Little Known Facts

I work in oncology with leukemia and lymphoma patients.

My parents live in Portugal.

I hate the sound of people's teeth scraping against their fork.

I redecorate my house approximately 5 times a month.

Obsessed with Sims Freeplay and Cooking Fever.

My favorite movie of all time is Pride and Prejudice.

I love cooking and experimenting with new recipes.

I don't wear over 1/2 the clothes in my closet. 

If you really know me, I'm terrible at hiding how I feel.

I'm blunt.

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Venture into the Unknown

I'm graduating from nursing school on May 8th. 

I should be a private investigator because I'm really good about finding stuff out about people. 

Three fur babies - a full bred German Shepherd, a German Shepherd mix and a Rhodesian Ridgeback.

You'll never catch me in open toe shoes if my toes aren't painted.

I always take the second of everything; second shirt off the rack, second item on a shelf... Never the first. 

I'm very random. 

My all time favorite movies include Pride and Prejudice and Moulin Rouge.

I have three older siblings.

Blunt is my third language, sarcasm my second.

Traveling the world would be the best dream come true for me. 

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A Little Here and There

Notice anything different around here?

I finally got around to changing my layout and I did so by creating my own! 

After hours of learning how to code and reading blog after blog on what to do, I did it!

It's still a work in progress as I am tweaking things here and there, but I am so proud to debut this new baby. 

One of these days the blog name will change too, but for now I feel like the theme change better reflects my brain's idea of my perfect blog.

A reminder of the old days for y'all...

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20 Facts About Me

Mom's mac and cheese was and always will be my favorite food.

The most played song on my iTunes is Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (forreal... played it on repeat when I shared a dorm room and needed to focus on studying). 

Second most played? Stay by Rihanna.

You may make many plans but the Lord's purpose will prevail - Proverbs 19:21 = LOVE

I actually enjoy packing and unpacking.

I like folding clothes (who am I?!)

I love dusk.

I've never traveled by train (only used subways and Marta trains).

I love brown noise more than white noise.

Growing up, I told everyone I wanted to be an interior designer.

At 18, my mom told me to go out and be a kid, so I played on monkey bars and ended up skinning my left knee and leg. Still have those scars.

I've been a hostess at a chain Mexican restaurant before.

I've worked as an ice cream scooper before too. Perks of that job besides money? The take-home after each shift.

Saw Lion King on Broadway long ago with my grandma and aunt and it was AMAZING.

I get annoyed really easily.

Having strep more than 5 times in two years usually means you get your tonsils out... Why do I still have mine?

I notice a person's eyes, then smile, before anything else.

I have contacts but they hurt when I wear them too long, so I just wear my glasses all the time.

I love the smell of freshly washed and dried laundry, lemon and bleach.

My name was almost Grace.

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25 Facts About Me

I was born on a Tuesday.

I am a Sagittarius. 

very blunt, good listener, positive person, likes her freedom

My middle name is Michelle.

hence "Michi"

I love the outdoors, but I hate insects.

My siblings include a teacher, lawyer, and a med student (#futuredoc).

I want to live in another country.

I don't eat seafood. 

I'm in school to become an RN.

I used to talk so much that I wouldn't pay attention to where I was walking and walk into poles.

My name was originally a popular boy's name.

It means "son of the Noble One."

I dislike the taste of coffee and coffee flavored anything.

My birthstone is topaz. 

The sound of people chewing and smacking their food makes me cringe.

I broke my foot jumping off of a deck and onto a trampoline in the 8th grade.

I broke the pinky on my left hand in 9th grade during basketball practice.

I have four big dogs.

Favorite numbers are 13 and 20.

I can't roll my tongue.

I love meeting new people.

I dislike the phrase "hey stranger."

I don't like group projects because I end up being the person that does the most work. 

I've always and forever been told that I am an old soul and that I am mature for my age. 

Under some different circumstances, I would have loved to live during the Regency era (think Pride and Prejudice).

I love being around other people, but I thoroughly enjoy my space and being alone as well.

Thank you so much for reading!

Share something about yourself with me!

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Confessional Friday… On Sunday

Hey y'all! (woah, super Southern… )

On this kind of dreary Superbowl Sunday, I thought I would link up with Miss Leslie for a little "getting to know you" session. I'm a few days late on this - whoops - but I wanted to link-up anyway!

