it's been awhile...

Well, it sure has been a long time since I have written anything exciting. A lot has happened in the month that I haven't posted! Let's see, I got home from Kentucky(the first time, in October) me and Anna got into a car accident in Dallas, I am still currently working at the Limited, but I am looking for another job...I applied for some secretarial positions with the Fort Worth school district, Erica, Bethany, Anna and myself went to see OneRepublic and Augustana in Dallas, they were AMAZING! I went home to Kentucky for Thanksgiving, turned 23...gah! I am 23. That is scary. So lot's has happened, I mean, I know that I am forgetting a lot of stuff, but those are just some highlights. 

So, me and Anna got into a car accident back in October...the 26th to be exact. Someone hit me from behind. We were stopped on a major highway, and they guy behind me couldn't stop in time and hit me! It could've been a lot worse, no one was hurt...except my car:( Anyways, so it went into the shop....it's almost been 4 weeks ago! It's ok, I have been driving this baller jeep, it is so pretty! I do miss my car tho, but I will be sad when I have to say goodbye to the jeep. 

I applied for a couple jobs with the school district. They are secretarial positions, and can I just say, that there is one in particular that I really want. Any of them would be great, but one sounds so perfect! I would love to work in the school system, to have holidays and summers off. Have nights and weekends free. I really hope it works out. I filled out an application online, and they said it takes 4-6 weeks for them to process the application, and they will call me if they want to set up in an interview. I think its been about 2 or 3 weeks since I did that. Waiting is really hard. But I just have to trust that it will work out the way that is supposed to, and if this isn't the job that I am supposed to have, then I will find another one. I am still at the Limited, it is ok for the time being, but just until I can find a full time job. 

I sure do love this city! I really feel like it is my home, and we have places that go to on a regular basis...it is fun! We have a favorite Mexican restaurant, that is so good, I am craving it right now...Two weeks ago we went to Dallas for the OneRepublic concert, just amazing. It was at House of Blues and we were in the very front. It just doesn't get old, everything that we can do here. When I went home to Lexington, I was so happy to be home, I always love going home...but it was so good to come back to Fort Worth and get back to life here...maybe it had something to do with the fact that we had Mexico Real that night...I don't know? It was good to go home...Lexington...when I was there in October I didn't really get to see anyone except my family, we were doing stuff the entire weekend. This trip I got to see all my friends, it was so good! And, it was my birthday, and it was Thanksgiving! It was just a really great trip! I really do love going home...have I said that? 

Last year when I was living in Canyon with Bethany and Anna, I can remember when Bethany turned 23 she kind of freaked out. I thought it was funny, because I thought she was just being dramatic. She was like you will see next year when you turn 23! I was like, yeah ok...thinking 23 would not feel any different! Wow, I had a tiny meltdown. 23 for some reason just sounds older. And its an age that most people know what they are doing, they have their stuff together, and doing something with their life. Well, here I am, not in school, working at the Limited and I freaked out a little. I don't know. We'll see what happens. All I can say, is that I better have some things figured out this time next year, or the meltdown won't be so tiny! 

Thanksgiving morning. Watching the parade and eating breakfast. I like this picture:)

Me with my beautiful birthday flowers from my parents!

well crap...

So, I just typed out a long post about my life...and then I was doing something to add pictures to it...and now it is gone. It is my own fault, but its because I get so frustrated when I add pictures! So I thought I would try and make it easier, but instead, I erased the entire blog...awesome! I am not re-typing it now. Maybe tomorrow, but probably not, I have too much going on. 

Surprises, Keeneland, Football and MORE!

So this past weekend I went home to Lexington for my mom's birthday. She didn't know I was coming, it was so much fun to surprise her...I am not good at keeping secrets, so the fact that I was able to keep this from her for a good month, was amazing to me! But I surprised her Friday morning, and met her and my dad for breakfast and her face was priceless, there were tears, it was really good! I was just happy that she was actually surprised! I thought she had to have some idea that I was going to be there, but she was completely surprised, so that made it really special. 

