Grrrrrrrrrr...

In honor of this awesome Monday that everybody else in the wonderful country gets off... excluding me... at both of my jobs. Here are some awesome Monday pins.

Just gotta try to remember this last one. 

Have a great Monday ya'll!

Just Some Early Morning Word Vomit

Hey ya'll!

So the past few days have been sooooo hectic and tiring exhausting! Friday I somehow managed to clock in 10 hours at my desk assistant job on top of going to all of my classes! To finish off the day Christine and I attempted to make some Salmon for a girls night (that I had to leave early because of work at 3:00am). It actually wasn't too bad after we decided to slice off the scaley part to be able to cook it all the way through. We paired it with this ungodly good lime butter (literally just a stick of butter and 4-5 tablespoons of lime juice) and some asparagus. Of course we had a few adult beverages with it as well.

Then off to work I went. Desk from 3:00am-6:00am and then Lonestar at 11:30am. Not too bad, but my last table oh my geezeballs! This lady was so rude, and even left a note saying that we had made her dining experience "uncomfortable"? Um ma'am, I think the fact that you refused to let your drink get below 3/4 of the way full, complained about how your side salad wasn't big enough (or that there wasn't any bacon or cucumbers with it), and then got snippy when I refused an expired coupon made it very uncomfortable for me. Ugh! Sometimes I don't know how I have survived being a waitress for 4 years. Desk is, as always since I pretty much only work shifts between 12:00am and 6:00am, was full of some very entertaining drunk college students. But as the picture above states, I feel like I do absolutely nada during my three hours of boredom behind this awesome desk.

Not sure if I ever described what i do at my desk job, but pretty much I'm just a "security feature" (if you ask any university official) that ensures that there are no randoms in the building (it's a dorm). When somebody comes into the building they have to swipe their student ID, and it will say "oh hey welcome home" or "da fuq you don't live here". If the second happens, they have to have one of our lovely residents sign them in (but only two guest max). 3 hour shifts at $8.25 an hour working roughly 15-20 hours a week, seems pretty easy peasy. Bright side, you can usually con some pizza off most of the residents.

By the end of today I'm pretty sure I will be the wicked witch from the South! I already worked 12:00am-3:00am, doing my 6:00-9:00am shift at desk now. I get a teeny tiny break before having to report for duty at Lonestar at 12:15pm and then again at 4:30pm. And Holy Moses be back at desk Monday for a 3:00am-6:00am and then Lonestar at 5:15pm!! Let's just say I must have earned some massive karma points because if I had to do my regular Monday class schedule of 8:00am-3:00pm, I would surely croak! Thank you Labor Day!!!!!

Buuuuuuut, I think I'm going to go back to doing zip zilch and nada, or read some more of the lovely blogs that I like to read on the daily.

Peace Out Girl Scouts :)

Sidenote: Anyone out there have any idea how to make my background magig as pretty and awesome looking as like 9.9/10 of all the blogs I read? I'm clueless with this stuff. Spanks in advance :)

I'm a Terrible Blogger

Holy Jebus!

Sorry ya'll I never claimed to be an awesome blogger, and from my track record I guess you can tell that is far from the truth.

I haven't seen Derek since June 16th which feels like forrrrreeeeevvvvveeeeeerrrrrr! Good news though- I get to see him on October 24th! I have the plane ticket bought and everything. I'm flying down there for the weekend so that I can be his beautiful date for the Marine Ball.

I started my Fall Semester of my Junior year at school this week, and let me tell you, I'm exhausted, not to mention completely scatter-brained! I am doing a fully course load, on top of working Lonestar and a Desk Assistant job. Yesterday was the first day in a week and a half that I have actually been able to sleep a full 8 hours solid. Today for example- class from 8:00am-11:00am and again from 1:00-3:00pm, then I have to work at Lonestar at 5:45pm until whenever I get cut, then on desk from 12:00am-3:00am. At least I can sleep in again tomorrow since I don't have anything until my Chiropractor's appointment at 11:15am.

Well, I think I'm going to buy me a USMC hoodie right about now. Write back soon... hopefully!

-M

Memphis... Till the End!

So much to talk about I don't even know where to start!

Thursday we made an adventure to Mississippi to see the infamous Graceland! I'm not exactly the world's biggest Elvis fan, but it was definitely and experience that I won't forget any time soon. Chris without a doubt loved it more than I did. I did learn that Elvis had a twin and other than one or two shows in Canada, he never did a concert outside the US!

Friday we slept in so late! I was sure we wouldn't get anything done what-so-ever! We did go to the most amazing movie theater ever and The Great Gatsby. While it isn't quite my favorite movie in the whole wide world (it would be very tough to beat Breakfast at Tiffany's or Gone With the Wind), I liked it a lot better than what I expected after hearing the reviews. Chris says I still need to read the book. Maybe I'll go buy it for my waits and plane rides in the next few weeks revolving the special Marine in my life? Anyways, then we went back to Beale St. for some dinner and live music. It was definitely the right way to make up for sleeping over thirteen hours!

