I didn't see that coming.

Something happened to me today that has not happened to me in over four years.

I got asked out.

(Yes, no one has asked me out in over four years besides Matthew. Yes, I know that's kind of sad.)

The thing is, I should have seen it coming. But I didn't.

This guy who works for UK as a janitor started talking to me last week. He said he had seen me a lot around campus, and started small talk about my studies.  He walked away, came back, and started asking me about my hobbies. When my supervisor finally got there (I had been sitting outside our meeting room for supervision) he asked for my name and said "it was nice meeting you sweetie." I talked to my supervisor about it, and she said last semester he didn't talk to anyone but lately has been more talkative.  I thought maybe he was just being social. How vain would it have been of me to assume he was interested.

Apparently it would not have been vain at all.

So today I saw him again and we had the usual small talk about our weekends.  He went back to cleaning and I was playing sudoku on my phone waiting for my supervisor to arrive. Next thing I know he comes up to me. He asked my name again to be sure he remembered it from last time, then asked me to a dance this weekend. Eeeeekkkk!!!!!

I tried to be as polite as I could. I told him I was flattered that he asked, but I'm engaged. I also told him that I appreciated him asking me. I know how hard it is to do that. He just said that was cool and walked away. I really hoped I handled it the right way.  I wasn't trying to lead him on or anything, I was just being nice. I never mind making new friends, and he seems nice.  If I weren't with Matthew I probably would have said yes. Ugh, I totally didn't know what to do! What is even worse is that I'm looking a hot mess today (emphasis on the mess part, not the hot... well, apparently not but you get the idea). My hair is pulled back, I have absolutely no makeup on, and I was in a hoodie. I was up so late last night I didn't even bother showering this morning (TMI I know... I'll get to it later today I promise!).

So there you go. You are probably laughing just like Matthew did. I really hope I didn't hurt his feelings though.  What do you think? Would you have handled it differently?

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I didn't even know that was possible

How many times have you gone out in the cold with a wet head and heard someone say your hair will freeze? (Or is that just me??)

Well, I have heard this before, and I just laughed it off. Yeah right, my hair will freeze, psshhh.

Welp, today, my hair froze.

Seriously, no joke. My hair froze. In large chunks. All over my stupid little head.

I had my TA orientation on campus yesterday and today. We also got about 3 inches worth of snow over the past few days. This morning, I was in a hurry and didn't dry my hair. I just got a hair cut three days ago, so I figured it would dry pretty fast due to the short length. I parked on one side of campus (where I knew I would end up at the end of the day) and walked to the library. When I got there and took my earmuffs off, I found a not-so-pleasant surprise. My hair was in very stiff chunks all around my head! It was awful. I got inside and luckily it melted pretty fast, but I did not think it was possible to freeze hair. Learn something new everyday apparently. Guess I learned my lesson (well, probably not, but the thought is nice).

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Not-So-Smooth Criminal

Today has been a day that I will likely NEVER forget.

The Bestie messaged me the other night telling me that her neighbors asked her to take their granddaughters to Kentucky Kingdom today. She wanted me to come, so I fulfilled my best-friend-duties by agreeing. This morning, the Bestie's neighbors gave her four passes (One for each of the three girls and one that was her neighbor's) to get into the park with. The passes had picture ids on them, but we didn't think much of it. Who actually checks that stuff anyway right??

Well, I'll tell you who actually checks that stuff. The teenage boy at the ticket line... that is who. The girls went through fine, as did I since we bought my ticket when we arrived. The Bestie, on the other hand, was escorted to the little security area at the entrance of the park. I am dead serious... I couldn't make this up!! She was back there for about 20 minutes. She finally came out, looked at me laughing and said we had to go. She has been banned from returning to KY Kingdom for a year!! She got a pink slip and everything! All for using her neighbor's pass, which her neighbor told her to use! I would have cried like a baby, but she did so well. We have laughed about it the entire day because that is not like either of us to be kicked out and banned from somewhere!

We didn't want to punish the girls, so we left them at the park (with their grandparents' permission of course) and we went to the zoo and then to the mall. It ended up being a pretty fun (although extremely long) day!

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One in every crowd

I have been debating over the past couple of days as to whether or not I should post the Applebee's story. I have decided to tell it, and now I'm afraid that all the hype will lead to disappointment. The more I think about it, the less funny it is. Oh well, I guess I will let you decide.

