...It Was the Worst of Times

Life is like... death. It happens to everyone.

I woke up to some bad news this morning. My mother called to tell me that my great uncle is on life support after attempting to take his own life. He has been sick for some time and it seems the pain was just too great to bear. This is a hard time for the family. Personally, I was not extremely close to him, but my father and my cousins are taking it particularly hard. It pains me to think of the hurt they are experiencing right now. Please keep my family in your prayers.

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A Very Merry Christmas

Life is like... love. It happens whether you want it to or not.

Christmas was wonderful. I got a lot of clothes and about 5 gift cards to Barnes and Noble. I think I'm going to buy a nookcolor with them. 

It snowed! This is the first time I can remember it actually snowing on Christmas Day. It usually snows in February and March, but never in December. I'm so excited because maybe this means it will snow more later. 

I love my family so much. I just love being able to be home with them. I know I only live 30 minutes away from them, but I always have so much going on that I don't have a lot of time to come home. Being home for a couple of days is just what I needed. 

Though Christmas was great this year, I cannot wait for New Year's Eve and my trip to Glendale. 2010 was a pretty good year but I hope 2011 is amazing. .

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Christmas Cheer

Life is like... a snowflake. No two lives are the same.

Last night was my dad's family Christmas. I ate so much food that I won't be hungry for another week. Afterwards, Audrey and her little brother Trace, Brad, my cousin Rebecca and I went to see Easy A. It's a really cute and funny movie. I enjoyed it a lot. 

This week I'm working a ton of hours in order to make some money for Glendale. I'm starting to get super excited about the trip. I cannot wait to be there. It's going to be so much fun. 

I'm ready for Christmas to be here. I haven't really gotten into the Christmas spirit yet and I really want to. I guess I just haven't been around enough Christmas decorations and I've worked too much. 

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A Spirit That Is Not Afraid

Life is like... the Auburn Creed. No Explanation Needed. 

Cam Newton won the Heisman on Saturday night! Bringing it home to Auburn. 

They say Heisman Trophy Winners don't do well in their bowl games, but hopefully he can break that mold.

I'm so proud of the Auburn Family. New York City is over 950 miles and 16 1/2 hours from Auburn, but when Cam Newton walked into Best Buy Theater there were Auburn fans there to support him.

Last night was the Chick-Fil-A Christmas Party. It was ok. Not nearly as much fun as Last year, but not terrible. I took Audrey as my date. We matched in Orange and Blue. 

After the party we went to see Burlesque. It was great. I would highly recommend it to anyone that is thinking of seeing it. 

I'm going to start working out more. When I came to college I worked out all the time because I was afraid of the freshman fifteen and because my boyfriend lived 800 miles away so I had a lot of extra time on my hands. Fall of sophomore year I continued to work out all the time because I didn't have class on Tuesday or Thursday but ever since then I have slowly started working out less and less. When I started dating Andrew I rarely worked out at all. Then I began drinking Cokes again because there was always one within reach, but now that I have more free time I'm going to get back on track. Maybe if I write about my progress it will hold me accountable. I hope so.

My grades this semester were pretty good. I made 3 A's, 1 B and 1 C. I know I probably shouldn't feel good about that C but that class was incredibly hard so I am proud of that grade. 

And JUSTIN TURNS 21 TODAY!!! YAY!!! He's finally old enough to go out on a night other than Wednesday. This greatly increases our chances of going out next semester.

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Counting Down the Days

Life is like... the lottery. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.

Congratulations!  You have been selected for the right to purchase one (1) Tostitos BCS National Championship Student Ticket.

Yay!!! I can't believe I won!! This is so awesome! It's a lower level seat too which means if Justin can win a seat in the next lottery then we can sit in the student section. But, if he doesn't win the lottery then I'll sell my student ticket. I'm so excited! Justin and I have booked our flights which means we have completed our travel plans. We are set and ready to go. 

I gave Kody his birthday present last night and he loved it. He drives back to Illinois tonight so I won't see him until we're in Arizona. I'm going to miss him.

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Just Because

The man himself. Cam Newton

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Headed to AZ!

Life is like... surgery. Sometimes things go well and sometimes they don't.

Auburn won the SEC Championship and we're head to Arizona!! Justin and I already bought our tickets to the game because we're so excited about it. I really hope we both win the student ticket lottery, but I never win anything so I'm not getting my hopes up. I'M SO EXCITED!!! We're probably going to fly out of Atlanta on Saturday or Sunday and fly back on Tuesday. This trip is going to be so expensive, but how many times do you have the chance to see your team play for the national title? While you're actually a student at the university? Oh man I'm so excited. 

I watched the game with Justin, Amber, Riley and Riley's friend Will over at Justin's apartment. After the game we went to Toomer's Corner to roll the tree and the place was packed.

This week is final's week and luckily I only have one final that I actually have to go take in a classroom. The other ones were either projects or papers. Sadly, the one final I do have is for the hardest class I'm taking this semester. I'm praying for a C in this class. The tests are ridiculously hard, but hopefully I'll make A's in all of my other classes to balance it out.

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The Beginning of the End

Life is like... school. You can't stay there forever.

I went to my last class of the semester today. I'm glad to be out of school for a couple of weeks, but I'm not excited about my looming graduation date. Sure I know it's not until next year, but it's really only two semesters away. If even that! What if I graduate in August? I am freaking out because that means I'll be leaving Auburn and all of my friends. I'll be going to law school away from my friends and family and that scares me a lot. 

Also, I have decided today that someone I once considered a friend is not who I thought they were. I am very much their friend but this person is not my friend. A friend cares about how you're doing and likes to talk to you occasionally. This person doesn't do that. I have tried to hold onto this friendship for as long as possible because it meant something very special to me, but I cannot keep ruining other relationships for a person that does not even care about me. It makes me very sad to have to do this, but I know I must. It will probably take some time to completely separate myself from this person, but chances are they won't even notice I'm gone.

On a happier note, Auburn plays for the SEC Championship tomorrow in Atlanta. I'm really sad that I'm not going, but I just keep telling myself that if Auburn makes it to the National Title game it will be money I have saved to put towards airplane tickets and tickets to the game. If we make it to the BCS National Championship Game I WILL be going. I don't care if I have to use some of the money I have in savings. 

I guess that's all for tonight. I hate to post stuff that is so depressing, but I had to get it off my chest. 

Here's hoping for a win tomorrow. WAR EAGLE!!

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