Hot Time Summer in the City

Memorial Weekend is over. That means I have been in Fayetteville for two weeks.  Yay.   Here are some highlights of my time so far: 

My friends Staci, Erin and Melissa were hired to make cupcakes, the groom’s cake and bride’s cake for my friend Barnes’ wedding.  I helped them make them…not really but I did put sprinkles and flowers on over 150 cupcakes.  They turned out really well.  The girls did a terrific job.

Only a portion of the cupcakes we made!

Barnes and Kerry’s wedding on Mt. Magazine on Sunday.  It turned freaky foggy half way up the mountain.  We LITERALLY could not see ten feet in front of us.  It was like the twilight zone.  The wedding got moved indoors due to the fog.  Kerry looked lovely and it was the shortest service I have ever attended which was a plus.  It was really good seeing everyone at the wedding that I hadn’t seen in a while.

On Thursday I went to see Hangover 2.  It was good and bad.  It was exactly like the first one but not as funny (but it definitely had its moments) and much more gross.  I would recommend renting it instead of going to the theatres to see it, unless you are a boy, then you will probably love it.

My friend Drew Swayne had an extra ticket to Silver Dollar City so I went there on Friday.  It was awesome.  The Barbeque and Bluegrass fest was going on so I got to hear banjos at every corner.   My heaven will have banjos at every corner, that is how much I love them.  If any of you are going to SDC anytime soon I would recommend the Big Barn Swing ride.  It rocked my world.  It sounds like a kiddie ride, but I assure you, it is not for the faint of heart.

Pic of the ride I stole from the Internet to show its extreme intensity.

On Saturday my sister and brother-in-law came in from South Carolina and will be staying with us til Tuesday.  Yipee! I usually only get to see her over Christmas.  I also painted my fingernails light blue.  That is pretty crazy for me.  I’m pretty proud of myself. 

Yesterday was absolutely lovely so I took the doors off of my jeep for the first time this week. Rain is not in the near forecast which means I don’t have to put them back on any time soon.  That always gets me excited.  It was also extremely windy so I decided I would go to Wal-Mart to buy a kite.  They had a lot of options: kites with Disney Princesses on them, Dragon Kites, Train Kites, Box Kites.  I decided to get the Pterodactyl Kite so I could make screeching noises when I fly it and pretend to attack the birds.  (I had no idea Pterodactyl was spelled that way until I bought the kite.  I would have spelled it Teradactle…you learn something new every day.)

I’m currently reading the Chronicles of Narnia. I’m on the fourth one.  It is taking me three days per book so It shouldn’t take me too long to finish them.  Next, I’m going to read the Hunger Games.  I have heard excellent things about it. 

I have lost ten pounds since I first moved to Little Rock.  That is bad.  So my goal this summer is to gain it all back.  I’ve already gained 3 of them since I’ve been back so I only have 7 more to go.

Music Update:  Taylor Swift’s new album Speak Now is pretty amazing.  Me and Mom watched Never Say Never and now I have Bieber Fever.  

P.S. If you know Hunter Buwick, you should write on his facebook wall and say “I’m on Team Kennedy Wing.”  Don’t ask questions, just do it.

So close I can taste it!!

Summer is almost here and I can't wait. I just turned in my last paper for the semester.  Now I have to wait an entire week for a final next Monday then I'll be home free...literally.  I'm going to be in Fayetteville for the whole summer and I can't wait.  I can't wait to be familiar with EVERY part of the city I live in.  I can't wait to drive around all summer with no doors on.  I can't wait to do things with my friends...hopefully a lot of water activities will be included.  My goal is to try and volunteer at all of the art galleries/Crystal Bridges during the summer so I can fill my resume up with sweet experience.  That way I'm doing something productive while still getting to experience my last real summer vacation. I'm trying my best to avoid growing up, but maturity and responsibility won't leave me alone.  Since I have an entire week before going home, I will spend my time packing up what I'm going to take with me back to Fayetteville, this is not going to be easy.  I came across an amazing playlist online the other day and I listened to it literally all night last night (besides a 30 min power nap at 5:00am) and it rocked my socks off.  It is perfect for summer. Classic rock combined with country songs that everybody knows.  I'm not really a country music fan but these are the goodies.  I finally finished Wicked and was disappointed.  The plot between the book and musical was very different and I personally liked the musical better.  I've never been one to paint my fingernails, but that is going to change this summer.  Me and my friend Nellie are going to be manicure buddies and paint our nails all of the fun colors that are trendy this summer. I'm really trying my best to think of things to say.  I ordered a pair of Ray Bans for $20 on ebay.  They said they were new with tags but that is awfully cheap for the real deal.  Either way they looked pretty in the picture.  I've recently gotten into the habit of eating waffles for dessert.  I eat my dinner, then wash my plate and load it back up with delicious syrupy waffles....yum..........what else...I'm going to three weddings this summer, one of which is in Florida.  My room is clean.  Now I'm going to see what movies are coming on tv.  I watched the LOTR trilogy last week and I have the slight urge to watch them again.  I'm going to do nothing all day but nap and eat and watch tv and look for good bargains on ebay.  This is how I celebrate finishing a paper.  I'm excited about life at the moment and it is truly a wonderful feeling.