a work in progress.

it's only been like... four months.

2010-06-20T15:21:00.002-04:00

Update time? I think so.

School:

IT'S SUMMER! So i'm not taking classes. thank goodness. In the fall, i'll be starting my first animation class, along with a bunch of other classes. blah, blah, blah. I'm most excited about returning to Athens in August to move into my new house with Jefferson, Matthew, and Jonathan! It's a great little house right on off Milledge Avenue near five points.

Work:

I am working at stingrays again this summer working camps and occasionally doing tumbling and stunt classes at night. It's a great job and i really enjoy working with the other staff members, although i really miss Katie at camps (she's SUUUUUPER pregnant and due next month). Scott Ikirt (blog reader), Kyle, and I had some really intense Harry Potter conversations last week. I really enjoyed that.

Cheerleading:

As for UGA cheerleading, I made it again for the third time! I'm really looking forward to the upcoming season. I recently decided that I will be calling (and you will be too) the UGA cheerleading team "THE CHEERDOGS." Catchy, right? Good.

For Stingrays, Open team practices just started a couple of weeks ago and nothing much is going on there.

I've been working on various new skills here and there around the gym like whips, arabians, front handspring fronts, and anodes. I should probably choose to focus on one skill at a time but what fun is that?!

Shopping:

With my paychecks that i should be saving, i have been doing a little bit of shopping! I recently bought some TOMS shoes, polarized ray ban original wayfarers (tortoise shell), vibram five finger shoes, a patagonia jacket, and some other various things like a Six Flags/White Water season pass! I'm hoping to use that a lot more during the rest of the summer.

Family:

Family is great! I just got back from a weekend with Mom & Trip and the Beck kids at Katy and Dan's house in Decatur. It was great seeing everyone! I'm really looking forward to this upcoming weekend because it's the Beck Family Reunion in Nashville! It's going to be crazy but also very fun.

Friends:

Everyone's great? I don't really know how to address that topic.

Random:

I got a haircut two days ago.

I want to be a Flight Attendant.

I got a blackberry a few months ago.

I have a new obsession with frozen yogurt from a place in east Cobb called Yogli Mogli.

Happy Father's Day to All!

Until next time... which hopefully should be sooner rather than later.

an update for the follower (singular).

2010-02-11T17:54:00.002-05:00

Let's see if i can quickly go over everything that has been going on in my life... doubtful.

School:

I am now in my second semester as a sophomore. I am taking sixteen hours (thanks Dad) and my plate is as full as ever. I am taking Drawing II (Hocking), Fundamentals of Theater (Massey), Religion (Cox), Theatrical Writing (Huddleston), Ecology (McArthur), and the Ecology Lab (Ashmer). I am enjoying all of my classes but there is always some form of a homework assignment, reading assignment, drawing assignment, etc. going on. But, I guess that is why we go to school anyway!

Cheer:

UGA cheer now consists of Men's and Women's basketball games and gymnastics meets. I enjoy these events because they are less stressful and usually more fast-paced than football and volleyball. I must say, I enjoy cheering for everything about equally. Jackie and I don't work on stunting as much anymore because the skills that are legal on the basketball court and very limited. I still dislike weights for the most part but Seth, another cheerleader, helps me through it by keeping it comical.

Stingrays is going great! We have a huge competition in Dallas (NCA Nationals aka. "Dallas") next weekend! I am staying with Erica and I could not be more exciting about competing (and also kinda nervous because my last Dallas experience was definitely the worst cheer moment of my entire life and I don't think anything will ever be able to top it). I will keep everyone updated on that.

Team USA is another cheerleading team that I am now a part of! Team USA consists of two cheerleading teams, a coed and an all girl, that will compete in April against 60 other countries in the world championships of cheerleading. There was a tryout and interview process and I made the team! I am so excited to represent my country in my favorite activity.

Random/Misc.:

I have been cooking a lot more! Last night, I had four friends over and we made breakfast (of brefix, as Jackie would say) for dinner! It was super yummy and so much fun. The group consisted of the Busteds (Casey, Katie Mac, Trammell, and myself) and our "Plus 1" - Jackie!

For next year, I have been working towards an RA position in the dorms on campus. The interview process ended this past tuesday night so keep your fingers crossed! After a year of RA-ing, hopefully I will be allowed to study abroad for a Maymester somewhere fun like Australia or Italy with the money I will of saved by not living somewhere off campus. Taryn and I will hopefully be doing this together (the RA-ing)... AND BE BACK ON MEAL PLAN!!

I haven't made any significant purchases on ShopGoodwill or anything lately, which is kinda a bummer, but I think I am starting to break my Guy Harvey addiction. I think I have nine or ten by now.

SPRING BREAK IS APPROACHING! As for my plans, I will be going on a cruise to Cozumel and Costa Maya with Jackie, Whitney, Alex, Mackenzie, Elizabeth Pishal, and Kelley Kirstein (not jewish). I am SO PUMPED and so ready for the vacation and the break from school!

I got a blackberry! I am officially addicted to it. And i love it. I tried the droid eris for a couple of weeks but i was definitely not a fan (neither was Anna, who wants to be me... so she got a blackberry too).

My birthday is in five days! How crazy is it that I will be twenty years old? I don't even want to think about that.

Well, I think that's about it. Until next time.

i guess it's about time!

2009-11-26T14:27:00.003-05:00

It's been so long since I've last posted... I can't remember the half of it. So instead of listing off days and their events, I'm just going to update everyone on the things going on in my life.

School:

All of my classes are going pretty well and I can't believe we're already getting down into finals! For American History (which I have decided is my least favorite class), I just finished reading a book called Celia, A Slave about a fourteen year old slave girl that got raped by her master (awesome... not) and wrote a nine page paper about it. For Art History, we just sit in class and Rhiannon takes notes and I try to entertain her. For the art seminar, we continue to make fun of "Miss East-West" and listen to boring lectures about art. For Weather and Climate, we're learning about tornadoes, lightning, and thunder... it's actually pretty exciting.

For my art classes, things are coming to an end too. In Color and Composition, we just finished a group project that involved creating a code to represent the lyrics of the Beatles song "Across the Universe." Van, Jefferson, and I worked together and created this:

Mural Poetry Project - Across the Universe

For 3D design, I am enjoying myself by learning how to braise metals (it actually is pretty cool but i'm not very good at it and i've been burned quite a few times). I'm working on making a baby manatee, it's about two and a half feet long.

I'm getting even further in my journey towards being in an IDS (interdisciplinary study) in Animation. I'm working on getting my council together and my petition for the Dean's Office.

Cheer:

UGA cheerleading is at it's busiest point. Volleyball, basketball, and football are still going strong. We aren't practicing as much, which is good, but Jackie and I are still doing really well with our stunting. Georgia vs. Georgia Tech is this weekend and I'll be cheering! Can't wait to see my cheer friends that go to school there. It was great to see Chelsea Parker last weekend at the Kentucky game too!

For Stingrays, we're getting close to our first competition! We know our whole routine (other than the dance) but I think we are learning that really soon. I'm excited about being on the competition floor again and seeing everyone at competitions.

Random:

I recently set up (or well, had it set up for me) a website selling my t-shirts! The shirts are fifteen dollars and shipping is about five dollars extra. I'm using this as a fundraiser to pay for Stingrays and hopefully, get a little cash on the side. Order yours today!

I'm getting really excited about Spreezy Breezy X (aka. Spring Break '10) and a cruise to Mexico with a bunch of friends! I'm sure it's going to be super fun. I need to get a passport though.

I'm working on my Christmas shopping and I'm getting really excited about that!

As of right now, I'm in Raleigh, NC spending time with my family, eating lots, and reading a little bit of Harry Potter. I'm going to try to stay more up to date with this whole blogging thing... we'll see how that goes.

Until next time.

struggle.

2009-11-09T20:06:00.001-05:00

I waited too long again. However, I fully plan on sleeping tonight... so I'm not exactly sure when I'll be able to update you on the past 14 years of my life. Sorry.

yes, i am alive.

2009-10-27T03:31:00.008-04:00

I haven't blogged in two weeks and that is a definite problem. Although I probably won't be able to remember everything for the past fourteen days, I shall try.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009... So long ago.

My planner says I had a test that day in Weather and Climate. I made a B+ on that. My planner also says that I had practice that day and Glee afterwards at Rachel's house. It also says to work on my paper... I doubt I did that.

Thursday, October 15, 2009.

My planner has two things written for this day. Workouts and Work on paper. I'm assuming I did both of these things considering Workouts are mandatory and my paper was due the next day.

Friday, October 16, 2009.

This day, I turned in my paper. I also had Stingray Choreography at 8 and a photoshoot with Caurie beforehand! Favorite picture of the evening? Here it is!

Caurie and I repping the Rust uniforms for the website!

Saturday, October 17, 2009.

This day, I remember sleeping in then watching the UGA vs. UT football game with Roger before showering and heading over to the competition at Walton to see Erica! After the comp, Erica, Brandon, and I went to lunch/dinner at Longhorn and it was great. That evening, I hung out with the busteds!

Sunday, October 18, 2009.

This day, at one thirty, I had to cheer a volleyball game. We were defeated by Florida in three games.

Monday, October 19, 2009.

This day, I had practice. And class, I'm sure. I was also supposed to call some lady about my interdisciplinary study... but I didn't.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009.

This day changed my life. This evening, I went to a function put on my SDT (sorority) called GREEK GRIND. In this event (to raise money for SDT's philanthropy), all the sororities make up dance routines and perform. It. Was. Amazing. ZTA won and definitely deserved it. A link? Here you are! A picture from the night? That too:

me and BRIA at Greek Grind.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009.

Practice. Glee. Blah, blah...

Thursday, October 22, 2009.

Color and Composition self portrait due. I was pretty happy with mine considering it was not so easy working with Starbursts wrappers!

ME!

This evening, I was supposed to go to a ADPi/Theta date night with Emily Collins but she had a test to study for so Katie Mac, Casey, Fred, Thoms, Lauren Med, Rachel, Lionel and I went to see the midnight premier of "Paranormal Activity" and that is the reason I am currently awake at 3:44 am. It was so scary!

Friday, October 23, 2009.

This day has one thing written. BUSTED. So I'm assuming that I had a fun night with some fun friends! Proof, you ask? Here you go! I also cheered a volleyball game this night... I think. We won!

A fun night with a fun group!

Saturday, October 24, 2009.

On this day, I woke up in the mid-morning and got ready to go see Whitney and Georgia play a softball game! It was really cold and my friends' team lost but it was still fun to see them play. After the game, I headed to the Tennis Arena to see Nate, Tramm's boyfriend, play. After winning the first set, Nate tore his meniscus on the court. He's getting surgery tomorrow and I wish him the best of luck. That evening, I was invited to a KD date night with my very close friend, Mackenzie Leeigheee. It was SUCH a fun night including dancing, eating, playing with ponies, saving lives, and being silly. I loved every minute of it.

Mackenzie and I just warming our pizza by the fire.

Sunday, October 25, 2009.

This day, I studied. For like seven hours. For an art history test. It wasn't too bad. Then rust practice. We started working on skills in the routine... but I'm not giving away any secrets!

Monday, October 26, 2009. Today(/Yesterday...?)

I totally rocked my Art History test and I was super pumped. After that I worked on my 3D design project before heading to Weather and Climate. After class, I hung out at KD with Courtney, Elizabeth, and Elizabeth before picking up Katie Mac and getting food to go. After eating at the Staish, practice awaited us. After practice, it was back to the Staish for a few hours (including a short run to Chick-fil-a). Currently, I am not sleeping. And tonight at practice... Jackie and I worked on cupies! Alli and I worked on some too (:

Jackie and I in a cupie.

Well, until tomorrow!

Inspired.

2009-10-13T22:28:00.005-04:00

So Katy (awesome sister) inspired me to show off some of my outfits. So that's something I'll be adding to blog posts!

Evening Outfit:

Vintage Lacoste Sweater

White V-Neck T

Citizens of Humanity Jean Pants

Rainbow Sandals

Gold Cannes Watch

(inspired by Brad Goreski aka. my new facebook friend)

Download of the Day: 3 by Britney Spears

Until tomorrow.

A WEEK?!

2009-10-13T11:29:00.003-04:00

I can't believe I haven't posted in a week! This has to be the longest time period between posts. Better get going... Thanks Mallory for the reminder (:

Wednesday... Hmm. What was wednesday? I'm assuming I went to class (which was probably boring). Wait! I do know that I had a pop quiz in Weather and Climate. After class, I probably went back to my aparment. Then practice. Then GLEE. Then back home? Who remembers, it's been a week!

Thursday was semi-hectic, if I remember correctly. Workouts followed by showering and packing for the weekend, picking up Rhiannon and Cailtin, heading to class, blah, blah, blah. After class, I made my way to Katy and Dan's house for a slumber party! That was super fun. Katy and I made three meat ravioli with a yummy salad. We watched Real Housewives AND Project Runway before bed.

Friday morning was a journey in mind, body, and spirit. I'm pretty sure this was a major moment in me realizing that I am no longer a child. I drove to my brother's, WALKED to the MARTA, bought my own round trip ticket, checked in (by myself) and got my boarding pass for my flight, went through security, and got to my gate with an hour to spare before my flight to Grand Rapids, Michigan. A quick flight later, I was greeted by my dad and step mom in the 48 degree weather. A short car ride to Holland, MI and the family reunion commenced! My dad's side of the family (in whole... almost) was present and definitely made for a good time. Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Second cousins, husbands, wives, girlfriends, and boyfriends, plus the grandparents (celebrating their 60th anniversary)... Oh my! Dinner was served at the house and conversation never stopped until we departed to the hotel/ranch (...?) to slumber.

Saturday morning, I actually got to sleep in (probably because everyone else in my family is SO athletic and runs twenty eight miles a day and I'm not athletic at all). I showered and got ready for lunch at Aunt Nancy's. The meal? Pasty. Definition? Who. Knows. Let's see if I can find one.Pasty. Not my favorite, but I ate half. After lunch, THRIFTING! Katy and I were joined by pro thrifter, Aunt Janet, and pregrant cousin, Mo. Best find of the day?

awesome leather jacket - 16 dollars.

Brad and Rachel (mostly Brad) would be so proud!

Sunday began with breakfast at a cute little dutch restaurant down the street from the Hotel/Ranch. I enjoyed a bacon, egg, and cheese croissant. After breakfast, we said our goodbyes to all the family and made our way back to the airport in Grand Rapids. Point three five seconds after being on the plane, I landed in Detroit and changed gates for my flight to ATL. Back in Atlanta, I rewound my directions back to Ben's apartment (taking scary marta, which was okay because I chatted with a German boy the whole time). Once at my car, I headed to Stingrays to watch Orange and Smoke (where I got to see Erica, Scott, Strappy, Brandon, Justin, Roger, Caurie, Rachel, Maddie... and everyone else!) before Rust practice. After practice, I made my way back to Athens and drove into the Exchange right as my gas light illuminated.

Yesterday, I had classes. Blah. Then headed back to my apartment to do some painting for Amanada before practice. Practice went really well. Jackie and I worked on cupies inbetween reciting Harry Potter spells. STUPIFY! So that was fun, obviously. After practice, Amanda came over for a slumber party and Becky came over to watch the season finale of Rachel Zoe with Zack and Me (mostly Zack). After that, it was bed time.

Today, I had work outs this morning, where I worked extremely hard. After that, I headed back to the apartment to find Amanda still sleeping... lucky. I took a short nap before showing and getting ready for class. After picking up Rhiannon and Caitlin and making our way to the art building, I'm sitting in color and composition where I should be working on my self portrait based off the colors from candy wrappers! Fun!

The rest of the week might be semi-stressful. Registration for next semester, test tomorrow, paper due friday, birthday party for Jackie tonight (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!), and cheer/classwork/art work on top of that. Well, until tomorrow... or next week!

a crazy super exhausting but still pretty awesome weekend recap.

2009-10-06T22:42:00.006-04:00

So my last update was from this past Thursday, which seems like eras ago.

Thursday night, I enjoyed the ZTA and KD Michael Jackson Themed Date Night featuring the cover band "Who's Bad" at New Earth with best friend and stunt partner, Jackie. Due to the fact that she dropped her camera down like 17 flights of stairs, pictures are floating around somewhere in limbo. We hope they will be back in action (and on facebook) soon! I had a great time and was up bright and early the next morning for practice! Yippee!

Friday was spent practicing, showering, classing, then going home and chilling out before heading over to Sigma Kappa to meet my best friend and date, Caitlin, before heading out for the evening in honor of the 45th Annual Pearl Gala Sigma Kappa Semi-Formal. Caitlin (along with some of her sorority sisters and dates) enjoyed a catered Barberitos meal then headed to the Classic Center to dance the night away (/check off the alum and hand out cups). The night was just right and I was so happy to be invited!

Caitlin and I striking a pose at dinner. So chic. ...Serpent.

Side Bangs? Even better.

