What Gets Me Through The Day

School and research papers have been stressing me out completely lately so I have decided to do a blog about things that help get me through the day aside from phone conversations with my sweet boyfriend who listens to me complain and my wonderful mom who listens and gives advice as needed. So here are a few things that I use frequently throughout my days and weeks! Enjoy.

My Planner. This little thing keeps me going. I write down everything. Events, Assignments, Things to Do, EVERYTHING. I am a total organization junkie and I love to have things planned out. It makes me feel relaxed and keeps alot of stress from accumulating.

Nike Shorts! These are my absolute BEST FRIEND! They are so comfortable and easy to throw on in the mornings for class. I also wear them to baseball games, out to grocery shop, well actually it would be easier to name the places I didn't wear them because I LOVE them! haha!

Bare Escentuals makeup is so very quick and easy and allows me to feel like I have on enough makeup to look presentable in public yet its so light and doesnt rub off on my t-shirts when im lounging on the couch! I love this stuff!

My Droid X is always in reach. It allows me to talk/text/internet all in the palm of my hand. I can check my facebook, my bank account, my Troy email, everything. It's very useful and I love it! The only downside is that it is a little large so I can't put it in my pocket or anything.

Special K Protein Shakes in Milk Chocolate. I drink one of these for breakfast every morning because I rarely have time to sit down to eat a meal for breakfast. This is super quick and easy to drink on the go. It keeps me full until lunch time. I LOOOVE these!

This devotional was given to me when I graduated high school but I put it on a shelf in my room and didn't read it until about 5 months ago. Ever since then I try my best to read it everyday. It's very uplifting and helps me remember that I am not on this journey alone.

These are just a few things that help me get through the day. On another note, I will be taking the GRE July 8 so that I can apply for OT school. Pray for me! =]

My Favorite Things

Lately I have been going to work with Cody's sister Heather because she is an occupational therapist and I aspire to be just like her one day in the near future! I am trying to get everything in order to apply for OT school in August so I have been going to work with her to get some observation hours! Hillary's sister Hayley has been going too because she now thinks she wants to be an OT! Yay! This makes me super excited because I now have a friend with similiar interests in school subject matter so maybe she will be my study buddy one day!

After a few days of OT observation, I spent my weekend at my brothers baseball games in Dothan. Man ohhhh man was it hot out there! I love to watch him play baseball and I realllly think he is allll kinds of awesome but good lord it was hottt! And I know I drive everyone around me crazy because I complain the entire time about how hot/sweaty/sticky I am, I also throw in that omgeez these knats are driving me insaneeee!!! But on a brighter note, the weekend is over and now its time for more school. Great.

Basically right now my life consists of school, baseball, school, baseball, occasional pool time, then more hot/sticky/sweaty oh so not interesting unless my brother is playing baseball!

So since nothing new has been going on and I dont have any totally cool stories about the wonderful vacations I havent been taking to tell you all about I have decided to make the majortiy of this post a list of things I love right now!

My Favorite Things!!!

1. My *super cute* boyfriend and awesome family

2. My best girlfriends (Hill, Amber, and Flemming)

3. Japanese food especially sushi

4. Pretty Little Liars which starts back this Tuesday and I couldnt be more excited!

5. 32 degrees a yogurt bar...YUMMY

6. Shopping

7. The dollar tree

8. Taking pictures or being in pictures

9.Mcdonalds huge glass of sweet tea from the dollar menu

10. Making lists and checking things off

11. sleeping on clean sheets

12. Law and Order: SVU

13. Chic-Fil-A nuggets and waffle fries with their signature sauce

14.Scary movies
15. my car because its so conventional and can carry all my junk back and forth from Opp to Troy!

16. Nike shorts, t-shirts, and my rainbow flip flops

So since everyone in the blog world now knows all about me and what I loveeee, here are a few pictures. Enjoy!

Told ya he was super cute! =]



Lovely ladies!

Getting Back In The Swing Of Things

I created this blog over a year ago and oddly enough got so caught up in reading other people's blogs that I just stopped blogging about my own interesting/boring/daily/frustrating/fabulous life! So here's a little recap of the past year, then maybe, just maybe if I can keep up... I will blog about random events and things such as that from here on out! So, everything in my life is back to normal, Hill is completely better and lives with me in Troy again. Except for right now because its the Summer and she went home to take classes at LBW. I stayed at Troy to take classes and go home as often as I can because its super boring living by yourself! Last summer I taught swimming lessons with Jennifer (Cody's older sister) and made a little money, I also took a few classes at LBW. Then the Fall came and everything got really hectic and kinda made me crazy. School was pretty tough, I went back and forth from Opp to Troy to Montgomery to try to see all the people that I love so dearly. I spent most of my time trying to stretch myself from location to location to make sure I could watch my brother play football and watch Cody play baseball at AUM, then spend a little time with my family and friends. It was not easy, let me tell ya! Then of course came birthdays, holidays, you know yada yada yada. Then 2011 was here in a hurry, the whole "time flys" saying is really starting to get to me. The spring semester was again packed with endless papers for school, driving to watch Cody and my brother play baseball games in different cities every weekend, and spending time with family and friends. I also helped Cody's sisters Heather and Jennifer teach tumbling because Heather was expecting her 3rd child. I am done with that now and I am definately going to miss the money! As I write this and think about it, I cant believe its already Summer 2011 and I actually made it through my 2nd year of college. Wow. Somehow I managed to keep my sanity through the many ups and downs of the year! Maybe this time I can find time in my oh so routine lifestlye to blog every now and again! =]

