i don't have time to blog...

the clock is ticking...

only one week left..

i'm trying to savor every moment with friends.

i'm getting emotional and all...

BBQ.

 we had a BBQ friday night at Big Blue complete with...

yard games,

tons of food,

&

summer brew.

it was perfect weather to sit on the front porch and enjoy each other's company.

two weeks until graduation ... sayyy what!?

ASB Day 3: Diligent Hands Gracious Hearts

On the third day of alternative spring break, my small group worked with Diligent Hands Gracious Hearts, a non-profit dedicated to helping eldery/low-income families with house maintaince.

We put on paint clothes, grabbed our paint brushes and got to work!

The sun was a shining and we were a singin'! 

After  volunteering in the morning, we went downtown to enjoy a picnic lunch followed by yummy homemade ice cream. 

 

Following ice cream we went to Frazee Dream Center and worked with our adorable kiddos.

This is my buddy for the week, Avias.

He stole my heart when we made up a secret handshake.

Seriously love this little guy so much. 

After Frazee, we went back to the hotel, cleaned up and went out for sushi.

 

 

Such a fun night filled with beautiful people.

ASB Day 2: Harvest Hope Food Bank

 On the second day of spring break, we volunteered at harvest hope food bank,

a distribution center for the food banks in south carolina.

We sorted 11 pallets of food for the hungry.

Someone else shared my love for colored kicks.

 Despite the cold temperatures (we literally worked inside of a huge refrigerator) we had a blast.

It was incredible to see all the food boxed up ready to be shipped out.

 After working at the food bank all morning, we had lunch.

In the afternoons we worked at Frazee Dream Center.

Frazee is an incredible non-profit that I will give you the low down on in the next post.

After working at Frazee we headed back to the hotel to clean up for a night on the town.

 Before dinner we went to see the waterfalls.

We witnessed a man proposing to his girlfriend while we were there (everyone say: awww!)

 Smoke on the Water, a southern style restaurant, was our dinner choice.

We bought a bottle of wine and sipped it while we waited for our food to be served.

 I ordered the 'greens monster'

Hands down, the best salad.

Ever.

Greenville's downtown is so so adorable.

lots of lights.

shops.

restaurants.

We loved that city.

puppy love is hard to ignore

when every little thing you do, I do adore.

(name that song...!)

no, i didn't get a dog.

we are dog sitting LuLu for two weeks while Natalie's grandma recuperates from knee surgery.

she is so stinkin cute...!

Best Pizza Award: Pagliais

Best place to grab a pizza: Pagliais

Their all-you-can-eat buffet was enjoyed (too much) by myself and Danielle this afternoon.

Homemade pizza, pasta, and yummy warm chocolate goodness. (I don't know what else to call it.)

I seriously love my friend Danielle.

She hates drama and leaves it out of her life.

Never has a problem.

Always listens to my own problems.

She is the world's pickiest eater, but I have introduced her taste buds to a few new options...

V-Day decorations are up...!

 

 

...they have been since we took the Christmas ones down.

Our Christmas Party

 The roommates and myself decided to throw a Christmas party for our close girlfriends.

We had lots of Christmas goodies ranging from Oreo balls to almond bark pretzels to hot apple cider to nutella hot cocoa.

(Too much sugar...!)

We told the girls to bring a gift for the gift exchange if they wanted to participate.

Gift exchanges works so well.

It beats buying several gifts.

We played pin the nose on Rudolph, thanks to Racheal's incredible artistic skills.

 We had a sugar cookie decorating contest...

(although we never truly declared a winner)

It was fun to see people's creative sides come out.

The best part of the cookie decorating contest was that a plate full of cookies was taken to the correctional facility in town.

Service project...check.

Natalie lit a fire in the fire place and a few of us stayed up until midnight talking.

So much fun.

I love Christmas!

and I love all of my wonderful friends!

all in one night

watched the 3rd annual Christmas tree lighting at President Jasinski's house.

watched MTV's The Buried Life speak on campus.

watched the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show decked out in our PINK clothes.

looking up...?

welp...i'm kind freaking out right now.

two weeks left of classes and one week of finals.

several of my friends will graduate come december 16th and many will not return next semester because they begin student teaching.

seriously, is college ending?

why?

i am having issues with 'growing up'

i don't think i'm ready yet.

i have too many wonderful memories at this place.

i have made the bestest of friends.

the thought of change right now is scary.

i keep telling myself that "regardless of where you go,there will always be good people"

(quote from my wonderful mama)

but goodness gracious...

i'm about to pick my life up come feb. and move to greece for four months.

am i crazy?

then i have to get a job.

under pressure.

i'm going to go read matthew 6:25-34 now.

it's good for this topic.

check it out.

Thanksgiving with my friends

The boys of Big Blue hosted their 2nd Annual Thanksgiving dinner last week before everyone headed home.

They worked extra hard to make their house spotless with plenty of seating for everyone.

We had so much food...

fun..

laughter...

dancing...

and so many people as you can see below.

 

Seriously love my friends.

Break dancing after dinner?

It doesn't get much better than that.

outback one night...

pre-gaming photos before heading to the outback.

no, we didn't all plan to wear blue and white.

walk-out day

"Historically, Walkout Day has been a major event on campus. On the Friday morning before Homecoming, students went to class to await the ceremonial ringing of the Bell of '48, signifying the end of classes for the day. Today, Northwest continues to observe Walkout Day on the Friday prior to Homecoming; however, students no longer go to classes."

On walk out day we walked around campus and went to the SAC carnival.  Took a few pictures on the kissing bridge...

 Had a huge pasta dinner with friends as we watched Extreme Makeover Home Edition.  The girl in the black and white plaid (Ashley) had an internship at the resort the family stayed at while their house was being renovated.  She was their hostess for a week.  It was fun to watch her reaction to everything.

Later that evening, we headed over to Big Blue to enjoy smores.

Have you ever replaced the Hersey's chocolate with a Reese's peanut butter cup?

If not, it's worth trying.

i love homecoming!

i love the beautiful floats in the parade...

i love the dancing clowns...

i love walk out day on friday...

i love seeing alumni...

i love it all.

 my favorite float - the theme was "Once Upon a Time"

isn't the detail incredible?

 i love being a bearcat.