It's been 6 months, so it's about that time!

So, I've been raising a lot of hype on Facebook by saying that I'm excited and tune into the blog for details....and then I never blogged. Which raised the question, What is Alison excited about? Did she buy a house, is she pregnant, (HELL to the no!!! I have a very freaking CUTE wedding dress to fit into in 2 months....child please). Well, the reason why Alison is excited, I like talking in the 3rd person, is because she got a new job!! You know the seasons are a changin' when I start looking for a new job, but I'm thinking this one might be the one that will last longer than 6 months or a year. I mentioned on a previous post that I was thinking about changing careers and getting the hizzy out of banking/mortgage, well, I have successfully completed that wish. Starting on Monday I'm going to be working for Skirt! Magazine. I will be doing some marketing and advertising sales work for them. I think it's going to be great fun. All the people in the office are around my age, cute, know how to dress, and have Mac's. I think I will fit in famously. I took a picture of the latest magazine and am including it on this post. I'm thinking this new job will launch my career and pretty soon I will be taking over Vogue. Watch out Anna Wintour....Alison's in town!
xoxo,
Alison

Ankle blues....still?

Today marks the one year anniversary of my ankle sprain. SAD. Why so sad, you ask? Well, because my ankle still hurts! No, it's not swollen anymore. But, I can't really run that much these days. I thought I might train for the Cooper River Bridge run, but then I realized that my stupy ankle is still giving me trouble. Doctor, doctor, give me the news...what is up with this beotch!? Seriously, I would appreiciate some med advice from all the smarty pants docs that read our blog. Am I supposed to still be having pain when I run 1 year post injury? It's the inside of my ankle that hurts. Boo.

So, this week is the GHSGT (Georgia High School Graduation Test), which means nothing. The 11th graders take the test and I get the pleasure of spending alllll morning with my 9th grade homeroom class. I have already shown three movies: Toy Story, Shrek 2 and Toy Story 2. I wanted one of my students to bring Happy Feet, but I'm still wishing. I haven't seen that movie yet! So, I'm looking at their faces, bored out of their minds, hoping for Spring Break, watching this movie.

I got nothing else. 2 weeks and 1 day til thesis is due. Not much else going on. Going to Charleston this weekend for the big Cooper River Bridge Run. MATE and her man can't go this year which blows; BUT Drew, Court, Karis, Rebecca, Jenny and many others will be there. YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAAY

Love to all in blog world and the haters too,
Faris

The Office

Aaron

Jim

Seriously, everywhere we go someone tells Aaron that he looks like Jim from the office. What does Blog world think?

xoxo,
alison

RAMblings

I know that my life is seemingly boring to the blog readers, but maybe they need to find a new blog if this one isn't cutting it. I mean seriously, I'm a pretty stressed out lady right now and I've been trying my best to keep those negative thoughts from encrouching on the blog. But I've been forced into it, dangit. So, I'm getting married in July. And I'm graduating from my Masters program in a month. Which means that I am working on my thesis and my Masters portfolios along with taking my 3 last classes of my program. And I'm planning my wedding. Did I mention that I'm trying to find a job for next year too? The bottom line is that I'm stressed to the max and apologize to blogworld for A) not ever blogging and B) for not providing exciting/scandalous/happy blogs for all to read. This is my life, so get over it!

In other news, I just bought the CUTEST Jessica Simpson ballet shoes that are black with white polka dots. I want to wear them every day. Caleb says that I say the word "polka" funny. I actually pronounce all the syllables. "Poll-ka". He says, "Poh-ka". Tomato, tomaaato, :) What else? I'm giving a presentation to the student teachers of UGA on Friday that I'm really excited about. Who wouldn't like the opportunity to share fun ideas with a bunch of impressionable new teachers? It motivates me and gets me excited about teaching. It's been a pain to prepare for, but now that I'm about ready, I'm excited.

Who is NOT ready for the Cooper River Bridge Run? THIS GIRL. I can barely run 3 miles without having an "asthma attack". AKA an "I'm really tired coughing fit". Haha, anyway, I see the Bridge run as a great excuse to hang out with fun friends down in Charleston (one of the most amazing places on Earth). I wouldn't miss it for the world.

-Fair Bear

It never gets old

Dear Blog,

I recently joined Facebook because I was receiving peer pressure from my friends. And, I'll have to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed it thus far! It's a little narcisistic but who doesn't like to look at pictures of themselves and see how many "friends" they have? I do! Anyway, so Mate wrote a comment on my Facebook that now we have another outlet to reunite. But, really, let's face it Mate, do we really need ANOTHER outlet to reunite? I talk to you every other day, we blog, we write comments on the blog to each other, and I see you like once a month. But, now, I get to stalk you and know what you are doing 24/7 so it's like we never even left college!!! Woohoo!! So, Mate and I reunited this weekend for her very first wedding shower and after all of the pretty pictures were taken we had to take some retarded ones to make up for the pretty ones. We were sitting in front of her mom's computer literally cracking ourselves up at how contorted our faces were. For some reason, Mate and I have taken funny face pictures ever since 1999 and we laugh at them every single time. Thus, the title for this post, it never gets old.

Love to my mate!!!!

xoxo,
Alison

Ahhhh summer

Dear Blog,

I am in love with summer. I love summer like Snoop Dogg loves the marijuana. I guess growing up in South Carolina and not ever really having a spring, my mind kind of bypasses spring and makes me want the long, hot, HUMID, days of a Carolina summer. It's really hard to explain but it's like as soon as the warm days start my outlook on life gets a lot brighter and I'm just happier as a person. It's a really good thing that Aaron has no intention of ever wanting to move anywhere where there is bitter cold cause I'ma (that's for you Mate) be honest. I'm not going. Take me where there is a moderate climate and I'll be fine. I'm especially excited about this summer because there are a lot of fun things going on!!! Both of the mates are getting married, faithful blog reader Adelaide is getting married and my granddad is getting married!!! We had a mini celebration for him last weekend at my parents house. Isn't that cute?? I'll have to include a picture of him and his new main squeeze. Plus I'm excited about this summer because at some point or another I'm going to have a new job. I don't know what yet but I've decided that I can't work in mortgage anymore and that's it. I'm totally open to suggestions of what my new career should be.

xoxo,
Alison

Look at me, I'm special

Please read this article. It's SUPER interesting. When you're reading it, try to think about if we are at all like this. Do we fit into "Generation Me"? I mean, I have a facebook page. Many people have Myspace. What are those? Look at me pages. Here I am blogging. Read about me, look at me. I'm special.

College students think they're so special

-Faris