less than a week left

it is now 6 days until my month without facebook is over.
at times i have missed checking my account and seeing what others are doing
but i can honestly say those times are few and far between.

i have learned alot about myself and people and life in this month
not all due to not checking facebook
but by creating different ways to view what others are doing
and living my life.

school starts monday and i will admit that i am not necessarily dreading it.
its been a long summer so i'm ready for a change.
plus...
monday also marks showtime's series weeds return.

aside from the vulgar language and illegal actions
weeds is probably one of the most well written series
i have ever seen
(aside from will and grace)
the actors are brilliant
and the storylines are hilarious
and mary louise parker is one talented, not to mention beautiful, actress.

this past wednesday my mom brother and i went to montgomery, alabama
for my brother's orientation at aum, where he will be playing basketball
i learned that i am horrible with directions and apparently inherited that from my mother
and that people in alabama really are bad drivers.
i also learned i can not do a hand-stand.
a little side story for you...
i was attempting a hand-stand by doing one up agaisnt a wall
but i was so afraid of tipping to one side and breaking the lamp on the table beside me
so when my mother made fun of me for not be able to complete a hand-stand
without assistance, i explained that i was nervous of breaking the lamp
and with a quick swat of my hand to further explain what i was afraid of
i broke said lamp.

i mean i am not that strong. that lamp had obviously been broken before :)

while caz, my bro, was in orientation, mom and i explored montgomery

not too bad other than the fact we got lost 4 different times.

ran into some people who used to live in dalton

what a small world it is.

we went into some boutiques

and i found the coolest wrap

you can wear it 100 ways!

inexpensive and adorable. check it out.

i'm a sucker for a good quote

i ran across two while i was shopping

who said shopping couldn't be educational?

one quote was a proverb

"just when the caterpiller

thought the world was over

it became a butterfly"

the other said

"learn to appreciate the small things

because one day

you may realize

they became big things"

just wanted to share.

hope everyone is well!