Where Have You Been??

Okay, so sorry for the delay.

This is a longgggg post.

Do you want to know why I really am so delayed in telling you about Monday and Tuesday and the Nest?

I know the anticipation is bugging y'all.

I went on a spontaneous road trip for the weekend!

Monday

I woke up at the crack of dawn, ate my first meal at my new home, and waited for the painters to come and paint. 

After they painted, I hung out with my friend Alex and she and I went grocery shopping... At 9 PM. Mind you, I had only eaten cereal that morning and nothing else that day, so I was so hungry!

I honestly grabbed a ton of crap, like cookie dough, string cheese, & chips and cheese dip. BUT part of me was thinking, so I bought turkey and cheese, bread, orange juice, and rice.

That night, Alex and I just had girl time and talked since I was without a tv.

Tuesday

Honestly Tuesday and Wednesday blur together because I was "required" to be home while all of these people came and fixed things. Tuesday was the day that AT&T came to install my internet and cable, but when they arrived at 10:45 AM, they told me that my building wasn't wired for cable yet. They came back at 1:45 PM only to tell me that they could work on the outside, but they couldn't set up my cable or internet just yet. That would have to wait until tomorrow (Um... What??). Around 4 PM when they were about to leave, the AT&T man told me that someone else would be coming to set up everything inside within the next 30 minutes. Enter 5:30 PM, a third AT&T man comes and sets everything up inside. 

I now have internet and cable, but no TV.

Wednesday

Here comes my TV! At 2 PM... Better late than never though. It comes in and gets installed, and this girl is TOO happy. I can join much of the rest of the world online and watch the news again.

My friend and her mom come to town and invite me out to dinner (Japanese, yum!). I also try on bridesmaid dresses for her wedding and we decide we love the samples they had ordered from an online Etsy store.

Thursday

Bright and early, I arrive at aforementioned friend's apartment along with 2 of her other bridesmaids for a day of wedding dress shopping. Off to Atlanta we go. We got done trying everything on around 2 PM and thankfully, she found a dress which looks absolutely gorgeous on her! I would show y'all but I can't spill the beans.

I also get invited to go to the Falcons/Bengals preseason game by a friend but unfortunately I had to turn down the ticket because I didn't drive to the dress fitting, I was not dressed for a game, and there was no way I could boss the bridal party back to my friend's apartment, pick up my car, get dressed, and be back in atlanta by 8 PM for the game.

So instead, my lovely friend Brittany came over and we watched the game at my house and made cookies. After the game, I text M and O, two friends who play for the Bengals, about how excited I was to see them play again and how I wished I could've been at the game. Yadda yadda texts later, Brittany and I said we wanted to come up to Ohio to hang out and go to a game sometime this season and we were invited right then. on the spot. 

What's a girl to do. 

Well WE decided, let's do it. Let's go. 

I won't have a chance to just pick up like this again in the two years of nursing school I have left, so why not.

And not 3 hours later, we were making our 8 hour trek.

Nothing like a hearty McDonald's breakfast while driving through the foggy Great Smoky mountains

Through 3 states later, we made it! Once at O's house, we showered and decided to take a nap before we hung out with anyone. Knowing us (and since we'd only had 3 hours of sleep), we weren't gonna risk flipping out on anyone there so a nap was in order.

Trusty nap blanket

M's truck that he let me drive

The view of Cincinnati from across the river

Some cool wall... Gotta appreciate the art everywhere I go

Hard Knocks was filming!

View from the house

Cincinnati was a ton of fun and I thoroughly enjoyed myself with my friends. For such a spontaneous, random, last minute road trip, both Brittany and I agreed that we had fun. 

And that's all that matters.

What's even more awesome?

This care package sent from my best friend that was waiting for me when I arrived home.

This girl really knows my heart and I am so thankful for everything she's done for me and sent me. She even sent a little card with it saying that this is my "relaxation box" since I won't have much time to relax in nursing school. God bless her.

God Bless You all!

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