Double Yew. Tee. Eff.

Before the 1.5 people that actually read my blog freak: I changed my url from "hesitanttraveler" because let's be honest...I may or may not have realized that it made me sound like a pathetic, brooding loser who is afraid to do anything. Thus, the switch to a more bandwagon-esque url involving my first and middle name. I know you were interested.

On a more interesting note: I walked out to the TV room in my sorority to find two baby ducks swimming in an inflatable baby pool...double yew. tee. eff? Their owner's explanation was that it was almost Easter. Right. Cause clearly Jesus' resurrection involved ducks... how could years of Sunday school have forgotten this vital fact!? Whatever, I really have seen it all living here.

This sort of relates, and yes, it actually happened: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=665847

So what makes you say wtf?

What's goin on

Can I just say...

-I get to enjoy the perfection that is Cactus Grills' espinaca tonight
-Bonnie will be in town all weekend
-I will be the proud resident of a town home in approximately 2 months
-Which means I will teach myself how to cook things other than cookies and macaroni
-Partial LET member will be 21 in approximately 6 days
-I'm pretty sure I have some rare eye fungus, seeing that my eye has been bloodshot for literally 2 weeks
-I have a potential job offer this summer working with an Autistic kid
-I was serenaded by "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" from the Autistic kid I currently work with
-I can't wait to hopefully take kids to camp this summer
-I am finally learning to be content

"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight." -1 Peter 3:3-4

Perfect.

Really?

You know you're in the south when the car in front of you has a scrolling blue LED light display with a Bible verse on the back of their car...intense much?

Sin City

unfortunate moments in las vegas:
-standing next to 2 guys making out
-standing next to 2 girls making out
-being handed naked girl baseball cards on the streets
-being accosted by a homeless drunk mumbling about the devil
-seeing every largely overweight woman feeling the need to wear skintight tanktops and/or bikinis
-piercings in places i didn't even know could be pierced
-billboards featuring australian men in "thunder from down under" (use your imagination)
-being carded 3483242 times while wandering through the casinos...sucks looking like your 15
-leash kids

highlights:
-old lady in airport telling me i look like jennifer aniston
-dessert after every meal
-freaking uhmazing outlet malls
-blue man group and cirque de soleil
-$50 richer...thank you slot machines
-meeting up with the love
-going to a nightclub and watching a girl dance with herself in front of a mirror

all in all, a successful and fun girls trip. they definitely call it sin city for a reason. it's good to be home...well, until i took my dog to the dog park and watched him mount every dog within a 5 mile radius...but that's another story!

peace. love. and vegas.

When a video game strips you of self-confidence

Ladies and gentlemen,

Wii fit is the devil. You know, the fitness game that you can play on the Nintendo Wii. Well, here's the deal...I work with a kid who has Autism a couple of days every week after school. We do his homework together and work on general communication skills. Every 45 minutes or so we take a break from homework. This break usually consists of playing the wii. For those of you who don't really know what wii fit entails here's the reader's digest version: the first time you play, you step on the sensory pad and it analyzes your BMI, fitness level, etc. etc. and at the grand finale it presents you with your "wii fit age" a.k.a. the age that matches your BMI, level of activity and all that jazz. The reason that I am even doing all of this in the first place is because the kid I work with informed me that I was way too large to play under his account and it would mess up all of his scores during the fitness games...great. So I'm being a great team player and all and letting it assess me. The whole time I'm casually thinking that this can't be all that bad. Wrong. It finally finishes assessing me and presents me with my wii fit age of.................

drum roll................31. Ladies and gentlemen, according to this game and the health statistics it uses I am 31 frickin years old. I immediately wanted to punch the tv in and bitterly scream that oh hey they were only off by 10 fricken years but the only reason I restrained myself was the sheer fact that throwing something at a tv that A) wasn't mine and B) was in front of an Autistic child who has anger issues probably would not be the most intelligent thing to do. So, after I regain composure the little wii character proceeds to give me pointers on how I can lose some poundage. Sweet. I'd like to think the guy who made this game was sitting there shoving pizza down his throat through the entire process...why don't you get off your lazy butt and do some exercise buddy!? Anyways, I continue to alleviate my sudden stress by assuring myself that it is just because of the northface and sweat pants I am wearing. Duh. I then pick my first game: heading soccer balls. I get done with it and have surprisingly done fairly well. I am excited at this point because I think I can show the wii fit man who's boss...UNTIL a little message pops up with these words of death: "Make sure you are cutting out those afternoon snacks!"

Really? Really wii fit? That's it...I'm done. I will never play you again.

The end.

Are you tired? Cause you've been running through my mind all day

New Favorite Movie: "He's Just Not That Into You"



Of course my friends and I saw it on Valentine's Day, seeing as it is the perfect, romantic, mushy movie that is required of such a holiday...not. Seriously, why would you drag your poor, unknowing boyfriend to see a movie titled he's just not that into you on a day that is supposed to be filled with mushy lovey doveyness? Really? I felt so sorry for all of the males in the audience because the movie totally revolved around how guys are incompetent in relationships, to some degree. Granted, it ended up being your cutesy romantic comedy and the guys redeemed themselves, but I was definitely glad I was with girls for the bulk of the movie.

So in the spirit of the movie and Valentine's day...

A few things NOT to say when breaking up unless you're a complete idiot:
-"It's not you it's me" (be serious-it's ALWAYS her!)
-"I am SO jealous of the guy who gets to marry you" (it could have been you...?)
-"This is for YOUR benefit" (really? isn't that my decision?)
-"I think we should see other people" (are you kidding, just say that you found someone hotter so you're peacing out)

So, go have a date with Ben and Jerry...those men never let you down :)

You are Captivating

"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." Proverbs 4:23

"Why? Because God knows that our heart is core to who we are. It is the source of all of our creativity, our courage, and our convictions. It is the fountainhead of our faith, our hope, and of course, our love. Your female heart has been created with the greatest of all possible dignities-as a reflection of God's own heart. "God created man in his own image...male and female he created them" (Gen 1:27). You are a woman to your soul, to the very core of your being.

Look at the games that little girls play, and if you can, remember what you dreamed of as a little girl. Look at the movies women love. Listen to your own heart and the hearts of women you know. What is it that a woman wants? What does she dream of? You'll probably find that every woman in her heart longs for three things: to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, and to unveil beauty. That's what makes a woman come alive." From Captivating by Stasi Eldredge

I just started reading this book and within the first couple of pages it has me realizing that it is okay to be a girl about things. So often society teaches us that we are overly sensitive, dramatic, needy, etc. It is wrong to be constantly searching for more: more intimacy, deeper relationships. But that can't be farther from the truth. Women are made in this way as a reflection of the life that God created us to live. They help us in our relationship with Him. I'm not saying that some of the feminine characteristics never get taken too far, but the last thing you should do is to try and change them, to erase the way that you naturally are. Don't let anyone tell you that you shouldn't long for more in this life. Embrace yourself. God does.