Yoplait, you will never be greek. Fetch will never happen.

Thoughts I'm having on food this week....

Greek yogurt. I'm on a mission to find my favorite tasting brand. So far, Fage is my favorite. Chobani plain is really... um... rough. It's rough. Chobani DARK CHOCOLATE OR KEY LIME PIE ON THE OTHER HAND IS SO DELICIOUS. Notice Key lime pie isn't seen above, because IT'S ALREADY BEEN EATEN. I want to try every brand and pick out my favorite to become a solid brand-loyal greek yogurt advocate. Oikos, Dannon and Yoplait are next on my list, except I have a hard time putting Yoplait in my evoked set of Greek yogurts because I grew up with that brand NOT as greek yogurt. It's a like a mexican friend waking up one day and deciding they're chinese. NO. YOU'RE MEXICAN. YOU'RE NOT GREEK, YOPLAIT.
Oh, and I'd sooner shoot my left foot than eat Activia #jamieleecurtisSNLskit

YOPLAIT. GREEK. LOL.

Meal replacement shakes. I love them. Always have. In high school, I was obsessed with Slimfast. They're so fast, easy to grab on the go and TASTE GOOD. I've grown up a small fraction of a bit since then and have graduated to GNC Lean brand as my favorite shake of choice. The Lean brand never fails me. HOWEVER. I stumbled upon this ☝ brand last night at Sprout's and thought I'd try it because all the fitness instagram accounts I follow always talk about "cacao."
It is vegan, gluten free, dairy free, soy free.....
AND TASTE FREE. IT IS SO PAINFULLY DISGUSTING I COULD DIE. I DID DIE ACTUALLY. I AM DEAD AS I TYPE THIS BECAUSE THIS PROTEIN POWDER IS THAT GOD AWFUL.
So this morning, in a rush as usual and realizing I wouldn't get a lunch break today, I just filled up 2 shaker cup things of this powder stuff for breakfast and lunch today. But after tasting it for breakfast on my way to work--LIKE LITERALLY CAR IN MOTION--I discovered how bad it was. I survived on 2 Nature Valley Bars today. And no, I don't think those are "clean" by "clean" standards.
And I am not picky. For me to say something tastes bad, IT MUST FREAKING TASTE BAD.
So I'm going back tonight and fist-fighting someone for my $40 back and running through snow, sleet and rain as fast as I can to the nearest GNC and begging them my forgiveness, BECAUSE FATHER, I HAVE SINNED #CHEATEDONMYFAVORITEBRAND. 

Hands down the best meal replacements out there. 

These golden sticks of love are my sweet potato fries. Cutting this sweet potato was literally the hardest physical challenge I've put myself through in a long time. This includes all the times I've read Amanda Bynes tweets recently, and God knows that's always a painful experience, so for me to say cutting this block of starch was MORE painful, is saying something. Anyways, I will surely have sore arms tomorrow from cutting that freaking potato BUT HAYYOOO LOOK AT DAT SIDE DISH. Drizzle o' olive oil, sprinkle o' salt, and you got yourself a quality housewife french fry.
Such an easy and delicious recipe--now I will have healthy french fries waiting on me every day I get home this week. Or at least until they last.... So I'll have them just tomorrow... 

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One day, baby, we'll be old.

I had fun playing around on Photoshop and Indesign making this graphic. These are lyrics from the song, "Reckoning Song (One Day)" by Asaf Avidan and the Mojos. These lyrics have been resonating with me lately. Don't they just make you want to LIVE LIFE and do things that make great stories later??? I want to order these words on a canvas and put it in my room. #DIYprojectsI'llNeverGetAroundToDoing

Listen to it.

The Anatomy of Buyer's Remorse

I am not one for buyer's remorse. That's usually my sister.

Tis a rare day I purchase an item and regret it with deep pain and sorrow.

Until now.

I did something really, excuse my choice of diction but, RETARDED, recently. I laid awake last night thinking about how stupid I was for such an action. It's bothered me all day. I have guilt and sorrow about it. Deep regret or guilt as is described above.

I BOUGHT AN IPHONE CASE THAT I DON'T EVEN REALLY LIKE THAT MUCH.

Ugh, it all started when I was in the Lubbock mall (the start of most ratchet stories) shopping for vacuum bags (so domestic I am) at Sears, when I realized I should just go ahead and buy an iPhone case while I'm there. At one of those ratchet ghetto little middle-of-the-mall kiosks.

WHY DID I THINK THIS WAS OKAY??????????? HAVE I EVER READ A VOGUE BEFORE?????? DO I SERIOUSLY CONSIDER BLAIRE EADIE A FASHION IDOL?????? WHY WOULD I BUY A MALL-KIOSK IPHONE CASE????????????????????? DO I ALSO WEAR BABY PHAT SNEAKERS OR BOBS BY SKETCHERS????????????????????

