Grown-up thinking.

AHHH! Hello friends. :)

After much nagging and need-to, I am FINALLY writing this. And I think it's going to be EPIC. At least, I hope.

Life for me lately has been....cray-cray. (that means crazy.)

I am ATTEMPTING to finish my very last, and lonesome semester at the good ol' ICC. And I am very grateful for this precious time. Looking back at these last 3 years, they truly have been the greatest 3 years of my life. I have met SO many close friends and made connections that I will have forever. I will not miss Fulton. Oh sweet heavens, NO. But, I will miss the sweet things this city has given me. And all of the priceless and warm memories I've made here.

Any who, let's play catch up!

Alot has happened since I have blogged. Please forgive me; homework, work and life have distracted me. I promise to do better. :)

Well, I only have about 6-7 weeks left until I graduate and I am so so SO excited. But also, I am nervous and anxious to start this new chapter in my life. School is winding down and right about.....NOW am regretting taking 24 hours worth of classes and working 2.5 jobs. But, HEY! what can you do?

nothing.

Oh, this is exciting.

My major is Speech Pathology for all of you who do not know that. I had the opportunity to shadow/observe a speech pathologist in Ripley during spring break. (Mrs. Brittany Bevill, some of you may know her. ) And let me just say, I had a fabulous time! I L-O-V-E-D it! I am so so SO excited about my career. She works with the elderly so I was able to experience that. I am really looking forward to observing children too!

Brittany, thank you so much for letting me come!

I have more exciting news, too.

SO, this past week I was invited to interview for a scholarship at The W. (Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS)

It was this past Friday so my sweet mama and I went down and spent the day in Columbus. We looked at apartments and such and we are almost set on everything! Just a few final details and we will be official. This is such an exciting time for me but its also a very bitter sweet time for my mama. Her first baby is about to move a good distance away that I will not be about to come home every weekend. And I think she is still coming to terms with all of it.

I love you, Mama Noni!

I won't know about my scholarship for another 2 weeks. nerve-wracking.

Through all of this change and gray area, I have learned alot.

I have learned that life is never how it seems, but always as it will be.

And also, the only constant, unwavering thing in life is change. And Jesus.

Change and Jesus.

You can take that to the bank, folks.

Just one more thing.

This got my attention, and I hope it will get yours too.

This life we are living is not about what we accomplish or what we know. It's all about how you apply what you know and what you have accomplished to further yourself and help others in the journey we are on together.

That may make no sense to you, but it makes sense to me.

I hope you all have a great week!

-caitlyn.

Memories....

Hello friends. :)
Don't hate me, I'm sorry I haven't blogged!

This blog is devoted to memories.

I don't know if I'm the only one that associates certain things with different people. And sometimes when you see this particular thing, the memories come flooding back. Well, I have felt this feeling alot and especially here lately. Just certain things that I see or smell, or touch or read, it reminds me of a memory. Its just crazy to me that something so simple as a color or a smell can make all of these emotions come running back.

Some of them not so welcome....

You know, the ones dealing with this boy you really, really liked and just the smell of where you were when this was all going on. Or colors. Or a really funny story that you told your friends and laughed until you cried. The smell of the air, if it was summer or fall.... I associate the color turquoise with my parents divorce because my bathroom in our old house was turquoise. (I'm telling y'all...I'm weird) OH! And when you have an embarrassing moment and you remember the smell. Gosh, I could go on and on.....

But, it is so awesome to me to think that a simple smell or whatever can take you back to a place where you can remember, and often times enjoy the people or the place in your memories.

Now, these are some simple, short things that jog my memory daily.

(And often times, taunt.) ha ha.

-the color midnight blue

-silver

-Fall

-the beach

-the color black

-chicken spaghetti

-Sonic

-the color red

-chocolate chip cookies

-New Orleans, LA

-the sound of cereal being poured

-hairdryer

-the song "Grillz"

-Spring

-fresh air

Gosh, I have SOOO many, but some I just cannot put on here! ha ha....

TOO embarrassing.

I hope you all read this and it brings back memories to you!

-caitlyn

My Bucket List

I know, I know.

I promised to blog often but this semester is CRAY-ZAY! Whew. I am taking 24 hours of classes and working 3 jobs. Its alot. But I've gotta do it.

I am just taking a quick break from homework to blog. Frankly, I needed this release of emotions because I have so many...ha ha.

My Bucket List

1. learn how to say "hello" in 20 different languages.

2. Write a song.

3. Visit The Taj Mahal

4. Go to Disney World! (I've never been)

5. Get my Masters in Speech Pathology. (This WILL happen)

6. Be in a Broadway show, on Broadway. :)

7. Meet the man God made for me.

8. Have a boy and a girl.

9. Spend a month in Greece.

10. Visit Italy, China, Paris, Moscow, Australia, Alaska, The Bahamas, Ireland, Spain, Israel and Rome with my future husband.

11. Buy a brand spankin' new car.

12. Own a beach house.

13. Be someone people look up to.

14. Be at Times Square on New Years Eve.

15. Celebrate Christmas on the beach.

16. Learn how to Jai-Ho.

17. Be in a acapella group.

18. Dye my hair Blonde.

19. Finish graduate school with a 4.0.

20. Be a VH1 "you outta know" artist.

21. Own SOMETHING Chanel. ha ha...

22. Learn how to manage my crazy curly hair.

23. Be a Great Mother.

Well, this is My Bucket List.

