i'm back!

Thoughts of a smart girl is back in session.

Updates since my last post?

Well, I finished my first World Beer Tour at Old Chicago (this is a big accomplishment for me, I don't like beer. Don't ask why I did it), had and interview for a job I really wanted but didn't get, Capone came home, we went back to Iowa, went to a Vertical Horizon concert, a good friend from home visited, my cousin moved back home :(, and Juneau got sick. Twice.

I'm sure that's not all. But it's all I can come up with right now! I am still trying to re vamp this baby a little, so bear with me please! I am blog illiterate.

This is a short post, but I just wanted to say that I'm back :) And I will leave you with a picture...

He is just as crazy as he looks.

xoxo,

e

days go by

Where is all the time going? We have been here just a month, although it doesn't feel like it. I could swear I was celebrating graduation with my Alpha Chi ladies just the other day.

So far in Colorado, we have discovered our Chinese takeout spot, a sushi place, and Old Chicago (necessary). We really need to try to develop our cooking skills a little more :) We both love the area we live in though. Yesterday we went and got K's new UNC card and walked around campus a little. I am so proud of him for going to grad school.

Two weekends ago, K's friend came. It was fun, and a nice change to our solitary-ness. Not that we don't love each other, but it was nice to see a familiar face from back home. This weekend, his younger sister and her boyfriend are coming, as well as my aunt and younger cousin. My aunt is coming to see my other cousin though, but I am excited to see them on Saturday. I wish my mom could have came with, but I definitely understand her need to be home. Can't wait to tackle the great shopping here with her though :)

K and I both got part time jobs, which is great. I am still on the search for full time (hire me!) but I am thankful we at least both have something. Also, our puppy was born on 7/10! K has decided that his name is Capone, and we can't wait to go get him on Sept. 2nd. Juneau keeps us busy and happy too. She is kind of a diva, which I personally love because I'm kind of a diva too. She currently enjoys long walks, laying on the porch, popcorn, and her shark. She does not enjoy baths or bedtime, and is a little bit whiny in the mornings. We are similar :)

I don't have much else to write at the time. I do, however, want to shout out to my friend Kylea, and wish her a happy birthday tomorrow! We were friends in high school, and since she moved all the way to Idaho have drifted. But we both have husbands, nooks, and a blog, so we're starting to reunite :) Happy birthday ky!

P.S.- I STILL cannot get my pictures to work! I can upload them but when I try to publish my post, it turns into a bunch of computer codes and says error. Any blog friends have advice?

Oh blog. I don't even know where to start. I typed up an entire entry a few days ago, and it disappeared. Frustrating. But I am over it now :)

Ahh Colorado. I like it here. I miss my family & friends in Iowa very much. It makes me sad to think about. But I know that we will see them soon, and it will be so much fun to be reunited. Distance does make the heart grow fonder. It has been soo nice here and the people are wonderful. There is a Buffalo Wild Wings and Old Chicago within a mile, as well as a Target. So great. It helps that the view from our balcony is gorgeous and that there is a great trail around our lakes. It's just peaceful here. (side note: the Target here is not a Super Target, and it's such a letdown)

Over the past week, we have gotten our furniture/belongings, done some outings with K's parents, I had an interview, it was my birthday, we went to Denver, and then we got a dog.

Wait, what?

I'll start from the beginning. Last Thursday, as planned, K's parents arrived with our precious U-Haul and helped us unload way too many things. I was very glad to sleep in a bed again. We went to Longmont to the Left Hand Brewery, which was awesome. It's a very cute little place with lots of character. The weather was great, and we had a fun night. For the rest of the weekend, the boys built a desk and nailed things into the walls, and K's mom and I shopped for random things and drank skinny girl margaritas. We also went to this great little restaurant in Fort Collins called Fish. I can't wait to go back. Then Sunday rolled around and they had to leave, which was sad and made me want to go with them.

For the 4th, we didn't do a whole lot. Our deck is (apparently) a prime location for fireworks, considering that we saw probably 10 different displays over the course of the night. We made jello shots (yes, we are that lame) and just hung out and grilled for the day. It was nice to enjoy the day with my new hubby and not really worry about anything.

