The one where I should take my own advice

Not to brag or anything, but I pride myself on being an expert on relationship advice. No, its not because I carry years of experience dating loads of guys, I just tend to have a good range of knowledge and common sense when it comes to those toughy issues, with friends, guys and parents, but...mostly guys. I'm the girl whos able to give an unbiased opinion on whether she's being the bitch in the relationship, he's being the jerk or if there are really some serious issues going on there. 


However, when it comes to my real, almost non-existent love life, I'm a horrible person. I really am. I do all the things I tell people not to do, I chase after him, I get nervous, I freak out, over-analyze and expect too much from a guy who might not even be interested. and how do I respond to that? I become even more interested. So pretty much, I'm a ridiculous person, who could really use someone with some good ole boy advice, pronto. Especially if you're all into the sappy little details, because I'm sure to give em.

Also, can someone please explain to me how girls express their feelings?! I'm known for for being totally honest, and I really am, I'll tell you like it is, not rudely usually, just tell it! But I can't do it, I can't say how I feel, or even ask the simple question "What are we?!" I just don't see how girls do it....




oh yeah, I've kind of fallen in love with One Tree Hill again, but only the first 4 seasons...the music is just so good.

The start of something new...

You caught me, I am making an High School Musical reference, but it's totally fitting of my first weekend of college life. and so far, its been great! and I can't wait to see what the rest of college has in store for me(like the whole actually taking classes part).

So as the weekend goes, I moved in on Thursday to my cute little dorm room with my roomie Lindsay, who I've mentioned before, because she also has a blog!

We got it all decorated and fixed up, and I must say, it looks really cute. Super simple, but I love it! We just chilled out and went on a Wal-mart run Thursday night, and then Friday night was the best college initiation ever. 

We went to a party at an apartment of one of Lindsays friends, and just hung out playing flip cup and talking. I actually won a Flip Cup elimination tournament, I'm pretty freakin proud of myself. Although, next time I need to remember to eat before I go, because the next day was definitely not as fun as the night before. 

And last night I just hung out with my suite-mates watching movies and talking(and facebook stalking). 

PICTURES:

Room area

(my little desk type area)

(fridge, dresser, Shia....all the necessities)

(my bed, with all my little photos displayed)

(my bed, Lindsay's bed and our cute chair and curtain)

Friday Night Out:

(roomies!)

(new friends, and the bartenders!)

(I vaguely remember this...)

(definitely a very happy Tarver...)

I can't wait to share the rest of my college experience with everyone! 

The one with the 18 hour day

Yesterday I spent the entire day with my best friends doing 3 of my new found favorite obsessions: 

Match.com:

I don't know if I would ever actually make a real profile, but fake profiles are quite fun for simply perusing and finding funny profiles and people we know, I promise, it doesn't sound as bad as it seems. (Plus, it says it "alright to look")

Making Dysfunctional train wreck cakes:

If you can't tell this is our attempt at making an "awesome possum" cake for my friend Maisie's early 18th birthday. The cake was dyed red to look like blood, but as the cake fell apart, it began to look even more gross. But it ended up tasting delicious and looking kind of adorable.

PS I Love You:

I had never actually seen the movie before, but I'd definitely heard about it, that it was the saddest movie ever, and that I would ball my eyes out. To my surprise, and I think my friends too, I didn't cry one bit, and I usually cry at everything, I mean  everything! Maybe it was like opposite hormones or the fact that I wasn't by myself or in the dark, but I didn't cry. (Don't hate me for it) I did like it though, just not Hilary Swanks acting, or her outfits.

Overall my weekend was really good, and it should've been filled with more packing, but I'll get to it, eventually. But in just 2 days, my best friend, Christine, leaves Macon for UGA to rush a sorority, because she's cool like that.(Plus, she has a blog!)

And then in THREE days, I move out, and it couldn't come fast enough. 

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Fill in the blanks Friday: Foodie Edition

1.  Today for breakfast I ate       technically, nothing. Although on the way out the door around 11 I ate some ritz crackers and orange juice.

2.  My go to/never fail recipe      lemon and rosemary roasted chicken, its just so easy and delicious.

3.  Something I eat that other people think is weird is       I don't really eat weird things, but I eat stuff oddly. I always have a "best bite", something on my plate that I save for the very end just to round it all out. Don't ever steal my last bite.

4.  My worst cooking disaster ever was       I ruined a pot of green beans so bad one thanksgiving, it was terrible.

5.  If I could only eat one flavor of ice cream the rest of my life it would be     rainbow sherbet, it is absolute perfection.

6.  One food I hate and avoid at all costs is       a dish my grandma makes call "aspic" pronounced: "ASS-PICK" and yes, I'm totally serious. Its like tomato jello with okra, olives and green onions. It is absolutely disgusting, and the name is so fitting.

7.  What is your favorite meal?  Breakfast, lunch, or dinner?      Lunch! I've recently discovered the joys of going out to lunch with friends(singular or plural). It really is the perfect time to enjoy someone else's company, and most of the time I end up sitting and talking with them for hours!      .

Now onto today:

Today my mom and I made a little trek out to Warner Robins(a nearby town) to eat at our favorite Thai restaurant where the heavenly coconut soup is served, but to our surprise, when we arrived, the heavenly Ladda Thai was gone. It was still a Thai restaurant, but it just wasn't the same.

(seriously, the stuff is heavenly)

Oh,and in honor of my favorite cast being split up by dumb CBS and their final day of filming:

(I'm only slightly addicted to Criminal Minds)

The one where I sneeze a lot

So if you've ever been around me for more than five minutes then you've probably realized I'm somewhat of a gross person, and no, I don't stink or spit, I am just in a constant state on allergy ridden sniffles. Seriously, I don't think I've fully been able to breathe through my nose since I was 7, so I feel bad about 1/4 of the month because something just happens to being blooming that I'm allergic to, and well, I'm allergic to a lot of things.

Dogs

Cats

Trees

Flowers

Grass

plus: dust, dust mites, dander, pollen, 

strong smelling perfumes, down and feathers.

But, now, thanks to two things, all of my constant sniffing, sneezing, eye-watering and itchy throatness will all soon be a thing of the past. 

1)After a dysfunctional series of allergy tests, I am now on a series of monthly shots and twice daily drops, its all tedious, but it has good results.

and the strangely more exciting news:

2)I will be getting my tonsils out this December when I'm home for my first semester of college, and I couldn't be more excited. I get strep about 4-6 times a year, due to my tonsils getting infections, and I know it will hurt, but I'm ready to be done with the constant itchiness. 

I'll let you know when I know the exact dates for the surgery, but its just great news for something that has bothered me for so many years. I mean, I even missed elementary school field trips due to my constant bouts of strep, so I'm ready for this!

BTW, I leave for school in 6 days, no big deal or anything.(kidding, I'm freaking out).

The one where I only feel one thing

I hate that on a day where I'm busy doing fun things with different people all I can still feel is disappointment, over everything. And I hate that, its not what I want to feel, but its just there.

I think its because of lots of things that I realized I didn't get to do this summer. Like going to the beach with my friends, day trips, road trips, random movie nights and late night sleepovers. And none of it happened. I didn't get to go get peaches or go to Tybee for a day, or stay up late and watch Mary-Kate and Ashley movies. No, none of it.

All I did was watch loads of Grey's Anatomy.

I still want to do ALL of that, but guess what, I only have SEVEN days left, SEVEN! 

Lordy, lordy, I think I'm just freaking out about going off to school, but one thing I know for sure, is that I really want a beach day, so bad! I think it's necessary for my sanity!

Ok, so who is going to take me to the beach?