So very Dramatic

2006-10-11T20:52:00.000-04:00

Growing Up

So I have not updated this since August, so I have a lot to talk about. Football season is in full swing which makes me super happy!! We just came off an awful loss to Tennessee which sucks a whole ton. School is going well. I have secured an internship at the Robin-Shepperd group for the spring. I will go every Mon, Weds, & Fri & have 4 classes on Tues & Thurs. This will suck!! If I weren't so busy right now, maybe I could be going out a little more & spending even more time with my friends who are graduating in December. I am also still working at Bath & Body Works which will soon be super stressful due to the holidays.

The biggest thing that has occurred is that Hannah got married last weekend! She is now Hannah Bissmeyer!!! CRAZY! I am so happy for her b/c I absolutely love Bizzy, but it is still so weird. She was absolutely gorgeous. It was also one of the most beautiful weddings & receptions I have ever been to. I really am so glad that I got to be a part of her day & a part of the whole process. This, along with the fact that I am graduating in May, make me so anxious. I am super scared of life after college. I am so content here in Athens with my friends. What happens next?? The only thing I look forward to is more serious dating. Haha I have not done that so much in college, which is funny. I don't know what kind of job I want to purue, which I guess that is what my internship is for. I am also not so much sad to move back home, but I am really sad to leave Athens and not be living around my best friends. That will take some serious getting use to.

I am certainly going to make the most of the rest of my time here! I know I have left out so much, but I will try to update this more.

Song- the whole new Justin Timberlake album! Yes he is beyond sexy!
Movie- what's that!? Haha I haven't been to a movie in sooooo long!

2006-08-01T16:40:00.000-04:00

New York, New York

So, quite a bit has been going on! Lets start with the bachelorette party in the city!

NY
Hannah, Heather, Caroline, and I all flew out on Friday evening to New York. When we arrived we met up with Melynda & hit up a nice Irish pub for drinks & fun times with a Dutchman & Canadian! The next day, we went around town & sweated a lot! It was horribly hot! So that night was the actual bachelorette night of fun! We met up with wesley & all of us went to Lucky Changs. This place was hilarious! It was a cross dressing restaurant & show sort of deal. We made Wesley get lap dances from all these bachelorettes on their stage. So, after dinner we all headed into Brooklyn to see Wes's new place. After that we then went out dancing & whatnot. All in all a very fun night! Sunday we spent shopping & enjoying our last day in NY! It was a fun, but short trip!

I also moved this past weekend. Jackie & I moved into a 2 bedroom place. We love it :) It is very bright & cheery.

I am soooo excited b/c Mel is coming to stay with us Thurs-Sat!!! I get to pick her up from the airport & JAM will commence. We are all going to the Bridal expo in ATL on Friday. Did I mention she was engaged? haha Not me.... Just to clarify~

2006-07-20T01:52:00.000-04:00

Old Friends, New Friends...

You know those moments in life where everything seems to be going right? I mean the times where you have absolutely nothing to complain about. I believe to be in that state right now. I am not taking any classes to worry about this summer, so that is fantastic. I also finally got a job. I am working at Bath & Body Works in Athens. I have a crush to keep me smiling throughout the day. I also got to hang out with my best friends from home for a few wonderful days at the beginning of the week. So wow.... I have nothing to talk about ha.

I do have a busy few weeks coming up. I am going to NY the weekend after next for Hannah's bachelorette party weekend. I am soo excited!! I can't wait to let loose with my best friends in the big apple. It is still so wierd that she will be getting married. I could not be happier for her though. We had an invitation addressing/putting together wine party Monday night at her place. I have not laughed so hard since earlier in the day where we, along with Wes, had lunch. These people are my rocks. They have known me for so long, yet we can all get together & not miss a beat. I am so thankful to have these life long friends in my life. I also love my newer friends and cherish what they have brought into my life. I am such a lucky girl.

By the way, have you ever noticed how many people take an interest in you when you are not searching for it? I mean the old cliche is completely true. Just an observation.....

Current Music: Josh Kelley, Rob Blackledge, David Ryan Harris
Current Movie: Umm... it is not out yet, but I can not wait for The Ballad of Ricky Bobby!!! I love you Will!!

2006-07-08T15:23:00.000-04:00

Back & Forth

So, I have been awful about updating this here lately. There is no reason why really, but I guess I have just been lazy. So, this whole summer, I have done nothing but go back & forth from Conyers to Athens. I can't find a job, or at least a job I would consider doing. I know I could always work at like McDonalds or a grocery store, but I just don' t want to do that ha. In the meantime, I have been watching the World Cup. I have been quite obsessed! I can't get enough of it, and sad to say, it ends tomorrow with the final Italy vs. France. GO ITALY! Neither of the teams were my favs, but oh well. Lets see....what else has been going on? I have gone out a few fun times with great people. Lets not forget about free beer Mondays. They are always eventful & hella fun!

When I have more to write about, don't worry I will update. :)

2006-06-06T17:39:00.000-04:00

Never Goodbye...

The time that I, as well as Jackie, have been dreading has occurred. Mel and Jay moved to Fort Lauderdale, FL. last weekend. Mel and I went out to La Cozuela to eat a "goodbye" dinner last Thursday. Then, we headed downtown to meet up with Jay and the boys. We soon got bored with just one place, so we went to another bar. Ashlyn, Amanda, and Katie all made appearences at The Winery where Mel & I had taken up residence haha. Finally, Jackie made it out. A final night of JAM could now start. This night was so fun and memorable. From crazy pictures at All Good to dancing at The Loft to The Grill, it was a classic JAM night. I ended up taking Mel and Jay....as well as shit faced Jackie....home. I could barely keep the tears in when I dropped M & J off. I knew I would see them 1 last time in the morning, but I guess it just hit me. Jackie ended up leaving her purse & phone dt/with Nick. I had to go on a quest to retrieve her stuff haha. When I got home, she was asleep in my tub hahaha. It was awesome. The next morning, I went & picked M & J up to bring them to their car & say bye. When we said our goodbyes, Mel started to tear up, which made us tear up as well. When they left, Jackie & I just watched them go crying. I am so happy for them, but it is so hard to watch some of your best friends leave and go 13 hours away.

Now....Back to summer time. I am trying to get a job, but it is kind of hard as to what I can do. My rib is still sore, and my arm range of motion is not back to normal. Also, my mom has quite the month of June activities planned. They keep saying..."when are you going to get a job", yet expect me to be at all these events. Oh well...hopefully I will find a job soon!

2006-05-23T20:53:00.000-04:00

Drunkin Goodness

How do I begin to sum up the best 2 1/2 weeks ever?! Well I will start with the graduation week. Monday was free beer night. Haha Amanda & I got hammered! Of course we did...it is free beer Monday?! Come On! Tuesday, we bucked it up and went out. I actually was proud of myself bc I at least drank a little. haha. Wednesday night was the Pineview/Ben's Big Letdown party. Soo much fun! I was a little skeptical that I would have an awesome time b/c I was walking into a high school reunion party. I was so sad when my wing girls couldn't come with me, but it turned out to be a blessing. I met so many awesome new people and got closer to the people I already new. Thursday, Amanda and I drove to Jonesboro to try on my bridesmaid dress for Hannah's wedding. That was an awesome road trip!! Amanda got to show me her old house & 'stomping grounds' as my mom would say. Friday, Ronnie & Ryan came into town. Ryan hung out with Stacy while me, Ronnie, Jackie, and JK went out. We first went to a party that involved flip cup and jello shots. Haha I am pretty sure I should have gone home then...but no. We next went downtown. Yeah....um lets just say I was shit faced! Saturday was magic! I woke up late and hella hung over, but I got my stuff together & headed to Katie P/Betsy/Erin/& Nikki's graduation party. I got there and immediately started drinking to feel better haha. I had such an awesome time! There was a nice slideshow by the parents and speech by Amanda. I didn't want to go, but had to get to Jay's graduation party clear across town. I arrived there in time to play some beer pong with my partner Nick. That party was a blast too! I decided to leave & head back to Katie's. When I got back there, everyone was pretty drunk...hahha especially Amanda. I drank some more with them all & we all headed home to take naps & go out. When I woke up from my nap, I was still drunk haha. I met everyone at Genco to celebrate graduation & have a great time. By the time I got there, I was sobering up & decided to keep doing that b/c I had a long drive the next day. Haha I limited myself to 3 drinks. I ended up hanging out with Tommy, Devane, & Mendel at Moose Club with some Waffle House. After that it was bed time!

THE BEACH

Wow, for this, I am just going to make a list of awesome memories!!

hung over drive down
"If I gave you my hand would you take it & make me the happiest man in the world?"
Titan 13!!
noisy bed haha
playing asshole
"poop shoot" hahaha
awesome old people dancing
mine and brian's 3am breaking & entering of the pool
best drunkin toast ever!
"I'm not chillin. I'm not chillin like a villian. I'm Hayden"
"Doc Oc"
drunkin banana boat ride
drunkin beach day in general
Amanda falling off the beach chair
Pinas for life!
Spinnacker band (not Navy guy)
American diner mound o food!
Pineapple Willies drink day
"Mountain" and other Anchorman quotes
Mom & Jen drunk as hell
"orgasmic" pain moans hahaha
THE TIKI BAR!!
a week full of "inappropriate" convos & behavior haha
broken ribs & bad cough.....oh wait those sucked! haha

(and many more amazing memories..... Amanda I love you!)

2006-05-04T00:44:00.000-04:00

End of Days...

It is finals time again...yay....haha. Even more pressing is the fact that so many of my good friends are graduating and moving on. With every year passing, it becomes scarier and scarier for me b/c I am next. I was suppose to graduate in 1 week with them. That fact in itself is completely frightning. Back to finals... I am not too worried about any of mine. I am done with 2 of my classes already with one final and one paper to go.

I wish I had more school oriented things on my mind. I don't know how much longer I can write in this and dance around what I am truely feeling. I have no idea who reads this, nor am I ashamed of it because it does relieve some tension. I just wish I could write what I think or what or feel about things. If I did, I am sure someone would read that & think what a crazy girl I am. Circumstances suck right now....oh wait welcome to my life.

Ok... 1 week until finals are over!!
1 1/2 weeks until I am on the beach enjoying a nice fruity cocktail! :)

2006-04-25T01:26:00.000-04:00

One Crazy Weekend...

Now that I have recovered from the weekend, I will share its contents.
Thurs: This was a fun day as well as night. I went to the library with a guy from my history class & actually had so much fun with him. He makes me smile. Not much research got done, & I am screwed when it comes to this research paper haha. Oh well... Then the night was Karaoke for Kids. Amanda & I arrived early & decided to go next door & throw down some 7 glasses of champagne with the bartender Bobby haha. We were like the only ones in there, so we got some quality time in...yay us. Lets just say the rest of the night included me being shit-faced & singing/dancing on stage. Oh yes...

Friday night = BEER PONG TOURNEY!! It only took all day for my hangover to go away, but I am glad it did!! We had Ryan & Ronnie come up & also in attendence were Mel & Jay, JK & Lane, Stacey, Amanda....and of course me, Jack, & Ashlyn. What an awesome night. We ended up all drunk & dancing in the rain. I love how everyone took 400 pictures. Ha I looked horrible with no makeup & wet pony tail hair.....awesome!

Saturday = AMAZING. Ok Amanda & I went to the GA Force arena football game with my parents. This was so much fun!! We were drunk by like 4:30. Once we left the game, we met Scotty & Deb (aunt & uncle) for drinks at a place in Conyers. Yup..this led to closing down another bar & hundreds of dollars of bar tabs. Wow....rockin great times. We were all hammered!!

Sunday- My dad and mom were suppose to come up and see the UGA baseball game for daddy/daughter day. My dad was still drunk and throwing up from the night before & couldn't make it. Mom came & it was so much fun. If it had not had been so hot, the game would have been really enjoyable too.

That leaves me with today. I got together to research with the same guy as earlier, although this time we got much more accomplished with the fun too. Tonight I had a girls night in with Anna & Logan and watched Pride and Prejudice. It was so good. What ever happened to romance?? Guys these days have a hard time even asking girls on dates, much less the whole courting process. I think if someone was being really romantic towards the modern girl, we would not know how to take it. We are not used to it, and that is so sad!

So the week ahead will be crazy~ I hope so good will come out of it though :) We will see huh...

2006-04-17T00:16:00.000-04:00

Precious

This weekend I got to go home for Easter. I have not been home in a good while, nor have I seen my precious neice & nephew. I am literally sore from playing/holding them all day haha. I got to hold my beautiful almost 3 month old baby neice Taylor. I was so excited to see her. They change so much during their first years, and I was missing it. we had some quality time :) I also got to play with Hayden. He is..omg...almost 4. That is unbelievable!! We were swimming together today. He actually liked me today haha. He goes through phases with people...typical boy huh. It felt so good to be home. I drank strawberry margaritas with my parents, aunt, and grandpa the night before the kids came over. It was actually a vacation away from the stress that the end of school brings. I actually should be reading for a paper I have to write, but instead am writing this.

It warms my heart to see my brother with his family. I am so overwhelmed with pride for him. He has a beautiful family, great job, and all around great life. His whole life, everything has just seemlessly fallen into place. It is not like his adult life would be any different, but I am still proud of him. He actually married someone I love, which was a shock haha. I hope that my life, which has always been a bit different than his, will "fall into place". As uncertain as the future seems, I am hopeful. I just hope I don't disapoint any of my family members. No one seems to ever question if I will find someone to spend my life with. They just all seem to think that I will find someone in due time, because how could I not? Ha....I hope so. I mean I know I am a catch, but will someone give me a chance to show them?

I am right here.... Just ask.....

Listening to my old cds & more specifically: Jason Mraz 'Sleeping to Dream'.... good good times

2006-04-12T21:13:00.000-04:00

What I Want...

Don't you just love the innocent wonderful feeling of having a crush on someone? I have this guy in one of my classes that is just way adorable. I know that nothing will materialize, mainly because I am too scared to talk to him much haha. It just brightens my day to see him. This makes me so happy. I miss the innocence that goes along with just crushing on someone. I know this sounds like I am so jaded, but I am.

Ok this song is amazing.... It is the relationship I want....

Tomorrow morning if you wake up
And the sun does not appear
I will be here here
If in the dark we lose sight of love
Hold my hand and have no fear
Cause I will be here

I will be here when you feel like being quiet
When you need to speak your mind I will listen
And I will be here
When the laughter turns to crying
Through the winning losing and trying
We'll be together
Cause I will be here

Tomorrow morning if you wake
And the future is unclear
I will be here
As sure as seasons are made for change
Our lifetimes are made for years
So I will be here

I will be here and you can cry on my shoulder
When the mirror tells us we're older
I will hold you
And I will be here to watch you grow in beauty
And tell you all the things you are to me
I will be here
I will be true to the promise I have made
To you and to the one who gave you to me

~Steven Curtis Chapman

2006-04-11T00:30:00.000-04:00

College = Crazy

Here is my catch up, thanks to a rerun of Sex & the City. Haha for some reason, it makes me feel like I am Carrie, the writer, in which obviously I am not. It makes me have to catch up my 2 readers haha. Anyway.... I have had a rough last few weeks. I can't really go into it on here, but if you know me well, you can ask.

I live my life how I want. I go out when I want, which sometimes turns into drinking/going out 4-5 times a week. In the "real world" I will not be able to do this, nor will I be surrounded by the same group of friends. I am trying to live life to the fullest while I can. This is how I have programmed myself to think, even though I am doing some really stupid things in the process. Honestly, when I drink these days, I go straight from being not even buzzed to wasted. It is actually pretty scary seeing as I act retarded & do things that I don't remember. I never used to have that black out/forgetful problem. I always remembered not only what I did, but what my friends did as well.

How have I come so far, and I don't mean in the good way. When I think back to what I use to believe in or think, it actually makes me laugh (in the ironic way). What is wrong with me? I think I am so lonely sometimes, nothing can penetrate it. It is also crazy that everyone I know seems to be engaged or happy in a relationship & those who aren't are like me; alone & scared of what the future holds. I know it is sad to admit, but I never thought that when I was getting ready for the "real world", I would not have a man in my life. I know I have never been a huge dater, but I always thought that it was ok, and I would date much more.....later..... I know this may be a little premature seeing as I won't graduate until next May, but it scares me. I am super scared about getting a job too. I am scared that when I graduate, no one will hire me & I will be a failure.

Ok....I am done feeling sorry for myself.

2006-04-02T17:39:00.000-04:00

Ladies...lock up your formal dates

This weekend was our formal in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Yeah, so what do you do if you are a) poor, b) single, and c) not really interested in anyone? Well, that's right you go with friends, bunk up, & save money! My dates were Amanda & Jackie. I love my girls, but get some liquor in us & we want to find guys. Haha, so this sets up the formal pretty well. When we got to Gatlinburg, we went to eat/drink beer on "the strip". We then got back to our room & started making drinks. When it was time to head out, we decided it was an excellent idea to drink straight Beam. Ha...that was horrible! We then had to take the trolly up the hill to the other hotel/where our formal was. There we met some fellow Gamma Sigs & their dates. We got to the formal way too early, so as soon as we ate, Amanda & I wanted to go back to our room & drink more. We took Courtney & her date John with us. We decided to take the trolly back to our hotel which turned out to be fucking stupid. It took 45 minutes! Finally we got back to the room & pounded a few more drinks then headed back to the dance. Haha at the dance, Amanda, Jackie, & I danced with everyones' dates. We had some interesting things go down. Jackie kept coming up to me pissed. We got in like 4 mini pointless arguments. It was so dramatic.
When we all got back to the hotel, we drank some more & decided to hit up some bars. Ha...too bad Amanda was shit faced by this time. In my tipsy state, I got all jealous of her flirting with this 1 guy I was flirting with. It seems hilarious today, but I was pissed that night. By the time we made it to a bar, it was last call, so we had to come back home haha. After more drinking & hanging out with all kinds of people, I thought it was time for Jackie to go to bed. Amanda passed out as soon as we got back. We all thought Jackie was really drunk, but she took offense. Ok...here is the strangest story of the weekend. I told my friend's date that he could take a shower in our shower b/c his was occupied. Hahha Jackie & I ended up like cuddling with him 1 one bed. I was sober as hell & kept saying...uhh this is weird. Jackie kept saying stuff like "You are so cuddly". Hahaha soooo weird! He was nice to humour her & I was just there haha.
So yes...that is the trip in a nut shell. It was funny as hell. We all 3 made a pact to have dates for the next formal so we wouldn't steal other peoples' dates.

