Surviving Syllabus Week: Senior in Rehab

College students look forward to this week and appreciate the fact that they get to indulge in it twice a year.  Prior to my senior year of college, syllabus week was full of late nights, classes that would only keep you for about 20 minutes, binge drinking, and an overwhelming amount of unproductivity.  However, this year was something different; something I should have seen coming. 

If you’re a college senior expecting to graduate in May you belong in one of two categories: Senior on Vacation or Senior in Rehab.  A SoV is barely a full time student, coasting through their senior year spending more time at the bars or napping than they are in class or studying.  They committed to a major early enough in college so they wouldn’t be killing themselves senior year.  Good for them.  The SiR is a little less frolicking in the Field of Late Night Shenanigans and a little more drowning in the Sea of Studying.  The SiR feels an overwhelming pressure from their parents to graduate in four years. This senior took two to three years to “find themselves” via different majors.  Or they’ve just been coasting for three years and realized they now have one year left to cram in about 35 to 40 hours.  Possibly, the SiR’s situation could be blamed on both excuses.

Unfortunately, I am a Senior in Rehab.  I took my time finding the perfect field of study and eventually I freaked out and decided if I was to finish in the prescribed four years, I’d have to stick to one major.  So here I am on the wake of my fall semester syllabus week of senior year and all I can think is, “Thank God that’s over, I sure hope spring semester’s isn’t that bad.”  Here’s a recap of what a SiR might experience during their syllabus week.

Pre-Syllabus Week

They were entranced by the idea of seniorhood and soaking up the last bits of college. They spent their days overdosing on vitamin D and dehydrating with alcoholic beverages.  At night you could find them at the bars or house parties.  The week before reality slaps them in the face these seniors are reckless and carefree.  They took someone home, just because they could. They are impervious to hangovers or sleep deprivation, because seniors are gods among college students.

Syllabus Week Eve

They were readying themselves for the upcoming week.  Their preparation doesn’t involve school supplies or reading ahead. Instead they stocked up on alcohol, memorized weekly bar specials, and found that semester’s person who would always be DTF when they didn’t want to go home alone.  SiRs feel equipped for the upcoming year and have not a worry in the world.

Monday

SiRs made it to class with only a notebook from the previous semester and a pen.  They were slightly surprised when professors wanted to delve right into material. Being a senior; they didn’t worry too much.  That night they invited all their close friends over to pre-game the bars. They barely noticed they were the only one getting belligerent and didn’t understand why everyone else wasn’t drinking their weight in alcohol.  They may or may not have made it to the bars that night.

Tuesday/Wednesday

The SiR wakes up groggy with several unexplainable bruises.  They’re not hung over; remember seniors don’t get hangovers.  They are somewhat more prepared for class.  The beginning of the week is split between the pool, bookstore, and campus. When they get home they are ready to continue raging.  Disappointed that none of their friends want to party, they end up drinking a few beers while watching TV with their roommates. 

Thursday

Reality hits! This day seems to drag on forever.  They decide to buckle down. They have an anxiety attack about staying afloat with school while still enjoying all of senior year.  They cling to their last bit of freedom and try to go out with all their friends ignoring the fact they have class the next morning unlike their SoV friends.

Friday

Feeling overwhelmed, they call their parents to get some perspective.  Doing so makes them feel like a freshman who couldn’t even keep it together for a full week.  They have a nervous breakdown on campus.  They realized dropping a class wouldn’t be the worst thing and that it’s still possible to walk in May even with taking summer school. This night is spent relaxing as they come down from the day’s earlier emotional chaos.

Weekend

This weekend was all about organization. They wake up feeling at ease with how the rest of the year will go.  Later they realized they only have nine months to find a job.  Freak out cycle begins anew. So they hit the bars instead.

Busy Girls.....

We promise as soon as school starts we will be back on the blog train with lots to talk about.  However, right now we're all so busy with summer activities that we just can't possibly take the time to collect our thoughts and bring them to you.  Also, the wifi at the Legal Pad only works in GR's room, the study, and the dining room. Huh how convenient for her.  We should all be back in August and we'll tell you all about our wonderfully busy summers.  Here's a little sneak peek at what's been going on this summer......

