Once Upon A Time.......About 30 years ago

30 Years ago. 1980. My mother was 16 years old. She was a Junior in High School. She was reading this book

The Official Preppy Handbook. The book about all things Prep.

Flash-forward 30 years. 2010. I am 16 years old. I am a Junior in High School. I am reading this book

True Prep. The Book on all things Prep, reinvented for a whole new generation.

Just another way that history repeats itself.

Talk to you soon,
 Meghan

iPod love

I'm currently on my new iPod. I love it!!! Santa did good! lol Now I'm just waiting on Christmas dinner. Since my Uncle Johnny had heart surgery Monday, Mamaw didnt feel like cooking so my Momma is cooking. And I made cheesecake! :) well I think that's all for now. The Merriest Christmas to you and yours!

"Even as an adult I find it difficult to sleep on Christmas Eve.  Yuletide excitement is a potent caffeine, no matter your age." ~Carrie Latet

Talk to you soon,
Meghan

Post Thanksgiving Maddness

Happy Day After Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Iron Bowl Day, whatever you want to call it,
    Well lets see, Thanksgiving was great, went down to the farm and saw Daddy's family then went to my Mamaw's house for dinner and it was great as always!
 As far as black Friday goes- we did nothing except for ran up to the square to look for fabric in Hammer's (they had none) then to Goody To Shoes where I got some awesome houndstooth sunglasses and a white turtleneck.
  Iron Bowl Day- Well for my beautifully wonderful Tide it was a sad day :( but as I said earlier If auburn will buy a player won't suprise me that they paid the refs. Forever and Always Roll Tide! And that's all I have to stay about that.

"You don't have to flaunt your success, but you don't have to apologize for it either." - Gene Stallings
Talk to you Soon,
  Meghan

short post

It's Thanksgiving Break! And that's all I have to say about that

Talk to you soon!
 Meghan

Happy Veterans' Day!

Good Morning and Happy Thursday to you all!
  As I sit here writing this while I wait for the oven to heat up, I want you all to remember the brave men and women who have risked and in some cases given their lives for our freedom! For most this is nothing more than a day off from work and school but we should all remember these wonderful people who keep our lives save. I use today to rember and thank all the brave men (and women) in my family who have served. From my great-grandfather who never made it home to my Daddy who would love to still be in.
Happy Vetern's Day everyone.

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”- Mahatma Gandhi

Talk to you soon,

  Meghan

I love my Friends! :)

So last night was the best! Spent it with some of my best friends (Skylar, Mackayla, Joe, Haley and Jana) and a couple of new faces (Mikala and Christina) It was the best! We went to the movies and saw RED, it was ok but I wouldnt waste the money. Then just around the boro. Well that's all....
  

Standing: Christina, Jana, Mikala, Haley and Mackayla
Squating: Joe, Meghan and Skylar
October 22, 2010

 

“Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You're going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.” -Anthony Robbins

 Talk to you soon,

    Meghan

This place is pretty, maybe one day I'll call it Home.

Good Thursday to you all,
   I hope you have all been having a fabulous week. I know I have. For all of us at KDS it has been a much needed fall break. And so far my fall break has been the best. With the rest of the family at home, Momma decided it would be a good time to take a few vacation days while we went on the hunt to find me the perfect college.
Monday we started with Vanderbilt University located in Nashville, TN

Beautiful Campus but not for me. There's more I could say but I'm trying not to talk bad about people, places, things, etc...
 Also on Monday night, I went out with a couple of my best friends. Now that was a blast. We went to see Social Network- very odd movie. Then Sonic- that was fun. Can't wait til we do that again. :)

Mackayla, Joe and Me 10/18/2010

Tuesday, We headed down to the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL.

 And I think I found my future home. Its beautiful! The people were wonderful, the campus great, the dorm rooms were ah-ma-zing! Only down side i found was its hot and humid but since all of Alabama is like that and I've been going to Tuscaloosa since I was 2 it felt like home. Of course that doesnt mean I'm not going look into a few other colleges before I say yes to Roll Tide. :)

Well that's about all the excitement I've had so far. Now I'm on to go clean my room.

"You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with Your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sinrise. The work never ends, but college does..."- Tom Petty

Talk to you soon,
 Meghan

And Last Saturday when My Tide lost it Put me in a bad mood...

Happy Sunday ya'll...
  Its been over a month since my last post. Shame shame on me. Anyways. Yesterday Alabama lost :( but its all okay. We'll get them next time. Instead of watching the game though, I went to go see Easy A with good ol' Gladis a.k.a. Mackayla! It was a blast!

Yeah... Also want to give a shout out to my dear blonde friend, Skylar! Skylar wrecked her car last week. She's perfectly ok and even has a new car now but I'm very glad she's ok. She had me and Gladis worrying all day until we heard from her. Anyways, that's all i got to say. Now I'm going shopping for Dedication DAy stuff. Cheers!