Saturday morning started around two in the morning when I got a call from my step sister, Sarah, asking for directions to my apartment. I don't exactly remember giving her the directions but when I awoke to my alarm the next morning at eight forty five, she (and two friends) were asleep on the floor of the living room. I got ready as Dad, Susan, and Katie joined the party at the apartment and was off to the coliseum! Ice cream, truck rides, tail gates, food, dog walk, and the game later... UGA was defeated by LSU but it was an amazing fourth quarter. Back at the apartment, I hung out with the family for a little bit before heading over to the Staish to see the Busteds and spend the evening there.

Dad, Katie, Myself, Richard, Susan, and Jane at the CHEERS Tailgate before the game!

(where's Sarah? Walking from her car parked ten miles away at "churches")

FYI - I do not have an awkwardly shaped upper body, I think Susan is pulling on my top.

Sunday was spent sleeping (for the most part) after hitting up WOW with some friends to watch the Detroit Lions game (mostly because Kelly wanted to watch Matthew). After the two hour nap, I got up and got ready for TRAMP STAMP dinner at Chili's! STAMP (Sarah, Taryn, Amanda, Mary, and Paul) is the awesome group of best friends ever made (the tramp is Jaclyn, and she's fine with that). I really enjoyed catching up with everyone and the food was great too! After dinner, I headed back to get ready for Stingray practice and then I was off to Kennesaw with Emily Van V. Practice went well, for the most part (I was tired), and we even got out a little early. I rode back with Amanda Van V and we made great time!

Monday was pretty boring. Classes were the usual. After class, I headed to the apartment to get ready for the videos we would be making at practice that evening. I'll keep that one a surprise! After practice, I had my usual walk with Taryn then back to the apartment for some MAJOR painting. With Rachel Zoe in the background, I painted my life away until about twelve thirty with the company of Zack, Amanda, Becky, Matthew V. Rost, and his friend Amanda.

Tuesday (Today), started with an extreme work out at the Annex. I did the whole work out (that's right, I finished - and tried hard!) with a little bit of time to spare. After that, it was back to the APT to finish my paintings before they were due at eleven. I finished in time to take a quick nap before getting ready and heading to class (of course, I picked up Rhiannon and Caitlin). Classes were pretty good and lots of people named one of my paintings as one of their favorites! 3D Design was fairly frustrating but I got lots of work done on my cardboard piece based off a clay piece. After class, I headed to AOPi to help some friends out with some arts and crafts and ate dinner with the girls (yummy parmesan chicken). A quick change of clothes and I was off to Force to do a little tumbling with Amanda Van V and Kaley Rae Speros. After some good toe fulls, I dropped the girls back at their cars before a trip to wal-mart to get toilet paper and detergent. Currently, I am back at the apartment and ready to get some shut eye!

Until tomorrow... or maybe the next day (:

getting kinda better (:

2009-10-01T17:43:00.003-04:00

So after a SUPER lazy tuesday, I was up and ready on Wednesday morning for my test in American History. After the test, I wasn't super confident with how I did but I wasn't freaking out either... maybe a B. After the test, it was art history, then to the Doctor at the athlete training center to get a prescription for my throat. After that, I was excused from practice that evening and made my way over to AOPi to hang out with Courtney, Lindsay, Natalie, Brittany, and Amanda. After my visit at AOPi, I headed over to Rachel's to watch Glee with the usual group. After Glee (which was GREAT), I picked up Emily Collins from Theta for a Hibernation Station Slumber party featuring a little bit of HP with a side of chips and salsa... but that's what we always do!

Today, I had to wake up early to check in at workouts (and I dropped Emily off) then headed back to the apartment to go back to sleep for a few hours (so great). After that, I woke up and got ready for class, picked up Rhiannon and Caitlin and headed to the Lamar Dodd. After classes (semi boring and not very productive), I headed back to the apartment once again. A bowl of ramen noodles later, I am updated my blog and waiting around for a phone call from Jackie to tell me to head over to ZTA for the Michael Jackson themed date night with KD! I'm super stoked! Expect pictures!

Sorry this is so rushed, but until next time...

getting kinda sick ):

2009-09-29T22:11:00.003-04:00

The remainder of Friday was filled with Weather and Climate, taking a short nap, a birthday party, and hanging out with some close friends... even a slumber party at the Staish! The next day was going to be a big one, so I set my alarm for 11 a.m. just to be sure!

Saturday, I had an obligation to be dressed and ready and at the coliseum at 2:15. And I was even a few minutes early! Keeping my fingers crossed that I would not be cheering in the rain, I headed out to multiple tailgates and pep rallies before heading to the stadium for the game. Mom, Tripp, Woody, and Charlie had tickets to the game so it was great to spend some time with them too! The game, although extremely wet, was actually really fun... and winning wasn't bad either! Saturday night, I spent some time with "the Busteds" (aka. Me, Casey, Katie Mac, and Tramm) with a few others then went to sleep until Sunday.

Tripp, Woody, Charlie, Me, and Mom pre-game (and pre-rain) tailgating!

Sunday was extremely relaxed and well deserved. I hung out around the apartment (and napped) until it was time for Stingray practice. Practice was sensational! I had a great stunting, jumping, and tumbling night and even got to spend some quality time with a lot of great friends. After the short trip back to Athens, I headed to bed.

Monday was okay. Classes went pretty well and went by quickly. After class, I headed back to the apartment for an hour or so before heading back to campus for my advising appointment. I met with my adviser and we decided what classes would be best for my schedule for next semester (AND she agrees that taking 15+ hours and cheering is too much... but I have to follow Dad's rules). After the meeting, I was off to practice where Jackie and I were both in giggly moods. Conditioning kicked my butt (in a good way) and then I was off to AOPi to watch Gossip Girl (more like entertain myself while everyone else watched gossip girl) and have a heart to heart with Sarah Brinson. After the show, I was off to AXO with Amanda to see Taryn! A short walk later, it was pretty late and I needed to sleep! Back at the apt, I went straight to bed.

Today (Tuesday), I woke up feeling like poo. Soar throat, swollen tonsils, a headache, and chills almost kept me in bed. However, knowing that going to workouts would be the only way to get help from the trainers, I brushed my teeth and headed to the annex. Anish and Katie noted my symptoms and worked on getting an appointment for me at the health center while I did a light version of the day's workout. After the hour in the weight room, I found out there were no openings at the health center for today so I have an appointment for tomorrow and was told not to go to classes yesterday. I made my way back to the apartment and fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow at 8:15. I rolled over and woke up to a text message at 1:20. I definitely needed the rest! I hung around the apartment all day studying for my american history test, ate a little bit, and drank lots of fluids. I stopped by the pool for a little bit because it was such a nice day. As for right now, I'm taking a break from my studying to update my blog. I hope to get to sleep pretty good.

Until next time... hopefully tomorrow! Wish me luck on my test and my appointment!

a recap of the week.

2009-09-25T12:14:00.003-04:00

My last post was on monday so let's pick it up from there!

Tuesday stated out pretty well but very early! I headed to workouts (which were especially NOT fun because I got in trouble for rolling my eyes at the training coach which DID NOT happen because I'm not in middle school) then back home to take a short nap before heading off to a day full of critiques!

In Color and Composition, we presented projects two and three (which Professor Moon likes to call Project Second and Project Third) and discussed the color and composition of each (imagine that!). We also discussed the balance, movement, and technique used in each piece. I was pleased with my work but could see the room for improvement on future projects. I've never really painted before so It's good that all my stuff is a work in progress (pun intended).

In 3D design, all the students (including myself) set up our finished designs and went around the room critiquing each piece individually. We focused on the basic idea of each project, the precision, cleanliness, shadows, relief, etc. I was very pleased with this project especially when my teacher said that it was narrative and graphic (PERFECT for my dream career - Animation). And here it is...

3D Design Project One:

A foam core grid based on the Little Mermaid.

After class, I headed to ATL to get a haircut at Siggers Salon in Atlanta. Lisa Green, a fellow UGA cheerleader's mom, did an amazing job on my hair and was so fun and talkative the whole time. I definitely would refer anyone to go see her! Lisa was helping a few other hair dressers with the hair for models for an upcoming show in New York. There were tall blonde girls everywhere!

After my haircut, I headed to Stingrays to see Green practice and get some tumbling in before heading over to Katie and King's house for Dinner... which was my favorite meal of all time - Kahlua Chicken! After a great time hanging out with the Harrison's, I was headed back to Athens.

Wednesday started out the same as Tuesday... Early! But practice was fun and we even got to running tumble (I'm sure Tramm and I were the only ones that were happy about that). After practice, I headed to History only to find out that it had been cancelled so I headed back to Rankin and met up with Tramm. We hung out for a little bit then I headed to Art History, then the seminar (where Rachel, Laura, Caitlin, Rhiannon and I colored mermaids), then Weather and Climate. After class, I headed back to the apartment to shower and get ready for an ice cream date with Amanda!

Ice cream was amazing (One dollar at Hodgen's Pharmacy at Five Points)! I enjoyed a cone of strawberry cheesecake chuck and Amanda got half peanut butter chocolate chunk and half cookies and cream. So yum! After ice cream, I hung around the AOPi with Amanda until after dinner (which was a yummy shrimp alfredo). Half a mile down Milledge, my next stop was KD to help Courtney with some art work. I had a great time NOT studying for the accounting test (because 1) I'm not in accounting. 2) everyone else is!) and being silly with Court until it was time to go to sleep.

Thursday was supposed to start early but I just happened to miss my alarm for work outs and got to sleep in until 10 for the first time in seriously... not joking... maybe three weeks. It was great! In classes, we started new projects (one based on butterflies and one based on touch). After class, I headed over to Alyssa's apartment and we hung out for a while, grabbed some chick-fil-a and did some hard core facebook stalking. Around nine, I headed over to AOPi to watch the premier of Grey's Anatomy with some friends, then headed over to the Staish to see some other friends before going back to my apartment with Katie Mac and Casey for a sleepover!

This morning, practice was okay. We ended practice with a twenty five minute run. Seth and I set an easy pace and spent the time chatting about life. Definitely helped the time pass! After practice, Casey and I headed to Waffle House (where she got oatmeal... and by oatmeal, I mean the allstar breakfast... and ate the whole thing). After that, it was off to class. Two classes later, I am currently in the art building updating my blog and listening to some new jams.

What's going on tonight? Appearance at a Nursing home, tanning bed, then joining up with the rest of the busteds (Casey, Katie Mac, and Tramm) for a movie night! Tomorrow? UGA vs. Arizona State! Can't wait to see my mom, Tripp, Woody, and Charlie! Speaking of mom... it's her birthday! So happy birthday to my mom. She's great.

I probably won't be posting until sunday. So until then...

apologies.

2009-09-21T23:55:00.002-04:00

I really need to step up my game with this whole "keeping my blog updated" thing. So here's a start!

Last time we talked, It was almost a week ago. Since then, a lot has gone down.

Thursday:

Classes were normal but semi-stressful because my projects would be due in both classes the next time we would meet. After classes, I don't remember what I did because that was so long ago. Most likely eating, sleeping, tv, etc.

Friday:

Classes were great, nothing too crazy or exciting. After class, I headed to Atlanta to my sister and brother-in-law's house for a family gathering in honor of my mother's birthday! It was super great to see everyone (even Katy and Dan's dog, Roxxi, who had just gone under the knife to get her ACL repaired... but i think it was removed or something? Katy - feel free to explain). I even got some shopping done! New tubberware from Katy and flatware (and an AWESOME Celine Dion book) from mom were on the ride back with me to Athens that evening.

Jackie and I at the UGA vs. Arkansas football game!

Saturday:

I woke up at nine in the morning, showered, and got ready to head to Arkansas for my first travel game of the year! A bus ride to Atlanta, a flight to Arkansas, an amazing game, a ride to the airport, a flight to Atlanta, and a bus ride to Athens later, we arrived at six a.m. on sunday and I. WAS. EX. HAUST. TED. Seriously. I think exhausted is an understatement. I've never been so tired. But it was totally worth it to defeat the Razorbacks! I guess this section covers part of sunday so...

Remainder of Sunday:

I went directly to sleep once returning to my apartment. Three hours later, my alarm went off and I was up and adam! After a quick shower, I headed to Marietta to help Erica celebrate her eighteenth birthday! Brunch was served at the Levy's house and it was delicious! So much fun seeing everyone! After the crowd was gone, I began studying for my art history test. Up next on the checklist was Brandon's birthday dinner at Outback then Stingrays to watch Orange/Smoke practice and then I had practice with Rust! Tumbling actually went pretty well for me, being so tired and the lack of sleep. After practice, I was headed back to Athens for more studying before heading to bed.

Monday (aka. Today):

I skipped my first class (oops! I really needed sleep and I knew nothing was going on today. Plus! we are allowed five absences. I really needed to take one). I woke up around ten, got ready, and headed out for the day. I'm not trying to sound conceited, but my outfit today totally rocked. Light blue Columbia PFG shirt with khaki cargo shorts and duck boots. I would have taken a picture BUT by the time my longggggg day was over, I was COMPLETELY saturated with rain water. Anyway, Art History test was amazing. I think I did really well. After that, I headed to Hobby Lobby to get some supplies for my 3D design project (and a coloring book!). After my adventure, I was back on campus for Weather & Climate. After that, it was straight to the Lamar Dodd building to do work on my art project! I finished (pictures tomorrow) just in time to get my materials to my car (dryly) and get to practice. Practice went well and conditioning felt good. Jackie and I have become quite the stunters! After practice, it was straight to the apartment for more art work and Rachel Zoe project... I also ate a yummy pizza!

As of right now, I am headed to bed because I'm tired and I have to be at workouts at seven! Yippie! Goodnight.

Until next time...

resurrection.

2009-09-16T23:46:00.003-04:00

I can not believe it's been almost a week since my last update! I guess that's what happens when life gets stressful and days become too short to get everything done...

Let's venture back to Friday. Friday was a good day. Classes went really well and I thought I did amazingly on my Weather and Climate test. After classes, I got a chance to hang out with Casey at her house then get together with Megan and Tiffany later that night. We even had a slumber party!

Saturday, I woke up semi early (around nine thirty) and got ready for the big day - GAME DAY! I started out the day with a tailgate on Broad Street with Amanda, Megan, and Amanda's extended family. It was great to relax and have a few snacks before starting the hectic schedule! After picking up my raffle tickets (that I left at my apartment), I headed to the coliseum to meet with the team and get the cheering started! Pictures, tailgates, ice cream, dawg walk, warm ups, and a five hour game later - I had helped cheer the Bulldogs to a victory against the South Carolina Gamecocks! And even got some TV time! After that game, I was completely exhausted and headed home to shower before hanging out with some friends (including Katie Mac and Jackie) over at the Station (a group of houses off Milledge).

Amanda, Seth, (a little bit of Jackie) and I on ESPN2!

Sunday, the day started when Jackie and I woke up and headed a few houses down to Alex's house! Whitney had slept over so we had a super fun time quoting youtube videos and such in Alex's bed. After much discussion, we decided to head to Five Guy's Burgers and Fries for lunch! A cheeseburger and fries later, my grease limit had been reached. Dang! I still owe Jackie for covering my meal because I had left my wallet in my car. We left downtown and dropped Alex off at KD, dropped Jackie at her car, and Whitney and I headed to the mall in search of a dress she had seen at the game (and a red belt to go with it). We didn't find the dress but found a different one that Whitney really liked... and even discovered a neon cosmic putt-putt golf course in the mall! We're definitely planning on going back and playing a round sometime soon. Whitney dropped me off at my car and I got to work on laundry, painting, and reading. Pretty soon, it was seven thirty and Zack, Amanda, Megan, and I were off to Stingrays for open practice! Practice went well and we were back in Athens by one. I headed straight to bed!

Monday was kinda boring. Nothing exciting in any of my classes... we didn't even get our tests back in Weather and Climate! After class, I headed back to the apartment to get some work done before practice. Practice was good, nothing too exciting. Oh! I had to sit out because I had cut my finger with a knife. Oops. But it's getting better, don't worry! After practice, Taryn and I couldn't walk again (via rain) so I headed back home for homework and Rachel Zoe project with Zack and his friend Becky. After that, I was in da bed!

Tuesday started super early for work outs. Due to my cut, I couldn't lift weights, so I spent my morning completing 4,000+ strides on the elliptical. My legs were pretty tired but I had a paper to write so I didn't get my usual nap in before heading to class. Color and Composition went well and I still had to work on my paper so I opted out of 3D design for the day. Paper complete and it was time for Katy to be here! As soon as Katy arrived, we went on an adventure to see all the places Katy lived during her four years at UGA. That was so fun and brought back lots of memories for both of us (and Katy gave me some good tips on restaurants, etc). After the tour (scenic, by choice, I might add), Katy and I took a trip to the K-Roger for groceries for dinner! An hour or so later, Katy and I were feasting on a delicious meal of Lemon Tilapia, Broiled Asparagus, and Long Grain Rice. Dinner was topped off with a little bit of frozen yogurt! After watching Flipping Out on Bravo, Katy and I brushed our teeth and went to sleep.

