Celebrating with the Birthday Boy

Making Mistakes

Go ahead and read the title of my blog. Read it again. Notice anything wrong? Surprise! "Unperfect" is actually not even a word. Yikes... I think I was going for "Imperfect" BUT here's where I have struck gold: my blog title is Perfectly Unperfect, and while yes, I messed up by using a nonexistent word... it just further proves my point in that - I'm NOT perfect. I make mistakes. We all do. Mistakes are what make us who we are, and some mistakes turn out to be amazing in their own ways. For example, here are 5 awesome accidental discoveries:

1. Penicillin
2. Microwaves (WHAT WOULD LIFE BE WITHOUT THEM!?)
3. Velcro 
4. Coca-cola 
5. aaaaand last but not least - Viagra? haha

So point is, forgive yourself when you make mistakes because we all do it, it's inevitable, and it's what makes you, youuuuuuuuuuuuu.

Ah crap, that just got cheesy but.... cheesy is my middle name. OK no it's LouAnn, but you get the point.

Holidays

Christmas is right around the corner, and I am super stoked! However, it turns out that the holidays aren't exactly the same when you go to college for some people. A lot of parents pull the "you're an adult now you don't get any more presents this year" which is a valid point, HOWEVER, us college students are broke, stressed, and sometimes want to feel like kids again, so I see no harm in still giving college kids gifts at Christmas. Maybe just one or two meaningful things that we could really use! After college, well then, yes I assume you've officially entered adult hood, but then you can participate in gift exchanges and other fun ways to celebrate the season. However, presents or no presents it's important to remember the real occasion worth celebrating: Jesus' birthday. During Advent, we are called to really take the time to strengthen our relationship with God and iron out any kinks, but I think this time is more difficult than any other time to do that because of the millions of added distractions. Finals, Christmas parties, catching up with friends, working extra holiday hours, etc. really take up a lot of time, and it seems nearly impossible to maintain our relationship with God, let alone build upon it. However, it is not impossible if you look for God in everything surrounding you. Christmas is the season for hustle and bustle, but it is also the season of giving. If you keep an eye out, you will see Christ working just as hard as you are in making this a great holiday season. So, celebrate with family and friends, but don't forget to celebrate with the birthday boy! After all, he is your very best friend! 

Learning to Be Happily Single

Some of you might completely disregard this because well, you're not single, so this section of this week's blog post is dedicated to my fellow single readers! Speaking of the holiday season, now more than ever, it's annoying to be single. There are so many fun "couple" things to do this time of year: ice skating, Festival of Lights, Christmas tree decorating, and shopping, etc., so it's hard to truly feel happy being single right now when it feels like couples may be taking over the earth (I swear they're EVERYWHERE). But I think that being single is really such a great treasure that everyone, including myself, takes for granite sometimes. Being single, you have no one else to define you. You are left to define yourself, and it is in the single life when you can really discover who you are. Too many people who are in relationships find themselves "stuck" more or less without room to grow as an individual. (not saying all relationships are like this but quite a few). Another great thing about being single is you don't have to spend the extra money buying your significant other a gift. Use the money you would be spending, and buy yourself a little something nice because hello, you're awesome, and you deserve it. If you can learn to be completely happy single, you will become the best version of yourself - not reliant on anyone else to be happy, more in control of your emotions, and doing things for yourself, no one else. Again, there are too many couples out there who place almost their entire happiness in a single person, so unfortunately when that source is taken away, they feel like they have nothing. Be proud to be single, and focus on making yourself happy because when you are your happiest single self, you will find the right guy or girl who you won't NEED to rely on. Being independent is so attractive because you have your own life together and clearly are doing just fine. At that point, a relationship can be a healthy bonus to your life as opposed to every source of happiness. WERK IT SINGLES WERK IT. 

Here's a fun picture sent from my favorite single friend, Elizabeth :)

That's all I have for this post, but I wish all of my readers a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I'll be in Florida all next week (don't be too jealous :) ), so I won't be posting for a little while. Until next time....

Stay Classy,
Megan LouAnn

FINAL-ly I'm Back

 Long Time No Blog

Hello readers! It's been way too long since I've been able to make a post. Life has been crazy lately, but that's life! I believe it's been two or three weeks due to such events like Thanksgiving Break, snow storms, and the worst of all, FINALS. So quick litle updates on that: Thanksgiving was wonderfully spent with my wonderful family, and my grandma brought out my mother's yearbook from the 7th grade - honestly funniest thing I've ever seen. My mom kept quoting, "I'm so confused. This book looks ancient!" WELL, mother dearest, hate to break the new to you but...... :) Mamaw also found my mom's old Girl Scout sash and code book. Too funny. And then came the real fun: Black Friday shopping! We always love to get in the hustle and bustle of all the crazy shoppers even if we aren't shopping for anything in particular ourselves. All in all, Thanksgiving was wonderfully spent with amazing family, and I truly am so SO blessed and thankful to have them in my life.

Hard Work Pays Off

With my very first semester of college under my belt as of TODAY - yay!, I have every reason to celebrate! I have had so much success in all of my classes, and the academic transition from high school to college was as smooth as it could get, and I have a few people to thank for that. Most importantly, I need to thank my absolutely amazing high school teachers for beyond preparing me for succes. I appreciated them in high school, but certainly not to the extent that I appreciate them now. They pushed me to be the best student I can be, and it's because of them that I was able to stay on top of everything in college. I would not be NEAR the quality student I am today if it weren't for them, and I almost want to write each and every one of them a thank you letter! BUT I think a simple visit back to say thanks would be just as effective, so I plan to do that tomorrow actually! To my readers who are still in high school: when you find yourself moaning and groaning about teachers assigning too much homework or multiple tests in one day, trust me you'll thank them later because news flash: professors in college aren't going to reschedule their exam because you have your big speech that day! All in all, I am so so thankful for the education I have been offered, and maybe someday, I will be the teacher pushing my own students to be their best, so they too, can succeed in college.

