Getting out there!

In a major push, we've expanded! 

The Classy Tuesdays is now on facebook (facebook.com/TheClassyTuesdays), twitter (@classytuesdays) and an email address (theclassytuesdays@gmail.com)!

So go ahead, follow me on twitter, like the page on facebook, email me, tweet me. tell your friends. Just get the word out there, The Classy Tuesdays is a great blog to read (I hope) because I have fun writing it, and I hope you have fun reading it too!

Keep it classy,

~E

Football, the Texas Way.

Here in Texas we like our high school foot ball just like we like everything, big. 

And today is our football team's first home game!

I'm so excited! 

The rush of the crowd! The thrill of (usual) victory! The agony of (not so often) defeat!

Cheer Leaders, drill team, band. Everything combines for an atmosphere unlike any other! I love going to games with friends and cheering my home team on to victory! 

So tonight send some good Karma to Texas as the Highlanders (us) take on Hightower!!!

P.S. Flashback Friday!!!

I think the moral of this story is that no one looks good in selfies.

Keep it classy,
~E

Happy Birthday Mother!

It's my mom's birthday today guys!

Happy birthday mom!

Mom is on the left.

 

Hug your moms today!

Keep it classy,

~E

Get out of my head!

Today has been one heck of a day. 

I only got 4 hours of sleep, so I slept in.

Sleeping in caused me to be later than I wanted to be to school.

I'm sure you get the picture. 

My day just snowballed, compounded by a National English Honors Society meeting that was mandatory for me, I'm an officer, I was just a big ball of stress and exhaustion all day. 

But one thing kept me going all day, a song that I've loved since I was seven.

It's called Crazy For This Girl by Evan and Jaron.

It was on the first CD I ever got, Now 6! (I know, I'm old, there on Now 83!)

 The video can be found here. P.S. I'm LOVING the Dawson's Creek tie in with Joey, Dawson, and Pacey!

The tune is almost rock and roll but the meaning is soft and tender. I adore this song! You feel like the guys are singing directly to you, they are crazy for you. Ahhh, young, unrequited love songs. Before they all became crappy country ballads and fell to crap. 

What is your favorite love song?

How does it make you feel?

Keep it classy,

~E

Wheels.

So this weekend I went car shopping with dad and got this...

HAHA! Just kidding!

I wish though. Oh was it beautiful!

We found it at the Fiat store, which I forced my dad to go to. I mean, Fiats do get an average of 30 miles per gallon! Oh how I love Fiats! I'm dying to graduate college and move away and see if I need a car. If I knew I was going to come back here than I would save up for one in a heart beat, but sadly (or happily), I plan on moving to a large city. A car would almost be more of a hindrance than a help.

Oh well, my future is bright... I hope.

My friend Annalisa (who I bonded with in Europe) has a Fiat, in fact, she has three. Her parents got her one for her sixteenth birthday, then her father decided he liked hers so much he bought himself one, and then got her mom one. Sounds like Fiat heaven, no?

My car is 14 and dad thinks I need a new one, I think I might have him convinced! Let's all keep our fingers crossed for a Fiat for Eleanor! 

What was your first car? Anyone have a Fiat?

Keep it classy,

~E

Need Cardio?

I don't know if it's just me or the rest of the world, but I absolutely love competition athletic shows. 

Watching people compete and succeed (or fail) is so interesting. 

My newest obsession is American Ninja Warrior. 

I cheer hard for everyone, and watching them fail is sort of heartbreaking. 

But seeing them succeed. Now that's inspiring. 

The course looks just so incredibly difficult. The competition really does get your heart pounding. I always seem to end up just like my dad watching football, shouting at the television and competitors, telling them to "GO GO GO!" 

I've now decided that my rugby coach should become a competitor. She's a crossfitt master with thighs as big as any one's head. She also coaches the Texas A&M Women's Rugby team. There are 3 tryout locations and one is in Dallas, only 3 hours from Houston! It just works. I'm going to drop that on her when she gets back from her latest trip to the Pacific Rim. I can't wait to see what she will say about it. 

If you're looking for a heart pounding experience, turn on American Ninja Warrior or something to that extent, (I survived a Japanese Game Show is trash) Wipeout on ABC is decent. American Ninja Warrior really is the real deal. It's chock full of real athletes and excruciatingly difficult obstacles. It looks like so much fun too!

Keep it classy,

~E

Let's Get Physical.

New school year, new stress. 

Am I right or am I right?

Everyone needs their own coping mechanisms. 

Some people go and get a massage, others take a warm, scented bubble bath, or put in a familiar movie. 

But there are some negative ways people deal with stress, like eating or not eating anything at all. 

I would like to point out that this is a really a bad thing. Starving or stuffing yourself just because of an outside stimulus or stressor is ridiculous. 

As a former stress-eater I know. I really do. 

But fortunately, this year I've managed to find a great new way to manage stress. Going to the gym after class. I love putting on workout clothes and going to work out for an hour. No books, no studying, no stress. You can just work hop onto one of the machines and melt away stress while you melt away the pounds. Not to mention I can get stronger before Rugby season starts in November. 

How do you manage stress, in a positive or negative way?

Keep it classy,

~E