This morning, Wednesday, Katy and I woke up with Coffee, got ready for the day and headed off to get breakfast with one of Katy's long time friends, Kate! Breakfast at Mama's Boy right off of downtown was so great! I enjoyed a bacon, egg, and cheese scrambler with a side of grits and a biscuit. After breakfast, I had to hurry over to the Rankin Student Athlete center to print off my paper before heading to History. Four classes later, classes were over and I was headed back to my APT for a nice long nap and a little bit of laundry. Next up was practice. Then GLEE at Rachel's (which was SO much fun). Then headed to AOPi to hang out with Amanda, Audrey, Alli, Sarah, and Callan (also so much fun)! After that, back the apartment for a shower and to update my blog. Last up for the day, I'm going to sleep (:

Until tomorrow... or next time!

twenursday.

2009-09-10T23:53:00.004-04:00

Let's traveling back in time to Tuesday, shall we?

Work outs were blah. The funny thing is that I am actually trying hard in the weight room (pushing myself to higher weights, using proper technique, having a positive attitude, etc.). If I remember correctly, I power cleaned 110 pounds and squatted (25 x 2 + 45 x 2 + 45...) ...that can't be right! There is no way I squatted 185! But I guess I did.

After napping, showering, getting ready for the day, etc., I did some reading and headed to class... but I picked up Caitlin on the way!

In color and composition, I completed one (of four) of my project two pieces, a project based around mixing our own colors.

It's even semi-Asian!

In 3D design, I continued to work on my foam core (AHHHH!) project. I think Katy will like this especially. I wouldn't say it was my inspiration, but it kind of reminds me of an Eric Carle character!

After class, I headed back to my apartment for just a few minutes before changing clothes and heading to cheer on the UGA Volleyball team!

The Dawgs defeated Prespiterian College in four matches! It was so much fun getting to cheer with Casey, Katie, Allyson, Seth, Allison, Bria, and Amanda. I'm definitely going to miss having all-girl groups on my side at football games (we split into Coed and All-girl teams).

After the game, I hung out with Jackie, Whitney, Elizabeth Pishal, and Courtney for a while before heading to bed.

Wednesday was a pretty long day. Four classes in a row = not fun for someone that is hungry! American History went well. Art History was great. Art Seminar was slightly entertaining (thanks in part to Rachel Harrington). And in Weather & Climate, we got our pop quizzes back! I got a 90%. We have a test in that class tomorrow!

After class, I headed back to the apartment, SCARFED down an entire margherita pizza, and got ready for practice!

Practice was fairly intense (as it should be... we have our first home game on Saturday!!). Jackie and I did really well with our stunting and even had a little bit of fun joking around and dancing to a CD that I burned for practice.

After practice, (after canceling my walk with Taryn via rain) I headed over to Rachel Nielson's house to watch "Glee" (a.k.a. my new favorite show times a trillion). It was so great. I can't get over it.

Once the show was over, I made my way to KD to help with Arts & Crafts night! I had a great time hanging out with Whitney, Jackie, Kelley, and Mackenzie basically just being silly, painting, and eating pokey sticks.

Back at the apartment, I had a few Arts & Crafts projects of my own to complete and once they were done... I was in the bed!

This morning, Thursday, I had work outs again. I hang snatched (I think that is what those are called) 95 pounds and benched 155 pounds. That's almost as much as I weigh! Pretty impressed with myself (and pretty sore!).

After getting back to my bed for a short nap and getting ready for the day, I headed over to Sigma Kappa to pick up Rhiannon and then headed to class.

In Color & Composition, I continued mixing colors and get a lot of work done on number two of four of my pieces for project two. In 3D design, I continued working with the wretched foam core. After class, I had to book it back to the apartment to get ready for the cheer dinner at the Country Club!

The dinner (Salmon, Asparagus, Potatoes, some kind of Beef, and Key Lime Pie) was amazing! After our meal, the DJ started playing some tunes and we all got up and did the Cupid Shuffle, the Electric Slide, and the Cha Cha Slide! So much fun bonding with my team mates outside of practice... and in cute clothes!

After the dinner, I headed back to the APT to get some studying done before heading over to Emily Wirt's to watch "Project Runway." I didn't pay much attention to the show but I had a great time hanging out with Emily, Heather, Will, Scott, and Elizabeth.

Currently, I am back in my room and taking a study break to update my blog (obviously). I finished all my book readings (for Weather & Climate) and I am about to go tackle "Anne Orthwood's Bastard" for American History (well, at least some of it). I might need a snack too!

Until tomorrow... or most likely, Sunday! BIG WEEKEND!

the end of labor day weekend.

2009-09-07T23:52:00.004-04:00

And I wondered what was keeping me awake... I haven't updated my blog!

So Sunday started fairly late (to my pleasure) as I rolled out of bed and made my way to the living room. I'm actually fairly confused about what happened on which day because today is Monday but it definitely feels like a Sunday, so please bare with me. Sunday... Oh yeah! I ate a lunch of cheeseburgers and fries with my family then quickly changed into my bathing suit and headed outside for a long day out by the pool!

The hours rolled by and the sun arched across the sky until soon enough, it was time to prepare dinner! If you know me, (don't let the cookies fool you) I'm not much of a chef. So Becca and I were pondering, "what craft could we make?" I suggested tie dying t-shirts and it was definitely a hit! After being joined by one of Ben and Becca's friends, Kern, we headed to Wal-Mart to get the supplies!

Dinner was served prior to the arts & crafts time. I enjoyed grilled salmon, grilled asparagus, and cheese cake for dinner and it was simply amazing. I enjoyed every last bite. But then... It was tie dye time!

Ben, Becca, Kern, and I loaded on the bug spray and headed out to the backyard to start getting psychedelic! After spinning, rubber banding, and dying, the shirts sit for six to eight hours wrapped in plastic wrap so we definitely had some time to kill.

I get a text from Troy and a call from Rachel and as soon as I know it, I'm being picked up by Josh and headed to a get together at Lane and Joel's house! It was great to see some old friends from Columbus and even a few Stingray friends that happened to be in town! Special shout outs to Brantley, Josh, Rachel, Brett, Troy, Bill, Cortney, Amy... I think that's all. Let's just say, if I saw you, it was great to see you!

Back at home, I had a quick snack (chips and dip, I think) and headed to bed!

The next day (today/Monday), I was waking up at Lunch was being served! Grilled chicken with provolone and grilled sweet potatoes were on the menu and in my tummy! Another great meal prepared by Tripp. After eating, the tie dye shirts from the night before were revealed!

front and back views of the masterpieces! so much fun.

(I guess I make up for Ben's lack of posing ability)

After showering and packing, it was on the road to ATL with Ben and Becca. Once at Ben's apartment, I grabbed my keys and was on my way back to Athens! I made it back in just under and hour and ten minutes. I jammed out to my new mix CD the whole time.

Once back in Athens, Zack and I headed to Wal-Mart for some groceries. After hitting up Wally World, Zack and I visited Chickfila for the free chicken sandwich deal they had going on. If you missed it, I'm sorry!

After unloading the car, it was study time! Well, Zack studied but I read Anne Orthwood's Bastard, a required reading for my American History class. Once I had gotten my ration of reading, I was back in the living room and ready for this week's new episode of the Rachel Zoe project. Ashley came over to join Zack and me for the show and during commercial breaks, I did a little stretching and worked on my body positions (I EVEN DID A SCORPION).

As of right now, I should be sleeping. I have to be at the coliseum tomorrow at seven a.m. for morning workouts and let's just say, I'm not looking forward to being up that early.

Until tomorrow!

labor day weekend... thus far!

2009-09-05T22:43:00.004-04:00

Friday morning started when the sun shined through my window and I awoke feeling energized and ready for the day to begin! But due to the fact that my alarm had about an hour an a half before alarming, I went back to sleep.

In American History, I accidentally corrected my professor but he played along (to my relief) and even made fun of me, a little. We are continuing the learn about the Virginia and Massachusetts Companies of the New World.

In Art History, we had a short lecture then a pop quiz that was a writing assignment comparing "David" by Bernini and "Las Meninas" by Velasquez. It was an open notes quiz and with the help of my notes (and Rhiannon's - which was totally allowed!), I think I did really well!

In Weather & Climate, we continued learning about Energy and how it can be absorbed, scattered or reflected throughout the atmosphere. Some of these ideas are slightly confusing but I hope to get a better grasp on them through the readings and future lectures.

After class, I headed back to the apartment and prepared for the Volleyball match that I would be cheering later that evening. I also worked on some laundry and packed a bag for the long weekend!

At six, I left my apartment, picked up Katie Mac, and headed to the Ramsey Center for the Volleyball match. Four games later, the UGA volleyball team was defeated by Duke's Volleyball team but it was a great night and everyone played really hard. When we were dismissed, I grabbed a piece of pizza and was on my way to Marietta!

In Marietta, I got to spend time with Christie and her family (aka. pretty much my family), Lindsey, and a few new friends! We made strawberry dip, laughed, and had an all around good time before I passed out on the floor with a pillow.

This morning, Saturday, we slept in until around eleven thirty to bagels with creme cheese (my favorite breakfast of all time... so Jewish!). After eating, we took turns showering and getting ready for the day. Christie, Lindsey, and their friends were headed out to the Alabama vs. Virginia Tech game at the Dome and I was headed to my brother, Ben's, apartment then off to Columbus with Ben and his girlfriend, Becca.

Once in Columbus, Ben, Becca, and I headed to St. Francis Hospital to visit my step dad, Tripp. He had some complications from a surgery the previous week but everything is fine now and he is back at home!

My mom and I enjoyed Zenzation Zalads (YUM) for dinner then I decided to bake some cookies! Anna, although you were missed, my cookies might give you a run for your money! During the baking process, I discussed names for children with my mom. I, officially, call dibs on the name Amelia Estelle for my daughter.

Cookies made with the recipe from the back of the White Chocolate Chip bag (:

Currently, Ben, Becca, and I are watching "Iron Giant" and relaxing. Tomorrow's plan? Not too sure but I'd love to have some good weather out by the pool!

Until tomorrow... (or next time).

tues. wed. thurs.

2009-09-03T23:46:00.003-04:00

So Strappy just reminded me that I haven't posted in a few days! Thanks Strappy (:

So Tuesday, I had workouts at seven in the morning (I know - SO EARLY) but I pushed through for the hour then headed back to my apartment for a short power nap before waking up and preparing for the long day!

After waking up, I started putting the finishing touches on my art projects that were due that day in my Color and Composition class. I showered and got ready for the day and was on my way to class!

In Color and Composition, we posted all four of our pieces on the wall. I, not purpose, put mine at the end of the the wall, on the far right. As we went down the line, I got really nervous about my critique because everyone else's pieces were so detailed, intricate, and formed abstract space. However, when it was finally my turn, everyone had really positive comments about how the simplicity was refreshing and simple. One of my class mates said that my collection was her favorite! It was definitely a weight off my shoulders after my teacher gave great comments about the direction, motion, balance, and space of each of the drawings!

Draft 2 (of 4) of my horizontal line drawing!

After Color and Compositions, I headed to 3D design where I got a ton of work done on my "The Little Mermaid" inspired project. Working with foam core has been pretty challenging but I've enjoyed using the power tools and seeing everyone else's work during the meetings at the end of every class period.

Some of my 3D designs with the traitorous foam core!

Tuesday night, I met up with my friend Reece at a restaurant downtown Athens called Thai Spoon. This was my first experience with Thai food and I was very impressed! I loved the peanut flavor in my pad thai dish. I ate it all! After dinner, Reece and I took a short trip to Agora (thrift store located in downtown Athens) then said our goodbyes and I headed off to my next adventure!

The next adventure? Karaoke night at Shokitini with the members of 10 North (aka. ION) of Russell Hall last year! So Jessie, Sarah, Emily, Kaley, Stacey, Chelsea, Jordan, Ansley, and I enjoyed a night of singing and dancing to 'Nsync, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, and Michael Jackson! So much fun being reunited with new and old friends. Pictures from that should be on facebook soon!

Wednesday, classes went by pretty quickly (including quizzes in History and Weather & Climate). After class, I headed back to my apartment for a short nap. I set my alarm for 5 o'clock. I woke up the natural way, FRANTICLY, at 6:45! I had to be in the coliseum and ready to go at seven! I was so frazzled. But I made it to practice on time and practice actually went really well! Good job, Jacqueline!

Thursday (today), I woke up at 6:20 and headed to the annex for another hour of weight pumping action! After that (miserable) hour, I headed back to the apartment for a power nap (similar fashion to Tuesday) before getting ready for the day.

In Color and Composition, we started project number two. This project will include four pieces that show the same building (in an abstract way) using different color schemes. I worked pretty hard on some different designs and got good feedback from my teacher.

In 3D design, I (and the rest of my class) continued working with the foam core. Nothing too exciting.

After class, I headed back to the apartment, made some pasta, ate the pasta, and changed clothes to go tumble at Force! Tumbling went pretty well (lots of sweat). After tumbling, I was back at the apartment to get ready for Project Runway night with Emily and Catherine!

Project Runway was pretty intense. Catherine, Emily, and I joined a few (more like 15) others at a girl named Amelia's (LOVE that name) house. It was great meeting some new friends.

Currently, I'm back at the apartment and I am watching "Watch What Happens L!ve" with Andy Cohen on Bravo. Dear Andy Cohen, I want to be best friends. I hope you read my blog. Doubtful. But I can hope.

Tomorrow is Friday! Hooray! And until then...

nonstopmonday.

2009-08-31T22:36:00.002-04:00

today seemed to fly by really fast, but not as fast as my hand flew over my paper in all three of my classes today!

so classes went well, nothing too serious, just a lot of note taking.

after classes, I came home and took a short nap before practice.

practice went well, for the most part, but Jackie was sick so she did as much as she could then I got to stunt a little bit with Paige and work on some running and standing tumbling.

as of now, I'm eating my little heart out while finishing my art project.

the Rachel Zoe Project is on and I'm also watching that.

eeh, I don't feel like blogging anymore today.

goodnight.

oh, the weekend.

2009-08-30T22:29:00.003-04:00

I guess I should start with Thursday due to the fact that Thursday is where I left off...

So Thursday started at six in the morning when I moaned to myself as I turned off my alarm and prepared for a very long day. Workouts went well, I got to work out with Tram and Casey Denney. Obviously, we had a fun time. After workouts, I headed back to my apartment for a little nap before heading to class.

Color and Composition went well, for the most part. We had a presentation on shape and color and I was one of the only persons in my class to speak up and answer questions... I guess that's the cheerleader in me. Once the presentation was complete, We continued working on our line drawings. When I thought I had finished my first one, I began erasing the pencil marks from the paper when I smudged the pen ink ALL OVER my work. So I started over. So annoying.

In 3D design, we were given an orientation on the work room and how to use all of the machinery. After spending two weeks in the class without being able to use the room, I can understand how much easier everything will be now that we can. I look forward to getting a little dusty with the saws and sanders!

After class I gave Rhiannon a ride back to the Sigma Kappa house then headed back to my apartment. After a few hours of being bored and doing nothing, I got ready and headed out to meet my friend Chad for dinner. Dinner was great but I was totally exhausted by the end of the day so I went right how and went to sleep.

Oh yeah. I forgot to mention. I got a call during 3D design that I would be drug tested the following morning (Friday) and six. So Friday morning, my alarm went off at FIVE A.M. and I sat up in the bed and tears fell from my eyes (figuratively). But I pushed through and peed in a cup. The good thing is that I was first in line and I had an hour to sleep before practice started at seven.

Practice went pretty well and I was off to Rankin (Student Athlete Center) to get in some reading before heading to classes. Classes were, in all, pretty boring for the day. Pauly let us out a little bit early. The rain was definitely a bummer, especially since I didn't have an umbrella. But it was Friday and after Weather & Climate... I was home free!

After class, I had a short appearance at a retirement home (which was very fun and personally rewarding. I like to think of doing things like that as earning brownie points of life). I headed back to my apartment and after a couple of hours, Erica was here!

Erica and I enjoyed our night hanging out with lots of new and old friends and having a fun night in Athens. She even got to experience Pokey Sticks (an Athens area favorite food).

Saturday started out pretty late when Erica and I woke up and kind of lolligagged around the apartment until she had to leave and head back to Marietta. After about ten minutes, A few friends headed over and we ventured to the pool to catch some rays.

So Whitney, Jackie, Emily, Banks, Taryn, Mary, Kendall, Steph, Zack, Ashley and I were all laying out by the pool when before we knew it... The Loft (a bar in Athens) set up a tent and had a DJ was spinnin' tracks! It was lots of fun until two and a half hours later, I decided I'd had too much sun and I said by ados to my friends and headed back inside.

I made plans to hang out with Casey and Trammell for Saturday night and, obviously, we had a great time.

As for today, I spent my entire day hanging out with Casey. For the most part, we were extremely silly and loud all day. In my opinion, the perfect way to spend a Sunday.

As for right now, I am watching Center Stage at the apartment with Zack and Caitlin. I plan on heading to bed soon, tomorrow is going to be a long day!

Until tomorrow.

tuesday and wednesday.

2009-08-26T22:33:00.002-04:00

Yesterday, Tuesday started at nine forty five when my alarm went off and I woke up wondering if I had really woken up at six a.m. for workouts or not. As it turns out, I had woken up that early and I did attend workouts from seven to eight. After working hard for an hour in the annex, I came back to the apartment for a little nap before getting up and getting ready for the school day.

