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Friday, November 28, 2008

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:55:17 GMT

okay. so first off. i cant find my way around nashville still. i mean. i know how to get to the bars i go to. which are 4 minutes down the road. i know how to get to work. and i know how to get to mcdonald's. outside of east nashville i am lost. about a week ago i went bowling in west nashville. i made it all the way there EASY. it took about 20 minutes and i nearly turned around because it was taking so long but. i got it. on the way back i was told to go 40E the whole way back. so i kept going...and going...and going...(energizer bunny style) and going. i didnt realize how long i had been driving until i checked me clock...i texted kynz and told her i think i was lost and she said i should have already been home. so she said take your first exit. but this time my gas light is on and its awhile until the next exit. so i find an exit! but it had no signs for gas. i was told to take it anyways and that there totally would be one. so i kept going..and going. and about 10 minutes down the road and having my needle at the very edge of the red i found an old grocery store in the middle of nothing but trees. it was the only thing lit up i had seen since taking the exit. no cars where there. nothing. the store was closed but the gas pumps werent. so i knew i had to take it. the entire time i was on the phone freaking out completely because all i kept thinking was oh gosh. this is a scene from a scarey movie and i am about to be abducted and killed. so i told kynz exactly where i was as a just incase. about 1 minute of getting gas and a few times saying "ohhh myyyyy goddddddddddddd" for humor i ran into my car and drove back...on the way back home i saw a 44 miles to nashville sign...lets just say it took around 2ish hours for me to get home all together.

i am in jackson right now and it feels great. it feels great being with family. sitting around. watching tv. going out if i want and not if i dont. just straight up chillin. i am a bit torn about going to oxford tonight though. i have been missing those people a lot but i have been missing family a lot so i am not sure what to do. dear xanga. can you help me?! haha. i just cheesed myself out.

so last night the fam and i made thanksgiving dinner.it was fun cooking. suzanna gave me an awesome recipe and i am just really into wanting to cook lately. i just have a hard time finding really good recipes. i started a friend recipe book. but it didnt really go anywhere. hah.

bailey has allergies..
i need a nap.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:59:06 GMT

sooo today is my day off. i get one a week and i never know what day it will fall on. i tried to go to sleep watching lost last night but got too scared and had to turn it off. but i will probably watch an episode or two today just because i really need to finish it and im so behind. well i decided i am going to document my day. each time i do something i will had onto the list on here. lets so so far. this could be REALLY boring or have a super short list or a super long with some stories. well see. im excited!

took bailey out.
went on a walk (got a little lost, saw a woman taking pictures of her flowers, had a little girl through a fence get really excited to see me) lasted about 45 minutes
took bailey on a 15 minute walk
showered
ate at puffy muffin with kynsey and erin
went to forever love and spent money on a purse, sunglasses and a scarf that i love
went to bongo java and got a warm and fuzzy ice cofee yumm
cleaned my bathroom
cleaned the kitchen
did dishes
separated clothing pile into skirts/dresses, pants/shorts, tanktops and everything else
finally listened to my new silver jews album
sat outside and drew and colored with my fabulous colored pencils
ate pizza and cam and the girls he is nannying
ate cookies with cam michelle and callie
went to three crow
gave myself an 11 oclock curfew but ended up leaving near midnight
went to bed
id say it was productive like i thought. but gosh reading it seems so boring.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:17:03 GMT

so i just gave bailey sue a bath today for the first time in a month. i usually give her one once a week but moving just kinda made that not happen anymore. i just spent a few hours at my sisters place and it was strange looking at my old place and seeing different cars and not being able to go inside. i got a bit sad. i loved that place. i wish i could transport it to nashville.
i think im coming down with a cold and it could either be because i am constantly around 2 year olds with runny noses or it could be because strangers like to drink out of my drinks and walk away.
my lips are feeling chapped and my chapstick is nowhere to be found. i have an extreme dependency on chapstick. because it hydrates my lips and gets them ready for some lovin. and also because i get nervous a lot now and i like to have somethng to do with my hands.
im in jackson right now only for the weekend and really only for family time. it feels soso good to be home. i wish i could be here longer. i miss my family a lot. them not being in nashville makes me wish i didnt move sometimes. but all the other signs point to-nashville feels right. so i guess it was the right decision. they just need to move up there with me.
the past few days sam elliot has been following me everywhere i go. he is the sexiest old man i have ever laid eyes on. yes i have crushes HUGE crushes on other older men like david byrne and sean connery but sam elliot is just so attractive. that hair! he has better hair than anyone i even know my age. his mustache is sexy goodness. his voice..i wouldnt mind him saying my name in my ear. i think it would work.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:38:35 GMT

so once again xanga has changed. i feel like a summertime blog entry should happen but i never really knew when to start it and when summer ended. so i guess the end of summer is now for me.