So yes...more awesome inside jokes
Ober- Gatlinburg
Damn...I'm nasty
Richard F. Built Ass
Batman Returns
Fucking trolly
A & A -Judy
Braxter
see-saws
Amanda's shower comment haha
Fat buddies or Oinkers haha (restaurant names)
Chainsaw art
The Beatles!!

2006-03-21T12:27:00.000-05:00

Spring Break '06 Part 2

Well, the break is officially over and I am back in classes....actually in one right now. I had such an amazing break. Even though I didn't go anywhere, I got to spend the break with 2 of my best friends. Also, I made a closer friendship with Katie...which is awesome. I will resume this when I get the chance....

Yay!! Only a few more days until I get my new computer!!

Ok...I am finally getting back to this post! I am going to finally post the rest of the sb jokes haha. We will get a t-shirt made!!
Desicrush.com
Hardcore group action for 2 million prisoners
Pphhf! Sonic blast
me my moo may clarification
crapulous
That dress is scandalous
Sinkist
Smoking is illegal. You could get kicked out....seriously!
sha bop sha bop thong song
boss+ long pinky nail = coke head!
Everyone wants to make out with us
I would NEVER wear stripes on stripes.....Lets Go!
we're jammin
Tell the girls at toppers that you have already been bit on the head
Champagne on the leg....way to go
Will Ferrell stories that last forever
No name
Wanna be the popa you can be the mom

2006-03-13T21:27:00.000-05:00

Spring Break '06: Part 1

Yay it is spring break time!! I had plans to go visit Wesley in NY, but they fell through last minute. So...I have Athens plans!! For the last few days, Mel, Jackie, & I have been hanging out. We went out on Saturday night & naturally, had a blast!! We got hit on left & right...crazy. It was hella amusing. The night ended up great as well...too bad that feeling was abruptly stopped today. Guys suck...haha anyway yesterday we pool hung then went to trivia at Wild Wing. Mel and I went in way too confident & lost miserably. Today we went to Tanger outlet mall in Commerce. Fun times at the Mexican restaurant with the Mexicans talking about us haha. Tonight is free beer night...ohh yeah. That is great seeing as my money is running out & I got a ticket yesterday. Good times! Tomorrow is mani/pedi day!! It is wayyy over due.
More to come later...

Some inside jokes:
Naked tons of fun
He ain't fresh as ahhmi???
Orca
ere ere/wiki wiki
In my white t...Oh!
It's not going to happen
I will hurt u... you know what I am talking about
Do not swim alone...EVER
Kids are like pennies...
sand exfoliate
You touched me...I hate that
The whore sun glasses
It's my birthday.../no it's not!!
Miss Pacman calling
It's whatever you want it to be
Weds is ladies night at Toppers
Dirty Lepricon? (can't spell)
Hey ladies...look over there and smile
I'm a Sonic drummer Ashlie stalker
Your boobs look great...I love that we can say that
No smoking inside...EVER

2006-02-18T12:35:00.000-05:00

Thursday Night Specials

So for the last 2 Thursday nights, JAM (haha or me, Jackie, & Mel) has gathered for some pizza then dt. We have such an awesome time! This last Thursday was hilarious. Along with coming up with the oh so cool JAM, we also met some...um characters. This weird guy hit on me with his line of "I am a drummer". He went on & on about being a drummer. He is also the manager of a fast food restaurant. Haha the best was his inappropriate comment about my boobs & hair dye haha. Next I joined the girls at the bar & jumped into a conversation they were having with another guy. He was bitching and moaning about this girl he was dating & how she never tried to pay. He then invited us to go to this after party & led us to his creepy friends. We told them that we would go to the bathroom & meet them downstairs. Haha we got down the stairs & sprinted out the door! We ran down the street to Molly O'Sheas to use their bathroom haha.
I looove my Thursday nights with my girls!

Last night was fun as well. I went to Michael Cobb's b-day party. I saw so many people that I haven't seen in a while like Eric Robidou, David Tarr, John Shea.... It was nice to see them all & catch up.

2006-02-11T19:36:00.000-05:00

How Much is Too Much?

I never know how much of my life I can actually talk about on here or not. I want to be open, put what I actually do & am thinking, but I think it could be too personal for the web. I know though if you read these closely, they have much more detail between the lines....haha or I just give myself a lot of credit.

I went out for the first time in forever last Thursday with my girls...Mel & JB. We had an awesome time. I probably drank too much...haha but whatever. I like going out & meeting new really cool people. Anyways...I had a great night :)

So it's that dreaded time of year again....Valentine's Day. Actually this year, I am not as hateful towards V-day as I have been in the past. Nothing has changed in my life in regards to having a relationship, but I am still fine with the day. I think the girls are going to go out after chapter and have a few drinks....no big thing. I am actually wondering if I wanted the relationship as much as I thought I did with someone. Once I get to thinking about being in a relationship, it makes me really think about all the things I would be giving up. I enjoy my 'single time' with my girls and just by myself. If someone else saw me in the good & the bad everyday, would that be ok? I guess I just want to skip the casual sex and get to the part where I find love. I go back and forth...haha which is funny b/c I am not really even seeing anyone in particular to have this quandry.

Nada Surf: "Making out with people I hardly know or like. I can't believe what i do late at night. I wanna know what it's like on the inside of love. I'm standing at the gates. I see the beauty above."

2006-01-31T14:39:00.000-05:00

Recovery

Well, I had my surgery. Everything went great. I have 4 little bandages on my stomach & in my belly button. The day I of and the next day I felt fine. I was on pain medicine, but it didn't make me all groggy or tired. I just felt great. The days that followed haven't been so great. I am sore, and the incision places sting a whole lot. I am going back to Athens/classes on Thursday. I am doing my damnest to get this book read to take a make up test on it on Friday. I feel so behind on my studies, but I can't help it.

Better news!! I have a new neice!! Yesterday, 1-30-06, Taylor Claire Prior was born at around 4:19pm. I am going to see her tonight when my mom gets home. I am so excited to meet her!

All my friends and family have been so amazing during/after my surgery! I love all of you so much!

Music:
James Blunt!! He is amazing.

2006-01-20T12:56:00.000-05:00

Scary Surgery

Sorry I have not updated this. I am living at the Holiday Inn, and they don't have wireless connections, so I have to seek the internet elsewhere. We were at the Suburban Lodge, as I mentioned, but I got a scary letter on my car & it was really sketchy, so we moved.

The most important thing that is going on with me is still my gall bladder. I am having surgery to remove it this Thursday, the 25th I believe. I am really scared about it. I fear surgery! I am really excited to get it out & be rid of these problems though! That is the most important thing. So, I will hopefully be back in the swing of life 5 days to a week after surgery. This is a short blog, but for those of you who read it, I wanted to tell you what was up.

2006-01-08T01:58:00.000-05:00

Oh...the Fun Continues...

As if my last month couldn't suck any worse, something happens to send it over the edge. So I got a call today from my roomie Jacksie. As I understand it, my house is toxic at the moment, and we must take refuge at the Suburban Lodge hotel. Our plumming is toxic & flooded all of downstairs to the point of contamination. This is a county problem & our whole set of buildings have been evacuated & we are all in the hotel. Thank God I am not there yet. I must face the music tomorrow, which will be just great. My first week back to school will be quite eventful haha. Hopefully this housing problem will be resolved within a week's time. If not....that will just be awful.

2006-01-07T02:42:00.000-05:00

First Week of 2006

I have no idea who reads this or not, but I will continue to update it for you Hannah haha (even though you know all about me). Well, I wrote my about my emergency room visit. Well things just got even worse. I got the flu from this little girl that was in the ER as well. I was sick with that for a week. That means I sat at home on New Year's Eve & watched Dick Clark...which just depressed me in his current condition. I also missed going to the fucking Sugar Bowl. That actually turned out to be ok...seeing as we lost.

Just as I started to get better, last Weds night....Rose Bowl time...I had another attack. This one lasted for almost 2 hours. It also ended in me getting violently sick. The next day I went to the hospital to get an ultra-sound of my gall bladder. They called me back tonight with the "results". The nurse told me that there is something in my gall bladder, which they think it is too small to be a stone & they don't know why I am in pain. Yeah...so I get to wait on my regular doctor to call me sometime next week to talk it over with me. That is awesome seeing as I am going back to Athens, and absolutely can not have another attack. I just wanted them to tell me immediately that I have a severe problem and they could get me into surgery asap. I want this problem resolved so I am not out of commission. This semester is going to be tough enough without attacks. I live in fear that I will have another one & it will just keep getting worse.

2005-12-26T23:55:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas Rockdale Hospital

As the title of this blog indicates, I spent Christmas night in the emergency room. I am ok now, but it was extremely scary. I have been having chest pains for the past few days. They have been pretty isolated right in the middle of my chest. It was just dull pain that wouldn't really subside. Then Christmas night, my immediate family were all just sitting around playing my new dvd music trivia game when I, all of a sudden, got extreme chest pains. It felt like an elephant just sat on my chest. I got up and ate some tums and a ?Previced? (ok we all know I can't spell). I then was just in absolute miserable pain so I ran to the bathroom. It did enduce vomiting, but then pain was still there. I came back in the living room and just rolled around on the floor in pain. By this time I was so scared that I started crying and hyperventilating. So then we rushed to the ER. I really did feel as though I was having a heart attack. We got there at around 9:15 and didn't get home until around 3:30. I have severe acid reflux, and may have something wrong with my gall blatter. So I had all these tests done on me. I was pricked and prodded. So yeah....not so fun :/ I did have some good drugs given to me via the iv, so that was good. I am just thankful it wasn't more serious. I was so scared, and never want a repeat of that pain.

Besides that incident, I had an amazing Christmas. My parents are so incredible! I finally got my Brett Favre jersey as well as his book. I also got a lot of dvds and cds. I got a new scanner/printer and a Bose speaker docking station for my ipod. I also got a 3 piece luggage set as well as some awesome jewelry. Yes...it was a wonderful year :)

For 2006:
The next year hopefully will find me getting even lighter :) Also, I hope to find love. I am due a nice healthy relationship! Most importantly, I must get my grades up. I did horrible this past semester! I mean the worst that I have ever done in my schooling career. I should do better, b/c I am finally in my major classes, and I will want to do well. I am really looking forward to next semester. I will have good classes for one. I will be pledge mom with the coolest chick ever! I am looking forward to that enormous amount of work haha. Also, I will see Hannah more since she moved back home!

2005-11-29T18:54:00.000-05:00

Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Sorry I have not had much time to update this (haha as if anyone cares). Thanksgiving break was nice. I literally did nothing. We did get a chance to get decorations up for Christmas, so that was really nice. Now, it is time to get down to school business. I have a debate to do tomorrow and many tests/quizzes/finals coming in the next 2 weeks then CHRISTMAS BREAK!! I can't wait! I am so looking forward to new classes and a clean slate! I just have to pass this semester... I hope that I can do well enough not to lose Hope. That would be awful!

Tonight is initiation for the pledges! This means the next pledge related thing will be run by Amanda and me!! I am excited about being pledge mom, but also scared that I will fail...not only in that realm, but in my studies & such. Ok that's all....haha

2005-11-21T23:54:00.000-05:00

Dark and Dangerous Times Lie Ahead....

That's right my friends.....Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire finally came out in theaters. Jackie & I were there at the midnight show last Thursday! It was awesome! A good half of the book was left out, which sucks....but I guess you can't make that big of a book into a reasonably timed movie. I really enjoyed the film nonetheless. It was humorous as well as hopeful. We also went and saw it again tonight at Imax.

Hm...what else has been going on... School is still sucking. This week is Thanksgiving break, so we have a little break. I will be working on my debate that I have on Monday. Also, our Bulldogs lost to Auburn 2 weeks ago. It was a hard loss. We only lost by 1 point in the last minute of the game. We thankfully beat Kentucky last week so we will still go to the SEC championship game.

That's about it. My life is still hella boring haha.

2005-10-31T19:27:00.000-05:00

Ain't Nothin Finer In The Land.....

This past week/weekend was fall break for UGA. So what did I do you may ask? Well I went down to Jacksonville, Fl. for the UGA/FL game. It may be more appropriately named "The biggest cocktail party in the world." We headed there on Friday morning. I went with Lisa, Ama, Allison Posey, Megha, Michael, Jason, & Heather (friend o Ama's). It took a while to get there, but once we arrived, the drinking ensued. We then headed to Danny's place (Lisa's b-friend) for more fun. Then to a low country boil we went. I did not have anything they made, but the beer was nice haha. Next we went to this club called ironically enough The Ritz. Lets just say, that night was crazy. I was hella drunk & did something very crazy. Good memories though haha.

The next day we headed to the stadium at like 10ish. It was beautiful outside until about 3ish, then I froze my ass off!! Well the game itself was awful. We played like shit with shity play calling. Gator fans are complete assholes too. Some older woman actually threw a dog biscuit at Ama! How ridiculous is that?! That night, we all went to O'Charleys to eat then back to the hotel. I was wiped out from lack of sleep the night before so I passed out first. haha. We then had to leave the next day & come on back to real life & school. I can't believe fall break is over!!
That was not near long enough! Oh well

Songs- Your Body by Pretty Ricky.....Rollin' down 95 yes sir! Also Gold Digger by Kanye West

2005-10-25T14:26:00.000-04:00

Mixed Emotions

I have been busy as usual! Right now, I am really bummed. My classes are not going well at all. I have 2 C's, and at this point in the semester, it is going to be near impossible to bring them up. My other classes are a toss up. I don't know what I have/or will end up with. I had a break down the other night just crying and crying after recieving another C on a test that I knew I had aced. Apparently, you miss 4 questions and that = a 72 on this grading scale. I just am at my wits end. I did get into Grady...yes so that is not what I am working towards anymore, but I do still have to keep HOPE. My biggest thing is disappointing my parents. I get so down on myself because I don't want to cause them worry or disappointment. I just want to fucking graduate!! I want to get a job and be self sufficient.

On a lighter note, Amanda and I were voted membership VP's. We will be pledge mommies :) That will be awesome! I absolutely love Gamma Sig. I love having so many girls that I care about be bound to be through sisterhood...as corny as that sounds!

Song- Ryan Adams 'Come Pick Me Up'...thanks to the highly disappointing Elizabethtown, this awesome song that I have loved has become mainstream.

2005-10-16T13:40:00.000-04:00

The Charade Is Over...

A lot has been going on over the past few weeks. Gamma Sig is in full swing. Our big/lil week is this upcoming week! Jackie & I are sharing one & had so much fun with our arts & crafts party! Ha Amanda, Lila, Deluca, Megha, & Jk came over to do crafts. Before that though, Jackie & I had River's Alive. We cleaned up the river (aka cleaned around homeless people who were scary). There was one thing that wasn't scary, and that was Roy....our hot hot leader. J-Ro, Savannah, Danielle, Jackie, and I just spent the time drooling over him. It was actually good times. Any time I have to hang with my sisters makes me happy.

I am not doing as well as I would like in school. Right now I have just ok grades, which means I have to pull them up asap! I did however finally get into Grady!!! Now that is a whole set of new problems...like when the hell am I going to graduate?!?! They say to expect 4 semesters not including summer to graduate, but I can only do 3!! I have to be out of here by the end of my 5th year!! It would be absolutely ridiculous not to.

I have seen 2 amazing concerts! I saw REO Speedwagon & Styx last Thursday night with mom, dad, Christie, & Scotty. We all had a blast! Then the next night, I went to see Dashboard with Christie, Kirby, and Brittany & Erin. That was amazing as well!! I love concerts so much.

On a more personal note, my family is going through some hard times. My cousins Christie & Robert aren't doing that well. This especially breaks my heart. I absolutely love both of them together. If it isn't working, then of course their individual happiness is important. I just, selfishly, don't want them to end it. I have so many happy memories that involve them together. I feel like I am going through a break-up. I don't know if it is possible, but I really hope with time they can work it out.

2005-10-02T21:46:00.000-04:00

Where is Fort Oglethorpe?

This weekend was our formal in Chattanooga, Tenn. It was so much fun, I can't even tell you! My date was Lance & Amanda took Kirby. All of us got 1 room together, which automatically meant drunkin good times! The ride up was beautiful & a nice preview of the weekend. We were laughing the whole time. The best part was when this Ga Tech mom flipped me off for no reason. What the hell? haha so of course we all stared her down & then honked and waved at her. When we got into Chattanooga, we just rode around the city taking in the sights. Next we checked in to the Hampton Inn. Once we arrived, the drinking started! We didn't have long to drink & get ready, but we managed. When it was time to leave, we called up Wylie a cabbie. The aquarium was awesome! All the fish & such were so cool. I want to go back sometime & see the shark exibit.
Haha we were the first ones to get to the actual aquarium, yet the last ones to actually get to dinner. The dinner itself was actually pretty good. There was chicken, pasta, & greens. Then there was dancing and alcohol. It was a lot of fun, but didn't last that long. We then took James' cab back to the hotel to drink some more. Haha wow, this was where the night got hilariously interesting. Kirbs and Amanda were the most drunk! Haha Lance & I just took it all in. We all had an ungodly amount to drink. Haha more occured, believe me, but I don't want to embarrass hahaha.
The next day, we all got up, got some continental breakfast, then headed to Ruby Falls. Haha we got there only to find out that it was $15 to get in. Haha all of us were broke from the bar at the dance, so we took a picture and left. Next we went on to find Fort Oglethorpe. Funny story, it is NOT a fort. Haha. So we then went to the battle field of Chicamaugua. Got some Krystal and nice photos as we were disgracing history.
All in all an EXCELLENT weekend. I think I have some nice laugh lines just fromthis weekend. I also had to take a very long nap today to make up for the tiredness I felt.

