Wednesday, February 23, 2011

21 Things to Do Before I Turn 22




I found out I had strep throat today, so I decided to post a little list I came up with back in the frantic days of late November.

21 Before 22
1. Go to Austin, TX.
2. Attempt to cook at least one meal a week for myself.
3. Become a fancier dresser (this is a vague goal, but I'm sure it involves more dresses and fewer sweatpants).
4. Sew a dress for myself.
5. Go to a brewery.
6. Go to Savannah, GA (plans are underway for this one!).
7. Host a cocktail party.
8. Go to a salsa dance lesson.
9. Watch Casablanca, as an adult.
10. Drink more Gatorade.
11. Buy coffee from Kaffeklatch.
12. Use cash more often; don't rely on my debit card as often.
13. Create my own blog (check, more of a hostile takeover of the old one!).
14. Buy an expensive pair of shoes.
15. Devote an entire day to reading (check).
16. Visit Hannah Jones in Auburn (check).
17. Paint my nails more often.
18. Take at least one spontaneous night time walk.
19. Wear red lipstick with no other makeup.
20. Cook dinner for friends (check).
21. Tattoo.

Four out of 21 isn't too bad for only being 6 months in... right? I have until August 9th to finish the remaining 17!

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Something I Love Sunday


This is really more of a "SomeONE I Love Sunday" post, but whatevs. This girl makes me so happy. Her name is Hannah. She now lives 4 hours away from me to go to college, but she is still my touchstone. Don't get me wrong, I have many close friends in Huntsville that I love and cherish deeply. But because Hannah is no longer involved in the everyday innerworkings of my life, talking to her gives me a fresh perspective on any situation that I come across. I went to visit her this weekend to clear my mind a bit and reset. Sometimes, if you stay in the same place long enough, you can't take a step back from your life and appreciate it - your mind becomes too involved with typical life issues and you can't enjoy what you have.

So this weekend, I am thankful for:
- a great friend willing to put up with me all weekend
- BEAUTIFUL weather that happens very rarely in the South (about 70 degrees, sunny, slight breeze... perfection)
- coffee.
- sun rooms to enjoy said coffee and weather.
- deep conversations punctuated by cute cat antics and jazz music playing in a neighbor's yard.

Feel free to shout out something that you are currently loving!

Monday, February 7, 2011

Snapshot

Listening: Neil Young, Belle & Sebastian, traffic outside my window.
Reading:
Watching: Sparticus, so many episodes of South Park.
Wearing: Right now? An Invader Zim t-shirt that is about 8 years old, yoga pants...fuzzy socks.
Wanting: So much that is unattainable.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Settle down with me by the fire of my yearning.


As you may have noticed, this blog has become pretty dead lately. This reason is two-fold. Life getting in the way is the main reason. During the month of November, I moved into my own apartment and was consumed by finals and personal ups and downs and real life in general, all while trying to hold down a 40-hour a week job and keep my G.P.A. up (which went swimmingly - I graduated magna cum laude!). December started off with graduation and was a fast-paced month filled with family, friends, and food. January... well, let's not talk about January. Let's just leave it at being a very bittersweet month. Now, February is upon us and it's time to get in the swing of things again. The second reason is that Heather has decided to become a guest on the blog, because keeping up with two blogs and a business is a large undertaking. Therefore, she will become a super awesome rad guest, and the blog has shifted over to me, Becky. Since she was always the more dedicated updater between the two of us, this is also a reason for a profound lack of updates.

HOWEVER. It is time for all of that to change. I am going to promise to be a better updater - just don't flog me if I am not perfect.

That being said, here are a few of the things I have done since the last update:


I tried the whole shorts/tights thing, at the insistence of several parties. It worked out better than I thought it would, and kept me pretty warm considering the temperature decided to hover at 32 degrees that night.

Here is a lovely shot of Heather's outfit on that wonderful girls' night (please ignore the bottle of rum on the coffee table).

Three of my favorite ladies getting ready for a little girls' night rambunctiousness.

Two friends playing at open mic night at my favorite bar in the world, the Voodoo Lounge.

Boys enjoying Mario Kart before a going away party of epic proportions.



This is just a random picture from a party, but I really like the way that I look in this picture so I vainly posted it.
Heather and I decided to visit the Nook with Dave and Tyler, and we got fancy.

Our beers, in order of light to dark. Mine is on the far right :-)


I love this random beer picture of Jill and I.


I also like this beer picture of myself. Don't be fooled; I do engage in other activities that do not involve beer. However, when beer is present the pictures flow easier.


A brightly lit Voodoo Lounge.


A Birmingham adventure. We were excited, because we were the only ones who got wristbands.

Hair mustache. "When in doubt, pinky out" is my 2011 motto.


A single girls' fridge: sour cream, cheese, jelly, pasta sauce, a lime, an onion, water, coffee creamer, 2 bottles of wine, hamburger meat, chicken breasts and 3 6-packs of beer.


Stay classy, guys.

-B