You know what's exciting!?!?!

Things that are making me excited:

1.)Forever 21 to open at Columbiana!!!!!!!!

Forever 21 will open its first store in the Midlands next spring at Harbison’s Columbiana Centre.

The store is expected to be a destination for young women looking for fashionable clothing at a value.

“This is a great thing for Columbia residents,” said Marianne Bickle, director of USC’s Center for Retailing, who descibed the retailer’s clothing as hip-casual and said they would appeal to high-schoolers up through women in their 30s and possibly beyond. “It’s excellent for a college town.”

At 12,300 square feet, it will take up four retailer spots, including the former Miyabi restaurant and Radio Shack, which will relocate.

That will make it the biggest store in the mall aside from anchor tenants, mall manager Tom Dornfeld said. The new store will have an outdoor entrance and inside entrance across from Belk, he said.

This exciting news just came out today! I am so excited. Columbia doesn't have the best shopping around, i.e. we don't have a J. Crew, Pottery Barn, anything nicer than a Macy's/Belk, the list goes on. We usually get the shaft, things go to Charleston and Greenville but not here. Well, Forever 21 is going to Charleston too, but I am just excited about the Columbia location! No more waiting forever on online orders to ship! Yippeeeee=)

2.) The Gamecocks are ranked!!! Who knows how long it will last, but hopefully a while!

AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS	PVS
1	Alabama (47)	1-0	1484	1
2	Ohio State (4)	1-0	1412	2
3	Boise State (8)	1-0	1399	3
4	TCU	1-0	1256	6
5	Texas (1)	1-0	1192	5
6	Nebraska	1-0	1105	8
7	Oregon	1-0	1077	11
8	Florida	1-0	1065	4
9	Iowa	1-0	1044	9
10	Oklahoma	1-0	917	7
11	Wisconsin	1-0	881	12
12	Miami (FL)	1-0	877	13
13	Virginia Tech	0-1	782	10
14	Arkansas	1-0	572	17
15	Georgia Tech	1-0	555	16
16	USC	1-0	520	14
17	Florida State	1-0	504	20
18	Penn State	1-0	418	19
19	LSU	1-0	384	21
20	Utah	1-0	365	NR
21	Auburn	1-0	362	22
22	Georgia	1-0	353	23
23	West Virginia	1-0	226	25
24	South Carolina	1-0	164	NR
25	Stanford	1-0	96	NR

3.) We have another super fun college football weekend ahead. Fortunately, it is one of our more fun games...we play GEORGIA. Unfortunately, some genius thought it would be okay to play at 12 noon in the middle of the blistering South Carolina sun. I'm gonna be a HOT, SWEATY mess. Oh well, at least I will lots of good friends, good beer, and good cheer to make it thru!

4. ) The three day weekend. Mine was superb. We were L-A-Z-Y! I took at least three naps on the hammock, read, tanned by the pool, played with my little cousins, enjoyed some cocktails and watched a lot of football. Pure heaven.

5.) It's a four day work week, duh.=)