Rewind!

Wednesday night --
Hung out with my favorite people: Nathan, Chlz, and Brad. I saw the craziest thing while I was out with them. There were people lined up in front of Best Buy with their tents and blankets TWO days before Black Friday. Dedicated much? Or just plain out crazy? You be the judge. We had fun though. I have mad love for those kids. "A girl can do anything a boy can do!" Chlz and I witnessed some words of wisdom there.

Thursday --
Happy Thanksgiving! Ha, and it was. Woke up and immediately watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in my pajamas like a little kid. Family came over. We ate amazing food. I gained about 10 pounds, and now I regret it. Plans for this weekend: back to dieting and working out! But anyways, back to Thursday.. I then went back to mom's after spending all day at dad's. I planned on coming home to go to sleep early to prepare for Black Friday. Nathan kept me up 'til 12:30 in the morning. We had fun though hanging out. I made him leave though. 3 hours later..

Friday (a.k.a. BLACK FRIDAY) --
I wake up with the worst headache and an urge to purge. Blah. A total of 3 hours of sleep. I don't know how I did it guys. But on the real, this was an awesome day. I shopped everywhere. We got a Wii. We got Guitar Hero World Tour for only 59 bucks! Yeah, we beat EVERYONE in Target for those few games. (: Bought Sex and the City and 27 Dresses, finally. Omg, we went everywere. Hhgregg, Target, Lowes, Menards, Kohls, EVERYWHERE IN METROPOLIS. You guys, I'm tired. Haha. I'm almost done with Christmas shopping though, which thoroughly excites me.

And now, I'm gonna go put in a Christmas movie.
Since it is officially that wonderful time of the year!

I have so much to be thankful for:
1) Nathan Claire
2) Friends & family
3) Sales on Black Friday
4) Guitar Hero
5) M&M Mint Ice Cream
6) Free breakfast at Chick-fil-A
7) Payday!

Life is so good.

fml x a million

Recap!

Monday --
Went to my classes. All of them. I surprised myself, and was actually proud of myself. Luckily, my friend David gave me notes on the Earth Science lectures I've missed. What would I do without him? Later, I hung out in Amy's dorm. We worked on our education slideshow and watched some Family Guy. Love that girl. Tim came over for awhile and chilled too.. wasn't that bad, don't worry you guys. :P I had an awesome time later at Fiddler's casa. Ashley Temple's home, so we all got to see eachother. I've missed that girl so much. She freaking cracks me up. But anyways, me, Mark, Ashley, and Laura all sat around and watched School of Rock. I'm sure Fiddler would love to know that I love that movie now.. thanks to her. It's not so bad after all. (:

Tuesday --
Student teaching at Flanner House with Katie, Amy, and Ashley. That was horrific, but at least we only have one more day left at the school. Came home and relaxed as much as a could, because at noon my Thanksgiving break began. I'm too stoked. Thenn.. the worst news of my life arrived while I was at the dentist at night: I have some cavities that need to be filled.. ASAP. WTF? Where did they come from? I'm seriously freaking the hell out, because there isn't anything scarier in this world than the damn dentist. I seriously wanted to cry my eyes out..
Luckily, Nathan came over afterwards and made my frownies go away.
Ew, I can't believe I just said that.We had a good time though! :)

Wednesday --
Noooothing. Such a relaxing day. :) Cleaned, laundry, napped, made a cute Hello Kitty picture in my sketchbook, watched cartoons in my pajamas, SLEPT IN. Why can't life be like this always? I would kill for this on a daily basis. I'll hopefully spend some more time with Nathan tonight, and then I'm making my way over to Beech Grove for Thanksgiving with my dad. I'm coming home tomorrow night though so I can wake up early for BLACK FRIDAY! woo. :) But anyways. So, then my day turned to shit. Mom woke me up and was like "Tuesday, December 2 -- you're getting your cavities filled."

Fuck my life.
Gah! >:[

Useless

Random thoughts --

Flanner House is such a breeze, yet the biggest waste of our time. Amy and Katie made great points on how Dr. Cathi won't even be grading us on student teaching there! That's kindof annoying and a waste of our time. Whatevz. I love teaching. I love my kids everywhere I go. I feel like I can connect with them easily.

Last night was cute. Nathan decided that I needed to start playing video games. He put in Soul Calibur IV and it was pretty much the gayest and easiest game ever. He thought it was cute though that I actually had an XBOX controller in my hand. Nerd. I love him. (: mmmm.
Margot was on Conan last night! I still need to watch that..