Color & Composition went really well. I finally decided which four drafts (out of 24) I am going to use for my line project due next Tuesday. I worked on my horizontal line drawing until it was time to change classes. Expect pictures tomorrow!

In 3D design, I attempted to make a star (similar to a chinese star lantern... but only half) out of foam core. In the end (about two hours later), it didn't turn out so hot BUT Professor Hwangbo was impressed with my idea and wants me to continue working on it. It's a good think I have over a month to finish this project!

After class, I just hung out around the apartment until Zack invited me on a tumbling date to Force. I accepted, obviously, and worked on standing fulls and lots of other skills around the gym for about an hour.

I hopped in the shower and got ready to go over to meet a few friends at KD. I packed a bag because I was invited to spend the night, and I did! I had a great time hanging out with the big group of girls.

This morning, I woke up to my alarm and showed at KD then headed out for the day!

In American History, I took over two pages of notes on the Tutor family (and friends). This included details on births, deaths, children, cousins, countries, religions, etc. My right hand was exhausted!

In Art History (to which I was late... again), we continued covering the baroque period, including a sculpture of Saint Teresa found in some church (I'll know the real information after a little more studying).

In the Art seminar, we were assigned seats (well, we picked a seat and then it was assigned to us... so I guess we assigned ourselves to a seat). After that was taken care of, we watched two slide shows: one covering the galleries of the Lamar Dodd building, the other covering the Art History major (a.k.a. no thanks).

In Weather & Climate, we finished the group project we started last week then had a short lecture over the atmosphere. Not very interesting but I took good notes and stayed awake (not that I've fallen asleep yet, just throwing it out there).

After class, I walked back to my car, which felt good to get in a little exercise. Back at the apartment, I made lunch (left over pizza and a sandwich) then relaxed and watched TV before heading to UGA cheer practice.

At practice, Jackie and I did a lot better with stunting! After stunting, we had a conditioning circuit that almost kicked my butt. I definitely got in my work out... and soaked my shirt!

After practice, I met up with BFF Taryn and we went on a walk around campus and caught up with each other... even though it had only been two days. I even got to see a few other AXOs after our walk!

Currently, I am 100% dreading waking up early tomorrow. Not fun. But... I'm going to grab something to eat and shower before calling Erica and heading to bed.

Well, until tomorrow.

monday number two of my second freshman year.

2009-08-24T22:57:00.003-04:00

The alarm went off this morning at eight forty five and I think I went back to sleep for about thirty second after turning off my alarm. However (and luckily), I got out of bed and into the shower after a night of sleeping no so well.

To my first class of the day, History, I was a few minutes late. Eek! But I made up for it by speaking up in class during a discussion about how England became such a power country during the 1400's. I'm a historian.

In Art History, we continued learning about paintings during the baroque period of England. I kind of felt like I was getting more of a bible study... but I took good notes and understood where Professor Pauly was coming from.

During my hour break before Weather & Climate, I chilled out in the Lamar Dodd art building and facebook stalked. Not too exciting but definitely not stressful.

In weather and climate, we went over the sun and how it effects the come and go of the seasons, some inverse cosine law, and began a group project. I worked with a boy and two girls but I don't quite remember their names. Oops. After class... I was home free! Well, kinda.

It was time to run some errands! First stop? The Loft. The Loft (noun): a totally modern and artsy art supply store found on Baxter street in Athens, Ga. Luckily, most of my supplies were in a pre-made bag so I paid for my goods and was on my way! Next stop? Office Max! I needed one binder and some dividers so it was a quick trip. Last stop before heading to the apartment was Publix. A few meals and odds and ends and I was out the door and headed back to the apartment.

After unloading everything, I made a sandwich and began a little relaxation time. I found a "Make It or Break It" (television series on ABC family about gymnasts) marathon and was stuck to the TV. Five thirtyish rolled around and I was out the door and headed to cheerleading practice.

All-girl practiced for the first hour and luckily I was there to fill in for Katy when she had to leave early. Coed practiced the second hour and I didn't do very well with my stunting (sorry Jackie). But work outs start tomorrow so I'll be pumping iron and getting stronger! We conditioned at the end of practice and I was thoroughly drenched in sweat when walking back to my car.

As we had planned, I met up with Taryn at Alpha Chi and we went on a little walk to get a little bit of exercise while catching up on each others lives. I seriously don't know what I'd do without Taryn and her sense of humor that matches perfectly with mine! We plan to walk again Wednesday night.

As for now, I'm dreading waking up early but I'm really not that tired or sleepy. A little snack might help though!

Until tomorrow. and wait!

2009-2010 UGA Cheerleaders

(the poster I talked about!)

Jackie and I are the sixth couple from the left.

Goodnight!

weekend recap... holla!

2009-08-24T00:35:00.002-04:00

Where do I even begin?

Friday morning, I woke up around nine, got ready, blah. Classes went well (other than History going over by six minutes... causing me to be late to Art History). But I was happy when they were over! Hooray!

After class, I headed back to the apartment to get ready for a small get together that Zack and I put together. I had a few friends come over (shout outs to Mary, Amanda, Blaire, Matthew V. Rost, Tayler, and Clint) but it was mostly Zack's friends, which is totally fine too! We all had a lot of fun.

Saturday, I woke up pretty late... around eleven thirty and started getting ready for poster signing day! I picked up Alli from AOPi and Katie and Anna from the dorms and we headed to the stadium. The day went really well although it's kind of weird to think of how many people have a picture of me hanging in their office/home. Jackie and I were talking about that today. Anyway... I'll try to get a picture of the poster on here sometime soon!

After poster signing ended, I went back to C-Well with Katie Mac! Along with her "person," David, we watched Mamma Mia on TV and got ready for the family cheer dinner. It was weird being back at Creswell (dorm that I lived in last year) because it didn't even feel like the same place anymore. Weird.

At the cheer dinner, I sat at a table with other cheerleaders who's parents couldn't make it to the dinner (except for Katie's mom, Suze, snuck into the mix). Dinner was great and I really enjoyed seeing everyone all dressed up!

After the dinner, I was off to KD to see Madeline and Courtney! It was great hanging out with them (and by hanging out, I mean they slept and I sat there). We have plans to get together again on Tuesday night! Yay!

After my stay at Kappa Delta, I headed over to Megan Trammel and Tiffany Burgess's house to hang out for the night. Casey Denney and Katie Mac were thrown into the group and we headed off to Kelly and Lauren Med's house. After some chit chatting, we were joined by a few football players. It was definitely a fun night!

This morning, I woke up around eleven and sat around doing nothing for most of the late morning and early afternoon. I got a call from Jackie and she decided to come over to the pool! As she headed over, I got started on washing some clothes. The pool was very fun despite the fact that Jackie and I got none of our reading done... oops. After the pool, Jackie stayed for a little bit and we found out that Heather (friend and ZTA with Jackie) made the Dance Team for UGA!

Jackie peaced out and I continued with the laundry until sevenish rolled around and I decided that I needed to eat before practice! So I did. Then I went to practice. Then I came back. And now I am tired of blogging and I am going to sleep. Goodnight!

Until tomorrow.

a quick post!

2009-08-20T23:19:00.002-04:00

Today went pretty well. I have my first morning cheer practice for the year tomorrow at SEVEN a.m. so I'm going to make this a quick post and then hit the hayyyy.

woke up at nine forty five.
ate some left over pizza from last night.
took a quick shower.
drove to parking deck/found a spot (on the fifth/top level).
went to color/composition.
started first project. my teacher (Moon Jing Jang) really liked my ideas. Score.
small break between classes - hit up the computer lab.
went to 3D design with Rhionion (aka. Rhiannon).
kinda got an orientation on the different places we would be working with materials.
presented my "industry produced object" to the class. Little Mermaid snow globe. Totally rocked.
Imi Hwangbo (teacher) presented a slide show of some of her works. She is 100% a rockstar. Ben (or Becca to point out to Ben) you must check out her website. You'll love her stuff. Especially the stuff under "New Work."
Went back to the apartment.
Bought used textbooks online. Five books for under sixty five dollars... I'd call that a success.
Put new stickers on my car! Thanks mom for mailing me that Vineyard Vines whale!
Ate dinner. A chicken sandwich and a bowl of soup. Rocked.
Headed over to Emily/Scott/Catherine's apartment for Project Runway premier. Hung out with lots of new/old friends.
Currently, I am back at the apartment and heading to bed.

Until tomorrow!

august ninteenth two thousand and nine.

2009-08-19T23:23:00.002-04:00

I woke up today at nine and I realized a little too late that I was going to be a little late. I hurried through my normal morning routine and was out the door by nine thirty knowing that I had to get to the parking deck in east campus, find a spot, jump on a bus, and get to north campus by 10:10! Stressful... but I made it work!

My first lecture in American History was a success! Mr. Lawton went through the beginning of human development in the Americas up until the first introduction of "white man" to the new world. I took great notes and plan to continue in the same fashion for the remainder of the semester. With fifteen minutes to get to my next class... I was out the door and off to the bus stop in no time!

American history went well, I was about thirty seconds late but my professor seems super awesome. It's the second semester of Art History and she is very lenient with memorizing dates and such (thank goodness). Another amazing part of this class, the final is not cumulative! Meaning: no memorizing hundreds of flash cards right before summer! So that's a weight off my shoulders. Her name? Mrs. Pauly. We'll get along just fine (:

After Art History, I jumped on a bus with Rhiannon to the SLC for the Art Seminar. After receiving two pieces of paper upon my arrival into a large lecture hall, I found a seat near Caitlin and Rachel (best friends and fellow art majors). As the lights dimmed and the speeches began, I got a little tired but fought the urge to nod off to sleep! The class let out a little early which worked out for me because I had to book it to the geography and geology building for my first Weather and Climate class!

Weather and Climate went well but it was a lot of notes! I'm probably going to have to work pretty hard in that class but that's okay because I do that in every class! I enjoyed the lecture and the little things I learned about UV rays, radiation, the atmosphere, etc. After Weather and Climate, I got on my last bus for the day and headed back to my car.

Back at the apartment, I started looking up used books online. I think I'm going to be able to get all my books for under 60 dollars! I'd call that a bargain. However... that doesn't include art supplies. Eek. After my research, I moseyed around the apartment doing not much of anything. I was out the door around six and headed to my first cheer practice under Coach Ben.

Practice went amazingly! Jackie and I worked really hard on stunts and the conditioning at the end of practice definitely left me feeling like I'd accomplished something. Jackie, Alli, and I also found out that we will be flying to the Arkansas game in September! So exciting. I look forward to the remainder of the season!

As of right now, Amanda Beans (best friend from cheerleading in past years) just left the apartment. She was over and hanging out for a little bit. It was great to catch up on each others lives. Not too long ago, I made a frozen pizza and ate half of it. I'm pretty tired and heading to bed soon. Nighty night!

Until tomorrow!

Second Year Freshman.

2009-08-18T21:31:00.001-04:00

Yesterday started at exactly eight fifteen when my alarm went off. I had slept amazingly well and was super excited about the day ahead of me so I popped out of bed and into the shower! After picking out a cute outfit and grabbing a breakfast bar, I was out the door and on a mission! First stop: Parking Services.

I had to wait in line for about fifteen minutes at the Parking Services department in East Campus before receiving my blue parking permit for the E05 parking deck. Super exciting... and slightly expensive. After collecting my prize, I headed for the closest bus stop and hopped on an East Campus Express bus. I was on my way to my first class of my second year at UGA when suddenly a biker came out of no where and slammed right into the side of the bus! Okay, that didn't actually happen but I had to make sure you're paying attention. I arrived at Pre-Civil War American History a little early and sat patiently for the teacher to come in. I enjoyed listening to Mr. Lawton (I think that's his name) as he went over the syllabus and got a little overwhelmed when he got a little teary eyed when he started talking about reading a hand written draft (by Jefferson... I think?) of the constitution. I guess he really loves his history. Class got out a little early and I headed to my next class, Art History II.

So I never actually made it to class (due to bus confusion) but I saw my friend Rhiannon walking out of the building and knew that she was in my art history class so I inquired what happened in class? She said that the teacher (who "seems cool") just went over the syllabus (which is online) and let them go early! So I was done for the day! I took Rhiannon back to the Sigma Kappa house and was on my way to the apartment.

Back at the apartment, I stalked oasis (the website used for class scheduling at UGA) for an open class that would a) fit my schedule and b) work into my required classes. No luck. Soon enough, it was time for Bid Day with the TRIOTAS and Alex headed over to prepare the apartment for all our new babies. I would write about the night's activities but that's top secret III stuff so... sorry.

After Alex and all the new triotas left, I headed over to my friend Clint's new house. I got a quick tour of the new place and met all his room mates before settling down on the couch and watching a little television. Millionaire Matchmaker, Dating in the Dark, and some show about Hoarders were all in the mix. It got pretty late so I decided to say my goodbyes to Clint and head back to the apartment to get ready for my second day of class... Today!

This morning, my alarm went off at nine fifteen and I threw on my flip flops, brushed my teeth and headed out the door to meet Jess at my storage unit. Jess (friend and fellow cheerleader) drives a truck and agreed to helping me move my futon from my storage unit to my apartment (because my futon definitely ain't fitting in Flow). So that took about twenty-ish minutes and I was back at my apartment (I almost said dorm! ha!) by ten. I showered, picked out a cute outfit, grabbed a cereal bar and was out the door by ten forty. First class of the day: Color and Composition with Moon Jing Jang (I think?). Class went my pretty smoothly. Mrs. Jang went over the syllabus with examples/explanations along the way and we were let out of class very early.

I was walking about the Lamar Dodd art building when I ran into Rhiannon and Carolyne at almost the exact same time! I hung out with both of them for a little while then decided to head to the Sigma Kappa house with Rhiannon for lunch. At the house, I enjoyed some barbeque chicken with a side salad and glass of water. After lunch, I got a quick peek at Rhiannon's room before heading back the the Lamar Dodd for 3D design.

With Rhiannon as a class mate, I met Imi Swangbo (I think that's her name) and was introduced to a world of deciding if art was objective or subjective. I, along with the rest of the class, decided that it's a complex mixture of both. Yet again, we went over the syllabus and we let out a little early. On the way to the car, I had a good, long chat with my grandmother on my dad's side about the first few days of class and gave her my new address - KA-CHING!

Back at the apartment, I finally got my schedule figured out! I am now taking Weather and Climate to help satisfy Dad's amount of hours per semester qualification and one of my two science requirements. Very exciting!

After a good while of doing nothing but watching an old cycle of ANTM on TV, I decided to make dinner (a lean cuisine). Ashley Schick (mutual friend of Zack and me) headed over for dinner because they were planning on going to Force (local cheerleading gym) for the UGA club competitive team practice. I decided to join them and get a little tumbling in. I had a great tumbling night! Toe fulls were probably one of the best accomplishments.

As of right now, I'm updating my blog and doing nothing else. I'm considering making at PB sandwich and watching some television. Nothing too exciting.

Well, until tomorrow!

my last day of summer 2009.

2009-08-16T23:48:00.002-04:00

After posting earlier this morning, I showered and dressed quickly before heading to lunch with Zack and Ashley Schick at Inoko Express. I ordered the hibachi chicken and planned on saving half of it for dinner but I ended up eating it all (oops).

Back at the apartment, I didn't really do anything. At all. I took a little trip to Academy to find a water bottle (that they didn't have) and Barnes & Noble for a daily planner (which I got). I planned on going to Publix for groceries but I was overcome with a rush of laziness and went back to the apartment.

Time dragged by and soon enough it was time for the cheer meeting. Thinking that the meeting started at seven, I left my apartment and headed to Tram's house for a few minutes but then found out that the meeting actually started at seven thirty. So I spent a little more time watching Tram clean while listening to the Tarzan soundtrack that I was planning on.

At the meeting, we met (or re-met) our interim coach... BEN! So glad to have him back. A lot of details about the season are still unclear, but I definitely look forward to the upcoming season!

After the meeting, Alli, Jackie, and I headed to Chili's for dinner. We all split queso for an appetizer, I had chicken alfredo (which I did save half of) for dinner, and we all split the chocolate molten cake (aka. heaven) for dessert. We paid our bills and said our goodbyes and I headed to Wal-Mart!

At Wal-Mart, I got everything off my checklist (excluding a lamp and the same water bottle that was not at academy) for less than seventy dollars! My plan? To eat everything I bought before returning to the grocery. I'm hoping I can hold out with my frozen dinners, sandwich meat, and ramen noodles for about two weeks!

As of right now, I'm getting excited about tomorrow! I'm waking up pretty early to head to campus to get my parking pass and then it's off to my first class of my sophomore year! The schedule for monday? History at 10:10 and Art History at 11:15.

Until tomorrow.

two-a-days. days 9 and 10. and the day after? ...and some of today.

2009-08-16T11:44:00.002-04:00

Let's go way back to Thursday. That seems like such a long time ago...

So after I posted on Thursday, I ate six hard tacos with just beef and cheese from Taco Bell then headed to practice with Ashley. Things went by pretty smoothly and we even finished our work outs a little early. Before breaking, we were asked to sit down for a team meeting. After a lot of tears and explanation, Shelly O'Brien resigned as Spirit Coordinator at the University of Georgia because of her young child, Brayden, that she believes she needs to spend more time with. We'll all miss you, Coach O! We find out tonight (Sunday) who our interim coach will be for football season.