We had a jam packed weekend, she took me shopping on Friday, such a good mom, to take me shopping, while I was there for her birthday, Friday was her party, and it was some party...her friends are crazy, but fun, I hope I'm that fun and have friends like that when I am that age! Saturday we went to Keeneland, which was insanity, there were so many people there! Then my mom and I went to the UK game, we left at half time because they were losing and it was real cold, of course they went on to win the game in the last quarter and we missed it! Oh well, I'm just glad they won! Then I left Sunday morning.

Fast weekend, busy weekend, but so fun! I love going home and seeing my family! I LOVE it! I just love being home, there is no place like it. It is good to come home to people I love too, I must say. I do feel like I have made a family here for myself, which feels pretty darn good. Not quite the same as Kentucky, but if I can't be in there, this is where I want to be! I love my friends I have made in Fort Worth and I feel so blessed they're in my life. So that's all I'm going to say about that, I love my family...both of them! 

Still Exhausted...

Well, I'm in Lubbock this weekend with Bethany at a Peddler Show, I would be thrilled to be here and help her...except I feel like my head is about to explode. I think I might have a sinus infection, but I'm not positive because I don't know if I have ever had one, and I don't know what one feels like, all I know is that my whole head hurts...bad. The worst part is that I feel like I did it to myself. If you read my previous post(notice I just said "read" not "understood") then you should remember I have been so tired and have not been getting good rest, and was working a lot, and wasn't eating very well. WELL...here I am now, sick! AWESOME. It started out as a bad cough, and then just congestion, and now my entire head is hurting. It stinks that it's this weekend, because I want to be able to help Bethany as much as I can, but I also know that I need to take care of myself and get as much rest as I can. I talked to Emily today...I am so excited that the Sims family will be here too...but she is sick too...it sounds like we have the same thing. Not good. I hope that we can both get better and feel good so that we can actually enjoy ourselves.

I really feel like I need to start being smart with my time and taking care of myself better. It has been really hard lately because we have people at our apartment all the time...which I LOVE...I REALLY do! For you reading this, who always ask me...you know who you are:) But as much as I love it, I kind of feel like I'm sick now, let me check....yeah, I am. And I know that my work schedule was a little crazy there, so that has some to do with it, but at the same time, when I have to be up at 8, it's not good for me to be up til 2! I just need to start disciplining myself! It has been so fun to have people over, and cook and bake, and have stuff to look forward to, and plan ahead...but it's not going to be fun if I can't look forward to it because I am sick! So, I am going to start making a point of taking good care of myself...(are you proud of me momma?)

Well, I will let you know how this weekend goes, and if we get to feeling better, please pray for us, because I know this is the worst I have felt, not like ever in my life, just in the past 3 days, since it all started, anywho...I am hoping it can't get worse than this, and I know that Emily felt real bad too. I am off to make my momma proud and get GOOD REST!

Exhaustion

I have never in my life been more exhausted than I am right now. In the past 3 days, I think I have gotten approximately 10ish hours of sleep. I was up for about 20 hours on Sunday, went to sleep for about 5 hours and am up again. What day is it? I was at work Sunday morning at 6am! If this blog isn't making sense than it's because I have never been more exhausted in my life. I am going to try and make a goal to go to bed tonight at a decent hour, and get good sleep! I don't have to work tomorrow, thank you Lord! I WILL be sleeping in! I can get everything I need to get done, and catch up on stuff. This weekend I am going to Lubbock for Bethany's second Peddler Show, I am excited, AND Britt and Emily will be there, so I am excited to catch up with them! Back to my work stuff, I worked Sunday at 6am, for 8 hours, we were doing a new floor set. I didn't know how it was going to go, being there at 6am, for 8 hours and all, I must say, it was not bad...not bad AT ALL! I kept thinking, where is the time gone? And then, I had to work today, did NOT know how I was going to make it, but I did it, we still had stuff left over from yesterday's floor set(that was yesterday???) that we didn't get done, so I was able finish that! I was so happy because I didn't know how I was going to stand in the front of the store greeting customers all day, I was afraid I would've fallen asleep standing up. So what I am saying is, I enjoyed work the past 2 days, and if I could just do that kind of stuff there...the floor set stuff, I would have no problem, but there are days, I am so bored out of my mind, I want to quit! I have started to get to know the managers, and I feel like they are starting to get to know me, and my personality, and I don't know if I want to quit. I'm so confused. 

