It sure has been a while since I've blogged...but when you're surrounded by family, friends and food, there's just no time haha!
But can y'all believe that 2011 is coming to an end?! What a crazy year!
Some highlights of the year:
1) I graduated from college
2) Made the big move to Los Angeles
3) Took many fun trips with family and friends (Cozumel, Beach Week, Charleston, San Antonio, Los Angeles, DC)
It doesn't get any better than that!
And these past couple of weeks that I've spent in Abingdon and Charleston have been great! I've caught up with lots of high school friends and enjoyed downtime with my family. It's truly been a great holiday season!
Now bring on 2012! I imagine more great changes and unforgettable experiences!
What are y'all doing to ring in the New Year?!? I know I'll be living it up in the good ole Southern town of Charleston, SC!
Always have faith!!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Home sweet home!
YAY! I'm finally home for the holidays, and so excited to have some fun with family and friends...although I do miss the warm LA weather! ;)
But once you get past the mess of airports - delays, crazy people and lost luggage (yep, still waiting for that to be delivered) - then it's time to enjoy some relaxation and catching up with loved ones.
Lots of plans to make to see everybody I've missed! :)
There's just something about the holidays that make you feel nostalgic, yet genuinely happy. It's definitely my favorite time of the year!
Now bring on the Chef Heather's for lunch! YUMMY!!!
Always have faith!!
But once you get past the mess of airports - delays, crazy people and lost luggage (yep, still waiting for that to be delivered) - then it's time to enjoy some relaxation and catching up with loved ones.
Lots of plans to make to see everybody I've missed! :)
There's just something about the holidays that make you feel nostalgic, yet genuinely happy. It's definitely my favorite time of the year!
Now bring on the Chef Heather's for lunch! YUMMY!!!
Always have faith!!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Christmas shopping in LA!
There are just SO many stores to shop at in this big city! The other day I made the drive out to the ocean - to Santa Monica!
I had a blast. It was warm and sunny too! I was wearing a dress and cowgirl boots haha! Now that's the kind of Christmas shopping weather I can handle!
Once you find parking, all you have to do is get out and walk down 3rd Street Promenade and you will find almost every store you can imagine! One of my new LA favorites is called Brandy Melville. It's like a Forever 21 but just in certain places in California and all of the clothes and accessories come straight from Italy! Affordable and stylish - I like that! :)
Santa Monica is just a gorgeous part of California. I'll definitely be making by way over there a lot more while I live in LA!
And now I can check Christmas shopping off of my to-do list!
Always have faith!!
I had a blast. It was warm and sunny too! I was wearing a dress and cowgirl boots haha! Now that's the kind of Christmas shopping weather I can handle!
Once you find parking, all you have to do is get out and walk down 3rd Street Promenade and you will find almost every store you can imagine! One of my new LA favorites is called Brandy Melville. It's like a Forever 21 but just in certain places in California and all of the clothes and accessories come straight from Italy! Affordable and stylish - I like that! :)
Santa Monica is just a gorgeous part of California. I'll definitely be making by way over there a lot more while I live in LA!
And now I can check Christmas shopping off of my to-do list!
Always have faith!!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
It's the little things in life...
It's that time of year again... The time when I would be finishing up with my final exams at UVA and making the 3.5 hour drive southwest from Charlottesville, VA to Abingdon - home sweet home.
What good memories I have from that drive. Winter break was always my favorite because you get to take a month off of school and basically do nothing except what you feel like doing - hanging out with friends and family, watching movies and cozying up in front of the fire with hot chocolate, oh - and shopping of course!
It's just the best time of the year. And that drive will always be a wonderful memory. I would get so excited to pack up my car and head home. I would sing along to all of my favorite music - especially Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts, and just think about life and how lucky I am. My favorite part of that drive though was seeing the beautiful mountains that lasted the entire way. How gorgeous! I was always astounded by how beautiful that drive was, and I will forever cherish the time I had to escape reality and see the beauty life has to offer.
I found this song the other day that would have been the perfect addition to that trip I used to make. Now I'll just have to listen to it on the plane ride from LA back home! I hope y'all like it! It reminds me of home, and I'm so excited to be there in a few days! :)
Sometimes the smallest things like listening to good music while you make a road trip home give you the best memories!
Always have faith!!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Great article!!!
Y'all should definitely read this article...especially if you're in your 20's!! A friend passed it a long and it really hit home!
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/whole-life/features/25956-11-things-to-know-at-25ish
Always have faith!!