Today we woke up early and headed to the Zoo. $15.00 later, we both decided we prefer the St. Louis Zoo (if not simply because it's free). We did get to see a pretty cool exhibit about nocturnal animals, which last I had checked, the zoo in STL doesn't have. After a few hours, we decided to leave the child infested area and go relax with some mani/pedis. I might add that it was the first time for me to get a mani/pedi... ever... in my twenty years of life! Oh my, let's just say I think I have found my newest addiction. Decided on a nice deep red and made up my mind I have to go more often to get my nails all done up! We came back to the room to get a little bit more dressed up so that we could go out for our last big shi-bang with a Dinner and Music Riverboat Ride. While it was a little bit of a splurge, I have to say it was well worth every penny. The views were amazing, the food not that bad, and not only was there live music, but a majority of the other dinner guests belonged to a dance school, so they were definitely putting on a show with all of there much better than me dance moves! After some hectic traffic full of cops and whistles and ridiculously annoying drivers, we made it back to the hotel, bottle of wine in tow.

While I feel like attempting to sum up these past few days in the few words that my time has allowed me to put into type is far from adequate, I can simply say that this trip was much needed. It was just nice to get away and have some fun with my best friend. Fingers crossed it becomes a tradition! :)

xo, M

Girls Weekend in Memphis

Six hours driving south with my best friend landed us smack dab in the middle of downtown Memphis! We've been planning this trip since the beginning of the year, and let's just say after finals week last week it is much needed!

We didn't do anything too exciting- especially considering I just turned twenty. We did make our first stop Beale St. and ate some yummy ribs at BB Kings! Chris drank some peachy potion called Love on the Delta while I settled for a virgin Bloody Mary. She got the giggles while I got to giggle at her soberly. Can I just be 21 already? They had a live band that played all kinds of the classic songs you'd associate with Memphis, just wish I actually caught the name of it. They were surprising good with their remakes of Elvis and Johnny Cash. Next we hit the street. Got to see Coyote Ugly up close and personal, yet once again being as I am not 21 yet, I couldn't get in. I did peek in and the bar was lined with bras just like I expected it to be! We explored the gift shops and found lots of cute little odd bits, but decided to wait and see what else was in store in terms of shopping. We do have four more days in town after all! 

Now we're back in the hotel room, sipping on some sweet summer time refreshments, and ready to hit the hot tub! First night in Memphis is easily a success!! :)

xo, M

PS- After 9 whole months Chris has finally conquered the art of scrolling down on my Mac.

Another Day Down

   I feel so relieved now! I got to talk to the friend I had written about in my last post- the one I had gotten into an argument with. Well we talked things out and quite honestly it was just a whole heap of miscommunication. Thank God! I honestly couldn't imagine not having her here for me. Especially now with all the stress of D leaving and a potential wedding to be planned.
   Other than that today has been quite uneventful. I simply slept in and went to class. I did re-arrange my dorm a little and cleaned up. As always, I am just now finishing some homework that is due tomorrow. I'm such a procrastinator! It's for my Creative Writing class. We were supposed to write a short (3 page) story with something magical in it. I went with a theme of "Google having all the answers". If anyone is interested in hearing it I've been debating posting some of the stuff I write on here. Especially since writing its kind of my escape. Let me know what you all think?
   Not much else to say for the day. As always, just counting the days away.
          M

Day 17

So D has officially been gone for 17 days. I haven't allowed myself much time to really process the fact that he is really gone, but obviously it's not that easy to keep off my mind. The past few days have really been tough for me and I'd be lying if I said I haven't been tempted to just take all of my money and run away to North Carolina right now.

I have seemed to get into a disagreement with one of my closest friends. I honestly had no idea how she was feeling, and just knew that the past few months she has really began to make me feel like everything I have done is wrong in one way or another. Either way, Wednesday we got into a heated "discussion" and I haven't talked to her since. I feel really lost without her, but really don't feel like I was in the wrong. She accused me of not being there for her, and when I am there having it feel like a chore. That's not how it is at all, but with my waitressing job, school work (which I was beginning to fall behind in), and then this new relationship with D, I just haven't had as much free time as I used to. I'm really struggling with all of this because I wish I could tell her about the plans that me D have made, but quite honestly, I don't think she would approve.

It's times like this that I really miss D. I wish he was here to comfort me in person. I guess I shouldn't complain too much, because I still get to talk to him on a daily basis. It does amaze me how much he can make me feel better even if he is 15 hours away. I truly am blessed to have him in my life.

Getting a little closer every minute. Until I get to see him again... I'll keep counting the days away.

          M

Intro

     I started this blog as a way for my family to keep track of what I was doing on a daily basis while visiting family in Holland during December 2011. Now I have decided could simply be my way of keeping track of my days while I wait in Southern Illinois for my Marine boyfriend who is currently stationed in North Carolina. Out of the five or so months that I have known him (we met on a dating website... crazy I know), we have been able to spend a total of 23 days together. Sounds crazy when I say it like that, but I couldn't imagine waiting for anyone else.

     I will hopefully get to see him in May, whether that means he gets leave to come home or I fly down there before my summer classes begin. As long as it's before he leaves for seven months with very little contact I will be happy. I know this life wouldn't be easy when I agreed to be his girlfriend, but each day proves just how worth  it he is.

          I see him again, I will be counting the days away.

                    M