countdown: 14 days!

14 days of student teaching left. I am so STOKED. I can't even describe it! I am ready to be done with this and done with classes and GRADUATE ALREADY. My victory lap quickly got old about halfway through our less-than-stellar football season.. but yeah.

I'm starting my unit, and it's going really well so far. I feel so much more comfortable in the classroom than I did last semester, which is a sign that I'm heading down the right path for me.

I went on my first [and last] ever Spring Break trip last week. I will blog about it [along with pictures] sometime soon, hopefully this weekend. I've gotta work on my unit for now, but I wanted to update since it's been a month. Student teaching doesn't allow for much "fun-time" haha I'll also try to finish the 30 Day Challenge soon.. it took a back-burner once teaching started. But I'll finish it soon! Once student teaching gives me my life back..

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30 Day Challenge: Day 26

Day 26: A Picture Of Your Family

I'll do the most recent pictures, which I may or may not have shared already. We took pictures over Thanksgiving break, and these are my favorites:

my family is crazy. but I love them.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 25

Day 25: iPod Shuffle

Warning: this will probably be an incredibly varied shuffle. my musical taste is quite eclectic.

1. Crank That Soulja Boy - Soulja Boy
   the shuffle WOULD start off with something like this. appropriate, since it's my guilty pleasure genre of music.
2. God Is In This Place - Plus One
   crankin' it old school. I def saw them in concert once.. so amazing. this was the song they dedicated to the guys in the audience [it was WinterJam, so it wasn't a specifically Plus One concert] who hated boy bands.
3. Real Thing - 4HIM
   I've been listening to this group since I could talk. one of the best concerts of my life, except they didn't play my FAVORITE 4HIM song [Ride Of Life]
4. Don't Save It All For Christmas Day - Avalon
   truly great non-traditional Christmas song
5. Breaking Free - High School Musical
   yes, I love HSM. don't judge.
6. Tell Him He's Yours - Frank Sinatra & Michael Buble
   I have this great cd that took all of Sinatra's greatest hits and made them into duets with Michael Buble. SO GOOD.
7. Call Your Name - Daughtry
   I like this song because it hasn't been beaten to death on the radio.
8. January Friend - Goo Goo Dolls
   Goo Goo Dolls. a blast from my childhood. and still so good.
9. Jigga What/Faint - Linkin Park & Jay-Z
   I would never have picked those two artists to make a cd together, but it's great. amazing compilations!
10. Softer To Me - Relient K
    my favorite RK song, thanks to my ex. it's a lesser known RK song, but I believe it's one of their best.
11. Two Worlds - Phil Collins
    anyone who knows me probably knows how much I love Phil Collins. anything he's ever done by himself, anything he's ever done with Genesis, anything he's ever done for a Disney movie.. I love it all. this happens to be one of my favorite Disney soundtracks: Tarzan!
12. No Such Thing - John Mayer
    this was our class song in 9th grade. we tried to make it our senior song [at a different school.. yeah, I went to three high schools] but our principal wouldn't let us. apparently "I wanna run through the halls of my high school" wasn't appropriate.
13. Crush - Gavin DeGraw
    GAVIN. one of my greatest musical finds ever. then he had to go and get all well-known. but I knew of him first!
14. Baby - Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris
    if there's a song with a rap section by Luda, I probably have it. oh, and I'm a closet Bieber fan too. sue me.
15. Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey
    this song reminds me of going to the skating rink when I was in elementary school. someone would always request this to be a couples song. -sigh-
16. I Write Sins, Not Tragedies - Panic! At The Disco
    wasn't sure that I'd like P!ATD very much, but Rylan bought the cd and let me borrow it, and I was hooked. the music videos, however, are a completely different story.
17. Why - Nichole Nordeman
    I get chills every time I hear this song. I first heard it when Lauren Parr sang it at high school camp for the talent show and then again a few weeks later at church. it's just so beautiful.
18. Just A Dream - Nelly
    best line of the song: "tried to get my Usher on, but I can't let it burn"
19. Stationary Stationery - Anberlin
    nothing will ever beat "Foreign Language" but this is a good one.
20. Joyful Noise - Flame
    best. dance. ever. I just wish I was a little more coordinated so that I could do it better.
21. Gaston - Beauty and the Beast
    one of the MANY Disney soundtracks that I own.
22. Dream On - GLEE
    I never get tired of this song. Neil Patrick Harris is amazing.
23. Come On Get Higher - Matt Nathanson
    I'm still not sure whether this song has any sexual connotation or not, but I choose to believe it doesn't.
24. Cigarettes Equal Pain - Bill Engvall
    not a song, but the FUNNIEST one off of the whole cd. if you haven't heard this bit, you need to.
25. Ain't No Party - The Chipmunks
    this would be Katie's doing. it's not a road trip if we don't have at least one Chipmunks song. it drove Jona crazy, but I liked it. who wouldn't love those squeaky voices?!