Songs- Wonderwall.....which we heard quite a few times on the way there & back & Fall Out Boy...which we all "sang" beautifully haha

2005-09-15T14:16:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday

Sorry it has been a little while since I have updated. I have been a little busy with the start of school/sorority. I have quit my job at New York & Company. I just wasn't getting enough hours during the week & can't realistically work on Saturdays. They are booked out for a few months.

The fam went to Phantom of the Opera Sept 10th for my mom's birthday. It was a lot of fun. We went to this nice restaurant in Midtown and had a bottle of wine. Then we went to the George & Terrace for drinks at the bar. Finally, we saw the show. It was wonderful as usual. The Phantom was wonderful. Everyone else....well I have seen better. We then went home to watch the tivo-ed GA game. I was quite upset for having to miss it, but it turned out great. We had a great time :)

Lets see.... Rush just happened for Gamma Sig. I was involved in skits for the rushies & sisters. It started out kinda being a pain in the butt, but I had a lot of fun. Most of my great friends were in them with me, so we laughed a lot. I love my sisters!

School is in full swing....which is quite typical for mid to late September. My hell weeks are coming right up. I have not had time to go out at all. I miss it a lot. I really miss having a good time. Our formal is coming up on Oct 1st in Chattanooga, TN so that will be great times! I have a hot date Lance ;) hehe. I am very excited about it.

Oh yes....and tomorrow is my 22nd birthday. I am f-in 22! I can't believe it. After 21, it is just a slow ride to 30....which is scary as hell! I think about how people used to be married with kids at 22. Also, they had steady jobs. I can't seem to keep a measley mall job, or graduate for that matter. Reality is just so close to me, and I am scared to death. So yeah we are going downtown for my birthday. I am excited about that. Then, my parents are coming to the game on Saturday! Yay!

2005-08-20T16:56:00.000-04:00

School Days...

Fall semester '05 has officially begun. The actual starting of classes was not the tip off...oh no...it was the massive amount of party invites I have recieved. God I love this time of year. It is so nice to have 4 different options to do every night!

My actual classes seem ok. I didn't make it to one of the classes b/c I had to get my football tickets. Of course, those are my 1st priority haha. My stat teacher seems cool as hell. He looks like a stoner hippy. He walked in the room and put on a James Brown cd. I thought he was a student. All the other teachers seem cool too, except for the class I missed....no clue how they are yet.

Ok, so now I am going to change the subject a bit. I started writing this blog to get things off my chest, like a girl's journal only online. What I quickly learned is that I couldn't be 100% honest on here for fear of what people would think. If I was pissed about something or with someone, I couldn't fully write about it. Also, if something really personal was bothering me, I couldn't write about it for fear of shocking people close to me and/or embarrassment. Right now, I have that last one going on along with another new feeling. I think I may be developing feelings for a guy that I have known for a long time. I have never realized it before, I think because I wouldn't let myself. Now, when it will never happen, I have realized it. He is everything I am looking for in a guy. Ha, I won't go into specific details...I have to keep it vague. Along with this feeling, I have a simultaneous one of pure hatred for myself right now. I have done something recently that I am not proud of, and feel awful about it. This is suppose to help me get it off my chest, but I am sure this will take longer & more than writing in a blog to help me.

Song- Helena by My Chemical Romance.....loooove it! Can't get enough....even if it is my ringtone & I hear it everyday :)

2005-08-04T10:40:00.000-04:00

Hello Actual Summer

Well I am officially done with Economics!!! I had my final this morning at 8am...ha so I am still wired on coffee/diet pill! Going into the exam, my grade was awful. I have no clue what I will end up with, b/c that exam was the hardest test I have ever had!! I am praying for a C...but I really don't know. At this point, I am worried, but I am actually just happier to never have to step foot in that class again!

Now, I can concentrate on moving. That entails all the work my new place needs ie painting, cleaning, fixing stuff.... Not to mention the moving of my things + furniture then cleaning my mess of an apartment here! UGH. The worst part is that I still have to work when I am not doing that crap. I am excited though b/c my mom is coming in tonight to help me & my dad will be up on Saturday!!

When all this is done, I will finally have a good week of summer. The only thing I will have to do is work. That will be nice!

Song- Summer Breeze ;)

2005-07-23T21:12:00.000-04:00

Dreaming of Fall....

You know when life deals you a rough hand and even though it isn't horrible, you feel like you want to just go to sleep until it resolves itself? I am not doing very well in my 1 summer class. It is not because I am not trying. I just absolutely SUCK at economics. As much as I read/listen/note take, some things just fly right over my head. Some people are just not meant to know all aspects of all things. This is one realm of knowledge I don't/and won't get. I am welcoming new classes. I will just be happy to get out of this horrible one!

Yeah, so there's that and people. I can't fucking wait for fall! Everyone will be back in Athens as well as FOOTBALL SEASON!!! I even like just being on campus; seeing all the people and sights. I love just walking around, especially around north campus, by the statium, or around Tate. It is relaxing to me. I am just so happy to be here, so I walk around with this perminant grin on my face. Last fall was the best time of my life. I don't think I will ever duplicate that time, nor would I want to. Those memories hold a special place in my heart. I know that is a lot to live up to, but I know this one will kick ass as well. Parties are all around & everyone is just eager to have a great time. I know there are many new memories to make with many different friends.

Song- Good Riddance by Green Day. I don't know why, but everytime I get in a "funk", I think back to my oldest best friends and all the wonderful times I have had with them. One in particular is listening to this song with Hannah right after we graduated. We got all teary-eyed, but it is a moment I will never forget.

2005-07-07T23:25:00.000-04:00

U-S-A!

Where to begin....hmm.. I will start with the fucking terrorists bombed London's transit system this morning. There are 40+ casualties. This is so sad. I just don't know what else it is going to take before America hating countries, such as France/Canada, stop bitching and start supporting the war on terrorism. We....again meaning the assholes mentioned above.... need to stop harboring these killers & help us bring them to justice.

Ok I am done making my political beliefs known. I started a job at New York & Company. I am in my 2nd week & got my first pay check today. It is ok. I have blisters the size of Montana on my feet though. I end up limping around the store. All the girls I have been working with are all very nice.

Wow...this was an incredibly bad blog. I am sorry for that. I will have something better to report my next one...I promise!

2005-06-26T22:30:00.000-04:00

Survey Anyone?

These are just good fun! Not to mention...it is getting me out of studying at this moment! I am so lame, but here we go!

THREE THINGS I AM WEARING RIGHT NOW
1. T-shirt
2. shorts
3. my ultra hot glasses

THREE THINGS ON MY DESK
1. my economics stuff
2. Sprite zero can
3. an organizer thing.. with my pens/pencils..

THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE
1. Travel
2. get married
3. retire haha

THREE GOOD WAYS TO DESCRIBE MY PERSONALITY
1. bubbly/smiley
2. easy going
3. friendly / funny

THREE BAD THINGS ABOUT MY PERSONALITY (NOT) ON THE OUTSIDE
1. judgemental
2. too picky
3. cynical

THREE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MY BODY
1. my face
2. boobs haha
3. hair

THREE THINGS I DON'T LIKE ABOUT MY BODY
1. Oh wow...besides the fact I just want to trade mine in... my butt
2. thighs
3. tummy

THREE THINGS MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME
1. I went through a pretty bad depression like a little over a year ago..
2. I have never really been out of the country?
3. I don't really want kids.

THREE THINGS I SAY THE MOST
1. "I'm not going to lie..."
2. Quotes from such movies as Anchorman, Napoleon Dynamite, Old School, Zoolander, Starsky & Hutch, Best of Will Ferrell, Office Space...
3. Cuss words haha. What can I say? I am a sailor

THREE PLACES I WANT TO GO/LIVE
1. Italy
2. Australia
3. Ireland

THREE NAMES THAT I GO BY
1. Ashlie
2. Ash
3. Pile Driver....(don't ask...that is my brother's name for me)

THREE SCREEN NAMES I HAVE HAD
1. ashliep03 has been mine since I got aim. I have had 1 other "secret" one..

Have you ever...
Mooned anyone: haha yes

Been to a foreign country: cruise to the Bahamas...does that count?

Broken a bone: just my toe haha

Swallowed a tooth/cap/filling: yes

Swore at a teacher: no

Do you make time for Oprah?: eh...no really

Got in a fight: verbal ones...quite a bit. No physical ones. I try to avoid them!

Dated a teacher: no

Laughed so hard you peed your pants: haha no...come close though!

Gone skinny dipping: yes

Stolen anything: yes..

Been on TV: yeah...the news

Been on the radio: don't think so

Been to a concert: Oh God yeah...loads

Been in a mosh pit: yes...it was rough

Dated one of your best friends: not best friend...but was a friend before hand

Loved someone so much it makes you cry: oh yes

Deceived somebody close to you: only when it was absolutely needed. I hate to be decieved, so I would hate to put someone I love through that.

Broken the law: yes..

Been to a rodeo: haha yes

Been on a talk show: I was in the audience of CNN Talk Back Live...never actually me speaking

Been on an airplane: yeah..don't like them!

Got to ride on a fire truck: no :(

Came close to dying: not really...thank God

Gave someone a piggy back ride: yeah

Terrorized a babysitter: no...I was a good child

Had a dream that you're falling off a cliff: nope

Snuck out of the house at night: yep

Been so drunk you don't remember your name: haha I don't think I have ever actually not remembered my own name...but I have been pretty damn drunk numerous times!

Had an eating disorder: haha does eating too much count?

Felt like you didn't belong: of course...everyone feels like that from time to time

Felt like the 3rd wheel: yes...not fun!

Smoked: I have "tried it" while intoxicated....but hate it!

Done drugs: yes

Been arrested: nope

Had your tonsils removed: never

Gone to camp: of course

Won a trophy: tons...soccer, basketball, golf, swimming, drama

Written a love letter: sadly yes....oh middle school...

Gone out of your way to be with the one you love: of course. You do crazy things when love or infatuation is involved.

Written a love poem: no...I can't write poetry

Kissed in the rain: um...yes?

Slow danced with someone: yes again

Stolen a kiss: im not sure what this means? yes?

Asked a friend for relationship advice: oh of course. Whether I actually listened or not...well that is a different story

Had a friend steal your bf/gf: no

Watched the sunrise at a bar: well the sun was up when I strolled my drunk ass out

Gotten a speeding ticket: yes 2

Done jail time: nope

Had to wear a uniform to work: oh yes...Carmike Cinemas, Donatos, Cracker Barrel, with my dad..

Failed/got held back: nope

Got perfect attendance in grade school: hell no... I should have set a record for how many days you could miss & still do well

Ever been the "Other" woman or Man?: yes... Thank God I have never been in a full out relationship with someone who had someone else, but "talked to" or "hooking up with"...yes :(

Ever been in a coma?: no! God No.

In The Past Year....

1. What did you do that you'd never done before? haha uh...phone sex? Also a bad-for-me substance...haha good year

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I am trying..

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? yes...one of my best friends Sarah gave birth to my God Son Aiden

4. Did anyone close to you die? Nope

5. What countries did you visit? none :(

6. What would you like to have that you lacked? a good relationship

7. What date will remain etched upon your memory, and why? my whole birthday week. I turned 21 & partied every day of that week & had a kick ass big house party.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? getting into UGA

9. What was your biggest failure? Um...maybe not getting into Grady yet

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? not really

11. Where did most of your money go? alcohol & food

12. What did you get really, really, really excited about? moving to Athens...

13. What song(s) will always remind you of this year? The District Sleeps Alone Tonight by The Postal Service, Candy Shop by 50 Cent, & Since You've Seen Gone By Kelly Clarkson

14. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? Much Much Happier.
Older or wiser? Wiser
Thinner or fatter? about the same actually
Richer or poorer? poorer haha

15. What do you wish you'd done more of? exercised

16. What do you wish you'd done less of? nothing...

17. Did you fall in love? No...sadly

18. How many one-night stands?None.

19. What was your favorite TV program? The OC, One Tree Hill, Gilmore Girls, CSI

20. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Not hate, but I am not talking to some of the same people I used to.

21. What was the best book you read? Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire...I am a huge fan & dork haha

22. What was your greatest musical discovery? The Postal Service, Matt Wertz, & The Format

23. What did you want and get? the amazing "college experience"

24. What did you want and not get? a great/healthy relationship

25. What was your favorite film of this year? Um...Garden State, The Notebook, Million Dollar Baby, Napoleon Dynamite, Anchorman...

26. Who or what kept you sane? My family & friends

27. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Ryan Gosling & Ryan Reynolds

28. What political issue stirred you the most? The whole Bush/Kerry saga. Bush won :)

29. Who did you miss? Oh wow...lots of people s/a Hannah & Wesley

30. Who was the best new person you met? I met a ton of new wonderful people. I can't say just one.

10 YEARS AGO I
1. I was in 5th grade
2. I wore stretchy pants with soccer shirts every day
3. I played the flute in band
4. I was obsessed with Barbies

FIVE YEARS AGO I

1. I was a Soph in high school
2. I did plays & Class Act
3. I started high lighting my hair
4.

TWO YEARS AGO I
1. I was still at West Ga...in hell
2. I was highly family oriented
3. I had a blast with people from Conyers partying
4. I started to apply for UGA
5. Hardest year ever...

ONE YEAR AGO I
1. I started here at UGA
2. I made a wonderful network of friends
3. I was the happiest I have been since my Sr year in high school
4. Still family oriented
5.

YESTERDAY I
1. Watched a movie & cried with my mom
2. Studied econ
3. Did work for my dad
4. Went down town
5. Hung out with a friend the rest of the night

TODAY I
1. Went to lunch at Doc Cheys
2. Took a nap
3. Watched some TV
4. Studied Econ
5. Did this survey

TOMORROW I WILL
1. wake up early!
2. fail a test
3. drive home to get my social security card
4. get a nap hopefully
5. Go out for girls night!!

FIVE THINGS I WOULD BUY WITH $1,000
1. I would hold onto it to save up for an NYC trip!!

FIVE BAD HABITS I HAVE
1. not exercising enough
2. procrastinating
3. I drink too much?

FIVE PLACES I'VE LIVED
1. Georgia (Conyers)...2 houses
3. Georgia (Carrollton)..a dorm & anapartment
4. Georgia (Athens)..1 apartment & soon to be 1 condo

2005-06-12T03:17:00.000-04:00

Karma

Wow...isn't life a bitch? Last Monday night, as I wrote about previously, I did some pretty hardcore drinking and bad things happened. Does anyone believe in karma? I don't know what to believe. Last Monday night, I had a good...or seemingly good night with the guy I have liked for some time yet threw up in a friend of mine's car. Haha totally unrelated. Not a day and a half later I got the "Sorry about the other night & I am seeing someone now that I really like and don't want to screw things up with" text message from that same guy, and just tonight, I had a friend of mine have a close call with vomiting in my car & I had to pull over so he could throw up right outside of it. He is presently laying on my sofa with the trash can right by him, where he throws up in it like every few minutes.

Now, I am sitting on our futon watching him and writing this. Ok, since recieving "the text message", I have started reading the "He's Just Not That Into You" book. It is all so very true. I believe all of it in my head to be true....so why can't I turn off my emotions & broken sense of self? I know the book says not to take it personally & forget about the guy & move on...but I can't. Forgeting has never been a strong suit of mine. I dwell on everything! I mean I read into every little detail, which is completely a no no in the book. It is so easy to say screw him, I am soo done, but in my pathetic world, when you have invested any time or effort whatsoever into someone....It is just horribly hard to do. I also think that in the back of my mind, I believe that the ultimate fate will be that EVERY guy will be "just not that into me".

So back to the main title at hand...karma..is all my shity luck happenening for a reason? What have I possibly done in my life to deserve all this bad love luck? I have had...hmm...like 1 "loving" relationship that I ended. I ended it thinking that something more full-filling had to come my way, because I wasn't getting everything I wanted/needed out of it. Ha...funny...no! I am such a "together" girl when it comes to everything else in my life. I try to be the best family member and friend that I can be. I fucking hate it that I suck when it comes to finding good guys & that guys can do this to me. Sadly, as hard as I try, I can't just turn off my emotions....as much as I would LOVE to! They control my head....which thus controls me. I can't stop thinking about certain things/people...as hard as I try. Time really is the only healer...

2005-06-08T01:27:00.000-04:00

My name is Ashlie...

... and I am an alcoholic. You know when people drink too much & the next day you hear the words "I am never drinking again" flow from their mouth, well that is totally me. I got back into Athens last week to get a job right? Yeah I have done nothing but party...& last night sent me over the edge. The last 2 times I have gone out have been a blast. No problems at all. Haha well I guess that was my quota b/c last night was haha, um the drunkest I have been since falling on my face at a wedding reception last month.

The night was going really well. We were all having fun then we headed to our favorite bar All Good to finish up the night. I like going there b/c I have had my eye on someone who works there for a while. He & I have this cute flirtiness that I look forward to. Haha and yes, in my socially retarded blog entry, he is the one I was talking about. Well, we finally kissed which was a long time coming. We were also chatting it up the rest of the night. Sad part is, I can't remember much of what we talked about....at all. I hope I didn't make a complete ass out of myself. Ha, though he didn't call me today, so I totally could have.

That was the good part of the night. It all changed. Laura was like deathly ill. She kept throwing up and shaking. I then threw up in my friend's car. The worst part is that we pulled over & I jumped out of the car & evidentally forgot I did it. I was on my phone the whole time they were cleaning & taking care of Laura. I thought we had broken down on the street. I then evidentally fell in some bushes or something. Yeah...don't remember much of anything. I woke up this morning & felt beyond awful. My friends are absolutely wonderful for not kicking my ass.