 My name is Allison. I originally started this blog in May of 2006, which technically makes this little corner of the blog world 8 YEARS OLD! However, I haven't posted consistently like this since June 2013. I began writing again in June just to chronicle my life, my journey into nursing school, and my growing relationship with Christ. As both this blog and I continue to grow, this blog will more than likely transform into documenting my life as a nurse, a wife, and a mother. 

When I originally started college, I intended to major in exercise and sports science. Then I realized I had to take chemistry and changed my mind to communication sciences and disorders to become a speech pathologist. Then I had a mental breakdown and decided I didn't want to do that either. Eventually I stumbled upon nursing, and funny enough, had to take that chemistry I tried to avoid so much. 

That being said, I am currently in my second semester of nursing school and while it is extremely challenging, I absolutely love it. I've learned so much about myself and what I can/cannot handle. Though I've always been compassionate and have had a deep love of helping others, I have grown in this tremendously more. 

I absolutely adore my family! I am the youngest of four - Daurian, Valarie and Alex. Growing up, my brother was (and still is) my best friend, but as we've all gotten older, we've definitely all become a lot closer. I guess things just became more relatable between us all… Momma and I have also become so much closer as I've gotten older and I'm so grateful that we have the relationship that we do; I tell her almost everything and she always gives me the best advice. She's so funny, she'll text me every couple of days if we haven't talked and say things like "I miss you, can't wait to catch up!"

Some random tidbits:

- I adore giraffes

- I strongly dislike coffee… Which makes getting up early for the hospital insanely difficult

- I am a shoe fanatic

- I am Cape Verdean and African American

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The ABC's of Allie

A: Attached or Single? Single

B: Best Friend(s)? My brother, J.Hop, Dee, Gabbi and Kelsey
C: Cake or pie? Cake.
D: Day of choice? Saturday. College football!

E: Essential item? My phone, which I actually loathe...

F: Favorite color? Teal

G: Gummy bears or worms? Trolli Sour Gummy Worms. That's the way to my heart.

H: Hometown? Marietta, GA

I: Favorite indulgence? Curling up on my couch and watching Pride and Prejudice

J: January or July? January only because it's unbearably hot in GA in the summer

K: Kids? One day, for sure

L: Life isn’t complete without? Sweatpants and my puppies

M: Marriage date? Not even in a relationship lol

N: Number of brothers/sisters? Two older sisters, one older brother

O: Oranges or Apples? Oranges. Can lil baby clementines count?

P: Phobias/Fears? Not having enough time.

Q: Quotes? "Loneliness does not come from having no people around you, but from being 
unable to communicate the things that seem important to you. — Carl Jung"

R: Reasons to smile? God, my family and friends

S: Season of choice? Early fall. It's beautiful with all of the different colors and the leaves
dropping. The smell of bonfires and happiness

T: Tag 5 People. someone, everyone, you're the one, the next one, and no one.

U: Unknown fact about me? I am totally and absolutely obsessed with giraffes. Gabs actually just sent me a lil stuffed giraffe cause it reminded her of me and was"too cute not to buy." Momma just called me the other night cause she was giving away a bag of clothes I had packed for Goodwill and as soon as I pick up she goes "I saw a giraffe in the bag and needed to call you to make sure it's supposed to be leaving this house..."

V: Vegetable? Mmm. I love carrots.

W: Worst habit? Procrastination... I'll just do it tomorrow or the next day, or the next... 

X: Xray or Ultrasound? I don't really care. Do what you gotta do. 

Y: Your favorite food? Spaghetti and Momma's mac' and cheese, please!

Z: Zodiac sign? Sagittarius baby!

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The Start of It All

I started this blog in May of 2006. Back then the blog had a different name, but it chronicled my life and thoughts as a high school student. My promise then was to write daily about my life, my opinions and random stories I wanted to share. 

While many posts were written, I chose to delete or 'revert to draft' most of them because they outlined what I did each day and didn't have any depth (save for few of them). 

Many years passed and while there were some random postings here and there, this blog lacked consistency. In May of 2013, I decided to revive this little corner of the internet with a new blog name and layout, and a promise to blog as much as I could instead of everyday. 

On my blog, you'll find:

 real 

honest

funny

raw emotion

truth

passion

Welcome. I sincerely hope you join me in my life's journey.

 Sit back, grab a drink and stay a while!

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