summer...where art thou?

and she says hey.

pray for hondie. she sick.

i know i'm wrong

i'm alive. i am. my spring break at home was a good one..i didn't do too much, exactly how i liked it. saw most of the people i wanted to see and kept it simple.

school has been busy, so i've been trying to keep my head above water.

summer is quickly approaching and highly anticipated by this one right 'chea.

i'll be back soon.

already know i'm too fly

everytime i close my eyelids i go to sleep.

Ever get that way?! I am SOO happy it's Friday. The last week has been long. I had a big test this week that I was attempting to study for...but it was one of those test that you realize if you don't know it the day before, it's kinda like...whatever. Communication Theory, sounds fun huh? But I did what I could!

The CIAA is in Charlotte this weekend but where am I? In bed! Lol I have no desire to pay $30 to get into a party..I'm underage! I can't drink anyways so i'll just let the big kids have fun.

My sister is supposed to be coming to visit me this weekend but she hasnt made it yet :(

i'm uuuuber excited about my spring break next week! yesss! I have one last test Wednesday but after then I can breath for a little while. College sucks, fyi. lol I spent the morning with about 60 middle and high school students who came to visit my college. They were happy to be here and excited about college but I kinda wanted to whisper in their ear, DON'T DO IT!

that'd be wrong tho, right? O well. I think I'm done here! I'll be back sooner than later.

have a great weekend :)

xooxoxooxoxo

tuesday talk

Can you believe it's half way through February?! Jeez. This past weekend is still kinda a blur. I think I may have gotten 10 hours a sleep between Thursday night and Saturday lol. My Valentine's Day was cool! I visited my bestests :) and one came back with me to school. we had a great time laughing our ass' off. I went to bed Sunday night at 930. Lol my lifestyle has to change. I did go see Friday the 13th. It was stupid. 

Yesterday in my rocks lab (lol its a component to a really boring geology class) my lab instructor asked if anyone was from my home town of Raleigh! I raised my hand so high lol he was asking because we were looking at certain rock that is really abundant and named after a road in Raleigh...lead mine road! hollaaa

anyways, it's so funny because I gas up Raleigh like it's the best place in North Carolina. Well, to me it is at least (sometimes). I met a guy and he picked on me because all I talked about was Raleigh this and Raleigh that! Regardless, I was also super excited because I'm finally goiing HOME this weekend. 

I havent been home in a month- that's a long time for me and my schedule is hectic as hell so it seems like double that. I'm actually going many more places than Raleigh this weekend so if I'm you're in the area....call me, my world tour might just stop in your area :)

i cant wait to get home and

see my sis!!!! i miss her alots <3

kiss my daddy and mommie.

see my bests!!!!! yayy lol this pic is a throwback

im also looking forward to hopefully eating sushi at kanki yummmmm

sleeping in MY bed

seeing my other friends 

and just relaxing. maybe.

i'm going to class in a little bit, so i'm outta here! have a great day.

procrastination at it's best.

I have a stat test tomorrow!!! i should be studying right now but...i'm not! lol i'm psyched about Carolina's win tonight. I'm may be going to the next Duke at Carolina game..yum :) 

here are some pics from the AMM vault!

i think this was actually a snow day at school...no one really had class so we chilled in our favorite hangout spot! this is one of my shawtyhunnies and me!

auntie val and me! why does everybody like stealing my scarf? my sis gave it to me from Italy! i love it, i got really scared because i left it at a party a few weeks ago, but i went back and it was there. whew.

kiddies.

o, that's just me. the other day i was craving some chips. so i bought tortilla chips because they were on sale. also, i was thinking i had salsa in my apartment and i didnt. so i was kinda disappointed.

mmk. bye.

o yea and hondie was sick! i took her to the hospital yesterday but she is alll better :)

yea uh huh.

