*Friendship*


I have had a very rough past couple of days with two exams being due and midterms coming up. I haven't slept in two days (not really sure why). I have been detoxing from the caffeine which has been extremely horrible! I have been physically and mentally exhausted and all I wanted to do when I got off work was come home and go straight to bed and my parents talked me into getting dinner with them. I left my phone in the car just so I would not be distracted (as my mom says). So when I get back to my car I had two texts from two friends asking if they could stop by the apartment because they were in the area. Of course my natural reaction was "ugh, of course! I am wanting to go to bed and people want to come over..." and then it hit me. I am about to move to Auburn where I can't have friends just stop by to visit and most of these people I won't even see much anymore when I get so bogged down by school and I have been such a hermit the past week. And then I realized that maybe thats exactly what I need is a little girl time to just hang out and talk and CHILL OUT. After they came over, it was amazing how much I felt better. We just caught up a little bit and discussed my b'day party coming up and what we will wear and just had much needed *girl time*. It's so easy to get wrapped up in our everyday activities and not make time for each other but that is what friendship is all about. I am so thankful for these girls that I have in my life to be there for me when I maybe don't want it (or I think I don't) but I really need it. THANK YOU! You girls mean more to me and have helped me in so many ways that you do not even know. I hope you know I am here for you as you have been for me. Don't hesitate to ever stop by EVER! *ILY*
Last night = ROUGH night

Updates coming soon... Nightie Night!

Quote for the night: Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

^Contemplative^

It's dangerous for me to be up and thinking unless I'm studying... just listening to a little Matt Wertz... need to be studying... I'll fall asleep soon, I pray.

And thank you for a house full of people I love. Amen.

Well it looks like we will be going to Auburn again in the future. I figured we would be making some final plans but looks like my parents had other plans in mind so we are still on the search for the perfect place. We did have a really fun time though, Coco got to play in the fields and we got to go in a bunch of places to see what we like and do not like. We spent time on the strip and ate outside Mellow Mushroom where Coco got LOTS of attention and we ate ice cream. It was very good weather and just a good time to spend with my parents riding around listening to oldies and looking at places for sale. I know my dad is not ecstatic about me going to Auburn but I think that was to be expected. Good thing Phil went before me!  He is being more positive about it than I thought he would be. :) I have been blessed truly with a wonderful supportive family. I am amazed by the unconditional love of a family and the older I get, the more important I realize it is. I could not ask for better parents or brothers, EVER! They have and will always be there for me no matter what; as I am for them. As my father always says; "Family; it's all that matters" and it's so true!

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works is the family.  ~Lee Iacocca


The family - that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.  ~Dodie Smith

On the road to change.

Well, I am on my way to Auburn right now to hopefully put the final plans together. My parents and Coco are with me to check out my, (hope to be)[soon to be] new place. I am so exicited and I hope that it is as perfect as it seems! I will update soon!
Quote of this moment: "The past will not pretend to be the present no matter how much you dress it up."

Happy Hump Day! It's been a couple of days since I have taken the time to get on here. I have been trying to get things done. On top of all the school work I have, I decided to start a detox for my body. All things new, I figured I needed to cleanse my body of all unhealthy things inward and outward. Hind sight is 20/20 but it's amazing looking back how much one person can make you unhealthy in every aspect of life. So I have cut out fast food completely from my diet (which wasn't that hard) because I do not crave it anyways. One of my hardest things to stop is the soft drinks. I finally decided Sunday that on Monday (Valentines Day) would be my starting of the coke detox or I guess fast. I was doing fine but my gah, yesterday and today I have had the worst migraines! Here I am trying to learn my calculus so I can take my test and I cannot even think because my head is hurting so bad. I have never had a problem with self control before but I realize that certain relationships can teach you to not have any self control and that is something that is very hard to gain back. So my wonderful roommate bought me some Valentines Day candy and flowers you see here ------->


and I literally tore into that hershey's bar and in about 30 sec. this is what it was:
my body is craving sugar so bad because I am not drinking the soft drinks and I saw the chocolate and ate the entire thing! And this is the MEGA size Cookies and Cream. BUT it was very good.  (shhh..)

So I know the last post or couple of posts back I have been talking about how horrible the weather is and even showed my apartment with snow everywhere. Well it was definitely about 70 degrees today and while walking Coco, this is what I see! 
So Pretty! Yaaaah for sunshine! Annnnnnd, the apartment got the water fountain fixed so it looks even ten times better! So that is something I definitely have to be grateful for in this time of overcoming addictions. I will let you know how this detox is going. I have not had a soft drink since Sunday so I am doing pretty good so far. I am taking it just a couple of things at a time but I am improving myself every day :) No fast food, no soft drinks, no biting nails, no cussing, no tanning, church, praying, staying in the Word and once I get to Auburn: gym time! :) A great Bible verse to help those wanting to change for the better is:
 1 Corinthians 9:24 "24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize."

~$now $now Go Away~

Im getting ready to go eat with my parents and Im walking out the door notice that I have on a bright salmon top, flip flops, wet hair and I have put my make up on using a tad of base and face lotion. I would say that I am totally ready for spring. And I walk outside to a blasting snow storm pretty much. This weather is absolutely insane! I am so ready to migrate south and stay, I cannot take it anymore! 






On the flip side... good news is I do not have to go to Auburn for orientation so now I can just register and focus on now and finding my place. We are going down in two weeks to look at the place that I am thinking about getting and I am •uber• excited! I have started picking out all the things I want to decorate it with and most of them come from West Elm. :) My B'day is coming up soon and even though I am not very excited about being half way to 50; maybe it will help me get everything I need for my new place! My inspiration for decorating has come from following fellow blogger Madebygirl who is absolutely awesome at decorating and finding other homes of inspiration for all of us to drool over! I can already tell that this is going to be a huge distraction for me... as long as I can get it all done before Auburn then I won't have to worry about it while I am down there. 


Quote of the day: In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity ~Albert Einstein
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