Tuesday was my birthday, wahoooo! We went to Denver for the day, my first time there. K started the day off for me wonderfully. Breakfast in bed, followed by a Nook (I didn't even think I would be getting a gift!) and I just about died from how great he treated me. (not that he doesn't always treat me great, I was just so happy!) In Denver, we got Noodles & Co. for lunch which was so good, and then went to Cherry Creek Mall. Which is not super special, except for that there is a Tiffany's there, which I went into twice :) I don't know what it is about that place, but I can't get enough of it. We had dinner at a place called Kona Grill with my cousin, and then came home to relax.

So this brings Wednesday. The day of Juneau. Let me start off by saying that I am normally very much a planner. I live by my plans and I hate straying from them. Until this lovely Wednesday. K and I went to Old Chicago for lunch (yay free pizza for my birthday!). Afterwards, we went to PetSmart because it is on the way home, and we are getting a puppy in September. And I am obsessed with the dang place. So we go and they have cats/kittens for adoption. I start to play with them and we decide, hey, maybe we want a companion before September. So we inquire about adopting and the workers tell us that the cats are from the county humane society, and long-ish story short, the process will take a few days. Have you met K and I? We are not that patient. So the woman tells us we can go to the humane society instead to speed up the process. On the way, K mentions the word "dog"...couldn't tell you in which context, but it stuck in my mind. So when we get there, we go straight to the dogs. And there are a few cute ones, and I feel terrible for them. We go around the corner and there is this beautiful, cute, charming, awesome little husky. With blue eyes. Are you kidding me? In my mind, we might as well leave now, with her. In K's mind, I think he felt the same, only he would never admit it ;) So we have a visit in this little room alone with her, and bam. We are sold. We can't leave without her. So much for a cat. Hey Juneau! She is seriously the best dog ever. My heart literally feels like its going to explode because I love her so much.

Anyways, Thursday. Bad interveiw. Not bad, but I could not ever work for the company. Didn't feel right or like home. I got invited back but politely declined. Something felt shady and uncomfortable. I was supposed to have 2 but one rescheduled. Oh well, Monday awaits. I applied for like 12 jobs later that day.

And now we are at the weekend. Which consists of Juneau, Juneau, Juneau. I love her. Say whatever you want, life doesn't always work out how you plan. I feel good about rescuing her and can't comprehend what I would be doing right now if we didn't have her. I can't wait to go back to Iowa in September so that she can meet our family and friends. And so she can experience a Cyclone tailgate with her little bro :) After we had a Hawk fan move in next door (really, of all the people?), every living organism in this house will be a Cyclone fan.

Tomorrow, my cousin is (hopefully) coming up. We plan to hike Devil's Backbone and have a little fun :) Hopefully there are more interviews and more fun set up for the next week! I know I said I would post pictures next, but I am pretty sure that's why my last post disappeared. I will keep trying!

Until later,

xoxo e

Mountain Time

Hello from Colorado!

This is weird. Maybe it's because K has been busy for the past 2 days, so I sit at home car-less, tv-less, and jacked up on iced tea. I wake up every day (so far) at like 8 or 830. Really? Who am I? Maybe it's because I'm not used to mountain time yet, so my body really thinks I am waking up at 930. Also maybe it's because I'm sleeping on the world's most uncomfortable air mattress.

It is freaking hot in Colorado. It's freezing at night (K likes to sleep with the sliding glass door open) and then it's like two thousand degrees of just pure hotness during the day. I'm used to Iowa where it's humid and hot and you feel sticky instantly when you go outside. But here, instead of sticky I feel dehydrated and like I am starting to shrivel up. I'm sure it's all in my head.

I am trying moderately hard to get settled here, which is difficult because we don't have all of our stuff. Thankfully we will have it by Thursday night, but then comes the unpacking part which makes me tired just thinking about it. Living on the second floor is so great because there is a gorgeous view and it makes me feel a little safer, but carrying all that stuff up the stairs makes me want to ask our downstairs neighbors if they'd like to trade apartments. Mostly everything that we brought with us in our cars has been unpacked with the exception of clothes. I have become mildly obsessed with our Keurig (chai tea!) and iced tea maker. I didn't even like iced tea two weeks ago and today alone I have finished almost a whole pitcher. K bought a router for our internet yesterday which I am extremely grateful for, because I spent a good hour sitting in our closet where the ethernet is hooked up so that I could be online. Cable doesn't get hooked up until Saturday, so the router has been especially wonderful today. My cousin Gretchen and her roommate came to visit me yesterday, which was awesome because it kept my mind off of moving and being alone. I am excited to go visit her in Denver soon (they have a Tiffany's there!) and for our outing with the boys to a Rockies game.