yeayeayea. i've been in and out! lately i've been in one of those moods when college would be alot better without the classes! lol i can't wait to have MUCH more time on my hands after this hop competition is over next week. 2009 is already flying by quickly! I feel like Monday was yesterday and my spring break is in a month :O I'm not complaining tho.

don't have much to say here lol but i'm just checkin in!

i went to a party last night...it was okay. i felt like i wasted an outfit and time and money (i only payed $5 to get in) but you know that feeling when you are hyped about something and it falls thru. I did see some of my friends tho :D

me and some of my ls'!!

me and two of my big sis'!

my 3 and me! lol i dont think she remembers taking this picture. my elbows are ashy

okay. i'm outtie. have a great weekend 

ps- how about this weather?! it was .2 degrees last night but its 70 degrees now!! i love nc.

i got secrets that can't leave cancun

heyyyyy. happy sunday and february 1st! ribbit ribbit

im actually in my pajamas right now! lol i didnt go to bed until 3 this morning but somehow managed to get up at 9:30 to do work :O

I've been absent from blogging lately! My trip home last weekend was sooooooo great. It was great spending time with my family! We visited with some friends together, and it was really just a good time. It makes me wish I was closer to home...not like everything else doesn't.  O yea, and i got a cell phone. yessssssssss.

The past week at school has been hectic! Busy at times, but surprisingly well. i haven't stopped smiling in the last few days :) I can't complain about much right now, except being broke! lol i just had strawberry sorbet for breakfast.

anyways.

in the next week i'm looking forward to:

acing my geology test on wednesday!! pray for me

finally finishing up practice for a hop contest i'm in next week

possibly going to see my bestfriend this weekend!??!?

visiting my aunt and my dog cousin Tre!! lol

i'm hoping to find somewhere to eat chicken wings and heartburn-inducing foods tonight and watch the superbowl.

hope you have a great week!

and happy 1st black history month with our 1st black president! wowzas.

chelloooo!

hello. 

this week has been short and sweet.

im feeling really happy today! maybe because im going home tonight :)

look! i managed to pack light for once. that's my suitcase. well, without my jackets. and my toletries. and shoes lol. im gonna make up my bed before i leave.

and 

i made front page today!! look! that's me. sorry i couldn't flip it.

anyways...have a great weekend! and please pray for my safe travel since im still without a cell phone...

congratulations to you. me. and us.

"in the land of make believe, time to make them believe the believable."qtip

panic.

i have no phoneeeeeeeeeee!!!

im about to go crazy. i was on my way to see notorious tonight. i met my friends there...they were zooted out there minds. i picked up a whole lot of bojangles to eat in the movie! i put the a cup of tea in the front pocket...with my cell phone. the lid wasn't on good and in seconds, the entire drink had spilled out in my pocket. my pocket was dripping.

someone was calling me and i my phone was just dripping. i thought it was okay because the phone was still functioning, but its not. 

i said a lot of bad words.

i'm trying not to trip. but my blackberry is my alarm clock, my access to twitter! my email and MY PHONE.

it wouldn't be so bad if i was going to be snowed in my apartment tomorrow.

the damage was obviously my fault, so I'm going to have to get a new one. I dont think you can get temporary phones, but luckily i'm going home this weekend so I can just activate one of my old phones or my mom's something.

so yea. for those of you who need to reach me...email me at my first

 name and last name:

adrianne(lastname)@gmail.com and i'll get back to you?!

no more of this (sigh) for a while. 

but...happy inauguration day.

January 15, 1908

Happy Founder's Day!!!

If you need a lesson in sisterhood, service, sophistication and lots of prettiness :) pay attention to our 101 (years) of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Incorporated!! 

Happy Founder's Day to all of my Sorors everywhere!

many thanks to the Sorors before us!

me and my bestfriend/Soror!

skee-wee!!

Sorry Soror Ethel, but i'm also ubber excited because Post Secret is coming to my school in  March :O. I can't wait! I will be one of the geeks there at least an hour in advance. lol

shake that weight off, and you'll be ready to fly

i feel like this may be a rant but..

this is my blog right? right.