summer was amazing.

weddings.
nashvile
scotland
savannah
moved to nasvhille.
working at a daycare
boys and no boys
pub crawls
3 crow
5 spot
galaga
lost
yuengling
2 4 1
(alcohol)
monday nice dance parties
memphissippi meals
poop
1 year anniversary
confusion
road trips
target
broken flip flops
the traveling wilburys (have you heard of them?)
sex shower
hair cut
meeting a ton of new people
going thru crazy shyness and anxiety
getting out of crazy shyness and anxiety
rejected
pontooning
whiskey
absinth
soco and lime
dolla billz
4th of july
fake blood
desktop computer
febreezing my hair
sushi
family
doggy dates
worms
mix cds/tapes
npr
randoms person stealing my drink
ok. ok. crazy people following me around in nashville. meaning..only weird things happen to me
house tours
late nights
porch talkin
stair talkin
morning breakfast on the stairs with bailey
flowers
dresses
laying on my floor
showshowshows
getting lost
just plain lost

i am sure there is more and ill add on. help if you can think?

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:47:52 GMT

less than a week until i move to nashville.
i have begun the clean up and get organized so that i can pack process.
one box is packed.
im pretty nervous but extrememly excited. i felt so ready and now im not sure. but im sure its just like cold feet when you are about to get married? and it ends up being awesome a lot of the time??
my bones are sore. i hope im not coming down with something.
today bailey made me take her out to go to the bathroom in the pouring down rain. atleast she asked to go outside.
i was going through my scotland pictures. most of them are of flowers and me and susie.
i just cleaned out my entire car. i havent seen the floors in i dont know how long. the trunk is even organized. with tons of teaching stuff. i hope that i can use it next year.

here is to 23

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:57:55 GMT

so. i am sitting in susies flat. dancing by myself and trying to figure out what cardigan to wear. the one i want to wear is my newest favorite. its dark grey. it has awesome pockets. but im wearing a grey shirt. i feel like ill start wearing denim on denim. if i had a denim jacket...which i want..i definitely would. argh. grey it is.
sooz is out playing pool with her boo. he flew in today and i told them to hang together some bc its about to be nothing but the trio!!
anyways. so everyday has had pretty good weather. up until last evening around 9pm. still sunny out. it started raining and it was cold. we didnt do a whole lot yesterday but it was perfect since we climbed arthurs seat the previous day. we laid in a park type large patch of grass for awhile. i ate fish and chips for the first time over here with salt and vinegar on them and they were so tasty. people kept checking our food out. someone with a HOT scottish accent even yelled about how we picked a class chippy! we also went pub crawling a tiny bit. so far ive been to more pubs here then there are probably in jackson all together. gotta do scotland the right way. ive taken millions of pictures of flowers. scotland is nothing but enormous roses and beautiful purple flowers. i dont know any of their names but i hope to learn.
starving starving starving.
i havent tried haggis or blood pudding or anything yet. and its coming soon and im not really looking forward to it. but...it has to happen.
my camera's name is "tourist" and yesterday me and tourist sported a mississippi shirt and took pictures of anything that was pretty or famous.
i love it here. and i love rain a ton but i just dont know if i could handle living here bc all it does is steady constant rain/drizzle. i love the temperature though. its like a dream come true.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:49:32 GMT

right now i am sitting in susie's flat. she got a strange over the phone text message talking about yoda and fuzzy things? which means a robot read it to her. i love scotland.
today we climbed arthurs seat. let me tell you. it was a hike. im sore ALL over and need a massage desperately. it was absolutely amazing. i cant wait to post pictures. it almost looks like its the only place i have been so far. picture wise. for supper tonight i ate at a very scottish place. pizza hut. incredible after a long hike. ive been to a lot of pubs already so far and i love it. i mean. how can you come to scotland and not drink a lot of whiskey and ciders. and how can you not go to club salsa and get skanky flavored vodka shots for only 1 pound. oh no one could resist. so my luggage is in. it came in the following morning. and ive walked up more steep hills here than i ever have in my life i feel like. its fabulous. i feel so healthy again. fabulous fabulous. i just cant believe i am here. and hanging out with sooz again. i have been so sentimental this entire time hah. such a goob. ive only bought one article of clothing and it just happens to be from the gap. so gap and pizza hut. and strong winds. i nearly lost a scarf yesterday when we were on top of calton hill. i caught it at VERY last minute. it was like the ultimate ninja move of my life. i cant catch on to walking across the streets here since everyone drives on the opposite side. i always look the wrong way and my hair is always flying in my face. thank goodness for susie and following her and being her shadow. the weather today was INCREDIBLE!! blue skies. sunny. cool. i love wearing my scarves. its made me so happy!! i love not sweating. its the perfect weather. this could go on forever. end.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:38:37 GMT

