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kind of a big deal..

2006-11-21T10:47:00.000-08:00

so i am having to plan a wedding for a project for class.... and you would think after leslie's wedding i would know how much work it is... BUT i didn't.. there is so much, and for this project i am having to do everything part of weddings.

weddings are a big deal and a whole bunch of planning. shout out to all the wedding planners in the world!

mid-term

2006-10-29T14:58:00.000-08:00

We are almost done with this semester! Yesterday we played auburn and almost came out with a victory, just like the rest of the season with our football team... Boo.

something about this season that I love is the color of the trees and the smells and tastes of festive foods. I love to look outside and see red on the trees. I love to bake cookies and smell the scent of pumpkin or cinnamon, or getting the fall and winter edition of your magazines. Who else loves fall and winter?

beatles and some coffee

2006-09-04T14:38:00.000-07:00

So my new thing as of now is to come to uptown coffee to do homework.. Well considering the circumstances that we don't have internet yet at my house, it has caused me to need to come here. As I'm sitting here today, they are playing beatles. What great music for a beautiful day in a coffee shop while doing some homework...

I love Oxford.. After a day of playing some tennis and not having any classes, sitting here in uptown is relaxing and very studious of me...

a pineapple post

2006-08-22T14:45:00.000-07:00

WELCOME TO FALL SEMESTER!!
so it's a new school year.. for me this means:

-new pens & pencils
-new books
-new people
-new major
-football season
-half-marathon
-NEW CONDO!

so for the past week and a half i have been in oxford living out of my car and bags and staying at different people's houses.. to include: dudley, meredith, and alex debar. what a mix.. but tomorrow i get to move into the BRAND NEW condo where i will be living with 3 other girls! it is finally done! it is going to be a great experience for me... making new friends, living on my own in a new way, etc.

new major.. i am now a hospitality management major, and i had my first class with it today. it's going to be so much fun to learn about serving people (which i love) and maybe one day i can be lorelei gilmore.

fall semester also means time to train for the half-marathon. last year i had to end my training at the week of running 7 miles due to a breakout in a weird rash. i am now a pro about caring and tending to rashes, probably one of the most important qualities i have... so, this fall i am back at it. i have my new nike+ and in the 98 degree weather i will be runnin' my legs off.

being reunited with school friends is wonderful! we are all here back together, and life is great! i am sad however i had to leave my camp companions for awhile, but i know that when we get back together it's like we're never apart. shout out to you guys.. LOVE YOU ALL!

i hope the fall brings as much fun to everyone's lives as it is to mine right now! go out a buy some new pens, it will make you feel great. i suggest pilot G2-05.. opinions on that anyone??

wishful thinking

2006-06-21T19:52:00.000-07:00

i think about how i wish i could be better at blogging, updating, etc....

is this something that you have to learn to do, or do clever things come naturally??

24/7 + bear snacks =

2006-06-19T20:59:00.000-07:00

sorry for the delay, from may 13 until now my time has been devoted to sweating, swimming, and playing on a mountaintop in Drasco, AR. that's right, Drasco. some might wonder where that is... well if you know where Heber Springs, AR is, the lovely Drasco is about 25 minutes down the road.

I have been at camp bear track this summer, what we like to call, camp bear snacks. i have been reunited with some life long friends that i have missed during the school year. my fellow camp counselors will be some of my lifelong companions. some of them are my best friends.

24/7. those are the hours of my job. is there any other job besides being a parent, if you want to say that's a job, that takes up every moment every day of the week? i can't really think of one at the moment, but i do know that this is an experience that i will hold for a lifetime. i have learned so many things about kids, co-workers, and even myself. when you devote this much time to something, you take away so much more than you would think...

bear snacks... what we like to call camp bear track. you will never go hungry at this place... i promise. you are constantly fed, and being somewhat of an adult you can't eat fried foods all the time... because i'm not growing anymore, that does not help the waistline. you have to embrace it, and learn to crave a cold pb&j the day they decide to serve pizza sticks and french fries.

all in all, the summer has been great so far. i have a nice weeklong break, and then i finish my remaining four weeks for the summer. oh, and for those of you wondering, i did get to see dudley for the first time all summer. it was amazing, as usual, and we had a great weekend. i got to hear about his trip to australia, and we even got to experience an italian car show together! what next? a little something from the car show....

more from the mountaintop to come later in the summer! until then, happy summer....

it's true...

