I survived!

If you have been wondering where I have been I can tell you it was a crazy week. I was a camp counselor  for a medical camp at the Virginia Hospital Center. With 24 campers I trekked all around the hospital taking them to different departments. They did some really cool things like scrubbing up for surgery, becoming CPR certified, working on a mock car accident and going in an ambulance & fire truck. Honestly I would have loved to be a camper. It was a great program, very well-organized and the campers had a blast! 

Although, I am exhausted. It was well worth it but keeping up/track of 24 middle schoolers was hard. (To my middle school teachers.... I am so sorry!) They were into everything, all over the place I could hardly keep track of them. Thank God nobody was lost for to long which was my biggest fear! I really enjoyed being a part of their experience, hope ever I felt old when I made a movie reference and nobody got it. (My co-worker was to old and the kids were to young to understand.) All in all I survived, I don't see how people do that traffic but that is a rant for another day! Needless to say tonight's Happy Hour was well deserved!! 

I seriously need to get a life. 

Being at home for a month 

with nothing to do 

is killing my soul.

Mom and I are gonna 

pick up tennis 

&

Lauren and I are headed to 

Georgetown for cupcakes

tomorrow 

I don't like not having a purpose

I need something to do! 

Home Is...

Home is a place I always wanted to leave growing up but long for once I left. 

I made it home safely yesterday!

It only took 4 hours in the Charlotte airport, 

Compliments to US Airways

Needless to say I landed at 5 pm 

& 

Started the day at 5 am

It was a long day but I traveled over 1,000 miles

Momma picked me up at BWI and we began our treck home

The boys welcomed me back openly 

snuggling with me instantly!

(I do miss my Isla... and Matt tho) 

It's good to be back, although I am starting to get a little bored. 

Got to find something to do, I expect my stumbleupon account will get a work out! 

Finals!

Who doesn't enjoy Finals week! 

I know I don't! 

Lab Practical on Monday

&

A meeting with my advisor

Followed by:

Two tests on Tuesday

And Then,

I am done! I decided to not do July 

Class, it isn't worth the stress.

So back to NOVA I go. 

And then my summer can officially start!

I am Sorry!

       Its been forever since I really wrote, and I am forever sorry. Life is pretty crazy while at home. Visiting friends from high school and catching up, it is so awesome to catch up with people again. It is rare that I am home for such a long period of time so I have seem almost everyone. In the middle of my two week summer, the girls (Kelly, Mom & Me) went to the beach house. We worked on the house in the morning, caught some rays during the days & had happy hour on the beach. It was just what the doctor had ordered. Everything is just so much better at the beach! I have three more days until I depart for Oxford  for two months!
    Putt Putt with Derek, my cousins t-ball game with the Leib Five & my Grammy tomorrow, Sleepover with my bestie &  a Nationals Game with the girls+ dad are going to fill my last days at home. It's amazing how time flies when you are having fun! 
    I will return to Oxford with two days to move into my new apartment and get ready for the June semester. It feels like I am moving in fastfoward yet I don't want to stop! 

Home Sweet Home

Even though it was a really short trip it was great to be home. My mom has been hard at work updating the house. Her biggest task was the bed rooms. Being about a thousand miles from home I haven't seen my room in a while. It went from high-school PB Teen to a college girl room while I was away. My vibrant blue and lime green walls were repainted to a minty green, the bubble lamp and posters were replaced with a corner chair and black and white prints. All in all I love it, it is very different but it fits me to a T. Mom out did herself!

A few things stayed the same but mostly my room is new. I love the black and white prints. I have tons of photos from my travels that I have wanted to showcase. 

Ever since I can remember I have loved Curly Girl Design. They have really cute wall art, when I came in it was a shock to see my mom remember has I have only seen a few of their pieces. This is my favorite thing about my room, the quotes are inspiring and the graphics are super girly. I encourage looking at their website as they have really good prices and are just plain fun!