Legal Pad  

MJ's Birthday
GR, G Baby, MJ, Leetle, & BS

Typical

Half Pipe. We have too much time on our hands.

Sorry we suck.

This title pretty much sums it up. I mean, I just know that our 3 readers are really upset that we just dropped off the face of the earth and stopped blogging. It's not our fault though.  We've been busy doing really terrible things with our lives like growing up. I know it's embarrassing and I hate to say it's true.  This past month we've all gotten a glimpse of the real world and let me tell you it's a lot less glamorous than once assumed.  The real world involves bills, crazy landlords, jobs you have to go to everyday, less friend time and more coworker time, bedtimes & alarm clocks, crazier landlords, renter problems, and lots of other things I could whine about for hours on end.  Our rose colored glasses sunk in Table Rock lake (literally, this really happened) and we're seeing the scary side of growing up.  Going from our parents house to the sorority house to our husband's house isn't a path we three plan on ever taking.  I'm starting to see that this living on our own thing is gonna be an adventure. However, I already see me calling my dad at least twice a week asking him how to fix something or if he'll make a special trip to Stillwater to fix something I probably broke because I'm really good at breaking/losing things.  So I guess we aren't going to be completely independent, but hey its a big step in the right direction.  Our perfect yellow house is actually a really really really old house that our landlord thought pretty chandeliers and antique doorknobs was more important than level foundations and airtight windows.  But we're not complaining ohhh no not us.  Now we can tell our children that we lived in a house that was full of cracked, chipped, outdated, wobbly character.  Go us! Actually, maybe its not that bad its just old.  We'll post pictures after we all move in.  I bet the house photographs well, or maybe not.

I think it's time to not only write about our lives, but film them as well.  I think our lives would translate better through film and then Georgia wouldn't have to cringe every time she reads my posts because there is no proofreading/editing at all.  Blame it on my Oklahoma public school education.  Well actually don't, I understand/know the rules of writing, but just like any other rules in life I ignore them. So maybe we'll invest in a flipcam, or better yet someone donate one to us.  Just think one day when we have our own reality tv show you can think wow I helped those girls become famous. Hopefully TLC picks us up instead of MTV.

Okay, well I'm going to nag at those other two bums that claim to be part of this blog about how they suck worse than I do.  Who knows maybe they'll post on here one day....... doubt it.

In honor of finals week.....

In true Three Girls fashion when our lives aren't busy with studying and other productive activities we rarely post, however when its time to get down to business we get down to blogging.  Actually that's a slight lie.  MJ gets down to blogging along with tweeting, finding new blogs, listening to music no one else likes (and hasn't heard of yet), and doing other non-mainstream hipster things. So big high five to Georgia and Belle for putting their parents hard earned money to good use! We can compare GPA's later. As for me, finals doesn't technically start until midnight and who am I to rush a lazy Sunday afternoon? I really don't have a ton to blog about so I'll do a quick recap of our lives (ya know like they do on Glee (which I totally don't watch, totally) where they say "and that's what you missed" and the narrater talks really fast and even if you've watched the whole season you become slightly confused after watching the recap? ya something like that.)

Well we started this blog with.....

• no house
• no internship
• no 2/3 boyfriends
• no pets
• no frequent shooter card at the strip
• and other obscure things I'm sure we've whined about

As of today we have....

• A perfect yellow house with the official name...... The Legal Pad (cause its yellow and pad also means house in 90's generation slang. so clever.)

• I (MJ) and Belle both got internships this summer
• I'll be interning for the Arts Council of OKC and Tap Werks Alehouse and Cafe
• Belle is deciding between two options one in Dtown and the other in LA (wow what a hard life)
• Ehhh still no boyfriends, but honestly we see that one as a positive. 
• The no pets things is going to be staying the same for the next year. Angie thinks a dog in a house is like an oil rig in the gulf; everyone thinks its a good idea until it messes everywhere then no one wants to clean it up. (well that was a horrible analogy) 
• Okay this one not being accomplished isn't our fault.  They haven't been invented yet, but I think that would boost sales and loyalty if say The Cricket had a frequent shooter or pitcher card that was like 10th (or whatever #) shot/pitcher is on us! so you know you get your card punched every time you buy one! Basically I'm saying buy 9 shots/pitchers get the 10th free!! Honestly, this is a great idea.
• I really can't remember what else we've whined about in this blog. I do recall something about a frozen penis once? 