i can't stop listening to the magnetic fields

i can't stop listening to the magnetic fields

i can't stop listening to the magnetic fields

i can't stop listening to the magnetic fields

im wathcing a big white van reverse on state street. now forward. people are crazy in jackson.
i can't stop listening to the magnetic fields

in the shade it feels beautiful outside
i can't stop listening to the magnetic fields

my tire looks LOW! i just got the pressure checked ...no it doesnt look low. it just looks low when looking through the curtain.
pop ice is my breakfast lunch dinner and all my snacks
bailey sue likes staring out the window now. its SO cute.

im going to scotland in 5days! im not looking forward to flying that far by myself but the result is all that matters. ill just get a stiff whiskey drink and fall asleep until i get there. well. or wake up in time to get up, switch planes and then arrive.. in susie's arms

i can't stop listening to the magnetic fields

i need to go to petsmart. i am out of dog food starting now since she had breakfast. i am out of pet stain/odor remover. that is extremely important since she is still trying to get potty trained.
i need to buy a rubik's cube. im obsessed since i was sorta taught last night.
i dreamt i mastered it and i woke up thinking of all of the patterns i learned.
i would have never just figured it out.
i have to buy one now/today.
maybe dad will go with me.
a few days ago there was a roach the size of my middle finger in myhouse. the only reason i knew it was there was because i heard it drop on the kitchen countertop. then to the floor. then it ran twards me i ran outside. i only had one flip flop on bc i stepped in dog doodoo bailey left me at the front door. i couldnt go back inside. luckily i had my phone in my hand. i called about 5 people. no one could come to my rescue. so. i called dad. dad came at 130 in the AM and killed the roach for me. but atleast i got to hug him and wish him a happy fathers day shortly after midnight!!

papa was a rodeo

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:54:38 GMT

anniversaries.

its funny how anytype of anniversary you usually count down. half the time its good and half the time its bad. i think its just so funny sorta how it can be such a good/bad thing. birthdays, weddings, a store opening, relationships, the day that you found that lucky pin on the side of the road and it gave you millions of dollars. well. speaking of anniversaries...
1 year today. actually in about 30 minutes. i think it was around 226 or something? i dont really remember but it was in the a m.
its just funny how time flies by. i cant believe its been ONE year. its like you want for you to get used to it but then again..it makes you so pissed off and confused that you CAN get used to it. i dont like that. i dont like getting used to the fact someone is gone. but then its like life? weird. i could write more butttt im not hah. woo. so
happy anniversary..
miss you mom
a ton
keep on keepin' on
stay in tune with the universe
treat others like you want to be treated
better skadaddle

i love you a bushel and a peck
what
a bushel and a peck
what
a bushel and a peck
i love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:59:47 GMT

cardinal, house, garden, bailey sue today i saw a cardinal in my driveway. i drove past it and it did not move. 30 minutes later i came back and the same cardinal was still sitting in the exact same spot, still not moving when i passed. i decided to go outside and see if i could pick it up. when i tried it struggled but flew onto a branch barely out of my reach. i noticed that its eye was extremely janky. i called the vet and they said if i can get it then to bring it in. i called scott/apechamp/bzmc over and he helped to get the bird. it ended up flying back into our driveway and i got a towel and he threw it on the towel, picked it up, put it in the box and we ran red lights speeding the entire way to the clinic...they said call back at 5. so..i did. i talked to the doctor and he said that he had a hemorage behind his eye, a tear in his 3rd? eyelid and was given pain medicine and tissue re-builder stuff. (whatever it was called) he thanked us so much for bring it in! he said this little guy is going to make it!! so 2 days at the vet. 1 in rehab. and he will be set free. i save lives. his name is red.

i have signed a lease in nashville. un freakin believable. im moving. out off the mighty mississippi. it has a front porch. a garden. beautiful. i want to drink tea every morning with my roommates. if not in the mornings then in the evenings on that porch. i want to garden. i want to have adorondach chairs that we can sit in together and watch the dogs play or the cars pass by. i want to walk to kynseys EVERYDAY just to give her a high five!

i was checking baileys mouth for missing teeth when i saw something disgusting. she had pussy bumps all over her chin. i freaked out and nearly started to cry. i took her to the vet as soon as they would have me. while waiting we found a tick in her ear. i for sure thought she was dying. well. i got to the vet. waited for awhile. the doctor took out the tick and said shed be fine. then preceded to tell me that..she has acne.

i want to work at a garden store and have the most amazing garden in the WORLD!