Sarah made me do it...

I'm sorry! But the temptation was just too hard to resist!

1. Accent: Mississippi Southern
2. Booze of Choice: Miller Lite or a Margarita
3. Chore I Hate: mowing the grass
4. Dog or Cat: either, I have both
5. Essential Electronics: my laptop, my iPod, and my TV
6. Favorite Perfume/Cologne: everyday scent is Moonlight Path from Bath & Body Works, otherwise I like Abercrombie & Fitch and Ralph Lauren Romance
7. Gold or Silver: depends on the piece
8. Hometown: Madison, Mississippi
9. Insomnia: rarely
10. Job Title: Medical Technologist
11. Kids: yes please
12. Living Arrangements: my house all by myself with my 2 dogs and 1 cat
13. Most Admired Trait: umm... sweetness?
14. Number of Sexual Partners: ....hmm
15. Overnight Hospital Stays: one
16. Phobia: heights?
17. Quote: Tina, eat your food!! Gah!
18. Religion: Christian/United Methodist
19. Siblings: One brother
20. Time I Wake Up: Between 6 and 6:30am on weekdays
21. Unusual Talent or Skill: I can't say in public
22. Vegetable I Refuse to Eat: Carrots
23. Worst Habit: burping
24. X-rays: other than dental... I had my ankle x-rayed once
25. Yummy Foods I Make: mac & cheese, Tang pie, Strawberry daiquiri cake
26. Zodiac Sign: Cancer

The Arkansas Diaries

Ok, I finally have some time to tell a little about the trip! We left at what seemed like the ass-crack of dawn Friday morning and drove 9 hours to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. I'd never been to Arkansas before, so it was a new experience for me! This was our first stop in Ar-kansas to get gas and beer and some Taco Bell in Forrest City. Here is Justin showing how much he loves me. ;) Anyways, the weather was beautiful, but a little on the cold side! We went and ate at the Pied Piper Pub Friday night, and decided to not go out because we were all beat. We got up Saturday morning and walked across the street to the breakfast buffet at Pancake's (yum!), and then we went and did some walking around historic downtown.. it is such a neat place! Then we went and climbed a 100 foot observation tower. Exercise... ugh! It was scary, but fun, and my legs were sore for the rest of the weekend! After that, we needed some rest, lunch, and drinks, so we went and hung out for a little while at Shawbee's Big Dawg Saloon (a biker bar). That was really a lot of fun. But then it was time to go get ready for the wedding! We went and got Anna Leigh all married to Justin... it was a short and sweet ceremony! I didn't get pics because the batteries in my camera decided to die. Nice, huh. Sarah got some nice pics at the wedding, though. After the wedding, we went to eat and celebrate at the Bavarian Inn where we got to try out some German cuisine. We weren't that impressed, though. But it was still fun. Then, it was on to the Tiki Torch! Woohoo! That was a lot of fun. Sarah had a lot of fun dancing with a weird local old guy with long hair.....
Every time we went out there to dance, he had to come join us!! She blames us for her having to dance with him for 2 songs, but I think she secretly enjoyed it because at any time, she could've easily said that she needed to go sit down! The local bar lifeguard kept watch to make sure we were on our best behavior.
And then Jaime decided to strip for us! Yea, Jaime, take it off! Then right before midnight we had to leave to avoid a fight... Some jackass came over to our table asking us for rolling papers, and when Justin asked him to leave us alone, this guy's stupidass friends came over trying to start a fight. So we all left, some more easily than others.... Tiffany needed some persuading (okay, we had to physically drag her out of there) because "she has a baby and she'd be damned if she was going to be made to leave the bar early." So that proved for an interesting screaming fit in the middle of the street and a nice fight between her and her boyfriend, Hunter. Gah! I guess we needed to add a little drama to the night. So anyway, we just carried the party back to the Trails Inn. Then, Sunday, we got up early and left! That's about it folks! I had an awesome time... every last minute of the trip was fun, even down to the constant Napolean Dynamite jokes and our word for the weekend! (HORSESH*T!)

