tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79468623478637687722024-02-06T22:24:33.581-08:00Curls @ CarolinaBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946862347863768772.post-67212009307128420792011-07-19T16:55:00.000-07:002011-07-19T16:55:06.537-07:00The Post of PromisesThis is a post of promises.<br />
Once I finish my FOUR ridiculously difficult exams that are jam packed like fat ladies in Spanx into Thursday and Friday, I will start blogging, fixing my previous post, learning how to actually put pictures in my posts (please see my previous posts and the sow's ear I made of it), and just getting on with this online world of blogdom, pinteresting, tweeting and what not!<br />
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Nursing school has been great, but time consuming, scary and quite hard! And the time I have not spent in school, or studying/ thinking about school, was time I spent outside, at the beach, by the pool, at the bar!, and with people I love-- not with my computer! <br />
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Hard to believe that in less than two years I'll be actually taking care of people!<br />
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Ta ta for now blog folk!Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946862347863768772.post-31269290267951554812011-04-28T20:15:00.000-07:002011-08-18T20:00:05.808-07:00Exam Woes<div style="text-align: center;">Yikes! Exams have already crept up on me. I have my first exam tomorrow morning at 8 A.M. And I can name 20 things I really want to do other than studying.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">1) Getting rid of all of sweaters.*not forever, just until it gets cold again*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have slowly been switching out my winter/summer clothes from my shoebox of a closet. inside my broom closet of a bedroom (ah the price of trendy living). And now I want all of the rest of the sweaters O-U-T out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">2) Watching funny babies on Youtube. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">3)Watching the Royal Wedding. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately, the Royal Wedding was not a factor in the University's planning of the exam schedule. However at the rate my studying is going I might just get lucky and be able to watch the event because this may be an allnighter! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">4) Spending thirty minutes trying to upload all of my most-recent pictures to find out that my "picture uploading thingamajig" is broken. Fabulous.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">5) Looking at one of the most amazing wedding pictures from: <a href="http://www.whiteboxblog.com/">http://www.whiteboxblog.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Please, look at the Indian wedding pictures. The colors are just amazing! I have seen a lot of wedding shows that feature an Indian wedding and I have never seen a pink and green color scheme done with one. I thought it was just fabulous!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">6) Looking at more weeding pictures from this website: http://greenweddingshoes.com/</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are anything like me, you love love love weddings. You need to get acquainted with the "green wedding shoes." All of the weddings are absolutely "to Di" (haha get it!).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">7) Wondering where I could find myself a Scottish man that has a family Tartan and wears a kilt. Seriously, I love kilts as formal-wear. This girl I knew was dating a Scot who was very attractive and he wore a kilt to her formal. I thought it was the most dashing thing ever. Not to mention his accent gave me goosebumps haha!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">8) Dying, literally dying over the Claire Pettibone Couture Bridal gowns.</div><div style="text-align: center;">http://bridal.clairepettibone.com/?cp=collections/gowns</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">9) Dying once again because she has many dresses that are under 5,000!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">10) Planning my wedding (Ok. I know I have wedding fever). No, I am not engaged. haha!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">11) Looking up picutres of bulldogs. The BF's nextdoor neighbor now has a French bulldog puppy named Winston! I love a dog with wrinkles!!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">12) Dancing around to the Ellie Goulding song Lights, but the Bassnectar Remix. (It's better, I think!).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7946862347863768772&postID=3126929026795155481&from=pencil">file:///C:/Users/bodom17/AppData/Local/Temp/Ellie%20Goulding%20--%20Lights%20(Bassnectar%20Remix).mp3</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">13) And to the new T-Pain/ ChrisBrown (UGH, I HATE HATE HATE that he is singing this song... I have a hard time supporting an abuser.... but at the same time this is such a good song. ) song: Best Love Song</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7946862347863768772&postID=3126929026795155481&from=pencil">file:///C:/Users/bodom17/Music/iTunes/iTunes%20Media/Music/T-Pain/Best%20Love%20Song%20(feat.