Ugh. I spent $30 on an UNGODLY white/purple mess of an iphone case. It's not ugly, it's not harsh-judgement inducing, I can frolic in public with it and not feel like an outcast, but like...... it's not the epitome of my soul. It says nothing about my personality. It's not even a brand. THE BRAND IS LUBBOCK MALL.

Before you question my dramatic reaction, just think about it. IPHONE CASES SAY A LOT ABOUT A PERSON. The girl with a pink leopard/jeweled iphone case probably watches Bad Girls Club and drinks 4 loco when she day drinks. The girl with a Kate Spade iphone case probably watches Desiree on The Bachelorette every Monday night, while eating hummus, fine cheeses and a moderately prices red wine. RIGHT????????????? YOU KNOW THIS IS ACCURATE.

So when I'm out and about, people see my white and wanna-be lilac iphone case and probably think, "yeah that girl stays home on saturday nights and vines/tweets alone in her bedroom."

DESPITE THE FACT THAT SAID STATEMENT IS POSITIVELY ACCURATE, I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED MY IPHONE CASE TO REPRESENT THAT FACT ABOUT ME. BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE I DID THAT LAST NIGHT OR ANYTHING. #daydrinking #barcrawls #firstweekendindallas

Bottom line, moral of the story, the crumble to the cookie, I just wish I hadn't last-minute bought a random iPhone case in the Lubbock mall. I should have THOUGHT THIS DECISION OUT.

Here are iPhone cases I should have considered in my decision making process:

Kate Spade / Diane Von Furstenberg / Rebecca Minkoff / Kate Spade / Marc by Marc Jacobs blackberry smartphone, $38 / Rebecca Minkoff / Kate Spade / J.Crew j crew / J.Crew j crew / Kate Spade / Kate Spade

So there you have it. I would love to have any of these cases. Unfortunately, I'll be cruising around with my basic b*tch case for a while.

4 my ghetto gurlz out derr ☝

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#30daychallenge--THE RECAP & WRAP UP

lol. this is overdue.

My take on the clean eating challenge:

SEVEN KINDS OF MOTIVATED IN THE BEGINNING OF THE CHALLENGE #LEHGO #BRINGIT #CLEAN30

Craving ranch dressing/cookies during the challenge

Eating unhealthy restaurant food

4 minutes later. 

IN ESSENCE......There are a few reasons this is on the late side. 1) I've been busy graduating college and moving to a different city. So there's that. 2) This is more of a "lifestyle" thing for me and not just a "30 day" thing. I eat really healthy, or "clean" if you will, just day to day. I wanted to do this challenge to force myself to cook different healthy meals and try new options when eating out. In that regards, it was successful.

But, like, lol, BE SERIOUS. 
When it's senior night and I'm with all my kappa friends at Chimy's, DO NOT EXPECT ME TO ASK THE BARTENDER IF THEIR QUESO IS CURATED FROM ORGANIC EUROPEAN CHEESES. So while I honestly genuinely truly did eat healthy on my own at home, I did have my nights out with friends where I kind of just ignored the clean eating challenge for a solid 20 minutes.

With that said... I really cut back on eating out. I only ate out MAYBE once per week. I was fully stalked on groceries during this challenge. I was making trips to Market Street on the daily--TWIST MY ARM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What struck me the most about this challenge
was how much my body was affected when I went back to eating something "unclean." For example, I once ate a Schlotzsky's sandwich (the original) with potato chips during the challenge--AND CONSEQUENTLY WANTED TO DIE. It tasted wonderful--don't get me wrong--but my stomach was in KNOTS. SAILOR KNOTS. I realized that I hadn't had white bread in a really long time. That was hard to digest. It just feels like an elephant is sitting on you, is all.

Another time, long after the "challenge" (April 14-May 14) was over, I went out with some girlfriends to celebrate our last night in college together. We went to Ruby's and I ate chips and nachos. But what it felt like I ate was 1000 little demons that scratched and punched the lining of my stomach walls. I attempted to go out drinking with them afterwards, but it was really difficult. It hurt to digest so bad, that I couldn't even stand up straight for about an hour after eating dinner. SO, YES, I FEEL LIKE A PATHETIC DELICATE FLOWER NOT BEING ABLE TO EAT WHITE FLOUR.

My friends, celebrating our last nights in Lubbock together (you know who you are)

Me, in the corner, at the bars, after an "unclean" meal... OuT WiTh My gUrLz!!!

Like, my friends would tell me to "man up take this shot" and I would be like "I CAN'T RIGHT NOW I HAVE CROHN'S DISEASE" and they would give me hell and I would take it anyway so there's that.