I apologize, because I don't really know what this post is about, except to say I am so tired. 

The Good times

Things are going good. The blog has a new look, it was about time. I would like to thank my friend Erica, I feel like I owe it to her for finding this background, so thank you Erica. Without you I have nothing. HA. :)  Last night, Erica and I went for a walk on the Trinity Trails, its right by our apartment, its a trail that goes around the city, I mean it's 30 miles...and it goes by our apartment!!! We are pretty stoked...there is a little river right by it. It is really nice. So we are really happy to have a place that we can go and walk and clear our mind and exercise. I actually went again this morning...it was a little warmer, I think I almost got heat stroke...so I'll have to start discipling(is that actually a word???) myself to get up earlier in the morning when it isn't as hot. And I am actually happy about it, because I want to walk the trails! 

I feel like I am finally starting to find myself here. We have met some great new people, and I just feel like I am starting to feel more comfortable here. I'm still not quite sure about my job, I still don't love it. I think I am going to have to find another one. Although the discount is AWESOME...it is keeping me from actually making any money, which some might say is a problem...because it is a job. 

And now, I would like to leave you with some of the good times....

>going into Erica's room at night, sitting on her bench, while she lays in her bed and talking about our days...if I happen to have a thing of ice cream...so be it. 

>SHOWS! thank goodness its fall, although I would never know it, because it's still 90 degress in Fort Worth, I know it is fall because my shows are back! Greys Anatomy, the Office, Private Practice starts Wednesday....they make me happy

>hanging out with friends, eating cookies, talking...singing maybe? but definitely the cookies. We love our cookies. 

> talking to my family on the phone, always helps when we're so far away

Alright that is all for now, and I know this blog is title The Good Times, but let me just leave you with this, we have ants. They are all over our apartment. They started in the kitchen, now they're in my bathroom. I am so emotional about it, I thought I was going to start crying yesterday, when I saw them in my bathroom. It is ridiculous! What is the deal? Where are they coming from? I just had to get that out, I feel like they are getting the best of me. Damn ants! Sorry, but I hate them! 

glued to the weather channel...

So, they say there is a hurricane coming. I know this because I have been watching the weather channel and the news ALL day, and well, and I mean who doesn't know it at this point? HA. I cannot turn the news off, Erica just said that she couldn't watch it anymore, it's been on too long. We don't know how bad it will be here in Fort Worth, they keep changing the forecast it seems. We're going to get rain and wind, and I think that is about it...how much is still the question. They say we'll get it all day tomorrow(Saturday), I will be working, so maybe it will make for a slow day at the Limited...

Speaking of the Limited. I believe my last post was my dreadful first day. Well, since the first day, it's been about a week and a half, and I'm really not enjoying the Limited as much as I thought I would. It's actually really boring and there have been a few days that I totally hated it, and a few days that I only kind of hated it. Well, maybe its not quite that bad, but maybe it is. I have worked retail before, and it was not this bad, I don't know what it is, I love their clothes, so I feel like to be there and work there, but its just not that great.

With that being said, I'm going to be gone most weekends with Bethany to peddler shows, I was supposed to go this weekend, but got scheduled to work, but then it got canceled because it was in College Station and Ike decided to move on in...but, I am really excited to help Bethany with her photography!!! 

So, everything has been pretty good lately, last weekend we went to the Augustana/Maroon 5/Counting Crows concert in Dallas, that's where we are in the picture...it was so much fun, Maroon 5 were amazing! 

