Wedding website

So we now have a wedding website with some info on it...at least tentative info. There will be changes made once things are decided and all that. Oh and for those that wanted to know...my new name will be Hayley Barnett. Thanks for all the kind words and well wishes. We both appreciate all the support that everyone has shown!

website: http://weddings.theknot.com/pwp/view/co_main.aspx?coupleid=6949146808770305

So I figured since the word is probably getting out pretty quickly, that I would go ahead and post this for everyone...I'm getting married next May! Ray went and talked to my parents and has everyone's approval so we have just started the planning phase of the wedding. It's very minimal right now but I'm excited anyhow. I don't know how many will be there, but I am wanting it to be on the smaller side...but I don't know if that is actually going to happen considering the amount of people my family knows. Anyway, just thought some of you out there would like to know.

Update...

So today was my official last day of graduate classes and I am so glad it's all over. I still have one paper to finish and my only final to take next week, but I am pretty much done. I will graduate on Thursday May 10. I'm just so glad to finally get this degree under my belt and move to the next stage. As for the job situation, I have not found one yet, and the frustration is starting to reach an all-time high. I am being considered for an instructor position at MTSU, but haven't heard anything yet. I also have a phone interview coming up with the Child Support Services of Tennessee. Other than that, I will interview with the public school system up there and if worse comes to worse, I will do that. Other than that, the plan so far is stay here in Auburn until my lease ends at the end of June and continue working for Niffer's. After that, who knows? Anyway, time for a nap.

Long awaited picture...

Yes, here it is. It's the only one I have, so you'll have to pardon the fact that he isn't looking at the camera. So now all you curious folk out there can see a picture of the man in my life. He's wonderful! :D
(Yeah and let's not even talk about how horrible this picture is of me...it's the only one he likes of himself.)

Spring Break...yeah I still get one at 26

Houston and Nashville here I come!
So I am leaving today for "Spring Break" although it's definitely not the wild and crazy kind that most kids are having. I will be heading out to Houston to meet the boyfriend's family...eek. Needless to say, I'm a bit nervous but it should be fun. Gonna go shopping at the Galleria and eat at lots of good places. Can't wait! Then it's onto Nashville. Ray and I will be staying with Elizabeth, my old college roommate, and her husband out in Murfreesboro. We will be looking for jobs and places to live, etc. Not exactly a "fun" trip since there will be much to do, but I am so looking forward to getting out of Auburn! No, I won't be spending my week at the beach, but I'm not gonna complain at all about getting to travel. Anyway, that's about it for now. Time to finish packing!!

ohhhh heck no!

I'm sure many of you have already seen this on the news, but let me just emphasize the sheer amount of fear I have in regards to this unbelievably ridiculous idea: the glass floored bridge spanning the width of the Grand Canyon. Has anyone ever been on one of those rope courses for team building and you are required to slither across two ropes attached to trees face down from one platform to the other? Yeah, this is like that on crack. There is no way that anyone could ever get me to try that bridge. Can you imagine staring down at the Colorado River from 4000 feet above? Yeah right. Thats just crazy.

Awesome concert...

So tonight I went to Atlanta with Ray, Mom and Dad to see Josh Groban at Philips Arena and it was excellent I have to say. The set was really impressive with graphics that were stunning to look at. Not only that, but he had one of the best violinists playing with him who broke it down with a Led Zeppelin song. He was surrounded by awesome musicians and of course, it was amazing to sit there and listen to his voice. I could probably listen to him all day and never tire of it. He finally brought out the choir to sing with him during "Raise me up", which brought down the house. Anyway, if any of you get a chance to see him in concert...do it. You'll be glad that were able to witness an amazing musician (yes, he plays the piano AND drums!).

Results are in...

So I got my test results back, and let's just say I am HAPPY!!! I only failed about 1.5 out of 10...which is awesome! I will retake those on April 10 and then will be good to go on graduation. Looks like all the studying paid off!

My Celebrity Look-alikes

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And here we go...

TESTS THIS WEEK! (please please please pray!) Hope I know everything I'm supposed to!

Way out of control

Most girls know what I'm talking about...yes, that would be my emotions that are way out of control. Obviously, the stress that I am under and have been feeling for the past 2 months is starting to get to me. I have cried more this past week than in a long time. Not fun. I have never worked so hard for anything in my life, yet I feel like I am going blind into these tests and that I don't know anything. Academics have always been easy to me, and I sailed through highschool and undergrad. Hardly lifted a finger. Not so here. It seems like everything I am reading/studying is going in my brain for a millisecond and then leaving. I can't recall much of anything at this point. I will be sooo glad when this is all over!
To add onto this stress, I realized this past week that I will never step foot in the house that I grew up in again. My parents have been building a new house for a while now, and I knew that the time would come that it would be time to leave, but it came faster than I was expecting. I have no time to go home now due to all the studying and it being crunch time (6 1/2 days!). My parents move on Friday and I will never see the inside of the house that I love so much again. I know its just a material object, but there are thousands upon thousands of memories that I have made there. So I've cried about that part too this week.
And yet one more thing---the job hunt. After working so hard for this degree, I am finding it hard to locate a job that will be worth all the hard work and studying. I don't want to keep working in these small jobs that I have been doing for the past several years. Yes, I can always teach...but I HAVE to get away from that for a little while. So no surprise...the tears have come over that.
Just a few more days of this stress and it will all be over. I will either be graduating in May OR I will be coming back in the fall to retake my tests and go through this all over again. Let's hope for the first option.

