Life These Days...

     So much has changed since I last posted.  I moved home.  I changed my major.  I am now a member of Kirby.  Where to start with all of these changes.  I guess I'll just go in order of events.  First, I joined the church.  I am getting baptized this Sunday night (11-13-11.)  I moved home a few weeks ago, because I just didn't feel like I was supposed to be in the dorm anymore.  It didn't fit as well as it used to.  I loved it at first, but it wore off.  I am glad I did it and got the experience, but I love living at home.  I decided to change my major.  How did that happen?  Well, when I was pulling in the drive way a few weeks ago, I just had this thought.  I was like, "I'm going to be a middle school English teacher."  It was totally out of the blue, but I prayed about it and I feel like it is the Lord's will for me to be an Education major.  I never really considered what the Lord wanted me to major in before then.  I just figured that I like fashion and Fashion Merchandising wouldn't require a lot of math or science.  Now I feel so much better about my decision to be an Education major.  It just fits.  
     Last Friday was the anniversary of the day that I met Ricky.  We got to spend Friday and Saturday together, because we chaperoned our church's youth camping trip.  It was super fun.  I don't really know what else to write about.  I've been super busy lately with school and church, but I'm hoping things are going to calm down after this week.  This week is the Global Impact Conference at church.  It is Wednesday, today, and Friday nights. I'm excited to go back tonight and hear from whoever is speaking.

Today

Today has been super crazy!  I got up this morning and when I went to unlock my bike lock, I realized that it wasn't l=gook to the bike rack!  Not good!!  I usually never forget to lock it, but apparently last night, I did.  So I rode my bike to Psychology this morning and hooked it up to the nearest bike rack.  After class, I was super hungry, so I went to Einstein Bros Bagels to get some breakfast.  I realized that I may have made a mistake when I walked in and saw the line.  The line was almost out the door, but I figured I would take my chances and hope it would go by quickly.  BIG MISTAKE!  After waiting for about 8 minutes or so, I ordered by toasted cinnamon raison bagel with peanut butter and I got it almost immediately.  But, I also ordered a caramel macchiato.  So I waited and waited and waited and still had no drink.  Everyone that ordered after me got their drinks, but not Alyssa.  So I tell one of the kind ladies behind the counter what I ordered and she acted like she was going to make it right aways, but apparently she then got distracted, because I waited for about 10 more minutes before telling another lady behind the counter about my missing caramel macchiato.  Finally, 30 minutes after entering Einstein Bros Bagels, I received my drink.  The only problem was, my 11:30 class had already started 5 minutes ago.  So I sprinted to the Engineering Admin building to my class only to find that the auditorium doors were closed and there was an adorable little red sign on the door reading, "NO FOOD, NO DRINKS, NO SMOKING."  Fantastic.  Needless to say, I skipped that class and went back to my dorm to cool off, drink my long awaited caramel macchiato, and watch a few episodes of friends before my next class.  Once I got back to my dorm from my ACAD class, I was winding down and chilling out when the fire alarm started going off.  I had to race to find some shoes, my wallet, and turn off all of my lamps then run down the stairs and out of the building.  Talk about a stressful day...

College!

I cannot believe that I am a college student!  It's all coming so fast!  I moved in yesterday and I stayed in my dorm for the first time last night.  My room looks really cute.  I love it!  I'm still a little nervous  about school and everything, but God is in control and will take care of me.

I<3 Paris

I've posted a few of my sets from polyvore.com that I liked.  Here they are....

I<3 Paris by aavent1993 featuring a skinny belt

Antlers

Antlers by aavent1993 featuring heart earrings

Brooklyn Florist

Brooklyn Florist by aavent1993 featuring a silk pleated skirt

Parisian Chic

Parisian Chic by aavent1993 featuring vintage look jewelry

'60s

'60s by aavent1993 featuring flower dresses

Vila flower dress
psyche.co.uk

ALDO platform pumps
$40 - aldoshoes.com

Chanel gold earrings
bagborroworsteal.com

Miu Miu suede glove
£88 - net-a-porter.com

Metal sunglasses
£129 - goodhoodstore.com

X-girl★ジャンクフードポーチ
eruca.jp

Beach!!

Surprise trip to the beach?  Yes, please!!!  Gotta love the Daniels family!!  I'll publish pictures later!

North Carolina

So i cannot believe that the summer is almost over!! I move in a month from yesterday! I'm so excited, but really nervous! I'm in north carolina now with my mom visiting family! We're going shopping at some vintage shops today! I can't wait! We're eating lunch now, then hitting the town for some vintage stuff! I really wanna find an old picture frame to make into a cork board for college! Wish me luck!

