snapshots of our life.

Last year instead of making a New Years resolution, I made a list of things I want to do before I die (the ones in color are what I have done!)…

1. skydive
2. write a book and have it published?
3. meet the President
4. bathe in the Blue Lagoon
5. gamble in Vegas!
6. go to Mardi Gras at least once
7. see “Old Faithful” in Yellowstone
8. get my picture taken with Mickey Mouse at Disney Land or Disney World
9. go skinny dipping
10. go to the Opera at least once
11. be an extra in a film
12. have my portrait painted
13. send a message in a bottle
14. go white-water rafting
15. go repelling
16. ride a camel in the desert
17. ride an elephant
18. swim with a dolphin
19. fall deeply in love—helplessly and unconditionally
20. ride in a race car around a well-known race track
21. run a marathon
22. go hang gliding
23. go to a shooting range
24. see the northern lights
25. drive across America from coast to coast
26. learn to change a tire
27. be on a game show
28. scuba dive in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
29. live in New York
30. live in a foreign country
31. attend cooking school
32. go snow skiing
33. ride in a helicopter
34. go to a Thanksgiving Parade in New York
35. be a part of the audience at any talk show
36. climb Half Dome in Yosemite National Park
37. see the Grand Canyon
38. go on a cruise
39. give birth
40. walk the Great Wall of China
41. write my autobiography
42. marry my true love
43. see the Eiffel Tower
44. see the Leaning Tower of Pisa
45. learn to whistle
46. go deep sea fishing
47. learn how to salsa dance
48. learn self-defense
49. rescue an animal (preferably a dog) from an Animal Shelter
50. ride in a hot air balloon
51. have something named after me—school, park bench, rose, *Star (easiest one)
52. go to the top of the Statue of Liberty
53. learn to bartend
54. see the Hoover Dam
55. “swim” in the Dead Sea (lowest point on Earth)
56. kiss in the rain!
57. see Oprah Winfrey at least one time in my life
58. build my own home
59. get in to law school, complete law school, practice family law

Ok, so we will try this again. I had written everything out, went to go post it, and have technical difficulties the other day…

This has been a pretty crazy week. I feel so overwhelmed and so confused about things. It’s crazy when you finally think you figure out what you want to do in life, and things turn upside down and your left trying to figure it out again. Everyone keeps telling me I have time to figure it all out. Umm, I’m starting my Senior year Spring semester. I’m thinking I should have everything pretty set when it comes to what I want to do right? And its not even about the time that’s bugging me. It’s the not knowing. I have always been the type of person who likes being in control of situations. (As bad as this can be) And I’m not in control of this right now, and this feels like the one thing I SHOULD be in control of. I had my plans, things were fine. I will graduate in December 2005, start law school Fall 2006, graduate from law school and practice family law. And then I get this little e-mail from Dr. Holleran, because I have done well on his test (and got plenty of grief from Jamie and Erica might I add—J/K girls I love you both!), he wanted me to come by his office and talk about the possibility of grad school. So Wednesday I go with Jamie to his office so she can talk about her test, and I can talk to him about grad school. And the man confused me even more that I already was. Now I’m trying to decide which would make me happier in the long run, and how much more school I can really handle. It would take me a year and a half for a masters in Criminal Justice, then another 4 years for my doctorate in Statistics, to be able to make good money being a Crime Statistician (yes I am a nerd). But then, a part of me did have my heart set on being a family attorney. There are some damn scummy divorce attorneys out there. And coming from a divorced family, I would love to be able to be one of the good ones. Especially when it comes to child custody. Then on the other hand, I wonder if I would really be able to separate myself from my job and my emotions. Tough call. Oh well, I guess I have “time” (what another semester?) to figure out things. But like I said, it is more than that. I don’t like the not knowing.

