Merry Christmas!!

I hope that everyone has a very merry and blessed Christmas!

This year December 25th is going to be a quite day for my family beause my dad is out of the states for work. It will just me, my mom, and my grandfather, and we will be going to church and then having a small dinner.

We will be celebrating a late Christmas in the beginning of January once my dad is home - my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew will be in town from Michigan, and my younger sister will be in town as well. We will be celebrating Baby O's (my nephew) first Christmas with lots of presents!



Secret Santa Pays Off KMART Layaway Accounts

This story is just so inspiring. It makes me truly believe that amidst all of the selfishness, conceitedness, and greediness, there really is some good still in the world.

Being a broke college student doesn’t allow me to do something like the man in this story did, but I try and do the best that I can. During high school I organized canned food drives for Thanksgiving, and now I donate money whenever I can – mostly involves dropping a few dollars into the Salvation Army buckets in front of stores this time of year.

Someday I would love to be able to do something like the man did by paying off peoples layaway bills.

Are your legs tired, because you've been running through my mind all day long.

I went out for St. Patrick’s Day with 2 of my favorite sorority sisters and 2 of their guy friends from high school – both of whom I’ve met a few times before. We had fun, went to a few different bars, drank, merriment was had.

Anywho, as we were sitting at our last bar stop before heading home we got to talking about guys pick-up techniques with women. Actually….my sorority sisters, one of the guys and me were watching the other guy from our group try and pick up a girl and fail miserably (but that is a whole other story in itself). As we sat there discussing this one guys technique, the other guy who was sitting with us said the following:

“You have to treat a princess like a whore, and a whore like a princess. It’s the only way.”

The three of us girls just sat there and were kind of like “wtf!?!” He proceeded to explain his statement. After he explained it more in detail, I have to admit it made a lot of sense in a weird and twisted way, like you know it shouldn’t be that way, but it so is…and it’s sad.

He said that if you treat a girl different than what she’s too it will draw her in because it is something new and exciting.

For the past few days I have been walking around and analyzing all of my male relationships to this standard. It’s kind of pathetic that I’m taking such a statement to heart……but for some reason I am.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

I just wanted to wish all of my readers a very Happy Valentine's Day. Whether you have a Valentine, or are like me and lacking one, I hope you all take some time out to spread the love! I just wanted to share with ya'll some of my favorite quotes. Enjoy!

1. "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves."

2. "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."

3. "The circus is a lot like love...if it's a good one, if it's truly a good one... it's beautiful and terrifying and magical... All at the same time"

4. “If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were.”

5. "The most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous.”

6. “I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me; love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person, love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of, love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk into a room and smile at you.”

7. "After awhile you just want to be with the one that makes you laugh."

8. “Love is like an earthquake-unpredictable, a little scary, but when the hard part is over you realize how lucky you truly are.”

9. "Love is not a feeling, it's an ability."

10. "It doesn't matter if the guy is perfect or the girl is perfect, as long as they are perfect for each other."

Happy 24th Anniversary of MLK Weekend!

This past weekend happen to be Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. I was lucky enough to get to venture up to D.C. and visit my older sister and her fiance. I helped them do a little planning. Tagged along on random outings to paper stores (for invitations), dress stores (for the obvious), and reception halls (duh). Chimed in with my opinion, when asked, not over-stepping any bridal boundaries, and provided a little comic relief when differing opinions got heated.

I had quite the adventure from the moment I stepped off the plane. Mom and Dad were supposed to pick me up from the Baltimore airport, having decided to forgo the rental car and just rely on Jordan's car (a 1989 Volvo, mind you) and the D.C. Metro (by far more reliable than aforementioned Volvo) as means of transportation, Murphy's Law kicked in. Jordan's car decided to break down a block away from her apartment as they were coming to get me. So, me with large suitcase in hand (well, on wheels) decided to figure out the train/subway/bus route between Baltimore and Washington D.C.

Everyone knows my amazing ability to get lost anywhere, no lie, I have even gotten lost driving down to south Florida and all that entails is hopping on I-95. Yeah, judge me. I'm even judging myself right now. I was hoping since I didn't have to do any of the actual driving I might actually be able to get by without getting lost. Wishful thinking that was. Let me count the ways I managed:

1) in the airport. Couldn't find the baggage claim, bus stop, or even the information desk. I blame it on poor planning on the airports end. Not my own. 2) the train station. Couldn't find the right ticket counter to buy my $6 MARC train ticket to Union Station, almost gave in and purchased a $35 Amtrak train ticket to Union Station because I was so frustrated and people in Baltimore were not being helpful. 3) once at Union Station I had to catch the Circular Bus. Was unable to find the parking garage that the bus stop was located in and almost ended up on a Metro that would have taken me in the complete opposite direction. Finally, a homeless man, who had already seen me pass by a million times pointed me in the right direction. 4) once I was sitting on the bus, map in hand, confused look on my face, waiting for us to leave the Union Station bus stop, a friendly fellow bus rider asked me where I was headed and if they could help me in anyway. I pointed to the general location that I wanted to go on the map and they pointed to a bus that had just pulled out and said "you need to be on that bus." Great. 5) I got on the correct bus, but almost got off at the wrong stop. I mean really, why exactly would you have TWO bus stops called 'Navy Yard' on the same bus route, and blocks apart?

Laugh. Go ahead. I give you permission. That's the point. I often times laugh at my own stupidity.

I finally, ended up finding my parents on the street corner across from Jordan's apartment waiting for a tow truck for the Volvo.

Just in case you were wondering...

We saw snow.

We got eaten by dinosaurs.

We sold slaves.
Side Note: We DID NOT sell slaves. Obvi. This building (currently the City Hall for Alexandria, VA) was once a slave market (where slaves had once been sold. You know, before Honest Abe and all).

We drank in the park.

We went to church.

We got mooned.

We drank copious amounts of Bailey's. Yum.

My apologies for the picture being blurry....it was from my cell.