That could've been a lot more random. I don't feel like that was a true shuffle of my library, but oh well.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 24

Day 24: Something You've Learned

Something I've learned over the past year is that my dreams have changed. Since I was a little girl, I wanted to teach math. The age group that I wanted to teach has changed, ending up at middle school, but math has stayed constant. I have always loved math. It makes sense to me. There is [almost always] a right or wrong answer, but the beauty is that there is generally more than one way to get to that answer.

On the flip side, I always hated science. The irony here is that I took more science classes in high school than any other type. I took gifted biology in 9th, gifted chem in 10th, AP chem in 11th, AP Physics B in 11th, and AP Physics C in 12th. With the exception of biology, there was enough math in each of the other courses for me to figure my way through the class.

And somewhere along the way, I fell in love with science.

I took another physics course in college, and it was no surprise that I excelled in it. Labs were hard, but I succeeded. Then I got into my major, where we have to pick two subject areas to focus on. I'd applied with math and social studies the year before, but my social studies grades were rough, so I tried again with science the second time, since they were all A's. I also took chemistry over the summer and made over a 100 in both the class and the lab. It was a 4 week long course with a quiz every day and a test on Thursday [no class on Friday]. The catch? IT WAS OPEN NOTES. And people STILL failed! How in the world do you fail when it's open notes AAAAANNNNNDDDDD she GIVES. YOU. THE. NOTES.

But alas, I digress. It was after taking this class that I realized that lots of sciences weren't so bad if I could incorporate the math. In fall 2009, we took physics for middle school teachers as well as a methods class to teach us how to teach science to middle schoolers. Basically we got to pretend to be middle schoolers in that class and see different models and experiments that we could use for our students. As someone who'd had several physics classes, I was not stressed at all. I was the only one, however. People were having a hard time with the class, so I tried to help them whenever possible.

They got to pay me back the next semester: earth science. No math whatsoever. I was freaking out. But it ended up being alright. Not just alright.. it was interesting. Fun, even. That was when I decided that I wanted to teach 6th grade [earth science] or 8th grade [physical science] rather than math. I was too afraid that it would screw up my placement in Gwinnett since I would be living at home the next year, so I didn't switch my specializations, intending to just take the GACE in math and science and apply for science jobs.

Then I got into the math classroom in the fall of 2010. What a culture shock. I've struggled with depression and anxiety throughout my life, but it has been under control for the past year and a half: no medicine, no episodes. That all changed. I had a mild panic attack the first time that I got in front of the kids to explain a concept. It was not the "being the center of attention" thing.. I was stressed that I was not explaining myself well enough. Unlike science, it's really hard to vary the way in which you teach math. It is the way it is, and that's that. My teacher said I did fine, my supervisor said I explained things extremely well, and my class's grades were higher than my mentor teacher's other two classes on the test at the end of the unit that I taught. But I can't handle that kind of pressure every day. I won't survive. I wasn't happy. I was stressed and unhappy, eating too much and sleeping too little.

One morning, I arrived before my teacher, so I went next door to the science teacher's room. I felt an immediate peace as I looked around her room at the different signs, diagrams, and objects related to earth science. That's when I knew what I needed to do.

I emailed Dr. Andrews that day and asked what she thought I should do. [background: the way our program is set up, we are ideally supposed to stay in the same classroom from our fall experience during our full-time student teaching in the spring. that way we already know the teacher, some of the student, etc. if I switched specializations, I would need to switch teachers, which would possibly mean that I would have to switch schools. Which would require me to switch counties, and since I'm living at home, this was NOT something I wanted.] Dr. Andrews said that I needed to do what would make me happy. I told her that science would make me happy. So she told me to switch my specializations and that she would do her darnedest to keep me at the same school or at least in the same county, even if it meant teaching in an elementary school.

