Monday, November 28, 2011

Turkeylicious

Welcome back to reality, everyone! I'm not sure if it's just the constant, drizzly rain or the fact that I loved Thanksgiving break, but I have been less than enthusiastic today. If you start the day at 2:15 a.m., of course. That's when Emily and I finished phase one of Christmasficating The Fiasco! Christmas music was playing the whole time, I got to bust out my decor that I bought for half-off back in January, and Claws just sat on the couch and stared at the shiny balls of light in his new perch. (The tree was still standing when I left for work this morning, but that's been hours ago...)

Thanksgiving was fun, considering it was the first one without my brother (and sister-in-law) or sister (and brother-in-law) around. We went to Tupelo on Wednesday night after Daddy got off work. Since I was the laziest of the day most-rested, I drove the first leg...to Paris, Tenn. 30 minutes down the road. We had to stop for food because I journey through town was so strenuous. Thursday Mom, Dad and I took a lap around the neighborhood since the weather was GORGEOUS, and returned in time for a trip to Big Lots (I got some fall decor for 75 percent off. See a pattern?) and then deep-friends turkey. We visited with Gran, got our fill of the local family gossip (but no sweet tea, sadly), and went back to Mamaw and Papaw's for more food and then a small food coma.

There was not much "Black Friday" shopping to be had, but we did buy a few small things and strike out on many others. We went back to Ky that night and proceeded to bathe both cats (it was traumatic for all of us) because we found fleas on them. Still. I've been battling these guys for DECADES (read: two weeks) and no matter what I do, they prevail. Mom and I vacuumed and cleaned and washed and combed the cats, and I'm pretty sure they both still have fleas.

Saturday was a remotely lazy day. Oh, wait. No it wasn't. I call this section of break "You sneaky mom!" (Reference 3:41 in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YQpbzQ6gzs ... it's way cuter that way.)
Daddy cleaned out his workshop...thing while mom and I dug through lights and changed bulbs and blew breakers and had a couple of Clark Griswald moments. When I climbed on the roof, Mom asked me to clean out the corners of the gutters. They were cluttered with leaves and sticks; cool.
"What about the rest of the gutter? Is it clogged, too?"
"There's pretty much dirt and leaves everywhere."
"Can you see how the gutters are covered?"
"It's a screen over the gutter that's screwed in. The only way to clean it out would be with a water hose."

Next thing I know, Mom's handing me the hose and the LEAKY nozzle so I can soak my sweatpants and store two cups of water in my shoes. Oh, and clean out the gutters. While I was spraying water everywhere, Mom also noticed how green the dormers and windows were, so she handed me a bucket of bleach water and a rag.
I was told my payment came in the form of college tuition. I think I will require an extra semester...
Two and half hours after I first climbed the ladder, the lights were on the house and fully functioning.
Yay Christmas!
Boo soggy socks.

After church on Sunday we ate at August Moon, I did some extra credit, packed up my car and headed back to BG in the rain. Also my cat puked in the carrier...again. (We're two for two.) I got back in time to let Claws in the apartment and jet down to the Herald, where I now sit writing this blog post. No worries, I have left since then, just not for long =) I put in my application for next semester with my #1 choice as the "Copy Desk Chief" after talking with this semester's chief last night. Just pray that God puts me where I need to be so that life in general will work out. (I occasionally freak out about the fact that I graduate in a year.)

There's still nothing happening at Student Pubs, and I didn't grab my backpack, so I guess I'll work on some online content for my classes. I'll try to post pictures later so you can see my half-off Christmas Winter Wonderland of an apartment.

That's all for Meow!
-C

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Photo-style update


I was working on filling out an internship application for LIfeWay in Nashville, and they ask for the link to your social media outlets, so after I googled my own blog to remember my username, I decided it might be worthwhile to update it. I also told my lovely roommate that her blog was full of grammar fails, and she responded with "AT LEAST I UPDATE IT" and so then I shut my grammar judging mouth.

