Your average, girl next door

Here's a little about me

I would rather be lying on the coast of somewhere beautiful as opposed to well, anything

But, I love biking through Cades Cove on a warm summer day

I really enjoy running. I feel free and I love being in shape

This girl is more like me than anyone I've ever met before

This little boy brightens my day

This place and this guy give me a feeling I definitely cannot explain!

Isaiah 30;21

In spare time, I love to lay out, go to the gym, or go shopping!

One of my favorite things to collect, quotes! I love quotes about

anything and everything. Whenever I find one worth remembering,

I put it in my quote book so that I can flip through and read it again! :)

Passion and satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any happiness is only temporary, because there’s nothing to make it last. – The Last Song

Give thanks for the differences in people and recognize the opportunity to see the world from another view. - Unknown

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined. - Henry David Thoreau (My Senior quote)

You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you. -Brian Tracy

The grand essentials in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. - Joseph Addison

Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an apaling waste of energy; you can't build on it. - Katherine Mansfield

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love. - Goethe

Home Sweet Home

Being from 'The South', you know real outdoors beauty when it's right in front of you.

I really do live in one of the prettiest places in North Alabama and I think a lot of people take it for granted. Let's face it, it is truly beautiful where the mountains meet the lakes.

Don't get me wrong, New York City is the second best place to be. You can shop anywhere and there is a Starbucks every third block. The possibilites are endless. Hardly anyone owns a car and takes a taxi or the subway everywhere they go. I mean, that's why 90% of the population is skinny.

There is just something about the sweet-tea-drinking place that refreshes the soul. Ironically, I have lived here 19 years of life and I hate sweet tea. Hey, it's possible!

I love the beach, but there's something exciting about only going once a year.

I love Chicago, but I wouldn't go again unless it was to see Oprah.

I love DC, but I couldn't handle that many politicians in two area codes.

I love Massachusetts. It is beauitful but let's face it, we all sound like hicks to them.

I love love love New York City but could only have a vacation home there!

Everywhere you go, you see people who you can talk to for a few minutes and sure, they're friendly. But people anywhere else, just don't have that "Southern Hospitality"

to them like you find here. They say 'you guys' and we say 'y'all'.

They say 'over there' and we say 'over yunder'.

There is just something peaceful about Alabama.

Something peaceful about coming home

Thanks y'all!

Feb-tastic!

I AM BEYOND READY FOR SUMMER!

With this beautiful weather we've been having, hopefully there won't be many more days of cold weather! Needless to say, I have enjoyed this sneak peek of summer!

Windows down, sunroof open, and music up, loud!

What's playing in my car, pre-summer?

What's My Name - Rihanna feat. Drake

Never Say Never - Justin Beiber (of course)

Grenade - Bruno Mars

Somewhere With You - Kenny Chesney

Teenage Dream - Boyce Avenue

Dog Days Are Over - Florence & The Machine

Firework - Katy Perry

I love all kinds of music, as you can tell.

Playlists are my iPod's best friend.

You can pretty much never know what I'm going to be listening to in my car. My playlists are: country, soul, workout, hip hop, Taylor Swift and Lil Wayne. That pretty much covers it. Anything from Ke$ha to Michael Buble or Beiber to Miranda Lambert.

I like that I am very versatile. It's fun to be put in all different kinds of moods when I get in my car. I love driving for a long time by myself and singing, LOUD. I usually don't even care who sees me driving beside me either! So, if you see me seeing in my car, you'll know that it's one of my favorite things to do! :)

Grammy's Special

I'm not going to waste my time on worst dressed because everyone knows there were plenty worst dressed nominees. However, I had a great time watching the Grammy's even though every time you blinked Lady A was winning another award for Need You Now. Let the song die, please. All in all, I can't choose what they do or wear, only critique it ;)

I LOVE Award shows! Here's the Grammy breakdown.

Everything aside, I LOVE Snooki! She is perfectly dressed for the occasion.

J. Lo killed it! This is exactly what you wear to the Grammy's.

An egg GaGa? Really? And your dancers have on used condoms?

I would not say artistic. Just more GaGa.

Justin Bieber looked good in Dolce and Gabbana. Just sayin’.

Who the heck is Esperanza Spalding? Even though she has collaborated with Prince and has played for President Obama twice, I still have never heard of this jazz player.

My favorite part. John Mayer, Norah Jones and Keith Urban

singing Jolene. It. Was. Beautiful.

Rihanna and Drake were steaming it up!

I’m predicting it to be called Dranna.

Then There Were Two

I was sitting in the doctor’s office yesterday waiting to get my weekly allergy shot, waiting very impatiently. I’ll admit, I don’t have an ounce of patience. That morning, I took Bryant to the doctor and waited an hour. We NEVER wait at our Pediatrician’s office. Needless to say, I wasn’t in the greatest mood by the time I got to the second doctor of the day. I never have to wait over ten minutes to get my allergy shots because of the convenient time that I go around lunch time and Huntsville rush hours. I signed in, and I was glad to see that I was the only one there waiting. It was about 1:30 and although it seemed as if half the nurses were at lunch, there was no sign, or hours posted for their lunch time. I waited for 45 minutes on apparently, the nurses to get back from lunch. During that 45 minutes however, I had an epiphany.

Bryant was playing with toys beside me and calling my name every sixty seconds, “Kayla, look at this!” “Kayla, what is this?” “Kayla, check this out!”
I had noticed them when I walked in but just now paid any attention to the older couple sitting across from me. They appeared to be in their late 60s or early 70s.

Then I noticed what they were reading.

He was reading a thick hard cover book titled, Grunts. Under it, all that I caught a glimpse of was World War II. She, on the other hand, was reading a paperback book titled, God & football. This made me crack a smile. I hoped that I wasn’t staring too long at them for them to notice. Their titles made me think of something very broad in such a short amount of time. World War II may have been around the time this man had been born. Did his father serve during WWII? This topic could have interested him but also could have affected his life in some way or another. This also made me realize, you would most likely never see a younger person reading a book about this heavy topic.

As for the lady, her book amused me. Two of my favorite things. God and football. Yet, non-comparatively. This woman was almost a fast forward into my future. Any of my friends could tell you how much I love football! It is a major part of my entertainment. Isn’t it amazing how far women have come? Women started out with not a single right. Now, we can sit anywhere we would like and read “boy” things like football books. I am so glad society has changed for us for the better!

I had no idea who these people were or what they were like. I don’t know if this man has a special connection in his heart to WWII. I don’t know if this woman was religious or whether she even liked football that much. This couple had no idea they would be analyzed in my blog. I just sat down across from them with my Glamour magazine and an open mind and gained more than I realized I would.

I was in a great mood the rest of the day.

Never Say Never

I have had a lot of things on my mind to blog about and instead of choosing just one, I figured I would share them all at once!

I am starting Zumba and staying committed to my workout regime

I wouldn’t wanna be Christina Aguilera right now

I officially turned in my Nursing program application

I am pretty glad that I’m not in Egypt in the mass of hysteria

I officially hate English 102 and I can’t wait for that teacher to have her baby already

Scottsboro, Al really isn’t that bad

I AM going to watch the Justin Beiber movie but I do NOT have Beiber Fever.

I have always loved Walt Whitman and I found out today that he liked to be naked and thought that every living thing was as equal to every non-living thing. Needless to say, he was different.

I really despise politics.

My career and future job are right around the corner

I haven’t been this glad until now that I stayed home for college

I have picked back up my long lost scrapbooking hobby

I am still searching for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift

I have new obsessions: Pretty Little Liars and Off the Map



Whew.