"Young & Free"

Since it has been like 30 years since I last blogged, and I am bored out of my mind at work, here I go.

First off, as a follow up on my last blog  "Farkle Snart ," the crazy lady is still causing me to claw my eyes out on a daily basis. I said that I had wanted to make a list of all the crazy things that she said. I did. However, my list compiled of about 50 sticky notes has disappeared. I honestly think that the maid that cleans our office is using them for proof of my craziness, but I really want to think that Miss Farkle Snart herself found them. I am hoping for the latter.

Secondly, I have had an awesome past few weeks. I have been in a really wierd/ content/ happy mood and I'm rolling with it. You know those part of the movies when it is practically on fast forward throughout a year and everything is all happy with some really chill music playing? Well I feel like my life has been on a happy fast forward part of the movie with really badass background music. I have got to do some really cool things lately. Nothing particular, but this new semester is starting off good. Actually not good, great! I have heard some really good music, I have planned a lot of really cool things, and I have gotten some really good news.

Also, I learned how to use links on this bad boy. Oh, you just wait!

Okay, not like anyone really cares, but I have started this crazy awesome diet. I should be punished for using awesome and diet in the same sentence, but it's really not bad. I started tracking my calories with the "Loose It!" app on my phone and it really made me realize how much crap I really shove in my face. Also, I don't know what happened, but apparently God lit a match under my ass and said, "workout fatass." Lately I have actually enjoyed going to the gym and consider that one of the highlights of my day. I started this diet last Thursday and I have already lost 4.8 pounds. I know that is not going to be happening every week, but I feel pretty accomplished and I am counting down until I get off and can go to the gym. I have not really seen any physical proof of the weight loss, so I am going to kill myself running until I do.

Last, but not least. I have to make note of this. I sent in my final information for my flight to Vegas and everything is booked and ready to go. 76 more days!

"Farkle Snart"

"UMM, CINDY!! Can you come here for a second, sugar plum?" Ughh. The thought of that being said is simply sending chills down my back as I type. First off my name is Sydney, not Cindy. Also, I am not your "sugar plum." I'm Sydney, that is about all.

 For the past week, for eight to nine hours a day I have been locked in an 8ft by 10ft vault with this so called "human." Let me start off by explaining this character. First off she has a voice like Fran off of "The Nanny," she laughs at herself to the point I think chocolate milk from her breakfast 8 hours ago is about to bust through her nose, and she has hair that looked like she got confused picking out the shade of red that she wanted so she bought a box of purple and a box of orange and got creative with it. I'm all about unique, but this women takes it to a whole new level. Additionally, she knows EVERYTHING, or at least she thinks that she does and everyone that she knows is highly important, making her a "VIP." Oh, but WAIT! We have not even gotten to the best part of this lady. Whoever taught her english was beyond crazy. In fact, whoever it was makes bat shit crazy look sane. They are more like taking bath salts eat your face off crazy. Which makes her a spitting image. She uses vocabulary that I think you would have to be doped up on some serious drugs to understand. That is, if you can get past the random shouting of "Oh, Guacamole!" I think that guacamole went from my favorite food to down right disgusting for how much she uses it. On the topic of disgusting she makes these little comments about her sex life, or the lack there of. She is 60 years old and just burried her 4th husband. I could really do without that picture in my head. Today she was talking politics and I wasn't really responding. I seriously know nothing about what is going on in this world aside from what pertains directly to that moment of my life, and I don't feel as if I am educated enough on the subject to properly form an opinion. However, I will respect yours. She was all talking Biden this, Biden that when she brought up that he was in New Mexico pretty close to Lubbock. In order to avoid future discussions on that topic (or so I thought), I just said cool that way she could continue her one sided conversation with herself. Little did I know, this recently widdowed woman is in love with Biden. Not like the typical girly love crap where girls just drool over the guy, like the crazy stalkerish love. She may be on her way to New Mexico now to find out his exact location and rape his brains out. Anyway, she informed me that Biden makes her "giggly in the tiggly, if you know what I mean" and then winked. First off, I don't know what you mean, as I don't know waht a "tiggly" is. He is like 400 years older than me and I could do without an old sugar daddy. After pondering what she really meant, it was 100% a sexual comment toward Biden and she wants him bad. Oh, it gets better. As she was completing her work, something messed up. Working with money you are guaranteed to have mistakes, and a lot of them. You just take them as they come and deal with them. Nope, not this quack job. She gets her panties all in a wad and goes ape shit. If I ever here the expression "Oh! Farkle Snart!" again, I am going to laugh in the woman's face. Just say "oh shit" instead of "Crusted over crutons, we have a situation here", I promise that will actually get your point across.

