Recent Purchases

I've been pretty busy with school and now summer school, but I did find some time to do some online shopping. Here are a couple of my most recent purchases.



I bought this swim suit from J.Crew to wear at work (we have to wear one pieces). It is so soft and it looks great on. I love the bandeau top, which is perfect for work (I don't want any gross tan lines). I got it in the navy, but all of the colors are just gorgeous!



These Chaco Zongs are so comfortable. I got them in Zebra Green, which has the brown sole. I have so many flip flops with a black sole, so brown soles are a nice change. I am loving these shoes so far!



I bought a ton of these simple t-shirts to wear and layer. Starting in the fall, we have to wear professional dress a couple of days a week, so these will be perfect with dress pants and a long chunky necklace. This is the same with the v-neck shirts below. I LOVE v-neck shirts, because they are a little more feminine.



I am hoping to be able to go shopping for real soon, but school is getting pretty intense! See y'all soon!


Peeptoes

10 Book

Ok, list ten books that you've read that will stay with you throughout your life. They don't have to be your ten favorite books, although they could be. Don't think to hard about it, just the 10 that come to mind in about 15 minutes. Here are mine

1) Book of Mormon, Bible
2) Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
3) Never Let You Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
4) The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway
5) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6) The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
7) Madeline - Ludwig Bemelman
8) Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
9) Life of Pi - Yann Martel
10) Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain

Let me know what y'all's top 10 books are.

Guess What I Picked Up Today!

I am lucky enough to have one of these about an hour from where I live and go to school. This is perfect for me because I am an active wear snob. Not so much when I actually go to the gym, but more for when I am running around town or going to class. Nike is where it is at. These clearance stores have the BEST deals if you are willing to look for them.  

I am a big fan of Nike Tempo running shorts.  I'm sure you've seen them before, they are worn almost exclusively at my university, and for good reason.  They are so comfy and they look good on a variety of shapes.  I am tall and thin, but shorts look awesome on my shorter friends too.  They are also insanely comfortable.  They also come in lots of colors, so you can always look sunny and happy in class.  Another thing that I like about these shorts is that I can wear a variety of sizes (XS - M) and they still look good, the only difference is length (I most often buy the medium because if I wear shorts that are too short I look like quite the harlot).  I usually go for the darker colors because they hide stains better (I can definitely be a clutz), but I do have some of the lighter pairs.  The one problem with these shorts is that they are expensive for shorts ($30 a pair!).  I refuse to pay this much for a single pair of shorts, so this is where the Clearance store comes in!

Today I picked up 2 pairs of shorts and the Tempo Running Skirt for only $46 dollars (that includes tax!)  Here is what I got today.


I am a big fan of just having the piping in a color. I think it looks classic it looks good with basically any t-shirt. The shorts are actually not black, but a dark grey/slate color.

These are my favorite color, and I have been waiting for them to go on sale, and today there they were at the clearance store. These are so cute with the dark green and light green piping.

Here is the skort. It is so fabulous. It is made with the same fabric as the shorts, but it has compression shorts built in (the shorts only have the built in panty). It also has the compression top which keeps any elastic from poking your stomach, which is really important if you are out running. This skirt is so cute. I wear it with one of my little brother's polos and it looks awesome, but it would look equally awesome with a t-shirt or cute tank top.  I love that they stayed true to the original design and used the same style of piping as on the shorts.  I will be wearing this skirt very often!

Do y'all love this store and these shorts as much as I do?  Let me know!

My favorite picture

Me, after dancing all night at VP.  This was not a planned picture or anything, The original can be seen in this post.  This is just me cropped out and edited a little on PicNik.  If you haven't checked PicNik out, you really should.  It is very cool. 