I am definitely going to be taking it easy for a while. I hate that the older I get, the more out of control I seem to get. I used to not black out or not remember. I was the one who always remembered the stupid shit I or someone else did. It is also scary b/c no one knows when I get beyond drunk. I will be completely ok, then BAM I am crazy gone. I have been dieting so I know that's what happened last night. I drank like I am used to, but I didn't have anything in my stomach.

So yes...if anyone needs a DD...I am your gal...well at least for a little while haha ;)

2005-06-02T15:10:00.000-04:00

Back In A-Town

Well I am now back at my apartment in Athens. I am happy to be back! It is so strange how one person can so desperately want to be in 2 places at one time with not even the slightest one having the edge. I seriously am living a double life. I am the Ashlie who is in love with Athens-UGA 24/7. Who loves being with her friends & all things college life. Then, I am the Ashlie who loves being around her family 24/7. I love being a bum watching ti-vo with mom & dad then hanging with my bro/sis-in-law & cousins.

Speaking of my family, my sister-in-law Jen is pregnant!! I am so excited!! This will be kid #2. I hope they have a little girl b/c A)they are so fun to buy cute clothes for & B) my brother doesn't want a girl!! It should be a Valentine's baby :)

On another note, we all...my fam...just recently were on vacation in Panama City. It was a wonderful week! The weather was awesome & we had a blast. They only set back was that our place that we stayed in wasn't complete. There were still movers & construction going on all around us! The pool wasn't even opened for the 1st 2 days that we were there. When the pool finally opened, the vacation really was perfect. We had so much wonderful food! I am pretty sure I gained like 10lbs over the trip. It is just yet another 10lbs I have to tack onto the already 50lbs I need to lose. My family now has a bet going for the fam member who can lose the weight in 6 months. We each have like prizes & such to "win". Haha. I am happy to be back at school where I have access to an awesome gym!

2005-05-12T01:10:00.000-04:00

Summertime :)

Well I need to play a little bit of catch up. This is my first week of "summer". I had my finals last week & think I ended the semester really well off...maybe made the Dean's List. That would be awesome.

to cap off my tough week, my brother, his brother in law Brian, & neighbor Israel, along with my cousins, Christie & Robert, & friend Ryan all came up to Athens to go out with me & the roomies. We all had a blast! That was the most fun I have had out in a long time! I don't exactly know when it happened, but I now not only see my family as family, but as some of my best friends. I also definitely don't know when this happened, but I absolutely love my brother. I had a great time just hanging with him & laughing. He & Jen are the best! Well...to say the least we all got pretty hammered. I know I was...seeing as I didn't have time to eat dinner ha.

Now I am back at home. Boy, it is always funny to come back home for any length of time. It is AWESOME to visit, but as soon as you are home for any great length of time, the parents feel like they must "lay down the law"...or just flat out get on your damn nerves. I mean I have not been home for a full day, yet my mom has had the chance to down my clothes & say something about my complexion. I am also suppose to sing at this wedding on Saturday, which is a touchy subject all on its own. This wedding should be funny seeing as we are holding the reception for a 100+ people in our backyard?! Haha this will be funny.

In less than a week, my family is headed to Panama City for our annual trip! I can't wait to lay on the beach & drink. I was also informed that we are all going back to Las Vegas in October!! That is definitely something to look forward to!!

2005-05-02T15:43:00.000-04:00

Finals Week

Well hell week has arrived. I had a test today, which will be my easiest by far. I am soo not in the study mind set. I had the best weekend. Friday night, Ashlyn, Jackie, & I went to UGA night at Six Flags. We had good times! Saturday night was Joey's 22nd birthday party. Haha wow he's getting old haha jk. I had a blast!! I saw some people that I had not seen in forever. It was a good time all around. I didn't want the night to end...hehe ;) Moving on...ha. Yesterday I went to visit my brother, sis in law, & nephew with Laura. I had really missed them! I had not seen them in like a month or more. We had a great time hanging out & laughing.

Today, however, I have been struggling. I didn't study all that much for this big test I had today...and really didn't care about it. Haha I have a severe case of 'I don't give a damn'. I am really not wanting to get a job. That is so sad, I know. I do want money, but I hate the whole looking/interviewing process. I wish I could just receieve an anonymous check....worth millions haha. oh well.

Song- Girl fight...so funny...haha

2005-04-27T18:41:00.000-04:00

For Your Eyes Only

I know it has been forever... I have been extremely busy, not to mention, really don't have much to say. I didn't want to drone on and on about my monotonous life, but Hannah is making me. haha. Well lets see...I have a week and 2 days left of school. This year just flew by! I can not believe it! I am sooo happy about this semester being over, but I only have a little time off before summer school starts. I am very looking forward to staying here over the summer. As much as I love my family and what few friends I have with ties to Conyers, Athens is really my home. I only have a short time in college/here, so I want to stay here and just soak it all up.

I am a brand new sister of Gamma Sigma Sigma. We got initiated last night. I am very happy that I decided to go through this. I have met some of the best girls. They are awesome! We are all on the same wavelength, and I laugh the whole time we are together.

Upcoming events are just as hectic, so Hannah...I am warning you, I will not be updating for a little while. Ha. I am helping plan a wedding with the reception being held at my house. I am also singing at the wedding, which is just added stress. ha...not to mention, I believe that I suck at singing these days. After the wedding, we are going on our annual family trip to Panama City. I have to admit, though I am excited about a vacation, it will be a weird feeling being there. I had such a great spring break, I am afraid it will just be a let down. My idea of vacation and say my mom's view is completely different. I want to lay in the sun then go out at night. She likes to lay in the sun then chill the rest of the night at the hotel. That is great maybe one night, but all of them? I am sure it will still be great...if only I can get the nalstalgia out of my head.

Ok that about does it...I believe. I will add to it if I remember anything new.

2005-04-08T23:39:00.000-04:00

I love Scotch. Scotchity Scotch Scotch..

I love my new sorority sisters!! I have been so busy doing that and school, this is the first chance that I have had to write. Last night, we had karaoke for kids at Wild Wing. Monday night was our western social. Both nights were tons of fun! It is so nice to find more girls to go downtown with. Yeah & they are hard core about downtown & drinking...haha sounds uber familiar!! I am still hung over from last night. Sad but true... Besides that, I really don't have any other news!

2005-04-02T16:47:00.000-05:00

Retreat

Last night, the pledge girlies of Gamma Sigma Sigma had our retreat. I was really looking forward to this b/c I had not really met many pledges yet. I had mainly just been hanging out with sisters. Well I drove up there with Amanda, Christy, & JK. We had a good ol' time sitting in traffic in the rain :( Finally we got to Lisa's house in Acworth, which was only suppose to take like an hour and a half, but it took like 2 and a half hours!! The night was so much fun!! We played a lot of silly games, which ended with like a 2 hour never have I ever session. Nothing says nice to meet you like a good ol' never have I ever had sex on a ping pong table/beach/port-a-potty/with ppl listening to you question hahaha. I have severe ab pains today from laughing so hard! I have no idea when Amanda & I finally went to sleep. It was after everyone else, I know that haha. We had a severe case of the giggles. I am so excited about hanging out with these girls some more!

Tonight, Hannah & Bizzy are coming to see me!! I am super excited about this!! I may be hella exhausted, but damn it I am showing them a good time! Oh hopefully a drunkin memorable night will ensue!

Song- What it is yo...a what's up (what's up).... haha

2005-03-25T11:07:00.000-05:00

Catch Up

Sorry I have not updated this in a little while. School has been kicking my ass over the last week. I think my teachers all got together and decided to have everything due the week we got back from spring break. Spring break was so much fun, I really wasn't ready to come back to school. My month of April doen't look much better. School work is crazy plus all this sorority stuff to do! I am looking forward to the sorority stuff though. I just hope I can juggle it all!

I am so excited about this upcoming week. My Hannah will be home!!! I can't wait to see her! This is the longest we have ever gone without seeing each other since...well a loooong time! I will be making many trips to and from Conyers/Athens, but it will all be worth it!

2005-03-17T22:24:00.000-05:00

What Happens On Spring Break...

I am so exhausted from my AWESOME break, but I had to come to the comp and write everything down before I forgot. Jackie O and I went down to Panama City for SB '05!!

Sunday the 13th
A friend of Jackie's, Lauren, and her 2 friends, Rachel and Rachel, stayed with us and beat us there. These girls were awesome & so much fun!! When we got there, we all headed to Walmart where we met some very hot Texans. I should have known just from that that this trip was going to be amazing. We then back back to the hotel and got ready to go eat at Hammer Head Fred's. There was an Mtv party there that night, so of course we wanted in. When we got there, the cover was $25 & they had closed the kitchen!!! We had to settle for $3 cheese burgers. The party kinda sucked. I enjoyed hangin with the girls though. We then just went back to the hotel. Rachel F. and I stayed in the room while the other girls went to the hot tub to meet up with the guys that we would hang out with the rest of the trip.

Monday the 14th
This was my favorite day hands down! We layed out at the beach all day which was awesome. It was sunny and beautiful. Then the guys from West Point aka the hot tub guys came down and chilled with us on the beach. Then we all went to dinner at Dirty Dicks. I had a lot of fun just hanging out with the guys and talking. They are all so sweet and friendly. We all later on headed to our place for some Texas Hold Em' & drinks then dancing at Spinnakers. We were there for like 5 hours dancing....and for me haha making out with one of the guys on and off for like 3 of those hours. I had danced with quite a few guys, but Pat in particular. I had an awesome time ;) He is really cute and sweet.

Tuesday the 15th
We had to get up pretty early to check out & move hotels. I was sad to go b/c a) I really liked the girls we were with and b) the guys were staying a few floors down from us and didn't want to leave. Plus our hotel room was awesome! It had a kitchen/living room/ huge bathroom. Anyways, we moved to the Marriot to meet up with more new girls: Jenna, Bethany, & Brooke. These girls were really sweet as well! I was so relieved to have had the pleasure of meeting such awesome new girls. Jackie & I napped for like 3 hours b/c we were so tired from the night before. Then all the girls went to Schooners. After dinner, we met up with the guys & headed to Club La Vela. It was pouring down rain, so we all looked like drowned rats. We danced there for a while, but it was hella hot & crowded. On the way home, I made out a little more. Haha...again great times.

Wednesday the 16th
Haha we slept until like 1:30. We finally got up & headed to "the beach" of this resort. We layed there in the over castness then played volleyball with some guys from Wisconsin. One guy in particular was such a dick! The others were nice though. Next we got ready & ate dinner at Sharkys with the boys. That was a lot of fun too. We talked about crazy things we have done & such. Then we all went back to their place and played cards/walked on the beach/ got in the hot tub. Then we went to Walmart for apple pie haha. We finally watched The Incredibles. I was sad to say bye....especially without a goodbye kiss...but oh well. Haha we hugged for a lil bit.

Thursday the 17th
Jackie & I headed back home :( I am sad to be back. I wish we could have stayed longer...but oh well. It was such an awesome time had by both of us! Jackie had a lil thing with one of the guys too...Matt...so she had a great time too! I had such an awesome time with her! We are dancin queens!!!

Memorable Misc. Stuff:
-"Jing Jing" haha it will catch on Rachel!
- "DAMIEN spring break '03"...haha oh yeah the cool kid in the air brushed t-shirt!
- "Beautiful girls with southern hospitality"..crazy close talking guy!
- ready....and jump into the ocean...haha yeah right! We got our toes in!
- breaking up the hippy jam session..haha
- help the poor Cubans!!
-Bouncin'...how many damn times did we watch that skit!? haha
-wrecking the Texas A & M sand letters

Songs of the Break:
Since You've Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson
Candy Shop by 50 Cent
Caught Up by Usher

2005-03-12T01:05:00.000-05:00

Shout Out..

This one is a shout out to my number 1 home girl...haha. I am going to write this one like a letter b/c I am that lame ok.

Hannah,
Hi! Haha This one is all for you. My life is that boring thus the lack of entries. I am now on spring break!! Yay! I will be heading off to Panama City with my friend Jackie O. That place always makes me think of you....more importantly you falling asleep on the beach & waking up to a "Come pick up your mom...she's drunk and won't leave" phone call & hand burned prints on your thighs haha. Oh the good times. Maybe when we graduate we can go on a vacation/adventure together. No maybe....we will! I can't wait to hear all about Italy & how Wes is. I am sure you will have an absolute blast!!! I am so jealous. I really wish I could have come :( Whoa is me for being poor. I will let ya know how spring break goes for me when I get home!
I LOVE U!!!!
love,
me :)

2005-03-06T22:19:00.000-05:00

West Georgia Reunion

Friday night was so much fun!! My good friends Lauren & Traci came up to see Lauren's brother play in his band Stokeswood and to see me of course. :) We all went to dinner at Mexicali then headed downtown. We just had such a great time remembering good times & just being around each other. It felt so comfortable & normal. I can't wait until we can all get together again!!

The rest of the weekend was spent with my fam. Nothing too exciting. My brother & dad have thoroughly embarrassed me when it comes to Ryan. They got drunk around him at an arena football game & there is no telling what they told him. As if I had a chance with him to begin with, I definately don't now! Uhh....that sucks a lot...

Song
Madonna- Crazy for You ....again appropriate for me b/c I'm sad. Haha :( Oh yeah...& having the lyrics put down is a new thing I'm trying out ;)

"Trying hard to control my heart
I walk over to where you are
Eye to eye we need no words at all
Slowly now we begin to move
Every breath I'm deeper into you
Soon we two are standing still in time
If you read my mind, you'll see I'm crazy for you
Touch me once and you'll know it's true
I never wanted anyone like this
It's all brand new, you'll feel it in my kiss
I'm crazy for you, crazy for you"

2005-03-02T23:38:00.000-05:00

Once Upon A Time...

I am going to get on my soap box for this entry. I just came from seeing The Wedding Date. Though some girls would love this incredibly unbelievable film, I did not! No wonder I am a dreamer when it comes to love. Every girl grows up with fairy tales like Cinderella and movies such as this one. It is no wonder that no one ever seems to be satisfied or get what they want when it comes to love. I have had this utopian dream of what I want and need from a guy. It always lets me down. Romance in the movies is just that, in the movies. I am left during every movie murmering under my breath "bull shit...that would NEVER happen!" I know that "real life" movies of say my life would never sell, but really do they have to be so full of fluff? Does this entry make me a pessimistic cynic? Maybe...but I still dream and hope something great will come my way even if it's not meant to be.

Song: I have neglected this portion of my blog for way too long. This song is soo appropriate for what I have been feeling the last few weeks. (Change the gender roles of course :) )

Bryan White- Sittin On Go.

You're Playin it safe, but baby I`ll wait.
ooh, whenever you're ready I could be yours in a second or so.
ooh, baby come and get me my heart's sittin on go.
ooh, it's off to the races all you've gotta do is let me know.
ooh, I`m ready and waiting my heart's sittin on go.

2005-02-27T19:13:00.000-05:00

Moving On...

Does being a sexual predator make me a bad person?? Haha. Yesterday I went home for a family cookout. My cousin Josh was in town so I had to go see him. Well we did that then me, Matt, and Josh met up with my cousins and Ryan :) . Yes I just wrote about him in my "I'm socially retarded" blog. All of us then headed to the oh so classy American Tavern in Conyers for a Texas hold 'em tournament. Well Ryan got hammered. He was so funny! My cousins...ha both Josh and Robert...kept pushing me into him & telling me to just buy him a drink yadda yadda. So I did. Then he and I had a shot of Tequila that he bought. Next I went back to Christie and Robert's house with Ryan. We continued to drink shots after shots. Well everyone knows how friendly drunk ppl get....haha especially if you like the person. So we were quite friendly & ended up in the corner of the kitchen with our arms around each other & a small kiss happened. It was ruined with the next line...."I can't...I can't. I know your family. You brother would kick my ass." Ha...so the drunk hurt girl in me said "What is it really...do you not think I am attractive?" He said that wasn't it & continued with the I know your family thing. Haha I woke up this morning & felt like an idiot. I did everything I knew to do short of just jumping on him and tearing his clothes off haha. Looking back on that kind of stuff is quite funny/embarassing! Nonetheless I had a great time with my cousins/brother/Ryan. I needed to laugh and have a great time after the shity week I had.

Here is my other thing to talk about: friendship. Some people don't seem to understand the concept. I have made some really shity friends in my life. It just sucks when they show their true colors and hurt you.

2005-02-21T16:19:00.000-05:00

Socially Retarded

Well I have come to the conclusion that I should stop talking to guys. This weekend has shown me that alcohol + me talking to guys = bad news. Haha well I guess me + the bus & talking to guys = bad news too....but that is a completely different Ash is retarded story. Ok let me start with Friday night. We went downtown and evidently got way too drunk. I have no clue when this happened. I don't even think that I drank that much, but oh well. I will keep this part vague...even though it really doesn't matter seeing as no one reads this blog haha, but anyway there is this cute guy that works at my favorite bar that I talked/flirted with all night. He was flirting back with me all night too which only made me want to keep talking to him more. Well when the end of the night came otherwise known as last call & bar closings, I couldn't find my friends anywhere. They had evidently told me that they were leaving & I had forgotten. Also, my phone was completely dead. So I stood outside of that bar hoping they would come back. Well my cute guy came out & talked to me for a little while longer until he had to clean up. There is no telling the utter crap that flowed out of my mouth to him. I am so embarrassed!! I really think I could like him, but I am afraid to go back there & talk to him again. Haha though I would love to say I am sorry...we will see.

The next night....Saturday....I went back home because my family was playing poker. This may sound uneventful to you, but my cousins were bringing their friend whom I happen to be interested in. Well I had a few beers...uh oh. I tried too hard all night to get this guy interested in me. He laughed at a few of my corny jokes but that was about it! Also I have a horrible staring problem. In both of those cases...I just would catch myself staring at them which probably = creepy! Haha so there ya go. I have no social skills anymore when it comes to the opposite sex. I am doomed to be alone for the rest of my life. Cheers!