That's all for now. I'll post again after we get our stuff!
xoxo e

life as a wife

I am happy to say that K and I have been married for almost 2 weeks now and are both still happy and alive ;)

The wedding was wonderful. I couldn't have asked for a better day/people there/reception/groom/anything else. It was just awesome. I will admit that I am slightly relieved that it is over, but it was well worth all the stress and planning.

We also enjoyed our week in Jamaica. I really should post a picture, but unfortunately that will have to wait, as my camera cord is packed somewhere in the depths of our belongings. The honeymoon was so relaxing and nice after a week of chaos. The weather was beautiful and the staff at our resort were all so nice. I wish we were still there!

It doesn't feel super different (yet...?) being married. The only difference I have noticed is that it's really hard to sign K's last name in cursive, and that sometimes people ask me about my husband and I do kind of this confused look like I don't really know what they're talking about. Surely I will get used to both of the above ;)

Tomorrow is my last day of work in Iowa (for now). We are leaving bright and early on Sunday for Colorado, which I am both happy and sad about. I think it will be awesome to just kind of start our own thing and experience a new setting, but I am not so sure about leaving my family & friends behind. I know it will be fine in the long run & that K will take good care of me, but I can't help but worry a little. In other unexciting news, our puppy is not actually due until July 11th which really kind of sucks. The woman made a mistake on her website and felt really bad, but oh well. We are just ready for a fur-baby.

...And speaking of babies, one of the girls from Alpha Chi sent out an email this morning. She is going to have a baby in January! She graduated 2 years before me and married a guy from K's fraternity. It's crazy to think that they are going to have a child, and that K and I will be in that same boat in a few (long) years. Anyways, I am really excited for her and hope that I will be at least like 27 before I have kids. I'm not ready to give up my princess attitude quite yet.

Well, maybe when we are settled in Colorado I will post a few pictures from the wedding and honeymoon and other recent happenings. But for now, bye!

xoxo

e

procrastination at it's finest

Has anyone else ever noticed that I pretty much only write on here when I could be doing other things? (I say that like multiple people actually read this, ha!)

It's technically wedding week, starting today. I am about 99% sure that most of my friends would rather strangle me with their bare hands than listen to me talk about more wedding stuff. Bare with me, only 6 more days.

This morning, I put 200 stickers on 200 little cellophane bags with the help of my little bro. Some of my guests may think I was drinking during this process, because all of the stickers that Christopher was responsible for are noticeably crooked. That's okay though, after going through this wedding process once, I don't know why more people don't drink during these activities! I also washed like 15 glass containers (without breaking any, yay!) and put the chapstick in it's little bucket. And then I made pizza rolls and thought of more things to do. And then I got on my computer.

In other news, we are moving to Colorado a week earlier than originally planned. Our puppy is also supposed to be born on the wedding day, so I am pretty excited to see that little guy. Also, I got my diploma in the mail...weeee! It's official.

Guess I better go practice my new signature now or something....

xoxo

e

happy days

It's been a while!

Well. Since the last post, I have graduated, moved out of my apartment, moved in with 4 boys, cleaned their apartment (several times), had a bachelorette party, had a bridal shower, traveled to Colorado for the first time, and signed an apartment lease with my future hub. Phew! Typing that made me tired.

There is 3 weeks exactly until the wedding. Seriously, where did the time go? I got my engagement ring soldered to my wedding bands this past week, and it looks beautiful. I am bummed that I don't get to wear it for another 3 weeks. I feel like I just put it on my finger for the first time a few months ago! Definitely doesn't seem like 2 years. I am really thankful for all the people (especially my mom) who have supported K & I through this. But I am ready to get it done :) And definitely ready to be soakin up the sun in Jamaica!

We had my bachelorette party last friday and it was a blast! I have the best friends. (Normally I hate when people say that-how could anyone possibly know that they have the best friends? But I absolutely have the best friends, for me :))

Today was my bridal shower-awesome. It was so fun to have everyone come together and just hang out. We got some awesome gifts too! One of my favorites was one of those signs that says a word but it's made out of photographs. It says K's last name, and I am SO glad we got it because I have been wanting one for like 4 years and could never find one because his last name is so freakin long. An added bonus-all the pictures that make up the letters are ones that have been taken at Iowa State or in Cedar Rapids. We also got all of the animal utensils that I've been wanting forever. K will hate them, but at least I will have fun while I cook!