WOW

How many of y'all watched Grey's Anatomy last night?  Wasn't it heartwrenching?  Things I loved include: the Chief telling Derek to get it together, Derek crying because he was scared of losing Meredith, "I love you" "I know", the orchid lovers (so sweet), Lexie/Sloan (I know a lot of people don't like them together, but I do!), Bailey, Izzie, and of course, Sandra Oh.  She was fabulous last night.  It was so nice to see Cristina showing some different emotions than normal, and Oh delivered flawlessly.  I have never been the biggest fan of Katherine Heigl/Izzie but last night's episode broke my heart.  


Oh, and let's not forget about those interns! They were fabulous, and it was great to see a little more of them. I loved when George told Meredith that her speech was "very Bailey". Didn't the interns remind you of George, Izzie, Meredith, Cristina, and Alex so much? All in all, I think this was one of the best episodes of the season and I am so excited for Elevator Love Letter next week!

My Favorite Things

I've been tagged to share my top 25 favorite thing...so here goes:

1) Friends and Family- This doesn't require an explanation, but I'll give one anyway.  These are the people that keep me going.  They are my unfailing support and I love them for it.

2) My church- I L-O-V-E my church and the Gospel.

3) Nike Tempo Running Shorts- The best shorts I have ever owned.

4) Leggings- Class is just so much better when you wear an oversized t-shirt and leggings.

5) My monogram ring- It is so classic and fabulous.  

6) Bottled Water- I know it's so bad for the environment, but I am a serious water snob.

7)Clinique Makeup- It's not cheap, but it's so worth it.

8) Skinny Jeans- They make so many body shapes look great.  They are great for going out!

9) My hope chest- my Grandpa made this for me when I graduated from highschool/turned eighteen, I have been working to fill it ever since then.

10) McCarty pottery- This is made with real Mississippi Mud and every piece is original.  Every girl in my hometown registers for this when she gets married.  I already have my color picked out and a few pieces even though I'm definitely not getting married anytime soon.

11) Mexican Food- we have some seriously amazing Mexican restaurant in my college town.  My friends and I keep them in business.

12) Hanes Classics ComfortSoft V-Neck Undershirts- these are men's shirts, but they are so comfy and they work on so many levels.  Wear them alone for class, dress it up with a scarf or sweater for going out, the possibilities are endless.

13) My Sperry Topsiders- I have two pairs, a pair of mules that are a little dressier than the regular Bluefish, and a pair of Shearling Bluefish (they are warmer than Uggs!)

14) My University- we are definitely overcoming our Mississippi stereotype.  It is definitely becoming very well known and respected.  I love the history and the tradition that we have.

15) Polo Dresses- It doesn't matter what brand it is, these are so comfy.  You can dress them up or down and they look fabulous!

16) Oversized men's polos- I wear my brother's, dad's, and (when I have one) my boyfriend's.  I know it's a little "shackerish" but it's a good alternative to sorority t-shirts and Hane's v-necks.

17) Lilly Pulitzer - let's face it, who doesn't love the awesome shifts and dresses Lilly has.

18) Coach - I haven't always loved Coach, but my opinion changed when I went to Chicago in January.  While shopping on the Magnificent Mile, we met and befriended to owner of the Coach store on the Mile.  We had such a great time and he was such a gentleman, that I will definitely start considering Coach now.

19) Salted Hot Chocolate- this treat from Starbucks is so yummy.  I am always sad when it gets warmer because it means goodbye to Salted Hot Chocolate until it cools down.

20) Pearls - these are so classic and preppy.  Everyday pearls are my favorite look.  I would always choose pearls over diamond, and that is saying a LOT because I love diamonds.

21) Hot Tamales - my favorite candy ever.  

22) Baseball- My favorite sport to watch.  This is one of my favorite activities of the spring.

23) Crossword Puzzles- I do one everyday.  I don't usually finish, but I get pretty far.  It is very stress relieving to work on crossword puzzles.

24) My Macbook- her name is Beryl.  She is gorgeous and classic.  I have to get a new computer next year for pharm school and it is very depressing to me.  Beryl is my first love though and I intend to keep her throughout pharmacy school.

