Tuesday, December 4, 2012
About Me Section
My name is Darla Pitts and I am a senior at UNA in Florence, AL. I am a hardcore Auburn fan (even though they were HORRIBLE this past season!) until the day I die! I only have one semester left of college before graduation. I only lack 6 hours or 2 classes to graduate and I am beyond excited but scared at the same time to enter in the real world as a "grown up"! This social media class I am currently enrolled in is a lot of fun and very interesting. I have learned a lot more than I ever expected coming into this course and I plan to take everything I learned with me as I try to get a good job in this downward spiraling, ever-changing economy.
Dead Car Battery
I have owned my Nissan Xterra for almost three years now. It
is a 2010 model and only has about 35,000 miles on it. This being said, you
wouldn’t think much would be going wrong with the automobile since it’s not old
and is in fairly good condition. However, I learned differently this past week.
My Marketing Management class is the only class I have
face-to-face on campus this semester. We ended up finishing the class a little
early so this past Thursday was our last class day.
This was a class that I knew under no circumstances I could
afford to miss. I decided to leave early for class that morning just to make
sure I got a parking spot and made class on time versus potentially being late.
As I get in my car and try to start it, my car makes an awful screechy/scratchy
noise- MY CAR WAS DEAD!
I being to panic remembering that my roommate is already in
class and my neighbors already left for work. Then, I realize that Thursdays
are the days my brother doesn’t have class until the afternoon. So I reluctantly
call my brother, wake him up, and beg him to come over and jump my car off. He
is half asleep but decides to be the best brother in the world and drive over
to my house and, instead of jumping me off and taking the risk of it not
starting again once I leave school, agrees to let me temporarily borrow his car
and return it after class.
Luckily, I made it to class on time. After class was over I
went to my brother’s house to pick up my car and see that my brother is still
asleep. I felt bad for waking him up earlier so I did something I almost never
do- I TRIED SOMETHING NEW! I had paid pretty close attention when he jumped my
car off earlier that day and decided I would try my best to do it by myself
instead of waking him up. Needless to say, IT WAS A SUCCESS!
I drove my car straight to the Nissan dealership to get a
$100 new battery installed so I could make it back to Madison without any
problems. I just wonder why the car battery died in the first place since no
lights were left on or anything to drain the battery, so I’m still not exactly sure
what caused it. I’m just happy it’s fixed and I ultimately made my last class
on time!
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Honeymoon DISASTER!
Although the wedding was gorgeous, Natalie’s honeymoon was a
VERY different story. Natalie and Ben had booked a flight and reservations to
the other side of the world- St. Lucia! This was their dream honeymoon and they
spent accordingly; every last dime of their savings they spent on this trip,
but they thought it to be well worth the memories. They could have never been
more wrong.
After the wedding, the new couple hopped on a plane just as
excited as they could be. They had the whole trip planned out with a packed itinerary
for every day full of fun adventures and sightseeing. They get there in St.
Lucia and have just enough time to rest off their jet lag before Natalie starts
feeling ill. My sister began to have terrible stomach pains and got to where
she couldn’t even eat which made her even weaker. She ended up in bed the WHOLE
TRIP! Poor Ben stayed in the room with her constantly like a good husband.
Natalie thought about going to the Emergency room but tried to stick it out
until they got back home. She was pretty sure she had ulcers in her stomach.
They took their first flight back to Miami where they were
supposed to catch another flight to Birmingham from which they would drive back
to Madison. But that didn’t work out and Natalie found herself in the Miami
hospital still extremely far away from home because she was in so much pain she
couldn’t even walk onto the plane! The hospital admitted her for THREE days and
still did not find the problem.
When they finally arrived back home, they thought the nightmare
of a honeymoon was over just to find out that insurance wouldn’t pay for her
E.R. visit and that they would have to pay out of pocket- lots of money they
didn’t have! Needless to say, I have never heard such a horror story of a
honeymoon in my life! They are still trying to catch up on their finances but
they say they want to redo it the right way in a few years! I sure hope it goes
better next time around!
Natalie's Wedding: A Success!
So, my sister Natalie got married November 10th
in Pisgah, Alabama. Haven’t heard of it? Neither had I. It was basically in the
middle of nowhere, but that made it all the more beautiful. Her wedding was
breathtaking and the ceremony went fairly smooth minus a 4 year old flower girl
meltdown right before going down the aisle! Even the food was amazing; my
favorite part was the mini s’mores bar where you could toast your marshmallows
yourself!
After the dinner, the guys shot off fireworks as my sister
and her new husband drove off happily ever after. Natalie had purchased a ton
of fireworks right after the 4th of July this year when they were
dirt cheap; it made a beautiful show!
The whole wedding party stayed in these huge cabins all
close to each other in the middle of nowhere. I never realized how bright the
stars can get out in the country where there is not a street light for miles
and miles! It reminded me how much the Huntsville area has grown since I can
remember being able to see the stars like that 20 years ago!
All in all, the wedding was a lot of fun and my sister is
happy and that is all that matters! I am so happy for her!
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