Leftovers Forever

Hey there Gents and ladies on the blogger,

It is crazy late and i have to work crazy early in the morning but, I cannot sleep. So I write. Today I laid around and did nothing all day long, complete bliss. (: with nowhere to go and nothing to do I decided to sit around and eat Christmas leftovers. Ham, turkey, greens, potato Salad, rolls, and I'll just stop there ( if I don't you might realize just how bad it really was). Anyways my mom made a ton of food but we went to a church friend's house for the days so we have all this food to eat. I know that I'll get sick of ham at some point but that moment hasn't come just yet. So I eat. But don't you worry, or talk crazy because starting the first of the year I'll return to my extreme healthy eating and exercise. This overeating and overindulgence of all these nummy foods will come to an end.

Soooo tell the truth, are you munching on leftovers and eating way too much?
Lemme know what things you've still got in your fridge from Christmas... (:

Tupperware is my best friend,
Xoxo
elle

Fired up...and Ready to Go!!!

gooddd mornin' to all of the lovely people in the cst,

as you know I am out of school on break and back to work. Yay me. No really, yay me. I love my job and that is a blessing. Because of a bunch of laws and stuff I can't say where I work but I will say...its prettyyy awesome (: go ahead, hate on me. But anyways usually I'm happy about working however today I am on edge. There is a new guy who feels the need to use condescending words with me all the time. I hate to play this card but as both the youngest and only minority at my job I feel he's doing it on purpose. Maybe he thinks I'm incompetent? Psh clearly we know that's not the case. So today I am on edge. I'm eager to get to work and rock his socks! I'm never competitive but today...whooaaa I'm gonna blow him outta the water. That is after I get about 4 more cups of coffee.

how is your wednesday going so far? Are you pumped to be at work?

your starbucks addict,
xoxo

Lo

12 hour day and ramblings...

Alrighty so I am under the assumption that I have absolutely no readers which is...ok? I guess. I mean this is kinda like my online journal right? So why would I want anyone to read it anyways.

Ugh complete lies that I am telling myself (:

But anyways I will Continue this blog like any other and maybe just maybe...you're out there bored out of your mind and reading this. So here goes,


Hey hey blog world!! (:
Lauren Ashley here And I am completely pooped. I expect many typos in this post and apologize ahead of time. So today I spent twelve hours at work, not including the lovely hour bus ride that I had. But thank the Lord for a job.

After my long shift and a meeting I came home to find that my mother has redecorated my entire room. There is fresh paint that is the color of Quakers oatmeal smeared on the walls, and up in some of the corners I can see where her short arms got lazy. All of my furniture is spread out through the hallways and my clothes are everywhere. Once again, I could complain but thank the Lord for a mother who likes to make my room extra comfy. My eyes are heavy and my "waterproof" mascara can't stand against the sleepy tears slipping from the cracks of my eyes. Should I go to sleep?hmmm probably. But if I do, i'll miss an episode of the closer and some good frozen pizza that my brother is making. So, I wait. I am camped out in the empty corner of my room, inhaling the fumes and hoping that I don't wake up in this spot tomorrow. That would suck. Alright so as I wait I'll share with you, whoever you are, what the rest of my week looks like. Exciting, I know. So tomorrow I work 9-530. Then the next day and the day after that. Thursday my sister porscha comes home from Florida with her little bundle of joy kenzie (: double smiley face (: and then Friday I work again...then saturday is Christmas, yay. My best best friend tc is coming over to hang and then I will probably just lounge the rest of that day. Then next week I'll get up and repeat this past week all over again. Fun? Definitely!! Did you catch that hint of sarcasm?

Alrighty y'all my body is giving up on me so it's time.

Never nightmares, always sweet dreams
Xoxo

Lo

...

Omg readers

The title for this post was left blank because I don't even how to title it!
I passed physics!!!
And not only did I pass physics, I passed with a C...a solid C. Laugh if you want to, and turn your noses up if you must, but I am on cloud nine. My chest is stuck out, and my head is held quite high today. If you are a frequent reader of my blog you already know the struggle that I had with this course. I literally wanted to through in the towel but the Lord kept me. Prayer truly changes things and this semester is a true testimony.