25) Wearing dresses in the summer- I certainly try not to dress up in the fall, winter, or spring, but during the summer I am all about looking cute and flirty.  A good sundress goes a long way toward this!

  

I'm worried this is too serious for the blog...

So, as you all know, I am a sophomore in college and I am studying pharmacy.  The administrators in the school of pharmacy have not been so nice to my class ( I did an Early Entry program, if any one has questions about this type of program, PLEASE email me at pearlsandpeeps AT gmail DOT com).  We've been lied to, had our scholarships cut, taken more classes per semester than any other class, etc.  Well, on Monday, we found out that we're graduating with our Bachelor's in Pharmaceutical Science in May 2010 (ONE YEAR!).  This sounds like a good thing, but it's not.  Why? Because we become graduate students and lose our scholarships (more than 14K a year for me) and girls in sororities are cheated out of a year because of national rules requiring graduate students to pass to alumni status.  And here's the thing, it wouldn't even bother me so much, except we still have to stay at our school's main campus for another year after we graduate instead of moving on to the medical center.  We're stuck as seniors (in age) but as graduate students (in tuition, scholarships, and sororities).  I know it will all work out in the end, but seriously, this is SO annoying to me and to a lot of other people in our class.

Oh, and in addition, I will not be able to graduate from my fabulous Honor's College because there is no way I can do research, write a thesis about it, and defend it before next May because we are being required to take a class all summer.

I know I am complaining here, but this is really not what I signed up for.  It's ok.  It will all work out, but it is just terrible to be lied to like this.

Thanks for listening!

Spring Break!

It's Spring Break!  YAY!  So what does that mean for me?  It means staying at home all week and studying for The Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases (because I have a test on Monday!).  It means babysitting for the pretty towheads a couple days a week! Yay!  It means deep cleansing rituals for my face to fix it up a little because I've been so stressed out.  It means shorts and t-shirts everyday and possibly going to the Nike Outlet to pick up some more shorts and leggings.  It means Target runs and SnoBiz. 

So even though spring break is not as awesome as it could be, I am still excited.  I am excited to get all the busy work done for my classes so that I can focus on studying!

Silly Boys!

So there's this boy (isn't that how it always is?).  I kinda like him, I know he likes me, but we're so different.  I am not even 20 years old yet, he is 28.  I am a silly, vain, and (sometimes) shallow girl.  He was in the US NAVY for 8 long years and is back in school getting a degree.  I am all about my church and my religion, he is anti-organized religion and told me he is almost agnostic (not quite sure how you can be almost agnostic, but whatever).  I don't know what to do.  We are definitely not anything yet, probably not even "talking".  But I think about him, a lot.  We chat on facebook (for HOURS).  What to do.  What to do.  So, here are my questions: 1) is 8 years too much of an age difference when you are 20 and 28?, 2) is he too damaged by his time in the Navy to appreciate my silliness and occasional (who are we kidding, they're everyday) whims?, 3) how can I deal with his agnosticism? I have promised myself I will be married in the Temple.  I don't mind waiting for that, if they man I decide to marry is converted and needs time to be Temple worthy, but I don't want to "flirt to convert" or marry the "Sunday School Project", there is enough of that going on in my ward, and it always ends sadly.

Thanks for the help!

I Love these

I just ordered these Wellies from LLBean.  I think that I will totally love them!  They are so cute and preppy with the pink and the green and the lobsters and crabs.  So New England Prep!

Photo Friday

This is my smallest sister, CeCe.  She is too funny and such a little firecracker.  Love that kid.

WOW

Nothing makes you feel older than having your best friend from high school call you to tell you she's getting married.  I am so excited for J and her fiancee, but it seriously freaks me out.  I am all about marriage and husbands and wives, but I am NOWHERE near that part of my life and it is so weird to think that this friend, who is younger than me is taking the plunge.  I am not even 20 yet.  Crazy how that happens.  Congrats J.  I am sure you and R will have a lovely lovely wedding and an even lovelier life together!  J, you inspire me so much!