I'm feeling really fragile today. it's been a lot going on around me in the past few months. not so much of bad things, but decisions i've made, decisions i'm going to have to make soon and some complicated things involving my friends and my family. Many people expect many things from me and the beginning of the semester always brings pressure (to me, at least).In the past few months I've forever changed my views on many things!

years ago, people were so attracted to my positive energy. I really wore my heart on my sleeve! I was in a happy relationship,  and I didn't have any worries, I was also a hardcore cheerleader lol I guess you could say I was young (but smart!!!), which isn't really a bad thing. My best friend's mom always use to say "...that is one happy child." I would make my best friend see the tiniest bit of positive in the worst situation.

But as you grow up, things change and I began to realize some people only have their best interest in mine, and a lot of people i've encountered don't value the same things I do...love, respect, loyalty, a certain amount of selflessness and a caring heart. I think after a while, I  saw the same thing in many people and started keeping many things to myself because I realized alot of people just dont care!! Lol it's crazy when you think about it. Sometimes I look around and wonder where everybody is?!?! With 6 billion people in the world, sometimes all you need is one.

Regardless, I feel like at this point in my life more than ever, I have to change my attitude and the way i look at alot of things. Lately, I'll be the first to admit I have been kinda down and out about the things going on around me.  I don't think anyone notices...most of the time I put on my strong face and roll with the punches. I was really bummed to come back to school, I didn't want to leave home...literally, and just the familiarity surrounded by being in a place I know. I've never really gotten comfortable at my college....that's a different conversation.

Anyways...I'm not one to make resolutions for the new year, it is a major marking period so of course everyone has some type of goal. I told myself this year I would be my first priority! But, it really is hard when I'm use to caring for everyone else (although my friend recently alerted me i have quite selfish tendencies lol).

There is no book to life, to dating, to friends or to school. But I'm guilty of "well..she can call me" "i called him last time so he can call me" "i know they are busy, so I dont want to stop by" yeyayeay life is too short, and alot of us have too much pride. I don't know where my life is going...no one does. I'm the first one to tell someone life is too short..but sometimes I just lay in bed and think about the things that aren't going right and what i should have done in the past. Why I didn't see things coming...whatever.

so today...and in the next few weeks, months and years I hope I can go back to practicing what I preach. Being positive in every way. Praying even more and giving everything to God. Remembering people do things because of them, not because of me!! At one point, I use to be soo excited about everything, I use to feel the energy from everything around me. I have to get back there! I've been looking for a hobby to have time to myself to relax and let my spirit breath! Maybe I'll go to the indoor pool on campus! i love to swim.

okay. i think this is enough and i feel a little better.

"kept it inside, didn't tell no one else

didn't even wanna admit it to yourself

and now your chest burns and your back aches

from 15 years of holding the pain

And now you only have yourself to blame

if you continue to live this way..."

getittogetherindia.arie

monday movements.

I went back to school today!!!!! It was okay. Typical first day of class, I have a cute geology teacher! Too bad he is married. I have an African Experience class, it seems quite interesting! Although I heard you don't have to do anything to get an "A" in the class. I'm going to do my best to resist peer pressure and do everything required :)

I got out of class today pretty early because my geo lab doesn't start for 2 more weeks! So I treated myself with afternoon sushi. yum.

It's weird for me to be chillin on a Monday. Last semester my days were from 8 to usually 6 packed with an internship, class and at least one meeting on Monday nights. I was burnt out and my grades showed it, so this semester/2009, I'm letting excess clubs and things go and taking Oprah's advice in being my 1st priority--in more ways than just school!!!

Although, I am meeting someone in the morning about starting an public relation internship--I dreaded my last internship at the radio station! I think this one is more exciting and actually beneficial. 

