Staycation

Everyday I'm hustlin'. What?! Okay, nevermind, that is playing on my Pandora right now. So my staycation is starting to wind down; only four days left. I start my new job Monday though so that's exciting. I have enjoyed my time off by getting lunches, dinners, and happy hours with friends. We were supposed to have a softball game last night, but that was obviously ruined because we live in a tropical rainforest now. Yeah, you didn't know? We were transplanted to the rainforest! So we had a teammate happy hour at Hunan One instead. What a cool place! I had never been there, but it has great happy hour food and drink specials.

I've also gotten to work out a lot, which is always nice. Running, lifting, and yoga today! I hadn't been to Dancing Mind Yoga in a good month, so today was hard! In a good way though. I feel great now.

This is a big weekend with lots going on. First of all, (but of course not most important if Daryn is reading this) we travel to Wake Forest. When I say we, I mean the Virginia Tech football team, which I'm obviously a part of. Anyhow, Wake Forest is doing well so I am worried about this game. Furthermore, our awesome defensive end James Gayle isn't traveling with the team because he is hurt! Some dirty Miami player took him out of the game early last Saturday. Weak! Did Nevin teach you those dirty plays? Secondly, my sister is getting married! I had to get some of the length taken off my dress (one of the cons of being short) and I picked it up after yoga. It looks great! All the real fun begins tomorrow. I will be sure to recap it on Sunday!

Whirlwind

Where to even begin?! I had my last day of work last Wednesday and it has been non-stop since then. Last night was actually my first night at home since October 3. I have to admit it was a little sad leaving the building on my last day. I guess because it's the end of another chapter and I worked there for over three years. We also had softball on Wednesday as usual and got pummeled as usual, but it's okay because we have fun and go to Carpool afterward!

The best part of this week and weekend was going down to Blacksburg of course! I went to the game and it was probably the best game I have ever attended. The crowd was awesome, it was a beautiful day, and the team played so well. And it's ALWAYS great to beat Miami.

Thomas and Taylor celebrating

Allison and me celebrating!

I also went hiking with Robby on Thursday, which was really nice and pretty. It was a good hike with quite a few lookouts. I love being outdoors in Virginia, especially in the Fall. People don't utilize hiking and the great outdoors enough! It's easy for most of us to access, and best of all, it's free.

Now I get to continue my time off getting to do whatever I want! I am going to lift today, and maybe run. Other than that I'll be playing it by ear! Happy Columbus Day!

Let's Go...

Are you ready for college football?! Specifically Virginia Tech! I am so excited and cannot wait to get down to Blacksburg tomorrow. Are you ready for all of this:

Best Tailgating Ever

Blacksburg Bars & $10 tabs

David Wilson... all that needs to be said

And of course the main event. Where all the magic happens. THE BEST PLACE ON EARTH. Where you bounce like you've never bounced before as the players run out of the tunnel and chills run down your spine. Where dreams come true. The place I experienced some of the best times, seen some amazing wins, but also soul-crushing defeats. No place else I'd rather be than spending four hours with 66,233 amazing people!

Worsham Field!

ENTER SANDMAN.

Lane freakin' Stadium

I know I am. I have been waiting for this since January. I can't wait to see all most of my college friends, enjoy cheap, but amazing food, ridiculously cheap drinks, make some awesome memories, and see my Hokies yard stomp Appalachian State! LET'S GO... HOKIES!

Music foreverrrr

I discovered some greatttt music this week and weekend. I am obsessed with the song Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis. Seriously, I probably listen to it, oh 10 times a day! Then Winding Road by Bonnie Somerville from the Garden State soundtrack is awesome. That's obviously old, but I just discovered it. I need to see that movie again. The given songs that are always being cycled on the radio are great too, not all, but specifically Suffocate by J. Holiday, Poppin' Bottles by Birdman and Lil' Wayne and of courseeee See You Again by Miley Cyrus. LOL, it's been confirmed that I am not the only twenty-something that loves that song.

Can I tell you how much being an "adult" is OVERRATED. Ahhh, bills, responsibility, work, etc. etc. I had to get the normal 40k mile service on my car and it was a million dollars and on top of that they said I need FOUR new tires. Umm, the car seems to hug the road fine when I am speeding through the neighborhood! Furthermore, when it's raining/snowing/whatever it doesn't slip. I am going to look into it.

Have you seen this video yet? Haha, apparently it's a comedian and there's one called Give Me That Top too. Gosh, the stuff on youtube is out of control. Anyone can be come famous for 15 seconds now.

And who has seen the line up for the mega ticket @ Nissan?! Awesome, friends have already gotten it and I think I am going to join. I haven't been to enough concerts lately. And I haven't seen any good movies lately! Soo annoying, the last good movie I think I saw that was great was Breach. That was awhile ago. Everything else has been lame.

Also, is it too much to ask for good service and good food when you go out to eat?! Apparently it is because out of the last 5 times I have been out, only one restaurant has been worth it.