2006-05-07T13:18:00.000-07:00

finals week = major procrastination.

when have you ever been able to say your going to study and actually do it during finals... who actually does that? i'm not very good at it, and the creation of facebook does not help with trying to avoid the procrastination.

did everyone hear that i changed my major? this is the last semester of science for me!

i'm almost done with these classes! yes!

dudley

2006-05-04T09:29:00.000-07:00

ok.. so i know everyone is probably like, blagh, she would write about her boyfriend on her blog, but you know what.... i don't care, he is a huge part of my life and i want to share it.. thank you.

dudley is driven, loving, tender, enthusiastic, silly, sarcastic, and most importantly, a christian. he has set many goals for himself, and he is so steadfast about his life. we have now dated for almost 2 1/2 years. whoa. that is a long time, but it has been wonderful and seems like i have just known him forever. this summer will be another challenging summer for us. i will be at camp bear track in arkansas, and he has the vacation of a lifetime. he is going to australia with his family for his sister's make-a-wish for 2 weeks in june! i mean, come on, why couldn't i go? just kidding, it is going to be a great time for them to share with one another. ok, so then in july he is taking an accounting class that will take over his life for the ENTIRE month... you wonder how that happens, well you take the 2nd intermediate accounting class... all the while, i'll be over in arkansas twirling on a soccer field with kids and swimming in the blistering sun with them... what a summer this will be!

what will we do? well, we will miss each other a lot, e-mail, and try to talk to each other... it will be a challenge, just like it was last summer. it will be a great time for us to get to know ourselves more! this is a major "thing" for me right now, therefore i wanted to share... i love this boy

the miracle worker

2006-05-02T15:22:00.000-07:00

are you wondering what i'm going to say is the miracle worker??

well.... it's WATER. i recently gave a speech persuading my audience to drink more water. i learned this 2 years ago. i have made water my main choice, and it has been wonderful!

here are 6 reasons it is a miracle worker:

1) It improves energy

2) Improves mental and physical activity

3) Removes wastes from the body

4) Keeps your skin healthy!

5) Helps you lose weight

6) Reduces headaches

think about that.. and DRINK MORE WATER!

my maid of honor experience

2006-04-23T16:05:00.000-07:00

So my sister is now Leslie Jerkins. How awesome. The weekend was awesome, and was a great time to hang out with all our family and friends, sharing laughter and tears.
We woke up Friday knowing we had a busy day ahead of us! Jesse and I had to run some errands for the lingerie shower bash we were having that night. We were extremely discouraged by the rain, so decided to finish later. We came back to help Leslie get ready for the rehearsal before her manicure appointment! The rehearsal went great, and I was just in awe of how smooth everything went and how her day had finally come. The moment of much planning and hard work was finally here. We had an amazing time at the dinner at Jim's Place East, but one thing I was extremely worried about was the maid of honor toast/speech. I realized driving to dinner I was about to stand up in front of about 60 people and speak, one thing I hate doing. The time came and I was ready with a little preparation. Not expecting to be emotional, I stood up, and I was ready to start. It was one of those moments when all the feelings and emotions rushed through me and I became upset. I told a few stories and people laughed and people cried. I did my best to hold it together and just be happy, but it was one of those uncontrollable moments.

Brooke, Jesse, and I, in my opinion, threw a successful lingerie shower, and Leslie got many great things! We stayed up with Les packing and talking on her last night as a single Guinn girl. Saturday started off with the bridesmaids brunch which turned out to be great fellowship with mothers, grandmothers, and friends. We rushed to the church to get her hair and makeup done, and finish any other final touches all in time for her special moment with Jonathan! The pictures were taken, the guests were seated, and it was then our turn to make our way to the front of a beautifully decorated church (white roses and tulips and many candles). Walking down the isle before my sister was such an honor and a bittersweet moment. This was the last time she would be Guinn with me, she was about to make her own family. So back to walking down the isle... all eyes are on you, and i couldn't help but look around at the people in the church, seeing the smiles and tears. Leslie finally entered with my dad, the moment every girl waits for.. seeing her new husband waiting for her at the front of the church. I know it was an amazing and perfect moment for her. I loved every minute of it!

