As Close As I Can Get To City Life

Here I am, all moved into my new apartment for my final year of college. My new place is more in the center of the action than my last one. I like to make the analogy that my last apartment was country life and my new one is city life. Though, this is Athens and everything is pretty much the country…I still like to think I am more in a city now!

People complain about moving all the time, and yes it is a pain. Packing up all of your belongings, moving everything into a truck, driving who knows how far just to unpack everything you just packed. Yes annoying, but I kind of enjoy it. I like to organize, so when I walked into my new apartment full of boxes I was in heaven. It took about a day and a half, but I am all moved in and organized and if I do say so myself, the place looks great! I’m still putting some decorations and such on the walls but other than that, it feels like home!

Also, since I do not have cable yet I have been watching even more Netflix than I usually do. Which, as most of you know, is a lot. I have been watching new movies and television shows, some I haven’t even heard of, but I am getting hooked on all of them. I take breaks every once in a while for my homework though, so I’m not completely obsessed…right?

I, of course, have to take some time to comment on some current events. Well, the less important ones. Don’t worry, I’m not getting serious here. It looks like the Heat and Spurs are heading to Game 7 (boo, go Spurs)! Also the Stanley Cup Finals are still going strong, Go Blackhawks! And of course Kim Kardashian had Kanye West’s baby last weekend and news has yet to break out about the child. Either something is wrong or Kim finally realized that we do not care enough to wait outside the hospital and see her every move. Sooo that’s my little news update, hope you enjoyed it!

 

Oh, and here’s an adorable pug! Have a nice day!

Movie Frenzy!

I love movies, this is no surprise to any of you who know me. My boyfriend and I probably go see a movie in the theater at least once and week and watch movies from my extensive collection or on Netflix multiple times a week, almost once a day probably. I love movies, I cannot help it!

Last night we saw The Internship, with Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. I loved it! Apparently is was fourth in the Box Office this week, but in my mind it is a must see. I am a huge Vince Vaughn fan though. He plays similar characters in all of his movies, but I still seem to find it hilarious!

If you haven’t heard of the movie here is a  summary. Two men in, Vince and Owen, lose their sales jobs in this tech savvy world and are forced to find new ones. They land an internship at Google with about 30 other college seniors who know everything there is to know about the internet and coding and all that fun stuff. However, Vince and Owen are completely lost. They are forced to work with a group and complete a series of tasks throughout the summer. The team that does the best will receive full time jobs at the end of the summer. I don’t want to give anything away, so I’ll stop there. Like I said, it’s very funny and I recommend it!

Another movie that is in theaters right now that I want to see but am slightly hesitant about is The Purge. When I first saw the trailer I thought it looks really interesting, however the fact that they turned it into a horror film kind of ruined it for me. I feel like if this was n action/adventure movie with some slight fear thrown in every once in a while it would be nice, but these people trying to get in your house wearing weird looking masks on a night where all crime is legal…yeea I’m not so sure about that. BUT, if anyone has seen it and liked it, or if you didn’t like it, let me know because I haven’t completely given up on it yet!

 

Also I have gotten Netflix recently and am obsessed, no surprise there. I watched the entire Grey’s Anatomy series, just started Arrested Development last week, going through How I Met Your Mother as if I haven’t already seen them all, and have watched tons of old movies I had never seen. Let’s just say I am enjoying myself. Does anyone have any suggestions or need a new series to watch? Just comment below and I’ll respond!

 

That’s enough movie talk for today, I’m going to go ahead and get on Netflix to see what I can discover next! Happy Movie Watching Everyone!

She’s Baaaaaack

Wow! It has been a long, LONG time since I’ve written on this blog! Don’t worry, i plan to start writing more often. I may have said that before, but this time I’m actually going to try to stick to it! Not too much has changed since the last time i’ve posted, but I’ll try to catch you up!

I am now a senior, yes that’s right, a SENIOR in college. I will be graduating in just six short months! I am excited but nervous, ready but not ready, happy but scared. I want to start the next stage of my life, but these past 3 years in Athens have gone by faster than I imagined they would. I have loved every second here and have made so many memories, I cannot wait to see what these next six months have planned for me!

 

After Spring Semester ended I headed to Vegas for a week and enjoyed the sunshine, delicious drinks, and even a little gambling. I am newly 21, well just a couple of months, and so I have no idea how to play most of them. Well, play to win at least. Though, I am a fan of blackjack and roulette. They are probably the easiest games to understand in the casino besides the slot machines where you just push a button or pull a lever, but they are all fun!

 

After Vegas I came back here, to beautiful Athens, Ohio. Ohio University in the summer is just as beautiful in the spring. The only difference is that 80% of the students are gone so there are A LOT less people walking around campus. It is very calm and soothing though, well most of the time. Court Street is still full, not as full as when all the students are here, but the bars still seem to fill up quite a bit!

