Snuggle Puff

Had an awful lot that I could've gotten done tonight, but suddenly there's tons on my mind. So instead I chose to put on my jammies and watch The Voice. Criticizing other's singing abilities seems to make all my problems disappear. Yelling things at the TV like, "Are you kidding me?! She literally has the worst voice I've ever heard in the whole entire world. Oh my gosh. Stop singing! You suck!" somehow makes me feel better about myself?

You know the old saying: If you don't have anything nice to say, start a blog.

Just kidding. I just made that up.

...Doesn't make it any less true.

On the upside, today I became the proud owner of a brand new iPhone 4 and I already feel 10 points cooler just carrying this bad boy around. Another plus is that now I can take really artsy and introspective pictures whenever I feel even the slightest bit artsy and introspective. Like now:

Alright; that is all from me. Good night, dears. And may you all have a pleasant tomorrow.

Bite Me.

Mosquito season. Go ahead and kill me.

When I moved to Savannah at the end of last summer, I quickly learned that mosquitos are a part of life in swampy wetlands such as Coastal Georgia. My sweet, nectar filled, alabaster skin was dotted with pink, vengeful bites that never stopped itching, almost to the point of an unbearable pain.

Well, I had long forgotten this dreadful season...until a few weeks ago, that is. Without warning (and seemingly overnight) the 'squitos were back and out for blood.

Here I sit, currently victim to 17 bites on my feeble little body. Three of which are all on one digit of one finger! And no matter how many pesky pest I mercilessly squash with this month's rolled up issue of Elle, they keep a-comin'. Even now with no light on but the screen of my computer, I hear the insatiable buzz of a predator bug waiting for the second my eye lids to surrender and I become property of his slaughter. He taunts me as I type and I see him whizzing back and forth in front of my screen.

As much as I want to fight back and defeat my winged foe, I know that tomorrow when I wake, I'm likely to find a few more landmarks commemorating the mosquitos victory over my defenseless flesh.

I'm going to bed now, so to all those 'squeets waiting in the shadows: Take me. I am ready.

Back to Reality

I had such a great time with Kaitlin this last week. She hopped on a plane to head back to California today and it was sad. Partly because I am going to miss her in the next 5 weeks, but also because now it's back to the daily grind. In the past few days, we've gotten to explore, taste and enjoy Savannah in all of its Spring time glory and now that Kaitlin is gone, I find myself scribbling down a to-do list on nonsense of homework and chores and thinking about making a marketing trip to stock up on the same 5 meals I eat every week. But before completely let go of this week and forget all the fun we had, what kind of blogger would I be if I didn't share with you all some pics of our lovely week together.

Right after I picked her up at the airport. So happy to finally be together!

Grabbing praline samples after dinner at City Market.

Fun with self-timer pics at Nathaniel Greene Square.

Seeing Water for Elephants (again) at Sea Turtle Cinemas.

Gotta love the self-timer.

Headed out to Bonadventure Cemetery.

I like this one.

Toy Story 3 in the Park.

Just some friendly rough housing. I won.

Went to Tybee Island and explored the marshlands.

Back at Forsyth Park for the Sidewalk Chalk Art Fair.

About to head to a delicious dinner at Local11Ten.

Ended an amazing week with amazing desserts at Lulu's Chocolate Bar.

Kates, I had sooo much fun showing you around Savannah and introducing you to my life here. I love you so much and I can't wait to see spend the whole summer together in 5 weeks!

Royal Wedding

(btw-- Major props to Pippa Middleton who looks gorgeous in her bridesmaid's dress, also designed by McQueen)

Let me start off by saying that, no, I did not get up at 6:00 this morning to watch the wedding. I know. What kind of human being am I?

With that being said, the second I woke up around 8:00, I grabbed my computer and spent about 20 minutes going through internet coverage of it and...Oh my gosh...the dress.

Ok, obviously we knew it was going to be amazing (how could it not be? Kate has such impeccable style) but with rumors of Alexander McQueen's Sarah Burton to be designing it, I was curious what kind of risks and liberties were going to be taken with the modern princess. The second it popped up on my computer screen I thought two things: 1. Wow. Stunning. I'm obsessed. and 2. Hey-- wait a second. Someone got a hold of my plans for my future wedding dress and gave them to Kate. No fair!

But, in all seriousness, Kate looked absolutely timeless with handsome Prince William by her side. The rest of the wedding (surprisingly short) was so gorgeous and I absolutely loved this moment on the balcony-- and not just because of the kiss! How hilarious is that little flower girl in the corner?! Poor gal just wants everyone to quiet down!

Update:

Apparently this McQueen dress is what Kate Changed into for the reception at Buckingham Palace. Very beautiful and a much more simple and modern look. Personally, I like the ceremony dress better, but why have 1 custom designed couture McQueen gown when you can have 2!

KATES IS HERE!!!!

After MONTHS of waiting, Kaitlin. Is. Here.

Phew. What a few days it has been. After Kaitlin got here on Monday evening, I have been easing her into the slow Savannah culture while also allowing for my ridiculously fast paced midterms schedule. Lucky for us, yesterday marked the peak of all things term-y and it is down hill for the rest of the week!

I've been introducing her to all the amazing restaurants that I've been wanting to take her to for months and I haven't pulled out any of the big guns yet, but today we are going to Zunzi's which is going to blow her socks off.

It has been so much fun-- and really weird-- to show her my life here. I had forgotten how far from home Savannah really is and how different things are here.

I cannot wait for the rest of this week.

No shame.

I have been working my butt off all weekend due to the fact that my seester decided to come visit me during midterms. Poor timing. BUT! I have managed to get almost all of my work for the whole week done (if I work all day tomorrow too) so I can spend every waking moment with her galavanting around the wondrous lands of Savannah. The only way that I could possibly complete the mountain of work that I had this weekend was to rely on two things: Parks and Recreation on Netflix and Oreos. Not only did I watch two whole seasons of Parks and Rec in two days (now officially one of my new favorite shows), but I also polished off a whole row of Oreos. Roughly ten Oreos. In one day.

I've done a pretty good job this year of avoiding major food binges going hand in hand with study sessions and stressful peaks, but today, I just crumbled. Oh, well. I'm fine with it. You should be too. Over eating every once in a while is part of life and A.O.K. in my book.

Laundry Shaundry.

I have been putting this off for way longer than I'd like to admit. But, the time has come. Once you notice that the socks that you've worn more times than you can remember have become a rock-like solid, it's time to take a trip up to the old laundry room.

Crazy stuff goes down up there. One time I found an old turkey sandwich in one of the dryers. Ok, that was a lie. But I still don't like it.

Wish me luck.