Love, 

P&P

Just Some Thoughts

I love that my friends call me when they need a sober driver instead of one of our other mutual friends.  I love that they trust me enough not to judge them and to not take advantage of their intoxication.  I love that even though I don't drink I can still be friends with these friends and that they don't judge me for not drinking.  I love that we respect each other and our decisions.  I love my friends and I love spending a sketchy Friday the 13th together.

25 Things about me!

I already put this on FB, but I thought y'all might enjoy it.

1) I'm LDS (Mormon), just in case you didn't know.

2) Oxford Commas make me happy.

3) I judge your grammar/usage/sentence construction/spelling, etc.

4) I've lived in O----- my whole life and I LOVE it.

5) I pronounce "crayon" and "crown" the same way (the "crown" way), I didn't know they were pronounced differently until I was a junior in high school.

6) I hate phone calls.  Seriously, I only answer the phone for my parents and about 8 other people.  If you want to talk to me, texting is the way to go.

7) I have a phone voice.  All my friends mock it, I'm okay with that.

8) I've been to both the summer and the winter Olympics.  They were both incredible and I can't wait to go back.

9) In general, I don't like "ethnic" food, but Mexican food is an exception.  I can eat Mexican everyday and not get sick of it.

10) I love Harry Potter, but I refuse to read Twilight.

11) If I weren't in pharmacy school, I could graduate from school by this Christmas (counting my AP credits) or next May (not counting my AP credits).  Oh well.

12) My favorite Gossip Girl characters are: Chuck (on the show) and Blair (in the book and on the show)

13) Children who I "babysit" are awesome, children who I "sit", "keep", or "watch" are not.

14) I am always cold.  Always.

15) Thanksgiving isn't Thanksgiving until we've boogie boarded down the leaf hill at my grandparents' house.

16) It upsets me that we rarely use the subjunctive case in English today.  I'll be even more upset when it's gone for good.

17) Facetious is my favorite word because it contains all the vowels in (alphabetical) order.  Facetiously includes "y" (also in order) and is a close second.

18) I am a hypochondria, ask C.  She has had to consult WebMD more than a few times for me.

19) I've ordered snow cones with no flavor, just ice, on more than one occasion.

20) I own a Snuggie.  Judge all you want, but I was not cold on the train back from Chicago.

21) I text Google more times a day than should ever be necessary.

22) I believe in Capitalism and the free market.

23) I'm ridiculous about my teeth.  I am convinced that I will wake up one morning and all of my orthodonture will have been for nothing.  Because of this, I wear my retainer every single night.

24) My favorite book is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.  The BBC/A&E miniseries/movie is also perfect.

25) I am lost without my planner.

Reason #89734895 why I love my SCHOOL!

So, it's no secret that I LOVE my university. It is the perfect blend of Old South traditions, new ideas, innovation, and all other fabulous things you can think of. I am not only a part of our fabulous pharmacy school, but I am also a very active member of the Honors College on campus. This institution was named one of Reader's Digest's top three Honors programs in the country, and it probably wouldn't be too hard for y'all to figure out where I go to school. One of the things that our Honors College does is host a Fall and Spring Convocation. For this, we always bring in big name people to speak to us. Last year, we were honored to hear from Thomas Friedman and some other wonderful and inspiring people.

