Auburn

First Year Auburn

May 14, 2015 · 6 Comments

Today is what the kids call Throwback Thursday, right? In the midst of scanning some pics that my dad sent me, I got to come across these gems from when my dad came to visit me at Auburn.

My first year at Auburn, I lived in what they called the Village. Can I just say that these things are no longer in commission? As in torn down to make room for RV Parking. And I’m also pretty sure there was asbestos in the ceiling. And I’m pretty sure each room housed a colony of cockroaches no matter how much you sprayed, killed, etc. I’m pretty shocked that we never saw a mouse or rat or some mutant mouse-rat hybrid.

I did love it, though. They were on-campus apartments, not dorms. My roommate and I had our own bedrooms and we shared a bathroom and kitchen, as well as pretty big living room. Well, big to the people who were shoved into a dorm. It was co-ed, (we had boys living right beside us!! As freshman, this was the coolest thing on earth), and we knew that our RA was high/drunk every day of the week, so we could pretty much do whatever we wanted. We had our own laundry facilities, and we would play mud football in between two of the buildings when it would rain. Alcohol? Sure. RA was passed out (once while in his car with his legs hanging out), so he didn’t care. He also got in very public fights with his girlfriend, but again, he never said five words to any of us, so it was all good. The Village was like our own little cult.

So it was really awesome to come across some pictures of that place I called home for a year. Please excuse the décor, as I was a freshman, and it was 2002.

Good ole apartment 8. Top floor.

OMG. I was 18 in this picture. And yes, that is a western themed blanket covering the couch. And a fiesta mouse (please someone tell me you know where to find these, I want another one so bad!) on the bookshelf.

My roomie was an artist and fashioned our initials out of rope light.

And there’s my roomie! We had pink lights surrounding our window and a martini light.

And where I slept for my entire freshman year, complete with Tommy Hilfiger bedding, and a construction paper masterpiece made my the roomie. The room was complete with a lei, a caboodle and orange and blue string lights. I was the coolest.

And for extra measure here is my ride from the time I was sixteen all the way through being twenty-five. My little tadpole. And yes, those are three pink butterflies.

So there’s where I lived for my first year at Auburn. I had a blast and going through some of these brought back some memories that I had actually forgotten about.

First Regions Field Trip of 2015

March 25, 2015 · 5 Comments

I love baseball.

I know most people think it’s slow and lame, but I love it. I first got my love when I lived in Atlanta, and became all super fan for the Braves, who I still love.

I love grabbing a hot dog and a cold beer and just relaxing and watching baseball. It’s America’s pastime, yo.

So I was really excited when B told me he had tickets for the Auburn vs UAB baseball game at Regions Field last Tuesday. Granted this time around I wasn’t going to have a beer, and I’m really not supposed to eat hot dogs, but I was still really excited to see my Tigers play. The weather was perfect, and of course, Birmingham was lookin’ good.

Auburn was winning, but then UAB tied it, but meh, we left. This preggo had a super hard time wanting to make it through the ninth inning. Point of that being, I couldn’t tell you who won, but a super cute pic of B and I is in order (well, super cute of him — pregnancy seems to have made my shoulders….broader, and I don’t get it).

I can’t wait to take little baby James to some Barons games! I just know he’s going to love it.

Oh yeah, and the light tunnels, because duh.

Auburn vs UGA – A Terrible Weekend in Athens

November 17, 2014 · 1 Comment

I have to say that I have never really liked UGA to begin with. Let’s start at the beginning. I grew up in Georgia – most of the people I went to high school with went to UGA. And in case, you’re new around these parts, I was not a super fan of high school. Hence my decision to not go to UGA. While at Auburn, UGA fans were never super pleasant to us, and therefore the dislike of most of my high school classmates translated into a full dislike of that school.

Plus, their barking really annoys me.