Boys are the most annoying creatures on the face of the earth.

Today after my last final exam, I had lunch with two good friends of mine, Caitlyn and Connor. To give a little background, Caitlyn, like me, has been single for a little while now, and Connor has been in a relationship for over a year - go him! However, Cait and I were discussing our many MANY boy problems because - hello - there are always boy problems... Here's a list of my favorite quotes from the discussion:

1. "You all are falling for all the boys. Men can start real relationships." -Connor
2. "I'm never getting married. Not kidding. I'm not gonna EVER get married." -Megan "You're so full of shit." -Connor "Haha well yeah..." -Megan
3. "I don't even want a pefect guy. Like I want him to be mean to me every once in awhile, just not screw me over." -Caitlyn "Yeah! Like call me a bitch or something. Keep it interesting!" -Megan
4. "I saw something the other day that said girls fall for the douchebags when they have perfectly good guys willing to date them, but they will forever be 'just friends'." -Connor "Yeah that's me. It's annoying. I can't even stop myself from doing it..." -Megan "My life." -Cait
5. "I've come to the conlusion that guys are born assholes, you've just got to pick one and put up with him forever." -Megan
6. "Oh my gosh that baby is toooo cute! Ugh. I'm never gonna get a baby because I'm never getting married. What is life." -Megan
7. "Okay, it is illegal to tell a girl you like her, make out with her, and then act like NOTHING happened. Freaking illegal." -Megan

And that about sums up our lunch conversation. It was mostly Cait and I complaining and Connor trying to stick up for his own breed, but let's face it: boys are annoying. Period. And just to add a little bit of my thoughts on the whole friend zone situation...

Dear guys would felt that they have been friend zoned,

You are probably a really REALLY nice guy. And this girl you've been friend zoned by recognizes that. She loves you for that, and yes, you can say that you would treat her nice and give her the world and never hurt her BUT she still might not want to go there with you. This has nothing to do with how attractive you are or not. You can be an attractive, smart, loving, caring, gentlemen and STILL get friend zoned. If a girl doesn't see you as a potential boyfriend because you are too good of friends, then you are too good of friends. The end. They can't help it, and maybe someday they'll have a change of heart, but if she saw you as a boyfriend, she would probably pursue it because you're probably a really good guy. Trust me, us girls will find ourselves thinking: "Why do I fall for guys who aren't treating me half as good as (insert you name here) would treat a girl?" Here's the answer: we don't know, and I hope it's something you grow out of someday because I'm tired of it, you're tired of it, everyone's tired of it, but it's not like we do it on purpose. We are genetically wired that way, and that's about all I have on that.

This is the conclusion for this post, and I promise I will try my hardest to not abandon you all for a random 2 weeks again with fair warning. To all of my friends who are finished with finals - congrats we made it! And to all of my friends who are still finishing finals - you are SO close, keep pushing through! And to all the guys out there who think it's fun to play with a girl's heart - newsflash: it's illegal. I just decided.

Stay classy,
Megan LouAnn

Eighty-One

If this doesn't make you smile, I don't know what will...

I recently came across an article on NBC News about America's longest-married couple. Their 81st wedding anniversary is coming up. EIGHTY FIRST ANNIVERSARY. Unfortunately, that's longer than most of us will live. However, John, 102, and his wife Ann, 98, have well surpassed the life expectancy for both men and women, and they have lived almost their entire lives together. So what's their story exactly? Ann was actually set to marry a much older man whom her father had chosen, but to her father's suprise, she took off with John, and they eloped. 81 years later, here they are, still unconditionally in love with one another. I'm crying it's too cute. It's amazing to think of everything this couple has witnessed and been through. In an interview with NBC, John said, "We have watched the world change together." In response to how they've managed to stay together so long? Listen up boys! He says, "The key is to always agree with your wife." Wow. That's the best relationship advice I've heard in a long time. I think the best part of this love story is that they both appear to have many years ahead of them.

Now tell me this isn't the cutest couple you've ever seen?!

Ugh. So precious right?? I swear, I don't care how in love I am with someone... 81 years is a LONG time. I really do wish them the best and many more anniversarys to come!

Be spontaneous.

I guess this ties in with the whole eloping ordeal between John and Ann: spontaneity. I swear the best things are the things that just happen out of the blue. No planning. Nothing. They just.... happen. This goes for almost anything. Be spontaneous with your friends. Be spontaneous with your relationships. Be spontaneous with yourself. Now, DON'T go crazy with it, but a little spontaneity never killed anybody. Some of my most memorable nights spent with friends came out of completely random ideas. Unfortunately, I feel the best time to be spontaneous is the summer because there is less responsibilties, less everything to worry about. BUT it's always good to sneak in a little bit during the holiday season. Call up a friend and get hot chocolate and drive around listening to Christmas music and looking at Christmas lights. Or don't. Just, be spontaneous.


Stay classy,
Megan LouAnn

50 Shades of Red

Embracing Embarrassment

*Sigh* Let's face it: we all do embarrassing things on a daily basis, and if you're thinking to youself, 'Oh no I never do embarrassing things...', then I'm embarrassed for you because it's embarrassing that you can't admit that you do embarrassing things because we are all embarrassing human beings. Ugh. So embarrassing. I really tend to do embarrassing things on a daily basis solely because I'm slowly going deaf - those of you who know my mom obviously know this runs in the family. For example, last night at work a man came in and I asked how his day was going. He replied, "It's been alright, at least the weather got past 50." Now, for whatever reason my ears interpreted this along the lines of, "It's been alright, today I made it past 50." So, polietly I say, "Awh, happy birthday! Everyone's got to turn 50 sometime!" The man was so confused and he restated, "No, I'm happy the WEATHER got past 50 degrees." Yeah, safe to say my face turned 50 shades of red, but hey! I laughed it off and explained I'm clearly hard of hearing, and that I, too, was pleased with the slightly warmer weather. Ugh. After he left I was cursing at myself, praying that the man had been at least 50, so he wouldn't be offended at my assuming that he already was... Despite the extreme awkwardness however, I was able to shake it off and laugh it out. So that's a recent embarrassing tale. Now, for a flashback about one of my favorite embarrassing moments.