I think my feelings can best be described by Smokie Norful's song "Dear God"

It says:

'It feels so good to make it this far.
And I didn't think that I could take it so long.
There were days I wanted to quit, and I said surely this is it,
But I held on.

And Lord the days it like I failed I was reminded of your nails,
So I held on.

For my life Lord I thank you.
For every victory with you I've seen.
And for the moments when Lord I know it was you who kept me
Lord I thank you for my life....


(favorite part)

And..I realize some didn't make it
I could have been (should have been) one of the ones who lost my way
And Lord there were times when I almost when crazy
But thank you because I'm still here with my life.



Guys i've gotta praise on the inside that I can't keep to myself. God is so good! To God be the glory he deserves all the praise.anything is possible With GOD (:


Stay encouraged,
Xoxo
Lo

For the Norfleet (:

Hello bloggers,

So today is a special day for a friend who holds a eternal place in my heart. Yup, that's right folks, I have one of those despite what you may think (:


So there is this kid who means the world to me.
He's been around for years so this means he is family.
We've played together, fought together, and cried together too.
There are a ton of things in life that our friendship has seen us through.
Now I won't get too mushy, because I know that's not your style
You're a ladies man now, grown up and adult, not the same little child.
Although a lot is different now and i am far away,
I couldn't forget to reach out to you on your special day.

Lukie dookie!! Happy birthday dear(: I miss you like crazy. I am so proud of you.
19 babayyy, we made it

May your day be filled with vanilla cake and sprinkled ice-cream,
Xoxo
Lauren

Home Sweet Home

Hey you (:

Its been one heck of a week.I have had some great moments and some horrible moments too. But none of that matters now because I'm home. Yay. The semester is over and I feel amazing. I could worry about what the future holds, but why bother? I'm home with the people who mean the most to me. During this much needed break I plan to take a ton of pictures, blog, and enjoy doing absolutely, positively nothing. Maybe i'll fancy up this blog of mine,it's looking rather bland.

Tonight I'm going to eat a bunch of yummy food and catch up on all the lifetime that my silly directtv wouldn't let me see.

5 days until my little snicker doodle arrives.

Finally breathing, all smiles
Xoxo

Lo

Homicide because of Bruggers

Hello folks...

Do you know what today is??

Yup you guessed it....one of the most stressful days of my life. And to top it all off with a cherry on top, there is a girl in my physics lecture that I am about to strangle.

Of course I won't literally do it, but man my fingers are tingling.

Today is one of the biggest tests that I have taken so far and kinda determines my grade and what I will be doing next semester.

So what does my friendly little lecture neighbor do? Start munching and smacking and cracking and rustling her sun chips and bruggers bagel. Ugh. Now I am all for enjoying a good snack...but really? The room is silent, dead silent, and you would be able to hear a pin drop if my friend over here would close her mouth!!!!! I would like to throw the bag at her...or perhaps whip it to the ground and stomp out all my nervous, anxious frustrations on it,

But I won't.

I'll just wait patiently for the lecture and testing to end, get on the bus, go home, get in my room and scream crazy words. Ugh.

Well guys just in case you were wondering, I feel a bit better about this class. I worked really hard and studied all night long. So only time will tell. Keep me in your prayers, and keep the bagel chick in your prayers too.


Whoossaa,whoosaa (:
Xoxo

Lo

Snowed In...

hey world (: 

so today is a funny funny, not so funny day. yes, i know that might not have made sense. just go with it. 

because today has been a completely useless day. 

why?

Because we are snowed in. There is snow up to the rooftops, and cars stuck in ditches...the university is closed down and every store in town is dead. There is nowhere to go, nothing to do. 

so....

Sleepy Sarah, Matt, Kp and I are baking cookies from scratch...oh and because we are so poor, and cant afford chocolate chips we went to the vending machines for the ingredients. 

Our chocolate chip substitute?

M&M's. Peanut.

We're eating cookies, watching movies on a Matt's laptop, and trying to enjoy being stuck. 

