Happy Thursday!

Happy Thursday!! The work-week is almost over and I, for one, CAN. NOT. WAIT. This week has felt like the longest week in the history of weeks. Partially, I think because Barbara (my boss) has been out of town for 2 days, which leaves me at work COMPLETELY by myself with just a list of tasks to occupy myself. It's not all bad, really. I take my laptop and listen to Pandora (I've been stuck on my Luke Bryan station for weeks now!) but it really is just me, myself, and I piddling around in Barbara's home office. And also, I think this week has dragged on because I've been so looking forward to this weekend!

My friend Christina and I have a certain affinity for peach margaritas.

For one, I can't wait to be in Louisville with some of my lovely, Phi Mu ladies!! A couple of weekends ago, they came down from Louisville to my hometown and stayed for the weekend, which was an absolute blast! We went out that Friday night to our local bar and watched the local band, Sidewayz. Then Saturday we hiked all around my family's 350+ acres and went for Mexican and Margaritas before getting ready and heading out again for a 2nd night on the town. It was so much fun just showing them around my hometown because it's so much smaller (and country-er) than Louisville. So this weekend it's my turn to visit them and the girls are going to show me how things are done in their hometown. Also, this is one of Christina's last weekends here before she leaves for Argentina (she's going through a different program, but it's basically the same thing I did!) so we're all trying to get together as much as we can before she's gone.

Tale as old as time...

Another reason to look forward to this weekend, my friends and I have plans to see Beauty and the Beast in 3D!! Y'all do not understand how excited I am for this. Beauty and the Beast was always one of my absolute favorite disney movies when I was little (who am I kidding, it still is) and I'm getting such a kick out of the fact that Disney is re-releasing some of their classics from the vault. And putting them in 3D, no less! My friends and I were pretty much first in line for the Lion King and I've heard that they're releasing the Little Mermaid sometime in August. That movie is my namesake, for crying out loud! Oh, and also, I am FINALLY getting my white iphone 4 this weekend. POR FINNN. I swear, I have been trying to get this phone for ages and something is always happening. Seriously though, right now, I could go for a Peach margarita or a tall glass of Argentine Malbec, and a stack of Disney movies on dvd. And some sushi. I'm always up for sushi. Just one more day!!

See ya bye, 2011!! Bring it on, 2012!!

Wow! My last post was in September!! I can't believe it...I've been so busy with different things, I haven't had time to write at all. And sometimes, that's when I need to the most; just to take a minute and get things off my chest and out of my cluttered mind and out in the open where I can rake through them. And man, do I have a lot of things to rake through. First off: SPAIN. Back in September, I had to face the possibility that I wouldn't get my Student Visa on time and I might not get to go to spain. So I started researching some other options - basically anything that would get me to Spain (I just want to go!) One program I came across was called TEFL and they offer a 1-month long certification course that certifies it's students to teach English ANYWHERE in the world. And you can take this course online, in chicago...or pretty much anywhere you want! They even have an option for Madrid! So I sat down with my parents and we basically pro-conned both programs and how they would fit in with me finishing my senior year here at Western Kentucky and keeping my current job (which I love!) In the end, we decided that even though TEFL is only 1 month (versus the 10 months I could get to spend in Spain with the Language asst. position) it definitely seems a better option for me - both now and in the long run. I can choose to take the course any month that works best for me (I'm looking at March right now) and I can come back to WKU in the Fall and keep working my job up until I leave and pick right back up when I get back. And looking at the future, 10 months would have looked AMAZING on my resumé, but that's all. It would be a resumé booster, nothing more. TEFL actually helps you get job offers - ACTUAL JOBS. That's what I need to focus on, and just reading some of the testimonies online, I'm getting super pumped about this! So that's that, for now. A huge weight off of my shoulders. And something to look forward to in the upcoming months! So...as to what I've been up to the last couple of months, a little recap: Luke Bryan came to Western for my school's Homecoming!! 

Luke Bryan at WKU !! 

Homecoming is a pretty big deal at my school, especially for the greek organizations, and since Luke used to be a Sigma Chi back in the day (he's still totally a frat boy) the concert was wall-to-wall Greeks! It was such a fun time and I'm so glad I got to share it with my lovely sisters of ΦΜ!

Can a simple black v-neck be any sexier ??? 

Hmm...so next: Thanksgiving! Always having been one of my favorite holidays, what with the food and the family and making messes in the kitchen helping mom cook, this year it was one of the best I've ever experienced! My girls from home and I finally got to experience the wonderment that is TURKEY-KICK! What's that you say? You've never heard of it?? Well, it's a pretty big deal here. Turkey-kick is a HUGE bar-crawl held every year in Bardstown (the Bourbon capital of the world) on Thanksgiving Eve. Bands play at the Old Stable and Talbott Tavern and there's a bus that takes you around to the different bars.

Oh ya know, just Turkey-kickin' it up! 

Well, somehow, we didn't end up on the bus, but no worries! We got to ride around in a limo - for FREE - and see one of our favorite hometown bands, Hooker! It was definitely a great memory with some great friends, and we've already decided: we'll be back next year :)  Christmas was also a blast this year, even though for some reason I just couldn't seem to make myself believe that it was actually Christmas. Maybe because it was so warm this year, and it just doesn't seem like the holidays to me without a little snow on the ground. Butttt...my sister and her husband managed to make it up from North Carolina for the holiday and that was probably the best present of the year! It's a lot harder to get to see them now that they live in NC and I work a lot and my little sister has her first job and none of us can really get away for long periods of time. But we did get to spend the lovely holidays together, so I'm very thankful for that!

Tis the season...

Oh, and ever since my cousin's wedding back in September, my family seems to have decided that we are wine drinkers. Not that I'm complaining though! I love it! I think I came back from Argentina with a slightly more mature palette. My only complaint is that my dad sent me to the liquor store with the wine list and the workers gave me a giant box for all the wine because "it didn't look like a little thing like me could carry all that wine!" So embarrassing.  And this year was actually my FIRST New Year's Eve experience. One of my sorority sisters came down from Louisville for the weekend and we went to Hooker's last show (so sad!) It was her first and last Hooker concert and I'm so glad it was the one she got to see! I'm telling ya, they really outdid themselves. We definitely rang the new year in in-style, and I'm looking forward to everything 2012 has to offer. And maybe since it's a new year, I'll start keeping all my resolutions! Wish me luck!