We signed an apartment lease on Wednesday in Loveland, Colorado. I am actually pretty excited, because our apartment is absolutely beautiful. I will admit that I am a bit nervous to move to a completely different state, but I have faith that it will be fine. K will help me adjust and will make it fun! We're starting to take visitor requests now... :)

Okay, I'm blogged out. Bye!

xoxo

e

Well, I have nothing exciting to report really. It's dead week, which means I should be studying for finals but I'm not. I'm waiting for class to start, mom, so don't get mad.

I can't believe I am down to my last 2 weeks of college. In fact, I only have two classes left in my college career. And two tests, but I'd rather not think about that right now. I will have taken 20 sets of finals by the time I graduate next Friday. Gross. At least they are over! Unless I decide to go back to school, which right now is not happening.

I got to go home this past weekend to hang out with my family and have a final meeting with our reception venue (which I am obsessed with. Thank you for finding it mom). It was so fun to be with the fam. My mom now has 3 dresses for the wedding. We are thinking she might just keep all 3 and change into them throughout the night ;) We also made cinnamon rolls, which are awesome. I have been eating them for breakfast but now I'm out of frosting, which is the best part. Not sure what I am going to do with the ones I have left.

The invitations for the wedding are finally out! What a relief. I have already gotten some RSVPs in too :) It is sneaking up here very quickly and let's face it, I still have a lot to do. Like finish my shoes for example. Still. I think I have decided to do them differently, but stay tuned for that. Not like anyone really cares what they look like but me, but still I like to complain about them.

I have a long time until class starts so here is a list of things I did in college that I didn't think I would do/were fun/scary/things you can't do when you're not in college:

1. Joined a sorority

2. Got into a serious relationship

3. Slept on the floor for an entire semester

4. Drove (got driven) to New York City & got to feed a giraffe

5. Participated in greek week (& was a co-chair & won first place)

6. Went to a Spice Girls concert

7. Experienced VEISHEA

8. Joined a committee for the Fashion Show

9. Got to be a Rho Gamma

10. Got engaged

11. Went to Italy

12. Lived in California

13. Made a lot of friends

14. Tried a billion new kinds of food

15. Experienced FAC

16. Played broomball

This is going to be a running list for the next 2 weeks I think, since I obviously did a lot more than that. Or at least I'd like to think that I did.

Okay bye.

xoxo

e

Scatterbrained

I can't think of a better name for this post. I have so much to do in the next 2 months, and yet I sit here writing on this blog, eating, and watching the biggest loser (note: I am having a healthy dinner :))

The past couple weeks have been really busy, and I don't really see an end to that soon. I might have already said this, but I am booked solid until like the middle of May. For some reason, I have all of these random little things that are coming up unexpectedly too, which only adds to the chaos.

This week is "fashion week" at Iowa State. I will be selling t shirts and showing around a bunch of high school kids in addition to being at 3 dress rehearsals plus the fashion show. Let's just say I am really looking forward to Sunday. Being involved with the fashion show this year has been really fun, but I am about at the end of my rope with it.

I am very excited about my pledge class's upcoming graduation party. I sent out maybe 8 invites on facebook today. I am mildly irritated that someone else invited my own fiance before I could, but I am sure that by the end of the night I will be over it. Free food & drinks...nothing to be mad about there :)

I think that each day closer to the wedding brings another thing for me to do. My mom & aunt came up this past weekend to dress shop for it, and by the time they left I think I added about 12 things to my to-do list. It's getting really stressful but I am so so excited. It will be worth it :) Plus, in 68 days I will be sipping on a fruity drink on the warm beaches of Jamaica! My goal for the end of this month is to finish my freakin shoes. Only 9845396735984 billion rhinestones left to add. Wish me luck.

I'm feeling like I should go do something useful with my free time....so until next time.

xoxo e

Wow I have a lot on my mind. I'll start with the bad stuff. Scott's nephew passed away on Friday. We weren't close or anything but it is kind of shocking. He was 23 I think, which just scares me. I feel really awkward about being around the family. I do not like being around sad people (not that anyone does), and I just don't know how to act. There is only so many times a person can hear variations of the phrase "sorry for your loss" and I don't want to push it. I am sorry but I just don't know what to say. And I do not not not want the memories of the last times I dealt with funerals to come back. I know that I'm being incredibly selfish but it hurts badly enough that I don't want to even think about it. I guess we will see what the next few days bring.