Top to bottom, front to left:
1.) We took family pictures of the Rexroats. They're seriously precious. Yes, I'm biased.
2.) I got old(er.) Give it up for the monster s'more cake Momma made me via Pinterest find!
3.) I went to a wedding and coordinated with Anna because we had a date night and bought those dresses together from Plato's because we're poor.
4.) I locked Emily in the bathroom via stack of STUFF. She tried to eat my shark. THAT SHARK IS PRICELESS, EMILY.
5.) I went to Fall Retreat and fell asleep in the grass and was sick for...until now. Thanks, Kentucky.
6.) I made this wreath via Pinspiration. It was assembled with toothpicks so I can re-use that dumb $6 foam ring.
7.) Halloween: Brian was "Animal Control" and I was a cat. Who would have guessed? (We're on the far right.)
8.) We painted pumpkins at HFC Fall Retreat! Mine's the Minion and B's is the...Shrek-looking-thing.
9.) We shot a wedding in Hopkinsville with the theme of UK Blue. I did very well not to pUKe in my mouth.
10.) I found the most efficient way to charge batteries!
m pm;This week started out with the usual church-food-homework-nap-homework-babysit-Herlald-homework-sleep, except that while I was taking one of my boys to the bathroom, another fell and BUSTED HIS FACE OPEN. He got two stitches on his poor little baby nose. I feel just awful, though I did tell him tonight that he looks like Spiderman. I know there's nothing I could have done; Emily was two feet from him when it happened, it still just sucks to be the one in charge when that happens.
Also, my cat has fleas. No, I'm not sure exactly how many, all I know if that I've personally killed at least 30. (Did you know that fleas make a little popping noise when you kill them? Well, lucky you, now you do.) I've given him a bath and washed everything in this apartment. I also comb him any time I see him scratch. Flea combs are cheaper than Frontline, but WAY more tedious.
Good news, Claws feels netter. I have ho sp,e edocome amd e dodm
t eat a;; dau. nit mpw jes sottomg pm tje leunpatd/ (Interpretation: Good news, Claws feels better. I gave him some off-brand Frontline medicine and I think it made him sickly, because he didn't eat all day. He's now lying on top of my hands which are on the keyboard. Em had to come in and use brunt force to remove him/throw a treat on the opposite side of the room so he'd chase it.)
The wrap-up of junior year is looking to be stressful. We're almost caught up on [bc] work and I have a test in every single class before Tuesday. However, life is good. I have clean sheets (and pillows and stuffed animals) to crawl into, so I think I'll do just that.

To mom: You're welcome.

That's all for meow,
Cat

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

It's Tuesday, but it's Monday.

Happy short week, everybody! I had a wonderful long weekend in Nashville with my friend Katie. We went shopping, made pizza, grilled out, went to a free concert in the park and assembled a TV stand. All in all, I'd say it was a wonderful way to celebrate not being able to wear white pants anymore.
I'm still slowly and more slowly getting settled into the new apartment. There's still one "junk box" left, but hopefully professors will still be on break-mode and not assign too much so I can take care of that last pesky box this week.
Brian and I did some family pictures last week...er, two weeks ago? So I hope to have those on the Facebook page relatively soon, but judging by the fact that the pictures from the August 6th wedding aren't finished yet, it may be a while. I'm just excited because I know we got some really good stuff.
The first week of school wasn't too bad, all in all, but it already feels like it's been a month. I guess that's what we get for starting so late in August. And what I get for staying here ALL. SUMMER. LONG.
Since I decided to take my cat home, I've been conspiring ways to get him back and not have to pay out of pocket. I think I found the best way possible—WellU. Brian and I did this program last semester, so I'm pretty familiar with it and quite confident that I WILL succeed. It's basically a way to get you to work out and use the gym facilities, and they reward you with prizes. If you're one of the first to complete the program, you get to pick your prize. My goal is to be first and to reserve a $500 scholarship that I will then put toward my cat's rent. It's really hard to imagine paying $1/day for my cat to breathe Walk2Campus's air, but I really miss the little guy. Seriously. I'm the old cat lady.

Not too much else has happened, other than they painted the outside of our apartment building orange and painted the trim, doors, shutters and whatnot in dark green. I seriously live inside a pumpkin. I hope it's a seasonal thing, but I'm kind of scared to see what the St. Patrick's Day paint will look like. But it is fun to tell people I live in the pumpkin. It's even funnier when they know what I'm referencing.
Oh! Oh! I almost forgot! Since I now work for the campus newspaper, I take an unnatural amount of pride in seeing the articles I edited go through to print. Mostly I'm just a big nerd, but still. Check out the website!