Lastly, just for Leetle and Gbaby I'm going to run through my thought process when seeing girls carry their LV purse.

1. I wonder if its real?
2. Ohh the way she's carrying it proves its real.
3. If I ever find a man dumb enough to spend that much money on some leather and zippers do I have to carry it like that?
4. I think every person I've ever seen carry a Louis carries it just like that. Do you think in the tiny care manual it specifically states the proper way to carry a Louis? Or maybe they are admiring their manicure?
5. Would I be more hipsterish if I didn't follow the instructions and carried it more like this?....
6. No even then that wouldn't be hipster at all. Unless I found one in some sketch thrift store only homeless people and I frequent. Then it'd be vintage and green and more like me. Although if only homeless people are shopping there how the hell did a Louis end up there?
7. I bet their biceps on their carrying arm are killer. Do you think they switch arms just to keep their biceps even? Next time I see a girl with one arm's biceps considerably larger than the other's I'm gonna be like that girl has Louis arms. 
8. Do all Louis's come with a tiny teacup designer catdog?
9. I hope not. If my landlord found out about my Louis catdog she'd kill it and hang it on our front porch warning all of God's precious creatures their fate if they come to our house.
10. Gah my landlord is scary. I know that was meant to be a hyperbole, but I really don't think it was too far off from the truth.
11. What do you do with your Louis when you're at the bar? I know you're not gonna set it on the floor or the bar? You're carrying a small fortune.  I'd sit my first born on the bar before that precious Louis.
12. So now that your arm is permaset to Louis mode you only have one free hand. What do you do when you order a drink you can't hold your drink, baby Louis, and get your wallet (it better be Louis because how embarrassing would it be to be carrying a Louis at the bar then pull out a Hobo wallet? the bartenders will judge you.(that would be almost as embarrassing as only owning a Louis wallet because well that just means you're poor (Ohh crap, I don't own either!)) 
13. So let's visualize this because I'm good with visuals: Okay I'm walking up to the bar and precious Louis keeps brushing up against these commoners because well when your arm is in Louis mode that large purse is kinda in the way. Finally, I'm at the bar. I pause to admire my lavender Essie nail polish; hmm I wonder if they have a drink that matches my nails? Success! They did. Here's the tricky part.  In my left arm is baby Louis and iPhone in my left hand (hence why I was only able to order one drink) now my right hand is free however I don't have enough room to extend my left arm to separate Louis's straps to pull out my rather large Louis wallet.  Ironically, even if I could separate those straps what's the chance of me finding my wallet in the middle of my catdog, camera, mac makeup, 7 sets of car keys, change of pants, pair of boots, couch cushion, bottle of gin, chick-fa-la chicken sandwich, backup purse, love fern, umbrella, smart car, and starbucks skinny vanilla latte. Man, now that I think about it this Louis is getting heavy. Beauty is pain? Ok well I finally got that wallet; too bad I didn't remember before all this that I carry my credit card behind my iPhone in the case. Huh, silly me. Nbd its not like any one was waiting on me to pay.  Oh great, I chipped my nails during that whole scavenger hunt.  Luckily there's an open table I can just touch it up! Well hopefully I don't get too drunk and lose the key to the tiny lock for my zipper again tonight.  I ended up having to leave my last Louis at the bar because I locked myself out.  But hey nbd about getting a new one and filling it back up with all the essentials.

*disclaimer. I don't think my humor translates through blog or anything thats not in person. Sooo sorry if you just wasted your precious finals time going through my Louis carrying thought process.

Wow guys, I have really missed you! My life has been super busy and slightly in shambles of late. And except for the little blip on the radar that will be finals week in a couple of weeks, it is finally starting to fall slightly in line. 




The thing that we here at 3 girls are most excited about is The Legal Pad. That is the what we have christened our absolutely precious house for this coming year. Now that our lease is signed and we are super official, we have started picking out items here and there for humble abode. Now we have measuring spoons and cups, a welcoming mat, drinking glasses and four chairs of assorted purpose. And in true 3 Girls style, these lovely coasters:

If you are ever in the area, you might just have to stop by for a drink. So we have those tiny little touches, but no large anchoring pieces yet. Just like the 3 of us, having trouble focusing on the big picture or committing to anything major, or over the price of $15. 