Spring Has Sprung

    Sadly spring break is over, it was a week full of classic rock, airports and family. On Saturday Matt and I woke up at 5 AM and drove to see his family in Fort Worth. They are the sweetest people ever, it was really nice to met his younger brother and parents after already meeting his older sister and her husband. Also in Texas I met his two oldest childhood friends who shared some great stories in addition to his parent's stories and pictures of his childhood. Matt had a few things to take care of on monday so we didn't fly out until tuesday morning... up at 4 to catch a 7 AM flight... so much for sleeping in during spring break.  
   Off to Virginia we went! Home was home, mom had re-done my room (I'll save that for another post) and was working on updating the rest of the bedrooms. She is eager to finish this project has her next involves the new beach house they bought! (again details to come) Mom loves to cook and bring home Matt allowed her to do just that. Her cooking has never tasted better,makes me wish I got a homecooked meal more often. On Wednesday another early morning got Matt and I to New York City for the day (once again detail in another post) On Thursday I got my hair down, I swear by the Keratin Treatment for anyone with curls who desire to control them! I took Matt to the military base where he was reunited with an old buddy who he was deployed with. Watching them be reunited made me cry a little inside. And we left friday back to Texas for Matt's muster. Don't ask me what it is all I know it has something to do with the Army and his time in Iraq. It was supposed to be done at 11 or so Matt claims and it is now nearly one. Needless to say it is going to be a long day!  Hope y'all had a wonderful spring break! I am so eager to get back to Oxford to collect my package from J. Crew. 


xoxo 

Valentine's Day Aftermath...

     Never have I been a huge fan of Valentine’s Day. I love romance and that kind of thing but I think that there shouldn’t be one day that should make a couple appreciate “us”.  Not only that but showing love should be done daily not once a year. I don’t hate it my any means but it’s not my favorite holiday.

     This year however was different.  I had to put my views of Valentine’s day aside as this year’s plans included my boyfriend. With his crazy weekend and my crazy week we kept it low key. Has I had meetings and sorority events till almost nine we ate desert and just relaxed. Which in it’s self was enough because I haven’t seen him much with everything going on, we did exchange presents, although what really made me feel special was a hand written letter. I won’t go into details but I honestly got really emotional while reading it.

    As usual my mom and dad did send me a little something in the form of a package and card. But what caught me by surprise was a package from one of my friends at home. Derek (my friend from back home) and I have been friends for awhile and senior year we became closer then ever. He kept me sane the final semester has we always-talked football or music or just about life. Well unexpectedly he sent me a Valentine’s Day package. Inside was a blanket he made for me, it sports Ole Miss colors and footballs… too perfect! It is so adorable and proudly it is being displayed at the foot of my bed. I am so blessed to have such an amazing friend.  

     All and all, Valentine’s Day came and went, with it came smiles and tears of happiness. Just remember that emotions shouldn’t be expressed once a year rather daily.

  xoxo

My present to Matt, the movie ticket collage is an inside joke 

Derek's blanket! 

Just a little bit of everything...

    Classes start tomorrow and in all honestly I have never been so ready for them to start. I am so ready to just dive in and get into a routine again. Going 1,000 miles a minute is what I live for, having a purpose to my day makes it so much better. My first class is at nine which is totally do able, it's speech so it shouldn't be all that difficult. This semester is pretty full of just my general eds which, yes gets really boring really quickly. Hopefully this will allow me to take something remotely interesting this summer. (most likely doing summer school down at Ole Miss.) 
   In other news, there is a guy in my life and he shall remain nameless till things get figured out, I am not one for pushing such subject. He treats me right *even opens my car door... kind of shocked when he did it in all honesty* and makes me soo happy anyway we will see where that leads. Has for my girls they all made it back to Oxford safe and sound. We are currently planning our spring break get away which is super exciting. Destin, Florida here we come! 
      It is good to be back, although I ran into a fellow Virginian the other days and it will wonderful having a person who knew what an HOV lane or what the Metro was along with a few local things like restaurants, malls and even high schools. Although he didn't go to my old school or was even from the same county it made miss the familiarity of being back in Virginia, I guess that is what living in the same place for 18 years will do to you. 


xoxo




"Life Begins At the End of Your Comfort Zone" - Neale Donald Walsch