welcome to the dark side

now new and improved brunette heather

week in review

"till now i always got by on my own
i never really cared until i met you
and now it chills me to the bone
how do i get you alone
how do i get you alone..."

on saturday (oct. 15th), ehringhaus field day rocked the new ehaus fields! kudos to jen, lindsay, and michael for planning an awesome event. that night, jen, hayley, and i went with stephanie and blair (kids from pcm) to the state fair to see dierks bentley in concert. i'd never listened to dierks until i went to the concert, we listened to a sampling of his music in the car on the way to the concert so i felt like i was somewhat prepared. the concert was LOUD...my purse was vibrating across the floor and my cell phone wasn't even ringing. but my ears were sure ringing when we left, it took like a day for them to return to normal. and i tried a deep-fried snickers while at the fair...that's an experience you only need once. wow.
the school week was a pretty busy one, i had a take home for my playwriting class that wasn't all that difficult, it was just a lot of stuff had to be done before i could even think about fall break. wednesday i drove megan to the airport, which was a trip in itself, because on the way back ended up driving around durham because i couldn't get on the exit i wanted for chapel hill. but i found my way back to chapel hill with little problem, now i can say i've seen more of durham than i knew existed! that night jen kling, topal, brian and i watched batman begins, which is a great movie. i fell asleep during the latter half, though...
thursday i went to the fair with brian. :-) we rode the bumper boats, and this kid soaked me completely. damn you children. it took the 4 hours we were there to dry out, but it was fun nonetheless. ate a lot of good fair food: hot dogs, shish kabobs, buttermilk biscuits, and homemade ice cream. turns out the company that made our ice cream is based in sanford, but sadly they don't have a store. :-( i had more fun at the fair with brian than i could have possibly imagined. he's such a sweetheart, i <3>
friday i did some work, mostly ra stuff and had a mid-semester eval meeting with allison. it went well, i don't think i'm going to get fired. :-p at least not yet. brian and i went to the pcm kitchen to cook dinner, he made the most awesome chicken dijon (yummy x1000) while i made chicken sczhaun stirfry. both meals turned out good, and it was great to have jen & hayley come join us.
yesterday was the carolina vs. virginia football game in kenan. that would have to be the weirdest football game that i have ever witnessed as a carolina student. we scored one touchdown in the first quarter and didn't score again, while the cavs got a safety on a missed punt return attempt and then a field goal. so we won 7-5, which is also probably the lowest-scoring game i have ever seen us win. (the lowest ever was the 7-3 game played with wake forest waay back when) and then there was the issue with the clock expiring and the kickoff returned which had to be replayed as fourth down? all i know is we won.

"not a pretty thing, but a win nonetheless." ~marching tarheels band director

then the rest of the day was filled with lounging and watching movies...always fun to be lazy. :-) around 9pm we went to bdub's for some wings, i accidently ate one of brian's blazin' wings and i think i wanted to die. there might have been smoke coming out of my ears, but i know for sure my eyes were watering. wow. i think i'll stick to my caribbean jerk wings. luckily we had chocolate cake and ice cream to try and help cool things off!

and so today is sunday...time to buckle down and do some work. around 3ish i'm picking up megan from the airport, i need to run some errands and fill my tank with gas. and then i have to work in the office tonight from 8-12, which should be non-productive as i never seem to get any real work done there anyway. just as long as i turn in my program proposals...

what does the next week hold?

time to debut a picture of the wonderful boyfriend & myself :-D

it's all love to me

"love wandered inside
stronger than you
stronger than i
and now that is has begun
we cannot turn back
we can only turn into one..."

love is such an awesome feeling. i'm enjoying experiencing it for the first time in a long time. i have to thank God for the blessings in my life, and for the wonderful people who have touched my life in a variety of ways.

and i have to thank YOU for being so awesome. everything about you is cute, and everything you say & do makes me happy.

20 years ago I... (1985)
1. was almost 2 years old
2. lived in California
3. got a dog named Cinnamon

10 years ago I... (1995)
1. had lived in North Carolina for a year
2. had 21 hamsters and tons of fish
3. saw my dad go to Saudi Arabia & Kuwait for several months

5 years ago I... (2000)
1. had my first heartbreak
2. got my learner's permit
3. fought with my brother all the time

3 years ago I... (2002)
1. graduated from high school
2. came to UNC
3. changed my focus to teaching

1 year ago I... (2004)
1. applied to be an ra
2. spent the summer in chapel hill
3. made some major life changes

So far this year I... (2005)
1. have gotten my car & driver's license
2. have learned from some of my mistakes
3. have learned that not all guys are jerks ;)

Yesterday I...
1. went to class
2. tried chicken alfredo pizza from papa john's
3. actually did homework for a change

Today I...
1. woke up late & leisurely with great company *heart*
2. had an ra meeting
3. had a great dinner with hayley and jennifer

Tomorrow I will...
1. go to work
2. go to class
3. go to pcm & have lots of fun!

In the next year I will...
1. graduate
2. start on my mat program either here or at appalachian
3. continue to live my life one day at a time

ain't it grand?

oh love. i enjoy this feeling. i haven't felt it in forever, but when i can't go a day without thinking about YOU every five minutes then i know i'm caught. and to know that you think about me too makes me more than happy. this weekend was absolutely wonderful, thank you so much. you really have the most wonderful heart and i can see how much you care. (you make my heart go pitty-pat!) besos para usted porque usted tienes mi corázon completamente. yo no puedo esperar hasta que tengamos más tiempo juntos.