something to look forward to.

nothing makes me happier or more giddy than a new harry potter movie. after all, it's all we have to look forward to in regards to HP at this point.

turning point?

this week marks a turning point in my time at georgia. (or so i hope.)

i'm feeling more like myself this week than i have in a while. maybe it has something to do with the weather finally cooling down. whatever it is, i'm liking it.

this weekend is going to be grrrreat. tonight i'm going to dinner with some of my friends. tomorrow i'm going to do some work in the morning, get my hair cut and colored, and catch a movie with my friends. then i need to focus and get to work on some big assignments that are due in the coming weeks.

saturday i'm meeting up with meg, her sister, and her nieces and nephews at a pumpkin/apple farm in the morning. then going to christy/sam/lizzie's to watch football for the remainder of the day.

now that i'm actually looking at all of the stuff i have to do i'm getting a little nervous...

ah, well. it'll all work out. it always does.

my cohort

here's a visual of my cohort (everyone except for catie)

"he better win."

this is a phrase that comes out of jim's mouth almost too often to count. usually it comes up after obama gets another big endorsement (like colin powell this morning) or maybe after a new poll comes out that shows he's up big in a swing state. or in our case... while we're talking on the phone after jim has just sat in the second row at the dnc the night that obama gave his acceptance speech. nonetheless, it has become a mantra of sorts.

reasons why "he better win?" 1. the two of us will never hear the end of it if he doesn't. 2. this country needs steady and smart change.

i'll leave it at that.

going to enjoy the beautiful mid-october georgia weather.

all the mavericks in the house put your hands up!

if you haven't seen these you need to watch immediately!

McCain's roast of Obama...










And Obama's response...


I love that they were able to make fun of each other and themselves! This made my entire morning.

leprechaun in alabama.

HYSTERICAL.



the drawing? he wants the gold? given to him a thousand years ago by his great great grandfather? too much.

home (we'll try this post again.)

A few weeks ago, you'll remember I was so excited to be going home. My trip home was A-MAZING and I felt so rejuvenated when I got back... like I could actually do this whole grad school "thing." While I was home I got to go back to Cbus to see some of my beautiful friends. It was incredibly hard (read: I had a meltdown) when I had to leave them. But I guess it does feel good to know that Columbus can still function without me. :)

I also got to spend some much needed time with my family and my friends from Carlisle. It was homecoming in Carlisle so I got to see some of my friends from high school while also being able to see my brother play football. He also had the homecoming dance so he had to get all dressed up and take a zillion pictures. He loved every minute of it.

Then on Sunday morning my entire family (on my mom's side) got together for a morning brunch. It was the greatest time. We all ate way too much, talked and laughed loudly, and genuinely enjoyed one another's company. I love it when we can all get together. While some people look at seeing their family as a chore, I'm happy to report that I am the complete opposite. I totally look forward to it.

Here are a few pics from the weekend:
Dad, Seth, Mom, and I.


Mom getting ready to give Seth a kiss on the cheek. If only the picture had been taken .1 seconds later! ugh.

lmao.

i literally laughed out loud when i saw this.

Check out Brad's post

I wanted to post about this early this week but I couldn't figure out a good way to put my words together. So instead of working on my writing skills, I will direct you to Brad's blog to read a post that said exactly what I wanted to say. Check it out.

it's raining in georgia.

I should have known that today would be a little off as soon as I woke up this morning. You see, this morning when I woke up, it was raining. It rained while I got ready, rained while I drove to school, rained while I waited for the bus, it just rained rained rained and it's STILL raining. This might seem abnormal to the average person (I know if I were in Ohio I wouldn't think twice) but in Georgia there's been a HUGE drought over the past few years. So when it rains in Georgia, people react the same way they do when it rains in Pheonix: they look up to the sky with amazement.

I guess I should back up. I've been mulling over some "stuff" for the past few days/weeks. I've been homesick. I've been lonely. I've been needing my friends more than ever. I guess you could say I'm finally realizing this transition I've been in the midst of. Georgia is no longer a temporary place for me. For the next two years, it's my home.

So dealing with this revelation along with my first two midterms of grad school and a looming doctor's appointment were weighing on my mind. See? I should have known it would all blow open when I saw that today... it was raining in Georgia. (edit: it's POURING in Georgia.)

So it all sort of came to blows today when I went to my doctor's appointment. Prior to going I got a call (not bad... actually very friendly) from a guy that always makes me a little emotional... Then I got to the doctor's appointment and all hell broke loose. I was prepared for one thing and she ended up wanting to do another. It (I) fell apart. Right there in the room. While I was talking to the doctor.

Something that should not have made me upset (maybe a little frustrated... but no tears were necessary) suddenly opened the floodgates. I apologized profusely and we were able to get back on track, but at that moment I was President, VP, Secretary, and founding member of the Hot Mess Club.

Interestingly enough, though, I feel so much better now. I feel like I'm de-stressed and ready to take on the next challenge. I feel as though maybe I've come to terms with the things that were building up. Or maybe I just recognized that it was there. Nevertheless, I felt the release.




Also... and this has nothing to do with the tears or the rain... I FINALLY got my absentee ballot today! I am SO excited. :)

So with that, I think I'm going to go lay in my bed, listen to the rain, and read. After all, rain doesn't come too often around here.

love it.

I love this post from postsecret. It reminds me of a lot of my great girl friends. :)

it's the small things.

Yesterday I was in a horrible mood until the Buckeyes came on. They won, then I watched SNL (of course Tina Fey was back... so that made my night.) And then one of my BFFs from OSU called me and was HYSTERICAL (I will name no names.)

I know I've been a horrible blogger this past week... and to be honest I won't be much of one until after Midterms are over (well the first round anyway) by the middle of this week. Until then... I leave you with Tina Fey.

Baracktober.

My friend Gent has coined this October "Baracktober." I'm not sure if she came up with the term or not (I would not be surprised) but I love it nonetheless.

After watching the debate tonight I am believing more and more that this campaign has seen its turning point. McCain's stunt last week (he suspended his campaign to deal with the Republicans in the House) has back fired. People are starting to get it. I've chatted with several people lately who have had their "light bulb" moments. I love it.

IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE DO SO NOW. Go to declareyourself.com for all of your voting needs (change of address, registering, absentee info.) If you don't register by today (Fri) in some states you're relinquishing your ability to have a say on November 4th. I don't care who you vote for (well that's a lie) or where you vote... just vote!