Anyways...
That's what has stood out to me the most about clean eating. My body is so used to eating natural foods (OH AND MILLER LITE & VODKA CRANBERRIES) that white flour and cheese just totally jolted it. I've never had issues with eating Schlotzsky's or Ruby's nachos before this challenge. Good, bad, happy or sad, IT KIND OF JUST IS WHAT IT IS.

Thoughts on Frozen Yogurt
CLEAN, NOT CLEAN???? HEALTHY, UNHEALTHY???? HOLY, SAC-RELIGIOUS???????? The debate is never ending. I will always be a proponent of the magical froyo. Red Mango offers the best options. Most of their flavors are all natural and all that jazz. BUT I MEAN, THE GIRL WHO KNOWS THE STAFF INTRICATELY AT SPOONFUL IS PRETTY BRAND LOYAL TO SAID FROYO ESTABLISHMENT...... I would get fruit and dark chocolate on my froyo and not be sorry at any time throughout the 30 day kick. so there SO THERE so there.

Have I lost weight?
Ahh, the milli dolla question. THE PREGUNTA OF THE HORA. While I would tell you, NO, I have not lost and or misplaced any pounds anywhere, I HAVE in fact received a lot of compliments on looking slimmer.

My first reaction to those compliments have been, "Thank you." My second reaction has been, "I'm not skinnier, but thank you and I'm glad your perception of me is so large" LOL haaa jkkjkjkjk I don't actually say that. I DO LOOK FABULOUS, SO I SHALL HUMBLY ACCEPT KIND WORDS.

What now?
I'm still going to eat clean, just because I like it. I'm not on any "diet" or "challenge." I just honestly like eating healthy.....--SAYS THE GIRL WHO ATE QUESADILLAS AND A COOKIE YESTERDAY????????? #FREEFOODATTHEOFFICE

Despite the office food, yesterday I ate (well, um, scarfed down in a rush) grapefruit and blackberries with blonde roast coffee for breakfast. When I got home, I had a sweet potato w/ olive oil, quinoa w/ lemon (oh, which I burned by the way, had to throw a pan away, by the away, well anyway), and a spinach salad w/ tomato, cottage cheese, snap peas and feta cheese.

YUM. EFFING YUMMY.

THEN I got crazy, and for desert I had berries and Ben & Jerry's frozen yogurt AND dark chocolate almonds, and I need to stop buying those because they're becoming a nahw-stee little habit (i said that in my head in a british accent btw). I'm going to wake up one day, look in the mirror, and a dark chocoloate almond is going to be staring back at me.

The other day, I ordered homemade granola w/ milk and berries when eating brunch (Bread Winners) with my parents. Sometimes the healthy option is just what sounds the tastiest to me. Unlike the day before that, when enchiladas sounded the best (Mannys).

In the future
I would like to either...

• A) give the clean30 another shot--NO CHEATING OR EATING OUT. *yikes* to that... OR... 
• B) Get really weird and try out some vegan lifestyles....BUT NOT FOR A MONTH, LOL, BE SERIOUS. I would be interested in going veganskies for TWO weeks TOPS. #mamalikeshermeat

If you want to know more about the #clean30challenge, I HIGHLY recommend checking out Little Runner Girl's and Skinny Minnie Moves blogs. They're full of WAY better tips and motivation for any challenges or health endeavors you may or may not be embarking in the future.

Ryan's take on the challenge, soon to follow :} 
his post will be funnier.

Things I wrote down in 2013

Because Proverbs and 2 Chainz lyrics are synonymous in some cultures. 

SOMEONE SMACK THAT IN A PINTEREST BOARD. 

I laid down to read some Fitzgerald, but instead started flipping through a journal I kept all semester. So just in case I haven't embarrassed myself enough through this blog, LET'S REVIEW SOME OF MY WRITTEN MUSINGS, SHALL WE.

• "A lot of life lessons this semester. I can't seem to keep my room clean to save my life. I wish I didn't need sleep."

Literally, that was all in one thought. 

• "I love the moment when you can feel someone's attitude about you give in--when you win their respect."

Hash tag deep.

• "I should have said no to going out these past few times that I did."

I probably also tweeted that.

• "I can't decide if this semester went by slow or fast but I feel like I'm different."

Oh. Self discovery moment.

• "What are you doing right now? Why do I care?"

HAHA.

• "Being single for a year has been the best thing for me. It's forced me to learn so much about myself and become my own biggest fan and best friend."

EVERYONE SHOULD BE SINGLE FOR A CHUNK OF COLLEGE, JUST MY TWO CENTS.

• "I want to really grasp onto my 20s. I want to do tons of cool shit."

I mean, I kind of want a shirt of that last sentence. Or a sticker. Who doesn't want a shirt or sticker that says that. 