2005-02-15T22:20:00.000-05:00

Bring On The Rain..

Yesterday actually turned out ok. It got off to a rocky start, but as the day progressed it got mucho better. We went out to celebrate Jen's 20th & had a great time. Haha there weren't many ppl out and about, but that's ok. Ha I talked to a tall and skinny bouncer at my favorite bar which made me feel good. He thought I was cute :) oh yeah...haha. Now I must go write a classical myth paper :(

2005-02-14T23:39:00.000-05:00

I Love You Not...

Wow...is my least favorite day of the year here already?? Unfortunately yes... I FUCKING HATE VALENTINE'S DAY!!! If you all didn't read my last year's blog about this dreadful day...you should. I can't believe I am alone....again this year! I mean life is cruel. I have no one...no prospects...no nothing. I have my school work...ha great. Tomorrow will be filled with school thank God, but it will still be horribly depressing. Why can't I be happy just once on V-Day??? It really isn't that difficult of a request.

Tomorrow night, I am going downtown for Jen Pope's b-day, which is Tuesday. It should be a lot of fun, b/c I will be among friends, single friends. We will have each other on the National Love day. We will also have our good friend alcohol...haha which could be good or/and bad. I hope I don't get emotional :/ we will see!

Ok new really AWESOME developements...my "best friend" brittney is dating my ex-boyfriend. Wow as if this fucking day couldn't get any better. Ha....wow... The worst part about it all is that up til quite recently, I still had strong feelings for him. I will always love him. I actually used to go to her to talk about him. Ha what a dumb move huh. I guess that made her realize wow I want him. I guess throwing our friendship away for someone who lives in fucking Ohio was the way to go! Crying my pissed off self to sleep is in order, well with the help of a Tylenol pm overdose. I guess I was due a broken heart....it has been a whole like two months....

2005-02-04T16:43:00.000-05:00

Rollin' With The Punches

Lets see....life is quite unpredictable. People are never what they seem...sometimes in a good way, sometimes in a bad way. I am happy to report that the fight is no longer going on. It will take time, but we will be ok.

I have a new crush. It is always so much fun to talk/write about the new guy. I use that term "new guy" verrrry losely. Haha I have no clue if I would ever even enter his mind as a potential gal pal. It is all so elementary and innocent. I have hung out with him...with other people around...a couple of times, and he is really awesome. We will see if anything happens...but more than likely they won't. It is still nice to crush on him though ;)

School is ok. I have a lot of reading/writing due in every subject. I had no clue the work load that I was taking on by signing up for these classes. I am excited about looking for a new place to live. Our apartment is falling down all around us! Haha. It is really quite funny. I am ready to get a newer nice townhouse, house, or condo with my own bathroom.

That's all I got for now...:)

2005-01-23T18:30:00.000-05:00

Abso-fuckin-ridiculous

Don't you wish that you could just take back an entire string of events? This weekend has been kind of tough for me, and the reasoning is really retarded and unneeded. Friday night, some things went down, may I add blown out of proportion due to alcohol, and it is still not resolved. All my life, I have been the one to say 'I'm sorry', even when it wasn't my fault. I would do this b/c I hate for anyone to be mad at me or hate me. It kills me! Especially when I really care about the person. In my situation right now, that is exactly it. The person in question has become a great friend of mine, if not a new best friend. That's why this is hurting me. I feel like I have done a lot for him over this course of time, and for him to just write me off for some stupid reason...it hurts my feelings. This isn't even bothering him...not speaking to me. This time...I don't feel like an I'm sorry is really needed. I am sorry the whole night went down as it did. It's not that I am too proud to say it...it's that I don't think he thinks he did anything wrong and thinks this is funny or something. Like writing me off is just that easy. My friends mean the world to me. I have gone through painful friend 'breakups', if you will, and don't ever want that to occur again; especially over something this stupid.

I wish my approaching shower could just wash the problems away and resolve everything.

We will see.......

2005-01-16T21:49:00.000-05:00

Lets Get Physical....

I survived my first full week of spring semester! Yay! Ha...now I only have a whole semester to go. This one is going to kill me! I go from work to classes to yes folks aerobics class most everyday. Last week we went to hip hop and triple fit classes. My body was sore constantly all week! With this, I am on a new diet. I will be fit and trim before I know it! I am sick of feeling down and gross. I want a new body & outlook on life full of confidence.

This is a short entry b/c Desperate Housewives is on. It is the best show since Sex and the City!

2005-01-09T15:24:00.000-05:00

The Love of my Life

I'm back in Athens and ready for a wonderful semester! It's going to be a good one. Joel Scag moved to town & we will see each other all the time which makes me so happy!!! I am glad to be back, but I am not looking forward to work...number 1...and a new set of hard classes. I am however happy to be reunited with Kev....the love of my life. Ha we are to be married in 5 years. I can't wait. The marriage will take place if he decides to stop cheating on me with every cute female that walks by him. He is a pimp actually. Girls throw themselves at him. Ahh.....oh well. It wouldn't be right if I had a perfect male. Ha I will be satisfied with Kev, the best friend. There is just too much of him to go around.

Haha this blog was retarded, but it's all in good fun ;)

NFL playoffs are underway....GOOOO PACKERS!! Also GOOO COLTS! I guess go Falcons too.

2005-01-05T01:38:00.000-05:00

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Wow....2005. It just seems like yesterday that the Y2K thing had everyone in a frenzy. It also seems like last week when all I wanted to do was play barbies with my best friends all day/night long. Where does the time go? I know that sounds like such an old grandma thing to say....but the cliche is soo true...the older one gets, the faster the time goes by. The big bad world is knocking on my door. I will be graduating from *gasp* college sooner than I would like to think about; Ha....with still no plan or direction for my life. I just hope to be happy. That's all I have ever wanted for myself.

Back to the present...and short term past. New Years Eve was hoppin. Wes came up to Athens to ring in the new year with me and my school chums. We bar hopped til 3 in the am. Good times had by all :) The next day, everyone had a slight/severe hang over for the viewing of our bulldawgs. We played in the Outback Bowl against Wisconsin and kicked some ass....ha well we won at least.

I have started my annual new years' diet. That is my number one resolution. The others are to do well in school and find love. I think these have been my resolutions for the past 7 years. Ha *fingers crossed* maybe this year huh?

The whole break, I have done nothing but watch my dvd's: all seasons of Sex and the City, Anchorman, Garden State, and Harry Potter- The Prisoner of Askaban

2004-12-26T18:04:00.000-05:00

Yet Another Year...

Isn't it amazing how much time, effort, and money goes into Christmas? Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Christmas, but it is hyped up so much then it is over like *insert snap*. This year was no different. It actually approached even faster than I remembered.

I had a wonderful one though! I got an Ipod, which was my big gift. I got a whole lot of other stuff such as clothes, some UGA stuff, the rest of my Sex and The City DVDs, Napoleon Dynamite, shoes, a rain coat....and some other odds and ends. I have had the best time with my family and home friends. Seeing Wes and Hannah has been so much fun! I can't wait to see more of them before they head off to Europe for the semester. I miss Athens and my Athenians though. New Years will be awesome!

Yeah I know this was a boring one...oh well :) Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!
Love, Ash

2004-12-12T17:12:00.000-05:00

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Yay!! It's Christmas time!! I love this time of year: the cool air, Christmas lights, and everyone's jovial attitudes. The only thing right now that is not so nice are my upcoming exams...which I should be studying for right now..ha. Back to Christmas talk... We, my "UGA group", just had our secret santa Christmas party. It was so much fun!! It warmed my heart to see so many people that i just adore exchanging gifts. They all make me so happy....they really have no idea! My secret santa...haha give & recieve...was Kev. He is such a sweetheart! He got me a GA scarf & the Sex and the City trivia game. I absolutely love both of them!

Friday night, I went home to go to the annual tree trimming party at Dee Camp's house. This a family that is an extention of our family. I love them so much! Ha Kirby came with us for the 2nd year in a row. We had a good time!

Ok...here is my "grown up" wish list:

1. An Ipod...which I am getting. Yay!! That'll be so awesome
2. the rest of the Sex and the City Dvds...I am missing like 2 seasons...haha which I am getting. Yay!!
3. To survive finals. These will be the death of me! Uhhhh
4. Someone who cares about me. I know I am lame...but I want a meaningful relationship. I have been in love once...and I really long for that again, but even better. Around Christmas time is always the worst to not have someone to love & who loves you. I want to bring someone home for our Christmas festivities. Ha help me out Santa come on! Haha I deserve it!

But anyway...hopefully I can make it through finals to enjoy this lovely time of year!!

2004-11-30T13:47:00.000-05:00

Home for the Holidays

Well Thanksgiving has come and gone....yay. Haha. I first headed home last Tuesday to rush to the hospital. Sarah gave birth to a 6lb 11ounce baby boy named Aiden on Nov 23:) I got to spend most of friday with her and the new little one. Besides that event, I pretty much was bored as hell the rest of my time at home. Kirbs and I saw a few movies to pass the time. Going home used to be the thing I most looked forward to. I hated school soo much that I couldn't wait to go home. I think it helped that I still had some friends there. Now, as soon as I left Athens, I wanted to come back! This is my home now. My family is great to visit, but they end up nagging me about everything.

Now, Christmas is around the corner & I have not one present bought. I have nooo idea what to get everyone. We are doing a secret santa thing with our group. I am very excited about that! I can't wait to see whom everyone got & such. I am already dreading the time at home for Christmas. I will miss everyone sooo much!! Oh well...ha at least it's some time off from school work.

Album: The Garden State soundtract....good stuff!
Movie- Man on Fire....go rent it!!

2004-11-22T01:34:00.000-05:00

All ya need is Love

I have had a great weekend! It all started with The Killers concert on Friday. My cousin Christie came up to see me & go with. We had a blast! They rocked!! The next day, I went home to spend some quality time with Hannah :)...who has an awesome new hair do if I may say so...haha Rachel. I have missed her so much! I will not know what to do with myself when she goes to England next semester!! I love how comfortable I am with her. There is never any awkward...so how have u been?? moments. She and I will always have each other as cliche as that sounds. I can't wait for Wes to come home for Christmas & the three of us will be together again.

I also went home to see my family for the first time in a while. My nephew is getting so big!! They were all so excited to see me!! It warmed my heart. I missed them. I love my new life in Athens so much, but it is always soo great to see the people that you have known forever and truely care about you. I am not talking about all the people in your past, because I sure as hell know first hand that some of those people don't really give a shit about you. People can surprise you. Even the ones you thought had your back...it is always heartbreaking when you learn that they don't. But, I will accept that stuff & move on with my life. I don't need to dwell on anything or anyone anymore. I have a great life now...full of amazing people! They are awesome! I don't need to hang on to people who are not good for me.

What I am listening to: Well since my burning party with Bryan...I have some great new cds such as Gavin Degraw, Keane, The Shins, & The Streets. I am also really in love with Matt Wertz, The Postal Service, Ryan Adams, and The Killers

2004-11-14T13:33:00.000-05:00

Good Try..

Well Auburn beat us. I would say we played them a good game, but I would be lying. They had a better more cohesive team than we have. They deserve to not only have beaten us but to be undefeated as well. I can't believe we let the Tennessee Vols beat us this year! That ruined all chances of an SEC title or decent bowl game. I have no clue what next year will hold. We are losing so many of our top guys...like my lova number 14 Greene...haha.

Anyways...school has been awful this past week. I won't go all into it, but I had an awful thing happen on Friday. It may be a blessing in disguise though. This weekend was a lot of fun & much needed! Friday night...I hung out with Joey & company and drank it up. That was a lot of fun! Last night, a bunch of us went downtown bar hoppin :) I also hung out with 2 guys from high school...Eric & Steve...that I haven't seen in forever. It was awesome to see them! Another high light of the weekend was hangin out with Kevin & his girlfriend Tara. It was awesome to see him so happy. She is perfect for him! I absolutely adore her!! Just know, I am very picky for my guys...so that is saying a lot! Oh also...my friend Joel S may be coming here in the spring!! That would be so awesome! I miss him a lot.

My God son is almost here!! Sometime soon...I will be rushing to Conyers for the delivery! I am so excited for them. It is still just so weird that my best friend of 20 years (wow that sounds really scary too) is married and having a baby! Wow...

Movie- Can't wait to see the new Bridget Jones movie!!!
Music- The Modern Skirts...local band here...

2004-11-07T15:18:00.000-05:00

All good things must have a girlfriend

Though my title is a pun, it is my reality right now. I have had the best of times here, but even with great friends and memories, there are still the unexpected "hang ups".

The heart is a tricky thing. It can make a once rational level headed gal crazy and depressed. The worst feeling in the world is to be rejected. I don't know what is worst..being rejected for someone else or just because he doesn't like you anymore...haha or both in my case i guess. It is also the hardest thing to get over. I thought maybe talking it out would help, but no, not really. Now I am trying the whole writing thing. Ha...we will see how this pans out. Another thing I hate during times like these is to hear people say "Oh wow you are way too good for him anyway" or "You will find someone so much better". Both of those points are nice in theory, but it doesn't stop the hurt that I feel at this moment. I am sure with some time those are valid points, but as for right now I just need to wallow in my own self pitty haha.

I know this is so dramatic, but hell..this is my "diary". Also, I have just recently been dealt this blow so I am newly depressed ha. I know I will bounce back and be my normal chipper self here soon...but give me some time to come around. I am also missing some of my best friends from home a lot lately: Hannah & Wesley. They are my backbone & I know always will be. It just really sucks that we can't see each other...ever.. My life now is wonderful...but when they are away, a piece of me is too. I miss us just laughing about nothing for hours. Oh well...I guess that is it for now.

2004-11-01T01:14:00.000-05:00

Viva Las Vegas

Wow where to begin?! Ok so for my fall break 2004, my family went to Las Vegas! I will recap as best as I can remeber haha.

Thursday
We flew out at 5ish because our 4:45 flight was a bit delayed. Matt and Jen were on the flight an hour behind us. We went straight to our hotel which was the Flamingo. We waited for Matt and Jen to get there before we took off down the strip. We went to numerous hotels and watched an awesome magician on the street and the water show outside of the Bellagio. We ended up at New York, New York for some great Italian eats. We were all exhausted because by this time it was 12am LA time, but like 3am our time. We were headed back to the hotel when we heard horrible karaoke at this side tiki bar. We decided to stop and have a drink. I got harrassed by some drunk girl, Alyssa, who kept saying "C'mon and sing with me Ashlieee". Mom got mad at me because I refused to sing with the drunk girl. We then left and made the long walk back to our hotel to crash.

Friday
This was probably my favorite day here. We ate breakfast at our hotel buffet then looked at the grounds around our hotel. Next we headed out for some more casino seeing. We were outside of the Harrah when we heard this really good band playing. They were on a stage right outside of this outside bar. We decided to sit down & have one drink. Ha well that one drink turned into like 4 hours of drunkin fun!! We had a blast & were all shitty! After we left, Jen and I made it our mission to tell everyone on the street to vote for Bush!! Hahaha I am so surprised we are still alive!! We somehow made it to Madam Turso's wax Museum. That was cool...from what I can remember. That night, we watched a Variety Show at The Alladin. It was very entertaining. I believe after the show we called it a night.

Saturday
Today we got up and went to Paris for the breakfast buffet....yeah my dad is obsessed with buffets! We then headed to ESPN Zone to watch my Georgia Bulldogs beat the Gators!! Jen and I also rode the roller coaster that goes around New York, New York! Matt and I helped drunk dad to Mandalay Bay where mom & Jen were waiting for us to see Mama Mia! It was amazing!!! I mean wow! After the show we gambled a little and visited old Las Vegas where the older casinos are. It was interesting. We got back to our end and went to Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville. Matt and Jen then had to catch a flight out at 12. We went back to our room and got a few hours sleep.

Sunday
We caught a plane out at 7:40am. We got back to the airport then went straight on to Matt and jen's where my car was waiting on me to drive back to Athens!!

The trip was fanastic, and I am not ready for classes & work to start back up! Reality was put on hold for a minute & that was wonderful!

2004-10-26T22:02:00.000-04:00

Question?

This is a multi-purpose blog. First off, I will tell you what has been going on. We had a massive Halloween party last Friday night. It was a killer time for most. Ha the cops came and we were fined, so I guess that makes a good shin dig. I had a good time for the most part. I had a load of people from "home" come & that part was awesome! It was so great to see all of them...in the same room! I do miss the past with them. Each one of them hold a very special place in my heart, head, & past. I hope all those relationships can continue even with the distances between all of us.

The second part is about moving on. How can one get over a crush? Ha...my situation is hella confusing. I am trying to stop talking to him. I figure if I don't talk to him, then I won't think about him as much, and I will be ok. That would be awesome except for that small thing...I still like him. When he contacts me, I still get all giddy. I know it's killing me inside thus the whole trying to get over him thing. My friends all see how weird the situation is, so as it goes on or ha doesn't go on, it gets harder to talk to them about it. I just feel like I look sad waiting for him to figure out what he wants. I have also had the thought to just think of him as strictly friendly and nothing more. But funny...that hurts too b/c it's like he doesn't want me & I am letting him "win". So yes...it sucks. Wouldn't life be much easier if everyone just wanted me? haha.

Movies- I really really want to see Saw & The Grudge. I guess it's in the spirit of Halloween!
Song- The whole Rascal Flatts "Feels like Today" album! Awesome stuff
- The Postal Service- The District Sleeps Alone (bad ass song!!)

2004-10-20T23:24:00.000-04:00

Spoooooky

It is one of my favorite times of year. Besides my birthday and Christmas, Halloween is my favorite holiday :) It is the only time where you get to become a completely different person and eat loads of candy without judgment.

