Hiatus Ends!

This has by far been the longest hiatus I've had from blogging.  Partly because my laptop charger decided to not cooperate and partly because everything's been super busy to write here.  Needless to say, I'm freakishly stoked to share stuff that's occurred since I lost blogged! I will do those through pictures and words! My best friend graduated from college! She teased me after graduating a semester early saying that I was abandoning her and so it was so exciting to see her graduate through live-stream! Next up, Med School! So proud of you Deidra!

Took this selfie with Oprah at a Starbucks inside Target! #NBD ;)

I turned 22! I had made it a goal for myself to go to Forever 21 on my birthday eve, like later in the evening, and purchasing something from Forever 21 because it would be symbolic about always somehow being Forever 21. Mickey liked my idea and so we went and I purchased a necklace!

 My birthday celebration started as soon as I got off from work on my birthday eve.  Deidra and Mickey surprised me at the chapel (work), Forever 21 purchase was made and then we headed to PF Changs! YUM.  We stuffed our faces then went to Mickey's house and sang karaoke! I spent the night at Deidra's and proceeded to celebrate on my birthday day! We went to Olive Garden and went bowling! It was an enjoyable weekend and I'm enjoying being 22, so far so good. :)

 Mickey and I went mini-golfing for the first time together! We've been separately but in the two years we've been together, we'd never gone and so we, of course, had to change that.

He beat my score by four points…
For the record, I totally let him win…
;)
I got a few holes-in-one! Woohoo!

I've been spending time with my favorite puppy! Although Buddy's now 28! He's finally older than us! He got a haircut earlier this summer and it's starting to grow out! This little guy is so adorable!

Last, but certainly not least, I've moved to a different schedule! This was my dream since I started interning as a Lifestyle & Entertainment Intern and I'm so excited that I'm lucky enough to start this coming week! I've been trained as a fill-in editor and I'll be continuing being a Production Assistant! I love the morning show because there's so much to learn and it's in constant motion! I'm so excited to continue my journey at FOX. It's crazy to believe I've been working there for about six months now! Where does the time go? 

There are a few things that are missing but I will be sure to keep y'all updated more frequently! 

Hope y'all have a wonderful weekend! 

Our Second Anniversary ❤️

It's absolutely crazy to me that Mickey and I have been together for two years now.  

I feel like we just met and it's just insane to me!
Aahhh! Anyway, here are the mushy details of this wonderful day!
{Here's a throwback of our first anniversary!}

March 18, 2012 feels like just yesterday. :)

I woke up and exercised! I've been running for 30 minutes every other day and I was so glad I exercised that day because we stuffed our faces later (hehe).

Mickey and I went to Pei Wei for lunch!
YUM.
He'd been craving those lettuce wraps and I was craving lo-mein!
I thought about this after the fact but I think we've made
it a thing to eat Chinese food on our anniversary! No complaints! :)
Oh and we a snicker doodle cookie there! Is that normal?
They had snicker doodle cookies at the cash register, so, you know,
of course we couldn't pass those up!

We did not finish our lo-mein or the lettuce wraps so we definitely had tons of leftovers (yum!)
We did, of course, save room for fortune cookies.

Mickey's fortune read as follows:
"It is sometimes better to travel hopefully than to arrive."

Mine read as follows:
"No need to worry.  You will always have everything that you need."

We exchanged presents at Pei Wei and then at his house.
Mickey got me pearl earrings and a freaking $50 gift card to Target!!!!! #happycamper
I got him film cells of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a Breaking Bad poster, a picture from graduation that I had to order online, and a jar of memories (inspired by Pinterest!)

We then watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off!
An annual tradition on our anniversary!

This part never gets old. #twistandshout

We then got ready to go downtown!
Time kind of flew by and we left a bit later than planned but that didn't stop us!

First stop: Carriage ride!



Thank you Ginger!
It was awesome! Perfect weather! Perfect carriage!
Wonderful stories from the ladies guiding us!

We then went to Rainforest Cafe to recreate our first date! It was so cool! We talked about our first date and how it was like our city threw us a party! Bands were playing downtown, there was so much going on and so much music! It was amazing! :)




And then of course, we had to show off our nice watches that fit the both us perfectly.
We're classy and we know it.
 ;)



We ordered two burgers with fries and then shared a Coke float.
I love how we can be super dressy and still eat burgers and fries.
That's how we roll.

We then walked around a bit downtown and took pictures around the area we were the first time we took pictures on our first date!