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/whole-life/features/25956-11-things-to-know-at-25ish
Always have faith!!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
"Act like a lady, think like a man"
So my roommate's friend just raved about this book: "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man" by the comedian Steve Harvey. She said we just had to read it, so she passed it along. Well yes...we were bored one night so we decided to take a look.
Let me tell you...there are some insightful things in that book haha! It makes you really question a lot of things about how you act around guys and about guys in general. It talks a lot about the differences between ladies and gents and goes into detail about how to attract the guy you're looking for. The book touched on everything from Mama's boys to the three things that drive men and even why women should have standards.
I definitely enjoyed the book, but I'm not gonna lie...some of the stuff I didn't agree with - like why men cheat and how guys like to protect their woman (to a point where it seems too aggressive for my taste). Get yourselves together boys!
Last night we came across the trailer for the movie that's based on the book! It's coming out in March haha...who would have thought that we just read the book and it's already hit Hollywood!
So I guess ladies could learn a few things from the book. Watch out boys...we know your secrets now! ;)
But I also came across this video and thought...maybe this girl has it all right haha.
Haha good advice huh? Hope you enjoyed!
Always have faith!!
Let me tell you...there are some insightful things in that book haha! It makes you really question a lot of things about how you act around guys and about guys in general. It talks a lot about the differences between ladies and gents and goes into detail about how to attract the guy you're looking for. The book touched on everything from Mama's boys to the three things that drive men and even why women should have standards.
I definitely enjoyed the book, but I'm not gonna lie...some of the stuff I didn't agree with - like why men cheat and how guys like to protect their woman (to a point where it seems too aggressive for my taste). Get yourselves together boys!
Last night we came across the trailer for the movie that's based on the book! It's coming out in March haha...who would have thought that we just read the book and it's already hit Hollywood!
So I guess ladies could learn a few things from the book. Watch out boys...we know your secrets now! ;)
But I also came across this video and thought...maybe this girl has it all right haha.
Haha good advice huh? Hope you enjoyed!
Always have faith!!
Monday, December 12, 2011
It's a small world after all!
What a fun weekend!
Last night was the UVA Entertainment LA holiday party. It was at Village Idiot on Melrose, and I had a blast! There were UVA alums there from all different years. These events are great, especially when you're new to a city. You get to meet people who work in the entertainment industry and learn the paths they took to get where they are now. It's also cool because you all have plenty to talk about...I mean everybody spent at least 4 years at the same college!
And you never know who you'll meet at these things! I overheard someone say he was from Southwest VA, so of course I had to jump in the convo haha! I learned he was from Marion and graduated two years before me. How crazy is it that he played football and I cheered, so that means we've crossed paths on the football field in high school and never met until last night - in Los Angeles of all places. We could even name drop and know who the other was talking about. Talk about a small world!
What a great way to bring UVA alums from all over this big city together for a night. It was definitely a fun holiday party, and I'll look forward to it next year!
Hope y'all are having tons of fun-filled holiday parties as well!! It's the best time of the year. :)
Always have faith!!
Last night was the UVA Entertainment LA holiday party. It was at Village Idiot on Melrose, and I had a blast! There were UVA alums there from all different years. These events are great, especially when you're new to a city. You get to meet people who work in the entertainment industry and learn the paths they took to get where they are now. It's also cool because you all have plenty to talk about...I mean everybody spent at least 4 years at the same college!
And you never know who you'll meet at these things! I overheard someone say he was from Southwest VA, so of course I had to jump in the convo haha! I learned he was from Marion and graduated two years before me. How crazy is it that he played football and I cheered, so that means we've crossed paths on the football field in high school and never met until last night - in Los Angeles of all places. We could even name drop and know who the other was talking about. Talk about a small world!
What a great way to bring UVA alums from all over this big city together for a night. It was definitely a fun holiday party, and I'll look forward to it next year!
Hope y'all are having tons of fun-filled holiday parties as well!! It's the best time of the year. :)
Always have faith!!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Shopping with a supermodel!
We all have a few celebrities that top our "celeb sighting" list - the ones we would love to see at least once in our lives. And they're usually the ones that are the hardest to catch a glimpse of.
Well yesterday at the Grove, I spotted one on my list. I was getting ready to leave Zara and on my way out I saw a familiar face. So of course I turned around and pretended to keep shopping haha. Yep it was Alessandra Ambrosio! The gorgeous supermodel was out shopping with her daughter Anja. She was speaking Portuguese to her daughter the whole time while Anja tried on hats and was laughing up a storm.
