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10 Funny Things You Didn’t Know About Me in College

Funny Thing About Me In College

I thought that it was time to start adding some funny posts into Bloguary and I thought why not start with the time period of my life that happened just before I started my blog so here are 10 funny things that you didn’t know about me in college (in no particular order):

  1. My first ever concert was going to see Chris LeDoux my freshman year at a place called Coyote Joe’s and I totally rocked a black Stetson cowboy hat. I made being a cowgirl look good!
  2. Each semester of my freshman year, I took an intensive French class. The course was worth 6 credit hours which meant spending a total of 8 hours a week in class once you factored in the lab time. I took five years of French before I reached college so instead of starting out at the 101 level, I went in at the 301 level. In high school, we spent time speaking in French obviously but there was a lot more focus on writing. In college however speaking was the primary focus and because it was a 301 level course, there was no speaking English right out of the gate. I left each class at least the first two weeks in tears. Eventually, however, because the class was so immersive, I went to my other courses and began translating everything the professor was saying in English into French and even began occasionally dreaming in French. I was one class short of a French minor but it meant taking a summer class and I wasn’t having that.
  3. My sophomore year, good guy friend was going to give me a goodnight hug and tripped. We landed on the sidewalk and my shoulder hit just perfectly at a spot where the sidewalk was uneven causing me to strain my shoulder, end up in a sling for a month, and needing to see a chiropractor for I have no idea how many months. My parents did not see the humor in this at all but the chances of his tripping and me landing in the exact, precise spot where I did – the only spot in that entire area that would have caused the injury it did – was astronomical and in its own way hilarious because thats just my luck. Its how I roll.
  4. Just before said accident happened, I had a wild hair (pun intended) and chopped off my shoulder length blond hair into an auburn sassy pixie cut à la Wionna Ryder. It totally helped to only have hair about an inch long when you couldn’t life one arm over your head for nearly a month. The stylist that cut my hair was named Butch (I am totally not making this up) and he was beyond excited to do this cut because he had spent the majority of his day styling senior ladies hair so the change of pace was just what he needed and its not often he got to cut such a daring style at the time. This haircut is what started my love affair with short hair and up until I started growing out my hair two years ago, I never had hair past my shoulders from the years 2000 to 2016.
  5. One year for Homecoming the theme was “Through The Years” and the pep band adapted the them to “Musicians Through The Years” and since I rocked short hair, I dressed up as Pink in her early years complete with the obvious pink hair, crop top and pleather pants. Let me just say that pleather pants in September in North Carolina is NOT a good idea. I had sweat just pouring down my legs the entire football game. I am honestly surprised I did not pass out from heat exhaustion! I will admit though that I looked pretty good. I hate that all this happened before the days of social media!
  6. I initially got first aid certified because I thought the guy teaching the course was super cute. Sad but true.
  7. I was pursued twice to enter the starter division of the Miss North Carolina pageant by one of the pageant directors. I have never been in a beauty pageant – my apologies – a scholarship program in my life (outside of some really bizarre makeshift pageant at church camp in the 7th grade) and while the idea of all the glamour seemed fun, the thought of having to wear a bathing suit on stage in front of all those people was terrifying.
  8. I was a music education major which required that I perform a senior recital. My primary instrument was the horn (most people know it as the french horn aka the geekiest instrument known to man) which required me to spit on stage. I was totally rocking a gorgeous green formal dress and spitting on stage. Classy.
  9. Not only did I have an instrumental focus, I also took voice lessons and sang in the concert choir. Every year we took a choir tour to various states over spring break (two years after I graduated they went to Ireland – jerks). One tradition that they had on tour every year was giving out funny awards at the end of the week. My junior year I received an award. Here is the background story: Our director’s favorite color was purple. He had no shame in his love of purple and we looked for every opportunity possible to exploit it. His last name was Etter and his first name started with P and at our university, the email was always created by using your first initial plus your last name so his email was petter@ouruniversity.edu which he hated because it made him sound like some kind of pervert which only gave us something else to laugh at. Anyways, one afternoon on choir tour, one of the guys was giving me a piggy back ride and someone behind me noticed that the band of my undies was purple and she loudly proclaimed, “Look! Jamee is wearing Petter-wear!” Needless to say at the end of the week, I was awarded the “Petter-wear Award.” Our director kept asking what it meant which made it even more humiliating (and admittedly, hilarious) which made me want to crawl under the bus seat.
  10. I met my husband his first weekend of college. I was a junior and he was a freshman. I started college at 17 so the age difference between us isn’t that big. We met at church where I sang in the praise band and my two friends who were his “big sisters” brought him to church to visit and he ended up playing bass in the praise band that morning.It took us some time to start dating because both of us were determined to not date and focus on our studies but God finally got it through our thick skulls and John drove us to Virginia that January to ask my Dad’s permission to date me (I know, I thought it was weird at the time too but won major brownie points with my dad) and we went on our first official date that Valentine’s Day and have been together ever since. John always teases that I took away his chance to have any kind of fun in college but I know I saved him a lot of heartache. Silly boys!