We are going to have a little bash in honor of the occation, & I am sooo excited about it. I have an excellent costume that is out of my element...haha. I can't wait

Song- Thriller :)
Movie- Raising Helen

2004-10-15T16:18:00.001-04:00

TGIF

Wow...this week has been a killer! You know the 3 parts of your life, family, school/work, & personal? Yeah well it has always been my experience that at least 1 of those will go wrong & the rest will be ok. This little philosophy has never let me down...until now. I have experienced all three shutting down at once.

Lets start with school shall we....seeing as it's the most drastic & important. I have never worked so hard in my life for shitty grades. As it stands...I have an A, B, C, and oh yes D. This week, I have had tests & midterms that have sucked! I cried a bit about it...but oh well. Also..I can't even apply to my Major until the spring. Knowing this, I started working on getting an audition for my music minor. Those people are assholes. They continually ignore me, then cop an attitude when I ask questions. So I am now leaning towards being a history minor...ha.. Did I mention that the C I have is in history. Yeah....life sucks. So I have no clue what I will be doing or taking in the spring.

Moving on...personal life...ha. Well I like someone a lot, and I shouldn't because he doesn't know what he thinks about me it seems. I don't know what he is thinking or feeling for me, and of course being the nosy person I am...that is killing me. Before I write anything else that will embarrass me...I will stop there with that topic. Hopefully I am just being crazy, but who knows.

The family front is ok until my mom starts yelling at me about my grades & partying. She has absolutely no clue what I am doing here & just assumes that I am a huge slack ass. That must be the only reason that my schooling isn't going well. It couldn't be that my teachers are awful!! Also, if I ever lose HOPE, I go home to good ol' Conyers and Perimeter College. Hell no! I love it here way too much to go home...haha that's why I don't do it much. Yeah..

Ok so yay it is Friday & this week of horror is over!!! I can't wait to drink it up tonight & forget about life for a little while. I really hope all this resolves itself. I will continue to work my ass off.

Song- ha it's old school...Winona Judd- Is it Over Yet?

2004-10-10T17:44:00.000-04:00

Procrastination

I have always been known for my procrastination...but when I arrived here at UGA, I "changed my ways". Yeah...that lasted about a week. I have a huge huge midterm on Tuesday that I haven't even looked at. I have been too busy with other things to even consider it.

I am still uber upset about the game yesterday. WTF guys?!?! Did y'all get all cocky the night before & go out drinkin? I mean granted the refs sucked ass & really won it for the Vols....because they sure as hell aren't any good. At our, and the refs, worst...they still only beat us by 5 points. Yeah it was not a happy night in Athens.

Movie- GARDEN STATE! Omg...it was amazing! I loved the soundtract as well!!

My Fav Quotes (from the movie)

Andrew Largeman : I don't want to waste another moment of my life without you in it.

Sam : If you don't laugh at yourself, life is going to seem a lot longer than you want it to.

Andrew Largeman : Fuck, this hurts.
Sam : I know it hurts. But it's life, and it's real. And sometimes it fucking hurts, but it's life, and it's pretty much all we got.

My All Time Favorite :)
Andrew Largeman : You changed my life. You changed my life, and I've known you four days. This is the start of something really big, but right now, I gotta go.

2004-10-05T19:31:00.000-04:00

New Beginnings

Don't you just love fall? I am soooo excited about it. All good things happen during fall. Though I have received some rough news involving school...fall just won't let me be down.

One of my favorite fall past times is football. The Dawgs are kicking some ass thus far. We just killed LSU last Saturday, and WILL do the same to Tennessee this Saturday. That LSU game was just awesome!! We had a blast at that game!

My other "news" is about a boy. Haha. I love that time where the crush has just developed and you can talk openly about what's to come without sounding like a complete psycho. There is nothing wrong with him yet, and I love the anticipation of seeing him or hearing his voice. This is so nice. Maybe now I can stop dwelling on a past relationship & truly move on, but we will see. Ha...I will keep you updated.

Song- John Mayer- anything obscure ;)
Movie- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind- very strange but o so good!

2004-09-25T23:37:00.000-04:00

BORED!

Isn't it funny how I used to come home b/c I was bored? Ha...well I am home this weekend to host a baby shower & am BORED OFF MY ASS!! I am so jealous that all my people have been hanging out all weekend, and I am here. It is soooo sad that I have only been home since yesterday afternoon, and I miss everyone in Athens. I love seeing my family, don't get me wrong, but I wish I were still in Athens right now. See even this blog blows!! I am so bored...I just had to blog about it. There are only so many calls from A town that I can take. The gist of the calls are as follows: "We miss you!! We are all hanging out and having fun & you are not here." Ha ok..I am through being mellow dramatic. Maybe bed now...who knows. I am not really tired.
Yeah....no one even read this blog...haha it's so bad!

2004-09-20T16:27:00.000-04:00

The Be All & End All of Parties!!

I am finally 21 years old!!! I have had quite the birthday week!! Thanks to everyone who made it possible :)

Wednesday:
I, along with my roomies, had no intention of getting drunk, but we wandered downstairs to our boyz place to see them when low and behold...alcohol was being consumed. Then it turned into a "drink birthday girl" kind of night!! So I funneled a 16oz beer to get the party started. Then our upstairs boy neighbors joined in on the drinking festivities. Before I knew it, I was taking vodka shots. We all ended up in our apartment watching porn and drinking more. Yes...I was trashed.

Thursday:
This my friends was my actual birthday! You want to know what kind of present I got? HURRICANE IVAN! So the day was dreary and really scary. Laura and I ended up taking refuge downstairs with the boys. Kirby took me to the mall to pick an outfit out and to Quiznos for my big day. Yay! When I came back here, I went downstairs & had a few more drinks well into the evening. Everyone was pretty tired, but I wanted to go out for my birthday damn it! I called up Jackie O and Jen to go on the town with me. Ha...super idea. The streets were flooded ...with water & cops. So we decided to call it a night. The hurricane party was all around the complex though. It was fucking hilarious to watch the drunk guys sliding down the hill with trash bags bare assed.

Friday:
Oh my favorite day! School was canceled, so we all slept until 2pm. Then I went & got a keg for my massive throw down party. This party....when underway...was awesome! I had an awesome surprise to start off the night when Asian Spice walked in the door. She told me that she couldn't make it, then she & Kirbs arranged it so she could. :) I was sooo happy! Neways, everyone had a drunkin awesome time. This was definitely the best birthday ever! I didn't go to bed until like 6:45 in the am.

Saturday:
No...the fun has not stopped! We all got up & went to the UGA vs. Marshall game hung over as shit. It was fun nonetheless. Then I headed home to have dinner with my family. My whole family, plus my extended fam (Sarah & Donna) trekked it out to Maggianos at Perimeter Mall to eat din din. Then we all headed to Rendevous for some more drinking and dancing!

So now it is Monday and I am just utterly exhausted. I got a lot of great stuff, but the best part about my birthday was being with so many friends and family. I just had a blast! I wish some people could have come to the kick ass Friday party, but it's ok. We got some great pictures & memories :)

Song- David Gray- This love is going to last

2004-09-12T13:33:00.000-04:00

Happiness

I know I have not entered anything in such a long time, but that is a good thing. You see, I used to use this as a way of passing my time. My time at West Ga was so awful, I did this as an escape. Not to say that everything there was a wash..I made a few close friends there, but just overall. Now, I am having the time of my life. This is what college is suppose to be! Finally! I have met so many wonderful people! I have a base network of new friends ( The Musketeers!!) that occupy my time. I have been to some great parties and gone downtown. I have recently gone to a lake house with some friends & had a ball. This is so great. So that is a recap of what I have been doing. Now to studying my ass off.

Song- Somebody Told Me by The Killers
Movie- Napoleon Dynamite....amazing
"Give me your tots!"

2004-08-21T16:33:00.000-04:00

Last night, I ventured outside of my comfortable apartment & went downtown. Lancelot, my room mate J, and I drank a smoothie with Parrot Bay before we left. We got to another friends' place downtown & drank some more. We ended up at 40 Watt for the Crush Girls dance thingy. It was a lot of fun! I love to dance.

Lets see...as for classes & such...I think they will be ok. I only have a few classes where I don't know anyone. That's ok too. I like meeting new fun people!

That's all I got for now.

2004-08-17T07:00:00.000-04:00

Rush

Yes Ashlie Prior went through rush, but fear not...I did not join any sorority. The whole process wasn't a total wash. I met some really great girls! That makes me happy to meet new people & get along with them soo well! We are going out to eat tonight so that should be fun.

I can't wait for classes to start. How funny is that to hear?! Everyone here has been sooo nice! All of my new roomies are fantastic; my new rush friends; even people I meet in parking lots are great! I am so happy to be a Georgia Bulldog. Nothing could ruin this high.

I've been too busy to watch a new movie or song...sorry

2004-08-12T14:13:00.000-04:00

Da Gov's Throw Down

Among other events of the evening, Biggley and I trekked over to an Athens party organized by Da Gov last Tuesday. I was super apprehensive about going, but I am so glad that I did. I actually got drunk, which I haven't done in some time. It was also a nice way to get a group of people together that I know I won't be seeing in a long while. It was also nice to see some other people that I don't ever see anymore. Even though you have fights with people or break up...it is also nice to see how they are doing. Prodigy was there & we talked for a long while. That was awesome. I love catching up with him & seeing how he is doing.

Now I am saying all my goodbyes and packing for Athens. Sorority rush starts tomorrow night right after I move in. I got the pamphlet in the mail along with the itinerary. OMG I have to be at breakfast at 6am!! Is this worth it? I sure hope so. It will be so funny getting to know people at 7 in the morning! Wew I better put on my happy face!

Movie- The Manchurian Candidate was super strange, but really good

2004-08-07T10:43:00.000-04:00

School's Back

Boy did this useless summer fly by. I mean it has seriously been one of the worst summers ever! I didn't really do much of anything at all to brag about. The highlights were my vacation and the rare hang outs. The rest of the time was spent...right here in the comfort of my home.

I move into my new apartment this Friday. Swole said he would help me move in...yay! He's the best. So this week, kind of like last, will be a goodbye week. I must hit up everyone. I spent last Thursday with A.C. We will also be hanging on Sunday, so that's good. I hate that we couldn't have spent more time together. We always have such a great time. Sad... Anyways...I hung out with Da Gov last night and will more than likely see him again on Tuesday. I have to get my Red fix in b/c she leaves Monday!! I miss her year round :( She is also going to Europe spring semester. I hope she doesn't forget me :( She's the best! I must also get my Asian Spice fix in as well. I am sure she is soo happy to get back to Rome. Hopefully she can make a trip or 4 to Athens!! I will also be hangin with Swole & Biggley this week...but thank God I am taking them with me to Athens. Of course there is my family as well. Only 1 more trivia night with them. That has been so much fun this summer.

Song- Closing Time by Semisonic & Your Love by The Outfield (awesome 80's tune)
Movie- DON'T GO SEE THE VILLAGE!! Just know that you were warned. It will make you laugh b/c of how awful it is!!

2004-08-04T01:22:00.000-04:00

One week!

Well I have actually been pretty busy here lately. I guess I will start with last Friday. I went to school to hear that I got an A in the class...yay! Next, mom & I went shopping which was fun. Then my cousins and I went & saw Collective Soul. They were really good! I had forgotten how many great songs they have. Then Christie, my cousin, and I went dancing. Ha interesting....
Saturday was spent in Carrollton. I went up early & cleaned all day. Then we had Biggley's birthday party there. That was super fun! Then Sunday, i moved the rest of my stuff out & headed home to a family swim & bbq. Later that night, I met up with Biggley & Asian Spice. Monday I ran errands then hung out with Biggley & hmm...call him prom date haha. Then Care came & hung out as well. Today, I worked & we went to trivia. My family goes to trivia every Tues night. It's so fun. Tonight was especially fun b/c we won!

I am sooo excited about my big move to University Commons...in Athens. I have met one room mate via phone & she sounded hella cool! I am soo excited! I only have like 1 more week. That's so weird. I am ready ready!!

Song- Don't Stand so Close to Me by The Police
Movie- The Notebook!! also, Dodgeball, Starsky & Hutch, & Anchorman

2004-07-21T13:54:00.000-04:00

Finally!

I used to write in my blog religiously, as I am sure all 2 of my readers are aware, but this thing has been giving me problems! I am sorry it has been such a long time since I last wrote. Lets see what has been going on....hmmm....yup that's about it. I have done absolutely nothing this entire summer! I went & saw Fuel at On the Bricks last Friday night. That was fun. It was an outing of some proportion...so of course I had fun! I will keep you updated on my oh so exciting life.
Next up....white water on Friday! I will let everyone know how that goes!!!

2004-06-22T14:53:00.000-04:00

Catch Up

I am so happy that my blog decided to start working again. It wouldn't let me sign on for like a week! Anyway...this will be a sort of catch you up blog.

The main thing that has happened over the past couple of weeks has been the getting ready for my oldest best friend Freckles wedding. She tied the knot last friday night June 18, 2004 at 7:30. The day had not gone well for me up to the actual wedding, but it turned out beautiful! I am so happy for her! I have also loved the fact that we have spent so much time together recently! It has been so much fun!

Well, my whole fam got entirely too drunk at the reception. We then came back home & swam & drank some more! The next day we had to travel to Chattanooga for Riverbend to see STYX! I threw up 4 times on the way up there & felt near to death. The concert was soooo worth it though! They put on one of the best concerts I have ever seen. The fireworks were amazing too! We will def be there next year!

Song: any by Outkast...haha it cracked me up to see my parents singing Roses, Hey Ya, and I like the way you move

2004-06-08T23:01:00.000-04:00

The Grind

I am soooo ready to go to Athens. I hate the class I'm taking this summer! It is soo long & boring. Not to mention...I can't do anything work related b/c of my crazy summer schedule..so I have to work with my dad. I am just so stir crazy.

I am also very nervous about singing at my friend's wedding. Since I have not done anything in quite some time...I have lost all confidence in myself! Oh well..wish me luck!

2004-06-02T00:13:00.000-04:00

Survey

I know...I am such a sucker for these damn things! This was on another journal/blog thing...so I added it to mine. Enjoy...haha or ignore..I was honest so I am sorry if it offends...

What is your name?: Ashlie Paige Prior
Are you named after anyone?: not that I am aware of
What's your screename?: ashliep03
Would you name a child of yours after you?: I have thought about Paige
If you were born a member of the opposite sex what would your name be?: it would have been Mitchell..my mom's maiden name
If you could switch names with a friend who would it be?: um..
Are there any mispronounciations/typos that ppl do w/ your name constantly?: no one knows how to spell AshLIE!!
Would you drop your last name if you became famous?: nah..

Basics
Your gender:: female
Straight/Gay/Bi:: straight
Single?: yeah...
If not, do you want to be?:
Birthdate:: Sept. 16
Your age:: 20
Age you act:: 20 :)
Age you wish you were:: i sort of yearn for childhood again...ahh those were the days
Your height:: 5'7
Eye color:: brown-eyed girl
Happy with it?: uh yeah...hello there's a song that was written for me!
Hair color:: blondish-brown
Happy with it?: well I dye it to my satisfaction
Lefty/righty/ambidextrous:: righty
Your living arrangement:: home..then Athens!!!
Your family:: mom, dad, Matt- Jen & Hayden
Have any pets?: not anymore :(
Whats your job?: working with my daddy
Piercings?: 2 in each ear
Tattoos?: nope
Obsessions?: ha..entertainment of every kind
Addictions?: sweet tea...i love it!
Do you speak another language?: used to spanish...
Have a favorite quote?: sure...lots
Do you have a webpage?: my blog page?