As I was sitting here thinking about what all I was going to write about today, I was thinking about my future roommates, my group of friends, and some of my out of state friends in Chicago and Portland. I haven't gotten to see any of them near enough this semester. And I as I was thinking this, The Golden Girls came on the television and it just reaffirmed that much more how great they really are to me. So to all my friends, I love you very much and... Thank you for being a friend. 

Love, 

Georgia Rae

P.S. After finding this picture, I feel that Audrey Hepburn would have been great friends with  Belle Starr, Magnolia June and I. If she could sneak that precious animal past our pet nazi landlord, that is.

More wedding videos.

We're at it again, by now you probably are starting to see a pattern.

precious wedding invite videos > hw, studying, anything of responsibility

Yes its true, Georgia Rae just recently found this video and its great! (not as great as lex&loren) but still pretty great none the less.  I bet it took a while to make as well. Hope you enjoy!

obessed.

We saw the Lex&Loren video about a month or so ago and watched it 42 million times in a one week, posted it on everyone's facebook wall we knew, and tweeted about it.  Needless to say we kind of like this video.  It's obvious none of us here at Three Girls are getting engaged anytime soon, but that doesn't mean we can't start looking for fun engagement/wedding ideas.  We'll have our whole engagement, wedding, and probably even marriage planned out before we actually even meet our future husbands.  That's not insane, we're just thinking ahead just being on top of our game. Also check out the The Mabry Family video. Beyond precious.

Lex & Loren - Engagement/Save the date! from Brinton Films on Vimeo.

The Mabry Family from Brinton Films on Vimeo.

ohhh we just googled "Lex & Loren" apparently we aren't the only people obsessed with them and this video. :)

How ironic.

Well what a wonderful exciting beautiful adventure filled week it has been!!  I don't really believe in luck, however if I did I'd say that us here at Three Girls are on a winning streak and better take advantage of it and head to Vegas soon!! I can relate anything to make an excuse to go back to Vegas.  Nonetheless, since I don't believe in luck its safe to say that we are three extremely blessed ladies.  If know us then you know that we sometimes (if sometimes means every other day) make sarcastic comments about how the universe is against us (sometimes we honestly believe it).  Over a month ago we were all borderline depressed about the mediocre lives we were leading and the drab winter weather.  The peak of our constant whining/seasonal depression was about the time we started this blog; I guess we thought the world wanted to read about a bunch of whiney girls.  However, fast forward to now and we have so much to rejoice about!  The things that were just a distant daydream a month ago are now materializing right in front of our eyes.  When we started this blog we were applying for internships, looking for a house, and just learning how to become productive adults.  Its all starting to come together, finally.  Here are some of the things we are beyond excited and thankful for:

All the hard work is paying off.

We've landed interviews and internships!! Even though our summer plans have slightly changed were all getting to gain knowledge and experience in different ways this summer. For Magnolia June all she wanted was to intern at a nonprofit company doing special events and fundraising events.  MJ got offered a great internship for the Arts Council (think festival of the arts, twilight concert series, and storyteller Sundays) and of course she accepted!! Georgia Rae's major does not require an internship which can really lift a lot of weight off a girls shoulders.  She decided that this summer she'll be staying in Stillwater (lucky!) and taking classes.  She may even work for a local accounting firm and get some extra hours of experience.  Belle Star has had several interviews and now she's playing the waiting game and sitting by the phone ready to hear some awesome news!! We'll obviously keep you updated.

The search is over!!!!!