The whole thing has been a mess ever since, but none of that is my fault or even because I switched specializations. Gwinnett has a lot of red tape to go through, and the contact person at UGA kind of dropped the ball, which has put me and another student teacher WAY behind. The snow week hasn't helped AT ALL. So we'll be starting about 7 days later than we should have, if not more. I still haven't gotten my confirmation about my placement, but I know that everything is working out; it's just paperwork at this point.

I'm gonna be a science teacher. After YEARS of claiming "this is my last science class EVER!" and throwing a mini party. God sure has a sense of humor.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 23

Day 23: Favorite Vacation

I would love to go with the cliche again and say "DISNEY WORLD!" but I think my favorite vacation was one that we took about 6 years ago. Since 7th grade, I've been allowed to choose one friend to take on our vacations, since my siblings and cousins are so much younger than me. I took Hanna with me to the beach one year, which was fun.. but not the best decision, in hind sight. Hanna didn't like seafood, so going out to eat was hard. But I got better at choosing in the future lol

So in 10th grade, I took Nicole with my family to the beach. The next year, we decided to do something different, so we rented a cabin in the mountains. We went to Gatlinburg and rented a 3-story place. My aunt, uncle, and cousins stayed upstairs, Memama and Pepaw stayed on the main floor, and my family stayed on the lower floor. Nicole and I got a futon, and my brother [he was like 11 at the time] decided to sleep underneath the pool table. Nicole and I got to travel down the Gatlinburg strip, and we went white water rafting one day. That was a BLAST. We did a lot of hiking in different areas. It was great. We ate out a few times, Charles made his famous wings, and we had lots of game time and fun. Oh, and I got to beat up my brother for the first time without repercussions. It was a great trip.

Plus I definitely prefer mountains to the beach.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 22

Day 22: Favorite City

I know it's so cliche, but my favorite city in the world is New York City. I never had the intense desire to go there like some people do. But in October 2009, my friend Alysha and I went up there for a whirlwind 24 hours. We flew up there on Saturday, after I ran my first ever 5k, and we came back home the next night. Once we got up there, we shuttled over to our hotel, got settled, and asked the hotel receptionist, "what is the ONE place in NYC that you HAVE to go?" and she said, "Times Square."

So we found out how to get to Times Square via shuttles and the subway, and when we first came out from underground, I was overwhelmed. The intensity of the lights was astonishing. The first thing I remember seeing was the Mary Poppins Broadway sign, and I wanted to drop everything and try to get tickets to a show. But I contained myself, and we decided to go ahead and get some food. We went to Planet Hollywood because Alysha had never been, and it was delicious. I had the salmon and rice and a strawberry daiquiri.. yum! Our waitress commented on how nice we were and asked where we were from, so we had to show her a little southern hospitality and gave her an extra large tip ;] it was fun to watch her face when she saw it! After dinner, we walked around Times Square, going into the giant Toys R Us, the M&M store, the Hershey store, perusing the Theater District and drooling over all the shows we wanted to see, and taking tons of pictures.

The next morning, we went to Ground Zero because I really wanted to go. It was kind of a disappointment because they were rebuilding and we couldn't see anything, but it was still pretty powerful. We were going to see A Steady Rain, a FABULOUS two-man play featuring Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig. Oh. Em. Gee. It was seriously amazing. But before we got there, we were running seriously late and were starving, so we literally ran to a pizza place and ate pizza while running to the theater. I managed to stop and get a cute New York bag on the way. The play was so amazing. It was 90 minutes long and over before I knew it. It just captivated me from beginning to end. When the play was over, we had less than an hour to get back to our hotel, get our stuff, and get to the airport to catch our flight, so we were booking it. We caught a cab and made it to our hotel just in time to take the shuttle, checked our luggage and ran to go through the line to get to our gate.. only to find out that our flight had been delayed. We decided to get food while we waited, which was great since we hadn't eaten much that day. We flew home, and the best trip of my life was over.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 21

Day 21: Picture of Yourself

I've gone through phases in my life when it comes to taking pictures. I used to ham up for the camera, then I went through a [looooooooong] period where I didn't want to take ANY pictures [middle school. typical]. THEN I went through a phase [where I currently am] where I don't mind taking pictures.. but I don't always want to initiate the pictures. So most of my pictures are pictures of me WITH someone else. I have one by myself from the past few months:

Island Party 2010

and one that I LOVE that I haven't shared yet, featuring one of my favorite people in the world.. Hubert! oh, and Katie, too ;] just kidding!