Deep Thoughts About Life and You in it
Do you live in the moment?: ha yes...but sometimes looking back..not a good idea
Do you consider yourself tolerant of others?: yeah
Do you have any secrets?: sure
Do you hate yourself?: no
Do you like your handwriting?: eh its ok
Do you have any bad habits?: oh yeah...biting my fingernails...
What is the compliment you get from most people?: my voice use to be it..ha i miss singing :(
If a movie was made about your life, what would it be called?: ....:"She's the coolest!" haha
What's your biggest fear?: being alone
Can you sing?: sure
Do you ever pretend to be someone else just to look cool?: to look cool? haha
Are you a loner?: sometimes..
What are your #1 priorities in life?: family i would say
If you were another person, would you be friends with you?: hell yeah! Im cool! haha
Are you a daredevil?: haha, sometimes
Is there anything you fear or hate about yourself?: well everyone has insecurities
Are you passive or agressive?: i think im more passive
Do you have a journal?: a couple for different aspects of my life
What is your greatest strength and weakness?: oh wow..weakness would be lack of drive...strenth would be personality i guess
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?: haha, only one thing? i can't choose
Do you think you are emotionally strong?: no...not at all..sadly
Is there anything you regret doing/not doing in life?: of course...lots of stuff
Do you think life has been good so far?: yeah in all aspects except love life...that's been ha..emotionally draining
What is the most important lesson you've learned from life?: everything happens for a reason
What do you like the most about your body?: haha
And least?: all of it
Do you think you are good looking?: uhh..pretty sometimes
Are you confident?: sometimes...i try to be
What is the fictional character you are most like?: haha no clue
Are you perceived wrongly?: i'm sure i am to some people who don't actually know me

Do You...
Smoke?: no
Do drugs?: ....
Read the newspaper?: not really
Pray?: sometimes
Go to church?: no...should though
Talk to strangers who IM you?: not usually
Sleep with stuffed animals?: nah...
Take walks in the rain?: i love walks in the rain
Talk to people even though you hate them?: don't make a point to
Drive?: yeah of course
Like to drive fast?: occasionally

Would or Have You Ever?
Liked your voice?: it's ok
Hurt yourself?: if being a klutz and tripping over yourself counts
Been out of the country?: no :(
Eaten something that made other people sick?: ha uh no
Been in love?: yeah..but not the love I know I deserve...if that makes sense?
Done drugs?: yeah
Gone skinny dipping?: haha...yes
Had a medical emergency?: nah...except my stitches when I was 8
Had surgery?: oh yeah, i had my wisdom teeth out
Ran away from home?: nope
Played strip poker?: yes
Gotten beaten up?: nope
Beaten someone up?: haha no
Been picked on?: oh yeah...haha
Been on stage?: love the stage
Slept outdoors?: sure
Thought about suicide?: i've thought about the topic but not the action
Pulled an all nighter?: oh yeah
If yes, what is your record?: ...i dunno
Gone one day without food?: ha..no
Talked on the phone all night?: oh yeah...
Slept together with the opposite sex w/o actually having sex?: haha, oh yeah
Slept all day?: i love those days
Killed someone?: haha no
Made out with a stranger?: does it count if it's the same day i met them?
Had sex with a stranger?: no
Thought you're going crazy?: yeah..
Kissed the same sex?: haha yes
Done anything sexual with the same sex?: no thanks
Been betrayed?: yeah, i don't like that...it sucks
Had a dream that came true?: i have deja-vous a lot
Broken the law?: maybe a couple...
Met a famous person?: haha does Moby the old Kicks v-jay count?
Have you ever killed an animal by accident?: yes :(
On purpose?: no!
Told a secret you swore you wouldn't tell?: yes...by accident though...I am trustworthy I like to think
Stolen anything?: yeah...horrible sickness
Been on radio/tv?: sure..haha local cable channels DO count!
Been in a mosh-pit?: oh yeah...gets scurry at times!
Had a nervous breakdown?: yes..
Bungee jumped?: not yet
Had a dream that kept coming back?: oh yeah, those are kinda freaky

Beliefs
Belive in life on other planets?: it's possible
Miracles?: yes
Astrology?: not really but they're fun to read
Magic?: yeah, Harry Potter people!
God?: oh yeah
Satan?: yeah...
Santa?: of course!
Ghosts?: spirits yes
Luck?: maybe
Love at first sight?: lust at first sight
Yin and yang (that good cant exist w/o bad)?: yes
Witches?: again...Harry Potter!!
Easter bunny?: ha nah..he stopped coming around
Believe its possible to remain faithful forever?: yes
Believe theres a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?: maybe in lucky charms
Do you wish on stars?: fun..but disapointing

Deep Theological Questions
Do you believe in the traditional view of Heaven and Hell?: yes
Do you think God has a gender?: no..
Do you believe in organized religion?: ii dunno..
Where do you think we go when we die?: wherever God intends us to go

Friends
Do you have any gay/lesbian friends?: don't even make me count how many...
Who is your best friend?: i have several that i would name as best friends..
Who's the one person that knows most about you?: I would say Sarah, Hannah, & Kirby
What's the best advice that anyone has ever given to you?: ha I dunno...there has been lots dished out
Your favourite inside joke?: wayyyyy too many to list
Thing you're picked on most about?: haha, my verbal blunders
Who's your longest known friend?: Sarah
Newest?: ha uhh
Shyest?: I don't have shy friends
Funniest?: well when me, Hannah, & Wesley get together..we are damn funny!! (just remember our game of Moods forever ago!)..
Sweetest?: Laura Foster
Closest?: quite a few..
Weirdest?: we're all weird
Smartest?: Wesley :)
Ditziest?: Kirbs has some moments hehe
Friends you miss being close to the most?: won't even go into that...but Brittney..she doesn't like me anymore :(...and Joel S..i miss him! & Steven...
Last person you talked to online?: Shane..he is badgering me right now
Who do you talk to most online?: Kirby..haha which is funny since we are always around each other
Who are you on the phone with most?: Kirbs, Hannah...
Who do you trust most?: Hannah, Kirbs...i trust a lot of people..haha that's my problem
Who listens to your problems?: they all will! haha
Who do you fight most with?: i try not to fight..ha
Who's the nicest?: they're all nice
Who's the most outgoing?: all outgoing??
Who's the best singer?: let's not go there...
Who's on your shit-list?: ha
Have you ever thought of having sex with a friend?: oh wow...yes..I know some real hotties!
Who's your second family?: Sarah, Hannah, Kirbs..
Do you always feel understood?: haha, no way
Who's the loudest friend?: when we all get together..yeah loud!
Do you trust others easily?: yeah, sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad
Who's house were you last at?: Hannah's
Name one person who's arms you feel safe in:: hmm..
Do your friends know you?: i think so
Friend that lives farthest away:: Wesley & Candace when in NY

Love and All That
Do you consider love a mistake?: I know I am suppose to say no u live & learn but yes..I wish you could control who u fall in love with so ur heart doesn't get broken
What do you find romantic?: little sweet gestures
Turn-on?: personality, intelligence, SENSE OF HUMOR!! Have to make me laugh folks
Turn-off?: arrogance, inconsiderateness!!!
First kiss?: it was in 7th grade...that's all im saying
If someone u had no interest in had interest in dating u how would u feel?: it's always nice to be liked :)
Do you prefer knowing someone before dating them or going: oh yeah! It makes it much less awkward
Have u ever wished it was more socially acceptable 4 a girl 2 ask a guy out: no..haha too much pressure
Have you ever been romantically attracted to someone physically unattractive: yeah, but looks aren't everything
Do you think the opposite sex finds you good looking?: uhh..i hope so
What is best about the opposite sex?: oh they're yummy
What is the worst thing about the opposite sex?: assholes ha
What's the last present someone gave you?: Hannah gave me a card yesterday!!
Are you in love?: not at the moment
Do you consider your significant other hot?: haha yes my imaginary boy is amazing!!

Who Was the Last Person...
That haunted you?: oh wow..the one that still haunts me..
You wanted to kill?: hopefully no one
That you laughed at?: the stupid Miss. Universe girls on the Tv...they are truely retarded
That laughed at you?: my dad
That turned you on?: haha...hmm...
You went shopping with?: Kirbs :)
That broke your heart?: Well I have had a horrible break up that was awful...& then of course the ass...he who shall not be named
To disappoint you?: few people
To ask you out?: ...
To make you cry?: ha..guys have a way of doing that
To brighten up your day?: all my friends & my family is amazing!That you thought about?: hm...
You saw a movie with?: my cousins & brother & sis in law
You talked to on the phone?: Kirbs
You talked to through IM/ICQ?: didn't you already ask that?
You saw?: Kirbs & Hannah
You lost?: oh boy..don't want to talk about it

Right This Moment...
Are you going out?: nope..
Will it be with your significant other?: again no
Or some random person?: yes i make it a point to go places with random people
What are you wearing right now?: a t shirt
Body part you're touching right now:: how dirty..
What are you worried about right now?: my class in the morn..haven't been in a week
What book are you reading?: Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire
What's on your mousepad?: it's a touch pad
Use 5 words to describe how you're feeling:: happy, lonely, sleepy, worried..& thirsty
Are you bored?: yeah, this was really long
Are you tired?: oh yeah
Are you talking to anyone online?: yup
Are you talking to anyone on the phone?: nope
Are you lonely or content?: well..right now im ok
Are you listening to music?: yes

2004-05-31T16:10:00.000-04:00

UGA

I GOT ACCEPTED TO UGA!!! I have been anxiously awaiting my letter letting me know yay or nay as to my application. Today, I finally got my letter!! I am soo happy! I feel like I just graduated high school again. This will be a new adventure! Now onto the important things like where in the hell am I going to live? Oh well...I don't care!

2004-05-30T02:44:00.000-04:00

Panama

I just got back from my week long vacation in Panama City, FL. The weather was absolutely beautiful! It was especially gratifying b/c last year it rained the whole week. My immediate fam went as well as Biggley and my cousins Christie & Robert. They are so much fun! I got a pretty nice tan. Ha I spent most of the trip reading. I know, I know...but I actually was reading! I couldn't put it down! It was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It was soo good!! I can't wait until the movie. I am also going to pick up the next book! Ha just be glad that I am actually reading! I am sad to be back from the beach. This means 'real life'...a job...my class...:(

New song by ?Kevin Little?...it makes me want to dance...awesome stuff!

2004-05-30T02:24:00.000-04:00

This one is kind of a catch up blog. I have gone back and forth as to if I should write about something, but it really bothered me at the time, so I decided to just write. It always makes me feel better to get it down on paper, then I can move on. Do people really ever get over certain other people? There should be a set time to be sad & get over a past thing, and then it all be over. I just keep hating myself because I let certain things continue to get to me. I hate being this cynical. Before, I use to will love/relationships to come my way. I was the eternal optimist and hopeless romantic. Now, I am just bitter. I hate that someone has made me this way. I never thought that I would be the kind of girl who would let someone tear them apart like this. Don't get me wrong, It's not like I'm just grief stricken or anything. I am as a whole just fine. I only relapse over this subject every now and then...ha or when I see them. (I'm trying to be as vague as possible) Then, after I see them & get all upset...it takes me a few days to bounce back. I hate it that I have to go through it all everytime. I just wish things were all different. I honesty have no expectations from the opposite sex anymore. They continue to prove themselves as assholes. I am sure they are all not like that...but someone needs to step up & save their sex.

I do want to apologize to one person only for the way I acted around them that night. To Sunshine...I love u! I am so sorry that I acted like a baby towards you. You are awesome & I can't wait to hang out with u a lot over the summer. We WILL watch Sex & the City!!

I have had people pass huge judgment on me for letting these sorts of things still get to me...but fuck them. Everyone goes through things like this. Heartache is not funny. It's awful & no one deals with it in the same way. I wish I could deal with this the way the other party did...which was not to care in the first place. Wow how simple...why didn't I do that? God I hate my emotions.

2004-05-19T01:55:00.000-04:00

Waterworks

Today has been lots of fun. First, Red and I went to Carrollton to get some things I had left there that I desperately needed...plus she had never seen my place. When we got back, we finished off season 5 of Sex and The City. We next went to Target where I purchased season 6 part 1 of Sex.

I have spent the greater part of my night watching all 3 disks. Once I start watching them, it's like an awful addiction...I just can't stop. By the last episode, I was crying like a little baby..ha which for me isn't a stretch I know...granted, it was a very emotional one!! There are so many truths to that show all wrapped up in all the fiction. It is just amazing to me how each girl can bounce back from one relationship into another so quickly...haha how not so real life!

I think this week has just been an emotional one for me, and I just let it all out in that one episode! Once the first tear drops...it's all over folks. I think my emotions are way too strong. Sometimes I wish that I could be more like most guys...little to no emotions. They certainly get the best of me...most of the time!

In other news, I start my summer film class tomorrow. I am nervous...haha the first day of school and all. It sucks because I right off the bat have to miss all next week in that class due to vacation. I NEED to get an A in this class. There should be no reason whatsoever why I shouldn't get an A either. We shall see how it goes!

2004-05-16T01:26:00.000-04:00

ATHENS

Today has been a long, fun day. Well first, my neighbor/friend Goose and I took his dad's new Miata out for a spin. That was fun times! We also saw Troy together last night which was excellent. Next my oldest best friend Barbie came & got me to go bridesmaid dress shopping. She is getting married June 18th, so that's exciting. We picked out the cutest dresses!! I absolutely love it! We all did some other wedding shopping & such.

After that, I came home for a brief moment then headed to Athens with Red to visit Swole. When we arrived, we hung out for a short time then headed to downtown Athens to eat. We drove around forever looking for a parking spot...then finally settled on a $4 parking deck. Then we all got burritos & sat at a nice table outside...haha right beside these Jesus freaks on a stage preaching to the people. We then walked around the old/pretty part of campus. After our stroll we headed around the campus for a tour. This was Red's first time in Athens. We then headed back to Swole's awesome pad. We all hung out on the couch reading Maxim and Stuff magazines...haha it was fun reading those questions & postings. Red and I soon grew weary, so we headed out with cups of Juicy Juice in hand. Red's juice kicked her ass in the car & spilled all over her. I guess we were laughing at that so hard that we missed the turn off loop 10 to 316...so we just looped for a while until I saw a sign for 78. This trip was oodles of fun...yes i said oodles.

I am just soooo happy that it is summer! I am already having a blast with the best people in the world! They make me so very happy!

Song- Cold Heart Bitch by Jet..haha that's for Red

2004-05-16T01:20:00.000-04:00

Hilton Head

This is going to be quite a short blog. Smiley, White Chedda, Feeley, and I went to Hilton Head, SC last Mon-Thurs. The trip was ok some times. There was 1 good & sunny day that I got quite a bit of sun on...so yeah. That helps my base tan for Panama City (a week away).

Songs- Roses by Outkast and The Cha Cha

2004-05-05T02:32:00.000-04:00

I'm Movin' On....

So it is my last night here at West Ga. I would say it is my last night in my apartment, but I have it all summer, so I will be back. I have spent the better part of today boxing up my belongings and moving them to my car. It's so strange...leaving that is. I have spent all year waiting for this day, and now that it has arrived...I dunno...it's just weird...surreal. Everyone here has impacted my life in some special way, and saying goodbye is just weird. Ha I must admit, I am happy to see some go...haha...but sad for most.

I will never return to West Ga...so to be completely dramatic, yet another door in my life closes. I am unsure as to what window will open. I see my life, and it's lack of direction...and just hope that one day it will just knock me over the head and lead me. My dad said something to me that made me feel a little better. He said that as important as it is to get a job and make a living, it is more important to just be a good person. I try to be, and I made him a promise that I will strive to be on a daily basis.

Well I don't know where I was going in that tangent..ha. So tomorrow is my last exam! I am excited to get on with my summer. I honestly have no clue what it is going to be like...hopefully fun & full of many new memories & funny stories. I have to find a job first & foremost! Oh well...that search is put on hold until after all my vacations!

2004-05-04T00:00:00.000-04:00

Princess Gone Missing

So I hadn't planned on blogging for a while b/c I wanted everyone to see my midtown blog, but this is soooo blog worthy. Tonight, Feeley, the Princess, and I decided to go see a movie....cough Mean Girls cough. We were having fun & such until my phone starting lighting up....it was Tina calling me. So as usual I ignored it. She called me again...then another time. She then moved on to calling Feeley. Well then Princess's friend called my phone so I let her answer it. It turned out that Princess's mom called the cops & they were all at our apartment searching for her. Evidently, she was suppose to be home at like 3 according to her mom so when she didn't come home, everyone got worried. Tina did not help matters at all b/c not only did she not put 2 and 2 together that both Feeley and I were missing as well, but she's just retarded and told the cops that she never hung out with us...which is a lie b/c she's jealous that we all hang out.

This whole night was hilarious. Never has our place seen so much action..ha. But, this night did make me realize something. I realized that no one would even know I went missing for I would say a good week or so. Sad but true...oh well ha. On a brighter note...I'm glad my mom doesn't call in the cops when she doesn't reach me one time!

Song- Bad Boys...or the Cops theme (I know you're humming it right now ;) )

2004-05-03T11:57:00.000-04:00

MUSIC MIDTOWN!

Not much rain, great music, cold beer...yes my friends I am describing Music Midown 2004. I will break it down day by day for a more easy read...haha or to help me remember the magic.

Friday
We arrived at the park at about 5:30. We downed a few beers at $5.50 a pop...yeah steep I know. The first band we saw was Kansas. During that concert, we looked over to see 2 old people all over each other. Then the lady turned towards me & omg it's our walk jog teacher! Haha. Then we went to the 99X stage to see Default, Puddle of Mud, and finally Hoobastank. Yes my friends, I finally got to see Hoobastank after 2 times of being at their concert but due to circumstances, not being able to see them...technically. It only rained for the last hour of Hoobastank...It felt nice. During that run of concerts, I ran smack into 2 girls I used to work with at C Barrel. It was good to see them. They were some of the people I really liked!

Fav songs/moments of the evening: Dust in the Wind, She Fuckin Hates Me, and The Reason (shall we dance? an old man asked me to danced & I laughed ha)

Saturday
This was my favorite all around day. We got to the Lennox Marta station at about 3. Ha before we arrived there, we decided to get a six pack of Natty light and some little rum bottles. When we got to Lennox, we were forced to park at the parking deck. Ha so yes I have never felt so shady b/c as soon as we pulled into a space in the deck, we got the beer out and started drinking. So it's 3:00 and we are drinking beer in a parking deck. After that we headed to Marta feeling ever so sick. When we arrived, we took a seat up on a grassy hill and listened to Smile Empty Soul play it's last few songs. Feeley had a friend working a beer stand, so we had 2 free beers each so that helped out a ton! After that, we met up with a friend of mine by the name of Fitz. He is great fun to be around! We all then headed to see Trapt, where it got uber rough! ( ha I have a bruise) Feeley got pulled into one of many of the mosh pits. I thought she was a goner until I pulled her out! Scary! There was also this fat messed up chick that kept starting mosh pits by throwing herself into people...not cool. After the concert ended some nasty bloody man ran into my arm so we had to go to the 1st Aid stand to clean the nasty blood off my arm. We then parted ways with Fitz for a little while to walk around and ultimately go see Fountains of Wayne. Next we went back to the 99X stage to watch The Offspring and Foo Fighters. We were kinda far back for The Offspring, but we moved closer for Foo. During the break in concerts I ran into my old friend EAR. We had a great time chatting and laughing at these 2 men in front of us acting the fool. It was so awesome to see him! Fitz found his way back to us as well which was fun times! The whole day seemed to be lucky for us when it came to free beer & pot. The old people aren't stingy with their stuff & we took full advantage :) After the concert, we headed back to Marta when the bottom fell out! I had to pull out the poncho, which was hella hot.

Fav songs/moments of the day: Def drinking beer in the parking deck listening to Journey, Stories, Headstrong...getting rowdy..Stacy's mom, Pretty Fly for white guy, and My Hero. The older men acting crazy during the Foo were def a highlight! The best thing said today was by a guy behind us at some concert...the statement was "No one over a deuce should go up (crowd serfing)..no girl over a buck fifty."