We're bored, entertain us.

From our winterwonderland,

xoxo

Lo

o m g...inspiration

Hey folks,

Yes, I realize I just posted less than thirty minutes ago buttttt I had to share something that I thought was really cute and cool. I'm also back because chemical comp and interactions is not that fascinating.

So

Vintage Simple.

It is a cute little blog that I ran across, while trying to ignore the girl crunching her chips and sandwich in my ear. I mean how hard is it to chew quietly? Obviously it's a struggle for some.

But anyways

Vintage Simple.

I found it super cute and quite simple like the name describes it. It is just a blog about home design and of course there's a bit of vintage thrown in there. Check it out...she's inspired me to add a little vintage to my life.


Physics is over!!

Sike, for the day.

Time to fight the cold.


Bundle up ya'll
Xoxo

LoLo

The College Runway?? (:

Hey.

So I'm not gonna lie, I am beginning to feel the pressures of college. Next week is: FINALS week. Can you say M.I.A.?

But that's a whole world away so...today,

It's freezing cold, I look like rudolph, oh and I have been wearing the same black, winter cap, "beanie" thing for the last several days. (Talk about a bad hair week ) but ya know what I've come to find since my start on campus? Noone cares. Here at the U you're free. Free to be anything you want, say whatever you want and wear whatever you want. So if one day I don't feel like doing my hair, No biggie (: The girl next to me probably didn't want to do hers
either.

Man, I love college.

Sweatpants, sweatshirts and uggs everyday. So not your highschool fashion show.
I'm going to zone back into physics now. Endothermic,exothermic. Goodtimes (:

Goodnight, good morning, goodafternoon (wherever you are)
Xoxo
lo

I know, I KNOW...

Guten tag folks(: [you get what I'm saying]

Ok so I know, I haven't been around for a couple days, and I also haven't added pictures for 365. I kinda suck right now, hah I know. I will begin posting pictures once I figure out how to add them.Somebody HELP ! ;(


So anyways, today is monday and usually this particular day is difficult but it has been surprisingly pleasant. I gave a presentation today in my writing class which I feel went well. After that the rest of the day was a breeze.

I'm going to cut this one a little short for now because I'm am enjoying abc's 25 days of Christmas.

How is your Monday going guys??

Always always
Xoxo

LoLo

100 things to do...Before I graduate

1. Visit an art museum outside of Minnesota
2. Perform my own written music or poetry in front of a live audience
3. See the ballet
4. Meet Stevie wonder
5. Roadtrip to California
6. Help a child change their life
7. Write a book
8. Create a foundation or organization
9. Visit central park
10. Conquer the fear of dogs


So guys I know I said 100 but at the moment I can't think of 100.
Sooo gimme some ideas. If I like your suggestion I will add it to my list.

Do you guys have any lists of your own? Or are you living through the Buried Life Boys like me?? (:


Xoxo
Nothing less


Lauren

This morning's Epiphany..

My reader,

How's it goin? so I woke up this morning and had an epiphany, or maybe it wasn't deep enough to be an epiphany. So let's just call it a thought.

I woke up this morning with a thought.

In that little "about me" box over there I told you that I am a freshman at the university of Minnesota tc. I also said that I would share my undergraduate experience with you...sooo I figured that I better start being a woman of my word. From now on I hope to share more about college with you and less about my crazy thoughts and ramblings. Can't say I'll get rid of em completely, it happens quite often.

So I'll start off by telling you that it is December third ( you already knew that), and also that I have about a week and a half left of my first semester in college!! Yay me, yup I'm surviving (:

Of course you're probably thinking to yourself, "you're failing physics fool". But as a Christian young woman one thing I do know is, one, you shouldn't call people fools, and two, it's not over till God says it's over. I'm going to work as hard as possible and leave the rest in my maker's hands.

So for the past couple months I have had the following courses

First year inquiry:how can one person make a difference
Physics (:
Majors and careers
University freshman writing
And a teeny one credit course (had to for my scholarships),
Cash or credit:what you need to know


Yes I know they seem pretty simple and basic, and haha for the most part they are. Im not a genius but I am a great learner And a highly intelligent young woman.