Katie, myself, & Hubert [the mascot for our volleyball team!]

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30 Day Challenge: Day 20

Day 20: Nicknames

I don't have a lot of nicknames. My name is already short, so it can't be shortened into a nickname. But I have accumulated a few nicknames throughout the years:

1. puppy: this is what my dad called me when I was younger. I have no idea why.
2. Lobster: this is my nickname from Melissa. we were talking, and I can't remember who said it, but this is how it went:
• person 1: -chit chat, says something ridiculous-
• person 2: haha you're such a lobster. I mean, loser!
• person 1: HAHAHAHAHA LOBSTER!
3. Ewok: Melissa, Alysha, and I were watching Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi. When the Ewoks are celebrating at the end of the movie, I started doing this RIDICULOUS dance. I've never seen them laugh so hard in my LIFE. Thus, the nickname was born.

Sadly, that's it. I wish I had more nicknames. Feel free to give me a cool nickname!

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30 Day Challenge: Day 19

Day 19: Something You Miss

I miss being a kid. I know I act like a 5 year old half the time, but I miss truly being a kid. Not having responsibilities. Not having younger siblings.. being the only child/grandchild was awesome. But when I was a kid, I lived in Albany, literally around the corner from my grandparents. I miss being that close to them. I miss seeing them whenever I wanted to. But I think that more than anything,

I miss Albany.

I miss Jimmy's hotdogs. I miss only having one Walmart in a thirty mile radius. I miss Chehaw Park. I miss Putt Putt. I miss Maryland Fried Chicken! I miss GARGANOS. I miss seeing Palmyra Medical Center's "Now you know, now you know, now you know. Palmyra Medical Center: Get to know us" commercials. I miss being able to ride my bike or roller blade without worrying about getting taken out by ten cars. I miss The Cakery and having to buy my birthday cake a week early and freeze it because the ONE week out of the year that they're closed is the week of my birthday. I miss the Albany Fair. I miss the "traffic" at 5pm. I miss Lake Loretta. I miss Slappey Blvd. I miss my home church. I even miss that tiny rinky-dink, one-story mall.

I know it's crazy. I live less than 5 miles from the biggest mall in Georgia. I'm surrounded by everything I could ever possibly want or need. But I want to go back to that small town where everybody knows everybody. I think it's just nostalgia, but I love going back to Albany every year. I miss it.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 18

Day 18: Something You Regret

This one is surprisingly easy for me. I'm terribly tempted to write that I regret my relationship with Rylan, but I don't. It molded me into the person I am today. I know what NOT to do in my next relationship, if I ever have one, in order to avoid making the same stupid mistakes. I am stronger because of what I went through with him.

I do, however, regret the way I acted after we broke up. I was a wreck. I completely broke down and became that stupid girl who thinks her life is over because a boy broke her heart. Stupid. I couldn't eat for months. I came home every weekend. I cried and cried and cried. I had my first huge panic attack at a New Years party. I missed a fancy dinner with friends because I had to go to the doctor to get help. I became secluded and probably alienated so many people that could've become good friends. It was a bad time in my life.

And no offense to anyone who has acted this way.. it's just NOT me. I spent my entire life trying to be as independent as possible, and for me to suddenly throw that away because of a boy is ridiculous.

I wasted two years of my life trying to get over him. I regret that it took that long.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 17

Day 17: Something You're Looking Forward To

So, the popular answer here has been Christmas. But to be completely honest, I'm ready for Christmas to be over. Working at TRU for the past two seasons has completely destroyed my Christmas spirit.

I'm ready for December 26th.