The Hokies may have lost to Duke, but they beat BC on the road in OT! Woooo!

Rockin' the suburbs

Well, guess what's going on right now?! The HOKIES are hanging w/ the lame, beloved, bandwagon Duke blue devils. It's half-time so there is still a lot of time. I hope the Hokies can pull off a win. I hateeeee Duke (and UNC for that matter).

Anyhow, tomorrow is Friday... awesome 4 day week this was and I mean AWESOME. One of the best weeks of my life. I can't tell you why right now, but maybe in the future. Are you one of the many people STILL watching American Idol? Yeah, I quit about 476734647 years ago, but mom and sister still enjoy it every single night. Therefore, I see bits and pieces, but I missed last night. So, I missed the famous Amy Catherine, Amy, AC, whatevs. Haaaa, hilarious. She probably will get on people's nerves. My favorite part was when Elliot in the Morning kept randomly playing it. So perfect. And I don't really have much else to say today unlike Tuesday.

HOKIES 43, Duke 49. LET'S GO.................... HOKIES!!!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it NOT!

See, I'm gonna tell you.... how I hate this snow. It seriously is not cool for me anymore and I don't understand why you people like it unless you're 7. If it gets you out of school... AWESOME! If you get to go skiing in Vail, even better, but I had to drive home from work in it and I don't appreciate it. If you're one of those people who don't care either way - I guess I get that, but so many people like it and I don't get it! I left work an hour early and surprisingly, traffic was great! It moved the whole time, other than being a little slow, I never had to stop like usual.

Anyhow, I also had to miss my work happy hour! And let's face it: that's the real tragedy here. I figured I wouldn't be getting to happy hour until 5:45 and then I would be there 'til about 8:30 and the roads would just get worse. So, I took one for the office and didn't attend. It was hard. I must say though, my driving once I got into my neighborhood was impeccable. I mean, I drive a jetta and since VDOT (yeah, you suck as usual) didn't bother to plow my street it was rather treacherous. However, I was able to barely slide AND get my car in the garage. Balllllinnn' or drivvinnnnn'!!

How awesome is that acoustic version of sweetest girl? I am seriously in loveeee with the song and Dave Patten. I am so excited for this weekend!! Three day weekend is in sight... holla Martin Luther King Jr. Andddd, the best news? The Hokies were victorious last night in a HUGE win against the lame wahoos! So exciting and in case you missed it, of course you can jump up and down like I did when you watch this.

Will I talk about Virginia Tech in some way, shape or form every blog? Umm, probably! Do I have an unhealthy obsession my alma mater and sports teams? Possibly, but I don't think so.

Dolla dolla bill. where did the weekend go?

Hi Folks!
Another weekend has come to a close and once again it's time to go back to work. Lame, the weekends fly by. Except Friday seemed to be the longest day of my life since I didn't walk through the door until 7 a.m.! Yeah, then the whole day was wasted because I slept 'til 3. Come on people, you didn't expect me to sacrifice my 8hours did you? Beauty rest.

I'm writing in orange in honor of the Hokies since it seems our whole team is going to the NFL next year. First Brandon Flowers, now Macho Harris and Branden Ore might be next. And NO, I did not spell BrandEn's name wrong... that's how he spells it. Can Bryan Stinespring go with them? Except we all know he is nowhere near good enough for the NFL. So he should be demoted to OC of Stonewall Jackson High School.
In other news, how sad is it that they found that pregnant marine dead? And the alleged (we know he did it) killer is on the loose! Supposedly he is on his way to Texas. Greattt, so then he can jump on down to Mexico.

Sidenote: Back to sports, how funny is it that the Cowgirls lost?! Love it!
Now, onto Southeast D.C. where the woman was arrested for killing her 4 daughters. I cannot believe their bodies may have been there since May?? Didn't the 30 members of Benita Jacks family that showed up to support her in court wonder where they had been? You would think they might have wanted to see them in the summer, Labor Day weekend, Thanksgiving, Christmas?! Furthermore, social services couldn't track down their address when they received calls about them, but U.S. Marshals had NO problem getting the address to evict them?!? Sketchy? Yes.

And onto Northwest D.C. I love Georgetown and I wish I wasn't a poor twenty-something so I could live there. It's so nice, fun and there's so much to do. Maybe one day.

Who wants to place bets on whether Britney Spears will show up to court tomorrow? I am betting she won't because well, that's how she rolls. Yes, I had to comment on this. What's a day without some news about Britney Spears?!

The bad news is tomorrow is Monday, but the good news is it's another morning to listen to Elliot in the Morning on DC101. I seriously missed their show so much while away at college. It's the only thing that keeps me from getting into a bitch fight with you fools on 66. Stop tailgating me; in case you didn't notice there are 3438954745 cars in front of me and I can't move any faster unless I jump into their trunk. Back it up!

And I'm out.