baby, it's cold outside

Brrrrr! Today on the campus of Samford University located in the beautiful, SOUTHERN state of Alabama it was 32 degrees. Last time I checked that is literally freezing. I'm not really a fan of cold. However it definitely get's me in the Christmas spirit! The radio stations(96.5) have really pitched in too! Always playing Christmas music. I'll never forget my favorite Christmas song being sang by my favorite actress in one of my favorite Christmas movies, Elf!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp3UoqOkFJo

More than just the music, everywhere I go there are beautiful Christmas decorations! Our hall decorated, the city put lights in the trees, even the cookie stores are being festive!

Well I hope you're all getting on the nice list this year! 

hey, thanks

just two days from now we'll all be stuffing our faces with that delicious homemade turkey and dressing, sweet potato and green bean casserole, sweet corn, sister schubert rolls, and my favorite, macaroni and cheese (just to name a few...) all of which we probably wouldn't even eat by themselves or on any other day. this is what i think of when i think of THANKSGIVING. feasting. how much can i stuff into my mouth at once? how many pounds can i gain in just one day? who can eat the most contests?
but it's quite sad isn't it.... thanksgiving is supposed to be about giving "thanks", duh. be thankful for the little things God has been so gracious to bless us with. so here are a few things i'll be thankful for this year:

3. i'm thankful for my school.

    i am not even able to fathom the blessing it's been to attend a school like
    Samford University.
    sure it's not harvard or yale but really, who cares. in my opinion it's better.
    we don't realize how fortunate we are to be able to choose an education for ourselves
     so i'll say a thank you for the opportunity not only to attend a beautiful campus,
     with great people and caring teachers,
     but a thanks for the privilege
     to expand my knowledge and to keep learning
     so long as my heart(brain) desires(can take).

2. i'm thankful for my friends.
    the one's i left behind at home,

    and the one's i've made in college.

 1. most of all i'm thankful for my family.
     living 15 hours away isn't easy, but
     the distance has seem to have brought us closer.
     isn't that ironic

of course, this only a fraction of what i'm thankful for.

the mccormick house

this weekend i traveled to the lovely town of huntsville, alabama.

 just a little place i like to call home.

while there my best friend and i came up with 72 to do's 

72 has significance i promise. 

we didn't really get around to all 72 items on our agenda however one in particular really made for a good time.

THE MCCORMICK HOUSE

Isn't it a beauty? 

Don't be fooled. 

This gorgeous house built in 1887 was recently sold. to whom may you ask are the lucky home owners?

 oh, just two insane old women.

careful, driving by you may be blinded by the multiple hidden spotlights,

have a rock thrown at your car, or even chased down the street.

it's an experience like matilda had while sneaking into ms. trunchbull's house

but hey,

 if you're looking for an exciting time or just happen to be passing through huntsville,

 stop by. 

it'll be one of those little things in life 

you'll always remember. 

one word: midnight

it's about that time for all the wannabe wizards to dress up in long black robes paired with that yellow and gold scarf. of course, the glasses, wand and lightening bolt scar mustn't be forgotten.
in case you have no idea what i'm talking about let me clarify. the midnight movie premiere of the seventh installment in one of the greatest sci-fi/fantasy fiction books ever written,
           Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 will attract millions around the country to theaters nation wide to experience a thriller so anticipated, you might just lose your wand (wow that was a run-on sentence).

and YES, i will be in attendance.

SO here are some little things to enhance your movie experience:

1. get your ticket ahead of time...obviously
2. arrive at the theater a good two hours early. you wouldn't want to end up in the very front row looking up Harry's nostrils
3. spend that $30 on food! get the jumbo popcorn bucket and large 32oz coke, you won't want to run out and have to get up during the movie and possibly miss the defeat of that which cannot be named!
4. DRESS UP! seriously, you're not to cool.

my first time.

I am a blog virgin. Yup that's right, I admit it...until now that is. Never have I ever created a blog or made a "post". This is my first time. So here's to giving up my blog virginity!

I never really understood the idea of allowing multitudes of people in on little secrets of your life, but I've come to appreciate the idea that it's more of an online journaling thing. So that's what this blog will be. Records of my experiences and thoughts that I want to share with the world. I'm sure I'll post random things about my day to day life that seem pointless and irrelevant, so disregard my lack of consideration. Read and do enjoy as you wish BUT really, it's just for me. SO that I never have to forget, those little things.

I realize my first post needs to get started with a BANG!But I don't really know what that is in the world of blogging, so pardon my naivety. 

Expand your horizon. So here it is, a lovely, eye-opening mini-documentary done by one of my friends at Auburn University. 

The Globalization of Beauty