To this day, I simply can't help but laugh when telling this story to anyone, and it's been over five years since the incident. It was in the 6th grade (btw one of the lowpoints of Megan's life in which she was known as a "prep", ew - and I have no idea why I wrote that in third person but whatevs), and we were practicing our little dance routine for grandparent's day. We were dancing to the Monster Mash, and one of the teacher's signaled me to move over to the left a little bit. I apparently was having a dyslexic moment of some sort and moved to the right on accident only to find that I had reached the end of the stage and proceeded to face plant to the ground. I didn't actually hit my face (thank g, it was my money maker back then lol juss kitten), but I landed straight on my hip, and honestly, it really freaking hurt. Pretty sure everyone in the entire gym stopped what they were doing and just stared at me as I lay there wondering why the world hated me. Ok, no, it wasn't that dramatic, but being a pre-teen girl, it sure felt like it was. Three or four teachers came rushing over asking if I was okay, and I managed to get out a weak, "I'm fine," as I was attempting to hold back the tears. Here's one positive: they let me go to the nurse's office and lay down for a while and wait for my mom to bring me some Advil because back then it was like illegal for the nurses to give out any medications without a parent/guardian being present. I think that's annoying, and at least now you can get permission over the phone. That's beside the point. Point is: it was beyond embarrassing back then, but I think it's hilarious now which just goes to show that don't sweat the crazy things that happen because more than likely in a day, week, month, it will turn in to a great story to tell. I didn't think it was too funny until the black and blue bruise that was the size of a large melon finally faded away. Oh, 6th grade... LOL - that is all.

A Few Simple Things That I Absolutely LOVE

1. People who call you by name

Ok, this might sound weird, but I'm referring to two things here. 1. I love when a professor calls me by my name. It's refreshing to know that they know who I am and can put a face to a name, and that is so so important in college. In a class of over 100, if a professor knows your name, I consider that a huge accomplishment. It's not about being a "teacher's pet" in college. It's about making connections with potential mentors in your field of study who can seriously help you out along the way. So when a professor calls me by name, it may be simple, but I LOVE it. 2. I love when someone you don't even think knows you exist calls you by name. It's just like a slight reminder that people notice you even when you don't think they do. This can be good or bad I guess, but either way, I just really love it.

2. When my favorite song comes on the radio

I'm not just talking like the latest hit favorite song. I'm talking like the this was my favorite song 3 years ago. It's like I instantly feel so happy no matter what mood I'm in. Why? I have no idea, but it's something that I love, and it always makes my day a little bit better. What has been my most recent "OMG I used to love this song!!" moment? "Sugar, We're Going Down" by Fall Out Boy. (Insert emoji with the 2 hearts as eyes because it's like love at first sight - or sound rather). Whenever this awesome occurance happens, no matter where I'm at or who I'm with, the volume goes up and the lip synching begins.


Okay, that's all I have for this week, I know it wasn't much, but I wanted to get something out there before I get ready to travel this weekend to see my lovely best friend, Elizabeth! I want to hear about some of your embarrassing stories, so feel free to comment them below! Remeber, embrace embarrassing!

Stay Classy,
Megan LouAnn :)

Follow Your Arrow

Make Lots of Noise, Kiss Lots of Boys

Some of you may or may not recognize this post's title as the title of Kacey Musgraves most recent hit, "Follow Your Arrow". I have lovedddd Kacey Musgraves ever since I heard her song "Merry Go 'Round". And okay in general, I just really love good country music, but Kacey brings her own style to her music. What I enjoy most about her songs is the words. As I was watching the CMA's (which were fabulous and Carrie Underwood is fabulous and Luke Bryan is fabulous ugh), I heard Kacey perform her song "Follow Your Arrow", and I immediately fell in love with the song solely due to the lyrics. SO. Go listen to her amazing song, but for the mean time, here are the lyrics:

If you save yourself for marriage
You're a bore
If you don't save yourself for marriage
You're a whore-able person
If you won't have a drink
Then you're a prude
But they'll call you a drunk
As soon as you down the first one

If you can't lose the weight
Then you're just fat
But if you lose too much
Then you're on crack
You're damned if you do
And you're damned if you don't
So you might as well just do
Whatever you want
So

Make lots of noise
Kiss lots of boys
Or kiss lots of girls
If that's something you're into
When the straight and narrow
Gets a little too straight
Roll up a joint, or don't
Just follow your arrow
Wherever it points, yeah
Follow your arrow
Wherever it points

If you don't go to church
You'll go to hell
If you're the first one
On the front row
You're self-righteous
Son of a-
Can't win for losing
You'll just disappoint 'em
Just 'cause you can't beat 'em
Don't mean you should join 'em

So make lots of noise
Kiss lots of boys
Or kiss lots of girls
If that's something you're into
When the straight and narrow
Gets a little too straight
Roll up a joint, or don't
Just follow your arrow
Wherever it points, yeah
Follow your arrow
Wherever it points

Say what you think
Love who you love
'Cause you just get
So many trips 'round the sun
Yeah, you only
Only live once

So make lots of noise
Kiss lots of boys
Or kiss lots of girls
If that's what you're into
When the straight and narrow
Gets a little too straight
Roll up a joint, I would
And follow your arrow
Wherever it points, yeah
Follow your arrow
Wherever it points



Okay, now tell me that isn't completely true of our society today?! Because it is. No matter what you do, someone isn't going to approve or like it. The BEST line is "you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't" because I honestly feel that's how our generation thinks. So what does Kacey say about all of this? DO WHAT YOU WANT WHO CARES YOU'RE NOT HERE FOR ANYONE BUT YOURSELF. And I couldn't agree more. Whenever I hear this song I find myself thinking, "PREACH." BY the way, I'm not like saying you should go out and get wasted and smoke a bunch of weed and have a bunch of sex. No. It's about doing what's BEST for you despite what anyone else tells you. You are the arrow: not your best friend, not your mom, not your boyfriend. YOU. Alright this is getting a little too preachy for me, but: go listen to Kacey's song and keep doing you girl (or boy - shout outs to all the boys reading?).