We(me and Erica) still can't believe we live here sometimes, like today for instance, we were driving and and we were like, we live here? We say that a lot. I will say, I'm still finding my way around, I was half way to Abilene today, on I-20 West, when I realized I was supposed to be going East. Ok, I exaggerated on the half way, it was about 5 miles, but still, and I blame Erica, she thought I just knew, to go I-20 East, haha! 

Anyways, can I just say that I don't understand why there are reporters reporting in the middle of the hurricane...! I mean, they are literally tied down to something sturdy, and one of them just fell over from a gust of wind, he was trying his hardest to keep his balance, but  the wind is too strong, shouldn't they take that as a sign, to go INSIDE? I mean, it makes for good television, I guess, I'm watching, but I really just want them to be safe right now! Well, I think that is enough of this random post, it's time for bed, I'll post tomorrow...post Ike! Hopefully I'm dry, and my umbrella stays in tact:) 

@ concert...showing off our lip gloss! 

first day of work...

...in a word, tragic! Well, maybe not quite that dramatic, I didn't get fired or anything, but it was an eventful first day at The Limited. Lets just begin with yesterday, when I was talking to my mom on the phone, and she said that she would be looking forward to hearing from me after my first day. My first day, was an 8 hour shift,  I haven't worked 8 hours...on my feet...in awhile. So she was anxious, she was telling me to be prepared, and have a snack, and have medicine if I needed it. I did all that, I think she told me to wear comfortable shoes, ya know, because I would be on my feet for 8 hours...if she did, I must have blocked her out, because I bought these really cute black pumps for work. I mean they don't have that huge of a heal, maybe 2 1/2, 3 in tops...I was really excited because they completed my look. I have to look nice, I work at The Limited. 

Yeah, I don't really wear high heels...really, ever. But I really convinced myself, that I could handle 8 hours in them, on my feet...I mean I really convinced myself. I also bought a pair of flats, but I just thought they weren't cute enough for my outfit. So, the heels it would be. I went to work at 9, and one girl asked if I brought a change of shoes, because I was going to be here all day...pshh, I could handle it, they were pretty comfortable...until about the 2nd hour. I kind of lost all feeling in my feet. Not only that, but I was nauseous, and started feeling lightheaded. I don't know if that happened because there was no blood flow to my feet...does that happen? I don't really know? But it was bad, I had to sit down in the back a few times. I'm pretty sure I was as white as a ghost. My manager, whom I met like 2 days ago, came up to me and was like..."Whoa, are you ok??? You do not look good!" So that's good. When I say it was bad...it was bad. For a little while, I thought I forgot how to walk. I could not put one foot in front of the other. I was on the verge of asking someone for some Dr. Scholl's, when I was told I could take my hour break! I really thought I might fall over at this point, I didn't know if I could walk anymore. SO, during my break I went to my apartment, and changed into my flats...even though they weren't as cute with the outfit...I really didn't care. All I cared about was walking like a 22 year old...not a 2 year old. But seriously, after I changed my shoes, I was no longer nauseous, or lightheaded...so I guess it was the shoes? I think I just had it in my head that I was Carrie Bradshaw...when in reality, I mean...I'm NOT Carrie Bradshaw, and I will never be Carrie Bradshaw. So that was my first day, the 2nd half...better than the first half. I think it will be good, I just have to remember to be myself, in my good 'ole mary janes! 

(Side note: I totally could've handled 8 hours SITTING in the heels!)

P.S. You should try Blue Bell ice cream- Snickerdoodle, its new, its unbelievable, and knowing that it was in my freezer when I got home, made the whole day OK! It turned my life upside down...maybe that's a little dramatic...again...but it is REALLY good! 

I am going to go to bed now, because I have another 8 hour day ahead of me tomorrow, don't worry, I'll be wearing flats. 

life is good...

