Dallas Get Ready

So in two weeks, the Stewart family will be taking on Dallas...for the second time. It is my grandmothers 80th birthday, and all 40 of us are caravanning down to Texas to celebrate. Now if you know my family, then you know whats in store for the weekend. If you don't and you live in Dallas....GET READY!! We are not ashamed to say that we drink a little to much and get a little to loud. But I can honestly say that I would not have it any other way. The last time we were there we took over some bar to watch the Memphis basketball team score their way into the final 2! We have never jumped and screamed in more anticipation in our lives. We all came together out of town to support our hometown...it was an amazing night. We all had final 4 t-shirts on!!! It was defiantly a sight to see!! This time we have added 3 more great grand children, Collins, Lydia, and Wilson. All of the cousins we hit the town and more than likely take it over!!! I can not wait to spend the weekend with my family...we really do know how to have a good time...

We almost had it all!!!
Final 2 Baby

The whole clan watching the game!! So intense

All in macthing shirts

The Ending of an Era

Last night...I said goodbye to my absolute favorite television show of all time, Lost. My obsession began a long time ago and has been going strong ever since. It started on a boring day in the Kappa house with my sorority sisters. We had heard about his this amazing show, and we decided that we would see what it was all about. So we picked up the first disc. After the first episode with the opening of Jacks eye and the "live together die again" phrase, we were forever hooked. So we set up shop in mine and Harrison's room. We never left the house to eat, we didn't bathe, didn't go out, and didn't go to class. The only time we left was to pick up the next disc. The show captured of hearts. Ever since that time, we never missed an episode. No matter what part of the country we were in, we always called each other to catch up about what happened whether it the love saga between Jack, Kate, and Sawyer, or trouble between Oceanic 815 and the "Others". One of my favorite memories of Lost is when Kat and I came back from the bar. We had missed the episode that night, so we watched in on the computerIt happened to be the episode where we find out why Locke was in his wheelchair. After the episode had ended, we sat there for 45 mins in our drunken stupor trying to figure out what the hell had just happened. That the true beauty about this show, you are thinking about it for hours after you've watched it. It has that much power over you. I can honestly say that there is has never been a better written show that produced more questions than they answered. The flashbacks gave us insight as to what the characters are really like and the friendships that blossomed between the characters will forever be my favorite part. I could not have asked for a better ending. They all found each other and the moment that they realized their connection, it was so emotional.I kind of figured that they were in some type of afterlife. I also loved how the show began and ended the same. It all came full circle. Vincent beside Jack as he died was icing on the cake. I am really going to miss the show, but once we received all the answers, and there were no more questions, then there is no future for the show. I shared memorable experience's with my group that I watched it religiously with. I am so sad to see the show end....we laughed with them cried with them, and guessed with them. But I guess we will be seeing them in another life, brotha!!!

Growing Up Is Hard To Do

This past weekend I returned to my old stomping grounds...college! My little brother graduated from the engineering school at Ole Miss and I couldn't be more proud. I graduated from Ole Miss 3 years ago and this whole time I have been trying to figure out what I wanna do with my life. I have had some major setbacks in this process, but also some amazing adventures. My breakup was difficult along with working towards my second degree. But I also have met some of the most amazing people this year that I would not be who I am right now without them. I have spent so much time focusing on what I should be doing...career, marriage, family, house, car, etc and not nearly enough on what I want to be doing while I am still young. So when I got back to Oxford, I went out with a bunch of college kids, aka my brother and his friends. I had the most amazing time. We went to dinner on a fabulous patio and then went to a house party. I can not tell you the last time I went to a house party. I was living my youth again and on my turf. Obviously it was not the same without all my sorority sisters and my friends, but it was darn close. I felt more alive and even though I was the oldest person hanging out with all of them, I never felt that my age was a factor. It made me miss my college experience so much and what I wouldn't give to go back there again. This weekend taught me that at some point I have to grow up, but right now I just am not ready. And for the first time in a long time, I think that I am okay with that. I have the rest of my life to be grown up. Right now I want to embrace my youth and happy at where I am in my life. Oh the things that Ole Miss can teach me.