                                                                             ^ yay.

5 Really Important Things Every Highschooler Should Know

Why am I writing this list? I've been through four years of highschool, and I am approaching the end of my first semester of college, and I feel like there are quite a few things I wish I realized when I was still in highschool. So here's my own little rendition of what you high school readers should realize while you're still in high school!

1. High school is a love-hate relationship.

Okay high school is really crazy; it can go from like 0-60 in .2 seconds. I have never been on more of a "roller coaster" in my entire life. One day could be great - the next, one of the worst days ever. But it's all positive in the long run because it foreshadows pretty much the rest of your life. You're going to have good days, months, years, and you're going to have bad days, months, years. High school can help prepare you for these ups and downs, and usually in high school it's over minute things, so you can learn how to deal with them in a positive way to help you with the toughys later in life. No matter what, I promise you're going to really appreciate the good and bad times you have in high school because they make you who you are... leading into my next point:

2. High school is full of changes.

First of all, physically, you're probably going to change a lot from freshman year to senior year (thank goodness, I know). The funny thing is, you don't realize it until you're a senior, and you find yourself wondering when in the world it happened. But you'll be pretty stoked it did. Another change: your friends. If you have the exact same friends your freshman year as you do you senior year... you must have some pretty tight friends. Sometimes, you'll have a few that stick with you from day one, but it's rare. And even with those few really good friends, you're probably going to gain and lose others all the time. It happens. The important thing is finding those few that really are good friends. They'll be the ones there when no one else is no matter what you did. Cherish them! Because the likely hood that all of your best friends will go to the same college is like .0001% chance. Trust me, you'll miss seeing them every. single. day. even if they annoyed the crap out of you sometimes. Your true friends will always be there in college and beyond, but you won't get to spend the pointless, small memories with them like you did when you went to the same school.

3. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

What in the world does this mean? I'm mostly talking to the seniors regarding choosing a college. I could have easily made this mistake and I'm SO SO happy I didn't. Well, I partially made this mistake I guess. As I ventured out touring colleges, it was like one after the other until I went to U of L. I fell in love, and every other tour after that I simply didn't care. I knew where I wanted to go and the search was over. Thankfully, I have very bright parents who coninvced me I needed to apply to more than one place just in case. I ended up applying to U of L, UK, NKU, EKU, and Bellarmine. Of all the colleges, U of L gave me the worst scholarship. I was c.r.u.s.h.e.d. And for quite a while I just disregarded the thought of college all together. I had no idea what I wanted to do. Well, I knew that I WANTED to go to Louisville, but given the circumstances, I knew deep down it just wasn't the right choice for me. So what DID I do? I chose to attend NKU and live at home, and here's the best part: make money while doing it. I'm by no means saying money should completely influence your decison, but seriously it should be a pretty big factor when making your decision. People pay off loans even when their own kids are going to college - ew. Do not do that to yourself. However, you can make your own decision, BUT be sure to: apply to multiple colleges of different variety, so you keep your options open. People change their minds all the time, and you don't want to be SOL come May - scholarship accepting time!

4. Don't wish away your sport's seasons no matter how burnt out you are.

I think it's inevitable to get a little burnt out of whatever sport or extra curricular activity you're doing especially by your senior year of high school, but here's what you have to realize: you've put in countless hours of your time all for this one sport or activity, and for the majority of you, it's going to be the last time you REALLY play. Of course, there's always going to be leagues and other ways you can continue playing without comitting to college programs, but I can tell you first hand it's not the same. You'll never get that team back, you'll never get that student section cheering for you back, you only have RIGHT NOW. So, don't wish it away, make the most of it. You'll be glad you did.

5. Despite the last 4 points seeming as if high school is the best time of your life - it's not.

Don't get me wrong - high school was ONE of the best times of my life, but it is NOT the best. College really is such a great experience already, and for me, it's just begun. For once, you really feel like you are in complete control of your life, and as scary as that is, it's so so exciting. You start to feel yourself thinking as a grown up, making better decisions overall, and working in school for YOU, not for your college application. It's hard to understand until you're there, but going to school isn't such a struggle when you realize you're begining to build the true foundation of your career. Now, this doesn't mean learning in high school is pointless AT ALL. I'm going to college to become a high school Biology teacher, so clearly I place great value in secondary education. If you work hard in highschool, you'll develop a work ethic that you'll take with you through college and onwards. College won't be such a hard transition either. Also, it's a good idea to start thinking about what you like and don't like in high school as far as courses go because it will really help you in choosing the proper major. For example, if you absolutely hated anatomy, my guess is you shouldn't be a nursing major. And here's my favorite part of college: the pointless, petty high school drama, just - disappears. It's AMAZING. You'll encounter so many types of people you never have before, and somehow you'll have an understanding for each and every one of them - it. rocks.

Here's the point: don't wish your high school career away even if you think it's awful right now. You'll miss it, BUT college is a million times better, and it's really something to look forward to and work hard for.

Phew. That was a lot. But I hope you high schoolers take it to heart because when I was in your position, people told me similar things, but I didn't let it register. LET THIS REGISTER. You'll thank me later!

