and 7 years later.

Wow! 

Long time, no post. I never thought I’d stumble across these old blog entries again. *dusts off screen* 

Crazy to think 7 years ago, at 23 years old, I thought I was adulting. Granted, at the time, I was juggling 2 jobs, a social life, and trying to spend time with my family.

Who would have thought 7 years later I’d be married to the most wonderful man, have an almost 14 month old daughter, and live in Florida? If you told me 7 years ago that this would be my life, I would have not believed you. 

(Alhamduallah) I’m truly grateful. I spend my days with my daughter while my husband is at work. We spend our evenings together as a family, whether it’s with his family or just us. Our daughter is the first granddaughter for both sides so she’s extremely spoiled, but as she should be! From time to time, we’ll leave her with my in laws while my husband and I have a date night and she gets to spend time with her grandparents. 

It’s mind boggling how much can change in so little time. Just 3 years after I created the last post, I got married. A year after that; pregnant. And now, just trying to get through the days and survive with a toddler. Kidding, but also send help. 

Looking back at all my posts, it’s exciting and scary to see what the next 7 or so years will bring! (Inshallah)

Hello and goodbye, 2017!

According to my recent posts archive, I have blogged the most in 2011 (not surprised tbh lol) I was still in high school, didn't work a lot, had no responsibilities, etc. Had more time on my hands. Now I have two jobs, try to make time for friends and family, deal with bills, and basically try to adult. Gross.

but anywyas, that's why I'm never on here, because I have no free time.

((it's always that excuse lol))

It's 2017 and I haven't blogged in over a year. Not much has changed really, other than me moving to Oxford! Even after the move, not much has changed. I mean, I work and live here now, but I'm in Tupelo often to see friends and family and its not like its a long drive. I've done so many things since I last blogged in May 2016:

I've been to the beach MULTIPLE times...
but I've been to Six Flags way more!
(lol we even bought season passes so we can go for free any time in 2018)
Got to experience Geyser Falls and Alabama Splash.
Chopped off all of my hair!
(also got it chopped off recently)
I've been to a few concerts: TOP, P!ATD, and Kesha
Went to Nola for Chloee's 21st birthday!
(which is also coincidentally today HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAWG ILY)

Hopefully 2018 will be just as fun and filled with wonderful memories :-)

LOL @ 2016

I just want to say I'm not the greatest person when it comes to blogging. Its almost been a year since I've last posted anything. Yikes. I might try again this summer. 

Happy 21st Birthday, Katelyn!! Ready to party with you.

I un-privated my blog just for you, Lori aka Lauren.

July Journaling Challenge: Day 8

Journal challenge day 8 is Best Friend. 

Basically, this sums up my relationship with my best friend. You know who you are, miss Katelyn Mathis!! The lucky winner... lol jk. Sorry I took forever to post this but you know how lazy I can get. Now, some of you (or whoever reads my blog) are probably wondering, "why is she her bff¿" WELL HERES WHY: 

• We have known each other since freshman year of high school and were really close! I was her very first public school friend and she was my first high school friend (other than my cousin, she who shall not be named) and we just clicked! We lost in touch Sophomore and made different friends Junior year, but we were still there for each other and we've been friends for 6 years!! (It will be 6 years in August I think lol)

• We both know we're each other's best friend. We both have other friends we hang out with and post pictures with, but her and I have a mutual understanding; like we both have a special place for each other that no one else can replace. 

• We literally won't see each other for a whole month, yet when we do get together, it's not awkward and we're able to just pick up from where we left off (or probably bc we text every single day)

• WE TEXT EVERY SINGLE DAY. About NOTHING. And I love it. We will have the most random conversations!!  But literally, we have texted each other everyday for maybe 2 years?? I'm not exaggerating. 

There are a lot of other reasons why she's my bff but this post is getting too long and I'll have to post journal day 9 and 10 tomorrow!!  

Beauty Question Tag: Skin Care

How many times do you wash your face daily? Twice a day; in the morning when I wake up and at night before I sleep.   

What type of skin do you have? (dry, oily, combo)? OILY. It can be -45 degrees outside and my face will still be oily.  