I have enjoyed the summer down here so far. Relaxing by the pool, doing some homework, watching Netflix, and going uptown pretty much sum it all up. I have very little to complain about!

I hope I can get some of you followers back as I fill you in on my summer adventures these next couple of months! I will be moving into my new apartment, traveling across the country, and making memories. I can’t wait for my last semester at OU as well. It’s going to be a great one!

 

I will leave you with a fun BuzzFeed story, enjoy! 

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/this-is-what-the-lead-singer-of-sum-41-looks-like-now

Happy Lent and Belated Valentine’s Day!

So I know people do not normally wish people a “happy Lent” but it’s just part of a blog title, get over it. I meant to write this post on Ash Wednesday but school and things have kept me too busy, so here I am writing it on a Friday night half asleep. It’s been a long day.

I am very excited for this Lenten season. I would say this is one of the first that I am actually happy with everything in my life! I have an amazing family at home who supports me, friends that I live with and see daily, an amazing boyfriend, and school and life is just heading in the right direction. However, not everything can be perfect of course, then life wouldn’t be as fun, right? For Lent I decided to give up over thinking and freaking out over all the little things that don’t matter. I can be somewhat of a worrywart sometimes and I tend to over think certain aspects of my life, specifically things that don’t matter or matter very little. With the three days that I have been challenging myself to not over think and just let things go, I am actually doing very well. I am happy with myself and I have seen how not freaking out so much has helped me in situations even in these past few days. I kind of regret waiting until Lent to take this challenge on though, but still excited I’m doing it!

 

So yesterday was Valentine’s Day! ….I can hear some of you sighing after reading that. Honestly, I HATE when people complain about not having a date for Valentine’s Day. I mean honestly it’s not a big deal, at all. Some people have to make it through Mother’s Day without a mother and Father’s Day without a father, so I think you can make it one day without a significant other! For those of you who don’t have anything against Valentine’s Day, I’m with you there. I’ve never had a problem with the day whether I’ve had a boyfriend or not. Just a day where people can show each other how much the other means to them, what isn’t amazing about that? I had a wonderful day with my boyfriend who went above and beyond to impress me. I’m so happy and thankful I have him in my life, honestly I think I would be a crazy mess sometimes if I didn’t have him to calm me down every once in a while. And when I say that, I mean my daily freak outs. HOWEVER, hopefully I will stop having those and not break my Lenten promise!

One side note, Casablanca is my favorite movie of all time. I watched it last night for the first time in a while and I just remembered how much I love it! If you haven’t seen it I definitely recommend it. Humphrey Bogart….that’s all I need to say.

 

So here is the reason I am so tired and staying home writing blog posts on Friday night. I went on a networking trip today with an organization I am involved in here on campus. We headed up to Columbus to visit Cardinal Health. I was very impressed to say the least! I absolutely loved it there. It is definitely a place I can see myself working in the future if I get so lucky. The atmosphere, the people, and the projects all seem right up my alley. We left this morning at 6:45 in the morning, that’s extremely early for me. We made it back home after a busy day around 4:30. I had a great day though. Going back to my Lenten promise, I didn’t freak out about today or get too nervous when meeting people. One thing that probably helped that though was that just while I was on Cardinal Health’s Campus today I met five individuals who were Ohio University Alum! Seeing those who were in your own shoes a few years ago in a job that you would love to have is promising and hopeful in a way! It was a very rewarding experience and even though it was an early morning and a fully packed day I would do it again in a heartbeat!

If I learned one thing about after graduation, it is that there is always an OU Bobcat wherever you go, even in a place you wouldn’t expect. I LOVE that! 

 

Bobcat For Life!

I’m A Survivor!

Good news everyone, I am still alive! I was sick for days and couldn’t get out of bed but I have survived!…Ok so I’m exaggerating a little. However, I was sick (which you would know if you read my last post, which you should have) and I am feeling a lot better! It has turned into a cold now which is just annoying, and I am also losing my voice which is EXTREMELY annoying. But my boyfriend likes that I’m sure. Also my professors are allright with that too! Rude.

Also, I am currently watching the Grammys. They are awesome this year, if you aren’t watching/didn’t watch them, you missed out! Taylor Swift opened which, meh. I am not a huge fan. I use to love her but I’m sorry Taylor, you’re crazy. And you can’t sing live. And her performance was an Alice in Wonderland themed…she was the mad hatter. I’m not sure why, but possibly because she is crazy, as was he. 

Other performances included Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert, Fun, Kelly Clarkson, Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5 and Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Elton John and Ed Sheeran, Mimford and Sons, and others that have not occurred yet thus far in the show! So far my favorite is….well, you would think Maroon 5 because I am a huge fan of theirs, but Alicia Keys ruined that, and with Justin Timberlake making his comeback I have to go with him! His performance was amazing, I loved it!