There you are folks. Ten funny things about my college years that you didn’t know before and now your life is so much greater now that you know!

Now that I’ve shared mine, you need to share yours! What are some funny things about your college years?

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What I Love About Fall

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School is now in full swing. The air is starting to feel a bit crisper. Here in NC you have started to dress in layers for the chilly mornings, hot afternoons, and cool evenings. When I left the house this morning to take Abby to school, even though it was way too early, I had a little pep in my step as I could feel autumn drawing nearer in the air.

Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year! The weather is cooler. Leaves start changing. There is pumpkin spice something around every corner. And there is a little holiday known as my birthday. I’m not too thrilled about officially moving into my mid-30s but I still love a good celebration!

To kick off the season on a high note, I wanted to share what I love about fall:

1. What is your favorite fall fashion/clothing item? I’m going to cheat and share two favorites: My Rockstar skinny jeans from Old Navy and my black moto jacket. I am having to rebuild my wardrobe as I have shrunk out of just about everything I was able to wear last fall so thank goodness for Poshmark and being able to shop secondhand. Old Navy Rockstar skinnies are seriously the most comfortable jeans on the planet and a moto jacket goes with everything and adds the bit of edge i love to add to any outfit.

2. How does your beauty routine change in the fall? It is all about the vampy lip! I am obsessed with the Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick in Guess by ColourPop Cosmetics.

3. What is your favorite fall food? I love tomato soup with grilled cheese when the weather starts to turn cooler! Homemade chili would be a close second!

4. What is your favorite fall beverage? Hot apple cider! YUM!

5. What upcoming fall movie are you most looking forward to? The Peanuts Movie! I’m such a kid at heart!

6. What is your favorite new album? I know Skillet is working on a new album which makes me way beyond excited but I’m not sure of the release date!

7. What is your favorite TV show (which can include new premieres!)? NCIS of course which premiered tonight! I need to rewatch it again to be sure I didn’t miss anything!

8. What is your favorite outdoor activity during the fall? I love taking Chloe on easy hikes at the greenway, watching Abby ride her bike with her friends in the neighborhood while taking in the evening breeze, and taking weekend trips to the zoo! Since its not as hot, the animals are more active and it is a more enjoyable experience all the way around!

9. What is your favorite way to preserve summer as we head into the colder seasons? We look back at all of our snapshots from our summer adventures but we all love this time of year so there is so much to look forward to!

10. What traditions or family activities do you and yours do during fall? We always go to our local corn maze and pick out a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch! This year I also want to visit an apple orchard so we can pick apples and make a fresh, homemade apple pie!

 

Now that you know some of the things that I love about fall, what are some of your favorite things about fall? Leave your answers in the comments or if you do a blog post using the same question, leave a link so I can come visit!

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Happy Birthday Charlie!

It is unbelievable to look back at my first Dear Charlie post and know that we were celebrating her 10th birthday when that post went live and now she is 14. FOURTEEN!! How does time go so quickly?

To be 14, Charlie remains fairly active and healthy! Arthritis is definitely starting to set in so there are some days she is more stiff than others so we may need to help her up the back steps. Her vision is starting to get a little cloudy but her hearing is sharp. She doesn’t play with toys like she used to but she still wrestles and plays with Chloe on a daily basis. She is still very much my shadow and follows me from room to room. She is still very much a big part of our family and still our very special girl!

Since 14 is a pretty big milestone is dog years, Abby wanted to make sure that we threw her a birthday party. Not just any birthday party, it had to be a Frozen birthday party so we went to work planning. Since Abby had a Frozen theme party this year, decorating was easy and I was able to pull out of of the leftover party supplies.

There was, however, one special item we needed to shop for online. I was trying to decide if I wanted to get something like a doggy t-shirt or something along those lines for the party and then I discovered the adorable doggy tutus made by Sweet Cheeks on Etsy. She made a custom Frozen-inspired tutu for Charlie and I almost died from the cuteness when it came in. I highly recommend checking this shop out.

Once we had the decorations and attire ready to go, I took Abby shopping at PetSmart to find her a special gift. Since Charlie really isn’t into playing with toys anymore, she decided she wanted to get her a new collar and some special treats. It didn’t take long to pick out a collar after she found one that was had a bow on it and was named the Abby collar.

Friday was finally party night! We made Charlie’s favorite meal (hot dogs), donned party hats, and sang “Happy Birthday.” Charlie has always gotten excited over new collars or bandanas so she was happy to model her new collar. Charlie and Chloe enjoyed Frosty Paws while we munched on decorated sugar cookies.

Happy Birthday Charlie

Happy Birthday Charlie

 

It was a very, very fun family night and hopefully we will be enjoying #15 next year!

 

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