Bad Mood, Much?

Tell it like it is Tuesday

1. If you are a close friend/family member and you cannot come to our wedding alllll the way in Georgia, I get it. But, you could at least tell me why you cannot, rather than just a small 'x' beside of "Will celebrate from afar".

2. Even in kindergarten, kids can understand logic, reasoning and what you say to them. They are just little miniature versions of our adult selves.

3. When you make a banner with anything associated with me, please make it presentable. The lamination should be cut straight, the paper and letters should be spaced accordingly.

4. 50 Shades of Grey...yowza! I had to put it down and take a cold shower...

5. If I am mad at you, you'll know. There will be no doubt in your mind. I promise.

6. You aren't better than me. I am not better than you. Please don't feel one way or the other.

7. I'm not apologizing for something that I didn't do. Ever.

8. If you don't like me, don't pretend. I respect you WAY more if you just ignore me. Chances are, I don't like you either.

9. Cocky people. I hate them. They're dumb.

10. I think I need a break from life.

Frenemies

I have a pretty funny class this year. I love them, because they are always finding ways to be clever and I laugh all day. everyday. This is THE BEST class I have had in my six years of teaching. I needed a good class, let me tell ya. There is one boy this year who I always think to myself, "Self. When you have a kid, I hope he's as cool as this student." He is very thoughtful and I feel like I can have pretty in depth conversations with him. After Christmas he asked me what I got for Christmas (nobody else cared about me...just themselves). After I told him what I got, he asked me what the one thing was that I really wanted that I didn't get. WHO ARE YOU, KID?!


The other day, he proceeded to tell me about his "frenemy". When I asked him to explain what he meant, he told me that this kid in his neighborhood is his friend, but his arch nemesis, too. Hilarious explanation. But, have you ever put any thought into this? Is there anyone in your life that is not necessarily just an enemy, but you aren't completely on the friend level?


I know there is for me. There is someone in my life that I don't completely dislike, by any means. But I also do not completely trust them to be good friends with them. I know they feel the same way about it as I do. There is always some level of discomfort between us. Does this ever go away? Or are you always going to be frenemies? I think that it can go the other way. You can start as good friends and then end up as frenemies. Like on the movie Bride Wars. They were best friends in the beginning of the movie and slowly became frenemies and then full on enemies and then besties again. Strange. I just don't operate that way. But, can you ever start out as frenemies and then just become friends? Thought provoking...


So, tell me. Who is your frememy and why?

Wedding Wednesday: MOH

So, you know how we got engaged, the when and the where we will be getting hitched. I guess I should tell you the who. Since we are having a beach wedding/destination, we decided to keep everything very, very simple. We are only having one attendant each. Matt chose to have his Dad stand by him. For me, the decision was not as simple. I have many close girlfriends that I care about and would love to stand up with me. I chose my best friend, Sammi.

Let's start by how Sammi and I met and became close. We met my freshman year in college...that's about 10 years ago! She was a senior in high school. I was roommates with one of her friends from Muhlenberg Co. My Sophomore year, she and Ashley decided to live together and I lived with my friend from HS, Candice. I would go hang out with them on the regular. They threw a party for mine and Ashley's birthdays (hers was the day after mine). Let's just say that things took a turn for the worse and we wrote Ashley off and became very, very close from it all. Piece of advice before I move on....DO NOT let a boy come between you and your friends...and DO NOT be the girl that tries to become between a girl and her boyfriend. Moving on.

Sammi and I had a ton of great times together through college and the time following college. Evidence:

I am SO thankful to have Sammi in my life. She has always been a constant. She is quick to forgive and never judges me. I couldn't ask for a better best friend, which is why I have chosen her as my Maid of Honor.

To ask her, I bought a bottle of wine and attached a note to it. I got the idea from Pinterest. Shocking. I was happy to see how excited she was that I asked her! She's going to be the BEST MOH EVER!

12 reasons I'm glad it's 2012

In no particular order...

12. Tax returns soon. Girl is broke.

11. I get to go on a fantastic vacation this year! One of the best I'll have in my little lifetime. My honeymoon with the Mister. All the way down to Antigua. Way, way down South.