Sunday
Today, we got to the concert just in time to see Switchfoot. I called Fitz to meet up, but he was all the way in the front, so we couldn't reach him...haha all day :( After Switchfoot, we had a soft pretzel and coke on the way to see Jason Mraz. About halfway through his set, we had to book it to see the last half of REO Speedwagon. Then we got within spitting distance of Journey to top off the end of our awesome music weekend! Now I have been a huge huge Journey fan since childhood! I was jumping up and down, screaming, and singing at the top of my lungs the whole concert! They were just amazing! I can't speak today solely from the amount of screaming I did at that concert! Ha the way home was funny. We took the wrong northbound train on Marta so we had to catch another 2 trains to get back to Lennox...that was a pain, but oh well.

Fav songs/moments of the day: Meant to live, You and I, the 3 in row great tunes by REO, and of course Faithfully by Journey..the continuous singing of that on the way to Marta.

My Rundown of the Bands (Fav to least fav)
1. Journey (too amazing for words)
2. Puddle of Mud (Rocked!!)
(3-7 were all close!! Hard to rank them!)
3. The Offspring
4. Jason Mraz
5. Hoobastank
6. REO Speedwagon
7. Trapt
8. Foo Fighters
9. Default
10. Kansas
11. Switchfoot
12. Fountains of Wayne
(I am not including Smile Empty Soul b/c I really didn't see all that much of them)

-number of times I was fallen on by a crowd surfer...3 (Default,Trapt, and Switchfoot (Yeah I know...Switchfoot!) Ha I'm so accident prone!!

FUN TIMES!! Now back to studying for my 2 final exams!!

2004-04-26T21:23:00.000-04:00

Drugs Are Good

Today has been t total hell up to now. First of all, I woke up with what I thought was just a stiff neck, but it has turned into shear pain. There was a period of time today where I not only couldn't move, but I was in tears. It feels like muscle cramps with knife piercing pain over and over again. It is better now...ha only because of muscle relaxer drugs I stole from Tina's medicine cabinet....hehe.

Second on my why today had sucked up til now list is that I still have a lot of work to due in my workbook for my computer class. Today due to miscommunication a friend of mine came & took my book. No telling when I'm getting that back. So now I just watching 100 hottest hotties....haha again! Tonight has been much better. Feeley & I are going to watch movies here in a minute, so that will be fun! We are starting to get sad about leaving everyone. It will be strange to move out & just be like see ya.

Song- Everybody Hurts by REM & Do you really want to hurt me by Culture Club
Movie- Almost Famous....what a favorite of mine!

2004-04-24T15:45:00.000-04:00

D.A.R.E-dirty and repulsive entertainment

Though I am suppose to be studying here at school this weekend, I have managed to...well not. I did a little last night...but i mainly watched Kill Bill & talked. Today, Feeley & I rode with White Chedda to her home town of Cartersville to get her history book. Well...we ended up meeting her family at the DARE fair. I have never seen such an assortment of folks. The best part of the day....besides the free food...was this little 4 year old Joe Dirt look alike. He had the mullet, acid washed/dirty jean shorts, and boots on. His family was just as pretty..haha. Oh good times. We will do anything to not work!

Then we had the grand idea to make chocolate covered strawberries. So we got the stuff & double checked with White Chedda on how to do the chocolate. Well it was a great idea in theory, but she didn't really know what she was doing. Ha our chocolate looked like nasty ice cream. We then added milk & glumped it over the berries....yum...it was still real good! It tasted even better with champagne ;)

Song- Enya...anything from the box set

2004-04-21T00:28:00.000-04:00

GROBANITE 4 LIFE

I don't even know where to begin. I saw my future husband Josh Groban tonight in concert at the Fox. He was everything and more than I could have asked for. I am a die hard fan, & he was just amazing!

Here is my own countdown to his greatness....it may look similar to Feeley's if you read hers....haha it may look similar b/c I stole her idea...haha Mine is the

Top 5 reasons why he is AMAZING!!!

5. His voice obviously melts me
4. He is witty & laughs at his own lame dorky jokes...so yes he is a dorky suddo-tall pale guy who makes me laugh (there ya go Biggley...he meets all my requirements ;) )
3. He writes music....he's such a genius :)
2. He plays the piano & sings...how much more perfect can you get?
1. He brought me to tears! Fabulous!

Other than Josh, there were some other happenings of the evening. First of all, we had a nice glass of champagne to toast off the concert. Ha great idea until I realized I didn't have enough money to get a memorabilia item of some sort :( ...oh well. We then got up to our gallery seats & it was sweltering hot!! I mean everyone was dying.... but when he started to sing, I know i didn't care anymore! There was also an over abundant amount of old horny people there. They were all rubbing all over their significant others.....yuck!! Ha also, there was a translation that...to hit the good points...talked about propellers, death, drowning, and depression. Who knew that pretty song was so crazy!? It is so nice in Italian.

What a perfect evening. He has made my like year....or better haha. Oh Josh...

2004-04-19T15:41:00.000-04:00

Mount Moof-A-Loof

Before I even get into the blog, I must specify that I did not come up with the title name of the blog. Biggley would have a conniption if I claimed his clever/funny nickname for Shaggy M.

Thursday night, there was tons of fun had with Da Govna, Biggley, & me outside my crib. Da Gov did a new, hilarious hand gesture that Biggley & I made into a dance. We had wayyyy too much fun dancin in up in my driveway...aww good times :)

Friday night, a group of us went to this rock area in the middle of the forest "behind" the home of Shaggy M & his brother Emotional haha...yeah horrible name...for a shin dig. We had to walk through the wilderness to get there, but once we did it was lots of fun. I'm not the camping/out doorsy kind of girl, but it was still cool. Biggley took a nasty dive down the rock. Luckily, he only had a few scratches on his legs. We will probably be there quite a bit this summer for parties seeing how it is in the middle of nowhere.

Also this weekend, I spent everyday cleaning my room. It was quite a job. I filled up 5 trash bags full of shit! I mean it was just ridiculous!!

Song- In honor of Biggley, Shaggy M, & my singing session- Leaving on a Jet Plane by John Denver....we are damn good! hehe

2004-04-14T22:38:00.000-04:00

Princess

Tonight has been a blast! First all the gals headed off to Loco's, a local restaurant to have some good eats. The attendees were Smiley, White Chedda, Feeley, & roomie Princess. We then headed back here. We tried to go back for trivia, but they couldn'y seat us...so we decided to drink...of course.

After American Idol & The Bachelor, we are feelin good...haha especially Princess. She is soooo funny!! Her famous quotes are:
"I'm going to have alcohol poisoning & go blind!"
Then not to mention lighting a paper on fire!!!!

Oh well...funny as hell! These are the moments I will miss here at West Ga. I love these girls! We have such a great time together. It is sad that we have not spent every single second together...but ya know everyone is busy with school & stuff. These girls will forever be in my heart....tear...

Song- I Will Remember You by Sarah McLaughlan

2004-04-14T15:50:00.000-04:00

Procrastination

Well it is the story of my life. I have a thousand things to do, yet I decide to blog, talk, eat, watch tv....even stroll on the balcony a time or two. I came into this week thinking..wow I don't have anything to do...no tests or things of that nature. Ha well I forgot about 2 papers that I have due...tomorrow. That's right folks tomorrow & I have not started either of them. Also...I got to looking at my calendar & realized that I have 2 weeks of school left plus finals. Even before finals..I have a notebook of 90 pages of exercises due in my computer class that I have not started. So this all has freaked me out a bit.

Even with all this stress...haha I have made plans to go to 2 concerts that just happen to fall during all this mayhem. Feeley and I are going to see the love of my life Josh Groban at the Fox Tuesday night. Then on April 30th-May 2, we are going to Music Midtown. Midtown happens to fall right smack in the middle of my exams haha. I am laughing a nervous, hope I don't flunk out of college & live in a van down by the river laugh.

On a brighter note, I have been blessed in that 2 of my finals are just like regular tests over the last couple of chapters. YAY that's good times :)

2004-04-12T15:36:00.000-04:00

Another Easter Gone By

What a weekend...it seems like this one was completely split. Thursday...I had such an awesome time with Red. She means the world to me so every time she is in town..I must see her!! This trip, I met her guy pal..haha or boyfriend Bee...haha. He was awesome! I couldn't imagine a better guy for my best friend...& I'm super critical. We had a great time! I can't wait to have her back for summer!

Well the rest of the weekend is kind of irrelevant considering what happened last night. I have been going through some rough things with friends, but last night we all came together & had a great time. No sense writing about all the wrong when last night was so right & surprising calm & fun. This shin dig was held at the home of my 80's dancing queen & partner in crime in the ATL. Good times..

This weekend was also Easter....and THE MASTERS!! I am such a guy's girl. I love to watch football & golf...also some college basketball. Phil Mickelson has been my main man for as long as I can remember. I actually teared up when he finally won his first major tournament yesterday in Augusta. It was awesome! I'm such a dork wow!

Song- Move your feet by Junior Senior...yeah I still love that damn song!!
Movie- Lost in Translation..artsy, but I liked it

2004-04-12T13:16:00.000-04:00

Sex & The City..Carrollton Style

Today has been so much fun!! First of all, we didn't have afternoon classes due to honor's day. Ode to honors day...hehe. So while Feeley & everyone's sweetest friend Smiley chilled by the pool...Oprah....who will be better know as White Chedda from now on...and I hung out here at the apartment. Then Feeley & Smiley met up with us...& we all went out to eat at the neighborhood Applebees.

I have been holding out some vital Applebees info. There is this woman that is ALWAYS there...bellied up at the bar. Our first encounter with her was hilarious. She was drunk & shouting sexual comments for all to hear. From that day on, she has been the highlight of our visits. Well during our visit...we finally learned her name...Kate!!! My life is complete. I know the neighborhood drunk old lady's name!!

After Applebees, the gals & I headed to Target then back here to watch American Idol & The Bachelor. We had a blast!! I love my girls!! Hopefully that will happen every Weds night from now until we leave in less than a month.

Song- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper

2004-04-06T18:19:00.000-04:00

Bittersweet

Bittersweet is my new favorite word...b/c it is so true. Life is just bittersweet. There is the saying 'All good things must come to an end', and as hard as it may be to admit it, it is very true. I have been living my life holding on to the past. Now I think back on those wonderful times as the best time of my life. At the time though, I just knew that my life was going to be perfect once I moved on. I just knew that I would adapt well to where ever I went.

My life was so drama-less back in the day, when all of my best friends were here. We had a wonderful time everywhere we went. No one was ever left out or talked about. It was so wonderful. It is those moments that I miss the most. Ha..being the one left out these days is not much fun at all I must admit, but what are you going to do? I can only say so many times that it hurts me. I can only conclude that it's not worth it. The things...and people...that I thought were so solid & stable in my life have turned out to be the worst parts of it. How could I have been so naive?

Well life throws us many curve balls. Though it has taken me quite a while to realize that yes my life is not what I expected, but I do have so many more great times ahead of me. Then I will think back on this time in my life and it too will be bittersweet in some respects. It is those moments that I look forward to. Even if they only last for a moment, I will be glad that I went through them. If they are painful, then it will take longer to think back on them fondly, but when you do, it will be great in memory. It helps develop you as a strong person.

Song- appropriately enough...Bittersweet symphony by The Verve
Movie- Under the Tuscan Sun...good movie!

2004-04-05T22:42:00.000-04:00

My Favorites

Music Lyrics

Ok this post will be constantly added on to. This will be a list of my favorite song lyrics, movies or movie quotes, or anything else I want to post as a favorite of mine. It may get a little long...but oh well. Just pretend that they have quotation marks around them!

Staying home alone on a Friday. Flat on the floor looking back on old love, Or lack thereof. After all the crushes are faded, and all my wishful thinking was wrong I'm jaded. I hate it. I'm tired of being alone, so hurry up and get here. So tired of being alone. So hurry up and get here. Searching all my days just to find you. I'm not sure who I'm looking for. I'll know it when I see you. Until then, I'll hide in my bedroom.
Staying up all night just to write a love song for no one... I could have met you in a sandbox. I could have passed you on the sidewalk. Could I have missed my chance and watched you walk away? No way...You'll be so good. You'll be so good for me.

Hello, yeah, it's been a while. Not much, how 'bout you? I'm not sure why I called, I guess I really just wanted to talk to you. And I was thinking maybe later on, We could get together for a while. It's been such a long time, And I really do miss your smile. I'm not talking 'bout moving in, And I don't want to change your life. But there's a warm wind blowing, The stars are out, and I'd really love to see you tonight.

You were fashionably sensitive, but too cool to care...These foolish games are tearing me apart.
Your thoughtless words are breaking my heart. You're breaking my heart.

Like the sound of silence calling, I hear your voice and suddenly I'm falling. Lost in a dream. Like the echoes of our souls are meeting. You say those words and my heart stops beating. I wonder what it means. What could it be that comes over me? At times I can't move. At times I can hardly breath. When you say you love me the world goes still, so still inside, and when you say you love me for a moment, there's no one else alive.

I’d start with chapter one, love innocent and young as the morning sun on a new day. Even though I know the end, Well I’d do it all again ‘cause I got a lifetime in, while you loved me. I was born the day you kissed me. I died inside the night you left me. But I lived...oh how I lived while you loved me.

I'm sorry that I hurt you. It's something I must live with everyday. And all the pain I put you through,
I wish that I could take it all away and be the one who catches all your tears.

Go about my business, I'm doing fine. Besides, what would I say if I had you on the line. Same old story, not much to say. Hearts are broken every day.....I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead. I try and tell myself it'll be all right. I just shouldn't think anymore tonight.

Someday I'm gonna run across your mind. Don't worry, I'll be fine. I'm gonna be alright. While you're sleeping with your pride. Wishing I could hold you tight. I'll be over you and on with my life..So take your records, take your freedom. Take your memories I don't need'em. And take your cat and leave my sweater, 'Cause we have nothing left to weather. In fact I'll feel a whole lot better, But you'll think of me

To see you when I wake up is a gift I didn't think could be real. To know that you feel the same as I do is a three fold utopian dream.

When my low self esteem needs a man loving me, and I find me a perfect catch. Then I see my friends having wild weekends. Then I don't wanna get quite so attached. Just as soon as I get what I want I get unsatisfied. Good is good but could be better.. I keep looking, I keep looking for, I keep looking for something more. I always wonder what's on the other side Of the number two door.

An' it's killin' me to know you, without havin' a chance to hold you. An' all I wanna do is show you, how I really feel inside. You can run to me, you can laugh at me, or you can walk right out that door. But I can't be your friend anymore. We can't be just friends anymore.

When this world's closing in. There's no need to pretend. Set me free - darling rescue me. I don't wanna let you go, So I'm standing in your way. I never needed anyone like I'm needin' you today. Do I have to say the words? Do I have to tell the truth? I have to shout it out? Do I have to say a prayer? Must I prove to you how good we are together? Do I have to say the words?

Find me here and speak to me. I want to feel you. I need to hear you. You are the light that's leading me to the place where I find peace again...And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you. Would you tell me how could it be any better than this...You still my heart when you take my breath away. Would you take me in? Take me deeper now...Cause you're all I want. You're all I need. You're everything.. everything

Whenever I see your smiling face I have to smile myself because I love you.

When you lie next to me breathin' the air I breathe. We don't have to speak..And just be.

Its one thing to ask why we break up? Have you ever wondered why it is we fall in love? Can you tell me do you know what it is you're looking for? What do we need? Can you tell me why I care? How is it that we heed that voice that says i want you there? Thanks you've been fuel the thought. Now im more lonely than before. But thats okay, i've just ready-made another fucking love song.

And I cannot remember what life was like through photographs. Trying to recreate images life gives us from our past. And sometimes it's a sad song, but I cannot forget, refuse to regret, So glad I met you.
Take my breath away. Make everyday worth all of the pain that I have gone through.

Shows I highly recommend

Gilmore Girls, Sex & The City (catch the reruns), The Sopranos, One Tree Hill, The OC, Friends, Will & Grace, Survivor All Stars, The Apprentice, The Real World, The Inferno Challenge, That 70's Show, & Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (quite my guilty pleasure)

2004-04-02T01:00:00.000-05:00

"Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies"

Contrary to the Fleetwood Mac song (the title), no one likes to be lied to, especially when the lie is unneeded. I can understand lying to cover your ass in a tough situation, but to lie just to lie...well that really gets to me. To some people, lying is just a way of life. They have become so accustomed to it, that they do it unconsciously. Then there are the casual liars. Ha...I believe that most people fall into this category..including myself. These are the people that lie only when they must. They don't like to do it...but sometimes a little white lie is necessary. These kinds of people are normal...and not who I bitching about...even though I am not really bitching. I just have recently have learned of some stupid lies that were really unneeded. Why can't people just be straight forward. If they don't want to do something, or have a problem...come right out and say it! Don't lie about it, because you will get caught.

Being lied to is the worst. It makes you feel so awful. It also makes the trust in the relationship nonexistent. It is especially bad when you think you can trust someone, and you find out that they have been lying to you. Uh the worst!

So in honor of my blog...here are some quotes...

The truth may hurt but a lie can cut a deeper wound.
--Unknown
Lying makes a problem part of the future; truth makes a problem part of the past.
--Rick Pitino

2004-03-30T20:05:00.000-05:00

Back in the saddle again

Ok so it's Tuesday...my second day back from break....& I have not done a damn thing. I just can't get back in the swing of school. After spring break..I am just worthless. I made myself study mass communication this afternoon b/c I have a test tomorrow. I also have 2 hard/very important tests on Thursday. I have a computer class test due Thursday night. Next week, I have another test & a huge project due. With all this shit, I can't stop thinking about what am I going to do this weekend? Isn't that sad? Ha I really should being buckling down & really studying...but I am writing in this blog.

Song-
Why do I want him still?
Why when there's nothing there?
How to go on with the rest of my life
To pretend I don't care
This should've been my time
It's over-It never began
I closed my eyes to so much for so long
and I no longer can

I try to blame it on fortune
Some kind of twist in my fate
But I know the truth and it haunts me
I learned it a little too late

Oh I know the truth and it mocks me
I know the truth and it shocks me
I learned it a little too late
Too late
~Amneris from Aida