What is your current facial wash? Clean & Clear Acne Control, but I haven't used it in a month because I want to see how my skin will react to no products.

Do you exfoliate? What  

What brand do you use? For my face, I LOVE Clean & Clear.  

Do you have freckles? No, but I wish I did ;-(

Do you use eye cream? nOpE  

Did you or do you have acne prone skin? SADLY YES. My face is a lot better than it used to be, though. I now have a few acne scars on my cheeks and the occasional breakout.  

Did you ever have to use Proactive? Yes and it's terrible; my skin is way too sensitive for it! Clean & Clear all the wayyyy.

July Journaling Challenge: Day 1

Since it's July, I guess I should go ahead and start this cute 'July Journaling' Challenge. The picture is located on the right side of my page if you would to participate in this challenge!

Day 1 - All About Me: 

Yikes, I don't really like talking about myself... but it's part of this challenge, so I'll have to. :-) Well, I don't even know where to start! I'll just list 10 random facts.

1. My name is Nadine! It's french and means hope.
2. I work at a fast food restaurant called Danvers. (It will be 3 years this September)
3. Recently bought a new car and I'm very proud!
4. I am Muslim!
5. Currently fasting for Ramadan.
6. I don't wear makeup. 
7. I can be a very awkward person.
8. I will be a Junior in college this August.
9. I have anxiety and panic attacks sometimes.
10. I can't swim!

There you go! Sorry I wasted 10 minutes of you're life. (Not really sorry.)

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥                   

Running is my least favorite thing to do EVER.

So today has been a productive day! I have actually been very productive for the past couple of weeks, to take my mind off of certain things. BUT I am trying to stay positive! :-)

My sister treated me to lunch and I got to hang out with a good friend for a little bit, and later on that night, Lori and I just sat in the food court at the mall and just talked about whatever and it was nice. Then later on, we picked up Katelyn and went to the park... only instead of taking a relaxing stroll, we ended up RUNNING back to Lori's car, because this truck was stalking us and literally made a u-turn to get to where we were so we made a run for it and Katelyn would be the one to not survive in a horror movie if she was getting chased down by a creeper. I don't blame her though, I was exhausted; I hate running.

I'm really glad tonight happened. I haven't been in the happiest of moods recently and my friends (Lori and Katelyn) have really been there for me and let me talk their ear off so I'm really grateful for them. Tomorrow, I'm getting my hair ombre'd and I'm VERY excited! I'm also hanging out with Lori afterwards and we're just gonna be lazy and its going to be great.

On another note, I can't believe its already July.

Hello 2015?

Wow, so I haven't posted anything for a year and some months, but here I am today, the sixth month in 2015, posting something. Like in my previous post, a lot has changed. I'm not going to go into much detail but recently I've started hanging out with an old friend (yes, I'm going to tag you Lauren) and it's been really nice! I have enjoyed every time we have spent together and tomorrow will be another day. ;)

As for work, for the past year, I have worked literally 5-6 days of the week. I get about 30+ hours a week, which is nice and all because I have car payments and pay for my car insurance but dang, ya girl needs a break sometime. I'm not gonna complain too much though, because Danvers (the place I work at) isn't really too bad and I have met amazing people who have become my close friends.

Anyways, my day today wasn't too bad. I hung out with Christina, another close friend of mine, and we just hung out at the mall (because what else is there to do in Tupelo) and then went back home to get ready for work; the usual. And currently, or what I'll be doing after this post, I will be on Netflix eating some brownie brittle and just resting because tomorrow I will be at work (shocker) from 8am-430pm, and I am not looking forward to it. 

Goodnight. <3

2014, be good to me.

We're already in the second month of the new year! I don't know what to say. So much has changed.

Procrastinating isn't easy.

Instead of working on my essay for my College Life class, I'm blogging and watching Dexter online. I love writing essays anyways, so this isn't me procrastinating or anything... maybe.