Finally, I know I say this a lot, but I love to hear that people are actually reading. SO, if you enjoy reading please let me know, either by commenting below, emailing me @ perfectlyunperfectblog@gmail.com, or by just telling me if you ever see me out and about (that is if you actually know who I am because according to my STATS I have readers all the way from Australia -eeeeeek shout out to the Aussie's reading! :)) I really appreciate even the littlest comments. (shoutout to E for giving my blog a shoutout about me giving her a shoutout - uh that's a mouthful) Until next time........

Stay Classy,
Megan LouAnn :)

I Want Crazy

The Great Suprise!

Okay! Finally, I get to tell you all about the wonderful suprise I have been talking about in my recent posts. For the record, I am awful at keeping suprises or secrets. Even if it's about the smallest things, and this suprise I am about to tell you about is no small matter! I was proud of myself for keeping it a secret since JUNE. YES JUNE. Alright, time for the actual suprise!  Back in June, one of my best friends Elizabeth texted Caitlyn, another friend of mine, and me that Hunter Hayes was coming to Louisville in October for a concert. We are huge HH fans, and it we thought it would be so much fun to visit Elizabeth at U of L on top of it! So we decided to get tickets. But not only did we get tickets for us, we bought each of our little sisters tickets as well. Our little youngsters are all sophomores at the same high school, and they are, of course, best friends as well! It was going to be our early Christmas presents to them. Okay, now here's the really fun part: we didn't tell them about the concert WHATSOEVER until about ten minutes TEN MINUTES before we walked in the theater. They just thought we were having a cute little sister-bonding weekend. So, when we told them: THEY FREAKED OUT. It was priceless. Literally it was one of the best moments in my entire life seeing my sister genuinely SO suprised and overwhelmed with emotion. My sister had the "screaming-OMG-NO WAY-SHUT UP" reaction. Cait's sister teared up - it was precious, and E's sister was in complete shock. Like not kidding, we had to tell her over and over again and physically put the ticket in her hand for her to understand... it was great. My mom was there to record the whole thing, so we will never ever forget that moment. It was truly amazing. Of course the girls were posting pictures all over social media because they were too excited, and let's just say, us older girls had losts of requests for adoption from our little sister's friends. I think we all deserve Sister of the Year awards...

Here's a picture of my sister and I soon after the suprise was revealed! I think she was pretty stoked....

And here's one of the gorgeous, super talented Hunter Hayes!

Beautiful isn't he?? He was SO good live. Like so good he sounded better than he does on his CD. THAT GOOD. Okay, I'll stop bragging about it, but all in all, it was such a wonderful weekend, and I couldn't have spent it with ANYONE better than my best friends and our mini-me's. However, might I point out that each of the little sisters are taller than their older sister! Nonsense, right?! Ugh... Oh well, tall, short, love them all :)

Boys.

Okay, when I first started this blog, I told myself I was going to try my hardest to stay away from talking about boys, cause like ew?! BUT, I'm a girl, a lot of my readers are girls, and what do girls do A LOT? Talk about  boys. So.

Boy: wut.

That's the best definition I have for the opposite sex. That's about the only thing that comes to mind when defining such a strange species. (Ok they're the same species as us women, but no. They just... no) Here's the problem, although not necessarily a problem, that I am having with boys and relationships: I am perfectly, PERFECTLY happy single. Like this may be world shattering to some females out there, but I don't need a guy in my life to make me happy, and I enjoy the little awesome things about being single. For example, I can shave my legs when I want - yay! and I can pick up and drive to anywhere in KY to party with my friends without having any commitments to worry about back home. So really, this IS NOT a problem. At all. It just means that I'm not going to jump at every opportunity that comes my way. It means that the likely hood of me finding the right guy is much higher than it would be if I was "thirsty" if you will. Does being happy single mean I don't want a boyfriend? No. A boyfriend would be super awesome, but I don't NEED one whatsoever. Ya feel me? My mother tells me I'm being too picky, but I refute back by explaining that I'm not picky (okay maybe I'm a little picky), but I have a better idea of who I'm looking for, and I'm okay with the fact that I probably won't find him right away. Sigh. Independency, man. It's a struggle and a blessing all at the same time. SO that's all I have on boys for now. Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only girl out there feeling this way, but then I'm reassured by some good friends of mine that I'm not alone on this. Us independent women need to calm ourselves, and realize we are in the best position possible to find that great guy. He's out there... and until you find him, just keep doing you.

I was on Pinterest and found this picture, and I feel like it really is a great set of rules to live by if you are a young, strong late teen, early twenty something female.

I think I'll end this post on that note. Again I want to say thank you to anyone who is reading! Feel free to post any comments below or e-mail me @ perfectlyunperfectblog@gmail.com :) I love to hear what you think, and most of all I love to hear if people are simply reading!

Stay classy,
Megan LouAnn :)

Changes

Why is it Winter

Ok, this is something that seriously annoys me about Northern Kentucky and Kentucky in general for that matter. We HARDLY have a fall or spring which just so happen to be two of my favorite seasons because the weather is comfortable. Not too hot or cold, just enough to wear jeans and a hoodie and be comfortable. Here in NKY we did have a few days of really amazing weather like this, however, it is currently October and I'm scraping ice off my windshield, bringing out the North Face, and making hot chocolate. Wut. Is. Life. Don't get me wrong, I love love snow, but I can wait a few more weeks for that to actually have the time to enjoy fall. Sigh. Mother nature........

How in the Actual Heck do I Pick What to do For the Rest of My Life...