"Whatever happened to chivalry? Does it only exist in 80's movies? I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen Candles waiting outside the church for me. I want Judd Nelson thrusting his fist into the air because he knows he got me. Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie, preferably one with a really awesome musical number for no apparent reason. But no, no, John Hughes did not direct my life."
Talk to you soon,
 Meghan

Rolling with the Tide because we're some Bad Mamma Jammas from down in Alabama

ROLL TIDE ROLL

Happy Sunday all,

 I've had a wonderful weekend and I hope you have too. First the wonderfulness that is the Alabama Crimson Tide won their first game yesterday afternoon. The Tide 48 to the Aztecs 3. Thats my wonderful boys :) RTR!
Secondly, I spend the evening with some of my most favoritest people! Macy came over and spend the evening and Shelby spent the night!!! :) :) :) I love those girls. Shelby is a doll and a total hoot and Mac well Macy is just my bestie for these past 14 years.
And now its 11:11. Make a Wish lol
I due believe I'm going to go write some.

"To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girl friends." - Benjamin Franklin

Talk to you soon,
 Meghan

"We look like aliens", "Ninja!" and First Team in the Nation qualified for nationals? Why yes yes we are!

What a weekend, what a weekend.
So first pep rally of the season was friday... it sucked.... but at least we Juniors know how to rock our red! WOOO!!!! C/O 2012! :) Also, Friday was the first football game. we lost... pretty bad.... but the danceline preformed for the first time and while it was no where near perfect it wasnt horrible.
Saturday we hosted the first scholar's bowl tourny of the year! We finished fourth and due to such a high finish at last year's nationals we became the 1st team in the Nation to qualify for the 2011 NAQT National Tournament!!!!!!!!! :) Also i learned of a new game. It's called ninja. Calhoun kids are a bit strange. just sayin'. And Skylar Shae is a hustla. yep true story. Well that's all i have to say about that...

"The Path of a winner is usually the hardest but it's also the one with the greatest reward. " Matthew Dennis (Daddy)

Talk to you soon,
 Meghan

14 years Ago you walked into my life and Never left.

Today I'd just like to give a shout out to the greatest best friend ever!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MACY!!!!

14 years ago we became best friends and we've never left each others side and I couldn't be happier! I love you and hope you had the greatest 16th birthday ever!

“Birthday Bring Along A truly wonderful chance to leave aside every care and simply enjoy. Have An Extra - Special Birthday.”


Talk to you soon,
 Meghan

We went out last night....

So, its been a while... but with school starting back i've been a little bit busy... so recap.
Junior year is slowly starting. I'm so ready for the first football game! :)
Yesterday was so much fun.
Spent all moring washing cars for the dance team. Made a good chunk of change :)
Yesterday afternoon/night was the  best I've had in a long time. I met some great girls and got to celebrate the birthday of the greatest best friend in the world, Macy Michelle! And got to see one of my favorite girls, Shelby :)

Meghan, Macy, Shelby
August 21, 2010

Limo ride, olive garden, scavedger hunt in the mall and ended it all with the fabulous trio (Macy, Shelby and Meghan) all back at Macy's house. Those girls are my favorites. Love ya'll.

"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down." ~Oprah Winfrey

Talk to you soon,
 Meghan

So take the Photographs and Still Frames in Your Mind....

The first week of Junior year is offically over. And it was a good week at that. My classes are all great; only down side. Homework. But I guess thats to be excepted with a heavy courseload during this wonderful junior year. Hard to believe in less than 177 school days I will be a senior in the Class of Two Thousand Twelve and in 357 I will be a Graduate of good ol' KDS. But for now I'm just going to let the time pass slowly and enjoy it while it lasts. I'm not going to be one of these rushing out into the world just to look back and realize I've missed some of the best years of my life.

Football season offically started last night with the Blue-White Game. My little brother isn't so little anymore as he played in his first ever game as a 7th grader. Wow. Its scary how fast theses last 2 years have flown and to know these next 2 will be even faster. But now's not the time to worry. Now's the time to live and have fun and makes the memories we'll always remember.

"Quit worrying about the stupid things. You have 4 years to be irresponsible. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember time hanging out with your friends. So stay out late, go out on a Tuesday night when you have a paper due, Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink until sunrise. The work never ends school does."

Talk to you soon,
 Meghan

The Art of Being a Southern Belle

Today, I got a new book. A Southern Belle Primer or Why Paris Hilton will never be a Kappa Kappa Gamma. It was quite amazing. It teaches you a few things everyone should know about being a Southern Belle. It really shows you what being a TRUE Southern Belle is.
Some of the things I was reminded of,

1. A Southern Mama, tells you instead of asking if you can.
2. Dressing up is something every Southern Lady should do.
3. Southern Belles are born not made.
4. No matter where you live or however long you've lived there, you are a native of where you were born.
5. "Precious" is the key word when spoken from a Southern Belle's lips. "Nice" well isnt as nice as you'd think.
6. Pearls = Love
7. No matter how old a Southern Belle gets their father is always Daddy.
8. Never wear white shoes before Easter or after Labor Day except is if it is a bride.
9. Never chew gum or smoke on the street.
10. Act helpless and confused when it's to your advantage; never let them know how clever and capable you really are...

