Awkward and Awesome

1. Last weekend on the beach I learned two things: 

1- I will not/ can not read 50 Shades of Grey. I am uncomfortable hearing about its contents even second-hand.

2- The next time a guy tries to "pick me up" at a bar and is not fazed by my engagement ring (or my braces), I will casually lead the conversation into one about my virginity. I've never seen a guy stand up that fast. 

2. The manicotti at The Red Bar is one of my all-time favorites. However, that amount of cheese on an empty stomach is not my favorite. My stomach got pretty angry at me.

3. There is no graceful way to peel off a layer of your skin after a sunburn. My chest is absolutely molting. 

4. It is a universal truth that I am attracted to the loudest Wal-Mart shopping carts. And they have a bumpy floor in the lobby so I don't really know if it's loud until I'm in the middle of the shampoo aisle. At least everyone knows I'm coming.

1. I got to look at this for four days:

2. We made some big check marks on Tuesday. I picked up my "Full Time New Hire" packet with all my official hiring paperwork. Yay employment! Travis and I also signed our lease and started moving things into our new apartment! (by things I mean a box of books and a crock pot, but it's a start.)

3. I have the best neighbor ever. Yes, Travis, but more recently his roommate Thomas. One night last week when Travis was still at home in Madison, I was on the couch watching Gossip Girl minding my own business. Then, out of nowhere, a cockroach the size of a small bird flies into the room. It suddenly became apparent to me how these things will survive an apocalypse: that hard shiny armor and a look in its eyes that screams "I will hunt you in your sleep." I called Travis, and after about ten minutes of him trying to devise a plan for me to capture it and another ten of me sitting on the table vowing not to approach it, I went next door and got Thomas. A minute later the mutant bug was circling down my toilet drain and my goosebumps were starting to disappear. I don't do massive bugs, y'all. 

BIG shoutout to Thomas for saving my life.

4. I've actually made a dent in packing up my things for the move. If anyone has any extra boxes I am taking donations:)

5. 51 days.