Time Flys

It has been forever since my last blog. I guess I just didnt even realize that the month of April is almost over. So much has gone on over the last few weeks. I cannot wait for this semester to be over with! It has been difficult living in Troy by myself over the past few months and I cant wait until the Fall when Hillary gets to move back in with me! So lets see throughout the month of April so far I have gone to the beach a few times, attended many of Cody's LBW baseball games, driven back and forth from Troy to Opp to see my family and Cody SEVERAL days of the week, spent numerous hours on homework and preparing for finals YAY!, had a great Easter weekend with my family, went to the McClelland's Critters zoo and held a baby bear, and decided to take summer classes at LBW! Wow....I guess I have been busier than I thought! Cody has been very busy with baseball lately. I am so proud of him for signing a scholarship to continue his baseball career at AUM! I cant wait for him to get there! I have loved going to watch him play ball at LBW but I just have this feeling that AUM will be a whole different atmosphere! He is very excited to get to play for the legendary Q.V. Lowe! Aside from the fact that he will get to continue his baseball career, he will also have his education paid for!
I guess thats enough rambling for now! I am now awaiting the end of the semester and looking forward to Summer time and Sunshine!

This is BooBoo the 2 month old baby bear!

He was precious and so frisky!

After Cody verbally commited to AUM!!! =]

Cody and I at the beach!

Cody and I on Easter!

My family on Easter Sunday!

I just thought that I would add....Im not sure why my pictures always end up in such a crazy
order, I meant for Easter pictures to be the first ones but oh well! Also, today I went to Andalusia to register for summer classes and afterwards I had lunch with Cody at the new Japanese steakhouse. It was very good so I recommend trying it! I got to spend a couple hours with my mom afterwards and really enjoyed it! I then went to my house in Opp and saw my dad before finally driving back to Troy, Now its study time!

"Back Together Again"

It has been such a long week/weekend/and week all over again! I dont know where the time goes. My mom always told me that as I got older time would fly by...and it literally does. This weekend Hillary came home and I was so excited! I spent most of Friday afternoon with her while Cody and Tyler Dent were at a baseball visit at AUM. I really enjoyed getting to catch up! While she was in Atlanta I got to talk to her but its nothing like the conversations we can have when she is home! When the boys got back Cody and I went to the Rattlesnake Rodeo and enjoyed hearing Luke Bryan and Billy Currington. We went to church on Sunday as usual and enjoyed the service, then I went with my mom to a bridal shower for a family friend. So much for a relaxing weekend! Yesterday, I drove from Troy to Opp, picked up Hillary and then we went to LBW to watch our guys play some ball! Hill was so excited because she hasn't been to a game all season due to her accident and hospital time. So of course she had to take tons of pictures!

I am so Glad that my best friend is home! I think that since I have nothing left to do today, I will probably spend the afternoon scrapbooking! So I may post some "cricut creations" stuff later!

These are just a few of the things I have been working on lately with my Cricut! I Love it!!! I am always trying new things so any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated!


This is a cake carrier that I made for Cody's mom Gail
last Christmas! I have also done some with the full name
across the front instead of just the "last" name initial.


This is a small dish that I made today. It has a few flaws
but its the first one I have done with a swirl edge, i normally do
polka dots! But i made several large platters this Christmas for gifts
and they were a huge success!


This is one of the many acrylic tumblers that I have made.
I have made several of many different kinds some with initials,
some with baseballs, some with hearts or stars, pretty much
anything. I also made a few for my brother for this years baseball
season and I also made Cody some that said Saints Nation and LBW
baseball! The cups are my favorite thing to make!

This is a small glass jar that i plan to put on my nightstand or
dresser. It has a paper towel in it so I could take the picture
(my flash made it hard to see) but its actually clear and normally
you can see the polka dots on the other sides of the jar!
This is a simple trashcan that I decided to decorate for my bathroom!

I made this container to take bathroom products such as shampoo,
soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, hairspray, etc. back and forth from Opp to Troy.
I hate packing my bathroom essentials in the same suitcase as my clothes
because if it ever spills I have such a mess! So this is a much easier and
cleaner way to take things back and forth!

This is one of the bobcat cups I made for my brother!

I hope you enjoyed looking at my ideas! If there are any suggestions out there or something that you do with your cricut, I would love to hear about it and try it! Thanks!!!

My First Blog...

I would like to start off by saying that I created this blog for many reasons:

1. To document and keep track of daily life and share it with people who are interested!
2. To show my creative side with my many different "cricut creations" as I like to call them!

3. To post pictures for my enjoyment and yours!

4. Finally, because last Fall during my freshman year of college, my best friend Hillary and I got completely addicted to looking at other people's blogs and I just thought I would try it!

So...it may take me awhile to get the hang of this but maybe you all will enjoy it!

On a different note, I would like to say that on January 31st, 2010 my life changed forever...I won't go into great detail but my best friend was in an accident and is very lucky to be alive today! I am so thankful and praise God everyday for her recovery! The accident in general was like nothing I have ever experienced, I have never came close to losing someone that I was so close to and through it all I became closer to God and I am very thankful for that. Aside from that, she is doing excellent and is almost COMPLETELY back to her normal self. I figured since I was just starting to blog, that the least I could do was dedicate my first blog to her, Hillary! I love you Hill! I am so glad that you are getting better!!! Here are a few pictures from her welcome home party when she got to come home for the weekend. Hillary will be home for good on March 26th, 2010 and I CAN'T WAIT!!!

"Tyler Dent" was very happy to see her too!

Amber K and I were So excited to see our Best Friend Again!!!!

Hayley worked really hard on the Welcome Home Banner!