But the reason I'm ready for December 26th is because I get to see my best friend. My best friend Janet lives in Boston, and I hate being so far from her. We rarely talk, and we've had a rough year, but she's my sister. She's having a get-together at Taco Mac on Sunday, so I get to see her! It'll be hard to share her with everyone else, but it'll have to do. It's better than possibly not seeing her at all. Plus there's a TRU work get-together at Chili's afterwards, so that'll be fun too. And I don't work that day. It's gonna be awesome. But mostly because I get to see my sister.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 16

Day 16: Dream House

I told April that this would be a hard topic for me. I really don't care about houses. I don't care about decorating. I'd love for someone else to decorate for me. It just doesn't interest me at all.

So I googled "dream house" because I don't have the foggiest idea what I want. And I found this:

Pretty, yes? I also wouldn't mind this:

I mean, hello! She has an ELEVATOR in her HOUSE. Who *wouldn't* want that?! I think it's pretty cool.

However, I don't foresee any of this happening unless I marry rich, because I'm pretty sure a teacher's salary won't pay for that.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 15

Day 15: Bible Verse

I have a few different favorite Bible verses. One is from my favorite book of the Bible, Job.

Job 1:21b - The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD!

Another is from my other favorite book of the Bible, Philippians.

Philippians 1:6 - Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

But the one that I most want to share is the one that is most relevant in my life right now.

Philippians 4:6-7 - Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

I am constantly worrying about the future. Graduation is less than 6 months away. Then I have to try to find a teaching job in this economy. And with several of my friends in long-term relationships, talking about marriage/planning their weddings, and knowing what goals I have in my life [getting married, adopting], I am anxious to begin that chapter of my life.

Which is difficult to do without a boy.

Unless you're Sue Sylvester.

But that's besides the point. I need to NOT be anxious about these things, because everything will work out according to His plan, but it's hard not to stress sometimes. So much easier said than done.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 14

Day 14: A Picture You Love

I think it is a trend amongst my friends to be unable to come to ONE conclusion, so naturally, I have more than one picture that I love.

Rylan and I went to the Georgia Aquarium, and there was a line to go up into that little dome to be near the penguins. Since I would cut off my right arm in order to play with a penguin, I HAD to do it! It was incredible. The penguins were RIGHT THERE. I loved it!

Our SAO sisterhood retreat was in Greenville, SC, and our group of four had such a blast! It was kind of rainy all weekend, but we were prepared in our rain gear. We were walking through downtown, and Marissa grabbed her camera and yelled, "POSE!" and this is what happened. This is quite possibly my favorite candid photo ever. I seriously love it! It's got two of my favorite people in the world, Kelly and Ashley, in it!

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30 Day Challenge: Day 13

Day 13: Goals

I feel like I've done this before. Most of the things on my bucket list(s) are goals for my life. Like meeting Peyton Manning and Matt Diaz. But I'll reiterate them here:

• Graduate college.
• Get married.
• Adopt children.
• Run a half marathon. Particularly the Disney half marathon.
• Go skydiving.
• Own the entire Gilmore Girls collection.
• Get a teaching job.
• Go to a Colts game AT Lucas Oil Stadium.
• Meet Peyton Manning.
• Meet Matt Diaz.

Those are the main ones. And yes, the last two are serious. It will happen.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 12

Day 12: What You Believe

At first, I had no idea what to write for this, but upon seeing April's post, I decided [with permission] to "borrow" her idea lol

I believe that true love is first and foremost a friendship.

I believe that music can heal the soul.

I believe that there is no greater feeling that to get completely lost in a book.

I believe that Star Wars will ALWAYS trump Star Trek ;]

I believe that it is better to serve than to be served.

I believe that the people behind the scenes are just as important as the people in the limelight.

I believe that my mom's sugar cookies are the best in the world. Try them, and you'll believe it too.

I believe that it's better to be cold than hot. You can always put clothes on [or snuggle with someone], but you can't always take clothes off.

I believe in the power of the cross.

I believe that a smile can change a person's day.

I believe in Southern hospitality.

I believe that math makes more sense than poetry.

I believe that cats can sense when you're upset.

I believe that the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.

I believe that at Disney World, everyone is 5 years old again.

I believe that it is better to forgive than to forget.

I believe that work is more fun if you have great coworkers.

I believe that a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.

I believe that I should have grown up in the 80's rather than be born then.

I believe Imitrex shots are God's gift to migraine sufferers.

I believe that it's better to be with a few close friends than in a crowd of people.