%20Chris%20Brown)%20-%20Sin/01%20Best%20Love%20Song%20(feat.%20Chris%20Brown.m4a</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">14) And to Katy Perry's song E.T.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7946862347863768772&postID=3126929026795155481&from=pencil">file:///C:/Users/bodom17/Music/iTunes/iTunes%20Media/Music/Katy%20Perry/E.T.%20(feat.%20Kanye%20West)%20-%20Single/01%20E.T.%20(feat.%20Kanye%20West).m4a</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">15) Repainting my toe nails. I recently had a very sparkly polish on, which I love! But it takes some serious elbow grease to even get the polish off. This time I am going with Cajun Shrimp by OPI!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="text-align: center;">16) Playing with my new lotions and potions. That's what I call my face creams and masks. I just recently bought: </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know if I will like these, but I thought I would give them a try.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">17) Wrapping my roommates birthday present! She turns the big 2-1 tomorrow, or should I say in 50 minutes! I bought her these really cute fleur de lis stud earrings and a plain white coffee mug that comes with these ransom note lookings letters that she can put on herself to write funny messages. (She drinks a ton of coffee).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">18) Blogging of course!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, I guess I really should go and give this thing called studying a second try. Artemis Jones (a term of endearment for my good ole pops! He goes by Art, and our last name is not Jones... I just said it once and now its stuck... he doesn't get it, and much prefers it when I call him Dad or Daddy. Which I normally do, I only call him Artemis Jones when I am either talking about him, or being silly!) will not be happy to learn I didn't do well on a final exam because "I just didn't feel like studying," ha!</div><br />
Peace, love and Fabulousness,<br />
BBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946862347863768772.post-22701532320215243172011-03-24T19:37:00.000-07:002011-03-24T19:37:19.388-07:00Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Brittany is a nursing student!Hello all I am back!<br />
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So many updates so little time! Let's just start with the most important, I got into the Nursing School! Finally, I can start my true path to what I want to do in life. Seriously, love my school, but there were so many unnecessary classes I have taken/ am taking right this second (shoot me) that are really nothing more than a big ole' waste of my time. But now this summer I get to start taking classes that I will need in life and am completely interested in, and only those classes. Albeit, these classes are going to kick my butt-- but I get to enjoy the butt-kicking... if that makes sense. Really though, I am so ecstatic that I am in, I literally started crying when I opened my letter of accpetance :D. I'm kind of a weenie, I cry a lot. But this is huge!<br />
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Spring Break happened! I went on a cruise to Nassau, Free Port and Key West with some friends and my Boyfriend! It was really fun. There were tons of college students, I feel really bad for all of the families and the older couples that happened to unwittingly book an affordable cruise in March full of spring breakers! And the cruise really had no idea that there were going to be so many of us! They had a 24 hour pizzeria, and on the first night at 4 AM when the flood of coeds rushed to the only place that served food all night, and once the Electronique Discoteque (the nightclub) closed the poor pizza chef was way overwhelmed. The line was out the door and he kept coming out one 10 inch pizza at a time!<br />
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During the trip the BFs and my relationship trip really grew. I think our biggest issue was this one night when my feet were killiing me and he kept dragging me out on the dance floor. I have actually found a guy who likes to dance as much as I do. (We actually choose places to go out by whether there is goood dancing or not!). <br />
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My sorority also had our formal. It was so much fun! I wore the most fabulous Lilly Dress. I'm going to post picture this weekend, as soon as I get a new card reader.<br />
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Until then,<br />
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Goodbye<br />
-BrittanyBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946862347863768772.post-7802457876860737902011-02-16T12:12:00.000-08:002011-02-16T12:12:16.792-08:00February Resolutions. STATI have a goal. I have a dream. I want to be that girl who blogs and has an ultra clean room. You know, the one who writes her paper a week ahead of time, and has her Physiology (or whatever major she may be) vocab on flashcards, from the beginning of the year. The girl who is a mini Martha Stewart. Who makes treats for her boyfriend and presents these treats in beautiful wrappings and boxes (oh my!). She's crafty, organized, full of energy and wide awake all of the time. She never sleeps in and even after a night out she looks beyond put together. She also blogs no less than once a week, unless she's on a fabulous vacation. She is also fabulous, does fabulous things, and gets regular spa treatments and her nails and toenails always look great. Well good people of blogdom THIS GIRL WILL BE ME.<br />