Eureka!!

Are those pics big enough for ya?! Blogger wasn't acting right when I was trying to upload the pics, so I tried something different using PhotoBucket. They are huge on the page!! Oh well... at least you can see them good. We had an awesome time up in Eureka Springs this weekend getting Anna Leigh all married to Justin. I wasn't sure what Arkansas was going to be like, but great friends = great fun wherever you are! And Eureka Springs was great, too! (MK, I know you have a couple of pics that I would like to have if you could please email!)

Eureka!!

The trip

Well, Sarah keeps talking about how she is a such a huge planner, and she has planned out every last little knit-picky detail of the trip to Eureka Springs this weekend. I, on the other hand, have not done a thing. I have hardly thought about what to wear. I haven't washed clothes or balanced my checkbook or paid the bills that need to be paid before the weekend or cleaned out the litterbox, or even gotten my suitcase down from the closet. The only thing I've done to really prepare for this weekend is reserve the dogs a space at Wee Paws. Maybe I would have done a little more by now if I hadn't been trying to finish stinkin' homework by tonight. Now I am done with it, but I have to go to bed early (earlier) tonight. Thanks Jody for keeping me up on the phone till 1:00 am last night! (I did enjoy the conversation though, and it is partly my fault for not saying goodbye 2 hours earlier.) I've just been slightly grumpy and irritable today because of the lack of sleep. But not too bad. At least there hasn't been any reason to cry today, because usually I tend to cry really easily when I'm so tired. Anyways, (now I'm rambling) I guess I will do all of my trip-preparation tomorrow night. I will be okay.

White collar women, blue collar guys

Do you like a man in uniform?

Hell yeah! I love a man who works with his hands...

What??

Your Fortune Is

Man who eat meat and peas on same plate - very unhygenic.

The Wacky Fortune Cookie Generator

Surprise!

....I went out last night! I met Anna Leigh and Justin at Rick's, and from there, we went to Headliner's to meet her sister, Mary Katherine, and her husband and some friends. We closed down every place we went to... Rick's was closing when we left there at midnight and when Headliner's was closing at 2:00, we carried the party on to Pop's Around the Corner! And some guy that I danced with at Pop's ("Jeff from Mendenhall") wanted to marry me... It's nice to know that at least somebody out there wants to! And he didn't even know me! Maybe that's the problem... I should've taken him up on his offer! ;) Anyway, we didn't stay there till closing because there's no telling when that would've been, but I think I made it home at like 4:00. Wow... I haven't stayed out all night like that in a while. I wasn't sure I was even capable of doing that anymore! But now I'm good for a little while... till next weekend! Next weekend I'm going to Eureka Springs, Arkansas for Anna Leigh's and Justin's wedding (or as Adam put it, I'm going to Arkansas to marry my cousin.. ha!). I can't wait! We're gonna have a blast!

Blogger sucks

I'm getting really pissed off at Blogger with its "technical difficulties"... It's not acting right when I try to upload pictures. And for most of the day, it wouldn't even let me sign on to edit my blog. Plus, I can't even see Sarah's blog anymore.. it's just a blank page. I need my daily dose of Sarah! Anybody else having difficulties with Blogger??

So much work and no help!

I am reminded of why I don't paint that often...

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Progress

Well, the walls are primed! Paint comes tomorrow...

Before

Yes I know, it's ugly wallpaper... but tonight I am getting started painting over it. So far, I've gotten a little bit done with the Kilz primer, but I didn't start till about 11:00 so I didn't accomplish much. I will do more tomorrow. I have to go to Walmart anyway to buy more Kilz and paint. The color I'm painting is a Lowe's color called "Prairie Dance," and it's the same color that I have painted on the wall that follows around into the hall. You can barely see the wall on the right of the second picture. Any volunteers to help paint are more than welcome! Come on! I'll supply the beer...