After leaving the Stegeman Coliseum, everyone headed back to their houses/apartments/dorms to prepare for a cheerleading pot-luck style dinner held at The Boulet brother's house! Ashley and I got ready at her apartment then headed to Publix with Craig to pick up our contributions to the party. I decided to bring soda while Craig brought baked beans and Ashley picked up some potato salad.

The party was super fun and a lot of the cheerleaders were there. Chuck brought his wife, Macey, and their baby, Drake. So adorable. I even got to hold my friend Lauren's tarantula (I know that's really random... but I loved it/kinda want to get one). Everyone started leaving as the night grew old so Ashley, Craig, and I headed back to the apartment.

The next morning, Friday, came quickly and my alarm went off at eight for the last time (MAZEL TOV!). When everyone arrived at the coliseum, we were informed of what was to happen that day and that's exactly what we did. Warm up pyramids. Check. Do sidelines. Check. Free time for forty five minutes (I tumbled with Casey and Tram). Check. Sprints. Check. Conditioning. Check. Once everything was complete, we were invited to Jason's Deli for lunch on Coach O. I enjoyed a chicken caesar salad with black olives and a sprite before saying goodbye to the team, hugging Coach O, and peacing out to beat the ATL traffic back to Kennesaw.

I hit a little bit of traffic on the way back but I was at Casey's house around four and began with the laundry from the week. I got a phone call from Justin and an invitation to dinner! So I took a quick shower and threw on a cute outfit then headed down to the Double Tree hotel near the Cobb Galleria to meet up with Justin and Martin. After picking up Mike from his apartment, we valet parked the car and walked to a restaurant in Midtown Atlanta called Einstein's where Jeff and Bill already had a table for six. I thoroughly enjoyed the cheese tortellini but moreover, the sweet potato fries! I ate every last bite of them. Martin was nice enough to cover my meal and I was (and am) very appreciative. I forced (literally) Martin, Justin, and Mike to take a walk around the block after eating because I always feel better getting a little motion in my body after sitting and stuffing my face for a long time. After the walk, we got the car back and headed to Mike's apartment to drop him off then straight to the hotel.

Once back at the Jones residence, I finished laundry and I started packing. Everything left at the house fit into two duffle bags and two laundry baskets excluding my hanging clothes. I accidentally fell asleep on the couch when I was supposed to be packing my car so I decided that I could hold that part off until morning.

So saturday came and I woke up the old fashion way (naturally) around nine thirty. I packed up my car in the midst of a yard sale (Katy, I didn't see anything that you'd like... unless you want some baby clothes?) taking place in the Jones' driveway. I hugged Heather and all the kids and thanked them for all they had done for me over the summer then realized that I'd see them every Sunday, so it isn't that big of a deal. I was on the road by ten fifteen and headed toward Athens and my new apartment!

A few phones calls with Zack gave me enough information to know that I did not have to wait in line to check in because he was already in the apartment. So I started unloading and setting up my room! The apartment is awesome. And it even came with a ceiling fan (which I was kinda stressing out about). I still have one more trip to make to my storage unit and a few pictures to hang but once that is done, pictures will be on the blog! It's so nice having my own space and my very own bathroom! I can't wait to use my crock pot either!

Everything (for the most part) was looking great and organized so I texted my friend Taryn and asked if she would like to come over and check it out. She brought Alyssa Johnstone and I got to give my first formal tour of my new apartment. After a little chit chat on the leather couch, we decided to hit up Taqueria La Parilla for dinner. I wasn't too hungry so I munched on chips and queso until we got a surprise from our waitress... fried ice cream! No, it wasn't anyone's birthday... the waitress felt bad that Alyssa's fajitas took so long so it was a dessert on the house! It was gone in about thirty seconds.

Back at my apartment, Taryn, Alyssa, and I enjoyed the last few minutes of the Women's Gymnastics National Championships. Alyssa really wanted to check out the pools so we went on a quick go-see to the Club House. Four pools and a hot tub, not too shabby. Taryn and Alyssa left soon after and I had just sat down on the couch when I got a phone call from Casey Denney (fellow cheerleader and friend) asking me to come over to hang out with her and Megan Trammel (who usually goes by Tram). So I did. We had a fun night and I met lots of new friends. I ended up spending the night with Casey and woke up this morning (Sunday) and driving back to my apartment and sleeping here until around eleven.

As of now, I need a shower. Zack and I are planning on going to lunch pretty soon. I have the cheerleading meeting tonight at seven. And classes start tomorrow. The most exciting part? Today is my half birthday! I should get half a cake or something. Anyway... I hope I didn't forget anything.

Until tomorrow.

a recap of two-a-days. day 8.

2009-08-13T11:01:00.002-04:00

So yesterday (Wednesday) started like many days prior, at exactly 8 a.m. when my alarm (Full Circle by Miley Cyrus) went off. I took a shower, got ready, blah, blah, blah. I was at the coliseum by nine.

The UCA staff would only be with us from 9-12 that day so we had a lot of work to get done. We worked on stunts and pyramids all morning. After lunch at Snelling (two chicken philly sandwiches, some onion rings, a few strawberries, some vanilla soft serve with whipped cream, two sugar cookies, and a scoop of rainbow sherbet), we headed back to the coliseum to finish off the day.

Coach Shelly O'Brien said that after we completed everything required of us, we would be able to leave early. So with a little fire under our butts, we completed the checklist. But yet, we weren't done? We were instructed to run around the coliseum's (that's a weird word to say) upper level while, individually, we would meet with Coach O about evaluations. This run lasted about twenty minutes, then a fairly lengthy abs circuit followed. Eventually, I was called to get my evaluation, which I was very pleased with. After everyone had received their eval, we were released (around 4).

After cheer was over, I headed to Verizon with Ashley (who was struggling with the new phone she got on Tuesday). After that little rendezvous, we stopped at Chick-Fil-A for dinner. After we returned to her apartment and ate, I passed out on the couch for about an hour. After waking up, I realized that I had a text from one of my best friends, Frances. It was an invite to come over... so I did! Frances (who I have known since third grade) recently transfered to UGA. So I headed over to Frances's apartment and hung out with her and her two roommates, Courtney and Gabrielle. The main topic of conversation was Recruitment, which Frances and Courtney are both going through right now.

After departing with Frances, I headed over to Matthew's apartment to say hello and catch up on each other's summer. This didn't last very long because I was pretty exhausted. So I made my way over to Ashley's apartment and went to bed pretty much right away.

As of right now, it's a little after eleven and I'm sitting on Ashley's couch in my PJs. I'm sure you're wondering why... I'm supposed to have two-a-days day 9 today, right? Well, Coach O gave us the morning off! So I slept in until around 10 (that rhymed) and have done basically nothing since. I hope to get lunch soon and we have to be at the coliseum by one.

Until later!

two-a-days. day 7.

2009-08-11T22:31:00.003-04:00

This morning, I had a false awakening around seven when Ashley left to take her car to the Volkswagen dealership in Athens because she had trouble starting her car yesterday. It was good to know that I had another hour or so to sleep... so I did! My real alarm went off at eight and I scurried upstairs to shower and prepare myself for the day. I threw on my DryFit Nike outfit for the day and was out the door by eight forty.

At the coliseum, it was day 2 of UCA camp. We were joined by Drew and Jeremy again and began stunting after taking a quick jog around the basketball court and a few minutes of group stretching. Stunting, basket tosses, and pyramids filled the day. Jackie worked on X-Full baskets and I was so proud of her! I apologize but there were no pictures taken today. Maybe tomorrow!

After the long day of practice, I took Ashley to her car then headed to my storage unit and loaded it up with everything that was in my trunk from my shopping day with Katy! After that, I headed back to Ashley's apartment and made plans to meet up with Taryn and Alyssa at eight for a walk/catch up fest.

As we walked and talked, we ran into quite a few friends! Caitlin, Mackenzie, Mary, Kelley, Jaclyn, Josh, Madeline, Courtney, Kaley, Sarah, and Brittney (just to name a few). It was great to get in some exercise while catching up with good friends.

As of right now, I just devoured a Zensation zalad from Zaxby's (along with side of friends and an ice cream sandwich) and am watching The Office with Ashley and her boyfriend, Craig. I plan on going to bed shortly. Tomorrow is another long day!

Until tomorrow.

Oh boy! Alli (aka. Falkenstroodlystromstein) just uploaded pictures from last friday!

Jackie (stunt partner) and I

More pictures to come, I hope!

two-a-days. day 6.

2009-08-10T23:04:00.002-04:00

My alarm went off at eight this morning. I don't exactly want to dwell on the fact that I got up super early because I will be doing it again for the next four days... moving on. I showered and threw on my Nike DryFit shirt and shorts and headed out the door with Ashley.

Today began UCA cheerleading camp at UGA. We worked on stunts and baskets before lunch then worked on pyramids and stunts after lunch. As you can probably tell, as a base, I am very sore from throwing, catching, holding, dipping, squeezing, and being smashed into the ground by Jackie (love you!). Lunch was at Snelling and I thoroughly enjoyed a chicken philly sandwich.

After two-a-days, I did nothing but lay on Ashley's couch as she prepared a chicken pot pie for dinner. It. Was. So. Good.

As of now, I'm so tired that I am falling asleep as I type. I apologize for this post being lame. But you know what? There is a possibility of pictures tomorrow!

Until tomorrow.

august 9, 2009.

2009-08-10T00:26:00.002-04:00

Last night (Saturday), I ended up not watching a movie with Heather and went to bed around 11:30 and woke up around ten this morning (Sunday). I layed around for a little bit before heading upstairs, enjoying a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch, and some quality time with all the Jones children, Devan, and Heather. After my breakfast, I finished the laundry left in the washer from the night before.

I didn't do much after laundry until I got a phone call from Erica inviting me to come over for a swim and dinner. I totally accepted, packed my bags, and headed over to the Levy home. I was greeted by Erica and her parents then changed into my swim trucks and headed to the neighborhood pool! At the pool, I ran into Rachel (a little girl on peppermint - mini level 1 at stingrays) who was pretty confused about seeing me outside of the gym. Erica and I enjoyed the water and the sun for a little bit then headed back to her house to get ready for dinner and practice.

Erica and I took turns showering and we downstairs by six for dinner, a homemade spaghetti with caesar salad and italian bread. So amazingly good. I loved it. After stuffing my face, I hopped in my car and followed Erica to the gym.

I alternated between Orange and Smoke practice all night working on jumps and tumbling... although I mostly just distracted people from what they were supposed to be doing. I chatted a little with Rachel, Scott, Maddie, and Aubrey on the Smoke side and Erica, Brooke, Strappy, Martha (Sarah McAndrew) and Susanna on the Orange side. After their practices, I had thirty minutes to chill out before Rust/Citron practice started. It was good to see everyone at the gym. A special shout out to Scott and Kellie, who had been keeping up to date with my blog quite nicely (:

At Rust, we worked on jumps then running tumbling then standing tumbling. When the stunting portion of stunts started, I decided to head out because I was driving back to Athens.

So as of now, I'm back at Ashley's apartment. I'm exhausted. And I am going to bed. Goodnight.

Until tomorrow.

two-a-days. day 5. And the day after.

2009-08-08T21:59:00.004-04:00

I feel like so much has happened since I last posted, this past Thursday.

Before I forget, everyone needs to download "Gravity" by Sarah Bareilles.

So Friday morning was the earliest of them all. My alarm went off at six fifty and I (groaningly) took a quick shower and began trying to look presentable for the cheerleading poster pictures that would be taken starting at eight. Sporting the uniform called "Red Super G," I arrived at the coliseum one last time for that week. With the rest of my team members, I headed out to the practice fields. We were put in a few different positions and posed for multiple pictures. First we did whole team (in which I held Jackie on my shoulders in three different ways) pictures, a goofy picture, pictures by years on the team, and individual shots. Alli had her camera and we decided to do some other pictures on the side (stingray alum, sophomores, etc). After pictures, we were told to change into our practice clothes.

Practice started around ten and (I think) we started with cheers, then progressed to stunts, then band dances. After we had completed everything required, we were told to change into our running shoes and TyTy chose to grace us with his presence.

About thirty minutes later, I was drenched in sweat in the mid-day sun. My legs were pounding with pain from sprinting across the football field a total of 24 times. Yeah... I was dead. Once the sprints were over (thank goodness), we headed inside the coliseum and got a little surprise!

We were each given a black back pack containing our practice clothes for the year (although our T-shirts and shoes were not in quite yet). But the good news wasn't over yet! We were instructed by Coach O to head to Chick-Fil-A for lunch then we were released for the day and the week! Such a relief to have a little extra time off.

So everyone caravanned over to my favorite fast food restaurant and I enjoyed a nugget meal with a lemonade. Anna even tried the new Peach milkshake... but I thought it tasted like plain vanilla. After everyone finished eating, we all parted ways and Ashley and I headed back to her apartment. The best part of it all? The three hour nap that took place almost immediately after arriving at her apartment. Well deserved and extremely needed.

Ashley and I woke up from our nap and she made plans to go over to her boyfriend's house and I called Stephen, who I knew was in town for the night. Stephen said to grab my bathing suit and head over to our mutual friend Carolyne's apartment to meet up with him, Carolyne, and Molly. So I did!

We all sat around at watched Shark Week on Discovery for a little bit before heading to the pool for a short dip. Stephen and I took turns doing basket tosses off the waterfall into the deeper pool while Molly judged. I think Stephen won. The night came and we continued hanging out until it got pretty late and I decided to just crash on the couch at Carolyne's house.

This morning, around ten or so, I brushed my teeth and said my goodbyes and hopped in my car and headed toward Decatur for a shopping day with Katy! Stops at Ross, BrandsMart, and Wal-Mart gave me the prefect opportunity to get almost everything on my shopping list! I got everything from a toaster, coffee maker, crock pot, can opener, and a colander to a bathroom mat, measuring cups, shower curtain, cutting boards, and pillows! And when I eventually got back to Katy's and ordered my bedding from Overstock.com... it was definitely a major day for apartment shopping. And I have to say BrandsMart is the craziest, biggest, most crowded, most compact, amazing place I have ever been. I second Katy's statement, "I'd love some BrandsMart gift cards!" Katy and I made a quick drive thru at the El Pollo Loco and headed back to her house.

After spending some time with Katy, Dan, and injured Roxxi (tore her ACL - so sad), I headed back to the K-saw! I had just arrived when Heather was headed out the door and Casey asked me if I'd like to go get pizza with Emily, Devan, Harrison, Lily, and himself. I accepted and we moseyed over to Johnny's Pizza and Subs on Dallas Highway. Casey and I split a Buffalo Chicken Pizza that was so good but SO spicy! I pretty much ate everyone's crust too.

The tab was taken by Casey and a census was taken about what to do next... the Park was the winner! So we all jumped in the Suburban and headed to the Park in Acworth. Walking, running, swinging, laughing, and a little crying from Lily all took place before we piled in the car again and made our way over to our next adventure... ice cream!

A birthday cake remix with white chocolate chips instead of sprinkles from Coldstone at the Avenue West Cobb later, I was full to the brim! But a very happy full at the same time.

Currently back at the Jones residence, I'm doing laundry from the past five days and relaxing. Heather and I might be watching a scary movie a little later but as for now, I'm freshly out of the shower and quite content with having nothing to do but sit around.

Until tomorrow.

two-a-days. day 4.

2009-08-06T21:54:00.002-04:00

Jeannine just won So You Think You Can Dance! Even though she's not my favorite, I definitely wanted her to win over Brandon, who got received second. Kayla, my heart and soul, got fourth place.

Well, as you can tell by my title, today was the fourth day of two-a-days and I keep getting more an more exhausted as the days roll by. I woke up at eight, hit the snooze once, then hopped in the shower and was out the door by eight thirty and headed to the coliseum!

We were inside for the morning and it was good to be on the mats and in the air conditioning. As always, we worked on fight songs, pyramids, stunts, cheers, tumbling, blah, blah, blah. Lunch was held at Snelling Dining Commons and I loved it. I sat with some of the other sophomores and two of my favorite rising freshman, Anna and Katie.

After lunch, we were outside but it wasn't long until we were mysteriously split up into groups of fix or six. We were all handed a yellow sheet of paper and given a digital camera and an hour and a half to complete a scavenger hunt! Although my team did not win, I had a great time bonding with Allyson, Abby, Casey, and Chanice.

After the scavenger hunt, Tyler met us outside with a box of jump ropes. About forty five minutes later, I (along with the rest of the team) was drenched in sweat. Luckily, seeing TyTy means it's the end of our day! So we were released and I headed back to Ashley's with Ashley, Anna, Alli, Jackie, and Katie.

Back at the apartment, we hung out for a little while and watched a little TV. Once our little tummies started growling, we loaded up the cars and headed to Zaxby's! I'm not exactly sure what everyone ordered but I do know that Anna and I enjoyed Zenzation Zalads. So yummy. Katie even ordered a large helping of cheese bites for the whole group to share.

Ashley, Anna, and I said our goodbyes to the rest of the group and headed back to Ashley's apartment. A little while rolled by but soon enough it was eight o'clock and So You Think came on! After two hours of uninterrupted entertainment, I started this blog.

