Is it me, or is the day after a big storm really ugly? I think so. It's so drab outside. My hair is having a major fight with me today. And I just feel like climbing back into bed. It's one of those days. Yes, the storm last night was amazing. We haven't had one like that in a long time. It poured for hours and hours! But today, I'm just having a bad case of the Mondays. The weather really is not helping out.
That's how I feel at the moment. Peaceful. Relaxed. Happy. This picture pretty much sums up my mood. :)
Midterms ended on Friday. Yay! I finished my papers and projects. Well, for the most part. Those aren't due until the end of the week. And last night, I got to hangout with my girl friends. We celebrated making it through midterms with a yummy dinner. And of course, ice cream!
And the wind has finally died down. At least for the last couple of days. The heat is on the rise. It's already so hot. And it's not even summer. I have a feeling, we're going to have a hot, hot summer! So I didn't cook tonight. I just had a tuna sandwich. And I've been sitting on my balcony all evening long. It's such a gorgeous evening!
I'm at the library trying to study. Can you say midterms? And these people are being so annoying and loud. People, this is a library. This is one of the busiest times to study. How can these people be so rude? I should probably stick to staying home during this time. But I like to study in the library.
And it's been so windy! Every time I go outside, I eat dirt. It's ridiculous! I've stuck to wearing a ponytail for the last few days. And I'm still eating my hair. It's miserable weather. Worse than normal for this time of year. It's horrible. I almost wish I could stay home. But that's life. You have to go out and do stuff. So I'm doing...
Oh, and my study group, they didn't show up. Isn't that just annoying? Maybe I'm getting older. Or I'm wearing myself to thin. But these little things are really starting to bug me. And there goes the librarian. The library is closing. Does any other campus close their library at midnight. Especially during midterms and finals? I've always wondered that...
I got to go see the Zac Brown band last night. With my friends. We bought the tickets a while back. Not realizing how bad the timing was going to be. But it was an amazing show. And I really had a great time!
The band was great. It was just fun to enjoy a night out with friends. We got all dressed up. And went out for a yummy dinner first. At one of our favorite BBQ places. Yum! I wish I had some of that right now.
The concert was amazing! And I'm glad I went. Even if I was barely moving today. I got about 2 hours of sleep. And tonight, I'm feeling like a complete lazy bird. Sitting here in my pjs and eating chocolate. I really need to get motivated. I still have a lot of school stuff left to do. But this was totally what I needed. A little bit of fun during this crazy few weeks. :)
No lie, it's been a tough week. The next 2 weeks or so are going to be just as bad. But there are some little things in my life that make me happy, or at least make me fell good. No matter what.
Like a phone call from my parents. Going out to dinner with my girl friends. They're amazing! Shopping. And Cherry Garcia. Ben and Jerry's should be my only boyfriends from now on. They never disappoint. They're always there for me when I need them. And a carton, it's the perfect Friday night date. :)
I'm on complete overload. I'm tired. Work is kicking my booty. I feel like I haven't had time to catch up on my sleep. School is a little outrage too. Every class I have, there is a major paper or project due.
And here I am, just wanting to sleep. But I can't I need to study. I have a big test tomorrow. A paper due on Wednesday. A pile of laundry that needs to be done. Oh, and a meeting with my lawyer to schedule.
Have I mentioned that before? My husband is trying to take my house away from me. Yes, my house that my grandma bought me. And he wants me to pay him spousal support. I make about 1/4 of what he makes. Why can't we just get divorced? Why does he have to make things so hard on me?
But I'm going to make it. Midterms, projects, papers, work, lawyers, laundry, house stuff. The whole deal. I'm going to make it past this. I just have to have a little faith. Maybe I can relax more in 2 weeks. And hopefully I can catch up on my sleep too...
That is a picture of a healthy "Bird of Paradise." What my plant should look like. The one my neighbor gave me just a few months ago. Instead, I had to finally throw away my plant. Because I couldn't figure out if I was watering it too much or too little. It was ridiculous.
I can't keep house plants alive. But what's new, right? It saddens me so much. I really wanted my plant to survive. And I tried for months. For months and months, I nursed my plant. But it did not survive. Hopefully my next plant will.
I'm going to start off by saying, I'm not the best cook. But I can cook. And I'm still alive, so I must be doing something right. But this stuff, it was horrible! I just made it for dinner. It was slimy, and just disgusting. 2 bites later, it went in the trash. I wanted to give it to at least a cat or dog, but there were none around.
I don't know if it was just he box I had. But it was bad. It wasn't expired or anything. And I'm really good at making things like this. Anything at of a box, I can handle. What went wrong here...I don't know.
Has anyone else tried this stuff? Is it just me? Am I imagining something? Or is it really that bad? I'm a HUGE fan of Kraft's Mac-n-Cheese. This is the first time I've ever tasted the white cheddar. I'm wondering what happened. Either way, it was a total fail!
It's a new month. And I want to start off new. Life has been tough for the last few months or so. I never realized how quickly life could change.
Basically, I met a really amazing man during the summer of 2008. And we quickly got married. I really thought he was the man for me. And we were extremely happy. I was going to school. My husband was working. Life was good. We were happy.
Then shortly after our 1st anniversary, things started to go downhill. And quickly. My husband became verbally abusive. And before long, it was turning into physical abuse. I wasn't going to have that. So we separated right before the holidays.
It's been tough. I can't lie. Between this time, my grandma passed away. And all of my family lives in Dallas. Where I'm from. And I'm here. Alone. Trying to deal with all of this. It's been tough. But I'm sure that I'm going to make it through OK.
I owe a lot of that to my friends. Who have been so supportive. And amazing! I love you guys! And I was inspired to start a blog. I don't know what I'm going to post. Probably my thoughts about things. You know, I'm in the middle of a divorce. And maybe I'll post about my love of shopping. Which I haven't done much of over the last few years.
But I'm starting over. I'm not looking back. I don't regret anything. It's all about the lessons learned. It was tough. But I'm going to get past it. And I'm going to be a stronger woman for it.
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