Dead or alive??!?!??

I hate having to wait a whole week to see if Meredith Grey actually dies. And I really hate that a TV show has this much effect on me. But I can't help it...I'm obsessed.

Only 23 days left...

....of studying! I have been reading and studying so much spanish literature that it is now haunting my sleep. I have names, definitions, etc. running through my head at all times. Not so much fun. Again, please please please keep me in your prayers and pray that I pass these exams or there will be no graduating for me this May. Not the end of the world, but I sure wouldn't want to come back for a week next fall just to take these exams all over again. To top it all off, I have been sick with a stomach virus almost all week. Apparently there is all kinds of nastiness going around and I hope this is all I will have to suffer through. Another little piece of information...after looking around at many different places to move, I am about 95% sure that I will be moving back to Nashville once the semester ends. Ray will be changing programs and will be starting at MTSU in the fall and hopefully I will find a job. Anyway, I am excited to be heading back to Nashvegas once this all ends. Sorry for the boring post...just procrastinating a little before my next study group starts. Hope everyone is well.

Spanish Literature....ugh.

So I have now entered into the final semester of grad school. Some might think that I am in the home stretch, and I am, but it's the absolute WORST semester of grad school. In about 6 1/2 weeks, I will have to complete a series of 10 comprehensive exams over everything ever written in Spanish (novels, poetry, plays, etc.) In order to graduate, I MUST pass these exams. Talk about some stress. Anyway, I will probably be out of the loop for the next 2 months and now you know why. I will be checking in with all of you on your blogs, but will probably not be posting my own. There just isn't enough time in the day. Keep me in your prayers...not only that I pass the exams, but that I maintain my sanity while I am spending my days cramming.

So at the request of Ashley, I have decided to dedicate a blog toward the new relationship in my life. Those of you that are in Montgomery have probably seen Ray once at church, but will hopefully be seeing him more in the future. Just some basics--he is from Houston, is in the PhD. history program here at Auburn, and lives with one of the guys in my own program (which is how we met). He has been in the military before (long time ago), is a pilot, and wants to work for the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Geez, I feel like I am writing an ad for a dating service. I don't really know what else to say without coming across as a total sap, but he makes me laugh alot, treats me really well (he sent me flowers the other day! ;-) and he gets along with all of my friends and family. We are both going to start coming to Vaughn Park some more since I haven't found a church that I like here in Auburn. So anyway, I know it's not that interesting, but I really had nothing else to write on at the moment so I took Ash's advice. Pictures will be coming later...after Christmas probably.

Ahhhh...no more papers!

So I am FINALLY through with all of my papers for this semester, and I have to say it feels GOOD! Only one final to go...then I'm in my last semester of grad school. WOOHOO! Thought it would never get here. Other than that, there is not much going on around here. Am looking forward to seeing some movies once I get done with all this work. Am really wanting to see "Holiday" with Cameron Diaz, Jack Black, Kate Winslet and Jude Law. Looks really cute. And I have heard that "Bobby" is really good, although sad. Will probably be spending most of my time before Christmas here in Auburn relaxing and starting to study for my comprehensive exams that I will have next semester. Will be coming to Montgomery around the 23rd to go to "Beauty and the Beast" at the Shakespeare festival, which I heard is awesome...so I'm excited about that. Ray will be spending Christmas with my family, so he will get to witness the craziness that is the Entrekin family. Games and movies galore for 4 days or so. For any of you that will be attending "Last Hour" down at the beach, I am looking forward to seeing some of you down there. I will be singing on the praise team with Mitch, but I do have to say that I feel like I will not know too many people there. It's been so long since I have been around any Montgomery people for any significant amount of time. Hopefully it will be a good time to catch up with some of you. On another note, I am getting closer and closer to being another year older...26. Never thought I would still be in school at this age, but I guess the longer I can put off becoming a "real adult" the better. If any of you read Ashley Mills' blog, be sure to read the one titled "Happy Birthmas." She has put into words what I have felt for the longest time. I totally feel your pain Ashley! :) Anyway, that's about it for now. Gonna go home and take a looong nap. It is very needed at this point.

Thanksgiving

Sorry I haven't had anything to say in quite a while. Still don't have anything exciting going on. Am working on a paper over Thanksgiving break, so my life is full of fun right now. Hope everyone has a good holiday and stays safe!

So tired....want to sleep....the point of writing 20 page papers?....oh wait, there is no point.

So I'm gonna take a minute to make a very brief but public announcement--I am finally dating someone after 5 years. Crazy right? Anyway, it's very new, but he makes me happy and so far, everyone that has met him absolutely loves him. Please keep this in your prayers and we'll see what happens!

WAR EAGLE!!!

How about my Auburn Tigers???