I ended up being right beside her while we both checked out at Zara. So crazy! She looked like a normal person - she wasn't dolled up and was wearing casual clothes. She was still gorgeous of course.
The cool thing is when I see these different celebs, I realize they're just normal people doing the same exact things I'm doing. It's nice to know they're just like us in some ways.
As I was leaving the Grove, I passed Victoria's Secret and there she was again...but this time she was in a huge picture advertising for the store. How crazy that the same person I just stood two feet from in real life was now just a model in a picture. That's the thing about celeb sightings...it's exciting for a second and then they're gone in an instant. It's back to seeing them in magazines and on TV because most likely you won't catch a glimpse of the same one twice...
Always have faith!!
Well yesterday at the Grove, I spotted one on my list. I was getting ready to leave Zara and on my way out I saw a familiar face. So of course I turned around and pretended to keep shopping haha. Yep it was Alessandra Ambrosio! The gorgeous supermodel was out shopping with her daughter Anja. She was speaking Portuguese to her daughter the whole time while Anja tried on hats and was laughing up a storm.
I ended up being right beside her while we both checked out at Zara. So crazy! She looked like a normal person - she wasn't dolled up and was wearing casual clothes. She was still gorgeous of course.
The cool thing is when I see these different celebs, I realize they're just normal people doing the same exact things I'm doing. It's nice to know they're just like us in some ways.
As I was leaving the Grove, I passed Victoria's Secret and there she was again...but this time she was in a huge picture advertising for the store. How crazy that the same person I just stood two feet from in real life was now just a model in a picture. That's the thing about celeb sightings...it's exciting for a second and then they're gone in an instant. It's back to seeing them in magazines and on TV because most likely you won't catch a glimpse of the same one twice...
Always have faith!!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Fun hosting dinner and exciting news!!
Last night, we had a ladies hosting dinner and it was a blast! We tried out a place in West Hollywood called Spanish Kitchen...yummy Mexican, although the service wasn't the absolute best!
It's always so fun to reunite and stay in touch even when class is over! I love that us girls try to keep in touch! Here's a pic from last night!
And in other news...I GOT A JOB!!! Woohoo! I'm so excited! Finally, my first job in LA in the entertainment industry! I start in January and I'm very thankful that I have something now! It took a lot of networking and staying positive that's for sure! But it's definitely a step in the right direction!
Wonder what exciting things will happen next?!?
Always have faith!!
It's always so fun to reunite and stay in touch even when class is over! I love that us girls try to keep in touch! Here's a pic from last night!
And in other news...I GOT A JOB!!! Woohoo! I'm so excited! Finally, my first job in LA in the entertainment industry! I start in January and I'm very thankful that I have something now! It took a lot of networking and staying positive that's for sure! But it's definitely a step in the right direction!
Wonder what exciting things will happen next?!?
Always have faith!!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Determined People Succeed
I just read my daily devotional by Joyce Meyer and the subject was "Determined People Succeed." What a fitting topic. As I continue to question my choices and goals for my future, this devotional helped me realize that most everyone who has become successful in their respective fields has paid their dues.
People struggle and are told no time after time, but staying determined and continuing to believe and strive for success helps to build character that will get you where you desire in the future.
The passage really spoke to me because I know that I can be impatient sometimes. Most people want their goals to be reached now and without struggle. But understanding that I am being shaped during this process to reach my goals will help me become even better in the future.
So stay determined and you will succeed!
Always have faith!!
People struggle and are told no time after time, but staying determined and continuing to believe and strive for success helps to build character that will get you where you desire in the future.
The passage really spoke to me because I know that I can be impatient sometimes. Most people want their goals to be reached now and without struggle. But understanding that I am being shaped during this process to reach my goals will help me become even better in the future.
So stay determined and you will succeed!
Always have faith!!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
It's that time of year...Christmas shopping!
I'm making a list and checking it twice!
Let me tell you...it is impossible to shop at all the good places in LA in just one day! I've made a list of the places I need to go before I go home for Christmas, and it looks like I'll have to split my Christmas shopping up into three trips ahhh!! It's going to be crazy!