I think that really does sum up current events. I have nothing else to meow about for now.

-Cat

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Oh, hey blog. I thought I would update you since I am clearly the reject of my family now, and mostly because of the incessant harassment from my mom..
Since July 1...hmmm....
I went to to Gatlinburg with B's family and managed to throw up cheez-its after too much hot tubbing with Amanda. We also went mining for rocks. And got a Christmas ornament that's a skillet with sausage and eggs in it. Breakfast is the best, after all.
Then we got home and I quit Montana Grille.
Then my brother got married.
Then Brian and I shot a wedding in London! ...Kentucky.
Then I moved apartments and got my cat back.

That is the reader's digest version, dear Blog. Now that I can access WKU's internet from my apartment, I'm sure these posts will be much more frequent and colorful.

I'm still getting settled into my new place, which sucks, because Emily has been settled since Monday. We arranged our kitchen last night, complete with post-its on every door and drawer so we remember where we put everything. I an more consumed with making sure my cat is comfy than putting my deodorant somewhere logical, which makes getting ready for work very difficult, as I found out this morning. The good news? It takes me four minutes to get to the office, and that's avoiding some minor construction.
Hope that's sufficient, mom, because I really want to eat my nutragrain bar now.

-Cat

Friday, July 1, 2011

You may or may not be able to relate.

http://tightsarenotpants.com/manifesto

My best friend Megan just sent me this link. It sums up my college experience.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Can you handle it?

The free internet from Bowling Green popped back up yesterday, so I should be able to update my blog on a more regular basis!
B and I got home from our trip to Claire's on Sunday night around 11. Really, we got back around 6:45, but we stopped to pick up Claws from the Rexroats house, and that took longer than expected. We played with the puppy, played baseball, caught lightning bugs and rolled down the hill. Really, I think we were just glad to be out of the car. It was a exciting weekend! We found a kitten on Wednesday, I went to the gym with Claire, B played golf and photoshopped, Claire and I regular shopped, and I unofficially broke my toe on the bathroom door. I also bought a pair of these. Solid $10 investment. They're very comforting on a broken pinky toe.
Anyway, the trip was fun. I think that counts as Brian and my first road trip together, and it was a long one. We'll be driving to Gatlinburg on the 9th, so that will feel super short compared to Fuquay-Varina! Pictures from our weekend at the Morrow B&B can be found here =)
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1975883355677.2108304.1200870101&l=fc919638ef

My sports marketing class has ended, I was two points away from an A. C'est la vie.
I'm halfway through with my geography class, and I'll probably kill some of the quizzes this week since I have internet and Wednesday night off! I'm not sure what else is going on that's exciting. I survived babysitting those four kids, and she has since asked me to come back once they get home for vacation. I also got to watch 9-month-old Brody, who gets upset and can be calmed by going swimming. best. babysitting job. EVER.
After a long weekend of spending money like it was my job, I returned home to turn on one air conditioner, buy a "cats rule" sign at tj maxx, and a filter for the turtle aquarium. Little ole Bowling Green doesn't compare to Fuquay/Varina/Cary/Holly Springs/Lillington/where ever else we went with Claire.
I'm picking up extra hours at the office to make up for it, though. Also I want to buy an iPad. And a new lens for our August and October weddings. I have such pricey hobbies.
I think that's about it for now. I'll soon be changing my picture to the one of me and North Face's "Cat's Meow" sleeping bag. If I ever go camping, that's the bag for me. Or, ya know....the one I already own that's not $200.

Either way, that's all for meow.
-Cat

Thursday, June 2, 2011

It's June?

