Freeze Frame!

Remember that song???  Pretty sure I heard it about 2398472398463 times over the years at dance competitions because back in the good 'ole 90's it was apparently every choreographer's jam.  

But that's not the point, the point is my boyfriend has this little game he likes to play called, take-a-screenshot-of-courtney-anytime-her-picture-freezes-on-skype.  And as you can imagine the VAST majority are absolutely HIDEOUS and I'm pretty sure those are his favorite ones.  The worst part??? He sends them to me immediately after taking them.  So mean right?!?!   I will never understand this sick pleasure of his to capture my ugliest moments for all eternity.  He promises me he deletes the worst ones, but I'm not so sure I believe that...hmmmm.  Well regardless, I thought I'd share some of these little gems with you.  I will say that I deleted all but a few of the REALLY bad ones since they mostly made me want to vomit, but I did save some and others that weren't so bad.

So without further adieu - here we have the "Candid Courtney: Skype Edition" collection.  I will admit there are only like three really gross ones in there and even those are pretty mild (so you can imagine how bad the others were), but I still think these are pretty humorous.

So clearly this is one of my better moments.

Glowing...and staring creepily into the camera

Making some important point I'm sure.

Intimidation.

And here begins the downward spiral.

I have no idea.

Looking a little deranged in this one.

So pretty.

This one was particularly disturbing b/c it is the EXACT thinking pose we make fun of my mother for.

Special.

Oh this one is actually cute -  right after my Vday flowers were delivered! 

Gotta love the mid-blink

Haley was plugging her ears as we said our goodbyes...and this is apparently the face I make when doing so.

And yes I know what you're all thinking - why don't I just retaliate and take hideous pictures of him?  Two reasons - my version of skype won't let me do this strangely enough.  So my regular way of taking a screen shot involves too many steps and it's usually unfrozen by the time I get to it.   ALSO, the few times I HAVE been able to catch him actually turn out to be good pictures!  So unfair.

So there ya go friends.  How's that for friday night entertainment?  It always feels good to laugh at someone else's expense.  You're welcome.

Spring Time Ramblings

I don't know why, but I am FEELIN the need for some retail therapy right now...specifically in the clothing department. Not necessarily for the thrill of spending money (b/c Lord knows that is not thrilling to me), but mainly b/c I NEED to spruce up my wardrobe people.  It is in desperate need.  Chase usually comments on something every time he walks into my closet.  One time he took one look at my lineup of dresses (I have a lot) and was like "WHOA PRINTS." ....he later sort of took it back and realized I do in fact have solid color dresses, but the point stands that my selection was less than impressive. I actually dislike most of what is in my closet I realized.  Which is just dumb!!! It's my closet for pete's sake!

So I've decided to go through the whole clean out process.  Just get rid of what I never wear (or should never wear) and start fresh.  Spring Cleaning right???

The concept of spring cleaning is so brilliant.  First of all, accumulating clutter and useless/meaningless things is not a good habit to fall into. And you can take that concept and apply it to other areas of life.  It always feels good to clean up things a little and start with fresh outlook. 

SUNSHINE MAKES ME HAPPY.

Speaking of sun...I need some badly.  My legs are currently in a state that should not be viewed by the naked eye for fear of permanent damage - aka BLINDNESS.  I'm not joking people.  I used my one day off this weekend to lay by the pool, but it takes more than a day to make any dent in this level of whiteness. And for all you healthy skin people out there, don't worry,  I'm not trying to fry myself here.  I just want to wear a skirt and look like a normal person.  The problem is finding the daylight to enjoy.  I'm stuck inside under flourescents all day and then hop in a car to go to a theatre till it's late.  It's a big problem....

In other news, I have had some lovely times with people I love over the past several days.  Haley came into town for the weekend and we had the best of times. Not doing anything particularly amazing, but that's the beauty of sisters...you enjoy each other's company so much it really doesn't matter what you're doing.  Made a DELICIOUSSSS dinner that I am totally patting myself on the back for, had a killer workout where I especially enjoyed beating the crap out of Haley...(maybe I should go into personal training as a side business), heard an awesome and very relevant sermon at church, and had all kinds of much needed sister talk.

Out in the highlands before we stuffed our faces at Noche

THEN I got to go up to Athens Monday night w/ my parents, saw my baby sister Jordan lead worship at Wesley (never heard a more beautiful, God-filled voice), and then had coffee after with everyone plus Jo's bf Ross (who we will henceforth refer to as Rossypoo), Haley and her bf Tyler.  The only person missing was MY boyfriend!

Speaking of my boyfriend...he is going to be here in seven days!!!  Who's excited???  I know you're excited.  Don't try to hide and and act like you ain't either.

PEACE.