Eye of the Storm

I went on a walk with Dad the other night after dinner. While we were walking and talking, I told him I felt like I was in the eye of a hurricane. I had just gone through finals, a big move, and finishing up work. Now I have NOTHING going on and nothing to do. BUUUTT come June, my online class starts, wedding festivities really get going :):) and I leave for West Virginia for a couple of weeks then return just in time to start nursing school in July.

Everything has been so exciting and fun for me lately, and it's about to get exciting and fun again. But, for now, ya girl here is pretttyyyy bored. I'm trying to enjoy and relax (which I totally am!) but I've began to get creative when it comes to entertainment.

I have spent a lot of time with my sweet parents, tagged along with Daddy to some work things (again, I just smile and nod because I usually have noooo idea what they're talking about), and the best- spent time with my sweet friends from high school. There is something SO refreshing about being able to pick right back up where we left off.

But, one of my favorite things I've been doing during my "down time" is COOKING. Don't get too excited, I can't cook anything special... but I sure have made progress! So far, I've made lots of veggies, a pork tenderloin, and my latest- salmon!!! Next goal?... GRILLING. Yep, I'm making Dad teach me to grill this week. Stop right now, and say a quick prayer that our house is still standing after this lesson!

Just wanted to update while I'm enjoying time at home with no schedule and no schoolwork and no responsibility... it sure has been fun! Now bring on some more chaos, I 'm well rested!

I really moved out... I might still be in denial?

Doing lots of back yard lounging... I don't mind it one bit!

MY PORK TENDERLOIN!!

Salmon, mushrooms and broccolini. Typical, I couldn't wait and took a huge bite out of salmon before taking a picture :/ I was hungry...oops.







I'm off to do something really productive... like watch a movie or something. Until next time y'all.... :)

Flashback Friday (Saturday Edition)

MY COMPUTER IS FIXED! There is a miracle worker in the I.T. department at Puckett Machinery, I swear. I was so excited when he said he had fixed it. SOOO excited that I began rummaging through all of my folders of pictures, just glad that they hadn't been erased!

While looking at pictures, I got the bright idea to do a "Flashback Friday" and show a couple of my old favorites :)  ....... then I realized it was Saturday. Sooo... just pretemd it's not!

Hands down the best freshman roommate :)

This picture makes me laugh SO hard. Like it NEVER. GETS. OLD.

Just the BEST big sis I could ask for!! :)

Tacky Tourist Swap... and we NAILED the tacky look.

Last but not least, I just moved out of my house with these three girls, and man, do I miss them already!!

I hope y'all enjoyed my little blast from the past, I really enjoyed looking back at pictures from the past few years. I am so blessed to have the friends that I've made... and the PLENTY of fun times :) 

Andddd... My Computer Crashed

Yep, that's right. The night before my last final, my computer crashed. It was the end of finals week and I was TIRED. So, being the rational, non-dramatic person that I am (HAA) I burst into tears. Needless to say, that didn't bring my computer back to life. Anyways, I'm still computerless- hence my lack of posts lately!

I have finished at State! I have moved out of my Starkville house and its officially summer! What a weird feeling... a very nice one though :) I was so sad to leave my house in Starkville though. Maybe when I (hopefully) get my computer back, I'll post my favorite memories and pictures from there. I lived there my sophomore and junior year, and goodness I think we had some pretty fun times there!

Last Wednesday, Buck and his sons came to Starkville to help me move out. We were rolling and finished in no time! They were so sweet and moved everything heavy for me. I moved all of my stuff into my parents condo in Starkville (where I will live). Nothing is set up yet, but I suppose that's a minor detail. I had orientation for MUW nursing school on Thursday. It was so strange seeing my new classmates and school. I think my class is 65 of us so hopefully I'll make some friends that don't think I'm a total dork. I feel very informed and will be prepared as much as I can for July 2nd, when I actually start there.

Friday morning, I flew up to West Virginia to meet my family. A Caterpillar convention was in progress. I got to attend a few events and considering the fact that I'm SUCH a business whiz (again, HAAAAA) I kept my mouth shut, or tried :), and just smiled. I loved getting to see Dad, Hastings and Rob so in their element. I just dropped everyone off at the airport a little while ago. Mama and I catch another flight tomorrow afternoon. We're looking forward to some Mother's Day bonding time :)

Speaking of Mother's Day, shout out to the world's best, Mother Mary. This woman has seen me at my absolute worst (usually taking the brunt of it all) and somehow still loves me and takes care of me. Mama, I don't know what I would do without you!! Oh, and have I mentioned she's the BEST shopping partner (Sorry Daddy!) HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MAMA :)