The Office was good. I want to live in a mediocre house with the baby that has a creepy clown picture frame on the wall that won't come off.

I was pretty happy at work today to see that Mark and Eric came to see me! That ended quickly thanks to Donna.

You guys I need a new job. This is depressing.
You guys, I'm not sure why I updated. I have really nothing important to say. I'm just talkative at the moment.

These next few weeks are going to be amazing. I CAN FEEEEEL IT.

Take that, you jerk!

Sometimes I get in these moods where I want to seriously consider going back to my original major: journalism.

Today I watched some Sex and the City, and even some of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. If it weren't for those two shows, I swear I wouldn't ever have the urge to write! I sortof miss reporting and writing stories. I always dreamed of writing for Vogue, The Rolling Stone, or Cosmopolitan.

Oh, how amazing would my life be? It would be the perfect job.

I swear.. not trying to point the finger on anyone.. oh, wait! YEAH I AM. Mr. Hayes is probably the person who turned me off of journalism. After three years in high school for writing for the newspaper, I was done. I loved McKinney.. and seriously wished she never left.
But lately, I've had the urge to get back into that.
I love writing. So much.

You guys, my mind is everywhere all the time. I'm giving myself a headache. I want to be a teacher. I want to be a writer for a magazine. I want to be a therapist. Etc. Etc. Etc.

Lol, I was telling Sara yesterday how sometimes I contemplate going back into journalism just to shove it in Hayes' face. I seriously didn't care for the man. He lacked faith in my work, and it would be the most amazing thing to one day be a professional writer for a huge magazine or newspaper.. and just shove it in his face.
Sigh.

I lika do da cha cha!

You know how it goes:

1. Bestfriend time with SaraBear: we filled out applications for Victoria's Secret & New York and Co. and she watched me buy Colleen her Christmas present. Aaand.. we did our usual catching up on life stuff. Love her.
2. Naptime with Jinxie! There isn't a better feeling in the world than waking up to see your cat wrapped up in your arms and purring. I loverz her.
3. Watching "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton" with Laura, Mark, Eric, and Chris. It was nice seeing them. I've missed them. No more long gaps.
4. Laura's ridiculously amazing homemade chocolate chip cookies!
5. Mark gave me BJ Novak's autograph!
6. Pilates!
7. Actually remembering to return my DVD's to the library and not get overloaded on fines, as usual.
8. Boo Boo making fun of Mark for going boom boom!

I figured out what I'm getting Nathan for Christmas. I only told Chlz, but it's pretty wicked awesome.
I'm really not looking forward to student teaching at Flanner House.Thaaat starts tomorrow morning.
Oh joy.

Pray for me?

Down to 30

What's been good:

1. Orchard Elementary -- I already miss it, you guys! I swear one day I'll be back there either teaching preschool, or being their music teacher. I found my calling. I belong there.
2. Awesome paycheck!
3. Going to see Alex's play "Charley's Aunt" at Whiteland High School with Nathan and Chlz. It was too freaking hilarious, and omgsh Alex was awesome! I'm proud of him.
4. Dinner at Applebee's the my loves: Nathan, Alex, Chlz, Kaela, Peter, and Brad.
5. Across the Universe.
6. Breakfast at Starbucks, and running into Jennifer. Nobody serioulsy understands how much her and Jeff mean to me, and to see her was such a great surprise. She brightens my days.
7. Brownies!
8. Pilates!
9. Freshly cut [& cute] bangs!
10. Nathan Claire.. mmmmmm. (: You guys, I found my soul mate. Tonight was amazing with him. AMAZING.

Dude, just a few more weeks and I'll be FINISHED with my first semester of college.I'm too hype right now, I could watch a Colts game, and play some beer pong at the same damn time.
My life is beautiful.I'm thankful for everything.

^ published last night, but Blogspot wasn't working at dad's. Now onto today..

It was Colleen's sweet 16. She got her pearls, and I envied her. I just kept telling myself that one day I'll marry a doctor and he'll provide me with all the pearls from Tiffany's galore, lol. Annd she got bling. Baller status much? I'd say so. Love that girl though.

Had a breakdown today with thoughts about money. I'm going through such a money crunch at the moment and it's stressing me out with Christmas coming up soon. I have no idea what more I need to do. I've applied everywhere, and begged for more hours, and still I'm stuck at the library making $6.90 an hour and working only 12 hours a week.

I'm scared that I'm going to disappoint everyone this Christmas.