So this semester I have straight a's except for physics. Thank God I don't want to be an astronaut. Come on, laugh with me folks.

So there it is, first semester in college and I think I'm doing alright.
Tonight Common, one of thee dopest,( yup, dope, and est) will be at the U to do a workshop. Super stoked. Maybe that will be my picture for today.

Oh you thought I was joking?

Pictue #1 Is coming soon


May the force be with you
Xoxo
Lauren

daddy's advice...a little bit a poetry

My great dad is always encouraging me to write. "write little girl" he says. So tonight dad I am following your advice...time to put the million thoughts in my head on to this blank white canvas. Time to make art...if that's what you want to call it. (:

"Afraid of the Dark"



My name is Lauren, I'm 18, and I am afraid of the dark.
So at night I turn on the light in my closet, to avoid the rapid beating of my heart.
The glow from the bulb seems to soak up my fears that something will jump out and grab me
I pray that this light never goes out because I am far away from my family
Oh gosh it's getting dimmer, my fingers are getting darker, the wall is a shade of gray
I should have listened to my parents because they said this might happen someday.

My name is Lauren, I'm 18, and I am afraid of the dark.
So when I meet someone new I put up my shield, to avoid the breaking of my heart.
The hard, cold, protective shield seems to soak up all my emotions,
my heart shrinks, my feelings go numb,and my eyes are as vast as the ocean.
I pray that you don't take this personal because it's just the way he made me
He broke that thing that makes me live and now I can't be free
My name is Lauren, I'm afraid of the dark,feelings and love too,
Because Im afraid of all these things that means I'm afraid of you.



Truestory.

Tell me what you think ladies and gents

You know it's always
Xoxo
lauren

Project 365

Hola Bloggers,

Yes I am back really quick because I forgot to mention that I will be taking on a new project for the year...well for 2010 going into 2011.

project 365

For the three hundred and sixty five days that follow I will be posting a picture of some sort on my blog. Yay right? You'll get a chance to see all of the things that I find interesting and the things that mean the most to me.

So again...

365 days. At least 1 picture per day.

Ya ready??

Nothing but x's and o's ,
Lauren

Early Weekend

Dear You,

Yes YOU. The amazingly thoughtful reader that you are. I hope to share my thoughts with you on this rather dry, blah day. So today I didn't go to class, not because I didn't want to. I always want to go to class. Haha, right!? However today my mother was hospitalized. :( Not gonna lie it was terrifying. Calls like those are the worst ones to get.

So I have left my apartment and returned home to take care of the family. It feels great to be home but it sucks that my mom isn't here with us. By us I mean me and my crazy, psycho 16 yr old brother Bryan who I love to death.

Anyways back to how great it feels to be home. Of course my house is way bigger than my apartment and the fridge is packed. love it. Andddd not to mention my weekend has started early. Can you say yay?

So tonight I am going to worry like an insane person about my mother, and babysit my bro so he doesn't burn down the house (:

What are your plans for tonight? Movies, homework,cuddle time and cakin'?? Ha

Make yourself known friends...and if you are one of my former fb friends...welcome.


Xoxo
Lauren

Andre the Nurse...the new McDreamy...

Bloggerrrss

So today I got a hysterical call from my sister in Florida, my mother is in the hospital. She's okay thank the Lord...and let's also take time to thank the Lord for the nurse Andre. He's is gorgeous with an accent (:

I think I shall visit the hospital more often, heck I may become a doctor now!

Just kidding, just kidding

How's your Thursday afternoon going thus far??

Talk to me folks.

Xoxo
LoLo

The Smile of a Young Woman...

Hey there dearies :(

So today has been a complete downnnner. Usually when I have days like this I grab some Ben and jerrys and cry like a baby... But today is different. I'm in college now. It's time to force myself to be a young woman. I'm learning that...life goes on...so here's a song that I played for myself when I got off work...

Nat king Cole (smile)


Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through for you

Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile



That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile

Keep your head up and I'll do the same.
Eternal x's & o's

LoLo

Failing because Im failing , or failing for giving up?