This is the newest and to us the most exciting news! We've been feverishly looking high and low for the perfect home for the next year in our lives.  We've been what some may call "house snobs."  Now we understand that being renters in a college town your standards and expectations need to be lowered to being okay with a house that may have stained carpet, small bedrooms, no yard/porch, and old appliances to name a few of the characteristics of most rent houses in Stillwater.  However, we do not understand the concepts of settling or lowering our standards.  And MJ wouldn't commit to a year long lease unless she felt like if the house were a boy she'd be willing to marry it.  Its probably a good thing that we have high standards and commitment issues.  Because you know what, those things about us lead us to the perfect home!!  We got the call this morning from the landlord that we were chosen to live in our fairy tale house!  MJ has been eyeing this house for quite sometime thinking how cute it was.  When we saw the for rent sign posted in the front yard we just had to call.  We were half expecting it to either not be a three bedroom or to be told they just had another group sign the lease just hours before.  However, to our disbelief and excitement neither of these were the case. The house was a three bedroom and had not yet been rented out! We went and looked at it earlier this week and it was perfect everything we had hoped for and more.  The main characteristics on our wish list were 3 reasonably sized rooms, front or back porch, open floor plan, original hardwood floor, no chain link fences, and no detached garage (the last two were both requests of MJ; she's kinda weird).  We felt that wasn't so unreasonable.  Sorry we know what we want.  This house meets all our expectations and more!! First off, since we began looking yellow houses catch our eyes we think they are beyond precious and just make you think of a happy home.  What a coincidence the house is yellow with white detailing! Huh, how neat. Okay now to what else this house offers: 

3 bedrooms that are able to accommodate at least a full size bed with room to still have a dresser, desk, and night stand.

a large covered from porch AND another large enclosed back porch.

semi open floor plan it is an older house therefore the floor plan isn't as open as new homes. However, the living room and formal dining room and very large and only separated by a wide arch way giving the area a spacious yet still cozy feel.

Yes, we did in fact find a home with original hard floors that are in immaculate condition.

Ok the house lacks a privacy fence (MJ would rather have no fence than a chain link fence) and its sad to say it does have a detached garage (MJ's greatest fear; luckily the landlord keeps its locked up).  However, it makes up for those faults in its unique charm.  It has whimsical arched doors leading to the bedrooms/bathrooms, vintage chandeliers/light fixtures in several rooms, hand painted tiles and vintage bathtub in the upstairs bathroom, and built in shelving galore.

We're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

Midterms are coming to a close and with only a few more projects, homework assignments, and then finals left. Us here at Three Girls are finally gaining a little extra time to enjoy things like biking, reading on the sun deck, hanging out with our favorite boys at 12th&walnut, and making appearances on Washington street. 

We think that buckling down and getting stuff done is making us appreciate finally reaping the benefits of a less stressful more fun life.

Ohhh P.S. we titled this post how ironic because our new landlord is a nazi when it comes to pets.  We had to pretend we hated those furry creature to get the house.  She asked is we had any aspirations of ever owning a pet and we remember thinking hopefully she never finds out about our blog (the title of the blog would have ruined our chances of getting our perfect home).  So even though we had wished to have a dog and too many cats we'll have to settle for posters and statues of our fluffy friends.

Our current life explained with humor.....

As you already know all of us at Three Girls love quick wit/sarcasm, being a lady, and Anne Taintor. So we thought we'd just dedicate a post to her pictures that are explaining our thoughts and lives right now.

 Story of our friendship

It was trouble from the day we all met

Look out boys at the bar.
We know you won't find your husband at the bar but
it never hurts to look.

We were just informed today that we are free women....
WE GOT GRANTED OUT OF HOUSE!

I think what it meant to say was "attention slut"
We don't enjoy these types of girls they annoy us.

MJ and Belle Starr paved the way for Georgia to know what is a
good idea when you're 21 and what is a good story

This should have been MJ's answer at her many interviews

Our thoughts exactly when MJ decided going home
for SB was a good idea.

This is what we yell at J R Murphy's when they say,
 "we only take cash. the ATM is to your left."

Georgia's a little excited to be 21.....
but so are we!!

This statement becomes false only on your 21st birthday.

MJ's love affair with napping.

How we feel about ex's, new flings, and future failed relationships.
Sorry you can't handle us.

Still over enthusiastic about being legal.

We have a fear that this is probably what we'll be saying
 two weeks into our new internships.

Exactly. The excuse, "it was my birthday" works for
whole month surrounding your actual birthday.

We're still alive just a little busy......

We didn't get bored and forget all about our new found love of blogging.  With March soon ending we're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.  It's been a crazy busy month for us, however we're making it a goal to make time for our newest creative outlet.  Don't you fret we'll be back any day now with lots of nonsense to blog about! Here's a few of the things that has kept us at Three Girls so busy this month:

House hunting 

we've seen more houses this month than necessary, but still no home.