The reception at the Peabody could not have been any more fun! Dancing, laughing, and fun was had by all as my dad's swing band played, and Stephen Jerkins' (jonny's bro) band, Jetpack, covered some Beatles songs. I ended the night by sharing a moment with Leslie as she prepared to leave with Jonathan. I knew she was happy and I am SO happy, too! Rose petals were thrown and i then was able to enjoy time with dudley and friends on the rooftop of the Peabody with perfect weather!

All in all, it was an AMAZING weekend, one i will never forget! Thanks to everyone you put time into the wedding, i love you all! Some pictures are here for enjoyment, and the photographer will also put some on a website... more info to come!

newkular smells

2006-04-11T14:49:00.000-07:00

so i work at a restaurant called newk's... if you're wondering what it's like, picture mcalisters, but a little nicer. also serving pizzas! so that is where i worked, i just started actually, but i just want you to know as a warning... YOU SMELL WHEN YOU LEAVE. i am talking about a smell that you will continue to smell for hours until you shower. its a smell of cooked pizzas with peppers and such. as i sit here and write about this smell, i can smell it. the smell soaks into your skin and hair, and even if you change clothes, you still smell it.. it is constant. smelly. gross.

so early apologies to everyone who has to smell me when i get off work. it is gross, and dudley would not even sit next to me when i got off work last night. it is BAD. so i'm sorry in advance.

a done derby

2006-04-08T12:32:00.000-07:00

so the week is finally over, and all the hard work we put into something was done for nothing.

what is a derby... (from previous post)

at ole miss, a derby is an obsession for sororites to be the best, and yes my sorority has been the reigning champs for the last 3 years... but this year it was cancelled due to the weather. i thought that i wouldn't get into this because of all the time it takes, but in the end, you kind of have to, and then it becomes your life. yes, a derby is a hat, and the sigma chi's have derby days for a week that consist of different challenges.

1. the actual derby. this year i became involved in "FINDING THE DERBY." huge mistake as this becomes an obsession that takes over your life. the boys hide a derby (could be a picture of a the hat, the monopoly piece hate, a real hat, whatever they choose) anywhere on campus, and give clues to every sorority to find it. sounds easy, but it's not. the clues are a bunch of nonsense, and if you think about it. IT'S ANYWHERE ON CAMPUS. me and a few friends got involved with looking for this derby, and it became our life for a night, and the following day. we were so close to it, but why would girls look in a dirty boys bathroom in a fraternity house to find it? well we didn't, and therefore we were upset with we didn't find it.

2. the dance. on the big day, which is always saturday, there is a dance competition between the sororities. we pick a theme, ours was pirates, and we have songs put together that go along with the theme. ours was superswank. [ ;) ] we have songs having to do with money and gold, ex. -golddigger, money money money money, and of course we had yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me. all topped off with a staged sword fight. we know, it was incredible.

3. the games. saturday, before the dance competition, there are a few games like running with eggs on spoons, tug of war, the amoeba, and a few relays. we always win games.

well today we all get ready, we're practicing and ready to go, and then we find out that it is cancelled... all this time spent during the week that began to take over my life (unfortunately) was wasted. so now you know what a derby is according to the ole miss campus.

2006-04-06T13:59:00.000-07:00

here i am on a blog.. who knew that i would get on a blog? i always said i would never, but thanks to jesse faris for the encouragement... she said she would read it. shout out to you! so here i am on a blog.

what to say now. college.. this week my life has been consumed with 3 things...
1) a derby... want to know about this, i'll post later...
2) tests.. i have not gone one week without a test this semester, and i'm not exaggerating.
3) speeches, and work.

thats all i have for the moment, considering i do have a test tomorrow. nutrition, enough said.