Somebody forgot to inform Mother Nature what June is supposed to feel like, and kindly remind her that this is not August, and I'm a bit too poor to afford cooling my apartment in THIS kind of heat all summer long.
Ok, maybe actually I can, but I'm not gonna like it.
Not that I'm a professional server yet, but in both weeks I've worked at Montana Grille, I've had one night off a week. During the week it's usually slow and I get to come home way before we close. Some nights I make $14, some nights I make $84, it just depends. But I'm getting the hang of things there! Most of the people are really fun, and I enjoy wearing mens long sleeve dress shirts. I might take up cross-dressing as my new hobby.
Just kidding. I don't have time for any new hobbies! I'm 75% done with my marketing class, and my geography class starts Monday. I can work as far ahead in geography as I want, so hopefully the one-week overlap won't kill me.
I think it's safe to say that I'll be glad when my classes are over. Working 7:30-3 is tiring as is, (especially when people think they can apply on a Wednesday and start classes on Monday, realize it's not possible, and then yell at me. Such a pleasant week I'm having.)but add serving from 5-10 on top of that and I am TOAST at the end of the night. But then I have to study. And usually forgot to eat supper. All the fun summer shorts I bought from Old Navy are all now too big. Which is good, I guess, but also sad because that's what I have to wear to work. Their long shorts are the bomb.
Anyway.
Brian and I kept the Rexroat kids last weekend (May 20-23. Suzy 6, Gavin 3, Katie 2) and have since decided that we're never having children. No big deal.
I spent Memorial Day fishing with Phil Kimbel, and elder from Greenwood Park, cleaning said fish, and then swimming and eating with his son's family. One of Kelly's friends was there and had just gotten back from Africa, and she was with the group that one of our WKU tour guides is on! Crazy stuff.
Quick relationship chart.
David=Phil's son. Kelly=David's wife. Tiffany=Kelly's best friend.
Since our Memorial Day fiasco, I have been asked to babysit Tiffany's kids. Did I mention there are four of them? Ending in almost two-year-old twin boys? I'm really never having children.
Other than that, I'm having my first real life experience paying for groceries and bills. Since I'm still taking class, Momma and Daddy agreed to pay rent, but that's where it ends. Thus the reason I'm trying to avoid the a/c as much as possible. Claws hates me, I'm sure.
Oh, also I got an HTC freestyle. I less than love it. But, it was $20 bucks, and it works. So that's where I'm leaving it.

I think that's all that is new in the Bowling Green area. I'm very much looking forward to the weekend, even after a short week.

Cat

Oh, just forgot. We're meeting with a girl today about shooting her wedding next May! Super pumped! And we have a possible October wedding as well.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Update

An update just to update.
I start work at Montana Grille tonight, wish me luck =)

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Cats vs. Babies

Cats are better than babies because:
you don't have to clean up their poop on a daily basis.
[ie, changing diaper vs. changing litter box]

Babies are better than cats because:
their claws aren't as sharp.
[ie, scratches all over my chest from Claws running laps around the bed]

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Nascar Style

I forgot my MacBook charger, so this is going to be one heck of a quick update.

twitter.com/topperquirrel

That's possibly my new favorite thing.
I put together a pretty fun multimedia piece this week. Some of the audio was crap, and the owner kicked me out of the shop, so I think I'm gonna add it to my list of "things to shoot this summer."

I'm about to sign the lease on my next (way pricier) apartment for this fall.
I'm currently filling out my application for The Herald. I don't plan on doing any writing, just editing, because my schedule next semester will be photo-heavy.

Brian and I are working 13 hours this Saturday. PAY DAY! I love making $10 an hour.

I keep wearing the same jeans every Tuesday/Thursday. I really need to either do laundry or shave my legs. Both of these options are equally time consuming.

This week is Greek week, so I've been bonding with all the Fiji's. It's been glorious.

I put together a Facebook page for [bc]photography. You should find us and like us. And remember, the brackets make the difference.

Claws butt dialed Katie DeCillo last night. I kid you not. He sat on my phone, called her AND put her on speaker phone. I really do think he's taking over my life. Especially judging by the way he pounces on me until I get out of bed to feed him. Fatty. But he is a very cuddle baby.
Also, do I really want to pay $30 a month for him? Ahhhhh. I need another job. The Herald? Ok. I can't not have my kitten. He's my best friend and favorite cuddle buddy. I don't understand why they need $360 for my cat. The goal of adopting him was to keep him out of a shelter and give him a new life—not punish me for being a good person with a heart for animals. Whatever, I don't have enough battery to rant =)

I'm sure there are pictures somewhere of something I've done...
or not.

Also, Brian and I have been together a year and a half today?
Double also, I've been in college that long? Please just let me graduate.

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