thirteen on thursday

13. i love drinking through straws. i feel like it's better for my teeth, like it will keep them from getting discolored.

12. the other day i definitely ran up to a guy and gave him a huge hug because i thought he was myles who i work with at the hampton. long story short ..... it wasn't myles.

11. you know, i have never seen an entire episode of american idol. i don't think it's quite as big of a hit as it used to be, but it is still pretty popular. and i have yet to see a show in full. honestly though, from what i've heard, many people watch just to see how mean simon will get. and i'm not really into watching people get dissed. but i'll try to watch at least one somday ...

10. my cousins have spent the last couple of nights with us and it has been so good to see them. my younger cousin was sleeping in my room and we had such sweet time just to talk. she is getting to be so pretty and all grown up. i can't believe it. we had such good "girl time" that i've never been able to have with her before

9. y'all, i am totally in love with code red mountain dew. i've always loved regular (well, diet) mountain dew ... but the cherry stuff came out and i am totally HOOKED. so now my question is why do convenience stores never carry DIET code red mountain dew in their fountains?? that is so not convenient. i am the queen of fountain drinks, i love them, and any time code red is one of the choices it calls my name until i have to give in. but they never have diet, which means i drink way more calories than i should. why can't they just offer freaking diet????

8. i don't believe that carrots improve your vision. because i love love LOVE carrots and eat them all the time. i have since i was little. and my eyesight is horrendous. i wear contacts in the strongest perscription they will give me as a 19-year-old. and i still don't see all that great. but ... for all i know ... my vision WOULD be even worse ... so maybe all those carrots have kept me from having even poorer vision ... even though i didn't think that was possible ... i guess it's all in how you look at it!! .... no pun intended!

7. i am so sick of having to pay fines at the library. i always forget when my books are due. and when you have several books checked out at once, it starts to add up!! i think i should start writing it in my planner so i don't forget ... i'm gonna go broke if i'm not careful. i bet i've single-handedly paid for about 3 more metropolitian library system branches with my late fees!

6. you know what sounds really delicious to me? lemon ice cream. do they make that?

5. jumping rope is probably one of the best aerobic exercises you can do. it's also one of the most difficult! when you're starting out, just try to do one minute a day. then eventually work your way up. it's really hard to do, but i promise you'll see results. it burns tons of calories, and builds your stamina.

4. i am sooo glad it's baseball season again!! it always comes at just the right time. i am just about to start having withdrawls and then i can relax because it's that time again. my brother had his first scrimage yesterday and i was so excited to be there! i was only able to stay for about 30 minutes, then i had to leave to go teach, but it was amazing! baseball makes me so happy!!!

3. i think miley cyrus is the cutest thing. i've seen hannah montana when babysitting, and i have to admit, i actually kind of enjoy it. she has the cutest voice and is a good little actress. i think she has great potential. she's definitely an "up-and-coming" star to watch.

2. you know what i've always always wanted to do? one of those old-timey photographs. you know, where you dress in old clothing and it's all black-and-white and it looks like you lived in a different era. i think those are so fun! i definitely want to have one done at some point in my life before i die!

1. mcdonalds is celebrating the leap year with free breakfast sandwiches!! they did it this morning but you haven't missed out because they're doing i t tomorrow as well. when you purchase a medium or large soft drink, you get a free something-or-other. i don't know what it's called, but i know it's yummy because daddy and i met there today to eat breakfast. can't beat free food!!