It's been a long, cold, lonely winter...

     Five cool points if you know the reference I made in the title of this blog.  It has truly been a long, cold, and sometimes lonely winter.  But it officially feels like spring!  Halleluiah!  Psst- true sign of spring?  My throat is acting up because of the pollen.  Today my family celebrated spring and my youngest sister's birthday by heading to the World of Coke down in the ATL.  It was my first time at the new one and overall I was impressed.  I missed some of the displays of vintage advertising memorabilia, but the addition of "Pop Art" was pretty awesome.  Go check it out if you have a chance.  :]

Creepy, hilarious bear.  Hittin' on all the ladies.

I really liked this bottle.

Sisters!  We were celebrating K's (red shirt) 17th b-day.

Love love love the artwork.

Hanging out on the American Idol couch.

Ending the day with Chick-fil-A...perfect!

     How are you celebrating the onset of spring?

Fill in the Blanks: Random-ness

     Hey, everybody!  Tomorrow I owe you a "for-real" post that's not linking up for anything, but today I'm coming to you with the Fill in the Blanks Friday linky from the little things we do.  You should go link up, too!  And I know this is a Friday party, but I'm being a rebel and doing it on Saturday.  ;]



1. I am having a kinda "blah" day.  I woke up feeling sick and sad.  My best friend's dad passed yesterday morning, so my heart has been heavy for her.  All of those things led to me going to Publix at 10:30am to buy chocolate ice cream.  Yep.

2. The bravest thing I've ever done was jump off a cliff into a river.  Ok, so it was only 10-ish feet high, but I am terrified of heights, so it was really brave for me.

Yep, that's me jumping into a river with Chacos on.

3. I feel prettiest when I'm wearing a favorite outfit and hanging out with my friends.  Also, when a guy tells me I look nice.  I can't help it: I love compliments as much as the next girl.

4. Something that keeps me awake at night is mulling over conversations.  If I had an important conversation I tend to think through it over and over and over again.  Not healthy for my psyche, but I can't help it.

5. My favorite meal in the entire world is a #1 with sweet tea (and Polynesian sauce) from Chick-fil-A.  No lie.  I'm a simple girl.

6. The way to my heart is through a cup of coffee and heartfelt conversation.  Every week before Tuesday night church I meet up with some friends at Starbucks and it's probably my favorite hour of the week.

Some of my favorite amigas!

7. I would like to get my master's in special education with a focus on emotional/behavioral disorders.  Subbing has shown me that I have a passion for working with special needs students (specifically children with autism), which is the last thing I thought I had a passion for.  Guys, I love these kids so much.  On Friday, one boy looked in my eyes and said, very clearly, "water" because he was thirsty.  Literally the highlight of my week.

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I really liked the open-ness of this week's questions.  Head on over to your own blog and answer them, too!  What was the highlight of your week?

Fill in the Blanks: Guilty Pleasures

     This week is my first week linking up over at The Little Things We Do for Fill in the Blank Friday.  Who doesn't love answering questions about themselves?  ;]  This week's theme is guilty pleasures...oh boy...

The TV show/website that I watch/read that I would be embarrassed to tell anyone about is lamebook.  It is so addicting to read the ridiculous things people say on facebook.  Plus, it makes me feel very intelligent, although sometimes I feel kind of dumb for reading it. 

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An item of clothing that is worn and torn but that I love far to much to throw away is probably every single one of my t-shirts.  I remember where and when I got each shirt, so I can't bear to get rid of them because I feel like I'm getting rid of a memory.  Honestly, I have 70+ t-shirts.  Too many.

My grocery store impulse buy is ICE CREAM every time.  My favorite is Extreme Moosetracks by Mayfield...it's essentially normal moosetracks with chocolate ice cream.  Amazing.

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Something I do at work to pass time that I wouldn't want my co-workers to know about is picking at the glue bottles.  The kids are awful about leaving glue dripping down the side of the bottles, so when it dries I'll just stand there and pull off all the pieces of dried glue.  It's oddly soothing.  Weird, I know.

One thing in my life that I could give up, but never will is meat.  I've thought about it, but I could never live without my weekly Chick-fil-A. 

A little indulgence that I have is Chick-fil-A.  Like I said before, I can't live without Chick-fil-A.  I eat there at least once a week (last night and tonight).  Best. Food. Ever.

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The junk drawer/area in my house is my closet.  I have boxes of stuff that I've had for years and I just can't get rid of it.  Every few months I go through and throw out a bunch of stuff, but there is still so much.

     Well, those are some of my guilty pleasures.  I'm slightly embarrassed about the lamebook and glue ones because they seem so weird to me.  Well, that's ok, because now you can go tell the us about your guilty pleasures.  :]

My Two Loves

     While I was in the shower this morning, I had a thought: what if my two loves could join forces and become the awesomest (real word, I promise) creation ever?  Well, that would just be the dandiest thing to ever happen.

     You know what I say, blog friends?  Follow your dreams.

He always was quite the activist.

So right...you tell 'em, Beatles.

Just a happy Saturday thought.  :]

The Perks of Being a Substitute

     Holla'!  It's my favorite day: DAY OFF!  Don't get me wrong, now- I'm super happy to have a job, and I really do love what I do.  BUT there is something great about having a day off in the middle of the week.  Before my "full-time job" friends get jealous, just remember that ya'll have benefits and make a ton more money than me, so don't be too jealous.  Although a little jealousy is cool.  ;]

     Orders of business for my day off:
1. take a nap because I got up at 5:15AM in case a school called
2. catch up on all my blogs
3. buy cookie mix at Publix for small group
4. return library books (yeah, now that I'm working I don't really have time for that whole "reading" thing)
5. find an AWESOME parking place at the mall (I love the mall at 11AM on a Tuesday)
6. eat Chick-fil-A and people watch
7. Skype with Amburrr all the way from Peru! :]

     I would venture to say that I've had a pretty productive day so far.  Numbers 6 and 7 were especially wonderful.  I'll go ahead and bid you all adieu because I need to bake cookies, do laundry, and clean my room before Water's Edge tonight.  Riddle me this: what do you like to do on your day off?  Are you a "sleep all day" type person or a "gotta get stuff done" person? 

YUM!