Applying for every internship under the sun 

pretty sure we've been applying in our sleep because we've been getting emails and calls from companies we don't even remember applying to.

Interviewing for every internship under the sun 

Magnolia June has now become and interview veteran; she's at 6 now. nbd.

Not getting internships AND getting offered internships 

that's right you read right our hard work is starting to pay off.

Doing things like school work 

because of the snowpocalypse we've been swamped with all those exams, papers, and homework that were pushed back.

Napping 

we'll this one is mostly Magnolia June

Working 

just call Georgia Rae Nanny McRae

Networking/attending conferences 

Belle Starr is a jet setting career girl

Giving up social media (twitter and facebook) for Lent

that's right MJ and Georgia said dueces to social media. Surprisingly it hasn't been as hard as they had anticipated. However their followers have really been missing their out of control tweeting/updating.

Turning 21 

welll MJ and Belle Starr have been experiencing the magic of Washington Street since last semester but our threesome is now complete with Georgia becoming a woman as of yesterday!!

Biking to the bars 

well actually this just started taking up our time as of today.

Career Girls in Training

Hello all you little people out there in internetland!

It has been quite awhile since we last hit you up. And in the mean time both Magnolia June and I (Georgia Rae) have landed interviews on Tuesday for grown-up summer internships.

Number Crunching Those Summer Days Away (maybe)

My potential internship would be with the Federal Reserve of the city in which my brother currently resides. I had been looking for a summer gig there so I could beef up my resume, hang out with my brother and sister-in-law and convince them that they need to start making me some nieces and nephews.
I applied online though the university's insanely-hard-to-figure-out-how-to-work job search website (It really is a great resource, but they should give freshman a mandatory tutorial on how to work that shiz). The minute my mother found out about this possibility she was on the horn digging up every connection she held in the financial world. After an hour long conversation with my 10th grade English teacher's son who used to work for the Fed, I was starting to get pretty jazzed up myself. And once I got the official email requesting that I schedule an interview time slot, I became ecstatic. So all thats left to do is bone up on the Federal Reserve, make sure my suit is presentable, pick up my business cards, and wow their pants off with my winning personality.

She's Making My Dreams Come True (Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo)

After bemoaning the status of her jobless, internshipless summer with her Leetle all semester long, Magnolia June finally decided to do something about it. Filling out applications with the other plebeians is obviously below her. When she decides to be proactive she really goes for it, going right to the source. So she got the email address of the Development Officer for Central North Texas Make a Wish Foundation and submitted her plea. She obviously wowed with her outstanding cover letter and radiant resume as she was penciled in for a phone interview on Tuesday. Down in the Big D, Magnolia June would be shacking up with her sister, brother-in-law and her precious little niece, Princess Sophia. She'd be taking names, kicking ass, and granting wishes.

However, as we all here at 3 Girls know, nothing is ever certain until you have signed on the dotted line. Only this past weekend we were frolicking in the 70 degree weather, biking in the sunshine, antiquing, and house hunting. We let ourselves fall absolutely in love with the cutest little green house that ended up being out of our price range with no chance of the owners coming down. So now we are back in the housing market. Just like the weather here in Oklahoma, our futures change every day. Our goal by May is to all have landed internships as well as a house for next year (preferably close to campus with original hardwood floors, but really, we're not picky).

The top reasons why being single on Valentine's Day is......Awesome.

So the most commercial holiday ever has finally arrived... Valentines Day. And two-thirds of us here at 3 Girls are single and ready to mingle. While we are truly happy for Belle Starr and the catch that she landed a year ago, we decided that for the rest of us, it would be just a night with the girls. So after helping Belle pick out the right outfit that says, "I'm so in love, and I look great in the Valentine's colors of red or pink," we headed on out. Georgia Rae and I, along with out guest poster, Leettle, came up with our top reeasons that being single on the big V is sooooooo much better. 