Ok for those of you who don't know me, I am (was) a nursing major and NKU. So yes, I still go to NKU (go Norse lolz), but I am no longer a nursing major. When I first tell people I changed my major from nusing they're always like, "Ohh I bet it was too hard..." Uhm no, actually, it really wasn't that bad. For one, it was the first semester of it, so it wasn't even close to touching on the hard stuff yet, however, I just began to realize that nursing is simply not for me. Why? There's several reasons that it came down to, but the biggest reason it pretty funny if you ask me. Obviously in nursing you have to learn about several diseases and disorders that a human can have or aquire, and me being the extremely anxious person that I am, begins to worry that I too have all these diseases and disorders. Call me somewhat of a hypochondriac: a person who has hypochondriasis, a disorder characterized by a preoccupation with body functions and the interpretation of normal body sensations (such as sweating) or minor abnormalities (such as minor aches and pains) as portending problems of major medical moment. Yeah, I got that definition from yahoo answers, but yolo. Seriously though, I am definitely partially a hypochondriac, and for obvious reasons, I really don't think nursing is the right avenue for me. SO I am left wondering: now what? I hit the books pretty hard (aka the NKU Undergraduate handbook which is incredibly helpful if I do say so myself...), and I discovered a major that seems as if it was created for me. Pretty much since I was a little girl, I had always gone back and forth between nursing and teaching as a future occupation. So of course when I realized nursing wasn't going to work out, I immediately began thinking about teaching. However, I didn't exactly see myself in a primary or even middle education setting, and I really didn't want to give up on science completely because I really do have a passion for it. So as I was flipping throught the undergrad handbook, I came across the Biological Sciences major. I discovered there were about four different tracks you could take with that, one of them being a teacher education track. Uhm hello?! Yes please. With this major, I will have a bachelor's degree in biology AND I will be certified to teach 8-12th grade. It's like the best of both worlds. I can choose to teach, but if that's not working out I'll always have that bio degree to fall back on.  It's quite fabulous, and I feel confident that this is a much better avenue for me. A lot of people tell me I'm selling myself short being a teacher, and it really makes me mad. I am going be the best damn biology teacher out there. Who says just because you're really smart you have to go out and be a lawyer or doctor. I know my personality better than anyone else, and I know that teaching in a high school setting, I will be happy. That's what really counts, right?

And now for a funny transformation... to prove change can be a wonderful thing

Madison and I from my 8th grade graduation (above obviously) to at some point in my senior year - thank geeeee for puberty

Well isn't that something.... So for all you pre-teens out there frowning in the mirror, don't worry we've all been there, and I promise there are better days ahead.

On that note, embrace change as much as you can because nine times out of ten it can't be avoided and is actually a really positive thing. I, personally, tend to favor change - a little bit too much at times. I like to change everything... a lot. I like to change my personality (like on a minute to minute basis), my taste in guys (country, gangster, pretty-boy, I've had them all.........), and I like really like to change minute things such as my hair color, room set-up, etc just to spice it up a bit. Okay that just sounded awkward whatever... BACKSPACE FOR WHAT?! Moral of the story: change can be good, bad, whatever, but it happens. Period.

Tid-Bits

1. Yeyeyeyeyeye the suprise I've been talking about is so soon, and I will definitely be discussing it in next week's post!
2. I want to hear what you readers (yewww rockkkkkk btw) want to hear more about from me. I'm up for anything, just email any ideas or questions @ perfectlyunperfectblog@gmail.com Woooo!
3. Do you ever go through a phase where you're like obsessed with one food in particular and you can't stop eating it and then all of the sudden the thought of it makes you want to vomit? Ugh. This happens to me all the time. It even happened with Nutella (I KNOW RIGHT LIKE HOW DO YOU GET SICK OF NUTELLA?! Idk... but I did.... It was a sad day). However, most recently it has happened with carmel apple pops.... sigh... I know my teeth will be happy at least.
4. I randomly think about my future husband about twice a day. I may or may not even know who the heck he is, but I will find myself thinking 'Hmmm, I wonder what my future husband is doing right now?' or 'I wonder what my future husband would say about this situation?' or here's my favorite 'I really hope my future husband is somewhat attractive so we can have cute babies :) :) :)' I'm weird I know, sorry.
5. My psych professor about had I heart attack when I told her I was only a freshman because of how well I'm doing in that class. Ok, like that class is seriously a joke it's so easy, but like half of the students are failing, and it just leaves me questioning how many unintelligent people there are in the world? Like have I just been surrouned by intelligent people until I entered college or what... I thought it was supposed to be the other way around. It's very peculiar, my friends.

ALRIGHT, well it's about eight o'clock which means it's about time for me to leave work and begin to enjoy this fabulous weekend ahead of me! Until next time....

Stay Classy,
Megan LouAnn

Carmel Apple Pops Might be God's Gift to the World

Why I Love my Job

For those of you readers (btw thank you to anyone who takes the time to read the randomness I post :) ) who do not know, I work at a nursing home at the front desk. My typical duties include updating computer files, checking the census, filing, answering the phone, sending emails, pretty boring things if I must say so myself. However, all of that aside there are two main reasons why I wouldn't trade my job for the world (well at least temporarily until I get a degree and blah blah you know what I mean).

1. It forces me to do my homework
Yeah, homework is awful and not fun no matter what circumstances it is under, however, for me, homework isn't all that awful because it keeps me occupied at work. I typically have an hour and a half to two hours left after I finish all my typical duties. In this time frame, of course I spend it scrolling aimlessly through Pinterest and Twitter, I use it to type my blog posts (hey hey), but most often I use it to just knock out some homework. I mean, I'm getting paid to do homework, so it makes it a little more bearable. I really focus on my homework at work more than anywhere else because there is such few distractions, and the internet connection at work compared to at my house is like lightening speed. (I could seriously rant about the poor poor internet connection at my house for dayzzzzzzz, but I won't bore you.) On to number two on why I love my job....