Okay done with the bad. On to the good.

I had a wedding dream last night. Not sure if that's good or bad but it was funny. I think it is so weird how I have been having these dreams, and even weirder what happens in them. This one was the actual wedding day, and I had put my dress on and then put on my bachelorette party dress over it, and then a sweater over that and I was going to take off the sweater and bach party dress at the altar. K and I made a number to put at each plate and we were doing that while the guests were arriving. I realized I forgot to send invitations but people were coming anyways, so I was happy. My grandpa was there too. I got a little bit sad after I realized that K had seen the bottom part of my dress before the wedding, but then I was so excited about the plate numbers that I forgot about it. And then I woke up. Where does that stuff come from?

This week was spring break (can next week be as well?) and it was soo wonderful. I relaxed and did wedding things with my mom for the first few days, and then went on a roadtrip to New Orleans with K and his parents. It was a lot of fun :) I honestly do wish that spring break could continue though, because from here on out I am basically booked solid until after the wedding. Between grad parties, VEISHEA, wedding stuff, and other random things, I honestly do not have a free weekend. Plus K and I need to make a trip to Colorado between now and the wedding. So I'm getting a little stressed. It will all be fun though.

This is the choppiest blog post ever. Anyways. My aunt is going to throw me a shower! I am really excited. My bridesmaid's dresses also came in. Also very exciting! It is thunderstorming right now, for the first time really since fall. I really don't love rain but I am glad because I think this means that there is a genuine chance that spring is actually here, which means summer is getting closer. And I love summer. Since I have been home, I have been trying to find new recipes to make for K and myself. Not having a lot of luck. I hate cooking at my apartment and his too. I can't wait until we have our own home where I will not hate cooking so much. I did find a lot of smoothies I want to try though, and I don't mind plugging in the blender at my apartment, so we may be going on a liquid diet until we have tried them all ;)

I have been thinking a lot lately about how fortunate I am to have met a guy like K and how even more fortunate I am that he actually loves me too :) Not to get all sappy or anything, but he does a lot for me that I don't think anyone else would. And he deals with me, which is saying a lot, ha. So K, if you ever read this by some stroke of weirdness, I love you very much and I am thankful for you every day.

Another thing I have been thinking about lately is high school. Maybe it's because I am about to graduate college, and that doesn't seem possible since I feel like I just graduated from Kennedy last week. I found my 2 best friends' xanga accounts a few days ago. Hilarious. It was so awesome to read because we were just weird and funny little people. Not little, but just inexperienced in life? I write that like I'm experienced now or something haha (I'm not really, just to clarify). I miss the way things used to be with us-we have definitely grown apart. I still love them the same.

Well. I think I am done spilling my thoughts for today.

xoxo e

Spring Break

Finally, it's break time! I have been patiently waiting for this since about the end of Christmas break :)

Apart from me now having less than 100 days and (very slightly) less than 3 months until the wedding, my life is pretty great right now! I am still on the hunt for a job, but I really want to know where Kam will be going to grad school before I get too excited about anything. Hopefully we will know soon.

As for break, I will be spending part of next week in New Orleans with Kam and his parents. I've never been there before, so I'm excited! I am also excited because this is the first (and last) time I will be doing anything for spring break. Kam was very sweet and said he wanted to take me somewhere since I'd never gone anywhere for spring break before, and this is our last one. His parents decided randomly that they wanted to go somewhere too, so we are combining and all going together. I think it will be fun!

This weekend I got so much done. I am really relieved by that, because I was starting to get really stressed out by all the wedding stuff. It's hard to plan a wedding that is taking place 2 hours from where I live most of the time. Anyways, we met with the reception venue and decided on food! Huge weight off my shoulders. It turned out so wonderfully too, because we hadn't found an exact option from the menu that they gave us that we were in love with. Our coordinator said it was no problem, and literally let me pick exactly what we wanted. Also, we will have a lemonade fountain. That's probably the part I am most excited about :) We also met with the company that is decorating the reception. It's going to be sparkly and amazing. I seriously cannot wait to see everything!