Regaurdless how annoyed I get at this creature, I am learning to enjoy that I get to spend everyday with her. I have started a book of her outlandish quotes and I think that I am on my way to getting free counseling through work, as everyone who works in my office is going to need it. However, if I start using "Guacamole!" as an expression, I'm going to need my own office.

The Letters of ME!

I had to steal this from my good friend Heffernan because it looked too fun. Also, it reminded me of when everyone did these type things on myspace. So here it goes...

A is for age: 

19, I'll be 20 on Monday

B is for breakfast today: 

A bottle of water and a handfull of fruit loops. I was in a hurry.
C is for currently craving: 

Nothing right now, I just had lunch.

 

D is for dinner tonight: 

There is no telling what we will come up with. My bet is left over meatloaf from last night.

E is for favorite type of exercise:

The easy stuff. haha If I had to choose, probably jogging.

F is for an irrational fear: 

Snakes and Rats. Can't handle them.

 

G is for gross food: 

Rice. It has no taste and a weird texture.

  

H is for hometown: 

The amazing little town of Krum, TX.

I is for something important: 

First and foremost, my family. Closely followed by friends.

J is for current favorite jam: 

 Oh I couldn't even tell you. Whatever comes on pandora next.

 

K is for kids: 

Maybe one day WAYY into the future. 

L is for current location: 

At work. I took a little break. :)

M is for the most recent way you spent money:

Gas. It is about to kill me.

N is for something you need: 

For tomorrow to get here so that I can start my long weekend! 

O is for occupation: 

Student assistant. Maybe one day I will get a real job. Maybe.

P is for pet peeve: 

Smacking, and two faced people.

Q is for quote:

Do it by the book, but be the autor.

I love it!! 

R is for random fact about you: 

I am a twin.

S is for favorite healthy snack: 

Fruit. I love frozen peaches. 

T is for favorite treat: 

Sweet tea. It's my weakness.
U is for something that makes you unique: 

There is nothing really unique about me that I can see.

V is for favorite vegetable:

Green beans, collard greens, asparagus, lettace, spinich,  really anything that is green for some reason.

W is for today’s workout: 

Run after I get off and then do one of the workout pyramid things on pinterest.

X is for X-rays you’ve had:

Ha! Too many. Ankles, wrists, arms, ribs.

Y is for yesterday’s highlight:

Lunch with Emily and her family, having Heffernan and Bailey Joe over for supper, and starting to pack. I live such an adventurous life...not.

Z is for your time zone: 

central. 

Those Long Hot Summer Days

Realizing that I have not wrote a blog in a month and this is seriously how I remember what I do, I am going to give a new entry a shot.

First off, this past month has been quite the adventure. I have been so many places. There are not enough words in the English language to explain all that I have got to experience. From backroads, to highways, to bands, to wrecked cars, to new friends that made me family, to "just up here on the left", I feel as if I have got to live so much in the past month. Well I always live, but more freely. No rules, no schedule, just me! It has been a growing experience. However, I am not done with this way of life this summer. I feel like this might be my last summer to just up and go somewhere when I please, so I am going to make the most of it. I have one, maybe two more road trips to make by the time school starts in August. I can't wait! Also, I can't wait for school to start back and I can start working towards my new major, football season, and all of my friends will be back in one town. I seriously don't know what I am going to do when we all graduate and go our own ways.

