Beauty is in the eye...

I have 4 tattoos and more people than you'd think have very negative thoughts on Women having tattoos (or anyone in general).. Here's somethin for ya-- *It's my body, not yours!! I like them!! Don't look if you don't want to see them!!*


So I thought I'd post with a few tattoos that i think are just beautiful.. none of which are mine:


Some people might think the below is just wierd. Personally, I think it's gorgeous. Kudos to the girl who got this amazing tattoo.

I love these flowers. They are so dainty and cute.. If you're a girl & you're gonna get a tree tattoo, this is the way to go!

I have a bird tattoo quite similar to this one, but not in that location. Love how simple this one is:

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Bitching & Rafting.

I was thinking today about just how many pessimistic people there are in this world. Today as we all woke up to learn that Osama Bin Laden has finally been given justice, all the people in the City of New York are practically dancing in the streets with joy-- while so many other people are running their mouths about how "it's not really him, blah blah blah"--- I just want to run around screaming

"GET OVER YOURSELF, DEBBIE DOWNER! & LET THE REST OF US ENJOY THIS DAY FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH!!!"

uugh. for real. Some people just want to ruin everything for everyone-- & today those people are totally pissing me off.

Okay, enough of that-- NEXTTT:

I went white water rafting for the first time this past weekend! & in all honesty, I thought I was going to die more than once but after the fact-- it was a LOT of fun! 

11 of us went camping, rafting, ziplining & drinking all weekend. We sang campground-karaoke, we cooked campfire pies. We ate. and ate. and ate. and ate. and then drank some. WHEW. I think I gained 7lbs in just the last 48 hours. But it was a BLAST!!

Photo evidence below:



one of the few pictures where my face didnt register sheer terror. haha




shortest to tallest. classic. I would be far left. haha




our group after the adventure!



This trip was so much fun! I can't wait to do it again!

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Panama Citaayyy;; Random Day trip

Yesterday, a couple friends and I decided to make a little journey down to Panama City Beach, Florida. It's only about 3 and a half hours away (3 or less if I drive!) and it's the GULF. So here are some pictures from my phone to tell the story:



This would be me.. sitting in the back seat of a BARBIE Car!!



my view for most of the day...



Panama City Beach, the view from the back seat of the car.



the pier. across the street from Pier Park shopping center.

me & my beautiful friend Kristina, this was her first time seeing white sand & the Gulf!



we saw this on a van outside of Sharky's. How cute is this name for a Salon? LOVE IT.



&& Then I came home and found this little ball of fur hiding in my duffle bag..

sorry for the horrible lighting, cell phone was almost dead.

Sorry for the crappy quality of these pictures--  they're all from my phone.

I hope everyone has a great week! I know I will, it's a short one for meee!

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Coca Cola Classic

Welcome to Coke Country! literally.

I grew up in West Virginia where my whole family drinks "pop", Pepsi, to be exact. I went to college and picked up the saying "soda" instead. Okay, so now I've moved to  Georgia and EVERYTHING is referred to as COKE & this weekend I learned why:

• I live in Columbus, Georgia -- where the inventor of Coca Cola, John Pemberton, was from & where he began inventing this new "cola".
• I live 90 miles away from Atlanta, Georgia -- where the Coke Head Quarters are located.

I went to the Coca Cola Experience on my birthday on Saturday (happy birthday to meee) and had an absolute blast! I learned about the history of it; about how it's bottled and made; and also got to tast 70 different kinds if it from around the world! (I don't suggest the "Beverly from London, it tastes like a cleaning solvent).

This was such a neat experience-- I highly suggest it for anyone who's in the Atlanta area & has a morning or an afternoon to kill!

Here are some photos from my little trip:

outside the World of Coke

me with a bottle comemorating Fashion Week 2006

a statue of the inventor, John Pemberton

I had the best birthday ever, thanks to a certain someoneee. Literally, I think we did everything Atlanta has to offer in a span of 1.5 days. :) -- i'll recap the itinerary soon!

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Breakfast of Champions

Fat + Fatter = Breakfast.

YUM.

That's all I've got for now..

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Apples & Oranges

I am about the least tech-savvy person alive. I am horrible with electronics in general. Not sure why but I always seem to mess them up, drop them, break them, delete everything off of them. Phones, Cameras, Ipods, Laptops-- it doesn't matter. I'll eff it up, no problem.

not my actual laptop, but a pretty version of the same one :)

I got a sweeeet new HP Verve Special Edition laptop for my 21st birthday from my amazing parents & not even 2 weeks after I got it it started messing up, freezing-- shutting down, etc. I've had that laptop for 3 years and by now I am FED UP!! I just paid off my surround sound from my Best Buy card so I decided to hop down to the local Best Buy and make a large purchase!

I am now the proud owner of a new MACBOOK PRO! wooooo hoooo! I am having so much fun learning the Mac system right now. & I'm excited to see what all I can produce for work on this thing.

so cute.

So if anyone has any special tips, I'd love to have them because I know almost NOTHING about this new contraption :)


&& i'm gonna include some oranges to this post, so at least the title makes sense. ha ha

i love the things you can find on the internet! :)

Ya'll have a great weekend!

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&& the Lord said,,

Let there be Light!

Sunlight makes me happy.

It does so much more than provide the ability to "see". It is good for your skin (moderately :) ). It gives you essential vitamins that you can't get anywhere else. & It generally lightens anyone's demeanor. They say people who live in sunny climates are happier than those who live in rainy or cloudy ones.

Today is a beautiful clear, sunny day in Georgia. It's already 80 degrees and I cannot WAIT to take my lunch break and just BE in it.

Here are a few of the things holding me over until 1pm when I get to step outside :)  ++

i just want to run through this..

it's already arrived in Georgia!

so this one is a sunset, but i still like it!

<3 <3 the detail of this door and window!

peaceful.

i want a picture of myself doing this..

haha

okay, i kinda went overboard on the sunshine pictures. But I just LOVE them!!

I hope everyone has a great Wednesday!

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Workie Workie

So I sat down (well, stood up rather-- I've decided to burn more calories at work, so I lifted my desk!) and realized that I had my "daily items" neatly organized on my little Clemson Scratch Pad and had to take a picture...

for some reason this cracks me up!!

i.love.random.

and while i was googling the word "random" for a fitting picture, i came across this and had to add it!

funnnnyyy.

i wish this was in my town.

okay okay, back to more important business!!

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Pretty Colors

Can someone please tell me where I can pick up some colorful fruit like this?

annnndd anyone know where this is? --because i'm gonna have to visit here sometime.

My birthday is in a month & one of these is on the top of my list:

&& I'm gonna get my nails done tomorrow, a little somethin like thissss....

After a whole morning of caffeine, things start looking like this:

Doesn't every couple need a picture like this? TOO Sweet!!



all pictures via

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On a lighter note...

One time I fell off my bike while training for Iron Girl... & this is what happened.

Set the Scene:

It's 6am on a Monday morning... Warm, about 70 degrees... had just ran a mile to warm up... Boyfriend was getting ready for work and I had some time so I thought I would take a light loop on my bike...

Enter: wooden bridge, still slightly wet with dew.

guess who wasn't wearing a helmet..

yeah that would be a sprained shoulder courtesy of my sweeet flip over the handle bars

and then i had to go to work-- 2days later after the painkillers

my cheek and ear were bloody and covered in scabs!

my baby sayin "feel better soon Momma!"

Note to self: wear a helmet & be cautious of wet, wooden bridges. -- oh & Buy an Aflac Accident Policy!!



that's all.