Disney

I left for Disney World the day after graduation.  It was pretty fun.  I'm super glad that Kayla got to come with me, because only having guys to hang out with would have killed me.  But yea, it was pretty fun.  We stayed there for a week and went to all of the parks.  Here's some pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Orientation

I had freshman orientation for the University of Memphis on June 2-3.  I was expecting it to be super fun, because that's what I had heard from friends.  They lied.  It was very awkward and very boring.  We had to sit through hours upon hours of boring information sessions.  It was very informative,  but still boring.  It was super exciting to get to stay in the Living Learning Complex, aka LLC, since that's where I'll be living as of August 25th.  I am so excited to move in, but I'm scared and I'm gonna miss a lot of things.  I recently realized that I will no longer be able to take Ricky to and from church of Wednesdays and Sundays, since I will live 30 minutes away from him and he lives 30 minutes away from the church.  It'd be worth it, but I can't afford the gas.  I might just spend some wednesdays at home, so I can still take him home from church.  The 30 minute drive to and from church is very sentimental to us, because that is how we first go to know each other and fell in love.  I am going to really miss it, but we will still see each other. I'm  really going to miss living only 10 minutes from him, too, but it could be worse.  At least I'll only live 30 minutes instead of 3 hours.  It will be a major change, but we'll survive... hopefully.

Summer

I'm officially at the beach! I love it! It's so peaceful. I really just wanna go sit on the beach under the stars and watch the waves crash against the shore. I get to swim in the ocean for the first time in 2 years! So excited! This summer is going to fly by. It feels like just yesterday it was graduation, but now I've got disney and orientation under my belt. Disney was pretty fun. I'll write a post about it with pictures later. Orientation was insanely boring, but I got to stay in the dorm that I'll be living in this fall! That was pretty exciting. Now I'm just ready to move in, though, I will miss my family and my Ricky SO BAD!! Anyway, now i'm at youth camp, aka meltdown, in gulf shores! Yay! I'll post more soon, it's bed time.

Graduation

The most important day of a high schooler’s life... Graduation.  It is the mile marker of your entire high school career.  You wish for 4 years that it would get here, but then it just ends.  It ends in a flash.  Before you know it, high school is over.  You'll never see most of the people from your graduating class, and you’re moving out and going off to some foreign place for college.  It’s a whole new experience and it’s scary, but exhilarating all at the same time.  You have a whole new life.  You can reinvent yourself.  You don’t have to be the person you were in high school, you can change your style, your attitude, or even your name.  You may move out, or live at home; know 100 people or 1 person, but you will have at least one thing in common with every other freshman there.  We will all be scared to death of this new experience.  It’s gonna be new to all of us.  No matter how many books and blogs your read to prepare yourself, there’s nothing like the real thing.  We’re all gonna be in the same boat, just try to remember that.

Last Day of High School

Today, i woke up early, studied for my Sociology and AP Environmental Science exams, got ready, and headed to school.  It felt like any ordinary day at first.  I finished my Sociology exam in record time and finished reading Dear John after the test.  Then, I took my AP Environmental Science exam and I finished it in 5 minutes.  Then, I got my mom to email the attendance officer so I could leave early.  As I was walking down the hall to leave, I realized that I would never walk down those halls again.  It was a very bittersweet moment.  It is insane to think that I am done with high school forever.  Even as I type it, it doesn’t seem right.  I feel like a freshman still, but I’m not, I am soon to be a high school graduate.  Oh, and did I mention that graduation is in a week? I can’t wait.  Ricky will finally be all mine.  Then I leave and go to Disney World the day after graduation.  When I get back from that, I have orientation at Memphis, then church camp with Ricky, and then family vacation.  It’s all gonna fly by.  It’s already summer, but before I even realize it, I will be moving my things into my new dorm and getting ready for classes at the University of Memphis.  I’m scared to death, but I know it’ll all work out fine.  As you can tell from my pictures, I'm insanely excited!

Him

It makes me sick to think of how he treats you and what he's made you do.
It makes me sick to think that you'd get back with him after everything he's put you through.
He's taken you to Hell and back, you know it's true.
I know you think I do this because I don't care, but really it's because I do.
I love you like a sister, i wish you could see.
You  mean so much more to me.
I care more about your best interest than any stupid boy ever will.
All he can see is the right now and that's all he ever will.
I can't imagine life without you, but your decisions i do not agree with.
I want to stay by your side through everything, but, please, not this again.
Don't make me sit around and watch him break your heart again,
Because while he's breaking yours, he's breaking mine, too
It kills me to see you upset, but life will go on without him.
You've wasted so much time on him already, why can't you just let him go?
You deserve so much better.
I know that I can't see every side of him, but i can see how he has broken your heart time after time.
Why let him do it again?
You are setting yourself up for disaster and heart break.
I will never understand your repeatedly letting him break your heart.
I will never understand your decisions.
I can't stand behind you and watch your heart be broken again.
I refuse.
I do not trust him and neither should you.
We both know that's true.

Ricky

I love your gorgeous big green eyes,
And the way you kiss me when you say goodbye.
I love the way you say my name,
And how you kiss whatever is in pain.
I love the way we text all day,
But never run out of things to say.
I love your adorable curly hair,
And how you miss me when I'm not there.
I love the way you laugh, even if its at my expense.
I love the way you love me, even though it doesn't make sense.
I love the way you kiss me, and the way you hold my hand.
I love the way you always have to have a pre-made plan.
I love the way you can make me laugh, even make me cry.
I love the way you never want to have to say goodbye.
I love the way you smile,
And the way you can run for miles.
I love the way you love to spend your money on me.
I wish I could show you how much it really means.
I love the way you laugh and sing,
Really, I just love everything.