2. The residents and family members I interact with are such amazing people.
Seriously, I am so blessed to have met some of the residents and family members especially here at my work. The love and dedication I see from countless husbands and wives who come to visit their ill spouses every. single. day. multiple. times. a. day. is astounding. There is one lady in particular who seriously unconditionally loves her husband, and the way she cares for him truly warms my heart. She is always singing to him, and she does everything she can to make him know how much she loves him. It's amazing to see love that has been there for so long and is stronger than ever. I hope to one day find it myself. The residents themselves here are seriously hilarious and never fail to put a smile on my face. I've had many residents tell me random stories from their "younger years", and I absolutely love it. These daily encounters I have are really what make my job so wonderful.

As you might imagine, when I tell someone I'm a receptionist at a nursing home, they might not think twice about what I really do. Yes, there's the dreary part to my job as there is any job, but to be an eyewitness to daily acts of true love is something I am so thankful for. I've worked at a pool, putt-putt place, and a clothing store, and I wouldn't ever dare to think to go back to those jobs. I am so very fortunate to have found something that will hopefully stick with me for the rest of my college career, and potentially even after I become an R.N.

Transitioning from High School to College

Ok, so I decided to write a bit about this because more than half of my friends I have spoke to about how their college experience has been have all said the same thing. It's something along the lines of: it's pretty good, hard to adjust to the new atmosphere, but I think it will come with time. I think a lot of this has to do with the fact that the majority of my friends come from private Catholic high-schools, and unless they went to a private Catholic college, chances are they were thrown into a completely new setting and atmosphere. I know for certain I was. Class sizes went from about 20 in high school to about 200 in some college courses. I'm fortunate enough that all my classes have no more than 100 students in them, but still, that's a major change. One of my most enjoyable classes is my college writing course, and I'm willing to bet it's because there's only about 18 students in there. The atmosphere is more comfortable and familar to me, and it gives us all a chance to get to know each other better. Another major difference I've seen is that in college, you really really have to put yourself out there and make an extra effort to make new friends. Yes, there is sororities and fraternaties, and I'm not at all bashing them, but they are not for everyone. So say, like me, a sorority is not for you. Now what?

In highschool, you pretty much saw the same people every day, multiple times a day, so it's easy to bond, make some connections, and make friends. In college, it's not so simple. At first, you will probably make a temporary friend in each class, and it usually ends up being whoever you happen to sit by. Then you probably exchange numbers or emails to be able to ask each other questions about homework, tests, etc. Yes, you're helping each other out, and enjoy each other's company in class, but are you really making a connection with this peron? Here's where the hard part comes into play: you have to go out of your way and put in effort to actually spend time with that person outside of class. But in reality, it's not as hard as it seems. Just going to lunch one day can really help establish more of a connection with someone and help you build a legitimate friendship. I am so lucky to have a made a really good friend this way - shout out to Jessie if you're reading this since you read my last one! It's kinda strange how much we have in common, and although we haven't known each other all that long, I really value our friendship, and know that it will grow over these next few years as we fight our way through nursing school together :) .

The other major transition that has been hard for me is deciding what in the world to do with all of this extra time. In high school, I seriously was so busy all the time I hardly had time to eat, breathe, and sleep. Here's the thing: you don't go to school for seven hours everyday in college. Here's the other thing: you don't get to play all the sports you played in high school in college. So what exactly DO you do? Here's what I discovered. Find something-anything that you can do at least once a week that you genuinely enjoy and look forward to. For me, this is playing volleyball every Thursday night at LA Fitness. I played volleyball in high school, and I really enjoy the sport, and at LA Fitness, it is so laid back and relaxed where I can really enjoy myself. Here's the best part: I get to play all positions instead of forever being labeled as a setter. I get to actually hit the ball (and yes people I can actually hit the ball.) It such a great way for me to alleviate any stress from the week and look forward to the weekend. So just find one thing you can do once a week that will help alleviate stress, trust me, you'll be glad you did! And to wrap this up here is a video on How to Survive College, and if you're ever bored one day watch this kid's videos because they're pretty entertaining.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyvfJdl_CNI

Random Thoughts

1. Some people should just simply not have their driver's license. Period.

2. Carmel apple pops are seriously the bomb. I know there's been a lot of hype about them lately, and it's all true. They are seriously like heaven on a stick. Try one.

3. I watch too much reality tv, but I'm okay with it... X-Factor is my show, people.

4. I really really wish I could sing. It's not like I have an awful voice, but I just wish I could like REALLY sing.

5. Is it cool to be a night owl (I love owls) and an early bird?!
6. I'm still super stoked about this lovely suprise coming in October -eeeeeek :)
7. Subtweets are really like the worst invention in the world. We are all guilty, but I've been trying really hard to shy away from them. It's like the worst thing - you can put whatever you want in a tweet, and while you don't mention anyone's name... it's pretty obvious. And annoying. So let's all try to stop posting so much sly sneaky junk on Twitter. Like I said we are ALL guilty, but we can all stop.
8. I really want to get a tattoo, but I'm too indecisive, I feel like once I get one I won't want it anymore.
9. I've started to find myself thinking, "Oh I should write about this in my blog!" and then I forget about, so I should really try to write those ah-ha moments down.
10. Did I mention carmel apple pops are freaking delicious. Ugh.

Ok, I think that about wraps things up for now. Feel free to post any comments you have or e-mail me @ perfectlyunperfectblog@gmail.com

Stay classy,
Megan LouAnn
P.S. sorry this post was kind of long and contexty (yeah that's not a word), but I gotta get my thoughts out somehow, well byee!

Stressing, Ta-ta Saving, and Photographing

Second Post Jitters?

I don't know if this is a thing, but it sure feels like it. Having a blog is pretty cool I must say, but a little strange assuming anyone and everyone has the ability to read what you post. However, I have to keep in mind that I'm not writing this blog to impress anyone, rather to express what I'm feeling, thinking, anything...