Thank you for reading my "procrastination from doing homework" list.

-caitlyn

Merry Christmas, Friends.

Well, we all see how well I stick to a plan...ha ha
That poor Blog challenge came at a bad time.... I AM GOING TO FINISH IT! (one day) :)

You know, I started the challenge and I really thought I could handle school, theatre, homework, practice, friends, my jobs and BLOG too. Obviously, I was WRONG. ha ha...

This is the semester has been my hardest one since I've been in college, but this upcoming one will be the true test.

24 HOURS. (prayers are appreciated)
But I will find time to blog. promise. :)

I came out of this semester with a 3.6 so, I was satisfied.

I did Dinner Theatre again this year and I am so thankful for that. It has really made my college years so much better. I absolutely loved it. And the people that were in it with me. :)

Here's a picture of Dinner Theater this year. It was Dearly Beloved...

SO thankful for this. Y'all will never know. :)

I hope all of you had a beautiful, wonderful, happy, fabulous Christmas. I sure did. I woke up this morning to an extra surprise....

A White Christmas!

It was wonderful. We played in it after we looked at what Santa brought! :)

Of course, we got EXTREMELY too much. We are SO blessed.

Gracie Bug got alot, I can't even remember what all she got...

Hayden got an XBOX? I guess that's how you spell it, and alot more....

And I got a GPS. And it is SOOOO nice. Apparently Santa didn't want me to get lost when I move to Columbus next year...ha ha

Christmas this year has been wonderful, but all of the hustle and bustle tends to weigh the holiday down, and makes me hate it and I know I shouldn't and I wish I didn't. But I must admit, I am ready to see the New Year and allllllll that it holds. It's going to be a BIG one for me. I am nervous, anxious, excited, scared, worried, stressed, and happy all at the same time.

I'll be moving 2 hours away from HOME and MAMA and I won't be able to come home every weekend and I'm turning 21 this upcoming year. So scary, but I'm ready for this next stage of my life.

Any who, this is already going to be a long post but I MUST talk about what I gave my mama... :)

Okay, so I was having a horrible time figuring out what to get her. So I made her a scrapbook, and I must say that was probably the BEST decision I have made in a LONGGGG time. She LOVED and cried and cried and cried. I think she really loved it, and came at a good time. Needless to say, I am VERY proud of that Scrapbook.

This is the picture from our Christmas card this year... :)

Well, this was my fabulous Christmas. I am so blessed.

Merry Christmas to all of you who read my Blog! I hope your day was filled with laughter and joy. :)
Love you all.

-caity.

30 Day Blog Challenege: Day 4 -"My Parents"

Hello Everyone!

I honestly can't believe I have actually followed through with this challenge! Of course, it is only day 4....haha

Day 4- My parents

My

Parents

:)

These are my parents. And I love them both very, very, very much.

My parents are divorced so, I dont really have many pictures of us together. But, these will suffice.

Both of them are very special to my heart and I'm glad I got to do an entire blog on just them. :)

blessings.

caity.

30 Day Blog Challenege: Day 3 "My First Love'

Day 3

My First Love

Hmm..... Love. What a strange word.

It can be a word used for good.

It also can be used in a bad way.

I feel, sometimes, Love gets put on the back burner in our everyday lives.

Love is used to describe happy and romantic and sweet emotions.

Love is also used as a middle man and is abused. Such as relationships that are going wrong, the phrase, "It's not you, It's me. I love you too much to hurt you".

blah, blah, blah.

Well, I personally haven't found my "First Love" yet. He, whoever "he" is, hasn't reveled himself to me. And I am learning DAILY to accept God's timing in this situation.

This is a very tender, sweet topic for me. As well as many of my close friends. There is a small group of us who are all in the same boat with the "boyfriend-will-come-in-God's-sweet-timing" situation.

We all are struggling with wrapping our minds around "God's Timing" and "God's best for us". But somehow, we learn to accept it.

But that still doesn't stop me from dreaming. And boy, does my mind wander...

Of course I've had my fair share of crushes and thinking that I was in love with these boys.

Gosh, the entire time I was in middle school, I had a HUGE crush on this one boy. And I thought I really loved him. I was just infatuated with him. Everything revolved around him. I just remember how devastated I was when he confronted me and told me that he didn't feel the same. I honestly thought my world was crumbling.

How young and naive I was.

I pray daily, sometimes even hourly, for God to send him to me.

And I just have faith that he will when it's my time.

blessings.

caity

30 Day Blog Challenege: Day 2

Hello bloggers!

I apologize for not blogging yesterday, but I will make it up. :)

30 Day Blog Challenge: Day 2

"Explain your blog title."

Well, The Diva Life in College is the complete essence of ME. I am a DIVA and I LOVE being a Diva. ha ha. :)

I'm just kidding. The Diva Life in College was originally meant to be a memoir of my life while I'm in college. I'm in my 3rd year so far, and I'm not doing a great job of sharing my life on here.

As a full-time college student, I have a lot of decisions to make and some are coming really soon. :/

But, this blog was just meant to keep all of my stalkers up-to-date on my life.

Stalkers that include: my family that live far away, family who live really close, and nosey people. I don't care. :)

Any who, THIS is The Diva Life in College.

I hope you enjoy.

Have a great day! :)

caity.