Quick Update

Thank you all so much for all the sweet comments on my last post! You all really made me feel much better about the whole procedure!

The nurses were very nice and the last thing I remember was the nurse telling me I was going to feel like I was drunk. Fast forward an hour and I was waving at my ex-co workers at my Dad's business as I got my milkshake and tea (oh how I've missed that). Don't really remember eating my milkshake - remember looking at it and then hitting the bottom of the cup - but not anything in between.

The rest of the day I laid with peas on my face and dosed in and out of consciousness. There was very little swelling on my right side, but the left is a different story! I look like either Chip or Dale, and while chipmunks are one of my favorite animals, I have no desire to look like one :)

So that's that - I no longer have to dread going to the dentist and hearing him talk about the day the wisdom teeth have to be removed. Now I can finally look forward to Christmas!!!

What is your purpose?

Yes, I'm talking to you wisdom teeth!

That's right, ya'll - this time tomorrow I'll be sitting in a dentist chair, doped up and having my teeth yanked out.

I.Am.Terrified.Terrified.Terrified.*

I've been dreading this day for years. Over the course of my life, my parents have spent a small fortune on my teeth. Teeth are very important to my Mom, probably because hers are perfect. Like neither one of us have every had a cavity perfect. Because of this fortune, the Dentist recommended that the teeth come out so that they don't push the other teeth together making the three years of braces, basically a waste of time.

So here we are, 24 hours from my fears - needles and pain. I've done everything short of pulling a Plaxico Burress and shooting myself in the leg to get out of this, but alas tomorrow morning I'll be in the chair. Prayers and positive thoughts needed.

*I respectfully request no stories about pain, scalpels, needles and the like, however pleasant stories about ice cream, pain killers, and mashed potatoes are welcomed and even encouraged :)

Tags, Tags, and a Giveaway!

After an incredibly long drive home yesterday - a 5 1/2 hour drive that took close to 8 - I'm back and ready to catch up on my tags and tell you about another fabulous giveaway!

First, I was tagged by Whitney at That Girl! She's so fun and her blog sings one of my favorite Christmas song when I head over there, so check it out!

So here are the rules:
1. Link to the person that tagged you
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself
4. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs
5. Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.
6. Let your tagger know when your entry is UP.

Now, about me:

1.) I love the Soup! You know the show on E! on Friday nights. I laugh...out loud...very loud...and I sometimes cry I laugh so hard.

2.) I'll watch any Reality T.V. show that's on. Well, nothing like the MTV shows, but Hell's Kitchen, Survivor, American Idol, Biggest Loser, etc.

3.) Like many of you I'm sure, I stress shop. I have to make sure I have extra money in my checking account around exam time because I'll run out and buy stuff to relieve stress/take a break.

4.) I really, really, really, want to go to Egypt and ride a camel around the pyramids. I've wanted to do this since I wrote a report on Egypt in 4th grade.

5.) When I have down time, I love to read! Sometimes I get in moods where I just fly through books one after the other. In fact, I'm getting ready to start a new one later!

6.) I have a terrible fear of needles. When I was younger they would have to hold me down to give me a shot. I'm getting better, but I'm still not where I should be for my age. Oh well...

I was also tagged by Newlywed Hostess. Her layout is way cute - Circles = love!! She a Bama fan too and just an overall good read, so head over there too!

For this one I have to tell 5 obsessions - this could be hard to narrow down :)

1.) Well let's just start with the obvious. I'm obsessed with college football. I think that pretty clear if you've been reading me for past few months.

2.) Disney. Disney. Disney. Anything that has a Disney princess on it - particularly Belle from Beauty and the Beast - I have to have it. I love going to Disney world and I want to go on another Disney Cruise so bad I can't stand it!

3.) Flip-Flops. Since I love the beach, I love the idea of beach things, i.e. flip flops. I don't even know how many pairs I have, but it's quite a few.

4.) You've Got Mail - the movie. It's my second favorite movie ever (after Beauty and the Beast) and I do believe there was a time a couple of summers ago when I watched it every day.

5.) Going along with number 4, I'm obsessed with mail. E-mail, regular mail...I can't wait for the mail to run, and I have to check my e-mails hundreds of times a day.

Now I have to tag 5 people in return!