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-I am going to go to bed early (11:00) every night unless I am doing something worthwhile. Worthwhile does not include google-ing wedding planners, venues, flowers, cakes or dresses. Nor does it include surfing the internet for my Formal dress, spring break attire, shoes, recipes, puppies or baby names. I vow that the incredibly "important" and time-consuming construction of my fantasy life must happen in between the hours of 2 and 10 and will have to come after homework... this is going to be hard. haha.<br />
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-Every Tuesday and Thursday I will go to 8:00 AM Yoga. (Tuesday is more important though because there is a 4:00 PM yoga on Thursday).<br />
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-I am doing the Master Cleanse beginning Sunday. I will document it throughout... I am also cleansing my life. Meaning I am not only cleaning my room but am getting rid of all of the clutter I don't need.<br />
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-I am going to take tons more pictures. I am also going to be that girl who scrapbooks. My new life starting NOW is going to be fabulous so this fabulousness must be archived for the world to see! ;) <br />
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-I will be more crafty. I will do sweet things for friends and the BF. Making treats and wrapping them beautifully. I will make happy Birthday banners. I am going to practice sewing with my mom. And that's all I can think of right now! haha!<br />
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-I will practice, practice, practice painting my nails and braiding my hair (really styling my hair other than curly... my hair has lost a lot of its curl. More on that sad story another day).<br />
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-I also want to do more outside activities. (I know that sounds lame I don't know what else to call it). I want to bike a lot, and go hiking. I want to ski, surf and go white water rafting. I also want to know more about wine. (Sorry mom, but I'm 21 now.... so I am allowed to say it!). These fit together because all of this is in preparation of trips I want to do. I want to hike the Appalachian trail, the red rocks in Arizona and in Northern Scotland, raft down major rapids, and bike through France and Belgium. I also want to go to Napa, France and Chianti to taste wine. <br />
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-I am going to pray more, attend church at least every other Sunday, make the boyfriend attend with me, write in my diary more and blog more.<br />
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I solemnly swear to do all of the above in order to become the yoga doing, uber organized, Lilly-wearing-WASPy-mini-Martha with a Southern/Paula Deen twist. I may even change my Blog to just that.<br />
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"Yoga-doing, uber-organized, Lilly-wearing-WASPy-mini- Martha- with a Southern/Paula Deen Twist"<br />
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"The Lilly-wearing-Yogi"<br />
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"The Southern, Lilly wearing WASP who loves yoga"<br />
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"Nothing Could be Finer than a yoga-doing, Martha and Paula aspiring, Carolina girl wearing Lillllllly"<br />
^ if you have heard the "Nothing Could be Finer than to be in Carolina in the Morning" Song please sing the Lilly part in your head as you would morning. <br />
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Those all have a fabulous ring to them don't you think. Maybe my blog should just be "Southern, Preppy and Fabulous" who knows. Or maybe it should just be "This Chick is Crazy". ha!<br />
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Peace, love and Fabulousness from my blog to yours,<br />
-Brittany aka Paula/MarthaBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946862347863768772.post-44860273642734146232010-04-15T15:03:00.000-07:002010-04-15T15:07:06.683-07:00A-L-P-H-A C-H-I OMEGA!!Hello!<br />
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I have been going going going since my last post, and now that I just had a test yesterday (in Physiology... bleck), errr (screeching brakes) it's all stopped. I have absolutely NOTHING to do. And let me tell you, it is GLORIOUS! On Saturday my mama and I will be shopping. And then Sunday I get to lead a rush practice! All by myself, I am so excited.<br />