• "Why am I so weird?"

The most normal question asked in the whole journal. 

Glad to be a Grad

Last August, my conversations were something to the effect of the following:

"This is your LAST year of college!! You're a senior! Then you're entering the REAL WORLD!" -someone 

THAT IS THE MEANEST THING ANYONE HAS EVER SAID TO ME. -my thoughts 

"Yaayy!"

"Are you excited to be done??!!" -someone

YEAH I HATE PARTYING AND DOING WHATEVER I WANT AND LIVING OFF MY PARENTS, I CANT WAIT FOR THAT TO BE OVER, I'D REALLY MUCH RATHER WORK 9-5 EVERY DAY AND PAY MY OWN BILLS. -my thoughts

"What are you going to do after you graduate?!" -someone

LOL IDK YOLO -my thoughts

 "Oh, I'm still working on that!"


In essence, I REALLY did not want to leave the college life. 
I didn't want to leave my friends, I didn't want to have to worry about supporting myself, didn't want to leave Lubbock, didn't want to miss out on Chimy's happy hour and didn't want to think about the real world. Didn't want to go. Wasn't ready to leave. "I LOVE COLLEGE I WANT TO LIVE HERE FOREVER I WANT TO CHANGE MY MAJOR 8 MORE TIMES," I would tell people. It really disturbed me to get my head around the fact that this was my last year of my red raider days. End of game days, end of Broadway St memories with my hoodrat friends, end of memories of Kappa, end of all the classes I actually enjoyed, end, end, end end endendendendndenndnndnendndndnnenenendnend

Fast forward to the end of senior year. 
A 180 degree change of heart has taken place. I have so many great memories here in Lubbock with great people and great places, but it can't go on forever. I am so ready to meet new people and fall into different lifestyles, patterns, routines and make my own money. In August, I was so resistant to the idea of change and leaving everything I've become so comfortable with here. Now I'm so ready to get somewhere new and experience a change of pace.

This graduation weekend was perfect and wonderful. Could not have asked for a better one.

grad outfit inspo--BY NONE OTHER THAN THE BIG B.E. 

accidental photos just turn out the best 

feels good to KICK OFF THOSE SUCKERS. 

These loub babies were a christmas present. I cried. Literally..... like bawled. 

My mom snapped some pics of me around campus the afternoon after I graduated and they turned out so well! Party time Fran needed a lot of direction on the photo taking--A CAREER IN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT IN HER FUTURE--but she was a super trooper snapping me in the heat of the afternoon.

Graduation is such a happy and fun time... but honestly... I'm GLAD it's over. It will be nice to not be the center of everyone's focus after the shiny "I AM GRADUATING COLLEGE" sign on my forehead has faded and lost its luster. Don't get me wrong, I DO ATTENTION VERY WELL, but I'll be glad when I can have a conversation with someone that doesn't end up on the topic of my graduation and plans afterwards. THERE MAY ACTUALLY BE OTHER TOPICS THE COURSE OF THE CONVERSATION COULD TAKE--STAY TUNED FOR NEXT WEEK'S EPISODE OF #LIFEAFTERGRADUATION

see you on vine. 

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Is this considered live blogging? (drinking coffee at Gatsbys)

today:

My spanish class met at Jimenez Bakery this morning for our last class of the semester.  

In house latte at Gatsby Coffee house has won my stamp of approval.
I WILL ENDORSE YOUR SKILLS ON LINKEDIN.

This. Music. I. Die.
#sTuDyJaMz

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Currently posted up at Gatsby's Coffee House. Literally drinking the latte and listening to the music in the 2nd and 3rd pics seen above. Like, I'm live blogging. Hi. Me in real time. It's like watching live sports. 

If you are a regular reader, (HI ALL THREE OF YOU), you will get why this is a blog-moment. #LubbockBucketList

#CanIGoJustThreeSentencesWithoutHashTagging

#Evidentlynot

MAD FOR MONMOUTH & CRAZY FOR GATSBY

It's Monmouth week, b!tches. 

SO I MEAN, I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MONMOUTH '13, SENIOR YEAR, GREAT GATSBY THEME☜ ☝ ☞ ☟ 

yes mama is doing her hair like this☟

LC, always there to answer my beauty crisis questions. 

Watch this new trailer☟. now. meow. now.

What is Monmouth? Why is it called Monmouth? Why is it only Kappa & Pi Phi?

• Kappa and Pi Phi were both founded in Monmouth College in Monmouth Illinois. Pi Phi in 1867 and Kappa in 1870.
• I think the previous sentence about covers it.

Pi Beta Phi founders

Kappa Kappa Gamma founders, (I SEE YOU MARY LOUISE BENNET!!!!!!!!!)

see you on the party bus, trickzzzz