Tonight, however, takes the cake. Thanks to our wonderful and generous benefactor, we were able to host General Colin Powell. He is someone that I have a great amount of respect for and tonight only solidified that respect. He was so eloquent and jovial. I felt like he was being so genuine when he spoke to us (impressive since we FILLED our biggest venue on campus). He talked about his time as Secretary of State and his life after stepping down. He spoke of the times of transition in our lives and how "whenever we feel down, go buy a Corvette. It really does help!" He explained why he chose to endorse Barack Obama and then told us that he still considers himself to be a Republican. It was so good to listen to all of this. He talked about the war in Iraq and in Afghanistan. He told us that Iraq is not a war we will win, but it is not because of anything we are doing, it is because of the people there. Our dedicated soldiers are doing exactly what they need to be doing and it was wonderful to hear. He talked about how we NEED to be in Afghanistan. How the people there will never be able to move on from their tribal fighting and wars until a STRONG central government is in place. They will not do this for themselves, we NEED to be there. It will take a long time, of course. This is not something that will be resolved in two or three years, it is President Obama war now.
General Powell spoke of his family and his life. How he has seen so much during his many decades of service to our country. The thing that stuck out to me the most, was, however, how much the rest of the world still looks to America as the example. They like us, they want to model their countries after us. The media can try to spin it all they want, but America is still the ultimate symbol of FREEDOM and CAPITALISM. No matter how much the media tells us that people in far off countries dislike us and think that we are arrogant, fat, self-centered people, this doesn't stop the many people from standing in line outside the American Consulates and applying for visas. They want to be here, because they know that we are doing something RIGHT!
It was so nice to hear all of this tonight. It gave us the boost that we needed for sure. Thank you General Powell. Your words were so inspirational and full of wisdom. We hope you come back to visit us soon. We will be happy to have you here again and show you our Southern Hospitality.

Crazy Semester!

So, this semester has been going on for all of a week and a half and it is already all kinds of crazy.  Seriously.  Between Organic II, Physics II, Medical Microbiology, and Psychology I already  know that I will have NO free time this spring.  The one thing that is keeping me sane though is my friends.  If you've been reading my blog, you know that my friends mean the WORLD to me and without them I would be a little more lost than I already am.  On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have lab in the afternoon (Physics on Tuesday and Organic on Thursday).  Because of this, I am stuck on campus pretty much all day, but I did give myself a break for lunch.  Well, my friends and I have a standing lunch date on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  On Tuesdays it is me, CDM, SC, SS, SP, and JBA.  On Thursdays, we get a couple more people including DMB.  We have so much fun during lunch.  It's great to sit in the Student Union and just be obnoxious and loud.  I love it!

Another thing that I can already tell is going to keep me sane is my Ballet class.  I told y'all about it when I first signed up for it, but now it has started and my, oh my, it is F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!  We had our first technique class on Thursday and wow.  I could feel the burn and all we did was warm up and learn how to walk.  Crazy.  

I thought y'all might like to see the leotard that I am wearing because I love it!  Our teacher has a very strict dress code: Black leotard, pink tights (smile), pink ballet shoes, hair in buns and out of eyes, and nothing else.  I picked up this leotard at the small sister's ballet school.  It is the Capezio American Ballet Theatre Twist Tie Back Leotard.  I have it in black. It is super comfy and I think it is just darling.

I have some physics homework to do now, so I'll try to write this semester, but it might be very scattered and sporadic.  Later!

Ps.  If you get a chance please say a little prayer for a fellow blogger Grits.  She is such a darling girl and is going through some tough times right now.  Leave her a little love if you feel led to do so.  

Chicago!

So, I told y'all about how I was planning on going to Chicago this month. I went and it was awesome! I had such a great time with all of my school friends.  I went with the Honors College at the University I attend.  It is called the Sophomore Service Trip and it is basically an opportunity for us to get away and do some good in the world.  It was fabulous.  We left from the Honors College at 7:00 pm on Thursday night and took a fleet of Charter buses to the Amtrak Station.  Yes, we took an Amtrak to Chicago.  117 twenty year olds in two train cars.  It was a 12 hour trip and it felt like it was every bit of those 12 hours.  Luckily we traveled at night both there and back so we were at least able to sleep for most of the trip.  I brought my sleep mask so that was very nice to have.  