Nathan helped me though. I can always cry around him, and he knows how to make it all better.

I love the Claire family. They are my family.
I miss my boyfriend.

See you Wednesday? :(

Russia

Within these past two days, I've been thankful for:
1. Getting married at Steak 'N Shake.
2. Early release day for K-12 students.
3. Finishing my HUGE project in English early, and on time.
4. Made my schedule for next semester: Philosophy, Psychology, History, English, and Education!
5. Nathaniel August Claire.

Tomorrow's my last day student teaching at Orchard. I'm not sure if I'll consider teaching there or not. I like the environment and children, but had some weird experiences with the staff.
I'm going to be a great teacher one day, that is if I stick with this major.
I really hope this is for me, or else I have no idea what I would fall back on.

I really want a new sketchbook..

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Today was good.

1. The Motown Review.
2. Making $7.47 at Plato's Closet, and getting to see Erica while I was there.
3. Cleaning my room and baking cookies with Nathan.
4. Sharing memories over Facebook with all my friends.
5. Finishing my English 101 project.
6. Christmas decorations at Target.

I'm not sure why Sara and I didn't hang out on our date night.
4 meals under $4 at Steak N Shake.
I'm stoked. Tomorrow. I'm going.

Put CAVE back so I can spell ZINC!

I'm stealing Fiddler's idea. I think it's a great way to reflect upon your days, whether they were good or bad. I like being positive and realizing what I'm thankful for, and what puts a smile on my face.

This weekend's highlights:

1. Dunkin Donuts with Nathan, Alex, and Hannah. Not only did we catch up and eat delicious food, but me and Nathan got free donuts from the manager for answering trivia questions.
2. The Knights and Princesses program @ Wayne Library. Me, Devon, Julianne, and of course, Mary got to dress up in our gowns and basically hand out candy and play games with kids, annnnd I got paid for it.
3. First Friday! Me and Nathan hit up Harrison Center and Big Car in Fountain Square. I love going with him. I'm so lucky to have a boyfriend who appreciates art just as much as I do.
4. Playing numerous games of Scrabble, EVEN when Nathan screwed up my chance to use the letter "Z" !
5. Photoshoot with Nathan in the North Wayne playground.
6. SNL Digital Shorts.

annnnnd.. getting an unexpected surprise from Paul "Poppa" Claire.

Lolololololol.

Today wasn't too fabulous though before Nathan and I spent time together. Dad and I got into another harsh arguement about how I never care, and how he never understands. Sigh. I'm so done with this shit. I'd rather not waste my precious time disputing and crying.

Tyler randomly texted me today. I guess he's done with bootcamp and just graduated. Weird.

I'm ready for this semester to be over with. I really want to work more hours, but my boss won't let me. I need more money. Oh shit, Christmas is coming up. Fantastic.

I'm excited. Forreal, I always am.. but I'm afraid I'll let my loved ones down since I'm literally not good with the income lately.. my money goes to bills and gas. Annnd.. that is it.

Crazy stuff: I gave Nathan a kiss and hug goodbye, and told him "I'll love you forever."
I literally shocked myself with those words. Forever. He told me that he wouldn't mind there being a "forever."

To be honest with you all, I wouldn't mind it either. (:
Guys, I'm in love.

OBAMA IS OUR PRESIDENT ! (:

And I couldn't be any happier. I seriously feel like my vote counted, and that this world will be such a better place. I have all the faith in the world, that he's going to do excellent things for America, and I'm just soooo happy and excited that he won! Today is a day of celebration and happiness for the Obama voters! (:


Onto other stuff..
On November 3, me and Nathan had our 6 MONTH ANNIVERSARY <3 (: !!
I am seriously so damn happy. He is just perfect to me in every single way, and I'm just so lucky to have found someone like him. He is just.. perfect. Absolutely perfect! We're doing great.. actually, better than great. Things between us are fantastic! Mmmmm. :D

College is draining me.
I'm ready for winter break..
I'm thinking about switching my major.
I'm thinking about moving out with Sara.
I still need a new job.

I apply somewhere like every damn day, and no phone calls or anything. It's so upsetting. How am I supposed to move out? You kindof need money.. KINDOF..

*sigh*

I applied at Borders yesterday downtown. It's a pretty damn legit place if I do say so myself.
Pray for me? Okay, sounds good.

I've been great on my diet. Exercising and eating good regularly.
I'm thinking about hitting up the gym right now actually..

Life is beautiful (: