Waiting

I am probably the most fun college student ever tonight. I'm spending it watching the Big Bang Theory, deep conditioning my hair, reading Cosmo and Glamour and working on my nails. :) Stuart is supposed to get here late late late tonight so I have the evening to myself!


Last night Lindsey, Nicole and I baked these cookie brownies from a mix I found on clearance at Target while wedding chatting and watching Grey's. Such a fun girls night! Linds' boyfriend Tyler (who I adore!) came to pick her up and somehow convinced Nicole and I to go out with them ;). We ended up going to TOTS where I saw people I hadn't seen in FOREVER! So. much. fun! My bff Jim's younger brother, Dan (who also just became Pike president!) was celebrating his 21st so Nicole and I had to get a picture with him. Here we are!

I've also been participating in Fatmumslim's  photo challenge for February and while I didn't post yesterday I did take my picture!

February 2nd: Words

I say these words more often than I'd like! Hence the tagging on Pinterest of my bff's ;)

February 3rd: Hands

These are my hands after using Jenn's awesome method for nail biters. This was so easy and I love how they turned out. Thanks again Jenn!

Have a great weekend y'all!

Yummy Pinterest Recipies (I hope?)

This weekend I am grabbing the supplies to make a few recipes I found on Pinterest. Where else? Stuart will be arriving sometime Saturday Morning and will be here through Monday morning. :) My little and her boyfriend are coming over Sunday night to watch the Super Bowl with us and I have to be careful with what I fix because Heather is a vegetarian (for the most part).

Anyways, here is what I found! Let me know if you have made any of these/how they turned out. I still haven't been to the grocery store yet ;)

Avocado Grilled Cheese found here. Stuart adores anything with avocado and I think this will be a good lunch/dinner for us when he gets here. I love that it is a little more grown up grilled cheese!

Crock pot French Onion Soup found here for Super Bowl Sunday. No meat (it is made with beef broth but she can tolerate that I think ), warm and yummy! This is another one of S's favs and I'm hoping I can pull it off and this will be come a staple since it seems to be so easy! Plus I can use some left over french bread from our grilled cheeses :). I LOVE that this can be made in the crock pot. Easy peasy. 

Low fat chocolate cupcakes with glaze from here. Yes, after all that cheese I think we will need at least sommmeeethingggg low fat ;). I love how light these are and the glaze is such a good alternative to frosting. :)

I also have lots of fresh veggies and apples for sides to the sandwiches and salads to go with the soup. I am so excited to dive into these recipes and I will let y'all know how they go!

View From the Top

Ah, we are almost to Thursday :). I'm thinking the Groundhog may not see his shadow tomorrow because of the super mild winter we have had!

Claire and I have both dedicated ourselves to this February Photo a Day Challenge over at Fat Mum Slim and I think it is going to be so much fun!

Today's photo was "your view" and since I spent most of my day on campus and a majority of that time at work, this was my view from most of the day. Sitting at my desk in the Architecture office looking out into students viewing an exhibit and out into studio. I have this view most days of the week! I love the glass doors and design, even though it is not always the most practical!

Right now I am working on a list of groceries for some pinterest finds I am making for Stuart when he comes this weekend :). Should be a low key weekend in with a fun double date for the Super Bowl on Sunday! Can't wait!!

Wolff Parkinson What?

Last night I ended up in the ER around 11:00 pm for some chest/arm pain that had been bothering me for a few hours. I called my Momma to ask her what to do, and of course, she, like any good Momma, sent me to the ER. Nicole came with me thank goodness and we were off to the hospital that is 30 mins away instead of the one that is 10 minutes away because the ER wait time was shorter...logical? Ha!

Anyways, we got there and things went quickly at first, and then they stalled. We ended up watching parts of some terrible Patrick Swayze movie, I think it was called Red Dawn? Terrible. Soviets and an alternate universe... I was definitely dying for some Dirty Dancing at that point.

Because I had to have heart monitors placed on me, the male nurse I had called in a female nurse to do it so he didn't see my "breastizes." Yes, that is what he said. I am not kidding.

Eventually the doc came in (after two nurses and a med student), and he was a hoot! He ended up talking to us about his motorcycle and said that he wasn't concerned about me because I wasn't a sixty year old fat guy (no offense to my sixty year old fat guy readers) and proceeded to tell me I was going home soon.

Butttt nothing for me is as easy as it seems. I had two abnormal EKG's and they had to do more tests. The doctor was baffled that no one had seen this before and determined I have Wolff Parkinson White syndrome. At that point three nurses and another doctor all came in to check out my EKG because several of them hadn't seen anything like it before. I felt kind of like a celebrity, and kind of like a freak. It became a regular partttaayyy. Fortunately Ghost came on, one of P Swayze's best films and we got to watch some while we were waiting for other test results.

Of course my sister, parents and Stuart were all freaking out through this, and once I let them know all was well they went to sleep. We didn't leave the hospital til close to 4am. Indeed a trip to Sheetz for a late night snack was needed and then we were on our way to our beds. The doctor was even nice enough to give Nicole a note so she didn't have to go to class today because we were in the ER so late.

I have to start taking medication and have an appointment with the cardiologist soon, but I'm not too concerned.

And, I must share with you this gem my padre sent me this morning. Background: we get him a Jeff Foxworthy calendar every year and this is what he found today.

And this was our conversation:

That man is a hoot!

Happy Monday!

Saturday Night Survey

I saw this over on Mrs. T, Naturally and thought it might be a good "staying-in" Saturday blog post :). S left a few hours ago to head back to Cville... he was only here for a little over 24 hours but it was so worth it! We spent the afternoon playing the Newlywed Game with Nicole and Josh before heading out for happy hour and meeting some friends at PK's. We even got to meet our bff Jim's new girl. She seems sweet and I tried not to be toooo overwhelming ;) Pictures to come!

 

1. What time did you get up this morning? 8

2. How do you like your steak? Medium well. I do not like my meat to "moo," ha!

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema: Sherlock Holmes, so good!

4. What is your favourite TV show? Claire, what is it? Friends, of course! I also love How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory as well as a ton of mystery/drama shows :)

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? I have a world of possibilities in front of me. So wherever God is leading us right now :)

6. What did you have for breakfast? A few Wheat Thins, haha.

7. What is your favorite food? Mozzarella and tomatoes, whether in the form of pizza, a sandwich or a caprese salad. I also looooveee me some Mexican!

8. Foods you dislike? Mashed potatoes, yogurt with fruit... anything with a mushy, chunky consistency.

9. Favorite place to eat? 757: Vineyards, S and I's restaurant. 434: Mellow Mushroom, yum. 540: El Gran Rodeo... I eat out a lot, haha!

10. Favorite dressing? Ranch or Honey Mustard. 

11. What kind of vehicle do you drive? Malibu Maxx. Otherwise known as, the bu.

12. What are your favorite clothes? Leggings/skinny jeans, long cozy cardi's, for the moment. I can't wait to get back into skirts and dresses!

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Back to Edinburgh, or the Caribbean. 

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? 1/2 empty. But I'm working on it!

15. Where would you want to retire? No idea. I need to start working first!

16. Favorite time of day? Late afternoon, early evening.

17. Where were you born? Virginia.

18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Football, of course!

19. What is your favorite fragrance? Touch of Pink by Lacoste, but Stuart doesn't love it so I usually end up wearing some sort of cotton scent.

20. What is your favorite face cream? Sonja Kashuk's tinted moisturizer

21. Favorite baby/kids products? Little monogrammed dresses or john-johns. And Miss C's little cowboy boots (Claire!) ;)

22. People watcher? And commenter via twitter. Come find me @meganeliz2. Hehe.

23. Are you a morning or night person? I'm really a middle of the day person.

24. Do you have any pets? Not currently but I am dying for a pomsky. Or a puppy of any kind :)

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? I'm graduating!

26. What did you want to be when you were little? Mommy and pediatrician.

27. What is your favorite memory? Oh my. I can't even begin to list them. I am a blessed girl.

28. Are you a cat or dog person? Doggie

29. Are you married? Not yet :)

30. Always wear your seat belt? Yes, yes, yes! My roommate/bestie's cousin passed away several months ago in a car accident and he wasn't wearing a seat belt. Everyday I put mine on I think of Brandon.

31. Been in a car accident? A few fender benders but never when I was driving.

32. Any pet peeves? Slow drivers, people who spell "lose" with an extra "o" (i.e. loose), poor grammar in general, and I am sure I have more ;).

33. Favorite pizza toppings? Cheese, pesto.

34. Favorite flower? Calla lilies or white tulips.

35. Favorite ice cream? B&J's Milk & Cookies. So SO so good.

36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Panera, Subway, Chickfila, Chipotle. I am not really into the usual suspects.

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? Zero.

38. From whom did you get your last email? a professor

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Target, for sure. I could get so much stuff!!

40. Do anything spontaneous lately? As much as I would like to say yes, I am terrible at being spontaneous!

41. Like your job? I am just about over being a student :). But I do love working on campus!

42. Broccoli? Mmmmm, love it raw!

43. What was your favorite vacation? Bahamas, Senior Skip, Canada, Raleigh, DC... so many! I love vacations!

 

44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Stuart, Coley and Josh last night. It was on campus but it was out, ha.

45. What are you listening to right now? Friends, of course.

46. What is your favorite color? I don't have one. I love most colors in certain situations.

47. How many tattoos do you have? None. No thank you.

48. Coffe drinker? Moreso as I have gotten older. Although I drank a venti last night and I was shaking until midnight!

If you made it through, I am impressed. Feel free to use these questions and answer them for yourself!

Lust

As I am a poor college student, I spend a lot of time "window" shop online. A lot. Sometimes I buy things, but only if they are on super clearance with coupons! I have been known to lust after something for a while and stalk the store/website to wait for it to go on sale so I can have it. NBD. Here are a few things I am lusting after on this rainnnnyyy Friday.


Love this with leggings from Target. I am pretty sure this will be purchased soon. So cozy!

How can you not love something called a BLANKET sweater. So cozy and I love the navajo printing. From Old Navy. I saw this recently on Emily's adorable blog and had to go find it in the store. :) 

This Lilly top is to die for. Such a fun spring color and would look so good with white jeans or shorts! Dying for this!! 

This t-shirt poncho from Loft looks so casual and comfortable. The light material would be great to carry into spring. 

The next three are all tunics/tops that I am lusting after from JCrew, found here, here, and here respectively.

I love the look of a chambray tunic! I have a chambray romper from last year and I adore it. Of course, I will probably button my shirt more than the model. So modest, I know. 

This coral color would pop so well against a tan and white bottoms. Love it!

Something so classically chic about nude. And the keyhole and bell sleeves, swoon. 

Can you tell I am lusting after cozy stuff for right now but ready to make my way into spring with some of these new tops? 

Hope you enjoy this cozy, rainy Friday (if it is raining where you are like it is here ;) )!

Joy

I don't know about y'all, but I spend A LOT of time planning. It is in my nature, and to not have a plan kills me. I spend a ton of time planning and dreaming about the future. I want to be engaged and married and a mom and all those things. But right now I am trying to live in the moment. I want to experience joy from where I am right now, because this is my last semester of living with my best friend and roommate before we both tackle the big girl world. Here are a few of my "single college girl" joys:

• Popcorn and/or cereal for dinner. LOVE THIS! Love that I can eat what I want without having to worry about anyone else. Sometimes Nicole and I cook together, but there are nights when snacks>meals.
• Big bed alllll to myself. I have the best bed, it is so soft and comfy and I love to sprawl out in it while watching Friends before I go to bed without anyone asking to change the channel :).
• I can get up for my 8am without a stitch of makeup in yoga pants and a sweatshirt without having to worry about a job that starts at the same time that I would have to be dressed for!
• I live with one of my best friends (not to say that when I am living with S he won't be my best friend) and we can spend the day watching wedding shows and laughing and talking about girl stuff without interruption.
• I still get to go hang out in my college bars with my friends. I am going to miss DT Blacksburg dearly come May.
• On the weekends I can sleep in til whenever I want. This is mainly one I will get to enjoy for several more years before little bambinos come along, but I definitely appreciate it now!!
• My room and apartment are so much my (and Nicole's) taste. We have a cupcake calendar in the kitchen and Hokie wine bottles/flip flops adoring our living room. Living with a boy will mean more gender neutral decor.
• I can watch chick flicks whenever I want, without having to share the remote!
• No one is directly dependent on me for their livelihood, I get to be a little selfish in my choices and I appreciate that so much.
• I have so many choices and so much life ahead of me (I hope!) I get to make my own destiny, and that power is a pretty cool choice!