So everyone has at least one friend that has no secrets. Every thought that crosses their mind is automatically out in the open for everyone to hear. Well, I have a friend like that, and it was her birthday I celebrated the other night. She is loud and very outspoken (of course I don't mean any of that in a mean way), especially when it comes to guys. I have been with her before when she would see some cute guy and just yell at him "Hey there cutie what's your name?" (talk about embarassing....). So at Applebee's, she decided that our waiter was cute and he would be her main focus for our time at the restaurant. He brought her a long island ice tea, and she requested that instead of singing to her he give her a lap dance. (I wish I was joking.) He turned blood red, but told her...... he said if they were at a strip club he would totally do it! What the crap?! So the rest of us are ready to crawl under the table when she invited him to the bar with us. He tells her he will come with some friends, and that if "she plays her cards right she may get that dance" OMG. I hadn't laughed that hard in months, or been so embarassed. He didn't show, so she didn't get her dance. But wow.... I should have known better...

*BTW, I talked to my professor today and he told me my personal statement was one of the best ones he has read lately! I was so excited! I also got my paper back (see this post for a review) and my teacher said she liked my writing style. Apparently I CAN blog in APA. Who knew?

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Who is the bigger lab rat now?

*Just a heads up, I have a couple of things I wanted to talk about today, so I apologize in advance if this post is kind of random. *

I think I want to start with the story about money. Just keep reading, it won't be as boring as it sounds (I hope). Amanda and I were on our way to get lunch after class today, and she saw a dollar laying on the ground. After a couple of rounds of "pick it up" "no you pick it up" I picked up the money. It was actually $2 folded together. I was nervous about grabbing it, for a couple of reasons. First off, I'm pretty self-conscious anyway, so I didn't know who all was watching... which brings me to my next point. It could have been a psych experiment going on. You know, leave something like money laying out and watch to see if anyone takes it. Or maybe I'm just paranoid... whatev. Anywho, to make ourselves feel better, we first split it so we each got $1. Then, when we got to the student center, we saw an easy, guilt-free, way out of the money. There was a bake sale going on for Dance Blue. Dance Blue is an event that UK puts on every year to collect money for the children's hospital. I think it goes mainly towards pediatric cancer. So, we spent the money on chocolate chip cookies. We may have taken the money, but it went to charity, and we got cookies in return. Talk about your positive reinforcement :D So now we feel better. You don't have to tell me... I know we are dorks haha

So now for the story that led to the title of this post. As you may know (or not), I'm in a research lab for one of the psychologists at UK. He is said to be one of the top 10 psychologists right now in the nation, so it's pretty cool working with him. I have been in his lab since he came to UK fall of '07. This semester, there are only two of us in the lab that have been with him from the start. Everyone else came in at a later date. The other person, JimmyG, will do whatever Dr. D wants, even if that includes working weekends and nights. I use to pick on him for it because he just didn't know how to say no. I won't laugh anymore, because I'm the new JimmyG. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to be acknowledged for my work, but I don't want to be taken advantage of. I will be working on a pretty cool project that is first of its kind. The bad part is that we are only running this study on Mondays, and Mondays were suppose to be my days off with Matthew. He asked me if I was available on Mondays, and I told him I didn't have anything all day. He said, "Great, so you can work for an hour... or more." CRAP! What have I gotten myself into? He also told the other people working on the project that I have a lot of experience running participants, and that I will be good for the study. At least I got a compliment out of the deal. I guess we will see how this goes. I'll keep you updated.

On a lighter note, I have managed to not fall today... but it's only 10:30, still have another hour and a half to go.... Now I think I'll go find JimmyG and we'll try and take over the world :D

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I pulled a Bella

There are many things about Isabella Swan that I may be envious of. Her incredibly gorgeous and perfect vampire of a boyfriend being one (obviously).

One thing that I'm not so envious of, however, is her coordination and accident-prone-ness.

(Unless that gets me Edward, then I'm totally game)

I am not necessarily graceful, by any stretch of the imagination, but I can typically remain upright without too much effort. Today was another story. I was having lunch with Amanda and her aunt. I went to put something in my purse which was sitting on the floor next to me. I guess I reached a little too far, because next thing I know, the floor was getting closer to my face. I managed to catch myself in an attempt to fix the situation before anyone could see, but no such luck. The catch only helped soften my landing. The chair fell over, I ended up on top of it, one leg on the floor and one leg over the chair. I sat the chair up, then casually tried to climb under the table. How embarrassing!!! I know a couple of people saw, and one person laughed, and my ankle hurts a little bit, but it could have been much worse.

Where was my Edward to catch me?????? That's what I really want to know.

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