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I don't know if I have mentioned this, but I am the Assistant Rush Chair at Alpha Chi for Recruitment 2010 and it is so beyond exciting! I love rush and I really think I was made for this job. I like the dances, the practices, how our napkins match the gummy bears that match the flowers that matches our outfits, whose colors were picked to complement the Kitchen! It is love! Not to mention as a rush chair, me and my "boss" get to have our own outfits, separate from what everyone else will be wearing! I've already bought one dress for round 2, its Lily and it is gorgeous! I guess I'll give the breakdown of rush: 4 rounds, as you go on less girls come through and the conversations become more deep ("where are your from" to "What do you want from a sorority"), and it is the only way you can keep a sorority breathing, b/c you need members! It is so much fun! I'll give you the basics about our rush:<br />
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Round 1) Our theme is "A Perfect Match," it's very sporty because our theme is tennis. I like this theme so much because when I went through rush a lot of sororities did a nautical/beachy/fishing type theme (which is great!) So Alpha Chi really stood out to me! We do a bright, candy apple red and sunflower yellow. To complement our kitchen which is yellow w/ black and white tiles! And the girls wear these sporty outfits!<br />
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Here is our Kitchen! It is not a great picture, but you see the yellow, black and white tiles and red!!<br />
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I get to wear red (my boss has purchased a yellow dress). I really want to wear a Red high waisted skirt, with a white shirt tucked in and some type of yellow belt. I know it's very specfic, but I have a dream and hopefully I'll find something wonderful this summer! Any ideas of where I should look?<br />
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For Round 2) Game Day! We wear Carolina blue and white! Do our skit (which is hilarious)! Here is the Lilly Dress I bought for it!!<br />
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it comes w/ a Sash, and I think I'll have one made that has Golden Lyres or AXO on it or something (Lyre is our symbol)! And I have these Michael Kors wedges that are offwhite, which I'll probably wear with this!<br />
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Third Round) House Tours, we have delicious food (some of which I will be making!) and we have a vineyard vines/nautical theme! I get to find a dress that is pink and Navy!! I have fallen in love with a Tory Burch dress, but I have to see it to make sure it is the right color exactly. And I want to get Jack Roger Full Wedges!<br />
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The Fourth Round is very formal and we wear black cocktail dresses!<br />
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I am on the hunt this summer so if you have any suggestions about outfits please let me know!!<br />
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If anyone is in a sorority, do you like rush? What kind of themes do ya'll do?<br />
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love love<br />
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BrittanyBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946862347863768772.post-36790643225941352302010-03-29T17:18:00.000-07:002010-03-29T17:18:58.251-07:00March adventures and festivitiesHello All!<br />
Sorry about the long hiatus in postings, my schedule has been super crazy!<br />
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What's been happening:<br />
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1) My computer had the biggest virus right before Spring Break. It happened while I was writing this huge midterm paper(s), it had three prompts. It would continuously crash during all night, so I kept losing work and so my grade slowly went downhill as the different papers go on.. haha! Mainly because I had to keep rewriting my last response. It only gets better. I take most of my notes on my computer and so when I opened my computer in class the next day it wouldn't let me open a thing, but naked women kept popping up all over. I squealed and shut my computer really quick. And then took my computer to get fixed promptly after class. <br />
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2) Spring break. I went home for spring break, mainly because my parents told me not to make plans this year with all that happened. And because I didn't really want to go to Panama City... sorry. Maybe I'm a little stuck up but that kind of scene just doesn't sound like my thing. And it's not even that warm!! Next year I am going somewhere HOT and I'm spending more than $230 (a/b what my bf paid in PCB, apparently the place they stayed wasn't very nice, wonder why)... maybe I'll go on a cruise or to Jost Van Dyke! :D Anyways, I went shopping with my mom, went to the gym everyday and spent a night at my Papa's. That was really nice, and you could tell that he was very happy that we were there. And that's about it.<br />
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3) After Spring Break- I get back and totally forgot that I had a 10 page paper due on Friday... on a book I hadn't read.... so the shamrock sunglasses and light-up leprachaun necklace were never used at my St. Patty's day mixer with the RUGBY TEAM, because I was reading that book! I was really sad to miss it, but I made it up the next week because it was formal week :D!<br />