Today we went shopping with my aunt and 2 cousins. I was banking on finding a dress for my bachelorette party, but I didn't. It's getting really frustrating, but I am just hoping that the perfect one is waiting for me somewhere! On the bright side, I did find the perfect shoes to wear with my rehearsal dinner dress. (Sorry to go in to detail on all the clothing...I am a fashion major after all) Let me re-phrase that. I could not find the perfect shoes anywhere. Given the fact that Kam is about a fourth of an inch taller than I am, I really hate wearing heels around him. I wanted silver glittery shoes, but all I could find were some seriously tall heels. Apparently no one makes silver flats with glitter. So, in true Emily nature, I made my own. And they turned out awesome. I am currently doing the same thing to a pair of old sunglasses because I love how my shoes turned out so much! I also love glitter, so I am unnaturally excited about this.

These are what my shoes looked like before I got my hands on them. This is literally the same pair-they started out black and everything!

And these are my shoes now! I am in love with them. Considering wearing them to bed...kidding! But I am proud of myself :)

March!

Whoa baby, I can't believe it's March already! It seems like January and February flew right by.

The finger crossing continues, with grad schools and job apps and wedding things. I ended up getting the part time job I was hoping for, only to receive an email today that they have eliminated the position I would be working in. Soo that was less than awesome. Oh well I guess!

Sorority formal is this Saturday. I am really excited :) It's the last one though, sad! And weird. All of the senior girls are coming though, which is amazing. We almost never get to hang out all together, so I am really looking forward to it! I also love wearing dresses, so this is the perfect opportunity.

Speaking of dresses, I cannot find a dress for my bachelorette party! I know it's not until May, but I get nervous/anxious (weird, me? never). I also still can't find shoes to go with my rehearsal dinner dress. It's hard to be a fashion major haha. I need to do some major goal setting here this week, so that I have an actual timeline of when I need to do these things. After all, the wedding is 100 days from today! I feel like when I talk to people, all they hear me say is "blah blah blah wedding blah"...hope that's not the case. I sure feel like it though.

I'm in the mood to cook. It's not going to happen, but I just thought I'd record the fact that I actually feel like it.

Ok that's all.

xoxo e

It's only tuesday?

As you might be able to tell by the title of this, I am definitely ready for the weekend already. And it's only tuesday. Sounds like I am in for a long next few days. This weekend I am going home on saturday for some birthdays! I haven't hung out with my at home friends for a long time. Hope it's fun!

In my last post, I complained about the weather. But then it got really nice! (like 60 degrees nice) I didn't even wear a coat to class at the end of last week! Unfortunately, it's back to 30 ish degrees now. BUT the groundhog did say we are having an early spring, so I am crossing my fingers that it comes...early.

I have been crossing my fingers for a lot lately. For K to get into the grad schools he wants, for me to find a job, for my (and my mom's probably) sanity regarding wedding planning, for my sweet part time job that I should be finding out about in the next couple days, for the weather, etc etc. Guess I just have a lot to hope & pray for! I can't believe it's already almost the end of February.

I haven't felt like writing lately, so hopefully that will change. xoxo e

Oh February, I wish you brought warm weather and sunshine with you. I am tired of the snow and cold. I know, I know-I live in Iowa, I should be used to it, blah blah blah. That doesn't mean I like it.

So far, the superbowl commercials are sucking. I don't like either team, but I'm watching it anyways. Sort of wishing I was at home eating good food with my fam. Next weekend though :)

I have been working a lot-ish lately. Best conversation starter ever yesterday:

Guy: "I bought a diamond ring & diamond necklace for two different people yesterday. I broke up with one of them, so can I bring it back?"

Whaaat? Do people really date two different people at one time? Well I know they do, but really? Apparently he also had one of his lady friends WITH HIM when he bought both things. You have got to be kidding me! People are weird, end of story. At least I got a laugh out of it?

I was sick this past week with a gross cold (thank you, best friend). I feel soo guilty because I didn't work out on wednesday or friday since I couldn't really breathe. Definitely looking forward to tomorrow morning to get back on the right track. K's birthday is a week from tomorrow also-going to be 22! Which is weird. I was talking yesterday about being 10. That was almost 12 years ago, what the heck. Also contemplating getting another job. There is a Buffalo Wild Wings opening here soon, and I would love to have more money to get wedding stuff. But do I waste my last semester of college working? Or have fun but be poor? Can't decide.