I'm still trying to move in my stuff...I have all my jackets and coats in my backseat still. I guess I should grab them soon, it's supposed to be like 40 degree highs this week! And for some reasons my rooommates seem to not believe in heat. 

I was really bummed to be back here yesterday, I really (kinda) contemplated going back home.  But I realized...that's not really an option and this semester will be over before I know it. Hopefully.

This semester I am looking forward to:

• Obama's inaguaration next week! I won't be there but...it's going to be a day to remember
  
• Traveling!!! Visiting my friends at school!! Last semester I couldn't! I didnt have the time or energy...
  
• Spring Break!! I'm supposed to be going to Puerto Rico with my sorority but i have no money. We'll put it on my vision board
• Being less stressed (we hope) and

just enjoying life

ugggh

i just got back to school and i'm already in a stank. i really hate my apartment complex. apparently, while I was gone, we got a new roommate...which no one in management notified me nor my roommates (i dont talk to them but im sure they weren't happy about it) 

...I live in a four bedroom apartment, since August, I've only had three roommates. I took the nightstand out the extra bedroom to use a a TV stand because I was using the foot of my bed as a TV stand!! 

I get back to my apartment today and the nightstand is gone, and the contents of my nightstand are thrown on the floor. I understand I probably shouldn't have taken it in the first place, but was there not extra nightstand around this complex? Or did they really have to throw my stuff on the floor? 

Nevermind some of my big sister's gave me some gag jokes for Christmas that I threw in my nightstand...they probably think i'm some freak!!! lol

Whatever. I'll just count the days until my lease is over and i'm outta here!! ugh.

little jilly's?!?!

sooooo those who know me, or even follow my blog know that i may just be one of the biggest  fans of Jill Scott. Period. I love her in every way!!! Anyways, the news dropped today that Jilly is preggers by her new fiancee'! They didn't waste any time did they? Anyways... She is actually very far along...she is due in late April! I'm having mixed emotions because I'm worried Jill won't have any music out anytime soon :( I guess I'm a selfish fan. But congrats!!

if you're bored this weekend....

go see:

slumdog millionaire!!! it's really good, i read the book ( heheheh ) when i was like in middle school "Q&A." lol the book was amazing!!!! i was so excited when I found out they made a movie. This movie made me wanna go to India...

or

Role Models!!! It's soooooooooooooooo funny, I was crying laughing. I saw it at the $1.50 movie with my friends! We were rolling, I would have paid $8!

okay. that's it. back to school this weekend :/

"if we talking 'bout money baby, now we talkin"

who said money couldn't talk?

my mom gave me this twenty dollar bill.  I didnt flip it, but it says "IMPEACH BUSH!" I don't think if she even noticed it when she had it. If you look close, you can see it was stamped on the back a couple of times too lol. In 16 days we'll have no worries....

did you have your black eyed peas today?

happy new year hunnies.

the joys of freetime, youth and nachos.

penny candy

I can't complain about much. Christmas was delightful, and I'm still having fun. One of my best friends is in town from Florida, it's so crazy how fast time flies....she moved to Florida when we were in 9th grade and now we are in our second years of college :O. Enjoy it. And live it abundantly...I don't know who hasn't seen Seven Pounds by now, i saw it twice in like two days.

It's 72 degrees today in Raleigh. I love North Carolina.

Last night, I went out with my bestfriends. I love them. The party was ...okay, I didn't feel well and the aroma of fresh sweat, herbal remedies and alcohol didn't settle well with my condition. I spent most of the time outside in my car/looking for a safe bathroom (to tinkle)/ writing never-to-be sent letters to lost loves on my BB/listening to my bff fuss out her boyfriend/and whatever.

Two of my friends stayed at my place and we finished the night up with 3 AM post-drunken girl talk...the joys of college, our fabulous Sisterhood, finally checking out of the heartbreak hotel and many days to come. I have two more weeks home, and I'm gonna enjoy it.

after i take a nap.