenes

* I forgot my camera and only took pictures with my blurry iPhone camera

Monday Randoms

I haven't done one of these posts in a looooong time! my apologies. So, here we go! Get ready for this, it's going to be long!

~Christmas Break. It's finally here. I can't believe my last fall semester of high school is done! Time flies.

~2011 is coming to a close. It's the 19th of December. Time flying by again. But honestly, I'm ok with it. I'm ready to be done with High School.

~I picked up my final check at the ziplines today. I can't believe that the 2011 season is coming to a close. I won't be working there again until Spring of 2012. I will miss it for sure! I'm blessed with wonderful bosses and I've made some of the best friends, and big brothers that a girl can ask for. It was a highlight of my summer/fall/2011 for sure!

~Tonight, we went to Dixie Stampede for their Christmas Show. The show is good but the food is incredible. I ate all of my food, plus some of my siblings. I enjoy food, what can I say :)

~Speaking of food, I eat alot and that being said, I need to get in shape. I'm tired of being tired. I'm tried of being out of breath and having awful cardio. I just wanna feel better and get fit. I bought the C25K app this summer and did nothing with it. It sat on my iPhone. I looked at it and refused to try it. But, after talking with multiple poeple and reading blogs (Dawn, Mary-Kay, and Katie) I've decided to give it a go! It's a 8-9 week program, so hopefully by Spring I'll be running a 5K!

~I had coffee with Addie last night! literally love the girl! O and she agreed to run a 5K with me. She'll push me and that's what I need.

~This week I found out that one of my guy friends in going to Israel with me. That means my friend Emily, myself, and Malachi will be going! I am SO excited! There is also a group on facebook for Israel2012, and I got to connect with some of the other High School seniors who will be going. I can't wait!!!

~I love Christmas break because it means staying up late, sleeping in, drinking hot chocolate, coffee, and watching Christmas movies!

~On Friday I turn 18. I'm old. I don't plan on doing anything crazy.

~NBA starts in 6 days.

~Because my birthday is this week, my inbox has been flooded with all my free offers for Starbucks, Cold Stone, Fuddruckers etc etc etc. More reasons that I need to run a 5K

~I bought my first pair of Miss Me's last night at Apricot Lane! I've been wearing them today and I LOVE them!! They were totally worth the money I spent. I also love the back pockets and the way that they sparkle. Butt bling ha!

~My car is almost to 90,000 miles. Random fact from the queen of random.

~I only asked for 3 things for Christmas/Birthday combined. They were 3 pairs of shoes. One of my favorite quotes is from Marilyn Monroe. "If you give a girl the right shoes, she can conquer the world"

Happy Monday!

Love,

E