Another high point to hit, one of my friends got married this past weekend...in VEGAS! It was a very quick wedding, as it was planned in about 2 weeks. Crazy stuff. On Saturday, Hallie and I decided in honor of not being able to go to Vegas, we were going to day drink and be sloshed by the time the wedding started at 10 o'clock our time. After a couple of hours spent drinking on the back porch, I had met 2 of my neighbors that I had never met before, we had curled my hair, and we were dressed up and ready to watch the wedding. Thank God for Vegas chapel web cams because we felt like we were at the wedding, we could just actually be loud (and drunk) for the grand finale. The wedding was beautiful, and perfect for them. So much we had to watch it twice for it to "sit in." Congrats to Bailey and Cal! I wish them many years of happiness and love.

Seeing that I am at work and I really get bored pretending to be busy and doing my job, I have googled the heck out of top vacay destinations in America. Next year is not only my 21st birthday, it is also my parent's 25th anniversary. Therefore, in my mind we need to take a HUGE vacay to celebrate. My original plans that I have had my whole life was to go to Vegas for my 21st and possibly to the NFR. However, Mom has other plans. She wants all of us to go together somewhere and since Daddy is not a huge fan of Vegas, it's looking like a no go. Next thought was NOLA. I have kinda been there and done that, and honestly NOLA is really cool and all when you are wasted on Burbon street, but during the day it's kinda super creepy. In all of these thoughts, I have developed my life plan. During my whole college days (AT LEAST 3 more years!!) I am going to roadtrip Texas. I may throw in some other states where I can, but I want to mainly spend my weekends going all over Texas. Then when I graduate and get a real job and get old and not all that much fun, I want to try to see all 50 states before I retire. I have been out of the country a few times but I'm ready for my world tour.

Enough of me blabbing on about completely nothing. Go spend the rest of the day doing some thing really fun!

Here's to America

Memorial Day Weekend.

Oh where to even begin..

This past weekend was one for the books. To start off, Hallie and I hit the road with the car LOADED down. I don't at all take packing lightly. Hungry as hippos we flew to Dickens to eat at Ponderosa BBQ. I have ate little things in there before and they have been amazing, but never there pineapple "puddin". If you are ever on 114, it is for sure worth the stop. Quite possibly the detour to Heaven. After chowing down on some BBQ and "puddin." We hit the high road. We made it all the way to Jacksboro and then had to stop and see some friends. Well actually just one, but it took 45 min to clear the town. Just to pull over in Runaway Bay and take pictures of the ferris wheel that I had been telling Hallie about. We finally made it to Krum and sat down in the back yard to drink a beer with Daddy when Emily and Mom showed up back from Denton. (Emily beat us home) As the night moved on, and we grew drunker, more of our friends started to trickle in. About 1:30, after swimming all night, Hallie had the idea to go to the bar. Much to our dismay, there is some stupid law or something that bars can only stay open until 2. Who would have thought? So we decided to high tail it to Thackerville to hit up Winstar. After loosing way too much money, (I'm still up on Winstar!) we finally made it home about 5 Saturday morning. A few short hours of sleep later we were wide awake and ready to go again. Saturday was another day of soid drinking. (Notice a trend) Mom and Daddy had a crawfish boil at our house later that night and a lot of people came over, some that I had never even met. Drunkness led to dancing on bars and before any of us knew it, we were one giant shit show. After getting mad because some rando started making out with our friends, Hallie and I decided to go to bed. Sunday morning we all got up and Emily and the Munday boys decided to head out, leaving just Shelby, Hallie, my parents, and me. Hallie and I decided to go to Ft. Worth since she had never been. The rest of my family met us down there later. Ft. Worth is great, but seeing that I am a broke college student these days, my budget did not really hold up to the prices at Maverick where I love to shop. Of course, in Ft Worth tradition, we had to take Hallie to Joe T. Garcia's. A real quick meal and a strong margarita put us on the road to Jacksboro, where all of the craziness started again. One drunken night later, Hallie and I somehow made it back to Krum by 10 Monday morning. Lord only knows how. Since I had not seen any of my grandparents all weekend, it was time to get showers and go granny hoppin. My Nana and Papa took us to Denton to eat some Mexican food, then it was on to Ponder to say hi to Mimi and Poppie. I came home, got my ass chewed, and then hit the road back to Lubbock. After little to no sleep the whole weekend, the trip back might have been the longest trip of my life, as I was fighting my eyes to stay open. All-in-all, I think that it was safe to say that this memorial day was one I'll never forget. It was more fun than I have had in a LONG time!!! I can't wait to see what the rest of the summer has to hold.