10. Purchasing a home.

9. Marrying the love of my life. "About time." amiright? Just kidding, guys. I've just heard that a few times and it's a new pet peeve of mine. The timing is juuuuuust right, like baby bear's porridge.

8. We finally get to see if those crazy Mayans are right. I haven't decided if I'm scurred or not...

7. March Madness is only a few months away. Go Kitties!!

6. One of my dear friends will also be getting hitched this year! Yay, Rebeck & Jered!!

5. Another dear friend will be having a baby this year. Can't wait to meet the little half-pint!

4. Only one semester till Summer. 5 months. I can't wait. I need some sleeping in, pool time and reading for pleasure in my life. I know that I just had 17 days off...it wasn't long enough. The end of this school year might just contain a few much needed changes for this girl right here. Stay tuned, my friends.

3. My Momma is officially retired. Hopefully her & Daddy can start living the good life soon.

2. All of the difficult happenings of 2011 are officially "so last year." Here's to moving forward!

1. I'm determined to be more positive, make new friends, save more money, love unconditionally, forgive more, drink more water, and to get rid of the negative people in my life and live the way I want to!

Ugliness...in a little package

These ugly sweater Christmas parties are becoming so popular lately. So, my friends Sarah, Kelly and I decided to make our own this year and wear them to school. Unfortunately, working in a school, there are many teachers that wear these for real. Like...for real. Here are some pictures of our night!




























Check back later this week for pictures of us sporting these awesome things!!

Weekend Update: Jackson Style

My weekend was just great. It's the kind of weekend that brings tears to your eyes, because it was that good and you don't want it to end. On Friday, I tore out of school and hit the road heading south-west to Jackson, TN. **Insert some great tunes here by Johnny Cash** "I'm goin' to Jackson..."

When I got there, there was a ton of talking, hugs, and gift exchanges! Sammi is so thoughtful. She had bought me a gift certificate to get mah nails did. She said, "Since you're engaged, you can't go around with your nails a hot mess." I finally got to give her a birthday present (it was on Nov. 2nd) and give her another gift...a bottle of wine with a note attached asking her to be my Maid of Honor. She excitedly accepted! More on that Wednesday, so check back!

We showered and headed out on the town for the night with some of Sammi's friends. It was so fun! I met some new people and got to see some friends that I have made through the years while visiting Sammi in Jackson. There was a whole lotta dancing and a whole lotta cold drinks.

Saturday we woke up and headed out on a mission. The mission was simple. Operation find Ashley a hot NYE dress. At first, I was a little bummed, because I didn't think that I was going to be able to find anything. Everything that I tried on was too short, not sparkly enough, was too expensive, or was cute from the boobs up, but boobs down...a train wreck! I ended up having some success. I didn't take a pic of the one that I found, but managed to take some of the others. The first one, I LOVED. But it was too much for my pocketbook to take. Sad. The second. Yowza! 'Scuze the socks. It was cold!

The dress that I chose was a black, one shoulder dress. It's simple, but I love it! Check out the shoes that I got to go with it. I love! Now the next part of my mission, is to figure out a cute updo and find some sparkly gold earrings and bracelets.

After shopping, we went and watched the movie New Years Eve. I have heard some bad things about people not liking it. I loved it! I cried the entire last part of the dang movie. There were so many sad things that happened right after the other...it was sad! I had a full out ugly cry. So. Ugly.

We watched the UK game. Ouch. That last second shot by Indiana was pretty awesome. I'm a UK fan to the death. I really love my CATS. I also just appreciate good college basketball games and this was definitely one. UK definitely deserved to lose! Afterwards, we got ready and went to dinner and get some drinks with some of Sammi's friends. Check out what we saw!

Nice mullet, lady. Nice.

Sunday when I left, I stopped in Nashville to see my friends Laura and Rebecca. We sat in O'Charleys and laughed until we cried for about an hour. It was such a MUCH needed weekend. Tons of fun and relaxing all at the same time.

Do you have NYE plans and where did you find your hot dress?

Trick Out the Tree

Seriously. Yo yo yo kids Christmas album is the best thing to ever happen to Sarah and I. Who wouldn't love to listen to a rap song about "tricking out a tree"??

I sure did trick out the tree on my Christmas bulletin board! Check it out, y'all! It's my favorite board I do all year.


























Have you tricked out your tree?