Tomorrow is Friday

Not really, but it will be to me! I decided today to take off Thursday and Friday to "paint my kitchen." I'm so pumped!... a FOUR DAY WEEKEND!!! Hallelujah! I really do plan on painting my kitchen, but I am so freakin' excited to have 4 full days in a row at home! :D

Walmart

I went to Walmart on the way home yesterday. On the way there I kept telling myself, "I'm on a budget, I'm just going to run in and get only the few things on my list." I ended up spending 2 hours there, and my receipt reflected every bit of it! So much for the budget... it went out the window as soon as I started looking at clothes and candles. They are getting some really cute stuff at Walmart these days!

Spring is Here!

Or more like Summer almost.... It got up to 84 degrees today, and I even had to turn on the A/C. Right now, it's 72... How wonderful! Thank God! The temperature is absolutely wonderful, and even though I am working this weekend, I have gotten things accomplished! I haven't accomplished anything in the last 6 months, I don't think. I rearranged the house and did some dusting and vacuuming last night, and this afternoon I pulled weeds and spread new mulch out in the flower bed. But it got dark on me, and I still lack about half of the flower bed. Plus, I have to buy more mulch because I didn't buy enough today at Lowe's. And I lack dusting and vacuuming the other half of the house, too. But that will get done soon, maybe even tomorrow.

I feel like...

Ice cream.... Ben and Jerry's Dave Matthews Band Magic Brownies or Chocolate Fudge Brownie. I think I'll go get some.

I'm ready to go back...

These are just a few pics that I couldn't get to work a little while back. The red room is the living room, and the yellow room is the master BR. I bet you can't guess which pictures I took and which ones my dad took! I'll give you a hint... he is the better photographer! Plus, he was also there after it had been straightened up more (I had to leave before my parents). 2 of these pictures (of the living room/kitchen) I took before we were done cleaning and straightening up (as you can tell). I didn't have any good pictures of the rooms downstairs to post.. sorry! By the way, we're still working on furnishing the place so that's why it still looks a little bare. But it is definitely ready and furnished enough for people to stay there! I'm ready for a road trip!!

Lazy

Lent

Everyone else is posting about Lent, so I think I will, too. I usually try to go to church on Ash Wednesday, and I really wanted to go last night, but I couldn't because I had class and didn't get out in time. Although I did go to the pancake supper on Tuesday night in celebration of Fat Tuesday, and I went ravenous on some pancakes... they were awesome! I guess that doesn't count though for Ash Wednesday. But even though I couldn't go to church, I always try to give up something. This year I'm doing the same thing I've done the last couple of years which is give up fast food (except for Subway because it's not that bad for you). I really should probably give up something that I really enjoy like my daily Diet Coke, but like chocolate is to Sarah, Diet Coke is second to breathing for me. I think everybody that has to put up with me would much rather me drink the Diet Coke than to give it up. I also could give up dessert, but that, too, is a necessary part of every meal. You just can't finish up a meal without even a bite of something sweet... That would be a sin! So fast food, it is. Here are some other things that I'm giving up, but I've given them up for year-round, not just Lent:

~exercise... all that cardiac activity might make my heart wear out faster. The more I rest and the more naps I take, the longer I'll live!

~eating healthy... it's just too hard to do, even after giving up fast food. Why would I waste all the time and energy cooking a nice, nutritious meal just for myself? Mac and cheese and Totino's Party Pizzas are all I need to get by (plus they're cheap)!

~sex (apparently)... well, I guess I could still get sex fairly easily if I wanted to, so maybe here I should instead say that I'm giving up ever having a meaningful relationship with a special man. Any wonderful single men out there?? Nope.. they're already taken already.

~my sanity... what kind of sane person works 2 jobs (1 full-time + 1 part-time) and goes to school full-time? Maybe this is why my social life is struggling lately... You think?