where the skies are so blue

it's football time! i love football time! i don't necessarily like the sport of football. it's confusing and pointless to me. and i don't really have a "team," but today i'm an alabama fan....we got to dress up at work! we have little "A" stickers on our face which is the cutest part of our outfit, but they don't show up very well.

but i DO love love love tailgating!! you just meet so many cool people and everyone's so excited and happy. and it's usually fall-like weather, which will be awesome. so, to redeem myself, i will probably be an auburn fan about 90% of the time since most of my friends went to college there. and that's fine w/me! i kind of like not having a preference. i'm more a fan of men's olympic swimming...

did you watch the democratic national convention speech thingy on tv last night? my roommate is a die-hard democrat so i watched a little of it. i think barack is definitely the more attractive of the 2 candidates and his wife is really pretty. mccain is just really old. but it's probably about more than just that, huh?

i love rhiana's song "disturbia!!!"

i'll take a hurricane...

NOT! gustav is ruining my life. my friends and i are scheduled to go to cancun for 5 days next week. scheduled to go. please pray for us!

is anyone watching the hills? yeah, i figured i was the only one. anyway, do you ever feel totally stupid after you watch an episode? don't get me wrong...i love this show just as much as the next girl, but the logical side of my brain tells me that the show is so ridiculous. honestly, i mainly watch the show for 3 reasons:

1. to see what kind of hairstyles LC will have. do you think i could pull off a bang-braid? yeah, i didn't think so.


2. to see all of the hot guys! i like brody and doug. spencer looks like a q-tip.


3. to make fun of lo's hair. have you noticed it? she sweeps it ALL over to one side, so it looks great from one side and horrible from the other. and just a side note: i'm totally on audrina's side. i would be friends with her. i would not be friends with lo....she is a B.

yes, i think it is perfectly normal to be obsessed with a non-realistic, scripted show about dramatic people.

my top 5 favorite shows:

5. desperate housewives
4. gossip girl
3. the office
2. heroes
1. lost

SEE, the hills wasn't even on there! but you better believe i will be dvr-ing every episode this season and watching them at my convenience, so as not to interrupt my realistic, unscripted, non-dramatic life.

p.s. this is what i want my hair to look like one day. like, natural blonde.... oh, and i want her body, too. does that come with the hair?

Nobody got anywhere in the world by simply being content.
— Louis L'Amour

have you heard gwen stefani and gavin rossdale's new baby's name?
zuma nesta rock rossdale

that was SO the name i was going to call dibbs on....dang.

the best things in life....

i had the opportunity to go to charleston this weekend to surprise my family. the look on my sister's face was worth the entire trip! i had such a great time, even though it rained alot and we weren't able to go to the beach :(

on the other hand, NOT going to the beach freed up even more time for me to read my books. i have recently become an avid reader. i've always enjoyed reading...all kind of stuff, but lately i've been replacing TV with reading (i know what you're thinking...). don't get me wrong, i'm not reading intellectual books about the environment or anything - mostly just girly stuff. if you know me...you might call me girly, but those who REALLY know me know I'm not. not really. however, i like the girly books all about big cities, affairs, friendships, and ultimately - warm fuzzy feelings. if you like these kinds of books, i recommend 'something borrowed' and 'something blue' by emily giffin. i'm also reading 'chasing harry winston,' but i'm not sure who wrote it. i love getting book ideas from my blogger bff's, and maybe one day i'll make a list of my favorite.

life is good right now.
6 days till cancun.

i'm bored at work today

it's amazing how quickly you can get attached to an animal. i've never really had an animal that i was close to. now i have kiwi and she is my little baby. i think i'm a semi-good mother. she frustrates the H out of me, but apparently that is just part of her being a puppy. i'm ready for her to be 2 years old already. but now i know why they call them "puppy dog eyes."

isn't it ironic?

i swear i'm not a crazy alanis morisette fan, but i've been listening to her jagged little pill cd lately.....

do you ever notice how it takes something to put something else in perspective? usually something bad. like, you don't realize how good you have it till you don't have it anymore. that's how it is for me, anyway.

for instance: you get a flat tire. if you are a drama queen like me, you will call your dad - but your dad doesn't live here - so you sit on your porch and cry and feel sorry for yourself. you had a really important manicure appointment!

but on the flip side: marcia (your neighbor) can't afford a car. she rides her bike to work everyday, even in the rain. while you are crying on your porch, you see her walk by and are suddenly struck with an epiphany. your life isn't that bad. you will make it through the day. you will call your friend, jack, and he will fix your tire. then you can drive your car anywhere you want, whenever you want. you now feel incredibly grateful for this blessing that you totally took for granted before. well, WHY does it take someone like marcia to make us appreciate what we have?

i'm not saying everyone is like this, obviously, and i think i've become more appreciative as i've gotten older, but i still cry over spilled milk and wish my dad lived her to fix my tire.

(this is an entirely fictional story - more of a metaphor for something else...don't ask)

and you say....how appropriate

hi! i have a new blog! and i might actually write consistently on this one. but i'm not promising anything since my life isn't that interesting.

lately i've found myself reading so many people's blogs....people i may not know very well...and finding myself thinking we are best friends! i am totally a blog stalker. no, but really....i enjoy reading blogs, even if i hardly know the author. here are some of my favorites! if you are on this list, then i consider you an online best friend...haha :)

annalee - http://annaleeper.blogspot.com/
allison - http://allisonlellis.blogspot.com/
sharon - http://sharonthefun.blogspot.com/
laura w. - http://awebbslife.blogspot.com/
cassie - http://chenley.blogspot.com/
laura a. - http://raisingreese.blogspot.com/
kat - http://mrsburns.blogspot.com/
wendi - http://wendiholmes.blogspot.com/
jen - http://jenperkins.blogspot.com/
erika - http://erikawatts.blogspot.com/

these people really have some great advice, recipes, shopping tips, funny stories and pretty pictures on thier blogs.

anyway, in case you were wondering....i do NOT have a child, so my blog will not be as interesting or updated as much as those bloggers with children. instead, i will write about my puppy! kiwi...



she is my baby! she is:

messy
annoying
hyper
loud
getting obese




but she is also:

VERY sweet
adorable
playful
totally worth all the bad stuff

she enjoys chewing up carpet, peeing/pooping in the house, and running really fast. she is looking for a 3-month old male min pin with a loving personality and big ears.........JUST KIDDING....she is no longer able to have children.