So, this Friday, B and I decided to give Athens a shot. We drove there after work, drove downtown, decided that umm, nope, we are not 23 anymore and will not be hanging out any of those crowded ass bars downtown. So what did we do? Went to the hotel, changed into our PJs, and watched the Auburn basketball game — which holla, we won.

The next day, we got up semi early to go and get Chick-fil-a, our game day tradition.

Just as an FYI, we are getting really sick of that tradition, and are thinking of changing it up. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

After breakfast, we decided to head downtown to soak up some of the game day atmosphere. And by game day atmosphere, I mean dealing with the mean UGA fans — pretty much all day we heard about how terrible we are, etc. It was like Georgia was trying to be Louisiana or something.

We did happen to run into this sweet little UGA bulldog named Lucy — she loved all the attention she got!!

We walked around trying to find this gate thing that all the paintings had on them. We were really excited when we finally found it!

Then after this, we walked around some more, decided it was finally time to eat. We ended up at this place called Trapeeze, or something close to it. I didn’t get many pictures of the food, because it honestly wasn’t the best. They were better known for their beer selection, so here ya go.

I honestly didn’t get any pictures at the game — and I’m kind of glad I didn’t. Auburn got their behinds handed to them, and we left somewhere toward the end of the third quarter. Luckily for us, we were in the Auburn section, so leaving wasn’t that big of a deal.

On the way back to the car, I got “Fuck you War Eagle,” screamed in my face.

So yes, Athens, I still dislike you and your school. And based on some of the other experiences I heard about from other Auburn fans, they were treated badly as well.

Based on my past two experiences at away games, I’ve decided to just stick to being at the Plains.

War Damn Eagle always.

#tbt: More College Faves

May 1, 2014 · 1 Comment

I’ve gotten really, really, in to scanning my old pictures. For some reason, I have a huge case of nostalgia going on, and the slightest memory will set me off into tears.

Well, it’s either nostalgia or PMS. Either way, it’s been an enjoyable process: coming across pictures I forgot were taken, across people that have since exited my life.

Both people in these pictures have done just that. I remember them well, and I don’t have a bad memory with either one of them, but they just exited my life. Whether it be graduation or taking sides with someone who is against me, we just sort of…. grew apart.

And that happens with adult relationships, even now. When you change jobs, move, or just grow the hell up. It happens.

This is Heather. During high school we even lived in the same neighborhood. Plus, I’m wearing my most favorite sweater ever. Ugh, if I wouldn’t have shrunk it in the damn wash, I’d still be wearing it now.

This is John. I was only slightly in love with this kid. He wasn’t the relationship type, so I settled for being his friend. We hung out often, and he was a super sweet guy. I mean, look at those cheeks! How could you not love this dude? I actually had the pleasure of meeting him at Ruby Tuesday, and boy did he know how to attract the ladies.

Ugh. I’m going to have to stop going through these college pictures. Having to see how young I looked is seriously depressing. Not even looked, just was young. Oh well. Cheers to being old and wise.

#tbt: Sorority Formals

March 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment

It may come as a shock for some that I was actually in a sorority while at Auburn.

Delta Gamma for about two years.

That chapter had been inactive at Auburn until the middle of my freshman year. They had interviews to restart it at Auburn. I went through two interviews, I think, went through the preference night, etc and was finally a sister, being initiated with a pin and all.

I didn’t have the greatest experience with it, but looking back, I also didn’t give it much of my attention. I didn’t try too hard to make friends there, and eventually left after about a year and a half. Mainly due to having a job and not being able to fulfill all the duties required of being in a sorority.

The one thing I did have a lot of fun with though, was going to the formals. Finding a dress and getting to get all gussied up. Going to the first one with a then boyfriend and then going to the second with a good friend of mine.

Being in a sorority wasn’t for me, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a good experience. I don’t talk to anyone that I met from there anymore, but I’m also really bad at keeping in touch with people.

Again, I didn’t put forth all the effort probably required of being a good sorority member.

But I still do remember the password and handshake. Yep, that’s for real.