the wacky and wonderful

wacky:

• running out of gas. not a great way to start your day. my gracious. i have been officially driving on my own for 11 years now and had yet to ever encounter this predicament until this morning. i was on my way to school and about two blocks from a gas station...putt putt putt. i had to drive into a strangers drive way and call some teacher friends...who told MY BOSS who called me and said, "I'm on my way." ok, awkward and weird to have this happen, but then to have your boss come bail you out. ugh. (but i guess this would also fall into the wonderful category, too, because i am so grateful to work for someone who is willing to help a sista' out).
• this conversation in class today:
  me: so kids...what do you want to do when you graduate high school? thoughts?
  girl: i want to go to texas a &m.
  me: really? awesome...so what do you want to study?
  girl: well, i want to do nails...so...nail technician?
  me: ummm...well, darlin', you know you can go to cosmetology school and save yourself a lot of money...
  girl: well...but miss simmons...i really want to go to college.
  me: oh, please do! so are you thinking business? like to own your own nail salon?
  girl: oh no, miss simmons, i think i am just going to study nursing.
  me: oh...nursing... you do realize you are going to have to go to nursing school. so...when you are finished with everything you are going to be a nurse?
  girl: ummm...no, miss simmons. i still want to do nails for a living...i am just going to save nursing as a back up.
  
  i can't make this stuff up, y'all. welcome to my world...

• the fact that kit kats aren't more diabetic friendly...boo, why you no healthy?
• it is almost may, and i am still having to wear tights. c'mon weather, get with the times!
• haven't seen Best Friend at all this week. we have a coffee date friday before i leave for the weekend, at least. what does she look like again? i am beginning to forget...

wonderful:

• diet mtn dew supernova. don't.knock.it.till.you.try.it. there are times when i forgo the cup of coffee and have a soda. my go-tos are cherry coke zero and diet mtn dew. i tried this baby for the first time today and my goodness, it is so great and so refreshing. i am always on the prowl for new diet drinks and this one will definitely be in my life this summer. strawberry melon goodness. getchu one...now!
• my sweet zumba class. we had dinner last thursday night and it was incredible. i really love those ladies and getting to invest in their lives outside of zumba. i am so blessed. so blessed, i say!
• this song. i have been listening to it on repeat all week. it seems to fit the tempestuous weather moods. still, so beautiful.

• cooking for myself. i really love having people over and cooking/baking for them. (you should come over. i mean it) but sometimes, it is nice to just do it for me, even though i live alone and will be eating it for days. it is nice to treat yourself as a guest. you should try it.

have a great rest of your week.
this tired lady is hitting the hay.

xoxo,

lady



 





wacky and wonderful

'ello, muh loves.
hope you haven't been washed away the past two days.
i have been horrible the past few weeks with the "wacky and wonderful" wednesday.
BUT
i  a m  b a c k.

wacky:

• this wind. i am over it. soooooo over it. this wind=me not being very ladylike. i have pulled multiple (embarassing) "marilyn monroe"s this past few days, and i don't have the white dress, boomin' bod, and blonde 'do to make it worthwhile. you're welcome for the show, fellas...
• these fake hair headbands for your baby girl. pretty sure this would make me plan a revolt against my parents later. did you click it? is that not the most ridiculous thing you've ever seen? i'm just sayin...
• last night. so...i am cozied up in my apartment listening to jazz music. snuggled ever-so-nicely in a blanket on my couch. dim lights. comfy clothes. i mean...the life, right? sure there was a crazy storm going on outside. i don't get worked up about these things. so remember when i said i was cozy? there i was. almost in that tranquil state of bliss and then "BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM" is the noise i hear on my front door. i shake awake, ponder if i heard it on my door or the one next door, hear nothing but the sirens going off, and snuggle down under my blanket. then...again "BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM" only now it is followed by "PLEASE LET US IN! PLEASE!" living alone can sometimes be uncomfortable and this was most assuredly one of those moments. then i hear it. the soft cries of a child. then i get some pep in my step and open it up to see two families at my door who are soaked. they live in the two apartments above me and due to conflicting schedules, i had never met them prior. they come in and one of the women is shaking uncontrollable and crying. i offer a glass of water. she says she was fine. now my relaxing evening is shot with 5 strangers in my apartment. the woman then proceeds to call her sister and refers to herself as "a hot mess" because she threw clothes on to come downstairs. at this moment i realize that she has her shirt on, not only backwards, but inside out, as well. in contrast with my own relaxed attitude on the subject of storms, you can imagine how i had to stifle my giggles.
• conversation in my classroom today: kid1: "mr. so-and-so lives in an apartment." kid2: "oh really?! he doesn't seem like the apartment type of person. he's more like a house." me: "so what makes someone a "house" person or an "apartment" person? i live in an apartment; am i missing something? kid2: "oh miss simmons, you are DEFINITELY not an apartment person!" kid1: "yeah...you dress like you live in a mansion. you're definitely a mansion person.'
  