Once in Chicago, we checked into our hotel and changed into our warm clothes (the highest temperature in Chicago the whole weekend was 7* F) and headed out to our volunteer sites.  We had five different sites: the YMCA, the Salvation Army, a greenhouse, bicycle building, and my group, the Treehouse Animal Haven.  We spent the day clearing out a basement in their downtown location so that they could use the extra space for a free clinic to spay and neuter feral cats.  Isn't that great?  For dinner that night, we went to a Brazilian Steak House where they bring the meat out on skewers.  It was super yummy.

On Saturday, we were supposed to go back to Treehouse to help at their Argyle Street location, but the people who work there were super nice and let us wander the city handing out fliers to promote their "Sex and the Kitty" program.  It's a great program that allows families in the area to trap feral cats, bring them in to be neutered and then return them to the wild.  We had a fabulous day wandering the city and seeing a lot of cool sites.  

That night we had a fabulous night of partying.  We played circle of death with the cool kids.  I played with Diet Pepsi, don't worry.   That is a fabulous game that is super fun to play before going out.  Then we went to eat some authentic Chicago deep dish pizza and my goodness, it was delicious.  We had planned to go to the Hancock building for dessert afterwards, but they wouldn't let us in because we were under 21.  Oh well, we still got a great view of the skyline.  Later SLG, DMB, and I went down to Navy Pier for some pictures.  We took some pretty fantastic ones (NOT) but here's the best.

On Sunday morning, CMC and I headed up to the Magnificent Mile for some hardcore shopping.  It was so fun.  We also went ice skating with some friends.  Poor C could barely stand.  As for me, my skating skills came back and I was able to not look like a fool! Ha.  We had so much fun that whole day and then finally headed back to the hotel so that we could head back to Union Station as a group.  Another 12 hours, and we were back to Memphrica so we could head back to the Honors College (we arrived in Memphrica at 5:45 am...it was VERY early).  

But by far, the highlight of the weekend, was when I stumbled into a fabulous store that sold Snuggies.  You better believe that this girl SNATCHED that up.  It is amazing and lovely.  And it is endlessly entertaining, ask anyone who was on the trip who I even talked to on the way home!  Later kids.

Pray for Kelly and Baby Harper!

Please join me tonight as I pray for Scott, Kelly, and Harper.  Kelly's blog is one of the first blogs that I started reading and it's really what got me into blogging.  It has been such a joy to watch Kelly throughout her pregnancy and it is even more of a joy to see her faith and trust in God and Christ. 

Baby Harper was born today and it is looking like there are some very serious complications.  There is, however, something that we can all do, and that is PRAY.  Pray that the Lord will show his hand in all of this.  Pray that Scott and Kelly and their families are comforted during this time.  Pray that Harper can recover from this.  Pray that this precious family will be given strength and hope.  Pray for them to see the hand of the Lord and to have peace this night so that they can have much needed rest. 

I will leave you all with some scriptures.  Thank you for joining me in this.

"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him for we shall see him as he is, that we may have this hope, that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen."

Moroni 7:48

New Phone

So I've been having some serious issues with my phone recently and I really want to get an iPhone or a Blackberry.  I just think they would both be so nice to have, but in order to get one of those, I would have to commit to two years of a $30/month data plan.  I don't really feel like, at this point in my life anyway, I need to be throwing away $360 a year just to be able to get on facebook all the time.  So, instead, I bought an LG Shine.  It is red and gorgeous and it has plenty of  storage space on it for ringtones.  YAY! Ringtones are seriously fabulous.  I think that ringtones are something that can definitely personalize a phone.  My ringtones are so eclectic, and I just love them.  Today I got the Pride and Prejudice theme song and it is perfect.  