Our night in a nutshell!!! :)

 

Thank you for these amazing two years.  I'm so freakishly happy and I owe it all to you Mickey.  Thank you for being the syrup to my waffle.  Thank you for being goofy with me and for teaching me stuff.  Thank you for being patient with me when I'm a buttface.  Thank you for being spontaneous and making me brave.  Thank you for being you.  I'm so excited for what this year brings! 

I love you from the bottom of my heart! 

The Real Deal.

So, yesterday I received one of the most important papers I'll ever have. 

My College Diploma. 

It was in a huge envelope with these BOLD words on the front.  I knew what it was because I saw that other grads got theirs too but I just stared at it.  I just couldn't believe it. 

It's crazy to think that I'd been working for this since ever.  I mean, technically, since I was in kindergarten but, dang.  About 16 years of schooling.  So I opened it. 

My heart kinda skipped a beat when I saw my name on it.  

My mom and I worked so hard to get here and the first thing I wanted to do was show her.  

It was bittersweet but I could almost feel her crying tears of joy in heaven. 

All I could do was keep staring at this (rather large) piece of paper.  Seriously guys, did y'all know how big this paper is? Is this the norm for college diplomas? 

I touched it as if it were diamonds or gold or something super delicate and fancy.  

It feels pretty cool! 

Well guys, here it is.  It's the real deal. I'm a college grad.  

My mom would be bawling her eyes out of pure joy and happiness for me and I have to say, it's amazing knowing that I accomplished one of my biggest life goals.  

Next: Get my dream job! 

This one's for you momma! Thank you for everything you ever did for me! You were the most amazing momma to me and I'll keep reaching for my dreams! 

P.S. Your baby graduated from college! Ahhh!!! We did it! 

And did you get a look at that freaking diploma! Ahhh! 

                                                        -Love, your first generation college grad! 

I have a BA!

The best perk of graduating in the fall at my university: the lights!

{From the night before graduation, Baccalaureate Mass on campus!} 

Mickey and I still can't believe we graduated from college! I mean…COLLEGE! It's a pretty big deal! We graduated in the same place as I graduated from high school! I was very emotional that morning because I was angry at the fact that my mom wasn't there.  Then I stopped and tried to calm down once I saw Mickey and asked for God's guidance.  I knew that my mom wouldn't be there rooting for me in the stands physically but even better, she was there with a great seat rooting for me spiritually.  I felt her presence as I walked in the coliseum and I could hear her voice and I couldn't help but smile and look in awe at the amount of people there.  It was so surreal, the bagpipes were being played, I got goosebumps and got teary-eyed and got chills (and not just because it was one of the colder days here in the south).  We passed by teachers and I saw one of my favorites (whom we had just seen prior to lining up!) I kept thinking "Oh my God, I can't believe this is happening."

I'll rewind a bit.  I woke up feeling weird because I couldn't believe it was my college graduation day.     I felt a bit frustrated with the fact that I was so sad and angry that my mom wouldn't be there but it all slowly started improving when I saw Mickey.  I met him at his house and we finished getting ready and then left for the coliseum! 

We got there and started getting in line and finding our fellow Comm Arts friends and we started taking pictures, laughing, and talking.  Mickey and I went outside for a bit because he was going to leave something in my car when I saw one of our favorite teachers! We screamed, he heard us, we got excited, we took a picture and we all had to leave.  It was so amazing that we got to see him because things had gotten so crazy that it was hard to visit him that last semester! We were literally running and screaming his name then we caught up with him and he turned around, 

it was like something out of the movies.  

Best theater teacher ever! He's told us he has officially adopted us.  We couldn't be happier! ;)

Then Mickey and I went back inside and came to the realization we were going to graduate together.  It was amazing.  We couldn't believe this was all happening.  We then proceeded to take this picture.  

#collegesweethearts

We started lining up and after a while it was our turn to walk into the coliseum! 

(Read top paragraph for details).  

Next thing we know, bam. We're walking the freaking stage.  But, prior to that, after three hours of waiting for our turn, I realized even the few sips of water was too much for my little body to handle and I ran to the restroom a couple minutes before I walked the stage! (Too much info?)

I heard Mickey's name being called first and I screamed for my darling! Then it was my turn and I found some people I had invited there rooting for me and then I stood there waiting for my name to be called.  I looked out onto everybody there and took a deep breath.  This was it.  I was about to graduate from college.  I knew my mom was bawling her eyes out and cheering like nobody's business.  I was stoked.  

"Amy C. …" 

that was all I heard and everything got quiet in my head.