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Parents cocktail: well, we didn't go. the BF was still out of town so I didn't want to go without a date. So my parents, and my littlest sister and I went out to dinner. Dinner was really good. Its a place called Spice Street and it is a fusion restaurant that has Mediterranean, Asian and European styled food. Both my parents had fish, I had duck and my sister had chicken kabobs. Also to go with the very eclectic and ethnic atmosphere of the restaurant they had a belly dancer dance around the tables. It was really cool to watch! If I don't get into Nursing school (oh wait, I didn't... so the second time around) I have found my calling!<br />
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4) FORMAL WEEK:<br />
My sorority has a preformal the night before formal, which is a Thursday. This years preformal was so much fun! I loved the venue, the bf came along (and the bf and I make a great dancing team) and I wore this black and cream colored BCBG dress that I bought over the summer and had yet to wear with my new Michael Kors cream-colored wedges. I really liked my outfit. When I buy pictures off the photospecialties website, I'll remember to post them/ when I find a picture I like... I wasn't photographing too well that night-- I won't be sending those pictures to Tyra. To continue the night was probably one of the most fun I've had in a VERY long time, and Lord knows how much I've needed a fun night! We got there at 11:30 (we usually don't show up at events until 12, but this place has food out on the bar that is gone in point five seconds) and didn't leave until after 2, they had to tell us it was over... "but the DJ is still playing!!" Speaking of DJs, he was really good, he played Shout-- which I normally hate with a passion, but given the good time I was having it was probably the best choice the DJ could have made, and he played gangsta rap. It was all around a great time!<br />
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Formal on the other hand:<br />
The BF let me know that he couldn't make it to Formal (which is on a Friday) the Sunday of. He had known for awhile, and insists he had told me. NO. He told me that he had a Rugby game for the playoffs (which are HUGE-- think the March Madness of Rugby) the Sat. after formal. I said "no worries, I'll drive you where ever you need to go... that way you can get sleep if we have to leave really early." He said, Ok, we'd have to leave pretty early though.... in NO WAY did he mention we'd have to leave so early as to make a 1:00 game that was 9 hours away in Murpheysboro, TN against Ole Miss. Like Art (my dad) was going to let me drive that far, he (the BF) knew that. Yet he did not once mention that to me. I think he assumed I was going to make him go to formal, which I wouldn't do, his team needs him. So I was scrambling all last week to find a date. Which I found,and he had a tux so it worked out. The BF felt really bad about missing, but he was happy I was able to find a date.<br />
The date:<br />
He was a friend of a friend, who I had never met before. He was nice. A pretty good date, he bought me drinks and stuff, but.......... he danced like a crazy person. I mean, I like, no, LOVE to dance. And I am a very high energy dancer and love the attention I get while dancing... but homeboy got all the wrong sorts of attention. He would do this weird shimmy shimmy thing that was totally offbeat and then would jerk spin me and then out of no where dip me. He was so forceful in this dipping that I now, on Monday, still have a hurt/sore back. To make matters worse, people totally noticed. My roommate kept looking at me and laughing because I would make this like bewildered- what is going on!- face. And after the formal the band members came up and were talking to me saying they could tell that I could dance, but my date.. ha! And at the end he kept like highfiving me and saying "me and Brittany were breaking it down" or something.... I mean, we broke something... like my back. haha!.... don't get me wrong though he was still a nice guy. <br />
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Well, that is all for now! I need to go make dinner!<br />
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love love<br />
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BrittanyBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946862347863768772.post-16898507967418938122010-02-23T12:32:00.000-08:002010-02-23T12:37:14.604-08:00New baby sister (and brother keep your fingers crossed!!)My parents have finally caved! We are getting a puppy!!!<br />
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After our sweet Cleo (Cleopatra Denile Odom!-- I picked out the name!!) passed away in January my heartbroken family said "no more dogs" but there are just some hurts that can only be filled with love... in the form of a new puppy or DOS!! We are getting a golden-doodle. It is a mix between a poodle and a golden retriever! We are getting a girl, we will probably name her Finley. (which I picked out!!!) ... I like Flossy though, from Fergie's song glamorous <i>"the flossy flossy..." </i>haha I thought we could put some <i>ice </i>on her collar!! But Finley is OK too, I'll just call her Flossy on my own!<br />