This is not to say that I won't be happy to move to the next step, because I am sure that will be full of as much joy, and maybe even more. But right now, I'm trying to stick in the moment I am in, even though that moment includes exams, papers and a (semi)long-distance relationship. God gave me this life I am in now, to enjoy now. :) Anyone else finding joy in their today?

Seriously

Happy Tuesday Loves!

We are only 3.5 days from the weekend... but who's counting, right?

Anyways I just thought I'd drop in and share a few thoughts with you in my favorite format... bullet points!  I'm thinking this might be a "seriously" post. Meaning I will end each sentence with seriously. It is one of my favorite things to say in real life, and I know we all have things we say "seriously?!?" to :) One of my favorite bloggers, From Mrs. to Mama  does a link up like this sometimes and it is too much fun!

• Stuart's surgery went great, so a big thanks to y'all that said a prayer for him :) We spent the weekend watching movies and TV which was a much needed break, seriously.
• My hard drive is currently being replaced as we speak, so thank goodness I will be back in regular blogging order soon! My hope is that it will be done today. I cannot live without it. Seriously.
• After a slight crisis last week, it is official: I will be walking in May and graduating officially in August. Phew, it is about time for me to be done with this school business! Seriously!!!
• People who smoke close to me in a closed stairwell bug me. It is bad for my health, and also against university policy. Quit it. You want to give yourself lung cancer, fine. But don't smoke on top of me. Seriously. I mean it.
• Veggie subs from Subway are the best. Seriously.
• Y'all are the best, seriously. But really, you are. I live for your comments... is that nerdy? Ha!

Have a great Tuesday y'all... seriously.

Thoughts on Thursday

I like the alliteration so I'm sticking to thoughts on Thursday, even though it is a mere half an hour from Friday!

• I just arrived back home after being in Bburg for a few days. A few stressful days at that. For the last 24 hours my graduation status has been in limbo, but thanks to lots of prayers and advice from my momma, me calling everyone that has ever considered working for Virginia Tech and an advisor that actually listened to me, all is well! I am so relieved!

• The reason I am home is because Stuart is having surgery tomorrow... blech! I will be getting up early for my own appointment tomorrow and then heading to the hospital with him (and his mom). It's a pretty simple procedure but prayers are welcome!

• Anyone else grossed out by the commercial of the girl that is literally throwing up her accomplishments? I know it is an above the influence commercial but I do not appreciate my Friends watching being interrupted by vomit noises. Nastaaayy.

• Any new shows out (or old shows I might not be watching) that both Stuart and I will enjoy? We love comedies like How I Met Your Mother or Friends, and crime/medical shows like Psych or Castle. He will be laid up all weekend (until I take him back to school) and I know I am going to need something to watch while he sleeps off his meds ;). 

Hope you all have a great start to your weekend!!

So What Wednesday!

One of my favorite link-ups is So What Wednesday over with Shannon at Life After I Do . It is such a fun way to get out some confessions ;).

SO WHAT...

• If I haven't bought books yet and classes started yesterday? I am a fifth year senior... I know not all of them are necessary ;)
• If our Christmas trees are still up in the Condo. We didn't get back til Monday night and I'm still enjoying the glow, hah!
• If I am now completely wedding OBSESSED! Nicole and I have been planning her wedding the entire time we've been back. Anyone have any ideas that would go well with a yellow and blue wedding held in early May?
• If I am trying desperately to eat healthy but I bought a bar of Dove dark chocolate yesterday. It was on clearance!!!
• If I about had a fit in Targ yesterday when I discovered someone had come and bought ALL of the college ruled notebook paper. Girlfriend can't write as much on that dumb wide ruled!
• If I plan my outfits in my head while laying in bed hitting the snooze button, just so I can sleep a little more instead of having to figure it out after my shower. Planning ahead? Ha!

Have a great Wednesday y'all!