Going to update my wedding website so that I don't get a phone call from my mom & Debbie harassing me about it :)

xoxo

e

I can't decide if I think time is going very slowly or very fast. First semester definitely flew by. I can't believe I have 4 months left of college and 5 months left until I get married. I keep freaking myself out thinking about it! Not that I'm not excited, but I've spent the last 3.5 years living with roughly 60 of my closest friends. I have done basically everything with them-laughed, cried, screamed, danced-you name it. So it's going to be weird to live with a guy. Again, don't get me wrong, I'm excited. It's just weird to think about.

Rant of the day-Ugg boots. I can't count the number of times that I have seen a facebook status, article in the Daily, or other random thing dissing Uggs. I will give the haters this-they're not that cute BUT these people have clearly never put their foot in one and walked across campus. They're comfortable and warm and make my journey to class a little less painful. Anyways-people can just keep hating because the boots are warm and comfy and I'd rather be both of those than freezing but cute.

Erin & I are mid-bachelorette party conversation and I am SO EXCITED. I'm trying to find a cute dress.

Also excited for 145 days from now, when I am laying on the beach in Jamaica instead of ice skating to class. So much to look forward too.

I leave you with a picture of my cake topper that took me roughly 100000 hours to finish.

Have I ever mentioned how much I hate the cold? I can't wait until we have weather above 50 degrees again. I am just thinking about the walk back to my apartment that I'll be taking at 6:30...brr.

This week has been really weird. I am not really adjusted to my new schedule, so I keep feeling like I'm missing something like a class or work. I can't say that I hate it though :) Right now I am sitting in good old LeBaron Hall, waiting for my next class to start (not for another 52 minutes). I am already caught up on my homework for the week too!

My thought of the day today is about the rec center. I have been working out routinely since coming back to Ames, and I'm really proud of myself! Santa brought me some awesome new tennies (thanks SantaMom!), and it makes me much more motivated for some reason. Since school started on monday, the rec has been reaaaaally busy. Everyone is trying to squeeze in their new year's resolution, so there's like twice as many people there than normal. It's a little bit annoying, but good for all those people who are getting their butts to the gym (even if the only do go for a week or 2). I am definitely not the patron saint of working out, but I am pretty sure that the chaos will die down in the next week or two, because people will give up. What irritates me though, is the people who are constantly making fun of all the new people at the rec. Maybe it irritates me cause I'm new-ish (although it wasn't a new years resolution-more of a wedding one), and maybe it's a little bit because they're just being mean for no reason. Yes, rec regulars, I get that you want to be able to spend 2 hours on the elliptical and that you can't with all the extra people, but making fun of them is not going to make them disappear.

Well there's my rant for the day. I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of those on here, haha. I can't tell my roommates because one doesn't go to the rec often (although she did say she wants to come with me! just forgot her tennis shoes) and one is a rec regular, so she is hating it. And K will look at me like I am a freak.

On a side note, I really like referring to people by their first initial because it makes me feel like I am on gossip girl, haha.

ciaooo

e

giving this a shot

I am hoping this semester that I'm going to have spare time on my hands. So I think I am going to try to revive my blog again and spill my random thoughts. We'll see.

Firstly-I am not a fan of this background. But since I am not blog savvy, I think it'll remain the way it is for now :) Secondly-Let me laugh at my title until I can think of a better one.

I am pretty sure that me writing on here is like me talking to myself. I know my mom used to read it, when I was in Florence/LA, but I doubt she remembers that it exists now. So if anyone is actually reading this, then hello :) If not, whatever.

I am hugely unimpressed with 2011 so far. Usually, I am good at being optimistic about almost everything, but for some reason I am getting seriously irritated with people that normally don't bother me. I just feel like people are continuously trying to be something that they're not, and I don't see the fun in that. That's why we have halloween ONCE a year. Dress up like something you wish you were and get it out of your system. Sorry about that rant!

Since I like making lists, here is a short one. The top 5 things I am looking forward to in the next 6 months...

1. my best friend's birthday (i have so many things up my sleeve for this)

2. marrying kameron :)

3. jamaica

4. getting a house to make into a home (and maybe a dog!)

5. SPRING/SUMMER (i am so sick of weather under 50 degrees)

Wellll this has been random, but bear with me!

-e