because i am always a sucker for a sweet love song! enjoy! and it's even country!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=m8Uo-hvsVHM

some stories :)

here are a couple of my strories from this week:

this one is about non-profits dealing with the tough economic times
http://raleigh.mync.com/site/raleigh/news/story/5579/non_profits_struggle_in_tough_economic_times

habitat for humanity going 'greener'

http://chapelhill.mync.com/site/chapelhill/news/story/5510/orange_co_habitat_homes_going_greener

okay, so i know im only averaging about one post every week/week and a half these days.

but i have a good reason.

freaking facebook.

lol yes, i caved in about three weeks ago and started on it...and you know what, it's amazing! i think i'm still only into it bc it's something new for me...and in a few more weeks it will have worn off.

thanks for your understanding! :)

jennifer hudson...REALLY?

talk about some serious photoshopping! have you seen the cover for jennifer hudson's new album? i mean really...it's understandable to do a little minor altering, but she looks like a size 2...which she is clearly not in real life. and she doesn't need to be because she's beautiful! it's actually sad that it was done...check out the pic for yourself.

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/realityrocks/90629/jennifer-hudsons-slim-chance

so my parents and brother are coming to visit me this weekend!! yay! it's going to be a lot of fun.

we are going to the western part of NC...i cant remember the city but it's somewhere near the mountains so it should be really nice! and hopefully the temps will be a little cooler! it's been hot in raleigh lately...and it actually rained on a few days this week which is good thing (dang drought! lol)

so i am going to see Sarah Bareilles in concert on july 27th in raleigh! really excited!! car and chrystal, i wish you girls lived near me so you could come too! i know i have posted the link to "love song" on my blog before, but to get you pumped, here it is again:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MR5xv3pt7KI

this song has 13 million views. holy cow. when one of my stories gets more than like 150 views on our website, i get really excited. lol speaking of stories, here are a couple from this week:

http://www.nbc17.com/midatlantic/ncn/news.apx.-content-articles-NCN-2008-07-09-0027.html this is an interesting story about a little league baseball game

http://carrboro.mync.com/site/carrboro/news%7CCommunity/story/5082/residents_angry_over_carrboro_librarys_reduced_hours
-seriously, people are ticked about this situation at the library!

i seriuosly love watching the summer olympics...and i'm excited that they're airing on NBC so our newscasts can hopefully pull in some more viewers!

i hope everyone is having a great 4th! i did end up working today, but got done a little early so i hung out with jackie at her place and had some good food and company.

this weekend, i need to start getting serious about finding a new place to live when my lease is up here. i love where i live now, but i'm paying almost 900 bucks a month...for a one bedroom! really?!?! that's a little ridiculous! granted it's in a nice area and has nice ammenities but it's too much money. i also recently found out while doing a story chapel hill is the second most expensive city to live in North Carolina...nice. glad i live there! lol (ps, i'm not sure what the number on place is...apparently i wasn't being a very good reporter when i did the story or i would have asked that!)

here is my story from yesterday...the state's newest mental hospital is set to open...of course, it hasnt come without some controversy! that's why we cover these things lol

http://www.nbc17.com/content/midatlantic/ncn/news.apx.-content-articles-NCN-2008-07-03-0020.html