My dearest blogger (who and wherever you are),

Today is a sad day. Today is a bitter day. I'm searching for the sweetness in the midst of the sour and ugly truth. Yes it is true, I am failing my physics course. Yup, with just two gruesome weeks left, I am failing. Geesh at the moment I would like to give up. As I sit on this heater in the corner of the financial aid office I want to call this crap quits. Grr...so i ask you Internet family am I failing because I'm failing...or do I fail if I don't try again? I have the option of just taking the F or I can take another whack at it next semester? Hmmmm these are bigger decisions than bologna or ham, mayo or miracle whip people! Ugh. I hate making decisions like this, but I guess this is what being grown up is all about right.

College.

Whatajoy.

Xoxo
LoLo

F.Y.I. & PopTarts & SunnyDee

Goodmorning dolls (:

Hahaha obviously I've been spending way to much time watching the kardashians. Anyways on to more important things I am sitting in my first year inquiry course...FYI as we like to call it. I must say this is one of the most pointless classes of my academic career thus far. I'm so bored and I feel as if the prof secretly hates me. Too much assuming?? Yea possibly, I tend to overexaggerate. This class is usually pretty boring and hard to sit through because i skip breakfast. But today I am revising papers with my group members kelly and Mary. They're very chill and don't really take everything so serious which is great. This class is also okay today because I brought breakfast, pop tarts and sunny d. Appetizing?? Hmmm well kinda sorta. You have to be really hungry to eat pop tarts and sunny d, and really poor. And at the moment I am both. Gosh I wish i could have eggs and sausage and bacon...oohh and toast.num. Well bloggers I'm going to attempt to take this class seriously...tootles, toddles (:

Xoxo
LoLo

Food...Network

Hey there blog world (:


So I made it to my physics lab today..and survived!! However I thought I wasn't going to make it when I got outside and felt the weather. It's freezing here. I live in the frozen tundra!!!

Anyways when I came home I turned to my brothers favorite channel..the food network. Yummy num right??

I can't get enough of it guys big bite...he can cook. Right now he's making some amazing salad and stew. Mmmmmm..

I can cook ramens. Lol

Soooo blog world...what can YOU cook? Swap me some recipes if you're out there (: I'm gonna go eat some easy Mac (college students best friend)

Bon appetite
Xoxo

LoLo

Big Foot Lives Above Me...

So as I sit and decide if I'm going to physics lab I hear a very loud and annoying boom boom boom coming from the apartment above me...yes yes big foot lives above me. Like seriously!! I'm trying to enjoy the law and order marathon and really think about going to physics. Decisions, descisions. Buttt I cant make these descisons if the people above me don't stop stomping. Geesshh walk with a light foot.

Well on another note I am back for my very second blog, or post, or whatever you call it. The rain is pouring, my cellphone is dead again, and my directtv continues to go in and out. Grrrr...too lazy to get up and change the channel, or find my charger, sooo I sit, and wait for some miraculous surge of energy... Don't think it's coming too soon. Sooooo BLAH!!
Gotta find something great to talk about...I fear that I am just writing these post To a big gigantic black whole. They're slowly spilling away.

Rain rain go away
Xoxo
LoLo

In the Beginning...

Blogging? Me? I've never considered this form of expression until today. I woke up this morning, and like every other morning did the same, exact, boring routine. So today is the day when I begin something new, hopefully. This is not in any way some crazy way to meet the "loovveee" of my life, or a way to bash anyone. This place, this blog, this little white box where I am typing is just a way to share. I am a freshman in college and I want to do something different. I want to share everything that I see. I want to document. Document all of the crazy, difficult, fun moments of the next four years. The title "these eyes see" ( whoa pretty deep right...NOT!!) it just simply represents the things that I will share. The things that I will see and then come back and tell my readers...if you're out there. You are there, aren't you? (: if not, that's ok. Time for class...these eyes see that I'm going to need my umbrella!

Goodnight, Goodmorning , Goodevening ( wherever you are )
Xoxo
lolo