I feel like me procrastinating is becoming a huge issue and a bad habit. Back in high school, I wouldn't put off things as much as I'm doing now. I don't really do much outside of school; I work two jobs and I also do this activity called Big Brother, Big Sister twice a week after my classes end, but that doesn't really get in the way of anything considering I only do it for about an hour. Other than that and working, I'm either at home or hanging with friends.

But it's like, when one of my teachers assign work of any kind, I think I have all the time in the world to do it. For example, my English teacher will assign an essay three weeks before it's due and I will start on it the night before. I've done this twice, but I have received passing grades for both times. I'm scared the next time won't be a very good grade. I just need to stop procrastinating...

I'll start tomorrow.

Time flies and lessons learned.

It doesn't even feel like I've graduated five months ago. It's going to be Thanksgiving soon, then Christmas and in two months, it'll be 2014. Then it'll be my brothers turn to graduate! Time flies by so quickly. Sometimes I wish it would go by a little slower. I just can't believe it. It's like, when you're in a class you dislike, you want to get out of there as soon as possible. You want time to go by faster. But when you're with a friend or doing something you actually enjoy, you never want it to end.

I've been thinking lately how cool it would be to just go back in time. There are a few things I would love to change and do differently. But I don't regret anything I've done in the past. No regrets, just lessons learned. I've also learned that hiding how you really feel and trying to make everyone happy doesn't make you nice, it just makes you a liar. Don't be someone you aren't just to impress people.

I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm very thankful for everything... and it's not even Thanksgiving yet. ;)

What to do...?

Well, it's been a while. Almost a year since I've posted anything, and a lot has happened since my last post. School and class changes are the least of my worries right now... not that I'm worrying about it. I've graduated since then. I'm a freshman in college now and it sucks. I hate college. High school was bearable. I just want to drop out right now, to be honest. But I really want to pursue becoming a Dental Hygienist. I don't want to spend the rest of my life working a fast food restaurant.

Speaking of fast food. I'm not as content with my job as I was when I started working. I said I liked it in my previous posts, but it kind of sucks now. A lot of my old friends who worked there have quit and we have all of these newer people, and it's not the same. A lot of things have changed. Also, drama at work. It's not the greatest thing in the world. I was put in a situation I never thought I would EVER be in. Hopefully its all in the past now.

Back to school... and schedule changes.

It's the second semester and I still can't believe I'm graduating this May!

So, I went back to school Friday, and I'm pretty happy with my classes. WELL, except for my third block. My schedule was changed without me even knowing. I was suppose to take a math class, but because I "have all my math credits", someone decided I should take THEATER instead of math. I don't dislike theater, but I was so unprepared for it and I'm not much of a theater person. I'm trying to change classes, but it might take a while considering the other kids who are trying to get their schedules changed as well.

It was a great way to start school again...

Christmas Already!

I can't believe its almost 2013. I'm pretty excited, but my birthday is in January and I guess I'm not looking forward to getting older. It's also been a while since I've posted anything! I've just been busy with school ever since the summer ended. Being a senior is fun, but I had to do a lot of work. I'm happy to say that I am DONE with Senior Project and now I can begin the fun part of my senior year next semester.

Other then school, there's work. I QUIT working at the Pretzel Twister sometime in September because I had enough of everything; lack of workers, the lazy employees, the selfishness, etc. But I found a new job, and I'm content with it.

Well, Merry Christmas, everyone. (:

Summer 2012...?

Oh my goodness... is it really summer already? Time is flying by! May is almost over with, as well! And I'm going to be a senior when the new school year begins. ;) I'm still working at the pretzel twister, but now I'm more familiar with everything and everyone. I'm not exactly good friends with my co-workers (partly because I have nothing in common with any of them) but they're great people! And I get paid tomorrow. Oh yes.

WHICH REMINDS ME. I have extremely sad news. My laptop, that I have had since I was 13, is getting old and slow. I'm in love with this laptop... but it seems like it's time for a new one. Haha, I would really like a Macbook, though.

So... it's summer and all I'm doing is working. All of my friends are either busy with work or on vacation. I wish I was going somewhere this summer! Fingers crossed.

Long time, no post?