Today I spent the day watching the Georgia/Florida game—GO DAWGS and scrapbooking. I am super excited about a new scrapbook I started. Yes, I am writing about scrapbooking, that makes me an even bigger nerd. Most of my books are in chronological order from high school senior year to now. But this one is going to be all about me & my favorite things. My best friends Anna & Erica (who I love and miss terribly), sorority sisters, niece, favorite flower, music quotes, my mama, my plans for my future (if I can figure it out). I spent most of the day working on the cover and I don’t mean to brag–but it is freakin awesome. I am tryin to download a picture of it so I can put it on here. I’m pretty freakin proud of it. So if I get it on here make sure you leave a nice comment about it. Hee, hee!

Alright, well we got flag football tomorrow and I have to be rested. Actually I am going to go watch How to Lose a Guy in 10 days. Life is good! Night ya’ll!

So I spent all this time this afternoon typing what all has gone on this week, and when I hit publish it came back and told me the system was down. Gotta love that!

So instead I just wanted to share my extreme irritation in guys who wear their collars up. I leave you with this…

Bud Light Presents: Real Men of Genius: Today we salute you, Mr. Constant Collar Putter Upper. You, bedecked in popped collar, teach us that we no longer have to live with a cold, back of the neck. Sure, your Pink alligator polo may look feminine to some, but not to the 17 other frat guys wearing the same thing at the bar. Where others may see thoughtless fashion conformity, you preach a higher gospel. You preach of a world where its okay for a man to go tanning. You ask “why can’t we wear make-up, and use shampoo with lavender essecence?” So crack open an ice-cold Bud Light, Mr. Abercrombie (or is it Fitch?), because we all know, when we really need a piece of gum, you might have one…in your man purse.

Jamie & I before going to Vision two Saturdays ago! That’s when you know you gotta good friend! Haha! Love ya dude! 

Is it really necessary to start building a house at freakin 7:30 in the morning?! My one day to sleep in (that I normally take full advantage of) and they wake me up at 7:30 in the morning! Granted I went back to bed, but to the sound of pounding hammers and loud Spanish speaking voices. Ugh! I will be glad when this neighborhood is finished being built!

So I guess a lot went on yesterday, don’t count on it being exciting though (haha!)…

• Took a fill in the blank test in Corrections. Erica and I talked to each other on the phone and caught up on gossip the night before, instead of studying for it. So we walked out of going “what the crap!?” And Jamie walked out of it saying she thinks she got a B.
• Got my Legal Issues test back. Got an 89 on it so Erica and JRo wouldn’t let me in their 73 club. But that’s fine because Patrice and I started one on our own! So there! What?! Say somethin! I’m telling you if you get a little pink man that stretches like Anna gave me to put in your pocket before your test, you will excel, too! Haha!
• After my class, I went to Fellini’s and ate with KP, Erica, Steph, my wonderful lil sis Kimberly!, and Jamie. We had fun, I love those girls!

my sisters! 

Tell me again why I do this to myself? Procrastination is definitely my weakness! But then I guess every college student deals with it, I’m no different. I have a test today at 1:30, got up early, skipped my Anthropology class (another weakness), all to study some more for this test. But instead of studying I am finding anything I possibly can to divert my attention!

Anna keeping up with her blog has inspired me to make one of my own…so here it is. It definitely won’t be as entertaining as her, I lead a pretty boring life. So we’ll see how this works out. I freeze up and never know what to write on these things. Yeah I’m a dork!

So this weekend was pretty busy…
Friday Jenny came to see me and we just chilled around my house and watched movies. David Branson brought his girls over on Saturday in their Halloween costumes after they had gotten their pictures made at the Mall of Georgia. Emma was a cat, and Ava was a rabbit. They were adorable! Jenny and I rode together to Katie’s brother’s memorial service. When something like that happens, it puts everything into perspective. I couldn’t even imagine what she is going through. (I love you very much KP, and I am always here for you.) After the service, I met my family at my grandmother’s house and we went to my uncle’s fall festival. He bought 27 acres out near the Alabama line and is loving every minute of it. Dieter came with me, it was fun. And then yesterday, when I should have been studying I ended up painting the room I scrapbook/do homework in. It turned out really good, I just ran out of paint, so I couldn’t finish.

Well, that’s it I guess. I will try to keep this thing up to date…I don’t do so hot with that though!