"You Ain't Met My Texas Yet"

I would have to say that the past year has been one hellacious rollercoaster. I don't even know where to start. There have been quite a few events that will forever shape that person that I have become. Some bad, some good. School has been a trip for me. Needless to say, I am THRILLED that the semester is now over. I have changed my major to Agriculture Education and I am pumped to get started in those classes. I am DONE with the business classes!! Whooo!!! With all of that being said, I have one goal this summer. My goal is to see every aspect of Texas. I have visited and experienced many of the experiences that "My Texas" explains. However, I am ready to do the things that I have not and relive the ones that I have. I have finally broke free from home and I will not be returning this summer, except for some short visits. In celebration of that, I am going to make this summer one for the history books. I have so many things that I want to do, I am not sure that I will ever get them all done this summer. I'm always down for a challenge. By next summer, I want to have accomplished almost everything listed in that song. So, with that being said, here is my bucket list by next summer. Some I have already done and will take a back seat priority to those that have yet to be accomplished.

Climbed up to Enchanted Rock
Drink a cold Shiner down in Luckenbach
(Been but I'm ready to drink down there)
River Walk!!
float down the 'Ol Frio (Guadalupe, Comal) 
Red Dirt music on your radio
Eat Cooper's down in Llano
Houston rodeo
Sing "Carry On" at a Pat Green show
See an Abilene sunset
Catch a trout down in Port A (Only Corpus)
Hear the words to "Corpus Christi Bay"
Fireworks on PK (only been there 100 times, but not crossing it off until I see the fireworks)
Have a kolache when you go through West
GO TO the Larry Jo Taylor fest (and suds and sounds)
Go to the Ft. Worth stock show
Sang along with Cory Morrow
See a hill country sunset
Hike through Big Bend
Have your hair blown back by a Lubbock wind  (Daily)
Go somewhere where they call you "friend"
Go to the San Antone rodeo
Sing "Everclear" at a Creager show
See an El Paso sunset

With a few minor adjustments in the words of the songs, I am sure that I can accomplish all of these by next year at this time, and redo all of the ones that I have already done!

"There's no place like home...There's not place like home..."

I guess that you could say that I woke up Friday morning with Red Slipper Syndrome. It's a serious condition from what I hear and highly contagious, so you better watch out! JUST KIDDING! I was getting EXTREMELY homesick last week and I needed some good ole' Krum time. So, on a spur of the moment trip, I headed 309 miles (I'm not counting or anything) East and found my self arriving at about 10:30 that night. I only saw like 75 state troopers. Shocker! Don't get me wrong, I love Lubbock, but nothing beats Krum after a good ole' rain. The second that I got home, I didn't waste anytime. I had places to go and people to see. ;) I got to meet some of my Mom's friends from North Carolina and spend a good amount of time with the friends that I hold so dear to my heart ♥. I just couldn't find it in me to leave on Sunday so I decided to wake up EARLY this morning and head back to the LBK. Nothing crazy exciting happened really, but it was a lot of fun. I got to see people that I hardly ever get to see, have the rest of my life thrown at me (not so fun!), have the rest of my life planned for me♥♥♥, get a good amount of "windshield time", have really rude people play not so nice jokes on me, and tear up some mud tracks. Here are just a few of the pictures that I snapped this weekend:

I got to meet Tiffany's family.

Creeper Points: I still don't realize why really wealthy people who can afford to buy anything try to dress like Ginger Spice. 

I got to see my favorite little sister. :) 

I got told that I might need an intervention for my MAC addiction. 

I taught people how to curl my hair! Best idea ever!

Drank maybe a bit too much, but who's counting?

On my way back this morning I got to witness one of the most beautiful sunrises that I have ever seen

                                          

                                             I did have to leave this little turd in Lubbock and that broke my heart.