  ...i've never felt so confused about myself. i had an identity crisis before 5th period. i felt like i was living in my own version of MASH...
• this version of "friday" by rebecca black as by "bob dylan." i just don't know how i feel about this...your thoughts?

wonderful

• the fact that this is a four-day week. so blessed beyond words for every part of that sentence and what it represents and means in my life.
• mono and karissa are back! so excited to see my dear friends and to have them with us stateside. i am also very, very overjoyed to have our lil' girlie slumber party at Best Friend's house this friday. we're still young, y'all. age ain't nothin' but a numba' :)
• blossom dearie. first off, isn't that the most presh name ever? secondly, she is quite the wonderful companion to this crazy, stormy weather. remember when i said i was listening to jazz? blossom dearie. today i was reminded how much i love this lil' ditty of hers. i've been listening to this and scootin around the apartment in thick socks, trying not to spill my coffee in hand. enjoy.

• my outfit from yesterday. i love spring and the color yellow just seemed appropriate :)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  sandals, primark in london.
  
  
  
  
  headband, f21. leather belt, goodwill.
  
  
  elephant necklace, f21.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  black jeggins, old navy. yellow stripped sweater, anthropologie. bag, all you need.

don't blow away tonight. stay safe. "peace piece" just started playing and it is about to relax me into slumber or force me to go take a hot bath, which wouldn't be the worst thing in the entire world ;)

xoxo,

lady



two-ferr: weekend update and the wacky and wonderful

hello, you.
it has been a long time, no?

sorry for my lack of hereness, for i have been away. about 3.5 hours away to be exact, hiding out in fayetteville for a few days basking in the...wind? i felt at times like i was hiding out in a southern chi.

staying with my friend aaron, i had quite the adventurous tour guide. sure, i have been in the Fay plenty of times...but i really enjoy having my friends show me their favorite places. there is really so much to do in this little joint. i l-o-v-e it.
a short synopsis:

• multiple thrift stores=a new record player and a nice collection of records, including hall and oates, foreigner, boston, the west side story soundtrack, perry como, jim croce...to name a few. these to accompany my "my fair lady" soundtrack from aaron. get excited, hipster kids.
• also thrift storing=new throw...can't wait to wash this bad boy and post photos soon. also, more vintage mason jars. leather clutch, and leather crossbody by coach.
• little bread company. geraldi's. burger life. market place sweet potato fries. arsaga's coffee.
• driving around looking at fantastic old houses.
• testing out one another's camera gear for funsies
• movies: the prestige. dedication. battle los angeles. the invention of lying.
• more to come in "the wacky and wonderful"

the wacky and wonderful

wacky:

• seeing this kid drop trou at a reststop today. just took care of business out in the open...
• suckers they sell at the mall in fayetteville, get this: in the shape of an ear of corn (yikes...look at all of those prepositions)
• trying to be a lady while eating a massive cheeseburger. i fail every time. if you figure out how to do this...let me know, please.
• having an emotional breakdown first thing in the morning(yikes.).
• one of the records i bought was a "west memphis marching band 1963-1964." i feel like this deserves to be in both wacky and wonderful. wacky that i found it in fay. wonderful because i am actually from the WM. and my parents met and dated there, daddy born in '63, mommers in '64.
• the fact that bell-bottoms are making a major comeback. have fun with those, kiddos.

wonderful

• cranberry diet coke from sonic =make this diabetic happy. if you are rockin' a functioning pancreas, go crazy and also add vanilla. trust me. trust.me.
• Jónsi on vinyl. in the morning. oh gracious. so.very.good.
• being held. most especially when there is not a trace of self-centeredness in the midst.
• enjoying a dos equis with one of my favorite people of all time. in the middle of the afternoon. at a hole-in-the-wall mexican restaurant. because.we.can.
• being vulnerable and open with new friends and them being open to you. it is a beautiful thing, truly.
• enjoying the evening at common grounds with a dear friend from college (cough::rhonda.nelms::cough). also, realizing during this time, that she and i are still the same kids we were in college...just now we have bills and careers.
• speaking of rhonda, her amazing idea of having a flash mob in wal-mart. totally BRILL.
• florence and the machine. "the dog days are over" may be my anthem for this spring:

• the continuation of being carded. it will be a sad day when this fails to happen...
• sleeping in my own bed tonight. ahhhhhhh.

hope you are having a great week.

xoxo,

lady



the wacky and wonderful

wacky:

• walking into a cheer try-out and receiving funny faces because it is closed to the public. yes, even you journalism teacher...
• the fact that two of my meals this week have consisted of spaghetti o's.
• my students. period.
• that my yearbook is due in two short weeks. yowza.
• the song "fergalicious." i mean...honestly...
• gwyneth paltrow singing. i don't care who her hubs is...girl needs to stick to acting.

• speaking of singing...one week ago, today, i not only sang in public for the first time...i also scatted. thanks to chassity jordan for capturing this pic. :)

wonderful:

• spring break...you are so close.
• crafting again :)

• these songs. especially in correlation with spring :)

• my new thrift store purchase.
• receiving compliments when you're make-upless and not feeling top notch.
• my yearbook sponsor regifting me a $10 starbucks giftcard because she doesn't dig coffee. umm...score.
• staying 2.5 hours after school and walking to my car...in the sunshine.
• blasts from the past.

today's threads:

belt, target. cowl neck shirt, old navy. cotton blazer, miley cyrus? scarf, walmart. skinny pants, old navy. boots, chinese laundry.

xoxo,

lady

the wacky and wonderful

*note: the majority of this blog post was written on Wednesday for the wacky and wonderful, but it was finished on Thursday. i never claimed to be early, kids.
wacky:

• when people baby talk their pets (didn't say it wasn't endearing, though)
• when you have to use a coed bathroom and a member of the opposite sex is waiting outside for you to finish. eesh. just awkward.
• the ball of hair that seems to collect underneath the arms of my jackets/coats.
• running into people i used to date. i never know if i should side hug, shake their hand, or give them a fist pound. if you figure it out, let me know.
• when you end up with the shopping cart that only wants to turn one way.
• when i have been hanging out with a friend and leave and then find a piece of food in my teeth or something. seriously, am i the only one that just tells the person?
• elevator rides with a person you don't know. do you say hi? do you wait? do you just ride in silence(well...except for that whole background Kenny G thing playing).

wonderful:

• the Dixie Chicks verson of "Landslide" say what you want, that stuff is GOOD.
• zumba on monday night. seriously...i love my class/students.
• the fact that the family and consumer science classes are baking this week. free baked goods!
•  a smile from a stranger.
• my sister, Jade, who is the most incredible mommy ever.
• the fact that tomorrow is jean day at school. ummm...yes, please.
• handwritten letters
• Adele. period.
• tonight, when i performed live with two sweet friends. and most importantly, all the sweet friends who came out to support. so blessed, i am.

xoxo,

lady