HURRICANE KATRINA/ LIGHTS OUT!

Unfortunately due to technical difficulty due to Katrina, I was unable to post breaking news about the intense weather. Hopefully all of you who read my blog for news were able to find some other news venue to receive up to the minute updates since I was out of commission.

*LIGHTS OUT*
Last night Katrina blew threw our tiny town of Oxford. Much of the intense winds were somewhat tamed compared to the mess that went through Biloxi, however the winds were still 30-40mph during times of the night. There is moderate wind damager around Oxford, mostly power lines and trees that are down all over campus. It began to rain off and on around 10 am and then around 4pm it started raining and did not stop. I got back to my house around 4:30 and Whitney and I hunkered down and prepared for the long night. I was kind of joking when I got the candles and flash lights but it sure came in handy! Around 8pm the power went out and it has not come back on...However Whitney and I made the absolute best of the situation... we lit many candles and read cosmos and people... it was actually very romantic. After 3 peoples, 1 glamour and 1 Cosmo, I decided I should try to sleep. This was a hard goal because of the hauling winds and the scared dogs that were not enjoying the weather at the animal shelter only a street over from out house. Finally I went to sleep in our warm house and woke up at 8:30 am to no air and no warm water. Ole Miss Classes were cancelled until 1pm so I was forced to entertain myself with out TV or internet.. This was more than frustrating...Finally at 1 I was actually looking forward to go to Form and Analysis. Later Whitney and I had a free meal at AOII. It is fabulous being alumna’s because we have zero obligations but can eat the sysco food for free:) Tonight was spaghetti and meat balls.. Well of course this meant salad for me! No carbs duh!


Later this week I have to take the praxis. This is so scary because I have not done middle school math in ages. Luckily Jenny has a book so I will be studying a whole lot so I can graduate on time.. Please pray for this! As much as I love everyone I cannot be here another semester... I will shoot myself! Ha! No really.. I will!!!

Well everyone I hope you stay dry and that Katrina did not seriously affect anyone or anyone's family this week:) For Natalie's news this has been Natalie-Corinne.

Happy Birthday Amy Way!

Once again I must apologize for the long delay since the last posting. From school to having a lot of fun I just have not made the time for my devoted readers...One great excuse for not writing is that I went home for 2 amazing weeks. I got to catch up w/ my wonderful BHS buds and get far too many UV rays in Aubrie's pool. We went out way too much and except for having my credit card stolen and wrecking my car, this trip home was amazing:) ha! But again I'm sorry for the lazy news. I will try to make sure this streak of randomness does not continue.

*Weekend Update*
Last night was loco with a Happy Birthday Amy Way fiesta! The night started early at around 8:30 with a small get together of around 20 friends. Although I was very excited to have this fiesta it also produced some stress b/c of all the cleaning and cooking. I didn't feel like I had enough time to prepare but the party continued and I think it was a huge success. The cuisine was a variety of Spanish appetizers or papas! Whitney used her culinary expertise and made an amazing cake! After the pre-party we headed to the square and bar hopped all night. Much alcohol was consumed and Amy even got some free shots at Jubilee from some nicely dressed men. What a perfect night. Today is Amy's real birthday and she will be dining with her parents in Tupelo tonight. Give your girl a birthday shout out!

Back To School....
Yes its fall.. that time of year again when school consumes our lives and we live for the weekend! Class has begun and there are more people on the Ole Miss campus that should ever be allowed. Lee Brunson thinks there should be a huge parking garage to alleviate the parking situation similar to the one found on the SMU campus. Maybe our faithful and fearless ASB president Rebecca Bertrand can work on this problem. This year my classes should be enjoyable and somewhat challenging. Right now classes have a glossy film that hide reality of hard work and little sleep that will actually occur. The beginning of school is filled with good intentions and resolutions. Who knows if anyone will actually fulfill and keep this new goals, but its worth trying... Set those unrealistic goals! Be an over achiever this year and swear off procrastinating! This is your year, take advantage of it! As a fifth year, I think that you will have the rest of your lives to be a real adult with bills and foreign items like that.. this year I am going to focus on school and pretend to not know of that scary time ahead where I will have to work...