I believe that New York City is the most magical city on Earth.

I believe that I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

And I believe that you'll never shut down the REAL Napster.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 11

Day 11: Your Favorite TV Shows

Oh, man. This is gonna be hard. I'm gonna break this into two categories: still on tv and no longer on tv. And there will still be way too many in each category. I'm slightly addicted to television, if you didn't know.

Still On TV::
Glee
I wasn't so sure about this show at first, but I watched the Madonna episode, and I was hooked! I'd always liked the music, but I immediately caught up on the season thanks to Emily, and I haven't missed an episode since!

Parenthood
HOLY CRAP I LOVE THIS SHOW! This is one of the best shows I've seen in a LONG time. I especially love the family line of the kid with Asperger's Syndrome. My cousin has Asperger's, and while every kid is different, even with the same type of autism, it's cool to see that on national television. It is an issue that needs to be out there. Plus it's funny, it's emotional, it's something that everyone can relate to. If you haven't seen it, you need to.

Criminal Minds
Oh, where to begin? First, Matthew Gray Gubler and Shemar Moore. Yes please. Plus it is just wicked how they can analyze the situation to find the killer. It's so cool, yet some episodes are so intense. It's another show that I've seen every episode multiple times, usually at night on ION or A&E.

The Mentalist
Um, Simon Baker is hot. And Australian, though he speaks with an American accent in the show. He is wickedly amazing, using his skills at reading people to help solve cases all while trying to catch the serial killer who murdered his family. It's SO good. I don't think I've ever seen an episode I didn't like.

Survivor/Big Brother/The Amazing Race
Basically I love reality game shows. I missed a few seasons of Survivor and TAR, but I've seen every season of BB [except season 10.. BORING] since the beginning. The social game combined with the physical game is just classic. I love it!

So You Think You Can Dance
If I could have any talent, I'd be a dancer. They can move their bodies in ways that I can only DREAM about. My favorite [serious] dance ever was the Park Bench from season 2.. I still get chills. I also loved the first dance that Alex and Allison did from this past season to "Alleluia".. SO GOOD. I've been to two tours, once on the front row, and waited in freezing cold weather for autographs and pictures. Totally worth it.

Big Bang Theory
I could laugh at this show all day every day. Funnily enough, my ex boyfriend and his best friend were exactly like Leonard and Sheldon. My ex looked like Sheldon but acted like Leonard, while his best friend looked like Leonard and acted like Sheldon. I wish I was kidding. It's funny on tv.. not so much in real life.

The Vampire Diaries
Guilty pleasure. I have a standing tv date with Jordan every Thursday at 8pm. We live too far away to get together and watch, so we FB chat during the show. We're both more than slightly addicted to Ian Somerhalder, though I'd take ANY of the guys on the show. LOVE it.


No Longer On TV::
F.R.I.E.N.D.S
CLASSIC. I love this show. I've seen every episode multiple times. I could quote just about any episode you want. My favorite episode is "The One With All The Embryos" where Monica and Rachel compete against Joey and Chandler for the apartment. Phoebe and Chandler are my favorite characters, but they're all fabulous.

Gilmore Girls
Oh. Em. Gee. If I could live the life of ANY tv character, it'd be one of the Lorelai Gilmores. Probably Lorelai rather than Rory, but I'd take either. Again, I've seen every episode at least 10 times, and it never gets old. If I have nothing to do at 11AM or 5PM, I'm turning on ABC Family and watching, even if I watched the exact same episode the night before. It's just so GOOD!

Seinfeld/M*A*S*H
These are classic Daddy-and-me shows. I grew up watching them with my dad. I've probably seen all episodes, though I don't remember these like I do the first two shows.

Scooby Doo
Once again, I've seen every one of the original episodes, along with every Pup Named Scooby Doo, 13 Ghosts Of Scooby Doo, and New Scooby Doo Movies [my favorite was the Sandy Duncan one where they helped her film her new movie]. I still watch this show when it's on Boomerang, though I refuse to watch the new Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated.

Boy Meets World
This show was just epic. So funny, so serious, so amazing. Who didn't want to date Shawn Hunter? Or have Mr. Feeny as a teacher? I loved the seasons where Shawn lived with Jonathan Turner, mainly because he was hot too haha

Buffy The Vampire Slayer/Angel
The original vampire phenomenon. I actually just started re-watching this on netflix over Thanksgiving break. Some of the later seasons of Buffy got a bit ridiculous, like when she came back from the dead, but until then, it was great.