Please don't go

As promised, here is the first of my collection of poems.  Guess who it's about.

PLEASE DON'T GO

My greatest fear, you know its true, it losing you.
To the pretty faces and pretty places that you once knew.
Sometimes I sleep, its sad but true,
To dream of my one and only you.
I love you more with each passing day.
I wish I could tell you this, but words can't even say
How much you mean to me, how much I care.
I want to know just how we will fare.
I want to know if its true love.
I need an answer from Above.
Will we spend our lives together,
Or will we be separated forever?
All of these questions that haunt my mind
Will be answered in due time.
I should not rush these answers so,
For it is not my right to know.
All I can do is pray and wait
And hope that it really is fate.
I wish and hope with all my heart
That we will never have to be apart.
Being away from you would kill me,
So please promise that you won't leave me be.
I don't want to be that lonely girl
That sits alone inside her own little world.
Please spare me from such misery,
And be with me, just stay with me.
My heart is so full of love for you,
And I really hope that you feel the same way, too.

Haircut

I got a good 6 or 7 inches cut off of my hair today.  It is a much needed change.  And Ricky likes it, so I'm happy.  I've got 4 days of high school left.  I'm so ready to be out! I think I'll upload some of my poetry in a bit.  Stay tunes!

Me & Ricky

Richard Allen Weaver is his name.  He’s pretty much the greatest ever.  I love him with all my heart.  He’s funny, kind, adorable, sweet, attractive, Godly, amazing, respectful, honest, and much more.  He is such a great guy.  He makes me want to be a better person.  He can always make me laugh; he’s so silly.  He can make me cry, but hates to do so (unless it’s from happiness, of course).  He makes me smile.  I love his smile, his adorable laugh, his cute curly hair, his messy eating habits, his voice, his huge family, and everything else.  

My Surprise Party

 Kayla and Ricky went through a lot of trouble to throw me a successful surprise party without me finding out about it.  They had to keep it off of Facebook, since i know Ricky’s password.  They invited some people from Ricky’s church and some people from school.  It was a blast.  Ricky took me to Osaka, the best Japanese restaurant around, and we had some awesome Japanese food.  We went to Chick-fil-a for an ice dream after we finished up at Osaka.  Then, we headed back to my house to “watch a movie”.  I had no idea what I was in for.  Then, when we got home, my mom told me to go upstairs and ask my dad about him getting a ticket.  When I opened the door to the game room, everyone popped out and scared me to death.  

About Me

Hey there!  My name is Alyssa.  I’m new to the whole MacBook thing, so just bear with me.  I got my MacBook today as a graduation present from my parents.  His name is Charles, but it will probably change another 1000 times before I decide on a name that really fits.  I’m a tad fickle.  Anyway, I’m a senior at DeSoto Central High School in Southaven, Mississippi.  I only have 6 days of school left!  Graduation (or gradge as Ricky likes to call it) is the 23rd!  Ricky is my almost-boyfriend.  We’re not gonna date in high school, so we gotta wait until we graduate.  We met in November at the last football game of the season.  It was a very cold night, and none of us wore jackets, because we were representing the seniors.  We had painted each letter of the word seniors on our shirts.  It was a very fun night and I started going to church with Ricky after that night, and the rest is history.  Now we’re madly in love and all that stuff.  I have an amazing best friend named Kayla Baker.  She’s the best. Well, that’s all I got for now.  There will be more to come.

Today was a blast. I got to skip school to go on a field trip to Caleb Smith's grandparents' house(Lovey & BigDaddy). They were super sweet and they have an indoor pool and are in the process of building a 4 story (with an elevator) house. Did I mention the outdoor swinging bed on the third floor balcony that overlooks the wild deer feeding? Yea... Do I want that house. All of the girls were wantin Caleb's number after seeing what kinda monay that boy is gonna be inheriting. We went to the Southern Thunder Harley Davidson store too. It's pretty cool. Shanna almost sold a bike to a random guy she called Fred. And she got Morgan to call this bartender Travis, even though his name was Animal. Pretty funny stuff. I got to talk to the marvelous Richard Weaver on the phone for like an hour and a half tonight. That was quite enjoyable. I love him. He's adorable. But I better go to bed now since i've got school tomorrow and I almost missed the bus for the field trip this morning since I turned my alarm clock off. :/ oops! Goodnight bloggers.

Wow! It is crazy to think that the last time I posted on this lovely blog was the night of the South Panola game. That was the night that started it all. That was the night when I first talked to the infamous Richard Allen. We're now completely in love. It's amazing how things work out. Well, spring break will officially be over in 8 minutes and that means I should probably get some rest. Goodnight to whom it concerns.