TV time
Where to start... if you haven't been watching Laguna I feel sorry for you. It is an amazing show and the conflicts this season have been overwhelming. The parties at the beach house on Monday nights (Tiffany and Rebecca's apt 3-10) have been so hot this year. MTV has really stepped up their reality programming. Real World and My Sweet 16 are also weekly watches of mine. Hooking up is also a good show on ABC. It makes me wonder... if I am 28 and single, would I online date? Would you? Think about it...

Well all I have missed you and hope you will read this even though I have been so inconsistent! If you’re looking for some love from God tomorrow, come to St. Peter’s church at 11. It’s the church w/ the pumpkins and it will be so hot! Have a good rest of the weekend! For Natalie's News this has been Natalie-Corinne.

Sad Sick Summer Days

Who gets sick in the summer?
Yes it has been a while once again from my last blog but this time not from exciting moves and great nights out of too much wine on the square. This time it is from the most intense virus I've had in years, maybe in all of my life. I really thought my time in life was probably over and that I would die not ever getting on Broadway or going to Egypt. It all started after cleaning a really nasty bathroom about a week ago...I started feeling pretty sick but just kind of put it off but I was busy with studying for bio and moving into the new house. However the sickness lingered. Yes lingered and slowly worsened every day... sneaky things viruses are. I kept going b/c this weekend could not be missed and then I had a final. But then it hit... Tuesday around 11am I fell back in bed after my bio final (and my last blog) and just laid there. My head pounded, my stomach, back, and neck ached.. I had a huge temperature but of course I was freezing. Under two blankets I was paralyzed under pain to my bed. I only got up to use the bathroom, 10 very painful and taxing steps away. After 5 hours of laying in misery I got some pills from my new neighbor Travis (pictured in the earlier blog) and from the encouragement of my family, I went to the doctor. I was scared stiff when they said "MENINGTIS" and "WEST NILE" are going around, and you have many of the symptoms: WHAT???? After many questions the doctor ruled out many scary diseases and asked if I had been anywhere dirty lately? "Well yes I have". I got some drugs(one of them was lortab which know I now are so hard core and very popular on the drug scene. I have some left maybe I should become a dealer!) and went home. God bless Whitney Gentry for driving me to the doctor and the pharmacy and thanks to Rebecca for stopping and bringing me fluids! It has been a real hard week but at least I lost 5lbs! ha!

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY:
BEN, RAY, CARLY ARE HOME! I am in the dirty dirty (Atlanta, Georgia) tonight ending the night of celebrating the arrival home of Ray and the Rayettes. They had a wonderful time, however they are suffering from severe jet lag.. yeah insert sympathy here. oh wait they just spent 15 amazing life changing days in Europe..They had a wonderful time. Pete, Michelle and I left Nashville this morning only 38 minutes behind schedule.. not bad for the Bottoms. We arrived in Atlanta around 2pm (eastern time) and had to leave to meet Ray and the Rayettes. Actually mom stayed at Ray's to decorate for Ray's annual 29th birthday and Pete and I went to the airport. We could have been even later leaving Nashville b/c we waited for an hour. The end of the trip could not have come at a more perfect time. They had the times of their lives, but I had a feeling that Ben and Carly and become much like brother and sister rather than cousins. The "harmless" picking at each other could have esclated to an intense high if they stayed much longer :) ha! Much to my surprise, Ben arrives with a HUGE new accessory of "bling". Very different for his style to say the absolute least. Later I hear that during the last night of their European festivities in Milan much alcohol was consumed and Ben was foolishly secured into purchasing not one but two awful necklaces. "We are all shocked" is the statement the Bottoms family is realizing at the current time. After the short party at Ray's house we all got ready and went to a Cuban restaurant. Atlanta has some of the best and most diverse culinary experiences in the entire United States. The atmosphere was very alive and exciting and the band added even more charisma to the night. Everyone enjoyed their Cuban dish, but it was an early night home because of the jet lag that was barring down on the Rayettes. We will be departing early in the morning after a light brunch. Overall it has been a very enjoyable trip and I wish we could have stayed longer!!

