But seriously? People at the soccer game tonight (which the Campbell ladies won 2-0, by the way! Yay Ryann!) were doing some angry screaming. A LOT of angry screaming. And they were mostly adults. I mean, I know parents like to support their kids and all, but man, I seriously thought a couple of the men were gonna beat the crap out of the ref.
And then there were the "Camel Crazies". Which are basically a bunch of apparently BORED college guys who come to the games with face paint and crazy wigs and drums to beat on and they yell hilarious things and cheer and dance for the entire 90 minutes. Only today, there were more of them. Eleven guys came shirtless with "GO CAMPBELL!" painted out letter by letter on their chests. And another guy came in nothing but a toga. He was a guy who was in my Science lab last semester. He said no one asked him to, he just felt like wearing a toga. All righty then.
Also to be noted, Kyle's brother? Is just about as cute as Kyle is. Darn those good genes. ;)
Then I came home and watched a beautiful, heart-wrenching Dateline on 9/11..There will be more thoughts on that on Sunday. (Big shock there, huh.)
And now I don't know what I'll do. Part of me is hungry, part of me just wants to go to bed.
I'm thinking food, then sleep. I tend to wake up lightheaded if I don't eat before I go to bed.
Except the "feed the cat" thing, since we don't have a cat. Because I'm allergic to cats. So is my mom. But if you replace "cat" with "dog" then yes, everything.
Just watch it. You'll love it.
Lyrics:
Get up now, get up now, get up out of bed
Wash your face, brush your teeth, comb your sleepy head
Here's your clothes, and your shoes, hear the words I said
Get up now! Get up and make your bed
Are you hot? Are you cold? Are you wearing that?
Where's your books and your lunch and your homework at?
Grab your coat and your gloves and your scarf and hat
Don't forget you got to feed the cat
Eat your breakfast, the experts tell us it's the most important meal of all
Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall
Please remember the orthodontist will be seeing you at three today
Don't forget your piano lesson is this afternoon, so you must play
Don't shovel, chew slowly
But hurry, the bus is here
Be careful, come back here
Did you wash behind your ears?
Play outside, don't play rough, would you just play fair?
Be polite, make a friend, don't forget to share
Work it out, wait your turn, never take a dare
Get along, don't make me come down there
Clean your room, fold your clothes, put your stuff away
Make your bed, do it now, do we have all day?
Were you born in a barn? Would you like some hay?
Can you even hear a word I say?
Answer the phone, get off the phone
Don't sit so close, turn it down, no texting at the table
No more computer time tonight
Your iPod's my iPod if you don't listen up
Where you going and with whom and what time do you think you're coming home?
Saying thank you, please, excuse me makes you welcome everywhere you roam
You'll appreciate my wisdom someday when you're older and you're grown
Can't wait 'til you have a couple little children of your own!
You'll thank me for the counsel
I gave you so willingly
But right now I thank you
NOT to roll your eyes at me
Close your mouth when you chew would appreciate
Take a bite, maybe two of the stuff you hate
Use your fork, do not burp, or I'll set you straight
Eat the food I put upon your plate
Get an A, get the door, don't get smart with me
Get a grip, get in here I'll count to 3
Get a job, get a life, get a PhD
Get a dose of...
I don't care who started it
You're grounded until your 36
Get your story straight
And tell the truth for once for heaven's sake
And if all your friends jumped off a cliff
Would you jump too?
If I've said it once, I've said at least a thousand times before that
You're too old to act this way
It must be your father's DNA
Look at me when I am talking
Stand up straight when you walk
A place for everything
And everything must be in place
Stop crying or I'll give you something real to cry about
Oh!
Brush your teeth, wash your face, get your PJs on
Get in bed, get a hug, say a prayer with Mom
Don't forget, I love you
**KISS**
And tomorrow we will do this all again because a mom's work never ends
You don't need the reason why
Because, because, because, because
I said so, I said so, I said so, I said so
I'm the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom
Tada!
Sometimes all you need is to have a night with a good girl friend who just gets it.
Tonight was that night for me.
I spent two and a half hours laughing, crying, eating brownies, painting a vase, blowing bubbles and rocking out to the Jonas Brothers like I'm 15. And you know what?
It was a blast.
Exactly the pickup I needed after a horrendous week.
So tonight, I'm just happy.
Happy that tonight was awesome.
Happy that I have a friend like Morgan.
Happy that I finally feel like I have people I can really just hang out with.