We Went Out Last Night

Last night we went out for my best friend Ashley's 25th birthday extravaganza. It was one of the most fun nights that I have had in a really long time. With the help of Morgan and Ashley's boyfriend, we were able to surprise her in a yellow Excursion limo. We picked her up and headed down to Cafe Ole in midtown all the while singing country songs, toasting with champagne, and hanging out with my best friends. Cafe Ole was so fun. After our rowdy dinner we continued our time in the limo singing and dancing and laughing. I have to say it was nice to have someone drive me around for a change. At midnight, instead of being a good girl and going to bed, Morgan, Samantha, Rusty and I headed to Celtic. The reason I needed to be in bed was because of a little thing I'd like to call 730 clinical was creeping up on me. We hung out at Celtic until closing time. We actually caught up with old friends that we hadn't seen since high school. Let me rephrase that we ran into a couple of people that we randomly met over 7 years ago at an Ingram Hill concert. We only hung out with them that one night...and ironically we ran into them at the bar last night. I swear this world keeps getting smaller and smaller. We fought the rain and sirens on the way home. I finally hit the pillow at almost 4...only to be woken up all night because of the terrible weather. 2 hours later my alarm went off followed by a phone call that my psych clinical had been canceled. I definitely had God on my side for this one. I wouldn't have changed a single thing about last night and I even got to sleep in...man I love me life.

Bucket List Part 3

51. Ask someone I've just met to go on a date

52. Learn to Bartend...might get my best friend Ashley to help me with this one

53. Watch the 25 movies Ive always wanted to see...Just saw Almost Famous..getting started on this one

54. Be married and have babies

55. Go to a cooking school

56. Go on a cruise

57. Learn to make pottery

58. Figure out my priorities

59. Learn to paint...I wanna paint a canvas or a picture that I will be proud to hang in my house

60. Graduate Nursing School- only 228 more days

61. Help build a home for Habitat for Humanity

62. Attend a wine tasting party

63. Start a blog

64. Become a vegetarian for a month

65. Milk a cow

66. Buy a house

67. Write my favorite poem on my pillow case

68. Watch the sunset and the sunrise in the same day

69. Experience Bliss

70. Ride a camel

71. Pay off my student loans

72. Attend the Kentucky Derby

73. Go on a fabulous train ride

74. Learn to meditate correctly and actually do it

75. Buy a car

Donating Blood = Fat Disaster

So yesterday started out as a great morning. I met with my study group at chick fila to have a fattening hardy breakfast in preparation for us giving blood. So I thought that a chicken biscuit, hash browns and two diet Dr peppers would be enough to keep my blood sugar intact...but yea not so much. I def fainted, or close enough to it, after giving blood. My first experience at trying to save 3 lives ended with a decision to never do it again. I sat down to have my finger pricked..which actually was the most painful part of the whole process. And much to my surprise my iron levels at 15.7 were pretty stellar. Then I got to lay down and squeeze a stress ball while the nurses desperately tried to find a good vein. After a bunch of poking and sticking and bruising...they get a vein that apparently doesn't produce enough blood fast enough. So in the midst of drinking my sugary Sprite..I begin to feel faint, sweaty, and dizzy. And instead of discontinuing the blood draining..she just elevated my feet. A pint later I was instructed to leave with no time to regain my strength. And into the elevator and down the hall and into the classroom, is where I went down. In my drunken haze, I forced myself to eat an unruly amount of junk from REGULAR coke..sick..to cookies, pretzels, glucose tabs, smoothie, juice..thinking about it now..makes me wanna yack. I did not feel like myself until this morning. But while I have been complaining about my little incident...I got to check an item off my bucket list and save 3 peoples lives. That makes it all worth it!!!!

How I Spent My Spring Break

Oh the joys of spring and the joys of being out of school. I was so thrilled to be out of school for 10 days...that I didn't waste anytime getting down to business. I went to visit my roommate from college on the coast of Mississippi and then went to New Orleans. We had a blast. I got to eat oysters, day drink on some fabulous porches, relax, and spent time with one of my best friends. We shopped and went to a benefit concert featuring Better than Ezra, Tyler Hilton, David Cook, and Ryan Cabrera. Then I pampered my self in Memphis and relaxed all day. I finally got some time to catch up on my television shows, workout, and spend time with some friends that I don't get to see as often. Friday I went out with my best friend Morgan and we painted the town black. It was the first time I went out and really embraced being single...and it couldn't have been a funner night. We got up Saturday and went to Ole Miss for Kat's bday. We shopped, grabbed some daiquiris, and enjoyed the Rebel baseball game complete with beautiful warm sunny weather. I said goodbye to my old house Bowie. There were alot of fabulous memories there that could never be forgotten. We ate dinner at 208..where we got Lobster Mac and cheese, lobster nachos, seared Tuna, She Crab Soup, and a fab bottle of Pino Gricio! It was the best meal I have ever put in my stomach. I am sad that I have to return to school on Tuesday, but I really enjoyed my much needed Spring Break! One plus side to starting back classes is that I get to see my study group....I've really missed them!!