Winners so far are as followed:

Best Pop Solo Performance: Adele “I set Fire to the Rain”

Best Country Solo Performance: Carrie Underwood “Blown Away”

Song of the Year: Fun, Janelle Monae “We Are Young”

Best Urban Contemporary Album: Frank Ocean “Channel Orange

Best Rock Performance: The Black Keys “The Lonely Boys”

Best Pop Vocal Album: Kelly Clarkson “Stronger”

 

Oh Bruno Mars is performing right now…Killing it, KILLing it! I love Bruno Mars!

Alright, that is all!

Have a Happy Monday tomorrow; try to be so happy that when others look at you they become happy too!

Where I Am Today

I am sitting in my apartment, finally having a free second. Why have I been so busy lately? Oh right, I’m a junior in college…at Ohio University… in the Scripps College. THAT’S why I have no free time. Here is a normal day for me:

1. Wake up 

2. Snooze the alarm while I check all my social media (it’s my job, I have to)

3. Make coffee (drink the whole pot)

4. Go to classes

5. Eat lunch

6. Go to more classes

7. Eat dinner

8. Go to meetings

9. Do homework

10. Sleep

11. Repeat 

I am exhausted. That is probably one of the reasons I am currently sick. I hate it. I also hate the fact that everyone on campus is sick and that half the people do not cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze. Honestly, I feel like I’m in middle school again! It really is not that hard to cough or sneeze in your sleeve and wash your hands every once in a while. Sometimes the world disgusts me; mostly during the flu and cold seasons.

So anyway, I’m just lying here on my couch watching The Big Bang Theory, sneezing and coughing, and thinking of the millions of things I have to do. Then I decided to forget it all and write this post. So, you’re welcome.

I wish I wasn’t sick because I was hoping to go home and meet my niece this weekend. Ok, so she isn’t technically my niece, but I will call her that and she will call me Aunt Jenny. Here’s the story for all of you who are confused. My cousins had a baby, Maggie Rose (aka the cutest name ever), and I am the last one to meet her because I am in Athens and they live in Columbus with the rest of my family. These two cousins are like a brother and sister to me. I have been very close to the boy, Eric, for as long as I remember. We were always the best of buds! When he got married, his wife became like another sister to me! I am so blessed to have them in my life and to be so close to them. Also I am so happy their baby, that came 2 weeks early, is a happy and healthy baby girl! I cannot wait to meet her in person, because these adorable daily pictures I get are making me more anxious by the second, not to mention filling up the storage space on my phone!

Besides that, there isn’t really anything else super exciting happening in my life. OH WAIT, I am turning 21 in 19 days! Yep…that’s preeeeetty exciting! I love birthdays so I am especially stoked for this one! Also, as a side note, the new season of Duck Dynasty starts in 20 days! What better birthday gift could a girl ask for? If you haven’t watched the show…stop reading this and go watch an episode. They play reruns on A&E often, and I highly recommend the hilarious show to one and all!

I guess that’s all I got for you for today!

Happy Early Valentine’s Day to you all! And remember, if you’re upset about not having a Valentine, don’t complain about it. If you do, I will judge you for many reasons. Here’s one good reason: Some people don’t have fathers on Father’s Day or mothers on Mother’s Day. Not having a Valentine isn’t nearly as important as a Mother or Father! Get over it and be thankful for what you have!

 

In Ohio the Seasons Change Sooner Than We Expect

Hola again! I am terrible at being consistent with my blog posting, so sorry to those who read my blog regularly (both of you). I have been busy since my last post. I am back at school now, Spring Semester of my Junior year. Oh my goodness how time has flown by! It is only the beginning of week three of this “spring” semester. We have already had a few snow storms and today the rain has begun. Only in Ohio can you have a week of snow and below 10 degree weather only to have the next week being 50 and 60 degrees with rain.  Only Ohio…

 

Though this semester has just begun I have already had some good times! Last week I went to see Bob Saget and his stand up show when he visited campus. He is truly hilarious. I see him as Danny Tanner forever and always. Sweet and innocent father of three girls in the ’90s is how I see him, or how I did before last week! However, his stand up is quite the opposite. I knew this before I bought my ticket, but it was still a bit of a surprise to see him in person. His stand up is rather raunchy, and the disclosure for mature audiences was much needed. However, it was hilarious. I would recommend anyone and everyone to see him in person if you have the opportunity. Watching Full House reruns will never be the same again!

 

In other news, my birthday is in a little less than a month and I am BEYOND excited! I am never really a big birthday person….actually, yes I am! I love birthdays. And not just my birthdays, I love birthdays in general! Celebrating another year of your life being complete and the beginning of a new one; Who doesn’t love that?! When family and friends all come together, nothing is better than that! 

 

Happy Monday, try to stay awake and active!