Nothing new has been going on lately, really. Work has gotten much easier, and I realize it could be the easiest job ever... maybe I shouldn't say this. It IS my first job, but it really is quite easy. They're going to teach me how to make the pretzels this Thursday! Pretty exciting, for me at least.

School. US History State Test is coming up, and we haven't gone over a single thing for it. My History teacher is an okay teacher, but he is a bit creepy. There are these times, where he'll just stare at you. It is so weird... and he gets mad over little things. I get scared to even talk to him. I just hope I pass this state test. It will be my last one, and then I'll move on to Senior Projects!

May 13th, going to New Orleans! For a wedding, though. Staying there for about 3 and a half days, I'm guessing? I'm going to live up every moment of it! Finally, I'll be out of Mississippi.. (No offense, MS) but FINALLY! I can't wait! (:

Hey Spring Break.

Finished exams yesterday! HALLELUJAH. ❤ It is finally spring break! But I'm not doing a single thing. Except for work! Ah, work... I went in Thursday and worked the cash register. It's easy as along as you get the hang of it, but it's complicated for me, because I suck at numbers and money and math. But all in all, Thursday was good. Today was a different story.

My boss wasn't there Thursday, so I was pretty laid back... but he was there today, and I was tense and scared I would mess up. He chewed me out at one point and got extremely pissed off because I messed up at the cash register. I was about to cry, because he was yelling at me! And then he adds, "Since you're new, I won't be too hard and let you off easy." UM, no you weren't letting me off easy, but that's okay, because I was thankful they hired me... I have a feeling I will be fired SOON, though. $7.25 an hour is great. (:

Come visit me!

No school today, working tomorrow!

I have the stomach flu. ): I'm not going to school today because I feel horrible. I really hope I get better by tomorrow, because guess whaaaaat! I finally got a job! I start tomorrow from 2-6! I think it's training but that's fine, I just can't believe after two years of looking for a job, I finally found one. I work at the mall at this pretzel shop. Yummy, pretzels! Anyways, this is the first time I'm blogging from my phone. How cool! Technology these days...

Chronicles? YES PLEASE... and Happy Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NADINE! Haha, I'm a little late (it was in January). I don't really blog as much anymore, because of school and work. Busy busy! Well, I had a great birthday. (: My dad ordered cupcakes from Gigi's. They were pretty good, but I couldn't really finish one! They were all covered in SO much icing!

Because my birthday was on a school day, I had to wait a couple of more days to really party! HA, just kidding. I went with a couple of friends out to eat at Mt. Fuji (my favorite Japanese restaurant) and then we all kinda just hung out at the mall. I also received great gifts from a few of my close friends! Perfume, gift cards, jewelry! Yeah, it was a pretty great birthday. (:

And just a few hours ago, I got back from the movies. I watched Chronicles, and let me tell you... AMAZING movie. It was so good! The entire time, I was either laughing or cringing in disgust! There were a few complications with the time and a "why isn't she here yet?" from me, but in the end, it all worked out perfectly. (:

Idiots, Bomb Threats, and NO SCHOOL.

The weirdest thing happened yesterday. So, I got to school around 6:57 that morning. I was carrying a bag of donuts because there was a mini party going on in my 3rd/4th period. As my cousin and I walked to the cafeteria, we noticed how empty the school looked. Usually there would be a couple of groups of people walking around outside and in the cafeteria. We didn't really think anything of it. So, we ate our breakfast and sat there. The cafeteria still empty.

Then, all of a sudden, a swarm of people walk into the cafeteria. And teachers, as well! One of my friends informed me that it was a bomb threat. We didn't think of it as a big deal because it was probably some idiot student saying random things. After about maybe 40 minutes later, the teachers and supervisors announced we go walk to the Freshman parking lot. This was when things got real.

We waited outside in the freezing, cold weather for about another 30-40 minutes until a bus came to pick us up and take us to a church near by. We, my cousin and brother, waited inside the church for my cousin's mom to come pick us up and take us home. It was only 10 in the morning, too. And apparently, because of the bomb threat, school was cancelled.

Well, my Friday was interesting!