It was like I was dreaming.  I started walking the stage and smiled when I got the president of our university and shook his hand, got my pretend diploma, bam, picture, walked more, shook a strangers hand, bam, picture, walked down a ramp, bam, pose, picture, grabbed an alumni pin from some nice ladies, found somebody I had invited, bam, pose, picture, walked back to my seat and saw Mickey, gave each other a semi-high five and sat down. 

OMG. I just graduated from college with my college sweetheart. 

OMG. I have a B.A. in Communication Arts with a 

Concentration in Production with a Minor in Theatre!

First generation. College Grad. Magna Cum Laude. Ahh!

Everything after that was awesome.  We took pictures and went to Chili's that night.  It was fantastic!

December 8, 2013
:)

I will give you guys more information on other things soon, including my internship, job prospects, goals and of course Christmas and New Years stuff! Get ready! I'm back in the blogging world!

Fast Forward

Umm…where does the time go?

Here is a recap of what's happened since I last blogged!

Mickey and I went to see the Rocky Horror Picture show, dressed up as Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley for Halloween and went to a Comic Con and met Nicholas Brendon.  I met Jamie Deen at my internship, Mickey and Deidra have been making me laugh a lot.  :) Mickey turned 22 years old!!!! I went on a live shot at my internship and covered a holiday event for my university. 

Today, Mickey and I had our first graduation party (mainly for family and adults) and it was a complete blast.  So many people had so many nice things to say.  It brought tears to my eyes.  It's just amazing.  I'm so excited for things to come! 

I can't wait to do graduation with you Mickey.  I love you! 

Hi!

So I've been incognito for over a month now and it's been super weird not blogging.  So, my plan is to make posts more often and shorter!

Bam. 

That's it. 

Just kidding. 

Here are a few things that happened since the last time I blogged. 

I've directed and produced my first two broadcasts for our student-run TV station! 

I was the maid of honor at my cousin's wedding!

Mickey and I went ice skating on our way back from the wedding (in Houston)

I've made my own website, business cards, and Facebook personality page

I've been exercising four times a week and have picked up Zumba again!
Mickey and I celebrated our year and a half-aversary! (cheesy?) ;)

Mickey has another part-time job recording videos and posting them online for a magazine!

& we smelled fall for the first time!

P.S. Did I mention we'll be graduating from college in 42 days? Yup.  :)

Our first official Starbucks date the first time we smelled fall!
10.16.13

Last Second Day of School

I woke up at 10am feeling super rested this morning which was super awesome. :)

I got to campus and headed toward TV Practicum for the first time as the Entertainment Director.  

Ahh! I was so excited.

Hank talked about all things having to do with the station.

I'm excited to talk to the students about all things Entertainment! 

1:30pm: Creativity for the Arts

This was cool!

There are 16 other girls in my class. 

It felt like slumber party minus the whole school thing. Haha.

It's my first class to be taught by a sister. 

It was AMAZING.  We started the class by praying.  

It was beautiful. 

She's actually part of the order of sisters that started and created the chapel.  :)

This girl sitting next to me is having a surgery I had a while ago and I talked 

with her a bit after class.  It was really nice to be able to share my experience about that. 

#schedulethusfar

3pm: Internship 

Oh my goodness. Too many people!

I'm interested to see how it goes.

:)

4:30pm: US History to 1865

He started class early! 

A lot of students.

I'm hoping to learn about history. 

Mickey and I went to a screening afterwards. 

SCARY MOVIE. 

I'm excited for this semester. 

109 days till graduation!

:)

Last First Day of School

August 19, 2013 was my last first day of school.

I'm still in disbelief that I'm in this place. 

I can't remember every first day of school I had but I remember my first day of school in elementary school (in 4th grade when we moved back to my hometown), my first of school in middle school, my first day of school in high school, and my first day of school in college and now I will always remember my last first day of school. 

So here was my day: 

I woke up at 8am to lounge around and take a shower to get ready. 

I wore this one dress I got from F21.  

[THANKS DEIDRA FOR THE GIFTCARD!]

For breakfast I had a sandwich and blueberries. :)

I had work at David's Bridal from 10:15-2:45 

From there, I headed to school. 

Mickey and I ran into Saundra, my boss at the chapel. It was so nice seeing her!! :)

We ended up not having enough time to eat a good meal before our 4:30 class because the line was too long for the food we wanted and we still had to get some school things situated. 

We had some chips.  Yum!

We then had Senior Portfolio. 

