...the big cut...

I have not had a real haircut in about 5 years and even then it was not too short. I had one really bad haircut in middle school and have been a little leary of major haircuts since then. But I finally got up the courage to cut it yesterday. I am donating it to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program; they donate wigs to cancer patients. I was a LITTLE nervous about cutting all of my hair off. But I really like my new cut and it is SO much easier to manage. Here are the before & after pics...hope you like it!

before

after

weekend recap

This weekend was fairly busy. My best friends parents, Uncle J & B came to visit. We always have a great time when they visit. They got in Friday night and we had fajita lasagna for supper and then sat around the table for 2 hours just talking and laughing. At one point we all were in tears from laughing so much. Saturday we went to a local seafood festival. I had a funnel cake with extra powder sugar...YUMMY! great lunch, huh!  And the fam enjoyed the seafood. I have never been a big seafood person. We walked around all of the craft booths and admired the creativity of people. Sunday we went to church and Uncle J & B got back on the road. After church we filmed the final scene for a short movie my friends and I are making! That is a subject for another post. Then I had a management test I had to take...hmm...not so fun.

What did you do this weekend?

it's party time

Last Saturday I threw a birthday party for my best friend, A. And it was a major success. The party was not extravagant, it was just a simple get together with some of our closest friends. I was a little worried because I did not really plan any games or anything (we are just not game people). But there was no reason to be worried everyone had a great time. In fact, we were ready to shove people out the door;) Not really, but the party did last a lot longer than we expected it too. We had some very yummy food and a delicious red velvet cake. She got a lot of great gifts and it was fun to just hang out. Just a little insight into A,she LOVES presents, I mean like a five year old at Christmas. So, everyone tortured her a little bit by telling her she had to wait unit Wednesday(her actual bday) to open her gifts. It was pretty funny!

Here are a few pics of the fun times....

cute party colors!

empty gift table

over-flowing gift table

food table...yummy!

not quite full food table

red velvet bday cake

make a wish!

umm...accounting...no thanks!

****warning: this post is full of venting!***I am not one to complain about school much. I mean it is what it is. And when you have been in college as long as I have, you kind of know what to expect. But I am taking accounting this semester and it is kicking my butt. It does not help that this is an online course. I think I would be grasping the concepts a little better if I were in a classroom setting. I took my first acct test this Sunday and it took me 51/2 hours to finish it. Can you believe that? It has NEVER taken me that long to take a test and I have taken the LSAT, GMAT, and completed one year of law school. And it was not just me that took that long. I spoke to several of the people in the class and most of them took longer than I did to complete it.  Now that is just ridiculous. I mean this is not the only class we have this semester. I do not think a professor should be able to give a test online that students would not be able to complete in a regular classroom setting. Ugh...sorry this post is a downer. On a better note, I am planning an awesome bday party for my best friend! I will blog about it later! I hope everyone is having a spectacular week!

decisions, decisions

I am super excited about Halloween this year. Growing up we did not celebrate Halloween, so I have never dressed up before. I know! Hard to believe, right? My college group at church is having their 2nd Annual Fall Fest this year and we get to dress up. YAY! I was in Chicago last year so I did not get the chance to participate and I would look at everyone's pics and be super jealous. I have been thinking about my costume for 3 months. I had narrowed the choices down to Princess Leia or Queen Amidala. I do not know what was with the Star Wars theme. But I think I have finally decided to be Princess Leia. I have long brown hair, so it seemed like a perfect fit. I cannot wait!

Are you doing anything fun for Halloween? Any fun costume ideas?

things change

Life is full of little changes. Some we do not even notice and others, well, are hard to accept. I am in the midst of one of those hard to accept changes right now. Change is a good thing. We all need change in our lives to keep us from becoming stagnant and to grow. But it is sort of like being forced to eat your veggies as a kid. You know they are good for you but they just do not taste as good as chocolate. My brain knows that what is happening is excellent, really! My heart on the other hand is just a little reluctant to deal with it. And in the bigger picture, it is not that big of a change at all. It is on the periphery of my life and does not really pertain to me at all. This time has been a wake-up call to me. It has helped me realize and appreciate the people who mean the most to me.

I hope everyone is having a great week. Sorry it has been so long since my last post. Grad school and work are slowly killing me.  Is it December yet?:) 

college football...yay!

The only NFL I really watch is the Super Bowl. But I love college football, particularly...Florida State. Go Noles! Their first game is tonight against Miami. Hopefully we will crush them! I am spending this Labor Day catching up on school work and just being fairly lazy. I am grilling lemon pepper chicken and baking potates tonight for a few of my friends. I hope everyone is having a relaxing Labor Day! I cannot wait for fall weather!
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