The Agency
A fabulous show about the CIA. This show just all-of-the-sudden ended. They had a great season finale.. that ended up being the series finale. But it left so many unanswered questions.. I still watch some of the actors from that show on ANYTHING that they do, particularly Jason O'Mara.

LOST
I was so reluctant to this show at first. I tried a few episodes during the first season, but I just couldn't get into it. Then, before the fourth season aired, the writers' strike occurred. There was nothing new on tv, so before the season aired, they showed a recap episode that briefly told what happened during the first three seasons. I watched from then on, and I was hooked. I borrowed seasons 1-3 from a friend and caught up after I finished season 4 [and yes, it was confusing], and I was a loyal fan until the final season. It got a little bit ridiculous, but I stuck with it. But the finale.. I just didn't understand. Still don't. I thought it was a bit of a cop-out.. sort of a "we-don't-really-know-how-to-tie-up-all-the-loose-ends-so-we're-gonna-end-it-like-this" finale. Lame. But I'd still watch the entire series again.


Yeah, so as you can see, I have no life haha I just love tv. There are so many good shows! So many bad shows too, but mostly good shows. Our DVR is almost always full because we can't watch them all at once! And I'm always up for suggestions. I think Bones will be my next endeavor via Netflix.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 10

Day 10: Something You're Afraid Of

I have several things that I don't like [spiders, snakes, bugs of any kind ESPECIALLY flying ones, public speaking] but there is one thing that I am AFRAID of:

being alone.

I don't mean being alone in my house when nobody else is home or even walking along a dark street alone [though I know other people would be afraid for me]. I mean not finding someone to love me. I always thought that there was one person out there for me, and I'm terrified that I had him.. and lost him. I am afraid of never finding another guy who wants to be with me.

Which I realize is stupid. But it's true.

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30 Day Challenge: Day 9

Day 9: A Picture Of Your Friends

I am gonna have several pictures, because I don't have any real group pictures of all of my friends. Not recent ones, anyways.

home::

Melissa & I at Six Flags.. I love that Granny is throwin' up the deuces

Alysha & I goofing off with her new Macbook Pro

Stephanie & I at Collin's knighting ceremony with our new "grandfather"

Janet & I at Turner Field for the Georgia/Georgia Tech baseball game.. she always makes funny faces and I'm left smiling, so I pulled a fast one on her

UGA::

oh yes, you should be afraid. be very very afraid. Katie & I could take you OUT.

part of my EDMS cohort. I wouldn't have made it through the past two years without them!

my roommates Courtney & Ashley from last semester. these girls are my heart!

I was gonna put some pictures of my friends from work, but I couldn't find any that I really liked. So this is it for now!

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30 Day Challenge: Day 8

Day 8: A Place You've Traveled To

I haven't traveled to a lot of places in my life, so this was pretty easy to pick. I've been out of the country once, to Grand Cayman and Cozumel, but that was a weird trip.. so I won't write about it.

My favorite place that I've been to is Chicago!

NAVY PIER!

Two words: NAVY. PIER. YES PLEASE! Wish I still had the picture of the navy guys that we asked to take a picture with.. I should find out who has that.

Christian, rolling down the hill in a trash can in the park

Our church youth choir went in June after my senior year of high school. I went with several of my closest friends, and it was awesome. We got to sing some awesome songs at several places around Chicago, including the zoo. We somehow convinced Christian to get in an empty trash can and roll down a hill. I believe it had to do with a triple dog dare?

Gino's East!

My favorite part of the trip, other than the aforementioned Navy Pier, was Gino's pizza. I underestimated the awesomeness of Chicago deep dish. Never again. That was single-handedly the best slice of pizza I've ever had. I even convinced my mother to go there when she and Dad went to Chicago in November. She had nothing to do for a day, so she went to Magnificent Mile, and she had lunch at Gino's. She loved it. Best pizza ever.

seniors at Gino's

It was a great trip. I can't remember any horrible or even remotely unpleasant part of the trip. And I want to go back SO badly. Chicago = love!

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