As of now, everyone is preparing for the earliest morning of the week. We must be at the coliseum at eight in the morning fully prepared for poster pictures. That means I'll be getting up around seven. I'm not too excited. However, tomorrow is the last day of the week and then the weekend begins!

Yet again, I apologize for no pictures. Maybe tomorrow. Until then.

two-a-days. day 3.

2009-08-05T22:56:00.002-04:00

Wednesday started the same as Tuesday, at exactly 8 in the morning when my alarm went off. I opted out of taking a morning shower because I took one last night. I changed into my cheer clothes and Ashley, Anna, and I were out the door by eight thirty.

We met inside the coliseum and the mats were already rolled out. The team started out by stretching and then we worked on some band dances and stunts then moved on to working on some pyramids (and I made one up! - Ben, you'd be so proud. Miss you!). That continued for a few hours then we had some free tumbling time! Obviously this is my favorite time of the day because tumbling is definitely my favorite part of cheerleading... maybe tied with jumps (but I also worked on jumps during the free tumbling time).

For lunch, Jason's Deli sandwiches were catered in and I enjoyed a turkey on wheat with plain chips, a white chocolate macadamia cookie, and a purple powerade. We were alloted an hour and a half for lunch and I finished my sandwich in about fifteen minutes so I was struck with an idea! My storage unit, which I have had all summer in Athens, needed to be paid by the fifth and today was the fifth! So Bria and I headed over to Stephen's Storage and I payed my fee.

Back at cheerleading, we worked on cheers/sidelines and continued with the stunting until we had an hour left and Tyler graced us with his presents in the coliseum. After 4 rounds of laps and stadiums around the coliseum and 20 stadium sprints, I was EX. HAUS. TED. But no worries, we still had an abs circle to complete. After that was done (about 20 minutes later), I was no longer living.

Back at Ashley's, I passed out on the floor of her bedroom while waiting for my turn in the shower. I took my shower (and I felt a lot better after) and thirty minutes later, we (Ashley, Anna and myself) were on the way to Bateman's house!

Dinner at the Batemans' house was so much fun and super yummy! Shane's Rib Shack catered and everyone on the team was there! So fun bonding outside of cheerleading and getting to know each other as real people.

Once we were back at Ashley's apartment, I was so ready to hit the hay... but here I am, still awake at 11:09 because my favorite Wednesday night show came on! So You Think You Can Dance! Ashley, Anna and I watched it together (Katie, King, and Bird - I miss you!) and I, for the first time ever, actually voted! For Kayla, of course.

As of now, I'm going to sleep. Two more days of two-a-days then it's the weekend!

Until tomorrow... and hopefully pictures!

two-a-days. day 2.

2009-08-04T23:00:00.003-04:00

today started out pretty early, around eight. I got in the shower, got ready, etc. Ashley, Anna and I were at the coliseum by 8:50 and we got started promptly at nine.

It seems like so long ago... I don't even remember what we did first! I know that we started the day inside because the grass on the knoll was wet from the sprinklers. That was definitely a ray of sun (in a not so hot kind of way) to my morning.

We ate lunch at the dining hall, Snelling, which brought back so many good memories of my freshman year.

I don't really feel like going over all the details of two-a-days (although Jackie and I did pretty well)... so after camp, Jackie, Alli, and I went to the KD house to visit some friends. It was so great seeing Whitney, Mackenzie, Kelley, Courtney, Madeline, Elmo, and E-Pish again! Before long, Alli was ready to head back to the AOPi house.

At the Pi house, I got to see Amanda, Callan, Taylor, Audrey, Sarah, Brittany, Lindsay, Robyn, April, and Danielle (I feel like I'm forgetting someone). After seeing everyone's adorably decorated rooms, Alli and I headed out to meet Sasha for dinner at Taqueria La Parilla.

Dinner was great (two tacos, an enchilada, and some rice) and after things wrapped up there, Alli dropped me off at Ashley's house to be reunited with Ashley and Anna. While Anna, Ashley, and Alex (friend/cheerleader) ate dinner, we all chatted about about the day and the days to come. Pretty soon, everyone was ready to go to sleep.

One chapter of HP later, here I am writing in my blog. I've got a few more early mornings and long days before I get to rest and relax... so I'm headed to bed.

Until tomorrow!

two-a-days. day 1.

2009-08-04T00:06:00.002-04:00

Today started awfully early when my alarm went off at six thirty. I hopped in the shower and continued my normal morning routine (fairly quick paced) and was out the door with bag in hand by six fifty.

About two hours later, I had made it to Athens and was helping Jackie (best friend and stunt partner) move into the ZTA house. After a few trips to and from her car with various things (shelves, shoes, fans, etc), it was time to brace ourselves and head over to the coliseum.

As we all met in the coliseum, it was so great to see everyone (old and new) and ask each other about summer trips and stories. Paige even got engaged! After the greetings and talking subdued, the practice day started by passing out the contracts, reading the contract, and initialing/signing the contract. This took quite a while considering the contract was twelve pages long and extremely detailed.

After the contracts had been collected, lunch was served (subway sandwiches) and the teams, Coed and All-girl, met in separate ends of the room to discuss requirements and goals for the team.

After a good amount of time making the lists, we headed outside to the grassy knoll and began with a little bit of stretching. Then the girls (boy aren't required) got into a formation and began reviewing sideline cheers. Once completed, it was time for tumbling evaluations. Just a few simple standing tucks were required of the boys... but I will admit, I did a few toe backs too.

After the girls completed their running tumbling evaluations, we split into our teams and began stunting. I think Jackie and I performed extremely well and I hope to have some pictures posted sometime soon. After a good bit of stunting, band dances were next. This was another portion where boys weren't entitled to do much.

After Coach O and Coach Ashley were fairly pleased with everyone's performance, we headed inside to the weight room to have a quick meeting with Tyler and a tour of the workout facility in the Annex. This concluded our two-a-days practice for the day! hooray!

After breaking, we were all informed that it was Allyson and Katie's birthday so we all decided to get ready and head to Brett's for dinner. It was my first time going to Brett's, a restaurant in Athens, and I thoroughly enjoyed a cheeseburger and fries as my meal. Brownies with hot fudge, caramel, and ice cream were served to Allyson and Katie for their birthdays but they were both willing to share... and I was willing to eat!

Because I don't move into my apartment until the fifteenth, I am staying with different cheerleaders for the next two weeks. Tonight's slumber party is taking place with Ashley and Anna! Very exciting. Day 2 of two-a-days starts tomorrow at 9 a.m. so I've got to get some sleep!

Until tomorrow.

"i don't care about 'em."

2009-08-03T00:15:00.001-04:00

After my post from earlier today, I finished my laundry then changed clothes and headed to Stingrays to meet one of my best friends, Amanda, and catch up on each others lives for a little bit. As I was walking her to her car, Amanda realized that she was going to be putting her TV and DVD player in storage for a year... when I needed a TV and DVD player for my apartment! So Amanda is (very generously) letting me borrow her TV and DVD player for the year! So kind and considerate.

After Amanda left the gym, I headed back inside just as Orange was starting to get their choreography. I won't let any secrets out but I must say that I love what they have learned so far! And Justin (friend/coach/choreographer) has taken a liking to my favorite quote from Toddlers and Tiaras, "I don't care about 'em." So fun!

Six forty five-ish rolled around and Scott got to the gym... with a surprise for me! A Darlington Shirt. I'm basically a prefect now! At seven, Smoke began practicing. I migrated floors and working on some jumps with Smoke until Zack arrived at the gym.

awesomely awesome Darlington T.

Thanks Scott!

Zack and I got out the laptop and began making lists of all the things we had/needed for our apartment for next year! We got a lot of work done but still sneaked some peeks at Orange still getting their routine.

At 9:30, the first open practice began! We had a great turn out and an amazing practice packed with tons of skill! If you're interested in being a part of either the coed or all-girl level 6 open teams, let me know!

As of now, I'm at the Jones residence and I'm exhausted. I'm basically all packed for the week and I'm headed to bed super soon! It's going to be an early morning and a long day and I need to be ready for it!

Until tomorrow!

A not so sunny Sunday.

2009-08-02T12:15:00.003-04:00

Yesterday, after getting home from Camp and updating my blog, I took a nap that ended up being about 3 hours long... and it was amazing. I even had some crazy dreams! After the nap, I began cleaning my room at the Jones residence (when i was hanging up my clothes, I broke the rod off the wall... oops - but Casey said not to worry about it). After a few loads of laundry and a lot of organization, I hopped in the shower.

After getting the shower, I packed a little bag and headed over to the Levy house for a sleepover with Erica! When I got to their house, I was greeted by Erica's parents and waited in Erica's bedroom for her to return from a birthday party. When she returned (not too long of a wait), all the Levy children were soon in Erica's room. So Sara, Erica, David, and I all sat around and had a chat about girlfriends, baseball, going back to school, and life in general. David went to bed first (he was leaving for San Francisco in the morning) and was shortly followed by Sara. Erica and I stayed up a little later and enjoyed some queso dip with chips then headed to bed.

I woke up the next morning (this morning) when my alarm went off at nine. I had plans to meet up with Taryn (my long lost best friend who had been studying abroad in France for the previous two months) for breakfast at Ihop on Johnson Ferry. It was so fun to hear about her personal experiences studying in France and to share all that I had done while she was gone. To my surprise, Taryn got me a gift from France! A super cool (and totally modern) sketch book. Taryn and I are both headed back to Athens tomorrow (me for cheer, her for her sorority - AXO) so I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot of each other in the days, months, and years to come (:

modern French sketch book from Taryn

As of now, I'm back at Casey's house and finishing up some laundry. After that, I'll be packing for the week in Athens. Later today, I'm headed to the gym for Orange and Smoke practices then hanging around for the first Open teams (Rust and Citron) practices starting at nine thirty.

Until later... or maybe tomorrow.

my last weekend in Cobb County before heading back to Athens... thus far!

2009-08-01T14:05:00.006-04:00

So yesterday began amazingly... around eleven thirty when I woke up at King and Katie's house (King was still out of town) and lolligagged a little bit before calling my sister, Katy, and setting up a plan with her to come over and eat lunch.

So I made my way over to Decatur (not Smyrna, because Katy will never live in Smyrna or Cobb County) and enjoyed an amazing homemade lunch of wheat pasta with eggplant parmesan sauce with Katy. After a quick shower, Katy and I headed out to run a few errands (and I even drove!). First stop, Timeless Tattoo. After walking in and being greeted by a few of the artists, Katy and I asked a few questions about White Tattoos. They suggested not getting a white tattoo especially when you're interested in getting script because it tends to run and fade into an ugly yellow. They (meaning the tattoo artists) said that black or grey is the only way to go if you're interested in getting words tattooed on your skin. I guess I'll be thinking for a while longer before I get a tattoo... if i get one at all. Katy and I made a quick trip to QuickTrip and then the day continued.

Katy and I set off to our favorite little Indian salon (which I just realized, I have no clue what it's actually named because Katy and I usually just call it "eyebrows") to get my eyebrows threaded. After a painful couple of minutes, I was out of the reclining chair and off to drop Katy back at her house.

After parting ways with Katy, I was back to West Cobb to get ready for my evening. I threw on a cute outfit (a polo and my True Religion pants) and headed over to East Cobb to make an appearance at Beavis's birthday dinner at Wild Wings Cafe. After that, It was off to Brandon and Bird's apartment. A little after seven, Justin picked us up and we were off to the Rascal Flatts concert held at the Lakewood Amphitheater! I had an amazing time and LOVED the music. They're definitely one of my favorite bands and one of my top two favorite concerts (along with Jingle Jam 2008 feat. Colbie Callait, David Archuleta, Gavin Degraw, and We the Kings). Thanks so much for treating me to the dinner and concert, Justin!

Justin, Brandon, Bird and me at the Rascal Flatts concert!

so much fun spending time with good friends

(and a little spill on my shirt... oops)

I'll post again later on tonight about today and hopefully about buying a pair of Tom's shoes (:

Until later.

i can't believe i haven't blogged in so long!

2009-07-31T01:11:00.003-04:00

Goodness! So much to go over! And I don't even have pictures prepared!

Wednesday was the last day of camp with the HHS Junior Hoyas AND my last day of Camp/work for the entire summer! It was a good day (very relaxed and laid back) and I helped the eighth grade team make up a little halftime routine to perform at football games. Katie and I won Rooster on the Roof for the third time... what can I say? We're just that awesome.

After camp, I went back to the Jones residence for a few minutes until I got a call from Caurie who asked if I'd like to go with her to get a tattoo (she would be the one getting the tat, not me). So we met at Lucky Draw Tattoo and Caurie got some work done on a pre-existing tattoo and a little something (in memory of one of her friends that passed away) in the middle of the tattoo. They used hot pink black light ink and I can't wait to see the finished/healed product!

After the tattoo extravaganza, I headed to the gym to do a little working out. I stunted with Jackie (and we did REALLY well) and tumbled with Smoke. I even got to talk to Strappy about Toddlers and Tiaras! She loves that show ("I don't even care about 'em." - Favorite Quote). After the night at the gym, it was time for my favorite Wednesday night activity... So You Think You Can Dance!

Katie, Bird, Kellie, Scott, and I headed over to King and Katie's (although King was out of town) and we ate spaghetti and bread sticks made by Kellie and Bird. I had seconds, naturally. On the show, Kayla was obviously my favorite and I was so annoyed with everything Melissa did. After the show, Katie and I headed upstairs to watch a little TV before going to bed and guess what was on? I Didn't Know I was Pregnant! So we watched that until we fell asleep... but I didn't sleep for long!

At 5:15 a.m. the following morning, my alarm went off and my day began. WAY. TOO. EARLY. But there was a light at the end of the tunnel and my eyes were on the prize! So I hopped in the shower, got ready, and jumped in my car. A quick stop at the gas station and McDonald's and I was on the road! Four hours later, I met my step mom, Susan, right outside of Charlotte. And she had a surprise... my new car! Pictures will be posted at a later date. The trade off was pretty quick and I waved goodbye to Loretta the Jetta (and Susan) as they headed back to Raleigh and I headed to meet Lexi at Charlotte Allstars!

At the gym, I met a lot of girls and a boy named Garrett that cheered on different teams. There was also a set of red head twins who belonged to the woman that worked at the front desk. Their names were Max and Mike and I'd never met a cuter set of twins. I actually took a picture with them on Lexi's camera and I hope they'll be posted on facebook soon! Anyway... at the gym, we all played around on the tumble tracks, trampolines, pits, and floors while marking routines, tumbling, stunting, and just having fun! But all good times must come to an end and I was out the door at one o'clock and back on the road (WITH AIR CONDITIONING!) back to Atlanta.

me with Max and Mike

(I am aware that I am very sweaty... that means I worked hard!)

The drive was long and I got to Stingrays around five thirty. I played around with Yellow and Blue (Youth 4 and Junior 3 teams) and tumbled here and there around the gym. After Katie got off work, we headed to her house for dinner and the follow-up episode of So You Think! Melissa (hallelujah) and Ade were sent home and I wasn't especially sad to see either of them go. Throughout dinner and the show, Katie and I had a heart-to-heart and it was really good to bond, laugh, and even cry.

As of right now, Katie's asleep and I'm well on my way to doing the same. I plan on sleeping in tomorrow and then meeting up with Katy for lunch in Decatur!

Until tomorrow... and expect pictures!

not too special of a tuesday.

2009-07-28T23:19:00.003-04:00

My morning process of waking up feeling like I didn't sleep too well and finding the strength to pull the covers off my body was pretty much the same as any other day. My alarm went off at eight and I was no where near ready to get out of bed, but I did. I got ready quickly and snagged a nutri-grain bar as I passed through the kitchen at the Jones residence before heading out the door.

At the gym, it was day two of the Harrison camp and it ran pretty smoothly. I taught dances to the seventh and sixth grades teams and the coaches were very pleased. At lunch, we had pizza from an italian restaurant owned by a girl on the team's parents called Pizano's. And it was so cute. I definitely recommend the chicken basil (i think) pizza!

After camp, I called Christie (one of my all time best friends) and then headed over to her house to hang out for a little bit because she is leaving to go back to school, at the University of Alabama, tomorrow morning. We, including Christie's mom, dad, brother and sister, all went to eat at El Jinete. After dinner, I said my goodbyes to the family (who is more like my second family) and headed to the gym for green practice.

At green practice, I didn't do much other than back spot a couple of full ups and fight with King about which house Cedrick Diggory was in (Hufflepuff, I was right!). After green, I headed back to the Jones house and hung out with Heather, Casey, Emily, and Molly (who had just gotten off babysitting but decided to hang out for a little bit). Molly brought me the sixth Harry Potter book for me to borrow and even a special surprise: A Hufflepuff book mark! I was so excited... and I still am! Molly made a chicken with rice and peas meal and I scarfed down a whole bowl of it. Very yummy.

new newly borrowed book with Hufflepuff bookmark - reppin' my house! Thanks molly (:

As of now, Emily and I just got done marking some routines from last year. We're watching "18 Kids and Counting" on TLC and I plan on going to bed very soon. But of course, I'll read the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince first!