• No sharing of candy. You get to eat the whole box all by yourself without having to stare cheesily into someone else's eyes.
• Personal hygiene becomes an "option". Not unlike every other day when your living the single life; showers don't need to be daily, legs don't need to be shaved on the reg, and nobody cares if you only brush your teeth once a day. The only person you need to impress is yourself. And lets face it, we have pretty low standards.
• No pretending to like all that cheesy heart shaped jewelry. Kay and Jared have been pushing real hard this year. You shouldn't have. But seriously, you really shouldn't' have. 
• No anxiety while you watch the door for those over-priced arrangements of greens and baby's breath, with a few roses thrown in, that may or may not be delivered.
• No hour long fashion show figuring out what to wear to dinner when your signifiant other wouldn't even notice if you showed up in your pajamas.
• You get to have a dinner with your girlfriends where you don't have to worry about what you wear or what you order all while getting to make snarky comments about the lovebirds who chose Chili's as their uber-romantic Valentines destination. 
• You don't have to worry about being expected to put out at the end of the date.

What's a career girl to do?

          With almost three years of higher education under my Urban Outfitters braided vintage belt, I feel like I'm ready for some out of Oklahoma real world career girl adventure...... or an internship will suffice.  So I've taken all the classes (about two majors worth, we'll call it diversity in disciplines), edited, reedited and tweaked my resume, learned to compose a cover letter in under ten minutes, printed my business cards and of course, chosen the perfect interview/everyday in the real world business outfit. However there's still one thing missing......I don't have that internship.  Which is not due to lack of research on different companies or the type of internship I'd want to take on.
            Just like on my path towards the right major, I've jumped around a lot on what exactly I want to spend my summer doing. I started researching internships about a year ago.  Why would I already look at internships while still having trouble committing to a major, you ask? Well simply put, when faced with stressful or overwhelming situations I react in one of two ways, and sometimes both: napping the day away or looking to the future for things I can plan or organize. Doing this makes me feel more in control; lists and schedules calm me down.  I'm the kind of girl that as soon as the schedule for next semester's classes are up I'm already making my own schedule. I'm sure the fact that this happens right around midterms is completely coincidental.  Here's what I'm getting at; I've looked at internships with children's hospitals, nonprofits, schools, and more recently event planning companies, large event venues, and organizations needing interns for program development.  To help you understand my internal battle its like this: in the numerous majors I've dabbled in, only two have come close enough for me to consider future type plans, and according to the little duo of Kent&Deb, they support your dreams up to four years; therefore only one of those majors could win.  The two that I struggled with deciding on are Human Development and Family Sciences with an option in Child and Family Services (I was around 30 hours from graduating) and Hotel and Restaurant Administration (latest major working double time to finish in four years).  My heart is all about helping families and children and my head is all about making a living. However, last week it was like BOOM or BANG or maybe BAM. I'm not really sure what the exact sound effect was but nevertheless I got a sign, an epiphany, a "hey you, here's the answer!" It actually makes a lot of sense, combining those two things: helping others and planning events. There it is; I can have my cake and eat it too.  I can do something that I feel passionate about where I'm making a difference, all while still being able to pay the bills.
            Now that I'm a second semester junior and finally feel like I've got my life mission figured out, it's time to do some real down and dirty work to land that perfect internship.  I've looked at the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Susan G. Komen For the Cure, the YWCA, among others.  I feel like this process would be a million times easier with some kind of connection to get me in, ya know?  That perfect resume, efficiently written cover letter, and fashionable attire will only get me so far. Who knows, maybe Mr. CEO of Something Cool or Miss President of Pretty Things will get a sign telling them I'm awesome and they need to make it their immediate mission to recommend me to the events or program development director so I can finally be a career girl instead of just playing one in a blog. Until then I'll be applying for internships, working on the right amount of firmness in my handshake, picking up my business professional outfit from the cleaners, and practicing my answer to the worst ever interview question "So tell me about yourself."
               Does anyone have any suggestions for getting an internship or better yet does anyone want to offer me an internship?

Greetings from Frozenwater

Ok, that may be the word on the slopes, but I don't think they were talking about us. I doubt they even know who we are.  Nonetheless, I put this picture up for 2 reasons: It's snowpocalypse around here and I just love anything Anne Taintor.

We're going on our 45th snow day this semester or somewhere close to that and for the first time in my 21 years all I pray for is.......NO MORE SNOW!!! Seriously, the first 30 snow days everyone tweeted "Yay no school! Thanks Burns, you da man!" however now its more like "Burns, I've ran out of things to do, I love not going to class but only if its my choice. Skipping makes me feel rebellious without breaking any serious laws." I don't know about the rest of the snow covered state/nation but I think most of us here in Frozenwater are ready for the sun to come out and the penis in the fountain to melt.