In other news, I leave for CHICAGO in less than a week.  That is so crazy.  I really feel like I need to start packing right now because I know I don't want to be doing it next week when classes are starting up.  I was watching the Weather Channel last night and yesterday in Chicago, the high was -1 and that was at midnight and the rest of the day it never got above -6.  What will I do?!?!  I seriously might become a little ice cube.  Or maybe a non suicidal Anna Karenina.  I also found out that the Jonathan Adler store is probably too far away from our hotel for us to go, which is way sad. 

That's all for now, just waiting to hear from Kelly that baby Harper has been born.  

Dogeared

Here's a confession, I don't really wear jewelry.  I don't know why, but I guess it's because my mother doesn't wear much jewelry (she actually wears cocktail rings instead of her engagement and wedding rings).  But, I am never without my initial necklace, which I love.  And I usually add another simple silver necklace.  My favorite of these necklaces are Dogeared.  They are so simple and precious, and the cards they come on are TOO cute.  Here are a couple of my favorites.

Isn't this one precious? I think it is so sweet. 

One thing that I really love about these necklaces is that they stand for something.  They are a constant reminder of how we should be acting.

This is one of my themes for the new year, let my light shine from within. One of the best ways to start letting your light shine is to believe.

So true.

My Favorite Shoes

About a month ago, I bought a pair of heels for VP, but once I got home, I decided that I already had heels that would work for VP that I liked better and returned the shoes. I got store credit for those shoes, and just barely used it.

 I got these shoes, in black, to wear with casual outfits and possibly wear when I go out in the winter.  I LOVE these shoes, they are fantastic, and the contrast stitching really adds a little something to otherwise plain black shoes.  I took the smallest sister with me and she told me that I "had to get these because they look like they have pasta on them."   Who am I to argue with that? 

Because the store was having an awesome sale, I also picked up some cute brown flats.  These also had contrast stitching, and they look pretty professional (when you don't take the picture with photobooth on your mac) which is what I need!  They are going to be awesome for running errands in jeans and a button down shirt!  I am so excited to wear these all the time.

For Christmas, I picked myself up these shoes.  I am going to Chicago in the middle of this month, and I don't really want to wear Uggs like everyone else.  I'm hoping that these will be enough to keep me warm.  They are a little big on me, but I am planning on wearing some thick wool socks with them, so the size won't be an issue.  What do you think?  I really love my other Topsiders and these are so comfy (I've been wearing them a lot).  I'm pretty excited to have a pair of "winter" Sperry's because that's not usually the season that you think of Sperry's going with. 

What do y'all think? Will I be warm enough in Chicago?

DANC 151

So, I'm all registered for classes in the spring, and most of my classes are things like Medicinal Microbiology, Physics II, Abnormal Psychology, Organic Chemistry, and various labs, BUT, I am taking one class that I am very excited about.  That class is DANC 151.  To give you a hint about what this class is all about, here is a picture clue.  

Yes, I am taking Introduction to Ballet I.  (Don't worry, I forced CDM to take it with me, so I won't look like a total fool)  This class, obviously, is an intro to basic ballet and basic ballet terms.  It meets twice a week for an hour and fifteen minutes and I am SO excited about it.  I haven't taken ballet since second grade, and basically all I know is a plie' and the five positions, and even with those, I only know the feet, not the arms.  I am basically hoping that this class will be good cross training for the 5k I want to run and a good cardio workout.  If I like this class, I'm definitely going to take another class like this over the summer during Physiology.  I am also hoping that my schedule over the next couple years in pharmacy school will give me enough free time to be able to keep taking dance classes.  

Another reason I am taking this class is that I am getting 2 credit hours for this class, and they are graded (easy A!) and it is a great way to have accountability for an exercise program.  What better accountability than a grade?   Anyway, once the semester starts (January 20th) I am going to start a sidebar with what we're doing in class and maybe some posts about what we're learning.  I'm so excited!

2009

Happy 2009 y'all.  I hope it is fabulous and fantastic and that you accomplish the goals you set for yourself.  As for me, my goals are to: not fail out of pharmacy school, run a 5K, and be awesome!