Okay, we lost, but...

I had a thoroughly fabulous break.

I spent time with the parents.
... shopped with Eureka.
... New Moon-ed with old friends. And gossiped. And gossiped. And gossiped.
... picked up my second bridesmaid's dress.
... reunited with old friends at a bar in my hometown.
... gave thanks with my family... gave thanks with Ev's family.
... drove to Auburn late at night and dished with my girlfriends about boyfriends, new and old.
... bar-hopped with the very best friends a girl could ask for.
... may or may not have witnessed the beginning of a beautiful friendship... or two.
... watched an incredible Auburn football team play with heart and pride.
... was a very, very proud almost-Auburn-alum.
... spent much-needed time in the town I love so dearly.
... ate lunch at my all-time favorite Auburn eatery: Big Blue Bagel.
... rode home with Evan and Marlena; whoa-incredible conversations.
... decorated for Christmas with my mom for, like, the 22nd time in my life.
... listened to Christmas tunes for the first time this season. Sing it to me, Bing.
... watched Glee with Ev.
And now I'll go to sleep in the home that I grew up with, and I'll sleep peacefully because I am blessed beyond belief.

One month from today...

I'll be an Auburn grad.

I'll be done with my undergrad career forever.

I'll be on Christmas break.

I'll be with my family and on the eve of a Marcum Family Christmas celebration.

I'll be kind of like a grown-up... but not really.

I'll be starting a new chapter in my life...

Thursday: so close to Friday, yet so far away.

Good news: I found my camera adaptor this morning! A much-needed photo upload is in order.
Bad news: I found it because I thought I must've left one of my Target bags in the car. As it turns out, I left my milk somewhere in Target. I had to make my oatmeal with water. I know that's how some people do it all the time, but, people, let me introduce you to the joys of oatmeal made with milk. You'll never go back. Promise.

In other news, I am so very excited to go home this weekend... to see my sweet puppy Maggie, to sleep in my old bed, to shop and lunch with my mommy, to watch Auburn (hopefully) beat Georgia, and to just spend time in one of the most beautiful cities in Alabama. We're stopping off in Birmingham on the way home Friday night to eat dinner at Cheesecake Factory with our newlywed friends, Ryan and Kaleigh (Ryan called himself a "Cheesecake Factory virgin" so we knew there was no other option for our dinner date).

Evan and I had a food intervention last night. I have a phobia of mass markets-- that's not to say that I'm afraid of people... I just really hate places like Target, Wal-Mart, grocery stores-- so I've been refusing to go grocery shopping. Unfortunately, one must eat... and this one has been going out to eat far too often. So we're restricting dining out (with the exception of weekends, I'm sure), and Evan convinced me to go to Target... and I did, and I bought groceries with a vengence. We literally spent two hours in Target, perusing the aisles of frozen food, canned food, health food, fresh food, accessories, clothes, electronics, books. I made it out alive... but with a little less money. Or a lot less money.

I should be working...

monotony.

I haven't had much to write about lately because everything's been moving at the same pace, a pace that is either busy or slow... I can't decide. Sometimes it feels slow because it's the same old routine day after day

Breakfast.

Get ready for work.

Check e-mail/Facebook (I mean something MAJOR could have happened overnight).

Drive to work (at this point in the season, when it's a chill 45 degrees in the morning, I know exactly at what point in my drive to work my heat will kick on)

Work.

Lunch.

Work.

Possible work out.

Shower.

Dinner.

TV/Quiet time/Reading/More Facebook

Bedtime.

But then again, I look back at the end of the week and think about how time has flown. Either way, fast or slow, there are no major developments in my life... none of which have inspired me to blog, at least.

Evan and I went to Auburn last weekend and watched the Tigers beat the Ole Miss Rebels, went to an excellent Halloween party at Jacob's, and then spent the afternoon at the Summit Sunday... and capped it all off with dinner with Alice and Blake. It was pretty much the perfect way to end October.

My current annoyance: I have all these incredible pictures of Halloween costumes and whatnot on my camera, but I have no way of uploading them to my computer. You see, sweet Evan sat on my old camera, rendering it useless, so in the meantime I've been using my dad's camera (which I have quickly grown to love despite it's inconvenient size). I don't have an adaptor or whatever technical equipment is necessary for the transfer. What's more annoying: I'm almost positive I have it somewhere, but I have searched my tiny apartment and found nothing. Maybe one day I'll get over my fear of large marketplaces and go to Target to buy a cardreader. Then, around Easter, the world will be introduced to Jacob's remarkable Halloween party.

Until then, more of the same.

There are some highlights to look forward to in November, though, and because I love a good list, I'll list them:

-Pre-LSU party tonight at Evan's

-LSU v. UA tomorrow at 2:30

-Church visit Sunday

-Going home next weekend for much-needed shopping and time with family

-Hays and possibly Harvey parents coming to Tuscaloosa the next weekend

-Sips N Strokes with Mommy

-A week off for Thanksgiving/"Fall Break"

-THANKSGIVING, duh.

And then we'll cap off November with a trip to Auburn for the...

-IRON BOWL.

Here I come, November.