I woke up this morning, looked at the clock, jumped out of bed because I was late for school and never realized it was SATURDAY!!!  I hate it when I do that.  I haven’t done that since I was in Middle School.  I have spent so much time studying for my English Lit. final that I fell asleep with my clothes on and the book laying on my chest.  I must not have moved all night. 

So when I woke up, I looked at the clock and it was about an hour and a half after I normally got up to get ready for school in the morning.  Anyway, I jump off the bed and take off to the bathroom to get ready for school and my little brother said “What are you doing?”  I looked at him like he was stupid or something and said “Getting ready for school, why?”  Then he started laughing and told me that Mom had sent him to my room to tell me that breakfast was ready and I better get my rear in gear if I was going with them to the pool.  Yeah I felt real stupid about then.

This evening I took my dog Brea (she’s a Westhighland White Terrior, Westie for short) for walk because the weather has been absolutely gorgeous the past 3 days but with studying for exams, I haven’t been able to take much advantage. So this afternoon I made up my mind to get home right after school and take Brea out for at least 2 hours.  There are so many other dogs in my neighborhood that I have to keep mine in a harness and on a short lease when we go for a walk.

On the way back home with Brea I noticed there were lightning bugs everywhere.  They were coming up from the ground in huge numbers. I didn’t realize they stayed in the ground during the day.  Anyway, it was like a bunch of different strands of Christmas lights strung out across the field and through the trees. It was almost breathtaking to see the hundreds of twinkling lights along the ever darkening horizon. 

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not one of those people that don’t do very well on tests but I can’t believe exams are coming already. I have been cramming all week long. In fact, I think I sprained my brain last night, if that’s possible. I bet they give you a three day weekend when you have to start cramming for exams on purpose. It’s the calm before the storm.

Have you seen all of storms they have had in the mid-west?   Man have there been a bunch of tornadoes this year or what. I am so glad I don’t live in the middle of ‘tornado alley’ as they call it. Those poor people lose just about everything if one hits their house or business. I feel so sorry for them. We are taking up donations at school for bottled water, canned goods and a whole list of other things they need to send to them through my church that is sending a bus load of men and supplies to help. It’s nice to know there are still people who care.

Prom night is tomorrow night and I can’t wait.  I saved for 6 months to buy my dress.  I’m kinda strawberry blond with fair skin so I have to pick out a dress that won’t make me look too white.  Mom paid for me to get one of those spray on tans because she doesn’t trust tanning beds.  I was afraid it would make me look orange but it doesn’t.  They couldn’t put very much on me or it would have turned kinda orange they told me since I’m so fair skinned. 

 Anyway, Mom said I look stunning in my dress.  Daddy got that ‘Holy cow, she’s not a little girl anymore’ look on his face when I modeled it for him.  It’s dark blue with spaghetti straps that are dark blue too and pale blue lace over the bottom part of the dress which let’s the dark blue show through.  There’s a long dark blue silk bow in the back that goes all the way to the floor since the dress is floor length.  The bottom is full so I can dance my little heart out and not be confined by one of those skinny bottom type dresses. 

I gladly signed the ’prom promise’ but now they changed the name of it and call it ‘Think’ and made sure my boyfriend Billy did too.  I refuse to be in a car with someone drinking and driving.  Anyway back to what I’m wearing.  My shoes are dark blue open toed low heel shoes that are just too cute.  I’m having my hair done up with little baby blue and dark blue tiny flowers in it and my nails will be a pale pink to show off my new tan (even if it is sprayed on).  I’ll be sure and fill you in on how it went later.  See ya!

Today is Mom’s special day.  I made her breakfast in bed (Daddy didn’t get any LOL!!!!) and got her a gift card at a local salon to have a manicure, pedicure, and the works.  Daddy is taking all of us out to Outback for dinner.  Remember me telling you that she’s allergic to wheat and they have a gluten free menu?  My brothers and sister put together all their money and got Mom a gift card to Belks so between all of us kids, Mom’s going to look great!!!  That’s what Mothers Day is for, to let Mom know it was worth it going through all the stretch marks, 9 months of feeling like a beached whale and then the hours and hours of labor pains.  Now that I think of it that way, I should have gotten her more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!