What was I thinking???

So, I decided to go back to school this semester. I am now considered a graduate student at Tennessee State University. The state pays for one class a semester, so I decided to finally take them up on that offer and go back to school.

I feel like I'm somewhat of an intelligent person. I'm not the smartest person by any means, but I also don't feel like I am an idiot. I can hold my own, generally. Well, this class is making me doubt my brains!!! I feel like I've struggled with this class. It makes me question my smartness and I'm almost thinking this class is making me dumber!

Today is my final and last night I just wanted to cry while studying it....seriously. I'm not making excuses, but it's been 5 years since I've been in college and surprisingly, a lot has changed in 5 years. Plus, there is a lot of cobwebs on my brain!!!!

So, today for my final, I have on my glasses to help me seem smarter than I might be. I very rarely wear my glasses, but when I do, it never fails, people always tell me I look smart!!! Which, makes me think that I must look like an idiot every other day of the week when I wear my contacts! Either way, at least I feel like I look smart and maybe some of the smartness from my glasses will jump into my test tonight!!! ARGH....school...what was I thinking???

Cousin's Night Out....cont....

So, to add a little something something to the last post. I was talking to Shelby a few days after going to dinner with all of our cousins. She says, you know, it must be a Vernon trait....every single one of us is ditzy....that must be where we get it from!!!

Then she goes on to remind me of what someone said about one of us. Although we cannot remember who said it and who's friend it was that said it, but one of us was friends with this person and when the person meet the other one, they were like, Wow...that explains a lot!!! So, guess it is a family trait of ditziness....but good ditziness because we are very smart, contrary to how we might act sometimes! Love my Fam!!!

Cousin's Night Out

So, we've been talking about it for a while now, but last night all the Vernon girl cousins got together for a cousin's night out. It was, in birth order (heehee) Debbie, Jan, Jessica, Shelby, Christie, and myself....as I am the BABY of ALL the Vernon grandkids....it's a role I do not take lightly!!!

We decided to go to Buca di Beppo....which is family style, but might have been a little too family style when it came to seperating out the tab. According to the waitress.....who had already said we were all Beautiful when she looked at our ID's, said the computer system is not very user friendly....but I think the waitress was not user friendly!!!

Still, we had a great time with lots of laughter. Carolyn and Vickie, for those who don't know, are the only Vernon girls and they are the 2 oldest children and then came the three boys, Earl, Kevin, and daddy. Well, Carolyn and Vickie are hilarious when they are together. They can act somewhat ditzy sometimes, but it's so funny. They are the ones huddled in a corner together rolling on the ground laughing while everyone else is just staring blankly at them. Well, Debbie and Jan are turning out to be similiar to them come to find out and I believe it because Debbie when down the whole list before spitting out the right name. Shelby and I are convinced that we are going to end up like them....I believe we are about half way there. Which is ok with me, cause I love my Aunt Carolyn and Aunt Vickie and I love my sister! I understand that sisterly bond cause Shelby and I laugh at things only we get.

A couple of years ago, a bunch of us friends got together for a game night and Shelby and I were on the same team for Charades (spelling??) and we dominated....then again, we were the only one's who actually knew what the other one was doing. It was hilarious....pee your pants hilarious!!! Sister's just got something!

I think the most funny story of the night was the one Debbie told about her mom Carolyn. They live right underneath the Natchez Trace Bridge, which is gigantic. Well, sadly, people jump off there all the time. Debbie's son Cody heard that someone jumped off of it on his scanner, so called Debbie and told her to go check out the situation. She goes down there, and the cops aren't even there, but she didn't see anything. Well, next thing she knows, a bobat comes running out of the woods and then turns around and runs back. Well, Debbie is telling Carolyn about going down there and mentions the bobcat to her mother, and continues on. Well, Carolyn's responcse.....well, who was driving the bobcat??? WHAT?? Who was the man driving the bobcat???? She thought it was an actual bobcat machine....not an animal....so hilarious!!!

So, we are hoping to do our cousin's night out on more of a regular basis. With such a big family, it's important that we do this I feel like. We figured out that there is like 18 great grandbabies, I think. And I haven't even had any yet!!! But I think it's neat and somewhat rare that we are such a big family and we are still close despite that!!! Proud Vernon!!

I think I might be getting old.....

Ok, maybe I'm not getting old, but really, I think I am!!! Next month, I will be 29 years old!!! I'll be honest, I'm kind of freaking out. I'm not sure why though, but I am. It just seems OLD! It's the last of my 20's and then I'll be entering into my 30's....which is WAY OLD....at least it always seemed like it was. 30 seriously?!?!?! When I was young, I thought by the time I was thirty I'd be a lot more settled then I am now....granted, last couple of years, I realized that I'm just fine. I've never made goals to accomplish before 30...I have always said I would think about marriage when I turn 30.....guess I need to be thinking about it huh???

But 29.....it's kind of depressing sounding. I feel like it's a pivotial age...maybe because I'm going to be thrown into my 30's. When I think of 30's, I think of responsibility. Can I really go hang out at the clubs when I'm 30?!?!?! I can barely pull all nighters now and when I do, I suffer for about a week and I'm only 28....what's 30 going to be like.

29, last of the 20's, seriously....I just turned 20 the other day, I swear.....then again my early 20's seemed ages ago....even college seemed ages ago. I spent 5 years living in Chattanooga and now I forget the names of streets and restaurants that I frequented.....and then I remind myself that it's been 5 years since I've lived there, no wonder!!! WHAT.....how could that be?!?!

29, I mean, I still get carded for R rated movies....people ask me what High School I go to! It's a compliment now. I can't even have crushes on college football players any more because they are so young.....I would be such a cougar. Some of my favorite crushes were on UT football players.....now I'm at a reasonable age to date these crushes and I would date men their age....but at the time I was like 14!!! John Hall....are you reading this?!?!?!

29, if I do talk to a guy, obviously age is going to come up and sadly the conversation generally ends with me patting them on their head and sadly telling them that I am old enough to be their mothers!!!! Even though I'm not, but might as well be!!!

29....when my mother was 29, I was 5....I was starting kindergarden...I remember my mom at 29! I see pictures of her at 29 and she looks her age.....maybe it was the 80's style.....but she looked 29.....***mom, I do not think you look old....you actually look very young for your age now, just FYI**** 29....oh my goodness....can I just hibernate?!?!

28 though, 28 has been a GREAT year....I think this is the age I would like to stay. People say that they stay 29, but forget that.....28 is the place for me. It's been a good year. Pretty much drama free, which as we know for my family the last 2 years have been somewhat of roller coasters. My sweet precious neice Anne Claire made her debut, it's been a great day. Summer days lazing on the rivers, vacations....it's been good. I've thoroughly enjoyed being 28 and I'm going to enjoy the last 49 days of being 28. Which actually seems like a long time off, but really, it's just around the corner and after that corner I'm going to be 30!!! ARGH!!!!

Maybe I can have clear concise thoughts when I'm 29 and won't be rambling anymore.......maybe