Here she is!!! <br />
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we may get a boy as well. Which my sisters and I are really pulling for, and my Daddy want two also! We would name him AJ- Arthur Junior (after Dadalous) or Charlie (again after Dadalous)!<br />
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Well, keep your fingers crossed!!!<br />
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I have to go study for my Physiology test on Friday! Pray for an A!!! :)<br />
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Love Love!<br />
BrittanyBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946862347863768772.post-79359906693489391782010-02-07T14:58:00.000-08:002010-02-07T14:58:21.889-08:00GrandmaI just got back from Fayetteville last night. My mama and I had been there since Wednesday evening. To fill you in on the goings on:<br />
In September my grandma was diagnosed for the third time with breast cancer-- however, this time the cancer has metastasized. It has completely taken over her body-- it's in her lungs, blood, abdominal organs and brain. She has lost about 40 pounds. These past few months have been the most difficult times I can ever remember enduring.(Also, in November my grandmother on my Dad's side passed away)...<br />
My family and myself are truly blessed to have the grandma that we were given. I have never once hated going to Fayetteville to visit my grandparents. Every year my sisters and I have spent at least a week at my grandma's. My grandma came over at least twice a month throughout the year and was always there for soccer championships, big dances and came to move me in to my apartment this year. I believe that I have the best grandma that anyone could ever hope to have. <br />
Now she is in the hospital- she has an infection in her blood (Pseudomonas), causing her to be septic. This happened a week ago. From Sunday until Friday, they kept pumping my grandma with fluids and antibiotics and pain medication. But the whole time she was aware, scared and panicky. If she wasn't given pain medication every two hours she was super agitated, angry, moaning and in pain. Her body doesn't have the abilitiy to fight her infection, and the chemo she had been received was doing more harm than good (the infection) so tired of her pain and suffereing we decided (we meaning my papa, mama and uncle) that it would be best to put her strictly on comfort care. No more vitals being checked, no more poking and prodding and more medicine. Now we are all waiting, just waiting for her to pass away. With every breath you can her the fluid filling her lungs. <br />
The idea of my grandma really being gone, is crazy to me. She's only 70, and I had expected her to be around for at least 15 more years. She was very healthy. I just had always expected her to be with me when I got married, helping me pick out my wedding dress, etc. But the Lord has other plans for my beautiful Grandma and lucky her she'll be in heaven very soon, celebrating with Him before any of us. I'm just happy that I was able to be with my Grandma in her final moments and able to tell her how much I love her, and hear her tell me the same. <br />
But now I have to get to more homework so when events finally happen, I won't be behind in school. Here's hoping for a year where I can have happy posts! Because I am so tired of sadness right now.<br />
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Love Love<br />
BrittanyBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946862347863768772.post-87378684171534166372009-02-18T16:45:00.000-08:002009-02-18T17:44:44.559-08:00yucky day<span style="font-family:arial;">today was so gross. I lost my umbrella :(.... and was soaked by the time I got to my 9 o'clock. So sad.<br />and I am SOOO unbelievably tired. It's because I get absolutely no sleep. It's pathetic that the reason I get no sleep is not because I'm a badass and go out all the time. It's because when I decide to stop studying and get ready for bed I'll get lost looking up Hermes and Burberry scarves, Tory Burch flats, Hunter rainboots and Milly (ie?) dresses on Ebay and Endless and w/e other website... I do this for hours!!!<br />OR- another reason I get so little sleep is because of the girls on my hall. I swear they play hide and seek.<br />you'll hear a door slam, the "stomp-stomp-stomp" of someone running and then you'll hear like 2 or 3 girls squeal! everynight. Really? Really? What is there to squeal about this far into college, every single night?! also, these same girls, I swear, do nothing (homework wise). They either<br />a) are genius (not likely)<br />b) are taking incredibly easy classes (AFAM anyone?)<br />C) have terrible GPA's (probably)<br />D) are really attending DurhamTech or w/e... I don't know.<br /><br /> Really though, they are either drunk and playing music really loud while getting ready or are playing hide and seek the nights they don't go out.. but either way they drive me crazzyy!!