Erica, Anna, Bethany and I at SCAT Jazz Club

me and Erica at Dave Barnes

all of us at Dave Barnes

So, I got a job! Finally, Praise the Lord. I will be working at The Limited. It isn't what I set out to do, retail that is...but my plans changed when my friend Bethany asked me to help her with the Peddler Show. I am going to be traveling with her some weekends, and it would just be hard to work a full time Monday-Friday job, if I had to leave Thursday's for the Peddler Show...so, if the Peddler Show, works out, which I hope it does because it sounds like so much fun! Then I will work at The Limited, and if it doesn't work out, then I will probably have to get a full time job, at an office, which was what my original plan was. I am excited to work at The Limited, I love their clothes...discount:) So that is good, because I really needed to find a job. 

I must say, I absolutely love Ft. Worth. There is so much to do here, and we haven't even seen half of it. It is so exciting to live in a city where there is fun stuff to do! And to have people you love to go out with and do all of it with! In the last week, we all...being me, Erica, Bethany, and Anna...went downtown to Ft. Worth, to a jazz club, and hung out in a penthouse in downtown Ft. Worth. We went downtown to Dallas to see Dave Barnes in concert. He was amazing. We are planning to see Augustana and Maroon 5 in September. We just have so much to look forward to. 

...I know for me, Bethany and Anna in particular, after living in Canyon last year, we are so happy here, to actually have options and not have to stay in all the time. It's so different...it's wonderful! 

I just feel like I am in just a good place in my life right now, I am really happy. I have no idea what I am doing really to be quite honest. I am not going to school, I am working retail, and I am more than OK with all of it. I am not stressed with where I am supposed to be, or questioning if I am doing the right thing with my life...which I do a lot. I am happy with where I am right now. And I am looking forward to the future and what is next. 

back in Texas...

Well, I am officially a Texan again. Erica and I moved into our apartment today! After what seemed like the longest car ride of my life on Thursday. We left Lexington, Thursday morning around 7:30 eastern time, and didn't get to Dallas until about 10:45 central time! We were in 3 cars altogether, so that made it hard with stops, and one of the cars was a moving truck. I didn't drive at all. Erica and I rode together in her car, and she has a standard, and I can't drive that, so she said she would drive the entire way. I could never do that. But, not driving made the trip longer I think. Anyways, after a VERY long trip, we are finally here. Movers came and unloaded our truck Friday morning(today) and we started unpacking. Still quite a bit to do. 

Our apartment is so cute. In the main room, we had the choice to have an accent wall, so we decided to be bold and paint it red, it looks so good! I can't wait to get all the accessories and everything in there, its going to look so good! I got new bedding, that I absolutely LOVE, its red...and tonight I went to target with my parents and found the perfect lamp to go in my room with a red lampshade...it made me so happy. It's the little things in life...

I'll be putting pictures up soon, but I don't have that many right now. I'll wait until the apartment is all set up!  

Well, that is all for now, I'm so exhausted from moving all day, I'm going to go crash. 

blogging is stressful...

So, I have had a blog now maybe for a month, and have not posted anything on here. When I think of myself and "who I am"...I would say I am generally good with computers and the internet. There are things on this blogger website I cannot figure out for the life of me. I get on the computer and think "today will be the day I will post"...I log in and am overwhelmed with everything on here, I have to log out or I just get too frustrated. So...the long awaited first post. I decided I'm just going to get it over with. Get it done, and then maybe I'll be able to figure things out from there. Take it one step at a time. 

On a different subject, I am moving 1 week from today, well it's really yesterday, considering it's so late. I'm going back to Texas...Ft. Worth, that is. Starting a new exciting chapter in my life. I have so much stuff to get done in the next week, I don't want to even think about it! 

Well anyways, this is my first post, hopefully I will get all this figured out, and will be able to post regularly. I do want to give a shout out to Em Sims...she is the one who talked me into starting this blog, after I don't know how long...months? But here it is, Emily:)