I figured I'd hit up the Grove and the Beverly Center for a few things one day, then make my way to 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica on a different day, and finally shop on Melrose and Robertson for my last day of Christmas shopping. And those places aren't even close to all of the shopping in this big city! But it's not like I'm going to Rodeo Drive or anything... ;)
I love this time of year though! Everybody is out and about enjoying the holiday spirit! Let's hope all this shopping is more fun than stressful!
Good luck with y'alls shopping as well!
Always have faith!!
Let me tell you...it is impossible to shop at all the good places in LA in just one day! I've made a list of the places I need to go before I go home for Christmas, and it looks like I'll have to split my Christmas shopping up into three trips ahhh!! It's going to be crazy!
I figured I'd hit up the Grove and the Beverly Center for a few things one day, then make my way to 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica on a different day, and finally shop on Melrose and Robertson for my last day of Christmas shopping. And those places aren't even close to all of the shopping in this big city! But it's not like I'm going to Rodeo Drive or anything... ;)
I love this time of year though! Everybody is out and about enjoying the holiday spirit! Let's hope all this shopping is more fun than stressful!
Good luck with y'alls shopping as well!
Always have faith!!
Friday, December 2, 2011
Never bored in LA!
If there's one thing I know for sure...it's that there's ALWAYS something fun to do in LA!
Last night, my friends and I went to see a comedy show. I've been to two so far, and I always have a blast! I find the actors so talented because I know it must be hard getting up in front of a bunch of people and doing improv and acting crazy haha!
Plus, you never know who else will show up to watch the shows! Last night, Darryl (Craig Robinson) from The Office was in the audience watching. Pretty cool!
If you get the chance, I would definitely recommend going to a comedy or improv show. There are tons all over the city, and I can guarantee you'll laugh! :)
Hope y'all have a great weekend!
Always have faith!!
Last night, my friends and I went to see a comedy show. I've been to two so far, and I always have a blast! I find the actors so talented because I know it must be hard getting up in front of a bunch of people and doing improv and acting crazy haha!
Plus, you never know who else will show up to watch the shows! Last night, Darryl (Craig Robinson) from The Office was in the audience watching. Pretty cool!
If you get the chance, I would definitely recommend going to a comedy or improv show. There are tons all over the city, and I can guarantee you'll laugh! :)
Hope y'all have a great weekend!
Always have faith!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIDDY!!!
It's my daddy's birthday...so I had to to post this:
I knew it would come in handy one day! :)
But I just wanted to say happy happy birthday to Jim Diddy Durin Fern! I don't know what I would do without him. He's always been so supportive and has taught me many things about life - the importance of perseverance, following your dreams, and most importantly always having faith.
So thank you for being such a great Dad, and I hope you celebrate a day that you'll never forget! Wish I was there...and please don't be derogatory haha!
Love you Dad!
Always have faith!!
I knew it would come in handy one day! :)
But I just wanted to say happy happy birthday to Jim Diddy Durin Fern! I don't know what I would do without him. He's always been so supportive and has taught me many things about life - the importance of perseverance, following your dreams, and most importantly always having faith.
So thank you for being such a great Dad, and I hope you celebrate a day that you'll never forget! Wish I was there...and please don't be derogatory haha!
Love you Dad!
Always have faith!!
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Last hosting class :(
Last night was my final hosting class. And I'm so sad it's over! I met so many awesome people and learned so much during those six weeks.
Guess that means I'll have to take another one soon!
We got to tape our stand-ups last night, so everybody came dressed up and ready to film! It was a lot of fun! We used the teleprompter and each said our stand-up four times. Mine was about the CMA's...had to bring in the country music of course! :)
After class, we all went out to Rush Street in Culver City. It was such a cool lounge...I definitely want to go back! And I love how the entire class became so close that we keep wanting to hang out with each other haha. We all decided we're going to take another hosting class together next year!
Here's our "funny" picture that we took last night in front of the green screen. Good times!!
I'm sure there will be a lot more hosting memories to come in the future!
Always have faith!!
Guess that means I'll have to take another one soon!
We got to tape our stand-ups last night, so everybody came dressed up and ready to film! It was a lot of fun! We used the teleprompter and each said our stand-up four times. Mine was about the CMA's...had to bring in the country music of course! :)
After class, we all went out to Rush Street in Culver City. It was such a cool lounge...I definitely want to go back! And I love how the entire class became so close that we keep wanting to hang out with each other haha. We all decided we're going to take another hosting class together next year!
Here's our "funny" picture that we took last night in front of the green screen. Good times!!
I'm sure there will be a lot more hosting memories to come in the future!
Always have faith!!
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