It's one of the classes Mickey and I have together this semester. :)

We have it with a teacher we've both had so it was cool knowing kind of what to expect. 

Oh and I saw one of these! 

It was a total flashback to elementary school days!

Our professor was talking about what we'd do in the class and I was just like "Wow, I can't believe we're here already."  I'm still in shock.  We're graduating in about 110 days.  I just can't believe it. 

We'll be making business cards, working on our website and we'll have to make a presentation at the end of the class.  We'll also be talking about finances and life decisions and stuff. 

Like whoa, right?

Amy's growing up. 

We talked about what we want to be "when we grow up".

He said this would be one of the last times we said that because 

after we're done with the class we'll be grown up. 

Oh my goodness.

This was something he said that stayed with me. 

"Don't be afraid of what's out there, be ready."

I'm excited for everything!

After that, I had Seminar in Film: Spanish Language Films

This sounds like a fun class! 

I'm excited to learn more film lingo. 

I'm looking forward to hearing beautiful Spanish be spoken. 

This professor is amazing.  She's the same one I had for like three other classes. 

{She loves Mickey and I being together.}

:)

After we were done with our classes, Mickey and I celebrated our last first day of school by going to a restaurant close by that we go to kind of frequently when in school.  

The waiter was like "Hey! Long time no see!"

We were sitting down and he saw and heard us giggling and asked us how long we've been together and we told him "a year and 5 months" at about that same time. He said "congratulations" or something to that effect and we smiled and said "thank you."

It was a sweet moment.  

Mickey and I talked about our days and about the future and everything! 

Gaahhh! We're growing up!

It's scary but oh so exciting!

And next, tomorrow! Our last second day of school!

The Beginning of the End.

Hello guys!

Since the last time I blogged here are a few things that have happened:

I've sold several wedding dresses

I've sold several bridesmaids dresses

I've gotten a haircut

I made Dean's list again! [for the 6th semester in a row]

Mickey and I started OFF BROADWAY

I've seen how to replace a flat tire, my flat tire

I've helped Mickey pack up for college for our last semester

I've helped pick out my cousin's bridal gown [at David's Bridal!]

I've continued interning at the station and rode a go-kart [and got whiplash]

I've had a meeting with my college tv station's other officers and we're ready for this semester!

I've been extremely busy but have had some fun

On with the new stuff.

Mickey and I will be starting our final semester of college TOMORROW.

It has hit me several times over the past week which causes me to randomly start crying. 

 Being a girl can be so emotionally tiring sometimes!

I was helping him pack up his stuff FOR THE LAST TIME!!!

His dorm is in this new building and it's brand spankin' new.  It's awesome. 

I remember starting college.  I remember feeling weird because I didn't have class till 10:30! Was that okay? I always felt like I was skipping class because I wasn't on campus at 9am. 

I had breaks between classes and it was so weird to me! 

HERE is my first blog post.

& HERE is my second blog post where I mention a couple college things.

I started this blog to document me starting college and my mom's disease.

It was started almost three years ago! THREE!

It has slowly turned into a blog about all things college and life and love and learning to be an adult. 

August 23 was my first day of college & also when I met Mickey. :)

August 25 was my first blog post.

Here I am, three years later about to finish my college career. 

It's such a big deal guys!

I'm gonna graduate from college with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. 

[with a concentration in Production and a minor in Theatre]

I will be a first generation college graduate. 

I AM GOING TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE IN 111 DAYS!

I mean. My goodness.  I just can't believe it. 

And I get to do it all with Mickey, my amazing boyfriend. Pretty much the first person I saw when I walked in to Intro to Mass Comm at 1:30pm on August 23. 

It was my first Comm class so I was super excited!

I know that throughout this semester I will randomly burst in tears but I'm so excited for the future.  

I started college with my mom and although I'm not finishing 

my last semester with her here, I know she'd be super duper proud of me. 

 I have Mickey by my side as we finish out college strong and I'm so eager to see what happens!

Our last picture on campus before our last semester of college. 

Pre-haircuts. 

So, wish us luck as we start the beginning of the end.  

AAAHH! I'M SO EXCITED!

Next up: Last first day of school! 

For my momma ❤

So last time I blogged was my mom's birthday.  

Here is what happened that day.

I applied for graduation.

I'll let that sink in for a little. 

I'll wait. No worries.