<br /><br />speaking of homework. I have a lab report and a paper to do, that are due tomorrow. EW! And I'm trying to do everything I can NOT to work on them now... because I just plain do not want to. Though I should my roommate is at the basketball game, as are the hide and seekers on my hall (it is SO quiet) if I was a smart girl I'd get to work and then go to bed early.<br /><br />we'll see how that goes!<br /><br /><br />OH!<br />Mr. Happiness got a haircut!<br /></span>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946862347863768772.post-83406149059443002532009-01-20T08:38:00.000-08:002009-01-20T10:40:21.152-08:00SnowIt is snowing. A lot. And we still had class!!!!!! AHHHH.<br /><br />Thank goodness my Biology professor is awesome and canceled, but I still had to go to my 8:00 English class. :(. I think God decided to make it snow harder the minute I stepped foot outside, I guess He thought it would be funny!!<br /><br />Despite the grossness of the weather I looked pretty cute today. I wore my new red jeans and a black turtleneck with the scarf that my friend got me for christmas that has a pattern that is mustardy/golden yellow and black.... so atleast I looked good.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I like snow... however I don't like having to walk in the snow in my JCREW rainboots, which aren't very warm... and w/out some extra layers under my jeans... my good tight pair of under armor leggings are dirty because I went on a run sometime over the weekend. So at 9:15, I trekked back to Gville made some hott tea and put my slippers on that Mr. Happiness bought me for Christmas last year. Now I'm blogging and looking on Ebay for some snowboots. I really want a pair of white snow boots, and they have some cute one's on Ebay. There are a pair of UGG ones and there are some DIOR!!! one's as well but I don't see how I can justify to my mom a $200 (or more) pair of snow boots when it rarely snows here... whatever. we shall see.<br /><br />Well, I have just wasted about 3 1/2 hours blogging, playing minesweeper, virtually window shopping and watching the election when I should be doing my spanish work.<br /><br />Adios!Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946862347863768772.post-8312071417035252832009-01-17T09:29:00.000-08:002009-01-17T10:23:57.452-08:00HobochicWhat a week!<br /><br />I returned to school Sunday night around 6:00. I should have gotten their a good five hours earlier however what I had left to do Sunday morning took much longer than expected, as usual. But its ok! I went to McCallisters with friends and spent the rest of the night watching Carrie as I unpacked. (I would have watched the UNC WFU game... but I get the ghetto cable with about 13 channels, two of which are Spanish and another is nonstop news... D: so mean girls and red corn syrup it was).<br /><br />And then I was alone. Spring rush had started so everyone went out. And I kept unpacking all of the clothes I (as Dad would say) hauled home with me... with the pretense that I would need every single article.... and it took me quite literally all night. Thereafter, I chose my outfit for my first day! and packed my backpack.<br /><br />Mr. Happiness makes fun of me for getting my stuff ready, he apparently doesn't have the issue of getting lost in his closet in the morning when trying to figure out what to wear!!<br /><br />First Week of School!! Again.<br /><br />The first week went at a snail-like pace... All 8 o'clock and 9 o'clock classes. What was I thinking! Except I finish very early in the day and have hours to do whatever I want minus sleeep. I don't like to nap, well I would love napping if I could fall asleep but I mostly think about what I should be doing and how I am wasting the day so actually getting some zz's is next to impossible.<br /><br />I finally went out and faced the cold Thursday night! We had a "turn it blue" mixer for the baseketball game!! It was a good night, minus the idiot who fell on me and spilt his cup on my head and outfit... hmm.. and then walked away... sad to say i really don't think he noticed he was that far gone.<br /><br />Mr. Happiness came over last night!!! I was so happy to see him! Even though his hair made him look homeless...!! Earlier in the night I attacked him with a hairbrush. He wasn't very happy. I must have made him a little self concious because he kept asking my friends what they thought!! Two out of three liked it!!! :0! They called it HOBOchic...<br /><br />The night ended with too many people in my friends room, a "bigass" Gumby's order AHH Pepperoni Rolls :D! And Freaky Girl.<br /><br />hobochic!<br /><br />ha!Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946862347863768772.post-44382139676264766932009-01-10T21:55:00.000-08:002009-01-17T10:25:14.813-08:00I'm Scared!! Sleep... and Mr. Happiness and his hairI have made a TERRIBLE mistake!! Today I was adjusting my schedule, I had somehow signed up for an English class that was something different than your standard English 102, and I need to fix it. The only available class that would work with my schedule was an 8 AM. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ARGH</span>!