Tomorrow is the last day of my last camp of the summer! I'm hoping to reign supreme once again, with partner Katie, in Rooster on the Roof.

Until tomorrow... but I feel like I'm forgetting something.

just another manic monday.

2009-07-27T23:49:00.002-04:00

I did not sleep well last night and I'm kind of nervous that the same thing is going to happen tonight. I woke up around 4:30, 5:45, and 7:15 even though my alarm was set for seven thirty and none of those other times. Needless to say, I was pretty exhausted and a little crabby when I hopped in the shower and began my day. After getting ready, I headed upstairs and made a little lunch for myself. The menu: Turkey & Cheese sandwich on white, baked sour cream & cheddar ruffles, gummy snacks (Dora the Explorer, to be exact), a string cheese, a cow's tail, and a gatorade (BOO GATORS!!). After the preparation was complete, I was off to the gym!

Today marked the beginning of the Harrison Junior Hoyas Cheer Camp (sixth-eight grade). Every team had exactly nineteen girls and Katie's twin sister, Kellie, is the sixth grade coach! The other coaches, who's names I don't quite remember, are super fun and even helped out with learning proper stunting technique. Even some of my favorite Stingray girls, like Tai and Taylor Jay, were at the camp! It's always fun to know the girls you're teaching prior to the first day of camp. The best part of the camp was the pleasant surprise the staff (Katie, Hannah, and myself) received at lunch... Chick-fil-a! The parents of the teams decided to include us when counting how many lunches they would be bringing to camp! So nice.

After camp, I was walking to my car and Caurie pulled up and asked if I wanted to hang out... of course, I said yes! So Caurie, Carter, and I enjoyed a fun day of hanging out at Caurie and Roger's house! We even watched "Twilight." But instead of watching the movie, we mostly talked about how bad of an actress Kristen Stuart is and how awesome "New Moon" is going to be! The best part of the day with Caurie? A NAP! and it was awesome. Time was flying and soon enough, it was time to head back to the gym!

Jackie joined me at the gym during open stunting/tumbling and we worked on some stuff to prepare ourselves for the approaching two-a-days practices. We worked on toss lips, walk ins, and all that other good stuff required to do during band dances at football games. Bria and Stephanie (two other UGA cheerleaders) were there too!

After the stunting shindig was over, I headed back to the Jones residence and enjoyed a Turkey and cheese sandwich (I can't believe I haven't eaten any cereal today!). I had a nice little chat with Casey and Heather about the one and only time they broke up. As they headed to bed, I decided to do the same.

Currently, I'm updating my blog. And I'm pooped. Cross your fingers for some good sleep!

Until tomorrow.

sunday remix!

2009-07-26T21:47:00.004-04:00

So I usually start with my morning and work my way through the day chronologically but today, let's try something different, shall we?

In a little bit, I plan on finishing HP (I know, I can't believe I haven't finished yet either!) and immediately afterwords, I will text Emily Collins! After that, I going to watch "Toddlers in Tiaras" somewhere online because I promised Strappy that I would. After that, it's straight to bed! I have work in the morning and I'm already so exhausted.

At Orange/Smoke practice tonight, I started out by getting dressed in my panther costume with fellow panther crew members Scott and Rachel! I even had a tail. I jumped and standing tumbled with Smoke then headed over to Orange to chat with Erica and Strappy. After their practice, Erica and Strappy even got some new Stingray shirts! Yippie!

Before the senior 5 team practices, I was helping out the Youth 4 team, Yellow, because they were missing a back spot. Nothing too exciting, but it was easy because all the girls are so small. After helping with them, I got to do a little flying on King and Andy. My favorite part of the whole day was doing a prep full down (:

Prior to heading back to the gym to help with Yellow, I attended the Green (Junior 5) team pool party with one of their coaches, Brandon. It was super fun to chat and eat with all the moms. There were plenty of cheeseburgers, chips, dips, and beverages available... Heather even made cupcakes!

Before I even knew about the pool party, I was at the gym for Green practice and helped Brandon teach all the flies the proper way to do a full up.

Before heading to the gym, I took a shower. My day started pretty late, around eleven, and I didn't do very much between waking up and going to the gym... of course, I ate some cinnamon toast crunch!

So I bet you're wondering, wasn't Paul going to the lake today? The thing that actually woke me up this morning was a text from Madeline saying that the Lake date was cancelled. I know, I know. I was bummed too.

As of right now, I'm watching my favorite show of all time: "I didn't know I was pregnant!" Nothing gets better than watching this show. I'm actually pretty hungry due to lack of dinner. So I might jump on that before I hit up my reading.

Writing my day backwards might not have been the best idea, but it's kinda new and exciting... right Strappy? Well, my show is over and I'm off to eating then reading then watching "T's &T's!" Until tomorrow.

Oh! I forgot something! I'm working on a list of things I need to buy for my apartment. Here it is so far:

ceiling fan.

toaster.

bedding.

pillows.

picture frames.

TV.

blender.

cups.

lamps.

utensils.

shower curtain.

Let me know, VIA (I know you love that, Taryn) comment, if you can think of anything else!

lake day cancelled.

2009-07-26T12:12:00.001-04:00

my plans to go out on the lake today were cancelled due to lack of attendants.

we will now observe a moment of silence.

until later.

scary movie saturday... not so scary.

2009-07-26T02:02:00.002-04:00

I woke up this morning around eleven and decided to wallow in my bed for a little bit before actually getting up. Being as it was a saturday, I did not worry about silly things like showering before heading upstairs and enjoying a healthy (or not so healthy) portion of cinnamon toast crunch cereal.

The remainder of the late morning and early afternoon was filled with rigorous activities like watching "America's Next Top Model" and reading a little Harry Potter. After a lunch consisting of a sandwich and some chips, I decided that I needed to do something a little more productive with my life... like watch more TV (while my food digested)!

So around 3:30 or so, I suited up in my running shoes and ipod arm band and went on a run. I jammed out to eleven different cheer mixes while jogging around Burnt Hickory Terrance neighborhood and arrived back at the Jones Residence around four-ish and downed a couple of glasses of water and half of a protein bar.

After a well needed shower, I was back to reading. Then it was time for the night's extravaganzas to begin! I headed down to Atlantic Station to meet Brandon, Justin, and a few new friends for a movie. We saw the 7:30 showing of "The Orphan" and I (not so much the others) thoroughly enjoyed the commentary and comedic responses to the movie from the audience. After the movie, we all parted ways and I headed back to my summer home.

After eating some Broccoli and Chicken Alfredo, I joined Emily in a reading party! I currently have ONE chapter remaining in Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix and I can not wait to finish it in the morning! The first thing I'll do when I finish? Text Emily Collins!

Well, I've got an early day planned for tomorrow: A trip to Lake Allatoona with Madeline and Doug (maybe a few others?)! And at practice tomorrow, I believe I am dressing up as a Panther (:

until tomorrow.

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a fun and sun filled friday.

2009-07-24T23:05:00.002-04:00

I slept so well last night that I'm taking a deep breath/sigh as I type this sentence. It was amazing. I woke up around ten and had a few pieces of cinnamon raison toast with Caurie and her daughter, Carter, before heading back to the Jones house.

Once I arrived, I had about thirty minutes to get ready before heading off to Six Flags! So around eleven, Molly picked up Emily, Parker, and myself and we moseyed over to Chick-Fil-A to get a good little lunch (and a cheaper lunch when compared to eating at the amusement park). At the restaurant, we met up with Molly's sisters, Kelly and Lauren, who would also be going to Six Flags.

Once we arrived at the park, we waited for a little bit to get tickets. After that, the fun began! We decided to ride Goliath first (as a warm up, of course). The lines for all the rides were pretty long so we only managed to ride Goliath, Batman, the Mind Bender, the Scream Machine, Superman, the Cyclone, and the Scorcher before it was time to head back home. In between rides and while waiting in lines, we all enjoyed playing games, getting to know each other, and we even enjoyed a few coke ICEE drinks (which really helped everyone beat the heat). With all the sun and walking, I was ready to go by the time we got off the last ride.

After exiting the park, we got piled in Lauren's car and headed back to Molly's car that was parked at Chick-Fil-A. Molly, who is now my "girlfriend" (or at least Parker thinks so), dropped the Jones kids and me off at their house. As soon as I was inside and on the couch, I passed out! It was a good little nap until I woke up and realized I was starving! A few chips, a sandwich, and a gatorade later, I was full and went back to relaxing on the couch. Emily and I watched a few episodes of "What Not To Wear" and talked to Heather about her day (Clinton Kelly, you're still my idol).

As of now, Emily and I are stretching and listening to some songs on Youtube. Parker is watching Disney Channel and bickering with Emily. I plan on catching up with Harry P. before I fall asleep tonight. And I'm super duper excited because I have absolutely NO plans that require waking up early tomorrow. Mazel Tov!

Until tomorrow.

white water wonderfulness!

2009-07-24T00:27:00.005-04:00

Today started out when my alarm went off at nine, which is quite a lovely change compared to the rest of the week (waking up at a gruesome seven thirty or eight). I took a shower very quickly, wrote a note for Megan and Ryan (they went back home to Illinois today), and headed to White Water to meet up with Heather and the rest of the gang!

On the way to the water park, I got a text from Heather saying she was running a little late (I have to admit though, if I had four kids, I'd be running late too) so I had some free time to enjoy a little HP before they (Heather, Emily, Harrison, Lily, Emily's friend Devan, and babysitter Molly) arrived to meet me in the parking lot. After a little bit of organizing season passes and coupons, we headed into the park!

The towel I used today at the park! Totally reminds me of my favorite radio DJ, Mommy Chula, and Katy's friend Kate (who totally loves The BEAT!)

We set our stuff down near one of the children's play areas and journeyed toward the first attraction of the day, the Runaway River! After that, Devan and I were the only ones courageous enough to take on the Cliffhanger. After a few more rides and trips around the Lazy River, we went back to Heather's car where a lovely picnic was awaiting us. I enjoyed (more like devoured) a turkey and cheese sandwich, a mountain of chips, a bundle of grapes, an apple sauce, a few oreos and a bottle of water.

After lunch Molly, Emily, Devan, and I went back into the park while Heather took the younger two kids back to the house for a nap. I really enjoyed bonding with Molly. She even said I was her new best friend because I braided her hair in the line while waiting for a float to ride the Tornado (which we actually rode twice because it's awesome!). The day at the park rolled around to an end as the clock was racing towards five thirty. Devan had a stunt class to attend at Stingrays at six and I was responsible to teach tumbling classes at the gym beginning at six so it worked out well that Devon could ride with me from White Water to the gym, so she did!

The three tumbling classes flew by and were over in no time (especially the last one with Catherine and Mallory)! So after my duties were complete, I headed to the Jones residence and packed a little stay the night bag because... Caurie invited me to a sleepover!

So as of right now, I'm sitting with Caurie on the couch and we just finished watching some silly youtube videos. I'm 100% exhausted and looking forward to some sleep. Plus, I've got another big day tomorrow... SIX FLAGS!

Until tomorrow. And I can't wait! I'm ready for an exciting and fun filled weekend - hopefully brought to an end with dinner at Erica's on sunday (:

twelve hour work day - day 2 and 3.

2009-07-22T16:48:00.005-04:00

UGH. I am so behind with my blogging!

Yesterday (Tuesday), started so early that I think I was crying in my sleep before my alarm went off. However, my duties as a staff member of the Stingray Allstars gave me to power to get out of bed and get ready for another twelve hour day at the gym.

It was the second day of camp with Hillgrove Junior Hawks camp and it went by smoothly teaching dances, motions, cheers, chants, jumps, and a few new games to middle schoolers... well, I guess as smooth as it possibly could. The camp ended at three and tumbling classes began - yippie!

So after helping some (and by some I mean about thirty four thousand) girls flip over themselves, my shoulder was seriously weeping and whining for a break. The end of the day rolled around and after a few stunts with King and Andy, I headed to Zaxby's to pick of food for Heather, Emily, and myself. The Zenzation salad still remains as a major part of my heart. I live for that salad.

Because Casey was out of town (and refuses to take part in such actions), Heather and I watched "A Haunting in Connecticut" and it was SO scary; however, it was also very good. A little crazy and I'm going to admit, I had some trouble falling asleep last night.

After the movie, I went straight to my room and went (slash attempted to) to sleep. It was a struggle; however, the REAL struggle was waking up the following morning knowing that another long work day was ahead of me. But I did. I got up this morning and took a shower, brushed my teeth, washed my face, shampooed my hair, scrubbed by body, etc.

At the gym, it was the final day of camp with Hillgrove! I worked with the eight grade team for most of the day and put together a little routine for the girls to perform during halftime of football games. It was tons of fun and we even had some free time to play some fun games and bond!

After the six hour camp, I was ready for six more hours at the gym (I guess). But then I got a present surprise from Ashley! A bottle of water and some chee-ZITS. So yummy! Thanks Ashley Coffey (said in a northern accent). I spotted back bends, back handsprings, and front walkovers for about 4 hours then stayed for Orange and Smoke practice at the gym. I even got to tumble with Strappy (who I must apologize to because I will not be watching "Toddlers and Tiaras" tonight at 10... but I will watch it later!)! It was really fun to practice and chit-chat with friends like Rachel, Scott, and Aubrey and also, Erica, Alli, Strappy and Brooke.

As of now, I. AM. POOPED. But the show must go on! I'm at Katie and King's house with Katie, King, Bird, Megan, and Ryan (along with their dogs, Jack and Tucker). We are about to enjoy some pizza and SYTYCD! I must go; The pizza just arrived!

Until tomorrow!

And speaking of tomorrow, I'm going to White Water!

twelve hour work day - day 1.

2009-07-21T00:00:00.002-04:00

I began my day knowing that I would about to endure one of the longest work days I would ever have but I got out of bed and continued my routine of getting ready nonetheless.

I arrived at work and eight thirty (after stopping at the bank, gas station, and Publix) to find that the gym was locked. No fear! The cleaning man was there and opened the door for us. Today marked the beginning of a three day journey to cheerleading perfection with the Hillgrove High School junior Hawks cheerleading teams (sixth, seventh, and eighth grade). We taught the basics, played a few games, had a few laughs, etc. Kennesaw Mountain High School was also there and I got to see Strappy!

At three, the tumbling classes began and lasted through the rest of the evening until I was released from my coaching duties (for a little bit) around six thirty or so and enjoyed some animal crackers with avid blog reader and friend, Ashley Coffey! Thanks for those, by the way! After helping Emily Jones with her running and standing tumbling, I waited around for open gym to start at nine.

So nine rolled around quickly and I was joined at the gym by Erica, Zack, Brantley, Mallory, and loads of other fun people to take part in stunting, tumbling, jumps, and an all around good time just being with my friends.

After open gym, I headed to the Jones house and enjoyed two healthy portions of spaghetti (a work that Brittany Cain taught me how to correctly spell) while hanging out with Emily and Parker Jones and Parker's friend, Ryan. After that, I headed down to my computer to check my e-mail because I got a text from my dad earlier today saying to check my e-mail and...

MY DAD GOT ME A CAR!!

(and the air conditioning works = bonus pointz!)

So obviously my life is taking a turn for the better in the department of transportation! hooray! So that's very exciting and I can't wait to receive the new vehicle (currently in Raleigh, North Carolina at my dad's house)! so excited. seriously.

So that made my night (times a hundred million) and I'm going to bed because another twelve hour day at the Stingray Allstars is coming my way!

until tomorrow!

sunday recapitation.

2009-07-19T23:51:00.003-04:00

Fast forward from friday morning to sunday morning and don't ask questions.

This morning, I got to spend some time with one of my best friends, Sarah Klauber in Athens. Afterwords, I helped Zack (best friend and room mate for 2009-2010 school year) move out of his current house which including moving loading a dresser into the trunk of his mom's super trendy volvo and tying a mattress and box springs to the top of the car. We looked to cool driving down 316.

Zack dropped me off at my car and I headed to Casey's house to change and grab a snack before turning around and heading back to the gym to practice with Orange (Small Senior 5). I got to chat with Strappy about the latest blogs in between working on drive rolls, front walkovers, bounders, and one to fulls. After that, I stayed around to watch Smoke (Large Senior Limited Coed 5) work on some stunts.

Back at the Jones residence, Casey had picked up chinese food on the way home! We enjoyed a large helping of chicken and broccoli on steamed rice. Very yummy. After dinner, Emily (Casey and Heather's oldest child) enjoyed some reading while Casey watched the Tour de France (I thought about you, Taryn).

Currently, I'm semi-dreading working a 12 hour day tomorrow at Stingrays... but also very excited about making some bank!

Until tomorrow.

athens weekend!

2009-07-19T22:13:00.000-04:00

there are words. the end.

thursday re-cap... and friday so far!

2009-07-17T14:03:00.003-04:00

I am seriously slacking with this whole blog thing!

