everybody, rock your body right...

...backstreet's back, alright!

Think back to 1997. Yeah i know, looooong time ago lol I was in...oh gosh, i don't even know....3rd grade maybe. like i said, a looooong time ago. anyway, so back then, I was the typical little girl...loved to play on the playground, boys had cooties, that type of thing. and my favorite singers were britney spears, christina aguliara, n*sync, and of course, the backstreet boys. well let me just tell you, "backstreet's back, alright!" lol i can't beleive it's been that long since they released their first album and i started to listen to them.

This past weekend, Olivia and I went to Charlotte to see them preform!! It was soo much fun. Kinda sad that I've been a fan since 1997 but this is the first time I'm seeing them in concert. They played at Charlotte's annual Halloween event called the Grave Digger's Ball. We got dressed up in Halloween costumes (Olivia was a greek goddess and I was an army brat) and rocked out to some old songs and then some new ones too.

My have times changed! There are only 4 instead of 5 now. I guess Kevin didn't want to be a part of the group anymore. Oh well, they still sounded great!! They came out and sang their first song, which appropriately was "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" and then Brian says "my, ya'll look so grown up" lol they definitely look older too, but not in a bad way. My tastes sure have changed too. Nick and Brian use to be my favorite looks wise. Brian still looks good..mmmm. But now, AJ is my other favorite. When I was little, I use to think he was so ugly because he had tattoos all over. But now.....he's pretty damn cute. Who knew I would eventually fall for the guys with tattoos lol i'm sure mom won't be happy to hear that.

They are supposed to be going on tour again soon. guess who wants tickets?! lol

guilty pleasures

Well all, I have SURVIVED! hell week has come and gone. Things have been looking up. I'm in a pretty good mood....and it's Friday! I've wanted to write something fun and insightful for a while, but I've come up with nothing. I guess my brain is just fried from all the hard thinking I've had to do.

Soooooo....I'm gonna write about my guilty pleasures lol

1. people.com --- I'm addicted. Can't beleive I'm admitting this (sorry V!!), but every time I'm at work, it's pulled up on my computer. I just can't get enough hollywood gossip. and normally, I'm the go-to girl about all the celebrity news...babies, weddings, deaths, arrests, yeah i know it all.
2. facebook --- always and forever on there. if i don't check it at least 3 times a day, I feel incomplete. It's my window into everyone's world...the happenings, the feelings, the pictures. I just love it all.
3. texting --- my nickname at work: digits. i'm non stop texting. it's a good thing i have unlimited, otherwise i would be in some serious trouble.
4. song lyrics/quotes --- i'm forever looking for song lyrics and quotes that pertain to exactly how i'm feeling, what i'm doing, or things i'm thinking. it's never ending. i don't know why i'm so addicted or why i have this obsession with them but i just can't help it. sometimes lyrics and quotes just fit better than me expressing things in my own words. if you have any, let me know ;)
5. TV shows --- I can't help it, but I get hooked on TV shows waaaaay too easily. My weekly line up: Sunday - Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters. Monday - One Tree Hill. Tuesday - Nip/Tuck (except my new apartment doesn't have FX so I don't get to watch this one anymore). Thursday - Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.
6. hot chocolate --- I drink it pretty much every morning in the fall and winter. it's my version of coffee lol and now I'm addicted to the Caribou version with a shot of mint. YUMMM! last year, my uncle gave me this awesome hot chocolate maker - it makes the hot chocolate all frothy and super rich. he knows the way to my heart lol
7. heels --- most girls have a shoe and purse obsession...but mine is heels. it doesn't matter how many black pairs i have, i will buy another one if i find cute ones lol and sad part is, i can't even pick my favorite pair. i start to think, "oh these are by far my favorites" but then i'll wear another pair, and change my mind. ha! gotta love how awesome they make your legs look too ;)
8. dancing --- each and every wednesday, i'm at the club. sometimes on thursday nights too. and if i hear music, most likely, i'm moving and shakin to the beat lol i just can't help it!
9. dressing up --- and not just dressy like going to the club, but wearing dresses and heels and doing my make-up just right with the right necklace and earrings.
10. pink/purple --- i looove all things pink. and i'm obsessed with purple clothing and shoes. i know, i'm such a girly girl. i have a pink camera, pink heels, pink phone cover, pink pen. and when it comes to clothing, if it's purple, mostly likely, i'll wear it. i've figured out that purple is my color!
11. blogging --- i don't do it very often. and i don't do it as often as i'd like. but i definitely love to do it. and sometimes i relay way too much info but i just can't help it. i feel like on here i don't really have a filter. i can express exactly what i'm feeling and why.
12. polka dots --- my phone cover is polka dots. my hair straightener is polka dots. i have polka dot wedges....yeah i'm pretty much in love with them. i think they are sooo cute. they can be young and hip or sophisticated depending on where or what they are on.

well that's all i can think of right now. i'm sure there are more. well of course there is more. but for now this is good. off to do some actual work now :)

midterm hell week has arrived

ok so i just need to vent very quickly and then get back to hell....you'll see what i'm talking about in a minute. thursday and friday was considered our "fall break" and i took full advantage of that. but now it's sunday, and guess what i'm doing. homework and studying. lots and lots of it, actually. here is my list of "to do's":

• Food science midterm study guide
• Food science midterm (due by monday at midnight)
• Reflection for seminar (due by tuesday at noon)
  
• Seminar midterm (tuesday at 12:30)
  
• Two science article summaries (due by tuesday night)
• Guided Reading Proposed Lesson (due by wednesday morning at 8am)
• Math midterm study guide
• Math midterm (wednesday at 10:30)
  
• Science Lesson Plan/Presentation (wednesday at 12:30)
  
• Diagnostic Interview paper (due by wednesday at midnight)

Really?! how the hell am i supposed to enjoy my fall break with all of this to do? well i guess i should stop complaining and actually work on some of this. wish me luck....i'm gonna need it.

change of plans

this always seems to happen to me.....plans change. so i'm not going to tallahassee with elizabeth anymore for fall break :( it makes me sad because i was very excited...we were supposed to get pedi's lol

instead i will be either staying in raleigh, sleeping in and relaxing and enjoying an extra long weekend or heading to charlotte for a few days. haven't decided which yet.

BUT that means i'll be here for the NCSU vs Duke football game!!!! i'm pumped. and i'm bringing my litte brother, who is a huge duke fan. this should be interesting lol and fun :) brother sister bonding! yay i'm excited.

ahh i love football :) and fall break!

october!

my first happy post in a while.....yayyy!

it's october people! probably one of my favorite months. ok so maybe that's not totally true. i love summer, i really miss summer. but now, the leaves are changing, the air is cooling off, hoodies are coming out, and hot chocolate is starting to become more of a routine staple in my diet lol ahhh, fall! i love it!

usually october brings lots of football games...my favorite part of this season! but this year State only has one home game in october, and of course, it's the weekend i'm going to be away for fall break. why the athletic department did this, i don't know, because i'm sure a lot of people are going to be out of town that weekend, but oh well. And we're playing Duke...i wanted to see this game. but again, oh well.

instead, i'm going to Tallahassee, Florida with Elizabeth. Road Trip!! We leave Wednesday. it's going to be a looooooong day. Get up and go to class from 8 to 3 then drive 8 hours....like i said, loong day. but it should be fun. i've never been to elizabeth's home town. it will be a new experience. so, i guess it's worth missing the only football game in october for it. lol

i can't wait. i'll definiely tell you all about it :) and i'm sure there will be pictures too lol

happy october everyone!!!