Later this week I hope to find another job. I am so over the sweat shop, if anyone knows of any openings PLEASE let ya girl know:)

The summer is coming to a sad end, I feel like none of us have relaxed enough to start the grind of school again. Take these last few weeks and have an extra drink and an extra nap.. you know you'll desperately need them in about a month.. When that pointless paper is due or when finals come around, you’ll want drinks and a nap… better store up now!! For Natalie's news this has been Natalie-Corinne reporting live from Atlanta Georgia.

since you've been gone...

Yeah so its been a while...Sorry for the huge delay but I have been very busy b/c of the extremely stressful moving process.. yikes! After some challenging days I am finally settled in my new house at Turtle Creek. (behind the Billiards club and yes you can hear the bass constantly... its GREAT) Anyways I am getting used to the new house and we are still trying to get everything situated. In a last minute move I got two new great roommates: Jenny Weeden of Ingamar and Whitney Gentry of Tupelo. Well Whit's not so new to be but she is back in Oxford.. thank God more on that story later. Here is a picture of me and my new roommates and some of our good friends! It will be a crazy year! The move in days were pretty demanding. My mom came down for two days and has never worked so hard in her life! Later in the weekend Whitney's parents and Travis Waters also joined in on the game and helped turtle creek become a huge success. I already miss the 3-6 I have to say but I think turtle creek is becoming home sweet home! PS to Travis. I think you may have taken over Laura-Catherine's job as head stalker. Within minutes of my few statements of an anonymous boy I had a crush on he had contacted all of his people for information. Of course he doesn't like him, but that's okay. I like to think of Travis as not only Whitney's boyfriend, but an over protective brother that I never had.





OH! I almost forgot! We have hot new neighbors... Here is a picture of them when they were vacationing on the Rosie O'donnell cruise that started in Miami last year! The four boys are taking some extra business classes in order to open a new salon in Oxford! (get excited ladies) They just don't think that there is a quality place in town and hope to model the establishment after Jonathan's salon on the E channel reality show. The one of the far right is Travis Llwellyn of News Watch 12. The other boys I have not met but they are having a martini party later in the week w/ great finger foods so I KNOW that we will become great friends!


ON TO WHITNEY GENTRY:
Whitney Gentry moved back to Oxford and we her friends could not be happier. "I'm so glad you are back in Mississippi" was a good bye quote from her sweet dad Johnny as they departed after the big and hopefully final move. Whitney started her new job at Aramark yesterday and she thinks she is going to really enjoy the experience, not to mention all the bonuses. She gets free food all over campus, her own desk, and let us not forget the huge pay increase...she is over all baked goods and the newly began wedding cakes division of aramark w/ the university. We can all expect great things from her job and her personal life....

On to academic news:
Summer school is over and my bio days are over...I was EXTREMELY embarassed today though when my teacher states in front of the entire class," Natalie you got a 96.5, the highest grade in the class on the DNA test but you failed the reproduction test.. you must need more experience and teachings in this subject, how are you going to teach your children about the birds and the bees?" Mr. Smith. I have never been more embarrassed and I could feel my face turning bright red. Sure I didn't know what a vulva was or about the crazy minora words but honestly.. no reason to yell it across the roof tops... oh well at least its over and I'm looking at this situation positively b/c knowing too little makes me a little embarrassed but knowing too much might have produced a child by this point...

Okay I think this blog is getting OOC long but I have to give a last shot out to my favorite ape. Ape man is so progressive and totally blog worthy.. ha! PS ape man, Rebecca and I have become addicted to many shows and last night after realizing that our life and that little thing called school would soon get in the way of many of our regularly scheduled programming, so we need you to get your tivo hooked back up pronto! Thanks...

Alright that's all for now, more later on the week's current events and everything else. Have a happy and safe week. For Natalie's News this has been Natalie-Corinne.