So yesterday, I woke up at exactly 6:59 a.m. ONE minute before my alarm went off. I showered, picked out a nice outfit, gathered by things and I was off to the courthouse. Luckily, I had HP to distract me from the nerves of the courtroom, the judge, and some shady lookin' folk sitting on the benches surrounding me. In the end, I had no reason to be nervous anyway! They called my name and I walked up to a left-handed man who said, because I took a defensive driving course at Barber's, I would not get the three points on my license but (sadly) I would still have to pay the one hundred and twenty two dollar ticket. Boo. So I payed the ticket upstairs (and I even ran into a friend, Jennifer, from high school!) and headed to my car.

I got to my car and all the windows were busted in! My ipod, GPS, and radio had all been stolen in the daylight of downtown Marietta! I called the police and they came and filed a report, it was so exhausting. Okay, I'm totally kidding. I felt the need to liven up my blog. My car, other than pre-existing injuries, is fine... kinda.

After leaving the courthouse, it was close to ten and I decided to call Katie (rooster on the roof partner/BFF) and see what she was up to. I was invited over for pancakes and ended up spending the remainder of the morning and afternoon with Katie, King, Megan, and Ryan.

After a short lunch at Chick-Fil-A (IT WAS RYAN'S FIRST TIME EATING THERE!! ...he's from Illinois), Katie headed to work and I headed to Casey's house to do a few things before heading to Stingrays to tumble including a little bit more reading, a short nap, and some well needed relaxation.

At five or so, I headed to Stingrays and hung around while waiting for a tumbling class with Roger (coach) to start. I didn't really learn anything new today, I just brushed up some skills I've had for a while.

At the end of the night, King said he was going to teach me how to do rewinds with another coach named Andy. I thought they were joking (due to the fact that girls usually do rewinds... and pretty much any other skill involving flying) but they were serious! I'm going to post a link to the video (it's on facebook), so if you have a facebook, you should be able to watch it.

all-male rewind to stretch featuring "Manimal" members King, Andy, and Paul Beck

After the stunting fun was over, everyone headed to Katie and King's for fun, food, board games and the follow-up episode of "So You Think You Can Dance," where we find out that Randi and Kupono where leaving the show. After all of that was accomplished, It was my bed time! I spent the night on the futon at the Harrison residence. I love my friends (:

As for today, I woke up pretty late for the first time in a long time and ate breakfast with Katie, King, Megan, and Ryan. As they got ready and headed to the pool, I headed back to Casey's to shower and pack a bag for Athens! Zack and I are planning on leaving at four thirty and I am super excited!

Until tomorrow.

workload wednesday.

2009-07-16T01:07:00.003-04:00

Although it is now thursday, I must write about my day or should i say... my yesterday?

Last night, I spent the night at Erica's and we enjoyed a movie, food, and all around fun. I decided to try something new, an idea given to me by Erica, to shower at night instead of the following morning before work. And although I thank Erica for her attempt, I did not appreciate the dirty sensation I experienced ALL day. So for future reference, always shower in the morning.

I woke up at eight, ate a bowl of cereal and headed to Stingrays. It was the last day of camp with Creekland and we always try to make the last day the most fun by playing the best and funnest game of all time... Rooster on the Roof! This game is played by breaking everyone up into groups of two and then having two circles (each circle has a member of the partnership) and they travel in different directions (one inside the other) while music is playing. When the music stops, the MC calls out a position or pose for the couple to create. The list of possible poses include: Rooster on the Roof, Little Mermaid, Totem Pole, Bridge Over Water, Knee Stunt, Dead Bug, Baby Sister, Fireman, Do-Si-Do, Titanic, Bunk Beds, Short Stack Breakfast, and Monkey in a Tree... I think that's all of them. The last group to assume the pose is out! The game continues until one couple remains. Naturally, one of my best friends and parter, Katie, and I dominated the campers and won the game! Pictured below is Katie and I doing "Rooster on the Roof" in the office at Stingrays.

After camp, I hung around the gym until about... 9 p.m. Meaning, I spent over twelve hours at the gym. That's out of control. But at least I worked on my backbends!

At one of the practices tonight, my friend (Katie aka. Strappy) said that she had read my blog and after much discussion... I knew she wasn't lying. So Strappy and I talked about cereal, Harry Potter, What Not To Wear, and big words in between our triple toe back tucks and one to fulls. I thoroughly enjoyed it! I also got to see a friend that I cheered with a few years ago, Carleigh, and her ADORABLE daughter named Emma. It was great to catch up with an old friend.

After leaving the gym, I headed to Katie and King's house with a big group (include Bird, Katie's sister, Megan, from Illinois and her boyfriend) to watch my favorite summertime show, So You Think You Can Dance! We enjoyed a variety of pasta dishes with cheese sticks and lemonade before watching the show. Tonight's favorites: Kayla (always) and new boy favorite, Jason. After the show was over, I headed straight back to Casey's house because:

a. I am beyond tired.

b. I have to wake up early... again! Tomorrow is my court date for my wreck (poor Loretta) so I need to be ready for that!

I must go to bed, so I'm even skipping HP tonight. I know, I know, I'm sad too.

Well, until tomorrow.

terrific tuesday.

2009-07-14T21:23:00.002-04:00

I work up for work this morning at eight and took a quick shower... blah, blah, blah.

work was the same as yesterday but instead of teaching one dance, like yesterday, I taught two. It was pretty uneventful but I always have a good time when Katie is around!

After work, I went back to the Jones residence and took care of some laundry, read some HP, and took a short nap. After all of that, I headed to the gym to do a little tumbling.

Currently at the Levy home with one of my best friends, Erica, I am X-HAUST-TED. We're currently watching Schindler's List and I think I'm going to go to bed pretty earl tonight.

'til tomorrow.

working hard for the money.

2009-07-14T00:08:00.004-04:00

Today started WAY too early at a gruesome 7:30 a.m. I walked sluggishly to the bathroom and took a quick shower then continued my daily routine in getting ready.

I had to run by Publix to get lunch for the upcoming work days before getting to Stingrays, my place of employment, by eight thirty. For the next three days, I would be working with Creekland High School's Junior Cheerleading Teams (sixth through eighth grade). About sixty girls were at the camp and the day went by pretty smoothly teaching stunts, jumps, cheers, chants, dances, stretching and even playing a couple round of a game called Ships and Sailors.

After camp, I headed to the Jones' humble abode and picked up my book. About three pages into a new chapter, I was out like a light on the sofa (I guess I was pretty tired). I woke up around six and changed clothes and headed back to the gym for my team, Rust, practice. Zack, future room mate and awesome friend, and I planned a little trip to Athens this weekend... and I'm totally stoked!

After practice, I headed back to my summer "home" and enjoyed some quality time with Heather and her two oldest kids, Emily and Parker. I also enjoyed a bowl of Frosted Flakes.

Pretty exhausted from a long day and preparing for another, I'm going to finish the chapter of HP that I started earlier today and then I hope to catch some serious Zs.

Anyone who is looking for some new tunes to download:

"I Do Not Hook Up" by Kelly Clarkson and "Battlefield" by Jordin Sparks are pretty awesome.

a short and sweet sunday.

2009-07-12T23:58:00.004-04:00

After waking up around eleven thirty this morning, my slumber party partner, Mary Frances, and I went for a short breakfast date to Waffle House. I enjoyed a Bacon, Egg, and Cheese sandwhich and side of hashbrowns with cheese. My mom didn't believe me when i said it was only fifty calories!

Shortly after getting back from breakfast, it was time to load up Dan's truck and head back to the ATL. I read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix almost the entire ride back. I am so glad to be rekindling the flame I had in elementary and middle school with the Harry Potter books.

Back at Dan and Katy's place, I took a quick (but revitilazing) shower then headed back to Cobb County. A quick change of clothes at the Jones resisdence and I was headed to Stingrays!

My stunt partner for next year, Jackie, met me at the gym around seven and we brushed up on our stunting skills, off and on for about two hours. As stunting is not my strong point (Jackie doesn't have any weak points), it's definitely something I've been trying to improve on during the summer break. We have another stunt date planned for tomorrow evening.

A quick stop at Zaxby's for a Zensation Salad (the best salad EVER... possibly tied with some of my home made creations at Bolton Dining Commons) and I was headed to the Jones house to dig in and relax for the evening.

One chapter of Harry Potter and then I'm hitting the hay! I've got work in the morning and I can't wait to see one of my best friends, Katie, bright at early at eight thirty!

Until tomorrow.

i'm late!

2009-07-12T14:45:00.008-04:00

I can not believe that I didn't post lost night! however, there is a good reason.

Yesterday started out well but early. I was awaken by Dan and told to get ready to go to "The Market." I had no idea what this mysterious location was but I hopped in the shower and threw on some clothes none-the-less. "The Market" ended up being an event held every saturday in Columbus Uptown actually called "The Market Days." Different venders set up booths around the Uptown area and sell things such as jewelry, baked goods, or (like my friend P-Funk) salsa! Katy, my mom, and I frolicked around for a little bit before dropping Katy off at her friend Lauren's house (where Dan and Lauren's boyfriend, James, were waiting).

After a short break at home, my mom and I went on a date... to the Goodwill! I ended up not finding anything but mom left the store with two pairs of tennis shoes. Way to go, mom. Mom and I went through the drive-thru at Chick-fil-a (love) and then went to TJMaxx to check out some bargains but didn't get to stay long due to an appointment for me - a Haircut!

At Salon NG, I got an awesome haircut/trim from Angie. Always fun to catch up and talk about life at UGA with her. And it only took about twenty minutes!

haircut by Angie at Salon NG

(this photo was taken at a stop light; loretta the jetta was not further injured during this photoshoot. taryn - this is the hair cut PRE gritzy.)

Back at home, I helped Tripp and my mom prepare for tonight's activities - A tailgate/pre-game for a concert across the Chattahoochee in Phenix City, AL. Tripp, who is starting a Barbeque business, had been up since five a.m. preparing all different types of pork to serve that evening. To make the story short... It was amazing and that feeling was unanimous. Thanks Trippy!

Due to the fact I'd never even heard of the band, I decided to opt out of the concert and head home to hang out with one of my all time BFFs, Mary Frances. Mary Frances and I went and got some coffee at Dunkin Donuts, a donut at Golden Donuts, and basically a road trip all around columbus including a stop at a really awesome house that overlooks the river. Mary Frances and I went back to my house and looked through five ENTIRE yearbooks included our third through seventh grade years. Favorite quote of the night from Mary Frances, "SHE WAS MY GIRL!" I laughed so hard when she said that.

The night rolled around to about five in the morning and Mary Frances decided to sleepover! We crashed in the bunk beds downstairs in the play room at my mom's house and slept in until about eleven thirty. Bonus Points!

Until later tonight.

a trip to columbus - day 1.

2009-07-10T23:04:00.004-04:00

Friday night is rolling around to an end and it's about that time that I review today's activities...

I woke up at twelve (deep sigh), it was awesome. I ate a bowl of cereal and enjoyed an episode of "What Not To Wear" and then packed a little bag for the weekend in Columbus. A tiny skype conversation with one of by best friends, Taryn (who is currently in France... and SO modern), brightened my day (:

I headed over to Katy and Dan's and took a quick shower. As I got out of the shower, Katy arrived home and I inquired if she'd like to go pick up my jeans but, being the amazing sister that she is, she had already picked them up for me! hooray!

Paper Denim Jeans altered in Decatur for 8 dollars.

Katy and I then ventured to the K-Roger (aka kroger - for all you boring folk) and waited in the pharmacy for a good fifteen minutes and I got a new toothbrush! it's blue.

Dan came home and we (by We, I mean Dan) loaded up the truck (even Roxxi in the back) and began our two hour journey to Columbus. I took a little nap after attemping to read and an interesting (more like bazaar) podcast on Katy's ipod.

At home, my mom's husband, Tripp, had made a pork roast, seasoned potatoes, broccoli, and dinner rolls. YUM-EEE. I ate it all and then some more.

After a short skype conversation with Uncle Harry... Katy, Dan, Tripp, Mom, Roxxi and I are now sitting around the living room and talking about past times and good memories (I guess Roxxi isn't talking much). Nothing better than that.

Until tomorrow.

A day with (some of) the Jones family.

2009-07-09T21:52:00.004-04:00

Today started better than most at a healthy 11:50 a.m. Let that soak in for a while.

After laying out and being boring for a little while, I ventured upstairs and enjoyed a bowl of Frosted Flakes while enjoying an episode of "What Not to Wear" (Dear Clinton Kelly, you're my idol). After letting that digest for a little while, I began on an epic journey.

It all started by heading downstairs and putting on my running shoes. Ipod was set to a cheer music playlist and I was off. I wouldn't quite call it a 'run' but it was a fifteen minute jog. And it felt very nice to get my blood pumping a little faster. After the jog, I took a bath/shower in warmish water and enjoyed some tunes on my macbook.

The day continued with a little bit of texting one of my best friends, Lauren, about one of our mutual favorite shows "The Real Housewives of New Jersey." After talking about how trashy Danielle is, Lauren tempted me into some reading. One chapter of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix I was getting a little bored.

I heard some footsteps upstairs as I was putting on some clothes. I headed upstairs and found Heather with Harrison and Lily along with one of Heather's friends, Welsey (who is super fun), and her two children, Sula and Walker. I spent the remainder of the day playing and chatting with the two women and their children. After dinner at La Parilla in Kennesaw, Heather, her kids, and I headed back to their house.

Currently, Lily and Harrison are sleeping as Heather and I are watching some Adam Sandler film, Zohan, which we have both decided is not very good or funny.

Until tomorrow.

a summer day.

2009-07-09T00:31:00.003-04:00

Today started out about the same as yesterday, waking up way too early! I met one of my best friends and art major, Rachel, who treated me to breakfast at a cute little restaurant in downtown Decatur called Sweet Melissa's. I enjoyed the basic breakfast complete with scrambled eggs, cheese grits, and a fruit cup. Very delish! After seeing Rachel's house (adorable!), I headed back to Kennesaw because Rachel was leaving for work at Anthropologie.

After a warm car ride (due to no air conditioning in the jetta), I was back at the Jones' residence and decided to have some alone time including a nap, a few episodes of varying shows on TLC, and some chips.

Heather arrived home with the two youngest of her kids, Lily and Harrison, and I enjoyed spending some time chatting and wrestling with the two little monsters (they're actually very sweet). After Harrison accidentally called mom when playing with my phone, I decided to change clothes and head to Stingrays for some practice. I worked on triple-toe backs, running tumbling, and even got to back spot a little with one of the teams at the gym.

When leaving the gym, I made plans with friend and co-worker Katie and her husband King to go to their house with another friend, Bird, and watch the episode of "So You Think You Can Dance" that aired earlier that evening (Go DVR!). After a quick drive through at Zaxby's, I was on my way to the Harrison Household with my Zansation Salad (UH-mazing). I exchanged greetings with Jack and Tucker, King and Katie's dogs, and the show began! Kayla is definitely a favorite contestant but I enjoyed a lot of tonight's performances.

Currently back at the Jones' House, I'm pooped! Looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow... or should i say today? and I need to go for a run!

a favorite hobby: hanging out with Katy!

2009-07-08T00:03:00.000-04:00

I've been having trouble sleeping lately. So last night, late into the evening, I was doing a little bit of facebook stalking and chatting back and forth with my older sister, Katy. After some planning, we decided to meet up around ten a.m. and continue our day from there!

I woke up around nine (not my favorite part of the day) and grabbed my bag and hopped in the car! An hour later (and a pit stop at Stingray Allstars), I arrived at the home of Dan and Katy Mallory in Decatur, Georgia and lounged around a while with Katy before showering and heading out for the day. The day started with a trip to the dry-clearner and the Greatlands Target. No purchases quite yet for me.

Lunch was back at the Mallory's. Katy had a tofu quesadilla while I enjoyed almost all of a lovely meat lovers pizza. Then we were back on the road!

The tailor and the Goodwill were conveniently located in the same shopping center. I tried on some pants I've had for about 6 months (way too long) at the alteration shop and then Katy and I continued on our way to our favorite store (tied with Last Chance)... Goodwill! I scored some rocking white jeans and Katy found a top.

One of the last adventures for the day was to Your Dekalb Farmer's Market, a place I hold close to my heart. I had been looking forward to my favorite YDFM treat, chocolate covered gummy bears, all day. It would be just my luck that they would be all out! Katy helped with the pain and disappointment by getting a banana strawberry smoothie for me (thanks katya). After getting a few things off one of Katy's crazy lists (and a quick look at the live fish and crabs) we headed out of the farmer's market and back to the house!

A quick pit-stop at Sunny's Alterations to pick up Katy's belt and we were back at the house and ready to start dinner. I helped by sitting on the couch (aka. I didn't help) while Katy prepared a lovely meal of grilled cheese with fresh sliced turkey and a side of soup. So yum!

The sun set and Dan headed to sleep. Roxxi (Dan and Katy's dog), Katy, And I are currently watching The Little Couple on TLC and enjoying each other's company.

As time progresses, I'll get into adding pictures, links, and try to use less parenthesi.

Until next time.

p.s. Katy, you can only correct my english/grammar if it's absolutely necessary. I think I'm good on spelling.

p.s.s. Katy just taught me how to put in pictures and links!

a blogger is born.

2009-07-07T18:18:00.001-04:00

I decided to start a blog today. I think a blog is a fun way to express feelings, tell stories, update others, and keep a tally on one's life. So here I am, a blogger.