This is the other shirt i bought at the first thrift store. I like it a lot, its a pretty coor and it fits me just right. Today apparently we're going out to dinner and then stuff is happening. And tomorrow Anne Paton leaves with her father and we all leave and we go to memphis and we're going downtown and then i'm going to spend the night with Alanna because shit is crappy after we move. A week from now, Aj is coming down from New Hampshire and staying for two weeks.

I somehow managed to sleep til 3 today even though i went to bed around 12. Actually i laid around thinking for a while even though i didn't want to lay around thinking. So i don't know when i REALLY went to bed. Anyways, i'm yawning. WhYyYyyYyYYY. Soooooo until later after i've done something productive (All i've done today is eat chicken & dumplings) then i'm going to leave this poor blog.

Yesterday we went thrift store shopping and i got this shirt along with another one that is just a deep red and buttons down. The clothes i got were new, with tags on them and all, i don't know why. It was actually the most expensive thrift store i've ever shopped at in my entire life. I don't think they could rightly call it a thrift store because they paid for the clothing, so it was more of a consignment store. I was also incredibly dissapointed that the government charges tax on already-bought clothing! The shirts at this store were mostely $4.00, $4.50.. and even though thats not very expensive its also not very cheap.

After that we came home and i watched some cartoons and ate some mashed potatos until Anne Paton's aunt and uncle came over. Then we had dinner (more mashed potatos and steak) while we watched some insane "Junkyard Wars" show where they had to create an engine powered submarine. Then, we had some coffee (bad idea, i was up til 3 am lying in bed unable to sleep) and played Liverpool Rummy. Anne Paton's aunt (Katie) also told me that there was another thrift store here and that it was a real thrift store and not a consignment store. I enjoyed the night a lot until i couldn't get to sleep.

Once in bed (around 12) i read quite a bit of In the Hand of the Goddess until Anne Paton decided to cover her head with her blanket to block out the light and i decided i should be courteous and go bed. I later discovered that she has to sleep with the door open and let some light seep into the room. That bothers me more than anything.

Today i slept til 11, because they woke me up wanting to go to the thrift store Katie had told us about the night before and then out to lunch. We went and at first i was like 'eh' i didn't think i'd find anything when we walked in because 1) it was small and 2) all of the college students took their clothes to the consignment stores where they could get money for them. But i did find three shirts. One of them was a sortof intricate tiny floral pattern in light blues and greens, and one was a light lavender the color of my bedsheets in Memphis, and one was a white tanktop thing that is basically another 'piece of cloth' (according to alanna, and how right she is) with embroided flowers and things on it. I'm buying a lot of button up shirts recently. Of course i'm glad they're good button up shirts that don't stretch where my chest is, that always kills me. Violently.

At the mexican resturant (i am not much for mexican food) i got a taco salad and it was alright, they had to customize the shit out of it for me.

So here i am and apparently we're going to some thing in the park later tonight and i'll have to tell you about that eventually i'd suppose. :)

Byeee

Today was a busy day. I woke up around 11 when my grandmother told me they were ready to go out and do things, they went to walmart while i got ready, although that wasn't necessary cause i was ready about 1 minute after they had left. So i watched some spongebob squarepants and waited for their return while eating some of my strawberry jello, i shouldn't have added fresh strawberries, i didn't enjoy them. It was otherwise good.

So then we went out and we got to Proud Larrys (resturant) around noon where we ordered some wonderful huge thick seasoned steak fries and i ordered Alfredo with garlic for lunch. It was very good. Then after that we walked to Square Books (bookstore) and i had a wonderful black cherry soda by Blue Sky. I was more looking forward to their rootbeer but that was just as fine. And we sat out on the porch of the bookstore and talked for a while. Anne Paton (my cousin or something) was going to get the book Stargirl but she did not, i don't know why i told her it was good.

After that we met up with my grandmothers second husband (uh step-grandfather?) and we drove around the Ole Miss campus and all around Oxford and got icecream. I got some kind of 'bunny tracks' icecream with caramel and chocolate and some kind of peanut or nut or something and these crazy little chocolate pods with creamy stuff inside and random coffee beans or something, it was... interesting.

So then we went to a movie store and i was going to rent Amelie and Blow Dry but the people required a membership which asked for your social security number and so my grandmother wouldn't give it. So then we went to blockbuster and they didn't have Blow Dry but they did have Amelie and i just finished watching that and it was very good. It seemed sortof long, but i really liked the end. I wanted to get The Royal Tannenbaums(eh spelling) but neither blockbuster nor the other place had it. Another problem with renting the movies is that Anne Paton can't watch any movies her parents haven't seen/approved. Now thats bullshit. lol. But i wasn't worried with trying to find something she could watch anyways. I'm really glad i watched Amelie alone, without my grandmother/everyone else. watch it and you'll know why.

So that brings us up to date, and we're going to have diner soon. Tomorrow i believe we're going to the thrift store, if there is anything i see there and purchase, i will make sure to post ;P

Toodles!

i made strawberry jello

I have arrived in Oxford, Miss. whereupon i am staying for 1-2 weeks. Actually the second week we might go to the Ozark mountains and stay in my Aunts cabin even though she is not there. We'll probably go visit a few places here and there, hang out around here, eat out some, go to some bookstores and outlet malls despite the fact that i have no money. etc.

So today they picked me up, (my grandmother and my like, step cousin or something), and we went to P.F. Changs whereupon we ordered Orange Chicken, Chicken/Beef/Shrimp Lo Mein, and Shrimp Fried Rice... Ohhh gad it was good (except for the orange chicken which i didn't like cause it was like this tangy-spicy thing) but i am going to say that mine was the best out of all of those (the Lo Mein). Oh yea, we had like these lettuce wrap things, they were very very odd and very very good. Oh Yea, in the resturant they played music like (of all things!!) Boa (Duvet) and the Counting Crows (Rain King) and some other things that were familiar but i was not certain of.

Then we got in the car and drove for about 1 1/2 hours, whereupon we arrived here and i was given a tour of the new house. I spent some time settling in and then i finished reading Dealing With Dragons while they (grandmother & step cousin) went to walmart, claires, a book store, and some other things in the Oxford Outlet Mall. aahhaa :)

So here i am, with my computer set up and 2 weeks ahead of me for relaxation and fun until i go back home and aj comes to visit me.

Later!

Hello hello hello! i am Brittany or something. Today we woke up and went to the beach, and hung out til around 12 and then we went on a pontoon boat... ack lots of fun, we went out to a sandbar and we all got out and swam around and caught crabs and had fun. We caught 6 hermit crabs and named them after the members of the family, the one which was my grandmother never moved, the ones that were my brother and aunt and some other one went back to the water. Ahmmm... well then we came back in cause a storm was comin our way and we came back to the condo and washed up, then my cousin and i played prokadima(a paddle ball game) and then we went to dinner. I had a large plate of fries... o_o... well anyways. more tomorrow!