Stressing

Well, it's officially fall break! And I'm stuck at work... however, I have the rest of October weekends off which is a huge blessing, people. Anyways, I really believe we should have a fall break like every week... Seriously though, college can be so stressfull sometimes for no particular reason. I truly think the mere thought of college stresses me out. One night this week I was particularly feeling stressed for no reason, and the very next day my psychology professor lectured on how to deal with stress in college - freaky stuff right? No, that's just God's way of saying calm down, you're doing just fine, and a break is in your near future. Things like this happen to me all the time, and I truly feel it's God's way of speaking to me. I love it, and I believe He works like this for other people too, they just haven't noticed! So, next time you find yourself thinking, "wow, that's so strange - this is exactly what I needed" I bet you it was God helping a son or daughter out. He's a pretty amazing dude. Point is: yay for fall break because we all need it. The end.

Ta-ta Saving

I love October for so many reasons. First and foremost - fall. Fall is my absolute favorite season, and it's so unfortunate how short lived it is. There is nothing better than wearing jeans and a hoodie on a slightly chilly fall night. Second reason I love October - breast cancer awareness month. Yes, there are hundreds of different variations of cancer out there, and many people feel it is wrong that breast cancer get its own awareness month; however, there are other months dedicated to other types of cancer, people just don't know about them. I love the spirit of hope and strength that radiates during October. I love hearing the stories of the survivors and the fighters. I love pink, and I love to donate to such a good cause. Yes, people should be aware of cancer and breat cancer all year round, but October gives the cause a special push. It helps celebrate the survivors, fight for the fighters, and mourn, pray for, and honor those who have lost their battle. So, I encourage you to wear just a little bit of pink each day this October and to say a quick prayer every day that someday SOON there will be a cure. My third reason I love October is short and simple - Halloween. Candy, costumes, scary stuff. Yeah nuff said.

Finally, something pretty big is coming in October! It's a secret currently, but I can't wait to share with you once it happens. I have been looking forward to this for months now - eeeeeek! I'm too excited, but that's all I'm going to say until later!

Photographing

As I said on the last post, I really like photography, so I'm going to share a few photos from a mini photoshoot I did with my GORGEOUS younger sister, Madison.
Quick little spiel about Mady:
1. She is a sophomore in high school
2. She is a rock star at volleyball
3. This girl is like a solid three-four inches taller than me... younger sister... yeah...
4. Finally she is my absolute best best BEST friend in the whole wide world

Ok now time for the fun stuff - the photos!

I love this one of Mady. Her face is flawless, and she looks very relaxed and natural.

I had to throw a classic smile one on here. Tooo precious, and her hair looks amazing!

This is my favorite one - no clue why. She just looks at peace with the world, and I love the tigers on her shirt!

These photos were taken in my back yard since I decided on a whim I wanted to do a photoshoot. It's nothing special, but it's fun, and I think they turned out pretty nicely for:
1. Me being a complete amatuer - I want to take some sort of photography class though!
2. Having a pretty standard digital camera
3. Editing them on the photo program that came with my computer

If any one wants to model for me that would be pretty cool. Mady is gorgeous and all, but I can only photograph her so many times! But seriously! I would love to work with anyone - I have lots of ideas but zero models. (You don't have to be an actual model here people... I'm in need of a face!) If interested email me @ perfectlyunperfectblog@gmail.com :)

That's about all I've got for now... I hope you all enjoy your fall break (that is if you have one - if you don't, sorry for that spiel earlier about how awesome it is - keep pushing through, Thanksgiving break will be here before you know it!)

Stay classy,
Megan LouAnn

First Post Jitters

The first post of any blog is so crucial yet so exciting! Allow me to introduce myself a bit (eeek, I always find this so hard to do!).

My name is Megan, and I am an 18 year old college student at Northern Kentucky University. I am striving for a BSN in nursing, and I will officially be applying to the nursing program in January - yay! My family is my biggest support group in the entire world. My mom loves me unconditionally, my dad is my number one role model, and my baby sister (although 15 years old isn't so baby) brings me endless amounts of joy each and every day. You'll soon find out one of my favorite things in the entire world is photography, so I will be incorporating a TON of pictures into my blogs.

Here's one of Madison (baby sister) and I!

This is from a photoshoot we did this past summer to promote Smith Digital Photography! She does an AMAZING JOB, and if you live in the NKY/Cincy area I would highly recommend her for your senior pictures or any other special occasions you want photographed! This was taken on the nature trail at a local park we used to go to quite frequently when we were little.

Back to introducing myself... I went to a fairly small Catholic high school where I played volleyball, tennis, and cheered. Yes - I kept myself very busy. I was also a member of the school newspaper because, clearly, I enjoy writing. More importantly than sports or extracurricular activites, it was here where I met some of my life-long friends: Caitlyn, Elizabeth, Lily, and Nikki. These girls have been with me through the good and bad, and there is no doubt they will all be in my wedding one day (now that's a crazy thought!).

Here's a picture from class trip of Nikki, Caitlyn, Elizabeth, and I (Lily wasn't able to go because she was having back issues :( )

And here's a picture from senior homecoming with Elizabeth, Lily, and I!

Such beauties! But really, these girls are amazing, and I'm so blessed to have them in my life. Elizabeth attends the University of Louisville, Nikki and Caitlyn attend Eastern Kentucky University, and Lily goes to NKU with me - yay! However, being split up has done nothing but made each of my friendships stronger. It really showed me how much I value their true friendship, and again, makes me realize how truly blessed I am to have found my absolute best friends!

I think that's the basics as far as my introduction goes... You'll learn a lot more about me along the way I'm sure, but I'm really excited to just share my experiences, good or bad, as I journey through an eventful time in my life!

Please feel free to contact me at perfectlyunperfectblog@gmail.com with anything you want me to talk about in my blog or to just say hey! I love meeting new people and would really appreciate any feedback you may have!

Stay classy,

Megan LouAnn :)