Though I much rather would've preferred to had a day on.
Horrendous migraine.
All day long.
It's gonna be interesting to see how I manage to sleep tonight. Migraines like this usually leave me unable to do pretty much anything other than sleep, but I don't know if the fact that I slept all day will change that. We'll see, I guess.
I suppose this day was gonna come sooner or later - no medicine is perfect.
And I ate dinner, watched most of an episode of Glee (while eating dinner), went to a meeting, and took a shower in that four hours, too.
I'd call that a win!
Haha, seriously, though, I'm just lucky that I'm a good writer, so essays almost always come pretty easy for me. Otherwise, I never would've managed to get that entire essay done today. I didn't even get stressed out about it. I kinda figured I could do it. So extra win in that department. :)
Now, since I did my French homework in between Music and State & Local, I'm going to chill and rewatch an episode of TV from last night. Sounds like a perfect time on a rainy night like this. :)
(Note to self: BUY AN UMBRELLA!!! Next time you get caught in the rain without one, chances are it won't be the end of the day and it'll be much harder! BUY ONE PRONTO.)
Between packing and eating and driving and shopping and poster fixing and unpacking and dinner and laundry and dishes and.....
Wow.
And I still didn't get an ounce of work done on my English essay.
Which means it's going to be all I focus on tomorrow after classes.
Thankfully, that should be all I have to do tomorrow evening. And also thankfully, I'm a good writer, so once I get started, essays come fairly easy to me. Plus I have a College Democrats meeting.
Sigh. My head hurts.
But it was a great weekend. And for that, I am thankful.
I know I've been raving about her for the past three days, but really. I'm just so happy.
She spent an hour tonight doing our highlights because she promised me she would do it this weekend, after she spent 3 hours cooking lemon rosemary chicken and sides for dinner.
This weekend has been without fights, too.
Lord, help me to remember weekends like this when I get frustrated.
Campbell has its 125th Anniversary Ball on October 21st.
My friend Morgan has been trying to convince me to go even though chances are I won't have a date and every girl I know will. I kinda wanted to, but had no idea what I'd wear because it's "black tie preferred" attire. I told her if I could figure out what to wear, I'd do it.
I've been talking to Mom about it all weekend. The only formal gown I own is my old prom dress and she and I both thought it would look too juvenile/"prom"ish for an event like this. I had said I just wasn't going to go but when my mother gets an idea in her head there's no stopping her. She decided we were going to find me something to wear. My apprehension about her spending even more money on me was overridden by her.
We went to JCPenney's and they didn't have a single gown in the entire store that wasn't made for someone Holly's size (which I will never be, even when I do manage to lose all the weight I need to lose). We went back to Belk's, and scoured the racks for almost an hour.
And then, there it was. The perfect dress.
I mean, it should have had a spotlight and angels singing "The Hallelujah Chorus" around it, it is that perfect.
It was black. It was my size. It looked formal. And it was on a clearance rack.
We went to the dressing room so I could try it on, and as Mom came in to zip it up, I think I held my breath praying it would work.
It fit perfectly.
It makes me look thinner. It covers the unattractive rolls right at my armpits. It's not tight anywhere. And it was the only dress of that style in the entire store. THE ONLY ONE. It's like it was just sitting there screaming "BUY ME, MAL! BUY ME, MAL!" waiting for me.
God rocks. And apparently He really wants me to go to this ball. :)
Yeah, I came home. I know I said I might not, but I needed a break. Even if it means having to listen to Chelsea. I get to see my mom, and Blake, and I get the heck off that campus for a few days.
I got a surprise when I got home today, too. My mom was already home because her school's schedule was off this whole week thanks to Irene. And then, she told me she was taking me out. I had no idea why, but I certainly wasn't going to say no. We spent 5 hours shopping at Belk (and eating dinner at a Japanese buffet). My mom saw all the clearance signs and went figuratively insane.
I mentioned I could use some new black dress shoes because I wasn't really crazy about the one pair I have. Oh, okay, let's see if we can find you some shoes.
I was talking about the concerts I have to go to at Campbell. Well, let's buy you some nice things.
All I can say is thank heavens for clearance racks and my mother's love of sale shopping. We spent about $110, you wanna know what I got?
7 tops (1 was for her) 1 dressy orange jacket 2 skirts 1 pair of cream dress shoes
Is my mom awesome, or is my mom awesome? :) I am happy. And she is happy. Now, I must crash.