How does everyone else feel about all the snow? Any suggestions for combatting cabin fever.

Georgia Rae goes to the fair. The career fair.

Today I embarked on one of the greatest rites of passage for college students. I attended my first ever career fair here at OSU to find a summer accounting internship. It was my first foray into the adult job searching world. I have worked in a CPA's office before... however not in one that is not owned by my mother. So it is beyond time for me to get on this.
Mistake number one. I spent about 30 minutes figuring out exactly which way the resume paper was supposed to be inserted in the printer to get the watermark facing in the right way. I went through at least 13 pages of resume paper before I got them all going in correctly.
Mistake number two.  Being the studious student that I am, I waited until after my classes were over to head down to good old Gallager Iba for the event. By the time I arrived it was only about 30 minutes until the scheduled shut down time.
Mistake number three (which was really the fault of the university). The career fair was scheduled on the eve of Snomaggedon Part Deux, so some of the employers were no shows. And most of the ones that did show had begun packing up by the time I showed up. Even the registration table was about to close up when I arrived to pick up my name tag.
Mistake number four. I had been told by the wonderful people in career services that I would need to make about 20 copies of my resume, in all actuality I handed out about 5.

I was not at all prepared for just how awkward of a situation this would be. You are expected to walk up to the potential employers and astound them with your resume, witty small talk, and a firm handshake all in around 30 seconds. I really should have felt more in my element, with my long history of awkwardness, especially in public settings. Also, with all my grace and all the ice still on the ground, my 4 inch heels were not the best shoe choice. Luckily the career fair utilized the escalators so the only time I publicly tripped down the stairs was in my house. Population: 100 girls.

Any tips for career fairs? Or job/internship offers?

Where do we start?

After many failed attempts at finding "the perfect major", searching for a house instead of studying, and realizing we lack focus on anything of importance, we decided we needed to get it together.  Well actually Georgia Rae just got bored while visiting her mom and created us a blog.  It makes sense though, what do most 20 somethings do when they need to be focusing on the future...... avoid reality and occupy their time with hours of unproductiveness.  Writing a blog is a great way to make us feel like we're doing something important and worthy of our time.  Besides, we think we're uber interesting and humorous girls.  Here's a little about the three of us.  Ohhh our post names came from a date party one year.  The theme was "Barndance" so naturally we felt to get the full experience out of it we need to make up ranchy names.

Georgia Rae*

I enjoy crunching numbers with my freshly sharpened pencil.  My life plan is to make more money than the clients I prepare tax returns for. I'm an expert at telling awkward stories that people uncomfortably laugh at. The only time people get my stories is when I am reenacting a time I fell down the stairs, off a bed, over a small animal, or somehow managed to trip while standing perfectly still.  Long awkward story short I like lots of numbers especially when they are on my paycheck, people don't get my stories, and I'm extremely clumsy.

Magnolia June*

I'm a commitment-phobe who secretly wants that ring by spring. I've had more majors than Brigham Young had wives. I've finally landed on a major that highlights what I'm best at: going out to dinner, enjoying stays at the W hotel, and throwing champagne brunches. I have a tendency to believe my humor is far superior to others and if you don't agree with me then I question your intelligence level. I am a firm believer in awkwardness but then again thats probably just because I'm so good at it. 

Belle Starr*

Although I am approaching super senior status, I'm probably the one that's got it the most together. I spend my days reading 900 page text books in a single sitting, designing virtual spaces that will probably never actually materialize, acting like an architect major while gaining my interior design degree, and being consumed with anything that doesn't include my social life. I am currently in the middle of a white girl quarter life crisis: becoming fluent in Spanish and dreaming of adopting a Japanese baby, all while refusing to admit that I'm stuck in the buckle of the Bible Belt instead of on those California beaches.  

*Disclaimer these blurbs are hyperbolized versions of how we see each other.

Its time to sign off now because Belle Starr needs to go to sleep, Georgia Rae needs to do her homework, and Magnolia June needs to.... well honestly she's probably just going on Twitter. Hope ya'll come back now. 

We don't actually have pets yet... Or a house.

- Belle Starr, Magnolia June, and Georgia Rae