Miss Anne from Indefinitely definite

Kimmie from Living in Dallas and Loving it

Preppy 101 from All Things Southern and Preppy

LyndsAU from All Things Fluffy...Fashionable...& Famous

Classy from Dancing Backwards in High Heels

And speaking of Preppy 101's Go check out her blog, All Things Southern & Preppy for a way cute giveaway in honor of her 100th Post! Being a huge fan of anything monogrammed, this giveaway is exciting!

Oh, so close...

24 hours from now I'll be sitting at my home-home in front of the fire staring at my Christmas tree! To say I'm excited would be an understatement. I take my last final at 10 am tomorrow morning and then begin the 7 hour drive home, but even that doesn't bother me. Why? Cause I'm going HOME!!

This break is going to be filled with family and friends, as well as not so fun things like getting my wisdom teeth out (more on that later) and getting my car fixed.

Speaking of my poor car: I finally got a hold of the idiot truck drivers company and spoke to their insurance representative. My goal was to have all of this cleaned up quick, fast and in a hurry, however, it doesn't look like that's going to happen. When I spoke with her, she said that I needed to get an estimate (which I knew) but then she said that since we had differing ideas of what happened, she wouldn't be able to do anything until she got a police report and did some investigating.


This statement lead her to ask this question,

"So it's your position that he was backing up when he hit you?"

"No, it's not my position, It's what happened! His reverse lights were on, he was beeping and coming backwards! He was backing up!!! There were two witnesses that can testify to that and I might add that if this isn't cleared up they will be testifying to this in court."

Now, as I've said before, I don't do confrontation, I don't like being mean, etc. But this whole situation is so frustrating. They are trying to jerk me around until I get frustrated and give up on the whole thing, but little do they know, I don't give up!

Really I'm just annoyed that the truck driver didn't tell the truth. I mean, it's very cut and dry. He reversed into me - where is the wiggle room in that!? Just tell the truth! This is Ala-freaking-bama! You know like the song "Down Home" says, "where a man's good word and a hand shake is all you need..." :) Apparently he didn't get that memo!

Okay, jumping off the soapbox, but fair warning: I don't see this being resolved anytime soon, so you'll probably get these "venting posts" periodically.

Anyway, I'm going HOME tomorrow!!!

Make-up anyone?

Who doesn't want free make-up? Well, Lipsmacker over at Lipstick Diaries is giving away a stocking FULL of great make-up just in time for Christmas! Head on over and tell her your favor lipstick brand and color for a chance to enter and be sure and tell her Island Girl sent you!

Say it ain't so Kenny!!

This is what I get for procrastinating....

I decided to crawl out my Constitutional Law book and waste a few minutes and this is what I found -

Kenny Chesney is dating!

Now I know that I shouldn't care, I mean he is almost old enough to be my dad, he's 5 or more inches shorter than me, etc. But still if I can't have him, no one can. Selfish yes, but do I care? Not really.

The thing that really kills me is that 1.) she's younger than me and 2.) she lives about 10 minutes from me! 10 minutes! I was so close, except, you know, that whole she's a beauty queen thing :)

Refreshing Afternoon

I didn't know how starved for conversation I was until this afternoon! When I don't have class and don't have any where to go, I can very easily go all day without talking to anyone except my parents. After I while this starts to take it toll on you!! I can only keep quite so long before I want to scream!

This afternoon I decided to head on over to my local Starbucks for a skinny vanilla latte and study time outside of the apartment. I'd been sitting there for about two hours when a man walked in, probably late 50's, and took the only open chair next to me. We both had our cell phones on the table in between the chairs and it wasn't long before "Yea Alabama" (UA's fight song) started playing from one of them. We both reached for our respective phones, it was his and he answered. When he hung up, we laughed about how we both had the same ring tone and, yes that's because there is only one university that matters. Well this started off a 45 minute conversation about Alabama football (my favorite subject at the moment...who am I kidding, my fav subject most of the time), families, where I'm from, where he's from, etc.

It was so nice to just talk and get to know someone! He reminded me so much of my Dad. When I left, I wanted to go find someone else to meet! Lately, I've been thinking about how much I want to meet people outside of school. Now I'm not talking people to be my best friends, I've got that covered, but just some people to hang out with every now and then. The guy I met today was great and apparently he hangs out there everyday around 3, so I can always go back there, but I would like to find some people closer to my age :)

Either way it was nice refreshing afternoon, even if I didn't get that much studying done.