Yup.  Yours truly has applied for graduation.  I will be graduating in about 221 days and I'm still in shock.  I wasn't sure the Registrar's Office was gonna be open because of our city holiday but sure enough, they closed at noon.  I got up and before I knew it, I was out the door.  I parked and walked my way up to the Administration Bldg.  As I walked up the wet stairs, I could smell the humidity and began thinking about all the times I went up those stairs.  I couldn't help but feel nervous because what I was about to do was incredibly important and meaningful to me.  

Once I got there. I took several pictures of my application and stuff around me.  Yes, I'm that kind of girl.  Mickey says I'm self aware. He thinks it's a good thing.  I realize when something very important is happening and I take pictures. :) I must have looked like a goof doing so but it was completely worth it. 

I also took a picture once I got out of the building, after all the tears of course.  A big part of me was just so insanely proud of myself for getting this far and for achieving so much but a chunk of me was really sad that I wasn't sharing that moment with my mom.  We had always dreamed of me going to college and I am having a difficult time coming to the realization that she won't be there to see me graduate.  When I look out into the audience, I won't see her there.  It was difficult to do this but applying for graduation on my momma's birthday was something very important for me.  I think she loved that present! I called Mickey after I was out and he told me later that nobody in my family had ever done that.  He was so right.  I'm a first generation college student and it's just so amazing that I've had this opportunity to go to college and get a degree.  

I went to work and my boss gave me a really nice butterfly wind chime and a card.  She is such a sweet woman and I love working with her.  I still can't believe I've been working at my chapel for two years now! 

As soon as I got out of the chapel, I broke down. I hadn't had one of those meltdowns in a while but Mickey came at the perfect time with carnations and Snapple.  

Have I ever mentioned how blessed I am to have him in my life?

He had bought a gift card for this nice restaurant and so we went there in celebration of my mama's birthday. We had to use this card in one visit and we had no trouble doing that. 

We got:

fried calamari

crab cake (SO GOOD)

new england clam chowder (which Mickey fell in love with!)

monterrey chicken (with ham and cheese)

shrimp angel hair pasta thingy

& red velvet cake

Stolen from Mickey :)

My mom would have really liked that place and the chowder and the crab cake.  

We both shared a love for seafood.  

I'm slowly convincing Mickey he's a secret seafood lover. :)

It was a wonderful way to the end the day.  

Thank you all for your kind wishes on Facebook and Instagram. It mean a lot. 

Well, I'm leaving a lot of stuff out because things have gotten super crazy. I will tell y'all about that another time. Wish us all luck as we get ready for the last two weeks of the semester! 

Sunshine and Rainbows.

So I've basically been MIA for about two weeks and this is what has happened since:

I was Billy the Kidney at the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Walk in our city. 

It was such a surprise, the lady just asked me if I was claustrophobic and I said no and next thing I know, I'm in the mascot costume.  I have to say, it was one of the coolest things I've ever done.  It was amazing.  Mickey had fun watching me be a goofball.  I danced the Boot Scootin' Boogie, you know, Southern girl style, and other dances including the ever so popular Macarena and the fantastic Wobble. It was a great morning, minus the sweating.  I had work the rest of the day.  Oh goodness.

This past week has been insane.  I know I always say that but it might have well been dead week because everything and anything was due and we were having quizzes and tests left and right.  Two quizzes, a HUGE Law in the Media test, monologue, scene, LIVE Newscast (highlight of the week), filming and editing and showing my short film.  Not to mention work that weekend before.  

It was way too much that Mickey and I forgot to eat several times.  It was awful.  I'm glad to say that this is a semi-less stressful week.  Oh, you know, except for substitution forms due, community service forms soon-to-be due, graduation application soon-to-be due and registration, not to mention a quiz, a monologue, and most importantly, my mom's birthday. 

I am just all over the place.  It has slowly started to hit me that my mom won't get to see me graduate from college.  I will be the first person in my family to graduate from college and it has meant so much to me to get this far but it just is very overwhelming sometimes.  I put so much pressure on myself to do certain things that I get so stressed that my brain doesn't stop thinking.  I want to graduate Summa, just like in high school but I sometimes forget that I've got way more on my plate than I did then.  I can't believe her birthday is this friday.  I will be at work for about 2 hours but I don't know what my brain will be doing the rest of the day.  Sometimes, it just gives me flashbacks for no reason at all.  It has been over a year and a half since she passed and I feel I miss her the same as I used to, if not more.  I need a second job again and I need to look for internships.  

I know this all pales in comparison to what's been going on in the world lately and I thank God that I have my health and loving people around me.  I just pray that everything improves for everyone.  I want things to get better and for people to be happy. 

 I want sunshine and rainbows but in order to get there, there might be some thunderstorms.