There's more I could write but that's all I feel like for now.

"Growing up Southern is a privilege, really. It's more than where you're born, it's an idea and state of mind that seems imparted at birth. It's more than loving fried chicken, sweet tea, football, and country music. it's being hospitable, devoted to front porches, magnolias, moon pies and coca-cola... and each other. We don't become Southern - we're born that way."

Talk to you soon,
Meghan

Thank you for Trying to Back Out on Me and TV Night with my Mother

Good evening all,
  I sit here having just finished my Oreo Brownie Earthquake Blizzard. It was quite amazing.
I had a fabulous day. Spent the morning with some dear friends, Mackayla and Skylar. What would I do without those two? Well my day would be less amusing thats for sure and I'd still be trying to figure out what to do with those tables in my daddy's classroom. Thanks Ladies. :)

I also took my brother to football and back and ate a lovely dinner. Now as it is almost 8 o'clock, I'm getting ready to watch Make It or Break It with my mother. Its easily one of my favorite shows. If you haven't seen it I suggest watching it; Tuesday nights 8p.m Central Time.

Well show's starting. "Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time."- Mark Twain

Talk to you soon,

 Meghan

Schedules, Besties and Banged Heads....

Good evening dears,
  What a day what a day. So today really made it offical that I'm now a junior. Got my schedule and locker and everything. It's all looking up from here! Now just comes the fun of getting ready for what comes after these next two years. But for now I'm going to enjoy it because in two years when I sit in a dorm room by myself without my family and friends beside me I don't want to regret wishing my high school years away.

  This evening, I went to see Charlie St. Cloud with one amazing chica, my best friend since we were 2, Macy Michelle! :) It was really good, sad at some parts and kind of different but so good! I advice going to see it. Speaking of my best friend, I'm going to spend a little time on her. I've know Macy since we were two at Tiny Tots Day Care and I can't believe its been 14 years since then. She's a one-of-a-kind girl she is. I know she's always there for me. I love you Mac! Thanks for always being my bestie.

And now since I'm talking about best friends, I hope everyone out there has one. I know I have my number one bestie and several other "best" friends that are my crew, my possie, my go to people that will be there if i need them and will talk to me for hours about the most stupid stuff when its 1 in the morning and I just need to talk. I hope everyone has those people they can call on. In the words of writer, Albert Camus: "Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend."

Finally, I hit my head tonight and it hurt. Just thought I'd share that and a quote to leave you thinking.
"What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves." - Paul Valery

Talk to you soon,
Meghan

The Begining of the Begining

Happy Sunday evening to you all.
 Let me begin by saying I hope you all have had a good day; I spent it shopping with my family which led to my younger brother ending up with 3 pairs of shoes and me well not so much. But oh well, next week Shopping with my mommy! :)

So This is the begining of the begining as this post is titled. For me this means a lot of things, for one the begining of this blog, the begining of this month and the begining of a new school year which is just around the corner.
For me, I am very happy about this. To quote, "Holidays are enticing only for the first week or so. After that, it is no longer such a novelty to rise late and have little to do." -Margaret Laurence; So I'm glad to be heading back to those hallow halls of learning and to see those people I've had little to do with over the past two months.
So tomorrow is a good day, as I get my schedule for my Junior year. :) and then I'm heading to the movies with my bestie Macy Michelle to see Charlie St. Cloud.

Well, I do believe that is all I have to say for the moment. I was hoping for a deeper post but when the pen went to paper (or in this case fingers went to keys) this is what you got.

Til next time I leave you with a quote,
" Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy."-Robert Anthony

Talk to you soon,
Meghan

Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All About You.

Happy Sunday to you all.

Before I begin my blog I feel I'd like to let you get to know me before we go any farther.

Name: Meghan
Age: 16 since the 14th of June in the year of our Lord 2010 A.D.
About Me: Born and Raised in Scottsboro but I happily call myself a Patriot in the Class of 2012 instead of a wildcat. I have blonde hair and blue eyes. I'm known as the teacher's kid and the smart, quiet girl but there is so much more if you get to know me.

What I like: Dressing up, writing, Rooms full of good books, shoes shoes and shoes, My wonderful Daddy, My amazing Momma, Being Southern, That redhead I call my brother, Harry Potter, Boys who act like Gentlemen, being 16, The Tide, my totally awesome friends and a lot more....

So that's me at a glance; I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday as I leave you with this little quote

"When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?"- Sydney J. Harris

Talk to ya'll soon,
 Meghan