1) First Night Out - Our neighbors (there are 3 of them) took us out to a local City Bistro. It's a motel so naturally, we thought the worst. Where are they going to kill us? Will someone hear us if we scream? (Yes mother, we were using the buddy system at all times.) Turns out the City Bistro had a live band that night called the "Emily Minor Band". She was a country singer and she has become our new favorite live band to listen to. There are memories of us standing next to the stage, screaming, hands in the air, singing "Broken Wing". Yes, it was a good time! I now follow her on Twitter and guess what? SHE RETWEETED ME!!! I thought it was a pretty big deal and was very excited! We can't wait to see her live again.
2) Culture Shock Hot Dogs - Sam is a genius with finding fun things to do on the internet and she saw that Greenville was hosting a Night Out Against Crime in their local park. There was going to be live music, free food, and lots of "vendors". It was quite similar to the one and only Might Howard County Fair. Very fun! So we went and started our venture by grabbing a bag of the free food. We opened our bag to find not one, but two hotdogs. We opened them (starving because we don't have any pots and pans or microwave yet as our third roommate, Emily, has it and hasn't moved in yet) and were taken by surprise. The hotdog was BRIGHT RED. What?! Since when are hotdogs bright red? I, being the closed minded person I am, instantly decided there was no way I was putting that in my mouth. I've seen a hotdog and that was not it. Sam has a much more "when in Rome" type of personality so she went for it. After the first bite she says it's not that bad. Okay, okay, I'll try it. Barf. The first bite may not have been bad but the second was awful. So chewy, so gross. We later find out they aren't beef hotdogs, which is what we were used to. However, eating a gross hotdog was a payoff for the band we were about to hear. Again, we love live music. There was a band playing there called "Parmalee" and WE. LOVED. THEM. They are a country/rock band who plays some of the best music I have heard in a long, long time. Find them on iTunes and download there CD. So worth it! And when they are big, we can say we saw them in concert already! :)
3) Employment and Shout Outs - Maybe this should have been my first post but for those of you who do not know yet, I have landed myself a job teaching 4th grade in Greenville. I am very, very excited! I got a sneak peek into my classroom yesterday and it's big and, of course, super cute! I can't wait to get started setting it all up. I was officially signed on Thursday and I start orientation on Monday. Pretty fast! But I could not be happier and finally feel like the past 4 1/2 years of paying to be a teacher is finally worth it! So a big shout out to everyone who has helped me get to where I am right now in life. I could not have done it without you all. I have the best support system a girl could ask for so, you know who you are; thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! Love you all!
4) Lazy Days - Because Sam and I don't start work until next week, we have taken this time to enjoy ourselves and relax! We invested in some beer and pool floaties (thank you Grandpa Damon!) and have spent endless hours relaxing at the pool, soaking up the sun. Sometimes, when the sun it too hot, we come back and watch The Hills (we started at season 1, we are now on season 3) or One Tree Hill. Yes, it's a tough life, we know, but someone has to do it! :)
Butttt.....Our third roommate, Sam's classmate, Emily, moves in later today so we need to go clean a bit before she gets here! Hope everyone has a relaxing Saturday and a wonderful weekend!
Miss you all!
Until next time....
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