<br /><br />I justify this reckless and suicidal decision with the following facts:<br /><br />a) Pick a Prof.com showed me 69% of those who take his class get A's<br />b) now because I end the day after <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">biology</span> at 10: 30... I have absolutely all day to sleep, workout, tan, play games, shop, do homework.. I don't know.<br /><br />Let's just hope I can actually make it to class because I'm guessing that 31% of non-A's were hitting the snooze button 'til their alarm gave up.<br /><br />That's the major issue with me in college, sleep.... well, this has <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">actually</span> been an issue of mine since the 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> grade. I rarely ever get that full 8 hours I need. I get lost. I even plan on going to bed early but then there are so many different things I feel the need to do: lay out my outfit, check <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">facebook</span>, have someone paint my nails (Pasta, or Mom).... and then before you know it, it's almost 1:30 and I haven't even brushed my teeth yet. Not to mention... ever since Mr. Happiness went to State and began a schedule that began no earlier than noon, I now talk on the phone for an hour until I finally fall asleep.<br />Not like college has aided this at all, especially when Scary (the roommate) stays up until 2 AM watching episodes of It's Always Sunny in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Philadelphia</span> on her computer.... with all of her lights on. Your computer comes with a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">back light</span>.. thanks.<br /><br />I guess I will learn to deal, or adjust to sleeping with lights on.<br /><br />After I fixed my schedule I packed and then went to see Bride Wars with my Mom and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">sistas</span>! It was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">ok</span>, cute. Funniest part to me was the "you don't alter Vera Wang. You alter yourself to fit Vera...."<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Happiness</span> needs a hairbrush. </span><br />I honestly believe that you cannot change a person, and that you should love someone for who they are and not who you could transform them into blah blah blah... but I decided when it comes to style and presentation that's open territory.<br />I haven't been changing Mr. Happiness' style... I have been giving him one. He wouldn't wear button <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">downs</span>, or a button down under a sweater.... I finally begged and pleaded for him to just try one on... he came out of the dressing room, checking himself out in the mirror and said "this looks good"<br />See, he doesn't care... or didn't care and is starting to, because to him (I have figured it out) caring means he's gay, or less of a man. I am finally beginning (and this was a battle trust me) to make him realize he is the straightest man alive... because wow you could tell he didn't care.<br />Anyways, he dresses much much better... he even bought a pair of shoes that are not tennis shoes!!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">YAY</span>!! They're Tim's, not the work boots *thank GOD* they look kind of like Buck's.. but not?? I tried to add a picture but it is not working.... moving forward, although he is now dressing much much MUCH better.... his hair.. oh his hair.<br /><br />HE DOESN'T COMB IT...EVER. And good Lord you can tell... I mean he never has but it's just not good. I'm giving him a hairbrush and we are having an intervention day... and I am giving him a hair makeover... pronto.<br /><img src="file:///D:/Users/bodom17/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///D:/Users/bodom17/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="file:///D:/Users/bodom17/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///D:/Users/bodom17/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg" alt="" />Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946862347863768772.post-59316650610625209992008-12-18T22:56:00.000-08:002008-12-21T11:21:46.528-08:00Numba 1!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Oh, how to begin?<br /><br />My mom put a bug in my ear roughly two weeks ago about blogging. Two weeks later at 2:30 AM I have decided to start.<br /><br />I should be sleeping, I look terrbile and tomorrow I am getting up early to go to O2, and then HOLIDAY BAKING with my mom. You have no idea how excited this makes me. I love cooking and baking and such. :D My mom has been uber busy baking all week without me because I have been working and had appointments.<br /><br />Already, our kitchen counter is filled with baskets and cookie jars and platters galore. She made Neiman Marcus cookies, German Butter Cookies (which loook much better than they actually taste as they are not sugar cookies but buttter and they are European which tends to be much more bland than how we americans prefer) and homemade caramel which is de-freaking-licious.<br /><br />Well I'm on the phone with my boyfriend.... and he can hear me typing and wants my undivided attention... jealous much? haha.. no, he's sweet and I love him!!<br /><br />xo!<br /></span></span>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325954090430612751noreply@blogger.com0